This depends upon which alliance you join, and how warlike they are. If you are in a war alliance, 15-18 barracks per city is fairly common. Otherwise, 12 is good. It cracks me up with alliances who don't stress the importance of barracks.. there are a LOT of cities with 1-2 barracks out there! More food for me... ;)
Have about 6-8 cottages Don't make the mistake of filling your city with a bunch of cottages and only 1 or 2 barracks, that's a mistake several people do. It will make you have a weak city and an easy target.
Build more cottages then upgrade them. No more than 6 though as you will nedd the space for other things like barracks!
cottages
Build and upgrade cottages
You first need to have a barracks then you can recruit them
Click on an empty square within your town and there will be a list of buildings you can build, click on barracks and there you go.
you make a barracks and make them there but they cost resourse and gold
I dont know maybe your reading the page on what the barracks is like? I have never read that but i will look today
In order to get soldiers in Evony, you have to create a building called a Barracks in your city. Then as you gradually upgrade the level of this Barracks, more types of soldiers that are, in some cases, stronger and more effective, become available. Hope this helped!
Build a barracks and then train troops. Simple. Do the quests, they explain the game.
They do not go really any were though they are listed in the barracks
You click on the barracks and click train but that's only if you meet the requirements