บท 230: The Gambling Fraud Case

The franchise business was being promoted at a considerable pace.

The local nobles who signed the contract each returned to their fiefdoms and looked for a suitable site. It was to meet the location requirements Abel had requested.

The problem was that it cost money, and in the case of Count Leod, it could not be helped.

Did that mean he couldn't enter the franchise business? No way.

Although somewhat weakened by a series of failures, Count Leod was still a powerful figure in the provinces. If he saved steadily for a few years, he would probably be able to recover sufficiently.

So, Abel happily lent him some business money—just by receiving slightly lower interest rates than other places.

"If the annual interest rate is 5%, it's no different from a free lunch," Abel thought.

This was not a modern society where financial loans were common. In reality, the only cases of lending money were at the level of usury.