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This strategy didn't really occur to me until my current game. It's not that involved, but there are a couple of things in it that are pretty intriguing.
Some people are split between razing cities and installing new governors in conquered cities. The benefits of installing a new governor are few, really...instant population, maybe some city imps, and most importantly is the strategic foothold of a city on the front lines. Use of roads, possible resources, and having more cultural hold aren't shabby. But...resistors. Cultural reversion. Foregin nationals in general are bad mojo. After playing one or two games, we all should know this. Especially after the "Cultural Reversion Exposed" thread shows that the number of garrisoned troops has little impact on reversion, installing new governors in cities without wonders is quickly becoming a lost cause.
So what do you do? Become a taskmaster!
If you plan on starting a war, build several settlers to use as part of the invasion force. Have them travel to the front lines with guards, raze the cities you take, and plop down new cities. When you raze a city, you get a number of workers made from the city's population. I'm not sure of the exact equation, but from large cities or metropolises, you can get plenty of workers. Fast. And more, they are at the front lines, so they can construct roads to facilitate troop movement.
A nice side effect is that these captured workers don't add to your troop upkeep cost. Workers you build yourself do. I'm not certain if this is a flaw in the game or not, but it's worth noting. It only became apparent to me after a siege on Germany yielded sixty workers, and according to my Mil Advisor, I was only paying for 25 workers I built myself.
Like I said, this isn't a gamebreaker strat by any means. But by conquering other cities and putting their population into what amounts to slavery, you can get a huge workforce quickly and not have to support them.
Some people are split between razing cities and installing new governors in conquered cities. The benefits of installing a new governor are few, really...instant population, maybe some city imps, and most importantly is the strategic foothold of a city on the front lines. Use of roads, possible resources, and having more cultural hold aren't shabby. But...resistors. Cultural reversion. Foregin nationals in general are bad mojo. After playing one or two games, we all should know this. Especially after the "Cultural Reversion Exposed" thread shows that the number of garrisoned troops has little impact on reversion, installing new governors in cities without wonders is quickly becoming a lost cause.
So what do you do? Become a taskmaster!
If you plan on starting a war, build several settlers to use as part of the invasion force. Have them travel to the front lines with guards, raze the cities you take, and plop down new cities. When you raze a city, you get a number of workers made from the city's population. I'm not sure of the exact equation, but from large cities or metropolises, you can get plenty of workers. Fast. And more, they are at the front lines, so they can construct roads to facilitate troop movement.
A nice side effect is that these captured workers don't add to your troop upkeep cost. Workers you build yourself do. I'm not certain if this is a flaw in the game or not, but it's worth noting. It only became apparent to me after a siege on Germany yielded sixty workers, and according to my Mil Advisor, I was only paying for 25 workers I built myself.
Like I said, this isn't a gamebreaker strat by any means. But by conquering other cities and putting their population into what amounts to slavery, you can get a huge workforce quickly and not have to support them.
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