Once I get a castle/fortress up to its maximum point value, as in 289 and/or 290 for a castle, what is the remaining population count? I'm assuming that I get said castle/fortress up without recruiting a single soldier from the arsinel. (We all know that's not how it's done, but I figured that would give me the most accurate numbers to work with.) I'm trying to figure out what I have left to work with once a castle/fortress is maximized, so that I can decide on the troop numbers of each type that I'd like to recruit.
Also, in the Tasks and Rewards section, sometimes there are tasks which, upon completion, give you troops instead of resources or silver. (Picture a task such as, "Research armored horseman, be rewarded with 5 armored horsemen upon completion of the research." Are such troop rewards taken out of your total population, or does your total population count remain the same, and you receive these reward troops IN ADDITION to whatever you use your population to recruit?
As I said above, I'm looking at the remaining population AFTER I have maxed out a castle/fortress. (I know that you don't have to max these out, but that gives me the minimum that I have to work with.) I also know that, if I wanted them, I would need to consider hand carts and ox carts in my calculations.
Thanks for any help!