Imperial construction projects. It would be nice if they would offer pay equivalent to what one might get paid by a pawnbroker for the raw materials used to create the unit (at perfect build)
Say, the new road repairs on the little road from Aug to the Aug mines *hint*
There should also be an Imperial Construction Manager in every capital city who can give you a list of all non-player -owned work, except those things which plot dictates should be kept secret.
An Imperial Residential Building Inspector would also be nice. One in each hub area, and one in each capital city. Genevia Island might have one, but not every town on genevia island. When a mason, fitter, etc walks up to them and asks what Paying work is available, the official would ask what teir materials you would like to work in, maximum. When that is answered, a listing of jobs, in order of pay per unit would appear. You would _not_ be able to reserve work. Players would have to pay a small fee to list their construction work with the empire, but this could be done from the plot, or from the character sheet