How to get rid of Isolationism (Japan)

[The Merchant Guild]

the game doesnt say why i cant get rid of it, other laws tell me i dont have tech or certain parties need to support a law ect, but the shogunate majority support movement to Mercantilism but i cant move. Any ideas?

[teron]

You have to have an interest group in goverment that supports changing the law. Good example would likely be the industrialists.

[The Merchant Guild]

Originally posted by teron:

You have to have an interest group in goverment that supports changing the law. Good example would likely be the industrialists.

How do i get more industrialists? So far they arnt even a fringe group i can force in, they just dont even exist atm

[thisNameNull]

Common... bros.... to get industrialists.....just build more industry...

[HalcyonGray]

bolster them using 200 authority, takes time

[SteelBear]

Certain production methods give you more pops more likely to be an industrialist.

early game clothes industry can get dye workshops production method for example.

Getting rid of peasant army and things that give landholders bonuses will give other groups more influence in comparison.

You can also bolster and suppress groups. Thinks its the government screen and you right click the group? Cant remember exactly where the button is right now.

[Slippin Jimmy]

Took me about 70 years to slowly reform Japan, even then it just ended in a nightmare civil war, ♥♥♥♥ the shogun.

It helps moving any pops loyal to the Shogunate out of your capital and increasing the amounts of pops loyal to other groups into the capital, they get more political power when in your capital so it will dilute the shogunates popularity faster.

[Jokudami]

Attack or be attacked by a major power, they will most likley have "Open Japanese Markets" and/or "War Reparations" as wargoals, if they don't have "Open Japanese Markets" as primary wargoal don't give in while the diplomatic play is ongoing, wait for the war to start and immediatley surrender. Now you will have the "Free Trade" policy and every political party besides the industrialists hate that policy so they will gladley change to "Mercantilism", "Protectionism" and "Isolationism". Before you can change your trade policy you will have to wait I think 5 years for the "Forced to open markets" modifier to go away.

For example in my Ethiopia playtrough I attacked Bahrain and Austria intervented with "Open Ethiopian markets" as wargoal, so I conquered Bahrain and then surrendered to Austria to get the Policy.

[Nemo of Utopia]

Originally posted by Jokudami:

For example in my Ethiopia playthrough I attacked Bahrain and Austria intervened with "Open Ethiopian markets" as war goal, so I conquered Bahrain and then surrendered to Austria to get the Policy.

That there is one of your classic "200 IQ" type moves.