Bridge Trade Tariffs

Item from The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

The toll that funds a kingdom and fuels a war — every good crossing between continents pays Ithicana for the privilege, which makes the bridge worth more than any crown.

Also known as: Trade Tariffs, Bridge Tolls, The Tariffs

What They Know

• A percentage extracted from every shipment crossing the bridge or using Ithicana's harbors — the kingdom's entire revenue source
• Maridrina's primary grievance against Ithicana — Silas frames the invasion as economic liberation from unfair tolls
• The tariffs fund Ithicana's military, infrastructure, and quality of life — without them, the kingdom can't defend itself
• The economic tension is genuine: no 'fair' tariff rate satisfies both Ithicana's survival needs and continental trade demands

Connections

• collected_by — ithicana
• resented_by — maridrina
• fund — the_bridge

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