Game concept · All Under Heaven
Merit Rank
The game also links it as Merit Ranks.
From the game's encyclopedia
A Character's Merit Rank indicates how appropriate they are as a Governor in East Asian Administrative Governments.
It represents their documented achievements and moral conduct according to Confucian ideals through the amount of Merit they have gained.
An official with a high Merit Rank has a higher Candidate Score and Governor Salary.
The Ranks are:
• no rank
• 9th rank
• 8th rank
• 7th rank
• 6th rank
• 5th rank
• 4th rank
• 3rd rank
• 2nd rank
• 1st rank
The game's text for patch 1.20.1.2. Words in blue are entries of the encyclopedia: hover one to read it, as in the game.
Merit Rank is an entry of Crusader Kings III's in-game encyclopedia (All Under Heaven). The game explains it: "A Character's Merit Rank indicates how appropriate they are as a Governor in East Asian Administrative Governments." It is part of Merit. The game also links it as Merit Ranks. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/game_concepts/tgp_game_concepts.txt and game/localization/english/game_concepts_l_english.yml.
Source: game/common/game_concepts/tgp_game_concepts.txt, game/localization/english/game_concepts_l_english.yml and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.