Hess Castle's Appeal for Subsistence Farmers

As Hess Castle's efforts grew and were joined by other German principalities, they eventually crowded out the existing private army. The income that came into the government allowed them to bring in experts to improve farming and husbandry methods. With these improvements, rural families got bigger, they provided a bigger pool of recruits for the military. Some of the revenue from the operation also went into things like hospitals and schools.