Revolution?

**Negative** · 03-16-2009, 16:30

Ok, I thought there was another thread covering this but I can't seem to find it (given I'm working and didn't have a lot of time.).

Anyway, I'm playing an Austrian GC on H/H. I'm really getting tired of my discontent populace wasting my time, money (I have to keep changing the tax rates and exempting regions from taxes), and resources. I just want a revolution to happen so I can get it over with. I can't even go to war since my armies are completely tied up in my cities playing babysitter. How do I go about making it happen? Do I just pull my armies out the cities, crank taxes to the max, and sit back and wait a few turns?

Thanks to anyone who can offer some good advice.

Note: I have one church, one entertainment building, and one school per region. I did play catch-up with the churches and entertainment buildings but they have all been established for 10+ turns and it doesn’t seem to be helping much.

**Belid Hagen** · 03-16-2009, 16:41

answer = yes

**Wausser** · 03-16-2009, 16:41

Yeah taxes to the max and make sure there's no big army in the area of Vienna

**Jason X** · 03-16-2009, 16:58

1) crank up taxes
2) exempt every region except your capital [edit: this step not actually necessary, and you might not have enough cash to do it, but i didn't want to get rebellions anywhere else]
3) move army out of capital (home) region
and wait a couple of turns

**Monsieur Alphonse** · 03-16-2009, 18:03

If you want a constitutional monarchy raise the taxes for the middle class, if you want a republic raise the taxes for the lower class.

**Jason X** · 03-16-2009, 18:07

it's a shame you can't go straight to cons. monarchy from absolute - really a shame to chop the maratha queen with her decent traits

**Negative** · 03-16-2009, 18:57

Thanks for the responses everyone.

Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse

If you want a constitutional monarchy raise the taxes for the middle class, if you want a republic raise the taxes for the lower class.

If I have a troublesome lower class will establishing a constitutional monarchy still make them happy?

**Jason X** · 03-16-2009, 19:03

searching around this and other forums a bit, it seems that causing an upper class revolt as absolute monarchy has had two effects:
1) change of monarch, but stay as absolute monarchy
2) change to constitutional monarchy

some speculation as to whether 2) is dependent on faction or clamour for reform or something unknown.

i might go to my pre-revolution maratha save at the weekend and test it out.