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>send diplomats improve relations with big nations with lots of money
>get military sponsorship when your relations are high
>with military sponsorship you can request funds from them to get shitloads of money
>crank up your diplomatic spending to max for more diplomats and you should be able to get 500g regularly from multiple different big nations like bohemia, france and castille
>recruit lots of regulars (crusader knights) and don't care if your economy is slightly in the red because you can just request more money from your sponsors
>blob with your big army of crusader knights