Everything you said is correct. It is not about being right or wrong. It is about evaluating effects of one’s actions in terms of the affects on the province. My province is 1154acres lets see how 5,000 books would affect my net worth.
(5,000books)[(100*.0092gc)] -----> (5,000books)[(.92)] = +4,600gc to net worth. 5,000books = +2% to max population. My max population is around 40,800. (40,000)(.02) = 800 more people. ~80%-90% of those people will go into my military. 60% of the 80%-90% will go into elite units. The other 20%-30% will going into thieves and wizards. 60% of 800 is 480 new elite units. (480elite units)(5.25gc) = +2,520gc to net worth. Now add the other 20%-30% of thieves and wizards would come out to around another +1,700gc to net worth. Add them together that comes out to 4,220gc to net worth. Now add 4,600gc to 4,220gc = 8,820gc to net worth. Now that doesn’t seem too bad however what happens when I’m double the size I’m now? Instead of adding only +8,820gc it will be more like +17,640gc. And what happens when I get to 4k+ acres that 2% to population will add around 35,280gc to my net worth. All that from just one science. So when I get to 4kacres and above my military will be much strong then the provinces my size yet I will be hundred of thousands of net worth less than them.
It comes down to the style of play one likes. I like to make my military super strong while keeping my networth very low.
