Province Administration

Behind this icon you can find the Department of the Interior. That is the place where you have to take care of the coordination of all your nation's provinces.

Here you can:

All provinces which have a recruitment office automatically enlist volunteers for your armies. The time given here is when there is presumably the next infantry brigade (1.000 men) ready to fight for your country. The section Province Upgrades covers recruitment of infantry in more detail.

Morale 

The productivity of a province heavily depends on the contentedness or morale of its citizens.Their morale is effected by many factors:

• Availability of Resources Your citizens need certain goods to be efficient members of their society. Make sure to meet the demands.
• Distance to the Capital As an absolutist leader you depend on people following your orders. If the distance to the capital increases, the productivity of a province will cease. To rule a larger territory you have to improve its infrastructure by building railroads and harbors. The current distance in days and the shortest path to the capital can be seen by selecting it in the province overview. If you do not have a capital at all, your empire is bound to fall into chaos. By building a capitol the capital of your country can be moved to a new province.
• Province Upgrades These upgrades can increase the productivity of a province directly but will also improve its citizens' morale.
  
• War weariness People do not like war - even when fought for a just cause. Being at war with too many countries may make your citizens loose faith in your success.
  
• Neighbor Province Morale A revolutionist mood can spread across province borders, including those of other countries.
  
• Enemy armies which are stationed in the province have a negative effect on people's morale.

You can choose which province to boost by funding large-scale improvements like railways or harbors. This will be topic on the next page.