Chapter 725: Chapter 94 Tragedy! Zuoqiu Family’s Foundation Undermined

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"It’s the grain seeds of the Changning Wang Family!"

Even though Zuoqiu Guanyu was a Celestial Human Realm cultivator, with memory and reaction far superior to ordinary people, he only hesitated for a moment before recalling the "Wang’s No. 19" rice seed and "Wang’s No. 23" wheat seed.

Although these wheat seeds did not bear the prefix "Wang’s," the naming pattern suggested they were likely the grain seeds of the Changning Wang Family.

Of course, there was another possibility, which was that someone was impersonating Wang’s grain seeds. However, judging by the current situation, the probability of this latter possibility was extremely low.

"Well, well, well! Changning Wang Family, such audacity!" Zuoqiu Guanyu’s anger flared up instantly, "Daring to rival our Zuoqiu Family in grain seeds, trying to destabilize the foundation of our Zuoqiu Family!"

He truly wanted to immediately ask the Ancestor to come forth and wipe out the Wang Family.

But this thought was instantly dismissed. The fierce commercial battle between Qengfeng Trading Company and Shouda Trading Company was drawing a crowd of onlookers. If the Zuoqiu Family resorted to using martial power against the Wang Family, it would likely invoke tremendous trouble.

"What’s the price of the Wang Family’s wheat seeds?" Zuoqiu Guanyu’s face was as grim as water.

Old An’s expression was equally unpleasant, constantly wiping sweat as he said, "It’s, it’s thirty percent lower than our usual price."

"What?" Zuoqiu Guanyu laughed in anger, "No wonder our wheat seeds aren’t selling... Are they planning to start a price war with us over grain seeds? Quite the tactic~ Fine, pass down the order, we’ll reduce the price by fifty percent to sell our grain seeds. Include the Five-Spice Rice seeds in the discount sale as well."

Such a price reduction already made the profit margin of Jade Finger Wheat extremely low. However, with the current unsold Jade Finger Wheat, there would be no place to store the large amounts of Five-Spice Rice.

It should be noted that the preservation of grain seeds requires high standards of ventilation, insulation, and drying, thus requiring the construction of specialized warehouses. If not preserved properly, the quality of the grain seeds will significantly decline, and they might not even germinate, causing even greater losses then.

The Zuoqiu Family, as a Fourth-Grade Noble Family, indeed had a wealth of talents within, with many personnel and strong execution capabilities, quickly implementing Zuoqiu Guanyu’s orders.

The fifty percent price reduction indeed proved effective.

The news prompted many families who were still observing to immediately buy up a batch. Even several families that had already purchased Wang’s grain seeds were tempted to buy a little.

After all, the price was indeed unbeatable; not taking advantage of it would be a waste.

Yet following that, another blow from the Wang Family rapidly followed. They launched an initiative where old customers bring new customers, allowing the old customers to receive rebates and the new customers to obtain even more substantial discounts.

With this initiative launched,

the Jade Finger Wheat seeds and rice seeds again became unsellable. This time, even at a fifty percent price reduction, they couldn’t be sold.

Zuoqiu Guanyu realized the Wang Family was determined to undermine the foundation of the Zuoqiu Family.

If it were just one year’s loss, the Zuoqiu Family could withstand it, but with such annual losses, no matter how deep their reserves, they would gradually be exhausted.

More terrifying was that once the foundation of a noble family was shaken, without other variables, the family was bound to decline rapidly.

The Zuoqiu Family had six Ancestors of the Purple Mansion and over a hundred Celestial Human Realm Elders, with countless Spirit Platform Realm main forces.

When the Zuoqiu Family had stable economic sources, it was an extremely terrifying and formidable force. But once the foundation was lost, it became an enormous burden, with annual expenses being astronomical.

This matter was no longer something Zuoqiu Guanyu could resolve; he had to visit the Ancestor to seek a solution.

A month later, as the weather grew colder,

all the winter wheat that should have been planted had already been sown. The Zuoqiu Family’s Jade Finger Wheat seeds were completely unsold, and in the end, they had no choice but to move the wheat seeds out of the warehouses to make room for the rice seeds.

As for those wheat seeds moved out of the warehouse, since they could no longer be sold as seed wheat, they could only be sold as ordinary wheat or ground into wheat flour. Being old grain, the price was even lower than during the season.

In this round of confrontation, the Zuoqiu Family was nearly completely defeated, with losses incalculably large.

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In the garden of the Governor’s Mansion in Longzuo County City,

the autumn chrysanthemums in the garden were in full bloom, vibrant and colorful, not inferior in hue to the flourishing blooms of spring and summer.

In the pavilion, Taishi An Kang and Wang Shouzhe were drinking together, with Patriarch Qiaan Xuehan accompanying them.

Compared to the last time, Taishi An Kang and Qiaan Xuehan appeared relaxed and cheerful, with glowing faces, evidently in excellent spirits.

"Shouzhe’s move of cutting the roots can be described as both ruthless and incisive, striking at the weak point of the Zuoqiu Family," Taishi An Kang said while drinking tea, "It probably won’t be long before they come knocking."

"It’s just some minor tricks," Wang Shouzhe said with indifference, not feeling that he was particularly remarkable, "As the saying goes, one must have strong metal to forge great tools. The development of a noble family should be built on self-improvement, these little tricks are merely auxiliary."

He understood clearly that in this world, strength ultimately held supremacy.

This time, the reason the Wang Family could use grain seeds to pry at the foundation of the Zuoqiu Family was firstly due to his foresight and preparation, and also because Wang’s grain seeds were indeed superior to those of the Zuoqiu Family, catching them off guard.

On the other hand, it was also because he had tied the Qiaan Family and Taishi An Kang to the warship, plus the Wang Family had a Great Celestial Pride in the academy, causing the Zuoqiu Family to hesitate and unable to easily resort to martial power, forcing them to compete through commercial means.