You send the Army to deal with the riots.
403 AEC, Midwinter
5
Peasant rabble is nothing compared to your soldiers. Hundreds of citizens die, the rest get arrested or flee to safety!
Order is restored, hurrah!
403 AEC, End of the Year
You somewhat dreaded this day, and the day has come.
The Advisor quietly walks into your bedroom, letting you, like every year, look into the Scrolls of Kingdom Status.
Happiness: 3
Population: 3
Economy: 2
Army: 1
*Navy: 0
The Advisor shakes his head and you sigh - nothing can be done at the moment about those terrible, terrible numbers.
404 AEC, Spring
Caravans from Xane-Peon are here!
2to5, 5to6
Salt brings quite some profits, but it is the soft and insulating Peonian fabrics that get you money! Noblemen of your Kingdom have taken a great liking for the dyed clothes of the west. Not even paying attention to the price, they buy and re-buy the clothes if only to have them for themselves. They also praise the man who allowed them to have good access to these luxurious fabrics - you.
Not all is well in Kastoria, however.
Common people go about hungry, the winter having been harsh and the harvests mediocre. Many of them, seeing no other option available, have taken upon the dishonorable ways of banditry. Several such large groups roam the roads and glades in the northeast, towards the Orcish steppes, mugging peasants and noblemen alike, if only they have valuables or food, or both. There's even a man callinghimself Huero, the Bandit King, apparently exercising authority over several such bandit groups.
A) We cannot fight them - let's bribe them and have them join the Army.
B) Our Army will march forth and eradicate the bandits from our lands.
C) I don't see any way that we can handle this problem at the moment.