Trade idea group events

Trade idea group events are the part of the idea group events which require to have unlocked the trade idea group.

Five years pulse events

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Business is Booming

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Thanks to our shrewd commerce practices, merchants are being attracted to our realm and our trade efficiency has increased as a result.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Business is Booming”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
Excellent news The country gets the modifier “Business is Booming” for 10 years with the following effect: +5% trade efficiency.

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Trade Complacency

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Although as a nation we are famous for our shrewd commerce practices, at the moment our merchants are becoming a tad complacent.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Out of date Commerce practices”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
I can see our merchants not competing as well The country gets the modifier “Out of date Commerce practices” for 10 years with the following effect: −10% global trade power. I think prices could be rising The country: gains 1 inflation.

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Our Merchants are adventuring

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Current trading conditions are strongly favoring our merchants. Our merchants are ready to take advantage of these.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Adventuring Merchants”. does not have the modifier “Merchants Doing Poorly”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
Excellent The country gets the modifier “Adventuring Merchants” for 10 years with the following effects: +25% trade range, −20% envoy travel time.

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Our Merchants are doing poorly

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Although previously our adventuring merchants were doing good business, things have recently taken a turn for the worse.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Adventuring Merchants”. does not have the modifier “Merchants Doing Poorly”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
I guess we'll just have to tighten our belts The country gets the modifier “Merchants Doing Poorly” for 10 years with the following effect: +10% diplomatic technology cost. A few unpopular reforms are the answer The country: loses 1 stability.

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Trade Policy Success

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Our National Trade Policy is proving unusually successful at the moment. This is giving our merchants a real boost.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Trade Policy Working”. does not have the modifier “Trade Policy failing”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
I am sure this is good news The country gets the modifier “Trade Policy Working” for 10 years with the following effects: +5% trade efficiency, +25% trade range.

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Trade Policy is failing

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Our National Trade Policy isn't really delivering at the moment. Our merchant just aren't doing as well.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Trade Policy Working”. does not have the modifier “Trade Policy failing”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
Looks like the merchants are struggling The country gets the modifier “Trade Policy failing” for 10 years with the following effects: −5% trade efficiency. Prices are on the way up The country: gains +0.5 corruption.

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Income Bonanza

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Our merchants have managed to gain an advantage over other merchants. Although this advantage won't last forever, for now our merchants are cashing in.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the trade modifier “Income Bonanza” in a trade node with an active merchant of this country.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
Most excellent news The country gets the trade modifier “Income Bonanza” in a random trade node with an active merchant of this country that does not have already this modifier, for 10 years with the following effect: +25 trade power.

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Competitive Advantage

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The fight for trade in the world is competitive, but one of our merchants has managed to secure a preferential deal with local suppliers. Although we will not be able to keep this deal forever, for now we are able to bring forward more change.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Competitive Advantage”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
Brilliant! The country gets the modifier “Competitive Advantage” for 10 years with the following effect: +10% trade steering.

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Cooperation with the Merchant class

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The biggest problem with collecting income from trade is the smuggling. Our government policy of supporting the mercantile interests has led the merchant class to cooperate more against those who choose to smuggle. At least for a while.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Cooperation with the Merchant class”. does not have the modifier “Trade Collapse”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
Fantastic News! The country gets the modifier “Cooperation with the Merchant class” for 10 years with the following effects: +5% trade efficiency, −0.1 yearly corruption. If the country has the burghers estate, then the estate gains 10 loyalty, else if the country has the vaishyas estate, then the estate gains 10 loyalty, else if the country has the jains estate, then the estate gains 10 loyalty.

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Support for Mercantilist Policies

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The mercantile interest has lobbied for an expansion of mercantilist policies. We are considering an expansion in these policies to see if they would be beneficial to our nation.

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. has less than 95% mercantilism.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
It is worth looking at... The country: gains 1% mercantilism.

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Trade Collapse

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It is hard to fathom but for some reason the amount of income from trade has simply collapsed. The cargoes just don't seem to be landed. Is it smuggling? Is it merchants going elsewhere? We do not know but things are grim...

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Trigger conditions The country: has enabled the trade ideas. does not have the modifier “Cooperation with the Merchant class”. does not have the modifier “Trade Collapse”.	Is triggered only by the five year pulse I. Base weight: 100
There is nothing we can do The country gets the modifier “Trade Collapse” for 10 years with the following effect: −20% trade efficiency. We must do something! The country: loses 100 diplomatic power.