explorers guild HQ - india route

[Don in the North]

so ive had explorers hq in Zara, (as venice) for about 100 years, now, its 1257 and i see nothing in the trade scrolls about a route to india giving me extra cash (which i desperately need atm)

does anyone know how this works? does the trade route only actually open at a certain time in game or when some high level of docks are made?
or is it invisible bonus given without record?

[vonKrysiak]

no I think it just adds to trade although the trade route was mentioned somewhere else as well...
I will look around in one of my campaigns but if you have the hq then you should be getting profits all the time

[T-wester]

the explorers guild gives extra movement points and ancillaries to generals merchents diplomats who are trained or stays in a turn in the city

[vonKrysiak]

Yes thats true but he is talking about the HQ which also opens additional trade route to India which gives you more money

[Yogol]

or is it invisible bonus given without record?

Well, you can save your game, look at how much money is coming in in total, delete the HQ and then check again...

LEt us know how it went, I am curious too, hehe.