Mercade
the Counsellor
An Ottoman City of Bursa was the single tile passage between a large lake and the ocean. They had a trade route (from another city) the passed through Bursa. Then several turns after I razed Bursa to the ground the cargo ship happily passed through the city ruins, and it would have gone back too, if I hadn't blocked it. The attached savegame is at the moment of the screen shot and will show the cargo ship moving (on the next turn) and then coming back a few turns later.
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