I can't remember if you can try merc generals. I suspect not but who knows. The main reason I'd avoid that is the upkeep cost. Peasants give you a hundred chances, and are dirt cheap both to train and maintain. Of course if they become 'invulnerable' or something along those lines you don't have much chance of success, but if you pair your spy with an inquisitor or GI and have three or four peasant units sitting in the province, you can let the GI work on ones that build up spy resistance and the spy try those who become too pious. Once you kill off the general all the v/v's are wiped for the next one and you've got a clean slate with better agents. It's like running a farm.


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