Rebellions and Peasant revolts

[King Kurt]

In my current Early English Hard campaign(Vanilla MTW) it is 1221 and, despite being the largest power, I keep getting revolts - mainly peasants - pop up all the time. Up to now I have tended to jump on them - good for income! - or bribe if they have troops I want - I have picked up some Varangians and a host of Armenian HC this way. My current focus is on getting ready for the Horde - I have driven the Novos back across Europe with a Crusade - target Kiev - supported by several other stacks and they have just linked up in Kiev with my forces coming up from Constantinople etc. However I have about 4 or 5 peasant revolts in the Spain/France/Germany area. I also have a Novo army floating about in Germany - it got left behind in my general european sweep.

My inclination is to leave them all to their own devices, build up the British defence at home - I produce a longbow, a bill, a gallowglass and a feudal knight every year at home - and prepare for the Horde. what do people think?

For the future, what can I do to stop these revolts? Every province has at least 100 troops in and I am not excommed.

[Weebeast]

Check your tax level on those provinces and put some decent amount of garrisons. One hundred isn't enough sometimes, especially on big cities. Peasants will do just find as long as the general is loyal. They're cheap. Make them happy by building stuff. I think that works too. You can always right-click on the provinces and watch out for revolts.

I've never faced the Horde in campaign before. Well, I've battled them, it's just that I never intentionally get in between europe and the mongols. I always preserve Byzantine and the Russian so that they can enjoy playing with something thousands of Mongol Horses. Well, I'm just not a fan of total domination. I like my empire to be small therefore I never get that far east.

[Budwise]

Stopping a Revolt

A simple guide

Build Happy Providences like Churches
Don't get Excommed
Make sure King has good virtues and very few vices
Keep + 100 unit in Garrison (I never needed this but I hear others do)
Get some more Influence for the king by doing more conquering, crusading, ect.
Spys in every provience you own.
Assassinate/take his title every non loyal general
Don't attack allies.

There are more but thats just a quick short list.

[King Kurt]

Interesting stuff - Tax is low - I am on auto tax, I am not excommed, influence is high due to conquest, crusades etc, haven't attacked allies - cos I haven't got any!! In general, garrisons are at least 100 people.

I shall have to check vices and virtues - my king is new - build a few churches and look at loyality. These revolts are mainly peasants - the exception are loyalists in recently conquered provinces.

Also - am I wise to ignore? - have peasants started trying to conquer the world?

[yesdachi]

This has probably been covered in another thread but it has been awhile.

I would focus on happy buildings like watchtowers, border forts, militia buildings and churches; each one adds 10% to happiness. Also the builder virtues add happiness and you will almost certainly get them by building the above. I would also manually assign titles to make sure they are going to governors that don’t have vices that harm the happiness. I would also re-conquer a peasant province or 2 and “release all” until I get the occasional mercy virtue which adds 10% to happiness. And then a couple more and “kill all” until I get the +1 dread vice.

That’s all I can think of right now.

[King Kurt]

This has probably been covered in another thread but it has been awhile.

I would focus on happy buildings like watchtowers, border forts, militia buildings and churches; each one adds 10% to happiness. Also the builder virtues add happiness and you will almost certainly get them by building the above. I would also manually assign titles to make sure they are going to governors that don’t have vices that harm the happiness. I would also re-conquer a peasant province or 2 and “release all” until I get the occasional mercy virtue which adds 10% to happiness. And then a couple more and “kill all” until I get the +1 dread vice.

That’s all I can think of right now.

I don't tend to build those, so I will give it a go. As I tend to execute all, perhaps I should let a few go as well. I always thought that a bit of ruthlessness helped - perhaps I was wrong!!