After Zhu Yanfeng left, Ji Chenglie said thoughtfully, "I suspect those words weren't Brother Yanfeng's own idea. Most likely, the clan chief instructed him to say them."
Liu Yirong nodded in agreement. "Exactly. Without the clan chief's permission, he probably wouldn't disclose information like that so readily."
"What exactly does the clan chief mean by doing this?" Ji Chenglie frowned in thought. Clearly, this question was of vital importance to them.
Liu Yirong furrowed her brows slightly. After a moment's consideration, she said slowly, "Either something has changed within the main family-in which case, people who have only recently pledged allegiance, like us, usually wouldn't be told outright."
A sharp gleam flashed through Ji Chenglie's eyes as he continued, "Or Young Master Xiaojun is the one overseeing the main family's broader strategy in Chang'an."
"After all, you're well aware of his intelligence and strategic acumen."
"Many of Chang'an City's policies and plans came from the young master's hands: the Medicinal Materials Market Plan, the industrialization of the Southern Five Commanderies, and even the joint establishment of the Finance Academy in Chang'an with the Ning family of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Young Master Chen Xiaojun planned all of it himself."
Previously, Chen Hong had brought back a handwritten letter from Sect Master Ning Ruiting of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, confirming that the Ning family had accepted the Chen Clan's proposal.
As the Chen Clan planned to expand its various trading markets on a large scale, finance personnel were both its most important resource and the one it lacked most.
They needed to prepare for the shortage of finance professionals before the rain arrived; their importance went without saying.
Notably, within the medieval economic setting of the Douluo Continent, there were no dedicated finance academies. In fact, aside