diff --git a/src/creport.c b/src/creport.c
index 4fb9a50b2..551ee7fa9 100644
--- a/src/creport.c
+++ b/src/creport.c
@@ -1363,9 +1363,11 @@ static void cr_output_region(FILE * F, report_context * ctx, region * r)
                     fprintf(F, "%d;Rekruten\n", rpeasants(r) / RECRUITFRACTION);
                 }
                 if (max_production(r)) {
-                    int p_wage = wage(r, NULL, NULL, turn + 1);
+                    /* Im CR steht der Bauernlohn, der bei Trauer nur 10 ist */
+                    bool mourn = is_mourning(r, turn);
+                    int p_wage = peasant_wage(r, mourn);
                     fprintf(F, "%d;Lohn\n", p_wage);
-                    if (is_mourning(r, turn + 1)) {
+                    if (mourn) {
                         fputs("1;mourning\n", F);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/economy.c b/src/economy.c
index d7a1b9373..fd87ee20c 100644
--- a/src/economy.c
+++ b/src/economy.c
@@ -1993,7 +1993,8 @@ expandwork(region * r, econ_request * work_begin, econ_request * work_end, int m
     /* n: verbleibende Einnahmen */
     /* fishes: maximale Arbeiter */
     int jobs = maxwork;
-    int p_wage = wage(r, NULL, NULL, turn);
+    bool mourn = is_mourning(r, turn);
+    int p_wage = peasant_wage(r, mourn);
     int money = rmoney(r);
     if (total > 0 && !rule_autowork()) {
         econ_request *o;
@@ -2017,7 +2018,7 @@ expandwork(region * r, econ_request * work_begin, econ_request * work_end, int m
 
                 assert(workers >= 0);
 
-                u->n = workers * wage(u->region, u->faction, u_race(u), turn);
+                u->n = workers * wage(u->region, u_race(u));
 
                 jobs -= workers;
                 assert(jobs >= 0);
@@ -2061,7 +2062,7 @@ static int work_cmd(unit * u, order * ord, econ_request ** io_req)
             }
             return 0;
         }
-        w = wage(r, u->faction, u_race(u), turn);
+        w = wage(r, u_race(u));
         add_request(req++, ECON_WORK, u, ord, w * u->number);
         *io_req = req;
         return u->number;
diff --git a/src/kernel/building.c b/src/kernel/building.c
index a2283c1cc..94eb6f2e0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/building.c
+++ b/src/kernel/building.c
@@ -495,20 +495,22 @@ extern struct attrib_type at_icastle;
 /** returns the building's build stage (NOT size in people).
  * only makes sense for castles or similar buildings with multiple
  * stages */
-int buildingeffsize(const building * b, int img)
+int buildingeffsize(const building * b, bool imaginary)
 {
     const struct building_type *btype = NULL;
 
     if (b == NULL)
         return 0;
 
-    btype = b->type;
-    if (img) {
+    if (imaginary) {
         const attrib *a = a_find(b->attribs, &at_icastle);
         if (a) {
             btype = (const struct building_type *)a->data.v;
         }
     }
+    else {
+        btype = b->type;
+    }
     return bt_effsize(btype, b, b->size);
 }
 
@@ -518,7 +520,7 @@ int bt_effsize(const building_type * btype, const building * b, int bsize)
         bsize = adjust_size(b, bsize);
     }
 
-    if (btype->stages) {
+    if (btype && btype->stages) {
         int n = 0;
         const building_stage *stage = btype->stages;
         do {
@@ -728,7 +730,7 @@ static const int wagetable[7][3] = {
 };
 
 static int
-default_wage(const region * r, const faction * f, const race * rc, int in_turn)
+default_wage(const region * r, const race * rc)
 {
     building *b = largestbuilding(r, cmp_wage, false);
     int esize = 0;
@@ -739,34 +741,32 @@ default_wage(const region * r, const faction * f, const race * rc, int in_turn)
         esize = buildingeffsize(b, false);
     }
 
-    if (f != NULL) {
+    if (rc != NULL) {
+        static const struct race *rc_orc, *rc_snotling;
+        static int rc_cache;
         int index = 0;
-        if (rc == get_race(RC_ORC) || rc == get_race(RC_SNOTLING)) {
+        if (rc_changed(&rc_cache)) {
+            rc_orc = get_race(RC_ORC);
+            rc_snotling = get_race(RC_SNOTLING);
+        }
+        if (rc == rc_orc || rc == rc_snotling) {
             index = 1;
         }
         wage = wagetable[esize][index];
     }
     else {
-        if (is_mourning(r, in_turn)) {
-            wage = 10;
-        }
-        else if (fval(r->terrain, SEA_REGION)) {
-            wage = 11;
-        }
-        else {
-            wage = wagetable[esize][2];
-        }
-        if (r->attribs && rule_blessed_harvest() == HARVEST_WORK) {
-            /* E1 rules */
-            wage += harvest_effect(r);
-        }
+        wage = wagetable[esize][2];
     }
 
     if (r->attribs) {
         attrib *a;
         curse *c;
         variant vm;
-
+     
+        if (rule_blessed_harvest() & HARVEST_WORK) {
+            /* In E3  */
+            wage += harvest_effect(r);
+        }
         /* Godcurse: Income -10 */
         vm = frac_make(wage, 1);
 
@@ -786,31 +786,37 @@ default_wage(const region * r, const faction * f, const race * rc, int in_turn)
 }
 
 static int
-minimum_wage(const region * r, const faction * f, const race * rc, int in_turn)
+minimum_wage(const region * r, const race * rc)
 {
-    if (f && rc) {
+    if (rc) {
         return rc->maintenance;
     }
-    return default_wage(r, f, rc, in_turn);
+    return default_wage(r, rc);
 }
 
 /**
  * Gibt Arbeitslohn fuer entsprechende Rasse zurueck, oder fuer
- * die Bauern wenn f == NULL. */
-int wage(const region * r, const faction * f, const race * rc, int in_turn)
+ * die Bauern wenn rc == NULL. */
+int wage(const region * r, const race * rc)
 {
     static int config;
     static int rule_wage;
     if (config_changed(&config)) {
         rule_wage = config_get_int("rules.wage.function", 1);
     }
-    if (rule_wage==0) {
+    if (rule_wage == 0) {
         return 0;
     }
-    if (rule_wage==1) {
-        return default_wage(r, f, rc, in_turn);
+
+    if (rule_wage == 1) {
+        return default_wage(r, rc);
     }
-    return minimum_wage(r, f, rc, in_turn);
+    return minimum_wage(r, rc);
+}
+
+int peasant_wage(const struct region *r, bool mourn)
+{
+    return mourn ? 10 : wage(r, NULL);
 }
 
 int cmp_wage(const struct building *b, const building * a)
diff --git a/src/kernel/building.h b/src/kernel/building.h
index 74128a036..dfe1b544a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/building.h
+++ b/src/kernel/building.h
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ extern "C" {
         int id, int size, struct order *ord);
     bool building_finished(const struct building *b);
 
-    int wage(const struct region *r, const struct faction *f,
-        const struct race *rc, int in_turn);
+    int wage(const struct region *r, const struct race *rc);
+    int peasant_wage(const struct region *r, bool mourn);
 
     typedef int(*cmp_building_cb) (const struct building * b,
         const struct building * a);
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ extern "C" {
     int building_taxes(const building *b);
 
     /* old functions, still in build.c: */
-    int buildingeffsize(const building * b, int imaginary);
+    int buildingeffsize(const building * b, bool imaginary);
     void bhash(struct building *b);
     void bunhash(struct building *b);
     int buildingcapacity(const struct building *b);
diff --git a/src/kernel/building.test.c b/src/kernel/building.test.c
index daa75b496..91806ba3d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/building.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/building.test.c
@@ -434,6 +434,80 @@ static void test_cmp_castle_size(CuTest *tc) {
     test_teardown();
 }
 
+static void test_wage(CuTest *tc) {
+    region *r;
+    building *b;
+    building_type *btype;
+    struct building_stage *stage;
+    race *rc_orc, *rc_elf;
+    test_setup();
+    rc_orc = test_create_race("orc");
+    rc_elf = test_create_race("elf");
+    rc_elf->maintenance = 13;
+    btype = test_create_buildingtype("castle");
+    stage = btype->stages;
+    stage->construction->maxsize = 2; /* site */
+    stage = stage->next = calloc(1, sizeof(struct building_stage));
+    stage->construction = calloc(1, sizeof(struct construction));
+    stage->construction->maxsize = 8; /* tradepost */
+    stage = stage->next = calloc(1, sizeof(struct building_stage));
+    stage->construction = calloc(1, sizeof(struct construction));
+    stage->construction->maxsize = 40; /* fortification */
+    stage = stage->next = calloc(1, sizeof(struct building_stage));
+    stage->construction = calloc(1, sizeof(struct construction));
+    stage->construction->maxsize = 200; /* fortification */
+    r = test_create_plain(0, 0);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, wage(r, rc_orc));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 11, peasant_wage(r, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, peasant_wage(r, true));
+
+    b = test_create_building(r, btype);
+    b->size = 1;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, wage(r, rc_orc));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 11, peasant_wage(r, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, peasant_wage(r, true));
+    b->size = 2;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    b->size = 9;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, wage(r, rc_orc));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 11, peasant_wage(r, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, peasant_wage(r, true));
+    b->size = 10;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 2, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    b->size = 49;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 2, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 11, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 11, wage(r, rc_orc));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 12, peasant_wage(r, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, peasant_wage(r, true));
+    b->size = 50;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 3, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    b->size = 249;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 3, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 12, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 11, wage(r, rc_orc));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 13, peasant_wage(r, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, peasant_wage(r, true));
+    b->size = 250;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 4, buildingeffsize(b, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 13, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 12, wage(r, rc_orc));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 14, peasant_wage(r, false));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 10, peasant_wage(r, true));
+    config_set_int("rules.wage.function", 1);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 13, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    config_set_int("rules.wage.function", 0);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    config_set_int("rules.wage.function", 2);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, rc_elf->maintenance, wage(r, rc_elf));
+    test_teardown();
+}
+
 static void test_cmp_wage(CuTest *tc) {
     region *r;
     building *b1, *b2;
@@ -619,6 +693,7 @@ CuSuite *get_building_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_cmp_castle_size);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_cmp_taxes);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_cmp_wage);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_wage);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_cmp_current_owner);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_register_building);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_btype_defaults);
diff --git a/src/kernel/config.h b/src/kernel/config.h
index 9b10f1520..4ee59406b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.h
+++ b/src/kernel/config.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern "C" {
     bool rule_stealth_anon(void);  /* units can anonymize their faction, TARNE PARTEI [NICHT] */
     int rule_alliance_limit(void);
     int rule_faction_limit(void);
-#define HARVEST_WORK  0x00
+#define HARVEST_WORK  0x02
 #define HARVEST_TAXES 0x01
     int rule_blessed_harvest(void);
 #define GIVE_SELF 1
diff --git a/src/kernel/region.c b/src/kernel/region.c
index 927a9918f..a3681158e 100644
--- a/src/kernel/region.c
+++ b/src/kernel/region.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ int rpeasants(const region * r)
     return value;
 }
 
-void rsetpeasants(region * r, int value)
+int rsetpeasants(region * r, int value)
 {
     assert(r->land || value==0);
     assert(value >= 0);
@@ -612,7 +612,9 @@ void rsetpeasants(region * r, int value)
             value = USHRT_MAX;
         }
         r->land->peasants = (unsigned short)value;
+        return r->land->peasants;
     }
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int rmoney(const region * r)
@@ -746,17 +748,16 @@ int rsettrees(const region * r, int ageclass, int value)
 {
     if (!r->land) {
         assert(value == 0);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    assert(value >= 0);
+    if (value < MAXTREES) {
+        r->land->trees[ageclass] = value;
     }
     else {
-        assert(value >= 0);
-        if (value <= MAXTREES) {
-            return r->land->trees[ageclass] = value;
-        }
-        else {
-            r->land->trees[ageclass] = MAXTREES;
-        }
+        r->land->trees[ageclass] = MAXTREES;
     }
-    return 0;
+    return r->land->trees[ageclass];
 }
 
 region *region_create(int uid)
@@ -1095,11 +1096,10 @@ void init_region(region *r)
 
     if (!fval(r, RF_CHAOTIC)) {
         int peasants;
+        int p_wage = 1 + peasant_wage(r, false) + rng_int() % 5;
         peasants = (region_maxworkers(r) * (20 + dice(6, 10))) / 100;
         if (peasants < 100) peasants = 100;
-        rsetpeasants(r, peasants);
-        rsetmoney(r, rpeasants(r) * ((wage(r, NULL, NULL,
-            INT_MAX) + 1) + rng_int() % 5));
+        rsetmoney(r, rsetpeasants(r, peasants) * p_wage);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/region.h b/src/kernel/region.h
index 89b240f1b..9a7563712 100644
--- a/src/kernel/region.h
+++ b/src/kernel/region.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ extern "C" {
     int rsettrees(const struct region *r, int ageclass, int value);
 
     int rpeasants(const struct region *r);
-    void rsetpeasants(struct region *r, int value);
+    int rsetpeasants(struct region *r, int value);
     int rmoney(const struct region *r);
     void rsetmoney(struct region *r, int value);
     int rhorses(const struct region *r);
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index b67e641b8..25ce5aeea 100644
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -743,7 +743,8 @@ void immigration(void)
         /* if less than 50 are in the region and there is space and no monster or demon units in the region */
         if (repopulate) {
             int peasants = rpeasants(r);
-            int income = wage(r, NULL, NULL, turn) - maintenance_cost(NULL) + 1;
+            bool mourn = is_mourning(r, turn);
+            int income = peasant_wage(r, mourn) - maintenance_cost(NULL) + 1;
             if (income >= 0 && r->land && (peasants < repopulate) && region_maxworkers(r) >(peasants + 30) * 2) {
                 int badunit = 0;
                 unit *u;
@@ -754,7 +755,7 @@ void immigration(void)
                     }
                 }
                 if (badunit == 0) {
-                    peasants += (int)(rng_double()*income);
+                    peasants += (int)(rng_double() * income);
                     rsetpeasants(r, peasants);
                 }
             }
@@ -836,8 +837,10 @@ void demographics(void)
 
                 if (r->age > 20) {
                     double mwp = fmax(region_maxworkers(r), 1);
+                    bool mourn = is_mourning(r, turn);
+                    int p_wage = peasant_wage(r, mourn);
                     double prob =
-                        pow(rpeasants(r) / (mwp * wage(r, NULL, NULL, turn) * 0.13), 4.0)
+                        pow(rpeasants(r) / (mwp * p_wage * 0.13), 4.0)
                         * PLAGUE_CHANCE;
 
                     if (rng_double() < prob) {
diff --git a/src/report.c b/src/report.c
index f283b552f..09b9ab82e 100644
--- a/src/report.c
+++ b/src/report.c
@@ -1182,11 +1182,13 @@ static void report_statistics(struct stream *out, const region * r, const factio
     if (max_production(r) && (!fval(r->terrain, SEA_REGION)
         || f->race == get_race(RC_AQUARIAN))) {
         if (markets_module()) {     /* hack */
+            bool mourn = is_mourning(r, turn);
+            int p_wage = peasant_wage(r, mourn);
             m =
-                msg_message("nr_stat_salary_new", "max", wage(r, NULL, NULL, turn + 1));
+                msg_message("nr_stat_salary_new", "max", p_wage);
         }
         else {
-            m = msg_message("nr_stat_salary", "max", wage(r, f, f->race, turn + 1));
+            m = msg_message("nr_stat_salary", "max", wage(r, f->race));
         }
         nr_render(m, f->locale, buf, sizeof(buf), f);
         paragraph(out, buf, 2, 2, 0);
@@ -1337,7 +1339,7 @@ report_template(const char *filename, report_context * ctx, const char *bom)
                     }
                     rps_nowrap(out, buf);
                     newline(out);
-                    sprintf(buf, "; ECheck Lohn %d", wage(r, f, f->race, turn + 1));
+                    sprintf(buf, "; ECheck Lohn %d", wage(r, f->race));
                     rps_nowrap(out, buf);
                     newline(out);
                     newline(out);