>>2192646
Three words for you:
Capture.
Enemy.
Also, build fucking houses, they have minimal price hike. Venetian real power is the tiny footprint of their homes, allowing to reach with ease 10k pop by the time your enemies struggle to break 3, and then outpace things economcically
Either way, if by 30 minutes you don't have maxed-out gold mine with max peasants inside, you are doing something terribly wrong
Workers.