Chapter 367 - Chapter 367: Chapter 360: A New Direction for Cultivating the War Bee Queen_1 (1/2)

Chapter 367: Chapter 360: A New Direction for Cultivating the War Bee Queen_1

He had long been thinking of purchasing a large amount of land to achieve the goal of making money work for him.

In time, his stash of several hundred thousand taels of silver would last forever, generating a substantial amount of rental and farming income every year.

Nearly all large families relied on this method to continually accumulate their family’s wealth.

Besides, buying shops within the city was also a decent choice.

However, purchasing storefronts carried a significant risk—it wasn’t as stable as buying land.

Even if you take a loss on land, it wouldn’t amount to much.

With a wide audience, it’s easier to rent out. If there really is no one to rent, one could cultivate it oneself.

If you make a good purchase on the storefront, that could provide for three generations.

If you don’t, you might well end up with nothing.

Moreover, the price of a shop often starts north of a hundred taels of silver, and if it is not a good investment, it might be impossible to offload.

For instance, if at the time of the purchase, a business district in the north of the city is thriving, one could rent out a shop for ten taels of silver. The cost to buy one might be two hundred and fifty taels of silver.

But after the purchase, either due to the government’s business planning or market fluctuations, that district in the north of the city could become desolate.

Rental income for the shop would plummet dramatically.

What used to fetch ten taels of silver a year would not even attract one tael now.

You’d still have to pay for annual maintenance of the property and a plethora of taxes; holding onto such a shop would not only fail to yield any income, but it would also result in losses year after year.

This is basically the equivalent of losing all your capital.

Many people would choose to cut their losses decisively and sell at a very low price.

Buying farmland doesn’t have this risk.

Even in the case of a bad year due to disasters, it might just mean no yield for that year. The next year, one can continue to cultivate or rent it out again.

And even if the fertile land that was bought for thirteen taels of silver per mu devalues, people would still buy it at five or six taels.

War is the biggest factor that causes farmland prices to plummet.

In times of fleeing from calamity, farmland can’t be taken along, and to survive, one has no choice but to sell off at a low price.

For instance, the Black Tiger Gang has been at war with the Nine Insect Gang and the Shennong Sect recently, making people anxious and surely going to cause land prices to drop sharply.

But as Shuangfeng Village sits deeply within Black Tiger Gang territory, it has not been affected too much.

After all, those landlords and farmers holding onto the land aren’t fools; they are watching the situation closely in secret.

They will only choose to sell off their land if the situation turns sour.

“Husband, do you think the land prices will drop significantly?”

Tang Caixian joined the conversation from the side.

“They should. Based on my travels from a while ago, many landlords in the border areas have already started to sell off their land at low prices and liquidate their assets. Recently, troops from the Nine Insect Gang attacked Jade Stream Town, which has already caused unrest among the locals. It’s just that those landlords and rich farmers are very shrewd, all observing the situation in secret.

The locust plague has just subsided, and other insect disasters have arisen, persisting for a while now.

I reckon they are on the brink of selling off.

If anything else were to happen, it would instantly ignite a frenzy of selling.

At that time, our old Qin Family will have the opportunity to pick up a bargain,” Qin Niu said.

Now that he had a family, Qin Niu’s mentality had undergone a significant change from when he was alone.

He would think about more long-term issues.

Because the fate of his wives and concubines, along with his maid Xiao Qing, was tied to him as their master. Additionally, he needed to make plans for his future children.

After dinner, he didn’t rush to his wife or concubines’ rooms to enjoy intimacy.

The black Gu insect lurking inside of him remained a hidden danger until it was eliminated.

If it entered his wives’ or concubines’ bodies during close contact, it would be an endless affliction.

The answer to dealing with the black Gu could most likely be found in Elder Mei’s “Myriad Insect Mastery.”

“Wan Yan, Cai Xian, I might need to concentrate on breaking through to a higher cultivation realm these days, so I won’t be able to sleep with you at night. You can rest early,” Qin Niu found an excuse and greeted his spouses.

Having just married, they obviously hoped to spend intimate time with their husband.

However, when their husband needed to overcome a bottleneck in his cultivation, both were very supportive.

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