Transcription: The question, of course, is whether or not it's worth it. You won't exactly be rich, so your earliest soldiers are likely to be simple peasant conscripts. If you do have weapons, make or buy maces and spears, since they cost less to maintain. In either case, your first army should be large. The goal will be to conquer at least one or two other counties fairly soon, and the local yokels often field in shocking numbers. I've tried many combinations, and I've found that beefing your population up to about a thousand and then making one big fourth or best.