deciding on what provinces to take, keep and build on

[gaijinalways]

Thanx caravel. unforunately at that time, I didn't have many spies to afford to go over there, and I was weak on troops to defend　in that area . The horde did attack me, but after letting the Spanish in to some provinces I vacated, they have whittleed each other down, making life easier for me. The Spanish finally held to a cease fire, now the HRE seems almost suicidal , and the Polish who attacked me, are having rebellions everywhere .

It's about 1774 or so, I am not interested in taking more territory, but I do plan to get rid of some loyalists I picked up, by having them attack the HRE. Did increase my farming, and trade went up, but still a hard row. some money in the bank, maybe will push the Polish and HRE around and pick up some cash.

In this game. sometimes you have to give a little to get a little .