Chapter 500

There is absolutely no comparison to be made!

The key is that I pushed the person to the other side myself, purely out of my own stupidity.

Jia Jia Jia Lian wanted to slap himself a few times again.

Shaking his head, Jia Jia Jia Lian said with a complicated expression, "It seems he was prepared long ago. He really has profited; by monopolizing so many coal mines, he’s going to make a killing on this honeycomb briquette business!"

"Wealth rivaling a nation is just around the corner!"

Chi Pan and the others nodded in deep agreement.

They dared not continue comparing.

When people compare themselves to others, it’s terrifying.

Jia Jia Jia Lian hurriedly said, "Our Rongguo Prefecture wants to sell two manors; see if any of you have a need for them."

Hearing this, Chi Pan and the others were surprised.

Immediately, the looks they gave Jia Jia Jia Lian became playful and mocking!

After all, unless a family’s expenses exceed their income and they are already finished,

it is impossible to sell off ancestral property!

This statement and behavior of Jia Jia Jia Lian’s

actually revealed a grave signal to the outside world!

Rongguo Prefecture is finished!

This will only make the decline of Rongguo Prefecture happen faster!

Rongguo Prefecture is likely going to be done for!

Song Song Song Luotian, the Song Song Song Jiayin sisters, and the others looked at Jia Jia Jia Lian with even more disdain.

They no longer had any interest in talking to Jia Jia Jia Lian.

Everyone dispersed.

Jia Jia Jia Lian was suddenly stunned.

In the end, only Chi Pan did not leave.

"Brother Chi, why did they all leave?"

After saying this, Jia Jia Jia Lian suddenly froze.

He realized what was going on.

He was instantly overcome with embarrassment.

But there was no helping it.

Since he wanted to sell his ancestral manors, it would definitely get out.

Finally, Jia Jia Jia Lian could only say awkwardly, "Brother Chi, you stayed behind—are you looking to buy?"

Chi Pan shook his head, "I have no interest in manors. However, if you want to sell, you could consider selling to the Marquis Marquis Wushuang Earl's Mansion."

"The Marquis Marquis Wushuang Earl's Mansion?"

Jia Jia Jia Lian was stunned.

"Recently, besides coal mines, the Marquis Marquis Wushuang Earl's Mansion has also been purchasing various farmlands, mountain estates, shops, and residences at high prices."

"As for the price, I don't think anyone offers more than the Marquis Marquis Wushuang Earl's Mansion right now."

Upon hearing this, Jia Jia Jia Lian's expression turned gloomy.

Wouldn't this mean selling his ancestral property to his own enemy?

Chi Pan saw this.

He was not surprised.

He had also heard about the matter of him divorcing his wife.

And Wang Wang Wang Xifeng is now a concubine of Jia Hui.

"Brother Jia, making money isn't shameful!"

"In business, one should talk business; why hold a grudge against money?"

His words successfully persuaded Jia Jia Jia Lian.

Jia Jia Jia Lian hurriedly nodded, "Good, thank you for the suggestion, Brother Chi! If it goes through, I'll treat you to a meal."

Chi Pan smiled, "Sure."

"Once you've sold the manors and have money, I'll take you to two good places."

"What good places?"

"A casino recently opened; I'll take you to play."

"A casino? What's so special about that? Besides, I'm not a gambler."

"This casino is no ordinary one; it has many new ways to play. You'll know once you've seen it for yourself."

"And what about the other good place?"

"A bank!"

"What is a bank?"

"It's a money shop, but one newly opened by the Marquis Marquis Wushuang Earl's Mansion. It's different from ordinary money shops."

Jia Jia Jia Lian asked suspiciously, "How is it different?"

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Money shops and draft banks are nothing new.

Generally speaking,

there is a difference in the business scope and operational regions of money shops and draft banks.

The main business of money shops is handling deposits and loans for merchants, and occasionally operating commercial exchange between regions.

Therefore, they have a closer connection to commerce.

Draft banks specialize in remittances; in the past, when transportation was underdeveloped and there was a lot of money, draft banks emerged as the times required.

They provide loans, but only to money shops, not to ordinary merchants.

Additionally, the main operational regions for money shops are the Yangtze River Basin and the southeastern provinces, with Jin Ling as their center.

As for draft banks, their main operational regions are the Yellow River Basin and the northern provinces.

"The difference between Marquis Marquis Wushuang Bank and draft banks is that draft banks don't pay interest; they also lend money out and collect interest, but they don't distribute it to depositors."

"Whereas Marquis Marquis Wushuang Bank gives interest on everything. When depositors put money into the bank, the bank uses that money for investment or lending, and provides interest to the depositors every year. The two complement each other."

"So if you have extra money and no good investment opportunities, you can completely deposit it in."

"You can earn money every year—it's money making money!"

Jia Jia Jia Lian was instantly tempted: "Depositing money earns interest!!"

Selling the manors was only to handle an emergency for the time being,

as well as needing money for the betrothal gifts.

And he also wanted to get a membership card

to save face.

That was why he wanted to temporarily sell two manors.

But there should still be quite a bit of money left over.

If he deposited it into the bank and earned interest,

he might even be able to earn it back.

This is different from usury.

Usury earns more,

but Lady Xing was just a cautionary tale.

He didn't dare risk being caught and beaten with dozens of heavy strokes.

So depositing it in the bank,

without any cost,

would be much better!