Governors in Imperator Rome Imperator Rome Guide And Tips
Last update: 08 May 2019
In Imperator: Rome, each region is run by a Governor. Thanks to this solution, your ruler doesn't have to take care of each individual region. On the other hand, a governor who isn't loyal to you can cause your ruler numerous problems.
The best way to develop and increase your nation's power is to conquer and expand territories. The larger the state, the more territories you will have under your control. Cities and provinces don't have to be run by people on special posts, but the more regions you have, the more Governor posts you need to fill. The region in which the capital is located will always be managed by the current leader. Every region can be ruled by a governor, even those consisting only of one town. Try to assign people to these posts - they come with numerous benefits.
Governors affect the loyalty of their citizens, profits from that province, civil unrest and trade. Each governor works independently - they decide on the policy of the provinces in their region. Usually, each of these politicians focuses on a specific aspect of your state, e.g. increasing taxes at a cost of rising civil unrest, or providing a trade bonus and additional trade routes. The choice of a governor depends on their characteristics - a devout person has increased chances of Religious Conversion, while a governor with less than 40 loyalty points will focus more on Acquisition of Wealth.
You can change the policy of every province but this will cost you Oratory and Tyranny points. Sometimes, this action is necessary when you want to speed up the process of converting people to the religion and culture of your nation. This is also useful when you have to strengthen the forts and borders of a province. Manually select Local Autonomy when you conquer a province with a different culture and religion. Thanks to that, you will lower the civil unrest in that province.
Each governor receives a salary and has loyalty points. If a governor's loyalty is low, his region will probably be the first one to join the rebels. Low loyalty also blocks the option to change the policy in that province. The corruption level of each governor is displayed in the province view. The higher the corruption level, the more expensive the buildings. You will also have to spend more power points in all towns in that region. From time to time, there will be an event that can give your nation, governor and/or ruler profits but at a cost of increasing corruption level. Also, the higher the corruption level, the more often events related to bribery, fraud, etc. will occur.