Buildings (TW3K)

The sortable table below gives details of the main effects and requirements of buildings in Total War: Three Kingdoms. The cost per turn, number of build turns and initial cost can all be altered by character or faction generated effects, assignments and administrators.

The values for the reduction of cost for other building chains are not given here, they are standardised at -10% for levels 1-4 and -15% for level 5. Please refer to the building chains page to see which chains make which other buildings cheaper to construct.

Unlike earlier Total War games, specific buildings are not directly required to unlock unit recruitment, however, buildings may be required to unlock reform paths which are required to unlock units.

Building	Chain	Level (split)	Required Reform Required	Resources Required	!Unlocked Reform / Resources Unlocked	Income					Food	Military	Other Effects	Cost per Turn	Base Build Turns	Base Build Cost	City Level Required
						Ind.	Com.	P's.	S+S	All
Drifter Workforce Camp	Labour	1	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Population Growth +4K	0	1	700	Small City
Temporary Labour Housing	Labour	2	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Population Growth +12K	10	2	1150	Small City
Labourer Conscription Housing	Labour	3	~	~	!Unlocked Slave Mobilisation	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Population Growth +25K	30	2	1800	Small City
Permanent Labour Housing	Labour	4 (a)	Required Office of Arts & Crafts	~	Artisans	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Population Growth +50K	60	3	3050	Small City
Office of Works	Labour	5 (a)	Required State Monopolies	~	Artisans	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Population Growth +100K	110	3	5400	Small Regional City
Bureau of Mining Subsidiaries	Labour	4 (b)	Required Shaft Mining	Iron Salt	Industrialists	x25%	~	~	~	~	~	~	Population Growth +40K	40	4	2800	Small City
Bureau of State Mining Expeditions	Labour	5 (b)	Required Carburettor Chambers	Iron Salt	Industrialists	x40%	~	~	~	~	~	~	Population Growth +80K	80	4	3800	Small Regional City
State Workshops	State Workshops	1	~	~	!Unlocked Pottery Bricks	+100	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	2	1250	~
Communal Workshops	State Workshops	2	~	~	~	+200	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	5	2100	~
Government Workshops	State Workshops	3 (a)	Required Currency-Based Economy	~	~	+300	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	5	2950	Small City
Government Provincial Workshops	State Workshops	4 (a)	Required Office of Arts & Crafts	~	Industrialists	+400	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	8	3800	Small City
Grand State Workshops	State Workshops	5 (a)	Required State Monopolies	~	Industrialists	+500	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	8	4650	Small Regional City
Currency Inspector Office	State Workshops	3 (b)	Required Currency-Based Economy	~	~	+200	~	~	~	~	~	~	Corruption -10%	0	4	3000	Small City
Coin Maker	State Workshops	4 (b)	Required Office of Arts & Crafts	Copper	~	+250	~	~	~	~	~	~	Corruption -10% (adjacent commanderies)	0	6	3600	Small City
Grand Treasury Mint	State Workshops	5 (b)	Required Office of Arts & Crafts	Copper	~	+300	~	~	~	~	~	~	Corruption -15% (adjacent commanderies)	0	6	4350	Small Regional City
Private Workshops	Private Workshops	1	~	~	~	x5%	x25%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	1	650	Small City
Craftsmen Shacks	Private Workshops	2	~	~	~	x10%	x50%	~	~	~	~	~	~	10	2	900	Small City
Craftsmen Workshops	Private Workshops	3	Required Currency-Based Economy	~	~	x15%	x75%	~	~	~	~	~	~	10	2	1100	Small City
Artisan Workshops	Private Workshops	4	Required Mercantile Regulation	~	Artisans	x20%	x100%	~	~	~	~	~	~	10	3	1350	Small City
Craftsmen Workshops	Private Workshops	5 (a)	Required Trade Associations	Lumber	Artisans	x25%	x125%	~	~	~	~	~	~	20	3	1600	Small Regional City
Master Lacquerware Artisans	Private Workshops	5 (b)	Required Trade Associations	Lumber	Artisans	x40%	x190%	~	~	~	~	~	~	30	3	2000	Small Regional City
Drifter Farming Camp	Government Support	1	~	~	~	~	~	x10%	~	~	x25%	~	~	10	1	800	~
Farm Labourer Camp	Government Support	2	~	~	!Unlocked Provinicial Iron Tool Forges	~	~	x25%	~	~	x50%	~	~	10	2	1200	~
Workforce Distribution Office	Government Support	3 (a)	~	~	~	~	~	x50%	~	~	x50%	~	~	10	2	1600	Small City
Commandery Irrigation Works	Government Support	4 (a)	Required Irrigation Systems	Grain	~	~	~	x75%	~	~	x75%	~	~	20	3	2000	Small City
Grand Irrigation Canals	Government Support	5 (a)	Required Intensive Cultivation Techniques	Grain	~	~	~	x100%	~	~	x100%	~	~	20	3	2400	Small City
Farm Supply Storage	Government Support	3 (b)	~	~	~	~	~	x25%	~	~	x75%	~	~	10	2	1800	Small City
Farm Tool Distribution	Government Support	4 (b)	Required Provincial Iron Tool Forges	Tools	~	~	~	x35%	~	~	x100%	~	~	20	3	2600	Small City
Winnowing Machine Workshop	Government Support	5 (b)	Required Winnowing Machines	Tools	~	~	~	x50%	~	~	x150%	~	~	20	3	3400	Small Regional City
Land Surveying Office	Land Development	1	~	~	~	~	~	+70	~	~	+1 (farm)	~	Population Growth +2k	0	2	1400	~
Land Registry Office	Land Development	2	~	~	~	~	~	+90	~	~	+2 (farm)	~	Population Growth +4k	0	4	2000	~
Irrigated Farms	Land Development	3 (a)	~	~	~	~	~	+110	~	~	+3 (farm)	~	Population Growth +6k	0	4	2650	~
Farming Estates	Land Development	4 (a)	Required Sharecropping	~	~	~	~	+130	~	~	+4 (farm)	~	Population Growth +12k	0	2	1400	Small City
Magnate Estates	Land Development	5 (a)	Required Feudal Magnates	~	~	~	~	+150	~	~	+5 (farm)	~	Population Growth +24k	0	7	4350	Small City
Food Trader	Land Development	3 (b)	Required Feudal Magnates	~	~	~	~	+220	~	~	-6	~	Population Growth +6k	0	3	2650	~
Food Market	Land Development	4 (b)	Required Treatise of Agriculture	~	~	~	~	+250	~	~	-12	~	Population Growth +12k	0	5	3400	Small City
Grand Food Market	Land Development	5 (b1)	Required Intensive Cultivation Techniques	~	~	~	~	+280	~	~	-18	~	Population Growth +24k	0	5	4350	Small City
Livestock Market of the Commandery Capital	Land Development	5 (b2)	Required Intensive Cultivation Techniques	Entrepeneurs Livestock	~	~	x20%	+300	~	~	-24	~	Population Growth +24k	0	5	4350	Small City
Grain Store	Grain Storage	1	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Reserve Capacity +25	Public Order +2	0	1	600	Small City
Grain Silo	Grain Storage	2	~	~	!Unlocked Ever-Level Granaries	~	~	~	~	~	~	Reserve Capacity +40	Public Order +4	0	2	1200	Small City
Grain Depot	Grain Storage	3	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Reserve Capacity +60	Public Order +6	0	2	1800	Small Regional City
Granary	Grain Storage	4	Required Ever-Level Granaries	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Reserve Capacity +80	Public Order +8	0	3	2400	Small Regional City
Grand Granary	Grain Storage	5	Required Agricultural Garrisons	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Reserve Capacity +120	Public Order +10	0	3	3000	Small Regional City
Horse Exchange	Inn	1	~	~	!Unlocked Liu Bo	~	+100 x10%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	2	1550	~
Mail Post	Inn	2	~	~	~	~	+120 x25%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	4	1900	~
Lodge	Inn	3 (a)	~	~	~	~	+140 x50%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	4	2350	Small City
County School	Schools	1	~	~	!Unlocked Private Tutors	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Character Experience +4%	10	1	900	Small City
County Academy	Schools	2	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Character Experience +8%	20	2	1400	Small City
Academy	Schools	3	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Character Experience +12%	30	2	1900	Small Regional City
Academy Complex	Schools	4	Required Annual Proficiency Reports	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Character Experience +16%	40	3	2400	Small Regional City
Grand Academy	Schools	5	Required Handbook of Excellence	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Character Experience +20%	50	3	2900	Small Regional City
Military test row	Chain?	Level?	Required Required	Required	!Unlocked Unlocked	~	~	~	~	~	~	Start Rank	Other Effects?	0	1	0	~
Admin Test Row	admin test	5	Required admin test	~	!Unlocked test	~	~	~	~	x10%	~	~	~	?	?	?	?

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