Odd Strategy...

[clairvaux]

I'm playing on hard, I usually leave a cannon or some sort of seige weapon in there so I can get back in fast. I don't just have Militira, besides they just turn into Militia, I leave my injured stacks, say if I had 50 Dismounted Feudal Knights I would leave them, behind, if I had 79 Broken Lances then I would leave them behind, and I would retrain the ones I could before the rebels completely take over. As far as I have seen, unrest is a great way for me to pillage from me...

[pevergreen]

Takes the fun out of the game IMO

[clairvaux]

Yeah it really does... That's probably why I feel unsatisfied by the end of it. Using this stragety I don't have to build anything but a few farms, merchants, and military buildings. In fact, if they are not newly conquered provinces I never upgrade, the walls fall easier for the eventual re-seige.

[Rilder]

Plus you don't get to see major powers develop into foes that will be a pain in the backside to defeat.

[katank]

Letting cities rebel intentionally always seemed like a bit of an exploit. Repeated sacking can lead to huge cities with 400 pop! Alas, it feels fairly cheesy. It certainly works though. You can even emphasize farms to make them grow faster and base your economy not around trade but massacring of your own citizens.