The effect of the wars on the merchant and labouring classes was far less than in the long drawn-out wars of siege and pillage in Europe, which were carried out by mercenaries who profited from long wars.
Krigenes følger på handels- og arbejderklassen var langt mindre end i de lange, udmagrende belerings- og plyndringskrige i Europa, der blev udført af lejetropper, der profiterede af lange krige.