Buildings (TW3K)

The sortable table below gives details of the main effects and requirements of buildings which can be built in commandery capitals 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.

The "Settlement Administration" buildings are also constructed at commandery capitals, they change the nominal level of the settlement from Small Town through to Imperial City. See Settlement Levels (TW3K) for information.

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.

Unless otherwise noted all effects apply to local commandery only, and retinue/army recruited or located in local commandery.

Faction wide effects are noted with F-W.

Adjacent commandery effects are noted with A-C.

* UNIQUE indicates a building that can only be constructed once faction-wide.

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% A-C	0	6	3600	Small City
Grand Treasury Mint	State Workshops	5 (b)	Required Office of Arts & Crafts	Copper	~	+300	~	~	~	~	~	~	Corruption -15% A-C	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
Master Artisans	Private Workshops	5 (a)	Required Trade Associations	~	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 Provincial 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
Guest House	Inn	4 (a)	Required Liu Bo	~	~	~	+160 x75%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	6	2750	Small City
Grand Guest House	Inn	5 (a)	Required Weiqi	~	~	~	+200 x100%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	6	3350	Small Regional City
Tea Parlour	Inn	3 (b)	~	Tea	~	~	+170 x40%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	4	2500	Small City
Tea House	Inn	3 (b)	Required Liu Bo	Tea	~	~	+210 x60%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	6	3050	Small City
Grand Tea House	Inn	5 (b)	Required Weiqi	Tea	~	~	+250 x80%	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	6	3650	Small Regional 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
Shopkeeper	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	1	~	~	~	~	x50%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +10%	10	1	1050	Small City
Marketplace	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	2	~	~	~	~	x75%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +20%	20	2	1600	Small City
Merchant Registry Office	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	3	~	~	~	~	x100%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +30%	40	2	2100	Small City
Merchant Warehouses	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	4 (a)	Required Market Administration	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x125%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +40%	50	3	2650	Small Regional City
Bureau of Trading Associations	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	5 (a1)	Required Economic Stimulation	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x150%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +50%	60	3	3200	Small Regional City
Silk Expedition Trading Post	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	5 (a2)	Required Sino-Roman Embassy	Silk	~	~	x125%	~	x40% silk F-W	~	~	~	Trade Influence +60%	60	3	3400	Small Regional City
Market Officer	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	4 (b)	Required Masterful Disguise Techniques	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x125%	~		~	~	~	Trade Influence +30% Enemy Spy Cost +2	40	3	2350	Small Regional City
Drum & Bell Tower	Marketplace Non-Port Settlements only	5 (b)	Required Dedicated Spy Network	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x150%	~		~	~	~	Trade Influence +30% Enemy Spy Cost +4	40	3	2550	Small Regional City
Jetties	Harbour Port Settlements only	1	~	~	~	~	+40	~	~	~	+2 Fish	~	Can't be demolished.	0	~	Pre-built	~
Pier	Harbour Port Settlements only	2	~	~	~	~	+70	~	~	~	+3 Fish	~	~	0	4	2500	~
Fish Trader	Harbour Port Settlements only	3 (a)	~	~	~	~	+100	~	~	~	+4 Fish	~	~	0	4	3300	~
Fishing Port	Harbour Port Settlements only	4 (a)	Required Foreign Envoys	~	~	~	+130	~	~	~	+5 Fish	~	~	0	6	4100	Small City
Grand Fishing Port	Harbour Port Settlements only	5 (a)	Required Sino-Roman Embassy	~	~	~	+160	~	~	~	+6 Fish	~	~	0	7	4900	Small Regional City
Harbour Trader	Harbour Port Settlements only	3 (b)	~	~	~	~	+110 x25%	~	~	~	+3 Fish	~	~	0	4	3100	Small City
Trading Port	Harbour Port Settlements only	4 (b)	Required Foreign Envoys	~	~	~	+150 x50%	~	~	~	+3 Fish	~	~	0	6	3750	Small City
Grand Trading Port	Harbour Port Settlements only	5 (b1)	Required Sino-Roman Embassy	~	~	~	+200 x75%	~	~	~	+3 Fish	~	~	0	6	4450	Small Regional City
Spice Trading Port	Harbour Port Settlements only	5 (b2)	Required Sino-Roman Embassy	Spice	~	~	+225 x50%	~	x40% spice F-W	~	~	~	Trade Influence +50%	0	7	5000	Small Regional City
Dock Trading	Market Wharf Port Settlements only	1	~	~	~	~	x50%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +10%	10	1	1050	Small City
Dock Market	Market Wharf Port Settlements only	2	~	~	~	~	x75%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +20%	20	2	1600	Small City
Dock Market Depot	Market Wharf Port Settlements only	3	~	~	~	~	x100%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +30%	40	2	2100	Small City
Dock Warehouse	Market Wharf Port Settlements only	4 (a)	Required Market Administration	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x125%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +40%	50	3	2650	Small Regional City
Port Trading Association	Market Wharf Port Settlements only	5 (a)	Required Economic Stimulation	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x150%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +50%	60	3	3200	Small Regional City
Port Officer	Market Wharf Port Settlements only	4 (b)	Required Masterful Disguise Techniques	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x125%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +30% Enemy Spy Cost +2	40	3	2350	Small Regional City
Port Inspector	Market Wharf Port Settlements only	5 (b)	Required Dedicated Spy Network	~	Entrepreneurs	~	x150%	~	~	~	~	~	Trade Influence +30% Enemy Spy Cost +4	40	3	2550	Small Regional City
Conscription Office	Conscription	1	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Starting Rank +2	Population Growth -4k	0	1	1000	~
Training Field	Conscription	2	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Starting Rank +2 Seasonal Retinue +1	Population Growth -6k	0	2	2000	~
Training Camp	Conscription	3	Required Garrison Conscripts	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Starting Rank +3 Seasonal Retinue +2 Redeployment Cost -5% F-W	Population Growth -12k	0	2	3000	~
Blacksmith	Military Forges	1	~	~	~	x10%	~	~	~	~	~	Recruit Cost -10%	~	30	1	1750	Small City
Military Forge	Military Forges	2	Required Provincial Military Forges	~	~	x20%	~	~	~	~	~	Recruit Cost -10%	~	40	2	2100	Small City
Military Armourer	Military Forges	3 (a)	Required Green Dragon Supply Ships	Iron Industrialists	~	x20%	~	~	~	~	~	Recruit Cost -10% Recruit Cost Melee Infantry -10%	~	40	2	2400	Small City
Military Bow-Makers	Military Forges	3 (b)	Required Green Dragon Supply Ships	Iron Artisans	~	x20%	~	~	~	~	~	Recruit Cost -10% Recruit Cost Ranged Units -10%	~	40	2	2400	Small City
Military Weaponsmith	Military Forges	3 (c)	Required Green Dragon Supply Ships	Iron Industrialists	~	x20%	~	~	~	~	~	Recruit Cost -10% Recruit Cost Spear Infantry -10%	~	40	2	2400	Small City
Patrols	Military Infrastructure	1	~	~	!Unlocked Permission to Forage	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 4 Mil. Supplies +5 A-C	Public Order +2	20	1	1200	Small City
Guard Posts	Military Infrastructure	2	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 4 Mil. Supplies +10 (A-C	Public Order +4	40	2	2000	Small City
Stationed Garrison	Military Infrastructure	3 (a)	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 7 Mil. Supplies +12 A-C Reserves +20	Public Order +8	50	2	2700	Small City
Police Headquarters	Military Infrastructure	4 (a)	Required Supply Canals	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 7 Mil. Supplies +20 A-C Reserves +40	Public Order +10	80	3	4000	Small Regional City
Fortified Garrison	Military Infrastructure	5 (a)	Required Strategic Fortresses	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 7 Mil. Supplies +30 A-C Reserves +60	Public Order +12	120	3	5500	Small Regional City
Patrol Barracks	Military Infrastructure	3 (b)	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 7 Mil. Supplies +15 A-C Enemy Supplies -5	Public Order +6	30	2	1800	Small City
Watchtower Garrisons	Military Infrastructure	4 (b)	Required Supply Canals	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 7 Mil. Supplies +25 A-C Enemy Supplies -5	Public Order +8	40	3	2200	Small Regional City
Strategic Fortress	Military Infrastructure	5 (b1)	Required Strategic Fortresses	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 7 Mil. Supplies +40 A-C Enemy Supplies -10	Public Order +10	60	3	3100	Small Regional City
White Horse Fellows Raiding Parties	Military Infrastructure	5 (b2)	Required Swiftness is the Key	Horses	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Garrison: 7 Units Mil. Supplies +40 A-C Enemy Supplies -20 Starting Rank Cavalry +1	Public Order +10	80	3	4100	Small Regional City
County Office	Administration Office	1	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	x10%	~	~	Prestige +5	0	1	1000	Large Town
Magistrate	Administration Office	2	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	x15%	~	~	Prestige +10	10	3	2000	Small City
Secretariat of the Commandery	Administration Office	3 (a)	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	x20%	~	~	Prestige +15	10	3	3000	Small Regional City
Directorate of the Commandery	Administration Office	4 (a)	Required Regular Palace Attendants	~	~	~	~	~	~	x25%	~	~	Prestige +20	10	4	4000	Small Regional City
Palace	Administration Office	5 (a)	Required Mandate of Heaven	~	~	~	~	~	~	x30%	~	~	Prestige +30	10	4	4000 UNIQUE*	Small Regional City
Court	Administration Office	3 (b)	Required Eunuch Secretaries	~	~	~	~	~	~	x15%	~	~	Corruption -10% Prestige +15	20	2	3000	Small Regional City
Judiciary	Administration Office	4 (b)	Required Regular Palace Attendants	~	~	~	~	~	~	x15%	~	~	Corruption -15% Prestige +20	20	3	4000	Small Regional City
Grand Judiciary	Administration Office	5 (a1)	Required Six Bureaus of Bureaucracy	~	~	~	~	~	~	x20%	~	~	Corruption -20% Prestige +30	40	3	5000	Small Regional City
Office for Archives and Seals	Administration Office	5 (a2)	Required Six Bureaus of Bureaucracy	Artisans Jade	~	~	~	~	~	x15%	~	~	Corruption -20% A-C Prestige +30	40	3	5000	Small Regional City
Confucian Shrine	Confucian Temples	1	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Public Order +4	10	1	900	Small City
Confucian Temple	Confucian Temples	2	~	~	!Unlocked Mastery of Ceremonies	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Public Order +8	20	2	1400	Small City
Grand Temple of Confucius	Confucian Temples	3	Required Principles of Wu Wei	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	Public Order +16	50	2	2700	Small Regional City
Rural Tax Collector	Tax Collection	1	~	~	!Unlocked Bureau of Banditry	~	~	+80	~	~	~	~	Public Order -4	0	2	0	~
Rural Administration Office	Tax Collection	2	~	~	~	~	~	+110	~	~	~	~	Public Order -8	0	3	0	~
Rural County Administration	Tax Collection	3	Required Bureau of Banditry	~	~	~	~	+140	~	~	~	~	Public Order -12	0	3	0	Small City
Rural Commandery Administration	Tax Collection	4	Required The Five Punishments	~	~	~	~	+200	~	~	~	~	Public Order -16	0	5	0	Small City
Rural Province Administration	Tax Collection	5	Required Commissioners of Passage	~	~	~	~	+240	~	~	~	~	Public Order -20	0	5	0	Small City
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

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