I recently finished various instances of the "Manual Laborers" quest. It seems that cavalry gives exorbitantly more denars than other troops. For example in combination with the quest "Caravan Ambush" in Khuzait lands will result in a caravan attacked by Steppe Bandits (tier 2 cavalry). Usually you can capture about 20 of them during this quest. Getting these 20 captive cavalry troops to a landlord who offers the quest "Manual Laborers" will result in about 10.000 denars or more, depending on the cartload of captive cavalry troops.
Does this work as intended? Especially if you do not get the quest "Manual Laborers" before hand and thus denying possibility that the headman talks to you (either resulting in a reputation loss with him or in diminished profit).
Does this work as intended? Especially if you do not get the quest "Manual Laborers" before hand and thus denying possibility that the headman talks to you (either resulting in a reputation loss with him or in diminished profit).