Much like the Mongols figured out. And Machiavelli in his own way.[X] [War] Force them to give you food and people each season.
[X] [Act] Hunting Expeditions
[X] [Act] Intensify Cultivation
I like it . Establishes that we're a power without forcing conflicts to be to the death. Also, people will surrender to us faster if we demonstrate that we accept such things.
Feature, not a flaw. It means we get to punch them again in the future.[X] [War] Take what captives you can control, kill the rest.
Listen, the future peons are a fair distance away and are a settled society. They'll pay tribute now, because they have little choice between that and death, but time, distance, and the blessings of the earth will sooner or later set them against us.
Better to nab a few skilled farmers so they can, in time, build for us that agricultural society in a place and with a tempo that is more comfortable for us.
If so, it's fixed now.@Qeqre i think the first line of your vote may get ignored due to the extra [