Trade Agreements

[pahco]

A trade agreement would be a diplomatic action available between two nations on good terms. This agreement would boost their trade power (maybe by 10% or whatever is determined to be balanced) in trade nodes that the two countries already control a majority of the trade power in. It wouldn't apply to nodes that one of the two countries control less than 10-20% (depending on balance) of the trade power. This could also cause trade disputes CBs with third party countries that control significant portions of power in that node or have that node as their main trading port.

 

[Mattius]

I think the game's time frame is too early for this, but by all means, prove me wrong.

 

[Fluffy_Fishy]

I think the game's time frame is too early for this, but by all means, prove me wrong.

The Italian Merchant Republics and the Hansa were almost run on trade agreements, not quite like the modern form but still complex and very important as part of world development, The hostility in trying to win over the best trade agreement in constantinople/istanbul caused wars on its own. They do need to do something about trade, especially to simulate some kind of depth to the current embargo system. Trade agreements go back as far as trade and have just been evolving since, from personal, to tribal, to feudal, to state, to corporate.

 

[Mattius]

Good job. I am proven wrong. Would merchant republics be the only ones to get this feature?

 

[Fluffy_Fishy]

No it wouldnt make sense to just do it as merchant republics, they just have the most significant usage. England used to have special trade agreements with Antwerp for example. Theres even a descision where you switch the main port to calais under certain circumstances. It's just more natural for the merchant republics, as they had special agreements with people like the mamluks, well really whoever had the best supply of spices, which usually either went to Alexandria, Beyrut, or somewhere near Crimea, but that fluctuated exactly where. The trade agreements used to really annoy the pope which is why they are more significant, even though reality was everyone bought the goods from the merchant republics so everyone was equally guilty. But this is early on, Trade agreements would also make sense in a Colonial Protectorate scenario.