Trade Questions

[batzbw]

Okay, I mistakenly posted this thread in the user mod forum, so I thought I would repost it here and see what responses I got.

"Okay, I have been playing for a little while now and I think I have a grasp on a lot of the major concepts, but I has a few questions concerning trade. I have always started as a country without a COT but in my latest game I took over Genoa and gained the COT in Liguria. I am currently a member of The Hansa's trade league. However, I would like to break away and start a trade league of my own. My questions have to do a lot with this. First, if I break away, can I try and bring other countries into my trade league. Second, if I am able to form a trade league then will I have the options such as founding trade stations or asking for rights to exclusive trade. I only ask these because Hansa has done both of these in my territory since I have been associated with their league. If I can do these, then how, is it just another option in the diplomatic screen. Do I have to be a certain government type before I am allowed. If I am not able to do these, then I have to say I am really disappointed because that would be really really cool. Finally, the COT in Liguria has changed hands many times over the last few years and has a high stagnation and low income. What can I do, if anything, to reverse these trends. Thanks to all in advance."

I had the question about forming trade leagues answered in that I have to become a merchant republic. Which brings up another slew of questions.

1. If I have a personnel union and become a republic (noble, merchant, or otherwise) does the PU go away or continue.
2. Speaking of PU. I know that on the death of a monarch there is a chance of the territory either be inherited or the PU continuing. I have checked before and it says upon death territory with bee inherited but then a few years later, with nothing changing in the relationship it says PU will continue. Question I have is there anyone to ensure the territory will be inherited or is it just random.
3. Finally if anyone had ideas on the high stagnation/low income in a COT and ways to fix it I would love to hear them.

 

[ind2bc]

1. You are not allowed to change to a republic if you have a PU with any nation so if you want to become a republic you must either inherit, integrate or break it first.

2. It is completely random higher diplomacy and trust level usually help in inheriting

3. You must get more provinces to trade through the CoT or hope more nations start to send merchants there. If you are part of a trade league you could be losing provinces to the trade leagues CoT. Break the trade league agreement and they should rejoin yours. If you aren't part of a trade league and provinces are still trading elsewhere you can embargo the owner of the CoT they are trading through. Provinces don't trade through embargoed CoTs, however this hurts your trade tech investment and if you do it too much can be a killer.

 

[Dathon]

The trade staition event is a random thing that can happen if certain conditions are met, i don't think you will get a option that actually allows you to do it yourself.

http://www.paradoxian.org/eu3wiki/Trade_Station_Founded

In http://www.paradoxian.org/eu3wiki/Trade_Rights#Benefits_of_being_in_a_trade_league they say that: "A trade league leader can also ask for trade rights of goods from other nations. This is paticularly useful in Divine Wind where trading more than 33% of a good gives a Strategic Resource Bonus. This can also significantly increase the value of the league's Centres of Trade."

So yes, you will get this option if you start your own trade league.