Why did merchants have to pay tolls to lords? l​

Explanation:

The rule of the feudal lords discouraged trade, and towns lived by trade. Each lord collected a toll, for “protection,” from all merchants who came into his neighborhood. ... For example, a merchant taking a boatload of goods down the Loire River from Orléans had to pay 74 different tolls.

because the lord's "protected" the marchants as they travelled through the lord's land

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