Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1358 - 1191: Found a Target_2

Of course, all these are side notes. Just speaking of this moment, the fat man and that young fellow came to this industry together.

Being closer to the inner circle made the young fellow increasingly thrilled. He hadn’t expected the location to be so close to the Capital City. It’s known that the houses here, regardless of quality, have high value due to the location alone.

Nowadays, the Capital City is not as before. The land here is extremely valuable, although not quite as exaggerated as in later generations, the prices are still remarkably high.

If the other party’s house is on this side, then really, a thousand taels is definitely not expensive.

Sure enough, when the fat man led him to the entrance of a courtyard home, the fellow’s face couldn’t hide his joy. The house in front of him, both in appearance and in location, was impeccable. Although previously worth about five hundred taels, now two thousand taels is not impossible. If this information were to get out, many would covet it.

"Haha, how is it? Take a look, it’s here. The location of my house is extremely good. If it weren’t for our fated encounter, I wouldn’t sell this house to you for just one thousand taels.

You also see how superior the house’s location is. It’s not an exaggeration to say that within half a year, I could sell it for one thousand five hundred taels."

Although there was some exaggeration in the fat man’s words, the house here currently is only worth about one thousand taels, and won’t grow that much in half a year.

But the young fellow didn’t mind, as he was entirely unaware of its actual value. After all, he was just a commoner before and had no chance to come into contact with such a house.

"Alright, alright, it’s settled here, then a thousand taels for this place.

For the remaining two thousand taels, send it directly here later. By the way, could you give me some silver first, I need to go to the agency to buy a few servants."

The words of this fellow made the fat man chuckle. It seems the fellow is indeed clever. He’s truly curious how such a smart person appeared in that place.

This fellow even knows to go to the agency to buy some servants. If no murder occurs, and he sends over two thousand taels of silver, the fellow might not even survive the night, as thieves will surely pay a visit. That’s beyond doubt.

Although their transaction isn’t publicly known and is quite secretive, especially with him bringing the fellow to this residence, there are bound to be curious individuals. Many will surely know he sold a house for three thousand taels.

But if servants are bought, it’s different. With people in the residence, it will be safer and easier to manage should anything happen, right?

And the fat man didn’t dawdle, reaching into his pocket to take out another pouch and toss it over:

"With too much money, you won’t be safe. Here is one hundred taels of silver, enough for your use.

Nowadays, a servant costs only one or two taels of silver.

After buying them, be responsible for their meals, clothing, and housing, so you must carefully consider how many to buy."

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately bowed to the fat man:

"Thank you for the reminder, I will remember it."

After this, he didn’t rush to explore the mansion by himself but followed the fat man and his subordinates outside.

Passing by the trading house, he entered directly, knowing that he isn’t stupid at all. He understood that if he stayed alone in the mansion, admiring his newly acquired estate, thieves might break in. At that time, no help would come despite any cries.

Instead, he accompanied the fat man’s guards to the agency. After buying people, he could explore as he wished, couldn’t he?

The fellow’s caution also gained the fat man’s approval, even making him desire to recruit the young man for business, thinking such smart individuals aren’t easy to come by.

Seizing such a chance could greatly benefit his future business.

Of course, although the thought arose in his mind, the fat man didn’t rush to speak. He wanted to observe for a period first, at least assessing the young man’s character. If it’s not right, no matter how smart he is, he won’t be used.

"Haha, now that you’re here, do go in. I’m arranging matters here too.

From now on, that area is mine. All the keys to the houses are in a cabinet in the hall, you may search there.

This is the special key for that cabinet."

As he said this, the fat man took out a key from his pocket and tossed it to the other.

Clearly, this small box is akin to a safe, holding all the keys to the rooms.

Nowadays, despite not having electronic locks like in later generations, all doors in the courtyard are still locked with bronze locks.

The young fellow also reached out to take it, trusting that the fat man would deliver the remaining money, as he believed a civil complaint would succeed if things went south, given his status as a commoner protected by the court.

Not dawdling, after bidding farewell to the fat man, he went straight into the agency. Though Lin Yi’s appearance has reformed the time, disallowing population trading.

Yet, it’s still impossible to immediately enforce such implementation.

For many, faced with desperate situations, they still sell themselves, unable to be stopped.

However, Lin Yi’s edict forbids forced or coercive trading.

Besides current structures, no new cases of slave registry are allowed, and existing registries will gradually be canceled.

This caused upheaval, especially for those wealthy landlords, whose homes had servants. With this edict, their losses meant those servants might not belong to them soon.

The servants were naturally thrilled, not expecting such a day to come, though it wouldn’t be accomplished overnight.

According to Lin Yi, it must be approached gradually, unlike dealing with officials using harsh measures.

Considering that nearly every household has involved servants, it affects everyone, making it unfeasible to resolve overnight.

But he assured the people that within six months, it will be entirely abolished.

Thus, after his edict, the trading house’s business decidedly dwindled.

Nowadays, few intend to buy slaves, knowing that within six months, they might no longer belong to them.

[To be continued...]