Thinking about time and space and how in the real world a trade cart would take a long time to travel from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’ and the horses would need to be rested. They would likely not travel at a constant speed for the whole journey.
The initial theory of trade routes would be a negotiation between a trading village and another village within a given distance where a fresh team of horses rest. The cost for having the way-point would be either a cut of the load being carried or set price per load.
The trade route can be optional but offer an speed advantage. This would be advantageous to the person shipping the resources, as time is money.
On the same topic of trade carts- A trade deal should only use the cart from the provider of the merchandise. Their cart should send off with the goods and return with the new items.
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A more complex option for a trade cart would be the ability to schedule daily shipments (for x number of days, or continuous). This could be beneficial for both trading parties without having to micro-manage the details every day. If you negotiate a good deal than you should be able to lock into a contract.
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