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Having a good treasury minister gives a big boost to your revenue. You can easily swap out your current minister for a new one if you're not happy with how the minister is performing.  Press the Government icon at the right side of your screen to check your ministers. Click the Minister tab and hover your cursor on the Treasury icon to see the boost points given by that minister. If you're not satisfied with the boost given, you can kick that minister out from your government list by clicking on the Treasury icon and pressing the Kick button near the right corner of the window. A new treasury minister will automatically be elected. Upgrading your Peasant farms to Tenanted farms requires the technology Common Land Enclosures. Study this by clicking the Research and Technology icon, and then choose a school from the list. In the Agriculture tab, right click Common Land Enclosures to have your scholars begin their research. Once you upgrade your farms, also learn Physiocracy (in Research and Technology) to give your wealth a 15% boost, regenerated by the upgraded farms. This will also unlock Plantations for trade. Taxes are a major form of income, and this potential income will grow as your empire increases in size. Striking a good tax balance will keep your treasury full and your citizens content.  Press the Government icon then click the Policies tab to open the Tax window. You will see a map of your territory highlighted. Below the map of your territory is the tax level bar and classes that reside in your city. Move the tax level bar to adjust the tax level. You will notice your territory change color as you move the bar; this reflects the people's satisfaction to your new policies. You will see the effects of your new taxes at the right side of the tax level bar. Remember, taxing your people properly will give you income, but taxing them higher than you should leads to rebellion. If your empire grows but your regions don't increase wealth production, you will not have much money for long. Ensure that you are increasing the wealth generation of your regions as your progress through the game. There are several ways to do this:  Build industrial buildings (Metal Works, Pottery, etc.). Build roads. Research Enlightenment technology.

summary: Find a good treasury minister. Improve your farms. Adjust your tax level as your country grows in trade and production. Increase your regions' wealth.


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Use a large, heavy sheet of paper. It should be large enough that, when placed over the stretched velvet, the entire painting surface is covered. Alternatively, you can draw your design on translucent tracing paper. Place a piece of cardboard or plywood over your work surface to protect it from damage. You want small holes, so use a small, sharp object. You could use the sharp end of a drawing compass, a push pin, or a similar sharp object to punch a series of holes to trace your drawing. Make the holes about 3/8 in (1 cm) apart. Alternatively, place the tracing paper on top of a sheet of carbon paper. Make sure the ink on the carbon paper is a different color than the velvet. Masking tape is a good option for this step. Taping the outline in place ensures that the design won’t move while you are transferring the chalk, which could ruin your image. Alternatively, tape the tracing paper, with the carbon paper beneath it, on the velvet. The chalk dust will go through the holes in the design and deposit on the velvet. This will create the outline you will use to paint the velvet. Alternatively, go over your design with a pencil or pen. The ink from the carbon paper will deposit on the velvet. Lightly brush away the extra chalk dust before removing the stencil. If the stencil was large enough, the only chalk on the canvas will be the outline of your design. Alternatively, carefully remove the tracing paper and carbon paper.

summary: Sketch your design. Outline the drawing by punching holes in the paper. Tape the outlined drawing to the velvet. Rub white pastel chalk over the holes in the paper outline. Remove the stencil.


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You will need a large piece of duck cloth (you can generally purchase swaths of duck cloth that are 7 inches wide and 56 inches long.) You will also need scissors, a ruler, a sewing machine, fabric glue, a bag of feed corn, and a digital baking scale. You can also use a needle and thread if you do not have a sewing machine. Using your ruler, measure out 7 inches (17.8 cm) at a time to make sure you are accurate. You should make 8 of these squares. Using either a sewing machine or a needle and thread, sew 3 of the sides closed. Keep in mind that you should be sewing 1/2 an inch in from the edge of the squares. Only do this on the sides that you have sewn up. Even though you have sewed these sides, gluing the extra fabric together will make it less likely that your bean bags will leak. Again, flipping your bag inside out makes it less likely that your corn will leak out. Place the feed corn onto your digital baking scale and add or remove corn until it weighs 15.5 ounces. Then put the corn into the bag. If you do not have a digital baking scale, 2 cups of feed corn is very close to 15.5 ounces. It may not be exact but it will be close enough. Fold the 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) edges into the bag and hold closed. You can use a pin to hold the edges closed. Try to place your stitches as close to the edge as possible. Doing this will make the bag as evenly sized as possible.
summary: Gather your supplies. Cut the duck cloth into 7-inch by 7-inch squares. Match 2 of the squares up so that they are perfectly aligned. Put a line of fabric glue in between the edges of the two squares. Flip your bag inside out. Add 15.5 ounces of feed corn to each bag. Measure 1/2 an inch in on the side that is still open. Sew the final side shut.