Garrisons and Governors?

[Aemilius Paulus]

1: no peasants, but I suggest you employ the cheapest and lowest-tier levy spearmen or skirmishers: Lugoae, Akontistai, Rorarii/Leves, Pantodapoi, Eastern Skirmishers, Iberian Levy Spearmen, Gaizofulkum Frijot, etc. Peasants in the RTW sense were never really employed as fighting troops. But there were peasant levies, whether spear or skirmisher.

2: there is a setting that allows you to toggle whether you must have a governor to build, or you as the player can direct it. It is the main campaign menu, where the family tree, victory conditions, finance, graphs, etc options/overviews are displayed.

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

1) As mentioned no 'peasants', but I generally use the lowest cost regional infantry unit (ie: as Romani in Italy; Rorarii/Leves. Illyria; Illyrian coastal levies. Sicily; Hoplatai Haploi...

2) Again, as mentioned prior to campaign select manage all Settlements option, although I believe that you may be able to change it in game by going to 'Game Options'

[chenkai11]

You can build without governors in a settlement even you deselect the manage all settlements. You can alter the option in the construction scroll during the game.

[kneecaps]

Thanks for the info. Very useful.