Diplomacy / Trade

[Liberator]

Give a state gift to get them to like you more and then you can get trade agreements. Playing as Prussia in 1750 or so I have 10-15 trade partners which brings in like 15k a turn. I also had to pay 1000-2000 for some of the arrangements, but that easily pays itself back in 1-2 turns.

I also got Bavaria and Wurtemburg to become my protectorates by paying them 2000.

I tried giving state gifts and they had a huge effect in increasing the attitudes towards me, but still, they do not accept trade agreements.

I even was offered by Sweden to give them Hannover for some tech, my counteroffer was the same + trade agreements, and they refused saying:
"I Cannot agree that our two nations need to trade, sir, for trade implies some kind of equality of worth"

I think there is need for a forced diplomacy mod!