500 denarii	1 turns	Large Town

The first instinct of any autocrat, this strict policy ensures a populace cowed into submission by any means. Harsh lawmaking cracks down on corruption and crime and creates a submissive atmosphere for the state to more easily maintain control. On the downside, the rights of local people would be actively restrained, forcing many powerful merchants and magnates to bring their wealth elsewhere. Especially applicable to large cities where organized crime has run rampant, ruthless pursuit of justice has its appeal. In quieter regions, laying down the iron fist may be more than unnecessary.

• Council of Carthage
• Hannonian Dynasty
• Barcid Dynasty
• Magonid Dynasty

• Not in Africa
• No Relaxed Law Code

• +10% Law
• -5% Trade
• -5% Happiness