Hopping in on this as a extremely wealthy fortress-kingdom, which is on the verge of major backstabbing and infighting with the death of the old king and rise of a youthful heir. Rather lousy on offense, but heavily fortified and strong on the defense. Have also invested heavily into cannons and advanced architecture and military planning as a means of making their fortresses and ports even harder to assault, and bound to make their civil war even worse.

And yet, trade and bankrolling will proceed regardless. Business as usual, at any cost.