Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
On horse and on Foot
This is how Ibn Battuta describes the postal system:
In India the postal system is of two kinds. The horse post, called ulug, is run by royal horses stationed at a distance of every four miles. The foot-post has three stations per mile, it is called dawa, that is one-third of a mile... Now, at every third of a mile there is a well-populated village, outside which are three pavilions in which sit men with girded loins ready to start. Each of them carries a rod, two cubits in length, with copper bells at the top. When the courier starts fromm the city he holds the letter in one hand and the rod with its bells on the other, and he runs as fast as he can. When the men in the pavilion hear the ringing of the bell they get ready. As soon as the courier reaches them, one of them takes the letter from his hand and runs at top speed shaking the rod all the while until he reaches the next dawa. And the same process continues till the letter reaches its destination. This foot-post is quicker than the horse-post, and often it is used to transport the fruits of Khurasan which are much desired in India.
How did the state encourage the merchant in the 14th century? Write two ways.

Explanation

To encourage the merchant in. the 14th century:
(a) Inns and guesthouses were set up at major trade routes.
(b) With the establishment of an efficient postal system, merchants were able to send long distance messages.