The Emerson family patriarch's words left his heir stunned.
Right!
Where couldn't you build a workshop?
Inside the castle, in the fields, on wasteland—there were too many places in this world where you could build workshops.
If it was just for building workshops, why would they purchase large areas of farmland?
That didn't make sense!
"Then why would the Golden Merchant Guild decide to purchase on a large scale at this time? Could it be..."
The Emerson family patriarch nodded. "The Golden Merchant Guild believes that current land prices are too low and there's profit to be made."
"But why would there be profit? According to our calculations, the cost of cultivating land is almost higher than grain prices. Building granaries and storage costs are also extremely high."
The young man really couldn't figure it out. "Plus, Golden Spike Grain is only being planted by Southern Development Company this year. By next year, it'll be everywhere."
