Embargoes

[Drake]

I pretty much agree with Xoria. A House at war (lets call it House A) should be worried about traders exporting into the enemy House (House B), not so much about importing in from that House. Generally the import is something which sells well, implying that it's something which House A very much needs or wants, and more than likely House B is the primary producer of said product. Without traders 'smuggling' that product past the embargo of House B, House A would be hurting for their lack of <insert commodity here>.

I expect this will be a major issue in 4.85, especially since Xoria is the one bringing it up. Trade routes are supposed to be longer and require multiple stops in multiple Houses. If every House has an embargo on both exports and imports, the possible routes for a trader are limited. Liberty to Bretonia to Rhineland to Kusari to Liberty, or Liberty to Kusari to Rhineland to Bretonia to Liberty. Neither of these routes are particularly in-RP for a Libertonian sympathizer. As Xoria mentioned earlier, Liberty to Kusari to Bretonia to Liberty would be a better choice.