Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 803: Mission Reward, Road of Awakening!

Chapter 803: Mission Reward, Road of Awakening!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

"Honored guests…"

Zhao Jingdian gave a faint smile as he confidently spoke.

"Everyone, be at ease. Such a thing will never take place. Before leaving, Young Master said that after building these cement roads, we only need to set up checkpoints on the roads. If merchants want to pass through, they would need to pay a fee.

"Our Great Tang is currently the wealthiest country in the world, at the height of its prosperity. Just who can count all the merchants within its borders, and how many people would pass through those checkpoints every day? These small fees will build up, many drops making an ocean, and each day will result in a massive sum. Thus, honored guests' worries about others taking advantage of your hard work, plucking the fruit of the trees you planted, simply will not occur."

In the world that Wang Chong had come from, building cement roads was an extremely expensive and resource-intensive process, so it was customary to pay tolls to use them. This was a matter that everyone could basically accept.

In that other world, this was absolutely normal, but the people of the Great Tang clearly did not have such a concept.

As expected, Zhao Jingdian's words immediately caused the eyes of these representatives of the great clans to shine, and their attitudes completely reversed.

"An excellent idea! But would they be willing to pay this fee?" an expert from a great clan asked.

"Haha, if they can transport more in a shorter time and with less jostling, why wouldn't they pay the fee?"

Zhao Jingdian chuckled. He didn't even need to think back to Wang Chong's advice to understand how to address the question.

Merchants worked in the pursuit of profit, and if they stood to make more profit, they would naturally pay the money, so these things the great clans worried about would never happen. This was a situation where both sides won.

"In addition, I don't know if any of you have noticed…"

As Zhao Jingdian spoke, he

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