Maybe i'm just bad at it but...

Is it me, or is the spanish campain almost impossible to complete?
First run was a disaster
Second run was made with lessons learned, but by the time I beat that frelling cunt of an english pirate (the 2nd figth which of all those i had is the only one i'd call bs) whatever i do, I cannot get the population for the shipyard in time, my best try would have me reach the needed 6kpop by end of august if that (best i got was 5,5k by mid august) and of course if the shipyard isn't finished by the 31, you loose.
ps: post pirate save is early march of the year you must build the shipyard.

Anyone as any concil?

Also you'd think the viceroy would give me some slack consindering how much shit I got from the thieving heretic (having to by and man a military fleet is a lot of money and I do not know if it is worth keeping or selling afterward).

when you produce ressources, is it possible to put only some farms on standby?

Ps: if anyone knows of a method to get cheat codes, that would be great, so i'd be able to get that damned population.

Campain tricks i found via my errors so far:

0 pick the buccaneer for fame points to get things you'll need check what your city and those closeby produce, restart if the distribution ain't good.

1 have several 1 ship cojnvoys that exange few ressources.
1.5 and convoys to bring ressources to the capital.

2 command is cheaper than buy and sometime you get a capital quest to command a ship so its worth it.

3 so far the spanish campain does not give letters of mark, i do not even know how to get one in the game so giving the english their change is not worth it.

4 command a frigate from time to time until you have 4 to deal with the english pirate.

5 it seams you need to level a captain from early on to get the needed command points to end the pirate quest.

6 building warehouse in seville (and if possible the other cities you command) is very important to control markets and so is having the biggest market.
6.5 that said you have to micromanage warehouses.

7 when the pirate thing is over, dismiss the military convoy at your ligth house, its cheaper that way.

8 at a later point you will need 6k pop in your city so keep making enterprises to get the pop growth and bring sailors whenever you can.

9 it seams the best building configuration is: 1 rank chapel+tavern, 1 rank living space, 1 rank market and hospital, 1 rank living space, start again. on that add to the sides living spaces and occasionnal park.
9.5 but its frelling expansive.

10 the campain is incredibaly punishing and if you do not get 1 objective in time, game over.

11 save and make sure you can do town quest before accepting them.

12 look at how many employees you need for an enterprise, favor those that use most

13 in your main city, depending on surrounding ressources, if you can get the architect and advanced products like cloth and clothing to complement your cotton, anything that use wood is a good idea due to how much you will produce with sisal

i may add more later and i hope someone else will have concil