Thanks for getting to my ask (about navies/piracy) so quickly. You answered most of my questions, but I’ve got one more – if a medieval city held control of a narrow passage that was the only sea route from kingdom A to kingdom B, could the city charge tolls on ships that travel through the protected waters? In this case, both kingdoms A and B are wealthy and import/export many valuables, but simply taking the waters themselves isn’t feasible. Could the city’s ruler become wealthy by doing this?