3-Garrison (Soldiers). These troops guard the fortifications in your fief and maintain order. They enforce the laws and, basically, your will.

Since most of these men are the Knights and men-at-arms who live in the fief, they don't get paid as much as Mercenaries: 8,000 ducats a year, on average. These payments also cover monies for their weapons, equipment and, for some of them, horses. This gives you about one full time soldier for every thousand ducats spent each season in the fief.

These troops cannot be moved outside the fief, however, because in addition to being the source of law and order, they, and their families, live in the fief and the money you pay them is essentially a bribe to insure the loyalty of the best soldiers. In addition, many of them are landowners and thus your Vassals. It's the loyalty of this group that is most crucial to your hold on the fief.

The maximum you can spend per capita is 14 ducats per season, however spending 8 ducats per capita, per season is usually recommended unless you are at war and in danger of being attacked.