Quote Originally Posted by Paul_of_Byzantine
can you illustrate a bit more on the above, so lowering taxes will help grow population you mean.

because at times i get this high squalor rate, I believe by increasing tax rate i try to lower squalor as well.
Squalor will only rise if you fail to upgrade your walls in time and if you do not build health buildings such as Town Halls etc. Having low taxes will often more than double growth in the early game, compared to having high taxes. There's a difference of 0.5% growth between each tax level. Its not like MTW, where you always set taxes to as high as possible.

Also remember to make high Chilvarly Generals governors, +0.5% growth for each chivalry helmet they have.