"No way!"
The voice in the council hall was almost louder than the sound of Linhai Army's cannon fire just a moment ago.
No wonder the Silver Blood merchants reacted so fiercely.
What is the concept of eighty percent of liquid assets?
Those small merchant associations that have just joined the Silver Blood Association are one thing, but those ranked above 60 have been operating in Xuanzhu County for at least thirty years.
Due to an imperfect banking system and inconvenient transportation, these merchant associations truly don't have many places to spend money. Buying land and factories was an early strategy; later on, there's nowhere left to buy, and they are reluctant to buy land in the Outer District—though some, like the Shi Family, have invested in Skyrim, and ended up selling off family assets due to losses.
