Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 727: Chapter 94: Tragedy! The Foundation of Zuoqiu Family is Undermined_3

Indeed, developing the Qingluo Sea demanded considerable financial investment. With a mix of admiration and gratitude, Wang Shouzhe stood and bowed. “In that case, I owe the Prefectural Governor a debt of gratitude.”

“No, no, it is my Prefecture Mansion that benefits from your achievements,” replied the governor with a wave of his hand and a chuckle.

All he did was to provide a little help. The whole operation was not his own initiative, and the money earned was almost effortless.

To use Wang Shouzhe’s words, it was a clear case of “winning without lifting a finger”. Lifted his spirits and endeared Wang Shouzhe to him.

The three were engrossed in their conversation when suddenly a civil officer from the Prefectural Mansion, dressed in middle-age garb, walked in from outside the garden. He respectfully reported, “Prefectural Governor, the Old Ancestor of Zuoqiu Zhenghua, Family Head Guanyu, and the Governor of Qing’an Prefecture, Wu Dinghai, are waiting outside for you.”

My, my,

The news brightened Qian Xuehan’s eyes, “The Prefectural Governor is truly foresighted. The Zuoqiu family has indeed come.”

“Ha, ha. They came even quicker than I expected. It seems this time, they are in quite a hurry.” The old governor, Taishi Ankang, could not help but laugh.

The official was unsure about master Ankang’s attitude and hesitated, “So… governor, are you going to meet them?”

“No.” The governor waved his hand dismissively. “Tell them I am in a meeting and ask them to wait.”

He couldn’t forget the “insult” he once suffered in Qing’an County.

Now that an opportunity for revenge presented itself, how could he resist making them wait?

As a result, the wait turned out to be for half a day.

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The Governor of Qing’an Prefecture, Wu Dinghai, the Old Ancestor of the Purple Mansion, Zuoqiu Zhenghua, and Zuoqiu Family Head, Guanyu, waited in the reception hall of the governor’s mansion for almost three hours without anyone meeting them.

By the afternoon, the faces of Wu Dinghai and Zuoqiu Zhenghua had turned iron blue. Even Guanyu, the younger generation, looked deeply unhappy.

“This Taishi Ankang is definitely seeking revenge!” Wu Dinghai, infuriated, almost smashed his teacup. “Isn’t it just a temporary victory? It wasn’t even his own ability. What does he have to brag about?”

“Old Ancestor,” Guanyu glanced at his own Zhenghua Old Ancestor and carefully suggested, “If this gets out, our Zuoqiu family will become a laughingstock.”

Zuoqiu Zhenghua contemplated and felt this was not the right way to go about it.

With a resounding slam on the table, he stood up, “Let’s go. Back home!”

He didn’t believe that the prestigious Grade Four Zuoqiu family couldn’t deal with a Grade Seven Wang family!

With that said, he swung his sleeves and stormed out of the mansion.

Soon after, the three of them left in a flying carriage.

Upon hearing the news, Taishi Ankang simply laughed it off, gave it no heed, and continued his tea and chat with Wang Shouzhe and Qian Xuehan, discussing the development plans for the Qingluo Sea.

Meanwhile, as soon as they returned to Qing’an Prefecture, Zuoqiu Zhenghua and his companions immediately started to take action.

As a powerful Grade Four Prominent family, the Zuoqiu family had extensive connections and strong influence within Qing’an Prefecture. The number of Celestial beings and Spirit Platform Realm within the family was staggering. When they set their minds to accomplish something, they could utilize an astonishing amount of energy.

Soon enough, every checkpoint into Qing’an Prefecture had added guard posts, strictly screening entries, and preventing any possible Wang family’s seed from entering.

Although it was already winter wheat planting season, in less than half a year, it would be rice seedling cultivation time again. As long as the Zuoqiu family defended tightly, and Wang’s rice strains could not appear in Qing’an Prefecture, the prominent families of Qing’an Prefecture would have no choice but to purchase the Zuoqiu family’s Five-flavor Rice strains.

To ensure the exclusion of Wang’s seeds, the Zuoquiu family’s inspection team put in great effort to intercept all seeds, some even wonderfully disguised, preventing anything from passing through their checkpoint.

As a result, the Wang Family’s rice strain could not be transported to Qing’an Prefecture through normal channels.

Upon receiving the news, Wang Shouzhe did not panic. He casually instructed his people to spread the news.

At the same time, he had Qian Xuehan send a letter to the person in charge of the Qian family’s transportation team to rent warehouses near Qing’an Prefecture. They were to stockpile rice seeds on site.

As expected, once the news got out, the many prominent families within Qing’an were frantic.

Many of them had pre-ordered rice seeds from the Wang family. Now that the rice seeds couldn’t enter Qing’an, not only was their money wasted, but they also faced the dilemma of what to plant this year.

It should be known that after cultivating the high-yield wheat of the Wang family for a season, they had fully experienced the benefits of high-yield grain. They directly benefited from such yield.

If they were to plant the Zuoqiu family’s grain, which falls behind Wang’s grains, would they still be willing to do so?

Problems don’t always lack solutions.

In this world, as long as there is enough incentive, even the most difficult problems can find a way to be solved.

Shortly after the news spread, many Independent Cultivators sniffed a business opportunity. They tried various ways, even climbing over the mountains and ridges, to bypass the Zuoqiu family’s checkpoints and transport the rice seeds into Qing’an Prefecture.

The demand for Wang’s rice seeds was enormous within Qing’an Prefecture at that moment. The seeds they managed to transport into Qing’an were snapped up in minutes. Such circumstances allowed these Independent Cultivators to make a huge fortune.

However, the quantity of the seeds shipped in by the Independent Cultivators was only a small part. A large majority of the prominent families still couldn’t buy any seeds.