that’d be fun, but I think people would catch on pretty quick unless there were some bottleneck events that can be achieved that way if things are well-planned, but would be “easier” done by going authoritarian… but that approach could have consequences further down the line. Just enough to keep that temptation going

i.e.: Town B needs resources from Town A, but they’re a long distance apart and nobody is building roads. You could plan a road and hope people build it in time, or you can force people to build it, at the risk of injury/death, which also increases anti-government sentiments. However, not building the road causes Town B to go into famine, but that could have been avoided if you placed the towns a little closer together or something