Grain province changing into gold province mid-game

[Kurblius]

In October 1645, the Ming province of Sichuan Pendi was producing 2.2 units of grain:

In December 1945, the Ming province of Sichuan Pendi was now producing 2.2 units of GOLD:

Is there some kind of event that turns grain provinces into gold provinces that I'm not aware of? A sort of "Gold Discovered on a farm!" event?

 

[unmerged(487181)]

It's your punishment for your ugly borders in all your Hansa games. lol

 

[Phelan]

Is there some kind of event that turns grain provinces into gold provinces that I'm not aware of? A sort of "Gold Discovered on a farm!" event?

Yes, http://www.paradoxian.org/eu3wiki/Gold_Mine_Discovered

 

[Illanair]

Sire! Our royal alchemists have done it! They have turned grain into precious gold!

 

[unmerged(80402)]

Plan "Goldfarming"
Take ming gold provinces.
Wait until it get gold provinces.
Take ming gold provinces.
Profit!!!

 

[Kurblius]

Yes, http://www.paradoxian.org/eu3wiki/Gold_Mine_Discovered

Aaah. Thanks. I had a feeling it was limited to the Celestial Empire.

 

[unmerged(217050)]

Is this event inspired by world of warcraft?

 

[DDRJake]

Am I right in thinking you wish it had stayed grain so that it actually had trade value?

 

[Kurblius]

Am I right in thinking you wish it had stayed grain so that it actually had trade value?

I have a long term ambition to bankrupt Ming so they will stop building CoTs. A goldmine doesn't help. They still have too much cash despite having been reduced to 10 provinces, 9 of which were grain and wool provinces. I guess I'll just have to go to war with them a couple times. Seems like there's a maximum $$ that you can take from them in a peace treaty which depends on the CB. I think the max I've gotten was 5000 D in a peace treaty - they still got 19,000. Meaning I'd need to wage at least 4 wars with them to deplete their cash stores.