Do all my provinces in a trade company regions be part of the charter to get the +1 merch?

[byebytoad]

In the South African charter ,initially I had only had lesser Namaqu on which I started the South African Charter,
Obviously I had a very low % of the trade power.
Several decades later I acquired 4 more regions after a war with the GB, including Cape Town.
Without ships or merchants I have 57% of the trade power, so my % of province trade power is even higher than that.
Still after 8 months I didn't get the extra merchant.

Do I have to turn these new acquired regions to get the merchant? (I mean the 51% trade power must be reached with provinces in the trade charter, not including my provinces in the region which are not part of it?)

 

[Vetgirig]

No - however you need to have at least 50% of the trade power to get it.


Also you need the DLC that gives extra merchant.

 

[byebytoad]

No - however you need to have at least 50% of the trade power to get it.


Also you need the DLC that gives extra merchant.

I have the DLC and I have more than 50% power.
I got the merchant in zanzibar, but somehow I'm not getting the one in SA charter.
The only difference is that in Zanibar node all my regions have been added to the TRade company, while in the SA charter only one of them is part of it.
That why I was suspecting that only regions that were part of the TC were being counted for the 51%

 

[Vetgirig]

I have the DLC and I have more than 50% power.
I got the merchant in zanzibar, but somehow I'm not getting the one in SA charter.
The only difference is that in Zanibar node all my regions have been added to the TRade company, while in the SA charter only one of them is part of it.
That why I was suspecting that only regions that were part of the TC were being counted for the 51%

Check tooltip in your subjects tab to see why you don't get it.

 

[f.l.]

The provinces assigned to the trade company need to have 50% of trade power together.

 

[byebytoad]

The provinces assigned to the trade company need to have 50% of trade power together.

So mu suspicions were correct: indeed following the tip from Vetgirig I checked in the subject tab and it says I have only 8.4% of the provincial power which it's not possible if it counted
even the provinces I own in the node but have not been added to the TC
https://imgur.com/a/1uN9W

 

[otaats]

No, but Trade Company owned provinces need to wield 50% trade power, so there's your answer

 

[Badesumofu]

Only the provinces actually assigned to the TC count towards the 51%. There is no reason not to make every province you get that is within a TC region part of the TC anyway. Wait until after you convert it if you really want to, but after that no reason not to add it.