Even the original residents of Tieshi City have now rented out all their homes to the various chambers of commerce and business people. Because these shops and chambers offer much higher rents, a three-room house now commands a monthly rent of 30 taels of silver.
This has left the original residents feeling incredibly excited. They are happy to head to New Tieshi City to live in the city gate archways if it means they can rent out their own homes to the various chambers of commerce or merchants, thereby earning a handsome commission before the construction of New Tieshi City is completed.
This is the most significant indicator of Tieshi City's commercial prosperity and growth. According to Wang Yuan’s statistics, apart from the City Lord’s Mansion and the Prince’s Mansion of the Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong, almost every single house in Tieshi City has been rented out to major chambers of commerce and small-scale business storefronts.
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