Bureaucrats

[Azeem]

Can't live with them, can't live without them. ;)

Bureaucrats played a major role in the governments of many ancient civilizations, even if the monarch theoretically had "absolute power." Will there be a sort of bureaucracy in "Children of the Nile" that you can assign to run certain aspects of the government (like collecting taxes at certain periods, leading troops, or performing certain rituals for the gods)? Or how about making it more conceptual? For example, assigning skilled, well-paid bureaucrats to monument construction would speed it up a bit. At the same time poorly paid bureaucrats could "borrow" money from the city coffers to simulate corruption in the bureaucracy. ;)

[Ineti]

That might be fun. You could add in an element where some judicious bribing could also speed up production.

[EmperorJay]

Good idea Azeem, it would be a bit like the advisors from C3 and Pharaoh, but than on a larger scale. I liked those advisors and would certainly like to see bureaucracy.

[Lannes]

Will there be a sort of bureaucracy in "Children of the Nile" that you can assign to run certain aspects of the government (like collecting taxes at certain periods, leading troops, or performing certain rituals for the gods)?

Based on what info is available right now, I certainly would expect the Pharaoh to rule through people rather than by walking around town and doing everything by himself.

Lannes