Workshops are nearly useless. Caravans are barely any better. The only real way to make money is through war (selling equipment) or being lucky enough to own a major city. I've had one game since the beginning which has survived every patch. I make $3-4k a day simply by owning 1 city. I also have 2 castles but they are a loss/break even. Betting Fraud is a quest in Bannerlord given by gang leader notables in Towns. A gang leader asks the player to participate in five future tournaments and to fix their results so that the gang leader and their associates can make huge profits from the betting. In return, they will pay the player a stipend per tournament. Locate a Town where a tournament is taking place. Enter the tournament Have lots of money (a few million). Have a enough income to cover your expenses. This is also a good time to let that main quest expire because it is fubar. You can create a kingdom without that crappy banner. Yeah, at the moment I've 4 groups, 5 castels and 3 cities, but I think at this point that I lack in money, being at 400K coins. Bannerlord influence guide:In this video I try and go over the main points to understand the influence system in Bannerlord:What is Influence in BannerlordHo I have smithy in Seneon, it doesn't make money at all. I go there and buy a bunch of cheap tools at the market, completely depleting it's stock. The workshop will then make decent money, but the amount drops off back to nothing after a short time. I go back and pick up another stack of cheap tools and it repeats. Ronish May 15, 2021 @ 9:49am. I've got 3 workshops covering most of my wages for 100-person army. 2 wool workshops in the far east make 300+ each consistently (as of 1.5.9). Just resist the urge to keep upgrading your troops to max tier. A top tier soldier gets twice the wage of a mid-tier but is not twice as powerful. Getting money before caravans. The first and best way is to join a faction and get your first fief. The game makes sure that every lord gets one fief when they join a faction, and the player is no exception. It may take a little while, but your liege will grant you your very own fief. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord > [EN] General Discussions > Topic Details. Affy. Jan 1, 2023 @ 8:18am How to make money having your own kingdom When i was a merc for YBgU.