Love Me Just Once (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 77

Reden was a small nation with limited farmland. Thus, the country primarily exported luxury goods and artworks crafted with exquisite artistry.

Despite its limited farmland and royal extravagance, Reden’s prices had remained relatively stable due to active trade with Aglante. Sufficient goods had been imported from southern Aglante to meet shortages.

Yet Idren now declared his intention to redirect those exported goods toward the north.

With resources limited, Aglante’s nobles and merchants would inevitably weigh the domestic market against Reden’s.

Understanding what she needed to do, Ophelia turned to the man beside her.

“I have one favor to ask.”

“Go ahead.”

“You know the canal between Aglante and Reden? Please raise the toll Aglante’s people pay when using it.”

Since the canal had been built with royal funds, Aglante’s people paid a tax to the Sigrasil royal family whenever they used it—just as Reden’s citizens paid a toll.

Previously, Idren had lowered Reden’s canal tolls to stimulate the economy. Conversely, raising Aglante’s tolls would naturally reduce the volume of exports from Aglante to Reden.

Consequently, the amount of grain exported to Reden would also decrease, driving up prices within Reden.

As grain was a necessity, people could not simply stop consuming it even if prices rose—they would instead cut back on other spending. The first to suffer would be Reden’s domestic market.

If the domestic market collapsed, the economy would inevitably follow, reducing tax revenues and thus inflicting damage upon Mahanas.

This would more than compensate for the disruption caused by Idren’s earlier reduction of Reden’s canal tolls.

Moreover, this wouldn’t benefit her alone. Ophelia spoke to the silent man beside her.

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