Keep in mind that collecting money with a merchant reduces your trade power by 50%, whereas your main trade city gives you an extra +5 trade power. How to Make Money in Europa Universalis 4 from trade? African and Asian colonies usually work, both by adding to your trade power or just plain old gold provinces. While Colonial Nations pay tarrifs unfortunately the AI is so stupid that you will need an army and navy in the new world constantly to bail them out, when they again lose against a tribe with half their troops and 10 mil tech disadvantage, this commitment usually costs more than the CNs pay you (depending on the game some of these tribes have such huge amounts of gold in their treasury that it is worth it).
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