This is going a little off topic, but since we're discussing problems with player mentality I feel it's worth mentioning
Why is that not normal? I see this everywhere "Send gold requests to the council." Why is it the norm for dukes and rulers to be giving their wealth away to lesser nobles? That doesn't make any sense to me. Knights get taxes from their lords. If they don't get enough to pay their soldiers, perhaps the knight should find a new lord that can actually pay them what they deserve.
I get spreading that wealth around makes your realm's army better, but it just never made sense to me IC and I'm pretty sure it didn't use to be like that.
You incorrectly assume that all regions are able to provide a similar income for everyone. Relying on estates alone is pretty sure to guarantee some people with too much gold and many people with barely any.
