Quote Originally Posted by Murmandamus
Would kind of defeat the purpose of the game no? You'd just remove all strategy from it. Just do custom battles if that's all you want.

Stop building armies, stop the expansionism, concentrate on trade, disband any redundant units and you'll soon be swimming in cash. Especially at the start of a campain.
expansionism is the best way to make money, whether by looting or simply increasing the number of provinces. people who lose money are generally those who sit back and keep pumping out units and building expensive and cost-ineffective economic buildings (trade buildings, mines, farms, etc).