How to snatch away trade posts?

[Slavicist]

How can I steal away trade posts from other families? They have a very lucrative post in the capital, and I want it for our family.

 

[StarSword]

The "Seize Trade Post" plot.

 

[Slavicist]

The "Seize Trade Post" plot.

And how to trigger it?

 

[Giuse]

If you don't have too many trade posts compared to them you can declare war (I think 2 or 3 more than them is the maximum and you cannot be the doge)
Alternatively, assassinate them all. This redistributes the trade posts in part and in part they get destroyed (not 100% sure).
Or wait for someone to raid the county and destroy the trade post, then rebuild it.

 

[Slavicist]

If you don't have too many trade posts compared to them you can declare war (I think 2 or 3 more than them is the maximum and you cannot be the doge)
Alternatively, assassinate them all. This redistributes the trade posts in part and in part they get destroyed (not 100% sure).
Or wait for someone to raid the county and destroy the trade post, then rebuild it.

That is no longer the case a number of patches ago; extermination of a family auto-creates a new one. I guess PdoX had considered it too gamey.

Wait for someone to raid it? Lol

 

[chrnno]

If you don't have too many trade posts compared to them you can declare war (I think 2 or 3 more than them is the maximum and you cannot be the doge)
Alternatively, assassinate them all. This redistributes the trade posts in part and in part they get destroyed (not 100% sure).
Or wait for someone to raid the county and destroy the trade post, then rebuild it.

That is no longer the case a number of patches ago; extermination of a family auto-creates a new one. I guess PdoX had considered it too gamey.

Wait for someone to raid it? Lol

Actually it still kinda works. While a new family pops up they are not necessarily given all the trade posts which might be split between the others so if you keep killing patricians(both new and old) you can get trade posts.