For the similar Total War: Shogun 2 building, see Coastal Village (Total War: Shogun 2).
Coastal Villages are a type of port chain building in Rise of the Samurai.
Description[]
The waves gives riches to the fisherman, and take them away.
Farmland is precious and relatively scarce in Japan. Any and every other source of food has to be exploited in the full, and the seas provide a rich bounty for those brave enough to go and get it. A coastal village is also a good foundation for all sea-related activities as they are often placed on natural harbours or in sheltered inlets. They provide work and income in a province and can be expanded later. Fishermen and farmers were not quite at the bottom of the social structure in medieval Japan. They were vital if everyone, even the mightiest lord, was going to eat, and had status as a result. They were, however, tied by a hereditary principle that linked social status and employment. Jobs were passed from father to son, and there was little chance of "bettering yourself". Europe had sumptuary laws that limited what people could wear according to social position, but the Japanese discouraged rising above one's station in life by copying any aspects of a higher social class. It was equally unthinkable for higher status individuals to get their hands dirty with manual labour, such as fishing.
General Information[]
Requires 500 gold, port slot. Can be upgraded to Harbour or Military Port.
- Enables Attendants Light Ship, Attendants Large Ship
- +100 to wealth from ports in this province
- +1 per turn to town growth from ports within this province
- Recruitment capacity (ships under construction): +1
Coastal villages are present in every province with a port slot in the beginning of the campaign. Most, but not all, provinces with a shoreline has a port slot. Ports provide a small amount of wealth, and a small amount of wealth growth over time. Port-related wealth can provide a significant portion of total province wealth at the beginning of the campaign, as farms and specialty buildings are not upgraded initially.
Coastal villages can train rudimentary navies, but not larger ships or trade ships. They can be upgraded to harbours, to engage in maritime trade, or military ports, to improve navies.