Converting POPs

[unmerged(6766)]

I've heard alot about educating POPs... turning laborers and farmers into soldiers or clerks... ie social advancement...

Is the reverse possible.... it was just mentioned in the thread about consciousness.... if the state becomes a proletarian dictatorship... we will want to re-educate the aristocrats and clerics to become laborers....(although I think Patric said it was impossible to create more slaves so that might mean that there is no social lowering)

Can anyone confirm if this is possible?

 

[Johan]

Yes.. but pops converted "downwards" may not like it very much.

 

[unmerged(6766)]

Excellent I'd rather fight armies of lazy aristocrats and impotent clerics than hordes of muscle-bound hammer wielding laborers....

of course i have to be sure to take all their money first so they can't hire underlings to fight for them !
Thanks Johan for the quick answer!

 

[Pseudodragon]

Also, can POPs "convert" themselves? Will farmers flood into the cities if there are lots of factories? Will fatcat capitalists be forced to work the fields if there aren't any factories for them to own?

 

[Grosshaus]

Originally posted by Pseudodragon
Also, can POPs "convert" themselves? Will farmers flood into the cities if there are lots of factories? Will fatcat capitalists be forced to work the fields if there aren't any factories for them to own?

POPs don't upgrade themselves, although there are events doing this. However, if you tax them too much they start to conver downwards, for instance clerks become craftsmen if middle taxes are too high.

 

[unmerged(1196)]

Can slave pops be converted to labourers?

 

[Dievs]

This brings me to question - can we 'nationalize' the aristocrat's cash reserves, while downgrading them ?
Those parasites have sucked a lot of money that could be used to fund the glorious Soviet armies...

 

[Grosshaus]

Originally posted by Dievs
This brings me to question - can we 'nationalize' the aristocrat's cash reserves, while downgrading them ?
Those parasites have sucked a lot of money that could be used to fund the glorious Soviet armies...

They downgrade since you have overtaxed them, so the effect is the same.

 

[peo]

Originally posted by Dievs
This brings me to question - can we 'nationalize' the aristocrat's cash reserves, while downgrading them ?
Those parasites have sucked a lot of money that could be used to fund the glorious Soviet armies...

There are some inventions that affect the aristocrats and clergy in intresting ways where you can chose.