Constructive posts only, since I want to keep it under development and making it sense.
Reason for the Taxation stuff is to encourage the use of the local Corporations, getting at least a few credits into the Armory and getting more RP into Rheinland.
War to the silent traders.
Also the Military patrols have something to do and wont sit at Hamburg all the time.
It should not be a form of piracy and we wont hold up everyone, when we check a ship.
We focus on one, collect its tax and if the other trader goes on in the meantime, well thats luck for him.
The RP background is simple. Ensure that the rheinland economy and the war effords wont suffer, by foreign companies taking Rheinland money from the Rheinland Corporations.
The taxes can only be collected by the [RM], to ensure we have it under control.
The levied taxes are really low, so it should not harm anyone.