Quote Originally Posted by Darth Venom View Post
Yeah, me neither, unless I wanted them. The recipe I use:
1st town: if own religion < 100% = build church; else build happy building (pleasure gardens)
2nd: either school or money maker, schools only in provinces with major cities and more than 3 towns for additional happy buildings
3rd: happy building
4th: money maker
5rd: happy building
6th: money maker
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You might not need as many happy buildings in lots-of-towns provinces, individual checking is neccessary here.
Usually one happy maker should be enough. It depends on the amount of villages. A huger region with lots of villages should have a church and two pleasant gardens to keep it happy.

There is a advantage in being a republic though. In my recent Dutch campaign after researching and building everything I was able to raise taxes to the highest level without a red faces popping up. And no garrisons either.