Growing your population in Manor Lords is important so you can tackle new jobs and continue fulfilling the many needs of your people. If you want to get more people, you’ll need to know how to increase approval. This mechanic revolves around keeping your people happy and avoiding annoying negative modifiers simultaneously.
Manor Lords’ Steam Early Access release has brought with it many questions like what are Tools for? You’d figure your people would need them for jobs like chopping wood, mining, etc. However, while there is a description in-game for what they do, they don’t seem to be functional currently.