Then why the hell there is a tribute mechanic if AI will never admit that they took the L and move on until player says "screw it" and execute every single noble they catch only to eventually rage quit the game after getting -100 relation with every single clan on the map?
You can actually do this though, just sell large quantities of food to the city from trade section and there you go
Turkish law does not recognize any religions, its literally a secular country. So they can't be bothered because of that
Wages are determined by the strength of a troop in Warband. So if the wages are too high, there is a pretty good chance that troops were buffed too much in the mod you are playing
This is the ultimate solution not only for this issue but also many other issues throughout the game too, including the ones who are not even related to the combat.
You can't manually assign the formations, like you really can't group your troops the way you want.