Out of friendliness, before parting, Zhu Chuan still reminded, "Governor Zhao might encounter quite a few merchants from the south along the way. At this moment, they might be blocked within Nanyang Country."
Zhao Hanzhang squinted upon hearing this, "Oh, so there are many bandits in Nanyang's territory?"
Zhu Chuan replied meaningfully, "Those aren't bandits; it's regular taxation."
Zhao Hanzhang's smile slightly faded, "Oh? I wonder what taxes Mr. Zhu paid along the way?" She wanted to broaden her knowledge.
"There are many items, carriage tax, goods transit tax, road damage tax, oh, and foot tax."
Zhao Hanzhang was confused, "Foot tax?"
"Some small traders have low costs, lacking livestock and carts, relying on their shoulders to carry goods, thus missing the carriage tax, so naturally, they have to make up for it with a foot tax."
Zhao Hanzhang: ...
Fu Tinghan was also stunned and instinctively asked, "For those like you with carriage tax, don't you need to pay foot tax?"
