Did you follow the tutorial I linked you to?
The file where the text is based in is present (data\text\strat), even if it wasn't it would be read from the packed files. Try what happens if you remove both files of that name.
The merchant entry:
Code:
{SMT_MERCHANT_DESCR}Merchants are agents that work for their lord by establishing trade routes between distant foreign resources and their own local markets. Under the guise of private enterprise, merchants are able to move through enemy lands without drawing suspicion or committing a diplomatic transgression. When merchants work together so that they have a monopoly on a particular resource, they will generate extra income for their faction. Opposing merchants can attempt to make a hostile takeover of each other's assets, ending the other's career.