User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks! Part 3 (Economics)/@comment-99.245.39.66-20111128141644

Why would the empire just stop trading with Skyrim? Hammerfell is completely independent of the Empire and they didn't just starve to death. Trade isn't just 'give money to skyrim', the Empire does get something out of it. Are they simply going to stop getting Skyrim silver because Skyrim is independent?