slaughtering populations?

[Doug-Thompson]

So me being an executoioner has caused my empire to be 1 big slum. Over half my cities are under 2000 because I would use the small 1's to train troops for garrison and I'd retrain troops there. Now that I'm actually letting them grow and letting the people be happy I'm getting muku bucks. The time to execute them is when you first take over a big city to reduce the gariison needed to maintain public order. I've found once the culture penalty goes away and the unrest then you can keep the city pretty much under control. Also temples/pantheons help greatly. Wow look at that awesome temple sure you can tax the bejesus out of us. And on very high tax rate it's near impossible for a population to grow over 20,000

I don't have any objection to letting the survivors live happily and grow AFTER I've made my point. Also, I do use peasant settlers. I do other things, too, but that idea keeps cropping up.

Supposedly, Brutii temples of Juno cuts the culture penalty.