Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 388: Chapter 86 Full-scale Suppression of the Huangfu Clan (8000 mega chapters)_5

“What good will that do?” Wang Luomiao asked, “Previously, you purchased the Purple Abode Sword Symbol, the Storage ring, and the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, etc., all of which totalled up to 650,000 Qian Gold! More than half of that was borrowed. The Fiery War Halberd is merely enough to pay back the debt.”

This year, due to the floods, we’ve taken in many refugees. Although they work, most of these jobs do not generate immediate profits,” Wang Luomiao rambled on, “The food, drink, and wages for so many people, along with miscellaneous expenses, add up to a significant sum over a year.”

Additionally, the purchase of fixed assets in Qianma town… brother, you cannot continue to be so extravagant. Our family income is not low, but our expenditure is much higher, and there is already a considerable deficit.” Wang Luomiao, who grew up with Gongsun Hui, was very sensitive about finances.

“Well…” Wang Shouzhe also seemed a bit worried. “I haven’t managed the finances in a while, I’ll check with the old lady later. Then, I’ll think of ways to earn more money.”

Nowadays, the family’s finances were nominally managed by Liu Ruolan as the head wife, but she was not interested in that and preferred to spend more time with the children.

Therefore, it was actually Gongsun Hui, the old lady, who was still primarily handling the Wang family’s finances.

Gongsun Hui was a woman who could handle pressure. Although the family’s expenditures were growing, she never complained to Wang Shouzhe.

Only Wang Luomiao knew the financial pressure on the Wang family. He thought he could make a small profit by dealing with the resettled houses, but Wang Shouzhe rejected it.

Faced with the pressure presented by Wang Luomiao, Wang Shouzhe left in a hurry after inspecting the resettlement houses.

He couldn’t help but sigh at the thought of how much larger things had become. It’s no wonder that the annual income of these Celestial prominent family is not low, but they ended up with very little surplus.

It appears that in addition to accelerating the construction of cement, glass, and paper factories, we need to work harder on the piece of land in Qianma Town.

We spent hundreds of thousands on that place. We can’t just let it sit there without generating a profit.”

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A few months later.

The harsh winter has passed.

In the warmth of spring, everything is reviving.

The Wang family’s vanguard, taking advantage of the Celestial Huangfu Family’s difficulties, had already started to establish a foothold in Qianma Town. They tried to win people’s hearts and minds and embarked on development.

In fact, many people’s eyes were on this piece of land.

Everyone knew that Ping’an Wang Family paid a hefty price for this plot to strangle the throat of the Celestial Huangfu Family.

However, to many people’s surprise, the first thing the Wang family did was to harvest all the existing grass—alfalfa—and entirely eliminated it.

Alfalfa is a perennial grass. As long as it is not eradicated, it can yield several harvests of fodder a year, making it an cheap and efficient fodder.

Harvesting all at once can indeed yield profits in a short time, especially taking advantage of the Celestial Huangfu Clan’s shortage of fodder. Hence, the market price has risen, and it is an opportunity to make a fortune.

But that is ultimately like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Replanting alfalfa will demand a large amount of manpower and resources.

Could it be that Ping’an Wang Family plans to plant food crops on that piece of Qianma land?

Everyone knows that Qianma land indeed spans a vast area, but most of it has a sandy soil texture. The yield of food crops will be very low.

Only by planting drought-and-drought-resistant grass and then converting it into meat through grass can the greatest benefit be generated.

The original Huangfu Clan of Qianma, was smart enough. If they could plant food crops, why would they plant grass instead?

Surprisingly, to everyone’s shock, what the Ping’an Wang Family planted again was still alfalfa.

This inexplicable operation has been laughed at by the Huangfu clan and some disgruntled families. Did Wang Shouzhe’s head get caught in the door?

But when spring came next year, they stopped laughing.

The alfalfa that Wang’s family planted grew rapidly, and soon, the entire mountains and plains turned green. Moreover, the new alfalfa plants, having thick, deep roots to draw water from the sandy soil, produced tender and juicy grass that was greatly loved by cattle, sheep, and other livestock.

What does this represent?

It means that Wang family is ready to fight the Huangfu Clan to the death. This is a comprehensive act of provocation and suppression.

Don’t underestimate a tiny alfalfa plant.

In the livestock and meat industry, conversion rate is paramount. How much fodder and grain can produce how much meat? This is the fundamental competition in the meat industry.

A type of grass that grows faster and is more palatable will greatly reduce the cost of the same amount of meat. In simpler terms, the Wang family can raise a cow at a lower cost. As long as they sell it at the same price, the profit will be higher.

But obviously, the Wang family won’t do that.

This isn’t the time to seek higher profits, but to beat the competitors to death. The Celestial Huangfu Clan, due to their shortage of fodder, had to purchase from other places at a high price, which significantly increased the cost of their meat. They are barely maintaining their operations now.

As long as Wang’s family increases their efforts to rear more pigs, and beef cattle, they can significantly lower the price of meat. When that time comes, for every additional livestock the Huangfu Clan raises, they will lose a portion of Qian Gold.

And the livestock industry is the most significant pillar of the Huangfu’s Clan.

With this move, the Wang family is preparing for a comprehensive crackdown, no, a complete crush of the Huangfu Clan’s foundation.

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