Merchants

Merchants allow the player to trade at market, and send goods to their own or other players' villages. Before a merchant can be created, players must first research Merchant Guilds, as well as placing a market in a village. By researching Commerce, the player can go beyond their own parish, and sell to the County, Province, Country and finally, the world.

TIP: Each merchant takes up 10 unit spaces, leaving less room for troops or other units.

The Basics
Initially, the player must research the first level of Merchant Guilds; this is available when Level 2 of Mathematics has been completed. A market will become available via the industry buildings tab of the village UI, and can be placed anywhere in a village (each village requires separate markets). Once the market has been built, the player can create merchants from the units tab of the village UI.

TIP: Without further research, only one merchant per market may be created.

Trading with a market
To buy or sell at market (assuming the relevant research has been completed), select the village you wish to trade from by accessing the drop down menu on the top toolbar, by using arrow buttons on the top toolbar, or by using the world map and clicking on the yellow shield above your village.

On the map screen, click on a capital with which you wish to trade (don't click on its shield), and a market button will appear in the user interface on the right-hand side of the screen. By clicking on this button, you will be taken to the Stock Exchange screen, where you can buy and sell goods at the market (you may want to look at other markets for the best prices).

Trading with a village
To trade with your own or another player's village, select the village you wish to trade from by accessing the drop down menu on the top toolbar, by using arrow buttons on the top toolbar, or by using the world map and clicking on the yellow shield above your village.

On the map screen, click on a village with which you wish to trade, and a Send Resources button will appear in the user interface on the right-hand side of the screen. By clicking on this button, you will be taken to the Trade Village screen, where you can choose which of your goods you wish to send to the other village (if this village doesn't belong to you, the goods they own will not be shown).

Research
Researching Merchant Guilds allows you to create merchants, and trade within your parish. Further research allows more merchants for each market you have built in your village(s). At the maximum level, you may have five (5) merchants per market.

Researching Commerce allows you to buy and sell in a county at Level 1, a province at Level 2, a country at Level 3, and finally, the world at Level 4.