Agreed, but very realistic. It was a truism of warfare for a long time that no matter which side was winning, the peasants were losing. Armies often supported themselves by living off the countryside, whether they were in 'friendly' territory or not.
Add in a unit setting? "Allow auto-looting?" If turned on, your units would use a few hours every turn to find their own wages, no matter where they are. If turned off, all the costs would be added to their pay check.
It would even let Lords loot their own peasants if they'd want to.
