Appoint ministers from your ledger to boost your house performance. Minister stats (War, Trade, Brain) provide a massive baseline impact on your operations.

• War Minister:

  Scales attack damage and determines loot multipliers during military raids.

• Trade Minister:

  Directly boosts market margins and increases success rates in government tenders.

• Brain Minister:

  Dictates economic efficiency and the house's ability to reinvest and grow gold reserves.

Use your unassigned soldiers for global maneuvers that influence your economy and diplomacy.

• Trade Escorts:

  Protect caravans to boost profit margins and improve relations with allied houses.

• Sabotage Missions:

  Disrupt a rival's industrial monopoly, slashing their production time and profits.

• Rival Retaliation:

  Beware! Other houses will launch their own operations against you. Keep a strong Garrison to defend your assets.

The world consists of 10,000 finite souls. In the core simulation, the population thrives or declines based on your management of the realm's resources.

Prices fluctuate based on supply and demand. Monopoly holders collect a 10% royalty on every market transaction for their resource.

• Squeezing (0.1x):

  Starve the market to drive prices up. Ideal for unloading your private stockpiles.

• Flooding (2.0x):

  Crash the market price. Use this to bulk-buy cheap resources or sabotage a rival's valuation.

Ruling is expensive. Every morning at dawn, the following upkeep is deducted:

• Guard Wages: 50 G / Day
• Slave Maintenance: 15 G / Day

If you cannot meet these costs, your household's loyalty will crumble, potentially leading to desertion.

Massive state projects are released every 30 days. These offer high prestige but carry heavy financial penalties and renown loss if the strict deadlines are missed.

Knowing the gender of your heirs is vital for planning your dynastic succession. Use the Embassy to forge marriage alliances, but be prepared for the AI to demand high prices for strategic unions.