Quote Originally Posted by dkdnt
oh boy, that guy looks same as my generals. but this is first time i see something like that. -13 on morale???!! my generals dont have such morale penalties but 100% penalty on tax income is really common thing among them. they eat money, eat it, i dont find other way to do so.
Exactly how big is your treasury? There are three triggers that active when your treasury exceeds a certain amount (50.000, 100.000 and 150.000 denarii) and will give your governors a load of nasty vices.

I cannot answer your population question. I more often experience that the A.I. depopulates it's towns rather than let them grow. Also, population growth can be a curse as well as a blessing in this game.