Quote Originally Posted by Mulceber View Post
Making a protectorate is actually very simple, with or without forced diplomacy. All it requires is a massive amount of cash: you basically go to the faction you want to have as your protectorate and offer them something like 1,000,000 mnai if they will become your protectorate. In a lot of cases, especially if they've already lost a lot of territory to you, they'll agree. Then, when you click end turn, it goes to their turn, and they have to pay their tribute to you - which includes the entire 1,000,000 mnai bribe you gave them in order to become a protectorate. -M
so u get tribute from protectorates? actually never thought much about this, since i hardly achieve some.