I can't get any bureaucrats

[Pugman]

I've had admin spending at maximum since 1836. It's 1903 and I still have 0 bureaucrats in many of my provinces, like Michigan which is still in colony status. What am I doing wrong?

[CFG9000]

Use national focus to encourage bureaucrats.

[Foxbyte]

I've had admin spending at maximum since 1836. It's 1903 and I still have 0 bureaucrats in many of my provinces, like Michigan which is still in colony status. What am I doing wrong?

National focuses are quite important for raising bureaucrats, as well as giving them good wages and such on the budget screen. Remember to also keep their taxes at a level that keeps them out of poverty, but not too wealthy; you don't want them getting better jobs as clergy or officers.

[Pugman]

I failed to mention that I've had that national focus on Michigan for years and still no bureaucrats. Their wages as far as I know can only be managed using the administrative budget slider and as I said that's been maxed the entire time. I've also had taxes very low on the middle class (like 10% I think).

[Foxbyte]

I failed to mention that I've had that national focus on Michigan for years and still no bureaucrats. Their wages as far as I know can only be managed using the administrative budget slider and as I said that's been maxed the entire time. I've also had taxes very low on the middle class (like 10% I think).

Very low taxes on the middle class and maximum wages for bureaucrats is a bad thing for keeping bureaucrats. If they're too wealthy they'll promote into other professions.

[Sakkura]

Your poor pops also need to have enough money to promote to bureaucrats.

[Pugman]

Ok, I'll try lowering taxes on the poor and raising taxes on the middle class and see how that works. Thanks. Any other way I can try to make sure my poor have enough money to promote? Other than making sure they aren't unemployed?

[Foxbyte]

Ok, I'll try lowering taxes on the poor and raising taxes on the middle class and see how that works. Thanks. Any other way I can try to make sure my poor have enough money to promote? Other than making sure they aren't unemployed?

Increasing your tax efficiency gives you more wiggle-room to shift your tax burden and still maintain a positive income. Also, make sure your lower class pops can actually buy the goods they want; you may have to sphere or conquer some territory if you can't obtain enough.

[s1234567890m]

if you have trouble getting bureaucrats in colonies, try NF officers, then after nf crats

[Comrade Chaos]

This thread reminds me that we need a Toledo War event. Just a little secession of the two and have their soldier pops duke it out. I wonder if you could mod that.