Defense in a newly taken Province

[jfp3]

Greets Gents,

Does buying some modicum of defense help bring down unrest more quickly/at all in a newly conquered Province? I understand the utility of defenses when considering spies, but that's not going to be an issue in my very early stage game.

[13lackGu4rd]

no, PD does nothing to reduce unrest, it only patrols against enemy scouts and other stealth units. however in most cases just letting the auto taxes do their work will be enough to reduce unrest to 0 in a few turns. if it started too high than manually lower the taxes below 50%(even 0 if you have to) and after a few turns it'll be better. only in extreme situations(or permanent unrest events) you'll actually need to send a patrolling squad.

[jfp3]

Thanks for the useful answer BG.