Newbie Merchant question

[jonpfl]

All,

Sometimes I can select my merchant and can hold the cursor over a resource and it will show the amount of money it will produce and sometimes it doesn't. What is the criteria for this working (or not)?

Also, should I be using my merchants close to home or should I send them across the map?

Thx
jonpfl

[Lusted]

Sometimes I can select my merchant and can hold the cursor over a resource and it will show the amount of money it will produce and sometimes it doesn't. What is the criteria for this working (or not)?

If you can see the rescource, or have had armies/agents walk past the rescource you will see a value for it. If you have never had the rescource in your line of sight you will get no value.

Also, should I be using my merchants close to home or should I send them across the map?

Mostly across the map, though as the Russians you can make a bit off of amber near Riga, and as Byzantium you can make some cash from the silks near Constantinople.

[mercja]

Also travel over to western europe and pull some florins on the wine.