I've run some tests with bribery and I find no matter how many florins I have I can't bribe anyone at anytime. perhaps I need maxed out diplomats too? That's another thing I don't understand with CA, they seem to break systems that don't work, rather than simply remove them. I.e. with protectorates and bribery. Why not simply eliminate the features, rather than leaving them in and making them valueless? I don't get the strategy here at all.