Hi guys, I finally managed to recruit one of these mercenaries/minor faction. It's indeed possible since the last patch (1.0.9). You can take a look here : Filling your party with companions and using them for smithing. 3. Broker112 • 9 mo. ago. This! Javelins are your friend. 1. actually3racoons • 9 mo. ago. Winning wars, hunting caravans. Smithing is (or at least was) an easy way to cheese money, you can also make good money on a solid trade route- there are a lot of detailed guides toward Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. This guide explains 4 basic ways to make money in Mount Blade 2: Bannerlord. Introduction So there are a few ways to earn money early on but here are some easy ways I found playing myself. Keep in mind that everything is subject to be changed in further versions of the game. I´ll try to keep this. From there, workshops are a complete bust. Utter waste of money and even working as best as they can, they will take years to even make back the initial investment (let alone get a profit). Caravans are better, but will be very vulnerable to your enemies. Basically - the two best and surefire ways of making money are constant war and smithing. So you want to know how to become rich in Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord? Well then, you've come to the right place. In this video I'm going to teach you all Some work to make money. Some make others work to make money. In Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, there are a few different ways to make money without having to Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord can be a tough game to get started in and the lack of money makes it even tougher. So today I'm sharing my top tips for how to ma 2. Passive income from fiefs should go up by a lot, ideally giving an owner a sliding bar that would allow increase and decrease taxes (i.e. higher tax level = more income, but less growth). 3. Governors should ride out with a war party to rescue villages. my caravans take a while but they get up to about 1.5k on avg after they start turning profit. 2k on a good day, 1k on a bad one. 0 when they get captured T.T. They're just generally garbage. The only reliable income is through looting and trading (auto trader mod preferred). Originally posted by the.lovewyrm: Battle loot is always lucrative*. *unless you live beyond your means, army wage, wise. Kill, kill, kill, kill. Loot + prisoners = $$$. This is good advice but I would like to add once you hit the $$$ part put it in workshops or caravans instead of bloating your army. #2. qxUkCG.