Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-120.28.157.86-20140406014559/@comment-26893431-20170221104019

Sports72Xtrm wrote: Don't know how Tullius plans on doubling his soldiers' wages. Solitude's coffers are empty because of the Civil War, Cyrodiil is ravaged because of the Great War and supposedly in strife, Morrowind or High Rock isn't going to pay for it, and I doubt the other Jarls are going to enjoy raising taxes and giving it over to the Legion to pay for it. So either Tullius lied to his men by promising them riches he can't afford and will get disappointment and resentment, or he starts pushing his weight around with the Jarls and pushing them to pay more than they bargained for; thus making political enemies either way. Either way, the Stormcloaks will be getting more recruits. First of all, we know nothing of Cyrodiil, High Rock nor Morrowind's coffers, that's not even including those of Esroniet, Cathnoquey and Yneslea. Skyrim may be poor, but the other Imperial provinces are not. Especially with the EEC being on the Empire's side. High Rock has no choice in the matter, if the Empire decides this, than their province has to do it.

The Stormcloaks will fall apart the moment Ulfric's dead. With nobody to supply their racist cult they will lose.