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#The Sovereign Nation shall lower their flags in respect to passing Regalian Warships, and submit to being searched for contraband as defined by the Regalian Empire. | #The Sovereign Nation shall lower their flags in respect to passing Regalian Warships, and submit to being searched for contraband as defined by the Regalian Empire. | ||
#*This Navigation Act is often forced on nations that Regalia has close contact with, because Regalia has a big fleet, and without signing this agreement, that nation is essentially threatened with Privateering or having their ships sunk. | #*This Navigation Act is often forced on nations that Regalia has close contact with, because Regalia has a big fleet, and without signing this agreement, that nation is essentially threatened with Privateering or having their ships sunk. | ||
#The Sovereign Nation shall accept the | #The Sovereign Nation shall accept the Crown currency as legal tender equal to their own currency, and submit to an exchange rate set by the Regalian State. | ||
#*This Act is required for trade even on a local level because currencies other than | #*This Act is required for trade even on a local level because currencies other than Crowns are borderline Illegal in the Empire. This is often packaged by implying foreign traders can trade their wares in Regalia, but they generally get ripped off and given a horrible exchange rate. This is also agreed upon by Regalia to make the subject nation’s economy dependent on Regalia, because Regalian trade and manufacturing is more developed than other nations. | ||
#The Sovereign Nation shall grant a port or region of a city to the Regalian Empire as sovereign territory, for an Embassy and Foreign Quarter, for the Regalian State to install guards and logistics. | #The Sovereign Nation shall grant a port or region of a city to the Regalian Empire as sovereign territory, for an Embassy and Foreign Quarter, for the Regalian State to install guards and logistics. | ||
#*This is ostensibly just for the ambassador, but generally a whole host of informants and spies come along to infiltrate vast segments of society, particularly the upper class, to influence them in favor of the Empire. | #*This is ostensibly just for the ambassador, but generally a whole host of informants and spies come along to infiltrate vast segments of society, particularly the upper class, to influence them in favor of the Empire. |