Talk:Konig des Menschen Chapter IV (Map Game)/@comment-36369369-20190423111016/@comment-28637315-20190423131642

I don't think you fully understand how the barter system works and how significant it was in the region at this point in history. Mass production is useless because there is no method of quick and efficient transportation of something as temporary as fresh seafood, even dried or salted ocean fish would be a miracle to obtain further inland. Why would your neighbours purchase fish from a neighbouring country when they have their own coastline? At this point in history the only thing going between nations in trade are imperishables, non-foodstuffs and luxury goods, not fish that can be easily caught by a boat trip and a net.

There's nothing wrong with exporting fish, but an economy built on it will collapse when trade partners decide to become self-sufficient.