I'm not sure if anyone else has had this problem, but the other day i started a new character, a priest(trying to make a char strictly party based). I went for a large group very early in the game, and was helping to pay for their wages by trading. I had 35 units or so, most of which were higher class. In any case, i had about 10k gold, and the troop wages were about 1200g per week. I purchased a large quantity of iron and some velvet, and had about 200g left. While on my way to sell it, the week ended, and i couldn't afford the wages so about 12 of my men left. Now...this just doesn't seem right. As far as i know, you can't tell what date they get their checks, aside from just trying to keep track by looking at what day you're on. So my suggestion is, how about if you can't pay them right away, you have an option to pay them later (no more than 1 week later) with a sizeable interest rate attatched? So lets say i owe them 1000g/week, can't pay it, so if i put it off for half a week i owe them 1500g, plus the new payment thats comming up in just another half week? I know, it seems like a pretty small point to make, but if and when you come across this situation, you'll wish the system were changed a little bit so half your army doesn't run off.