Treasury expenses

Each country has a number of fixed expense items of the treasury. These include the maintenance of the army and garrisons, the payments to estates in the public service, the costs of maintaining the prestige of the country, the costs of institutions development, the costs of maintaining industries, for which the government is owner, as well as the purchase of raw materials for them. The level of fixed expenditures of the Treasury for various purposes is regulated by special laws. In addition, any action that a country takes requires a certain one-time payment.

Gameplay Tips

 * The mobilized population is supported by the Treasury and produces nothing. If you intend to ruin a country, you might want to create an internal or external threat that would push the ruler towards maintaining a huge military force.
 * If treasury expenses exceed revenue, its budget will soon empty and the country will not be able to take actions to remedy the situation. At the same time, the country will continue to spend all the money coming to the treasury to pay for daily items of expenditure.
 * Bureaucrats, intellectuals, officers, soldiers, and priests depend entirely on the country's treasury. If there is not enough money in the treasury to support them, then they will have no chance to earn a livelihood.