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Blockade
TO blockade southern ports
The spice trade route which is on the sea, is from china and the malay archipelago to the west. The ports in penang and bencoolen are unsuitable for that the ships will have to detour in order to get the spice there.
Because the Union hoped that by creating a blockade on the ports, the South would be unable to trade, and their economy would be ruined.