Merchants:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/searc...searchid=54572
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...ight=merchants
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...ight=merchants
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...ight=merchants
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...ight=merchants
There is stuff in the FAQ Sticky on top of the forum as well.
Anyway:
1.You have to have a merchant on resource to gain income form that resource, through the merchant. Note you gain trade income from that resource anyway.
2. If you want to monopolise a resource put all of them on one resource TYPE all over the map. They get a bonus for monopolising. You cannot put more than one merchant on one resource point.
Resources:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...light=resource
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