Hello again everyone! I bring an update!

I have again attempted my strategy, still using LTC, this time on Spain.

After a short but sharp struggle, I conquered Toledo and Leon. The war lasted a whole 2 turns.

I then donated Pamplona to the Spainish, which raised relations to Reasonable. Then they accepted vassalage for a mere 3000 florins a turn for 6 turns.

Previously, they refused to be my vassals for Pamplona and all my money. It was "Firmly Rejected".

As an added bonus, I got the Spanish "Boundless" wealth, which turned out to be more than 80000. Maybe next time I could go around targeting small but rich factions, crush them and take all their money

Jong: Your money or your life!
Spain: Nevaah!!!
Jong: Ok I'll give you some free land and money and you can be my vassal instead!
Spain: Ok!! signs treaty
Jong: Now according to clause 2314B you have to give me all your money. Pay up!!
Spain: .....



The only significant loss was a general, one of the brothers of Prince Affonso the Merciful, now my faction leader. He got himself blown up by a fireball during the siege of Leon.


See? At war for 2 turns only! The next turn the pope sent an order to tell me to refrain from killing them. Too late. What am I to do with all that dough?

Conclusion: It works!!

P.S. Well the money I'm getting from Spain and the Moors seems to be hanging steady at fairly reasonable levels, although it fluctuates from time to time. I get on average 12k per turns from both of them combined. I actually nearly went bankrupt because I recklessly purchased Cyprus from the Byzantines for 6000 a turn for 20 turns. That was before I attacked Spain. I had to alternate capitals until I could get my papal hit teams there to crush orthodoxy. I own the college of cardinals now

The funny thing was that my popes all died within a few turns of each other. Now the pope is Sicilian

Here's a pic of my priest training ground and my finances.