Quote Originally Posted by bretwalda
Oh, then I will use autotax, too... I guess. If I put 150 troops everywhere and 250 in rebellious (Livonia, Lithuania, etc) provinces and use autotax, will I be fine?
Depends on a whole range of things that influence loyalty, from the length of time you've had the province, to the buildings you have there. Religious buildings improve loyalty, as will border towers and forts, town watches, brothels, and Colleges of Surgeons. Spies will also work wonders, depending on their ability, as they both improve loyalty and catch enemy spies. Other things include converting the local population to your religion. Your governor's dread rating affects it, and I think his piety if the zeal of the province is high enough. There may be other things.

There are a few other odd things that affect loyalty. Being cut off your king always seemed to be a problem for loyalty.

The holding the shift key down, IIRC, was a good for quick way to get an overview of the loyalty of your realm.