Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

In fact, Wei Wu could probably guess what they were thinking, but he didn't care.

Not only did he not care, he even specifically pointed out what these people were thinking.

"Everyone, I guess you're wondering, even if we can collect tolls, how much money can we make with service areas?"

"After all, the Ming Dynasty law stipulates that if soldiers or civilians travel more than 100 miles without a permit, the soldiers will be charged with desertion, and the civilians will be charged with illegally crossing the border."

"Even if there are better and more convenient roads, not many people can move around. Even if we have 50 years, we won't be able to make back our investment, right?"

After hearing what Wei Wu said, the members of the Chamber of Commerce present did not hide anything and all nodded to indicate that they thought so.

But at this moment, Wei Wu spoke again:

"Everyone, you have all witnessed the various actions taken by the imperial court during this period. Has anyone noticed anything?"

After saying this, Wei Wu looked around at everyone's faces, and then continued without waiting for them to speak:

"I can tell you that the road permit system will soon disappear, and the court will pay great attention to commercial development in the future."

"Of course, while vigorously supporting businesses, business taxes will definitely increase, but this is a good thing for you."

"The increase in commercial taxes means the court recognizes it. From now on, the court will no longer suppress merchants, and your business will be better."

Seeing the stunned expressions on the faces of the Chamber of Commerce members, Wei Wu smiled slightly and continued:

"With the support of the imperial court, farmers will no longer be limited to farming. In the future, more and more people in Ming Dynasty will engage in business."

"After all, besides breaking the law, the fastest way to make money in this world is through business, and the business environment will only get better in the future."

"Without the restrictions of the pass, would you be willing to continue walking on that broken road that becomes muddy when it rains?"

"Even a fool would know that we should take the cement road, which is more convenient, saves time, and allows the goods to reach their destination faster!"

The people present here are not fools. If what Wei Wu said is true, then building cement roads can indeed make money.

They are businessmen themselves, and no one knows the problem of transporting goods better than them.

Just as Wei Wu said, today's traveling merchants all walk on the broken roads that become muddy when it rains.

Even what Wei Wu said was still a tactful way of speaking. Nowadays, when it rains, the dirt roads are not only muddy, but also difficult to walk on.

The carriage couldn't even move on this kind of road, so it could only stop to rest and wait for the rain to stop, wasting a lot of time.

This is still considered good. The real trouble is that in the wilderness there are not only wild beasts, but also robbers.

Losing all your money is the best possible outcome, but you might even lose your life along the way.

However, if you are walking on a cement road, you don’t have to worry about not being able to go on the road due to rain.

They had all visited the Academy of Science and Technology at that time, and they knew very well how good cement-paved roads were.

Not only can it greatly shorten the transportation time, but it can also save a lot of costs on the road.

If they were in their place, they would definitely take the cement road, even if they had to pay tolls, it would be worth it.

But this is not the most important thing. What concerned them most about Wei Wu's words was the disappearance of the road permit system.

Since Wei Wu said so, it will definitely happen in the future, and they believe it very much.

But if there really was no travel permit system, then they could easily imagine how many people would be traveling for business in the future.

You should know that the location of this road construction bid is Nanzhili, which is the most prosperous and wealthy area in Ming Dynasty and also the area with the most merchants.

Once the cement road is completed, most businessmen will probably choose to walk through here.

While everyone was calculating in their minds, Wei Wu spoke again: