Chapter 725: Chapter 94: Tragedy! The Foundation of Zuoqiu Family is Undermined_1
“It’s the grain seeds of the Changning Wang Clan!”
Zuoqiu Guanyu, as a Tianren realm cultivator, had memory and reaction abilities far beyond ordinary people. With only a slight hesitation, he remembered the “Royal Clan No.19” rice variety and “Royal Clan No.23” wheat variety.
These few varieties of wheat, although not labelled with “Royal Clan”, looked from the naming rules, most likely belonged to the Changning Wang Clan.
Of course, there was also another possibility, that someone was impersonating the Wang Clan’s grain. However, judging from the current situation, the probability of the latter was very low.
“Very good! Changning Wang Clan, you have big guts!” The fury in Zuoqiu Guanyu’s heart flared up instantly. “How dare you compete with my Zuoqiu Clan in terms of grain and try to shake the foundation of my Zuoqiu Clan!”
He really wanted to summon the old ancestor immediately to exterminate the Wang Clan.
But this thought was immediately rejected. The fierce commercial battle between Qing Feng Commercial Firm and Keep Achieving Commercial Firm had attracted numerous spectators. If Zuoqiu Clan were to use force against Wang Clan, it would probably cause huge trouble.
“What’s the selling price for the Wang Clan wheat?” Zuoqiu Guanyu’s face was gloomy as a pool of water.
Old An’s face was equally bad, he kept wiping sweat and said, “It’s… it’s thirty percent lower than our price in previous years.”
“What?” Zuoqiu Guanyu laughed out of rage. “No wonder our wheat can’t be sold… Are they planning to wage a price war with us on grain? Good strategy~ Alright, pass the order, we will also lower our prices, reducing fifty percent on grain sales including the Five-flavor Rice. ”
Such a price reduction would make the profit margin of Jade Finger Wheat extremely low. But now that Jade Finger Wheat could not be sold and a large amount of Five-Flavor Rice had nowhere to be stored.
You must know, the preservation of grain has high requirements for ventilation, insulation, and drying, therefore, it needed to be stored in specialized warehouses. If the preservation was improper, the quality of the grain would drop significantly, or even fail to sprout. By then, the loss would be even greater.
Zuoqiu Clan, worthy of being a Rank Four Prominent Family, possessed a wealth of talents within the clan, with many people and strong execution abilities. The order from Zuoqiu Guanyu was quickly carried out.
A fifty percent price reduction was indeed very effective.
As soon as the news came out, several prominent families who were still watching, immediately made a move and bought a batch. Even some of the prominent families who had already bought the Wang Clan’s grain were also eager to try and buy some.
After all, this price was too attractive, it would be a waste not to take advantage of the bargain.
However, the Wang Clan’s offensive followed closely. They rolled out the campaign of “returning customers bring new customers”, where returning customers could get a rebate, while new customers could get even greater discounts.
Once this campaign was launched.
The wheat and rice seeds of Jade Finger Wheat stopped selling again. This time around, even at fifty percent of the price, they could not be sold.
Zuoqiu Guanyu realized that the Wang Clan was determined to undermine the foundation of Zuoqiu Clan.
If the loss was just for one year, Zuoqiu Clan could have endured it, but year after year, even Zuoqiu clan’s deep pockets would gradually be depleted.
What’s scarier was that once a prominent family’s foundation was shaken, without other variables, this family would undoubtedly decline rapidly.
Zuoqiu Clan has six Purple Abode old ancestors, hundreds of Tianren realm elders, and countless Spirit Platform realm main forces.
When Zuoqiu Clan had a stable source of income, this was undoubtedly a terrifying and intimidating major force. But once there was no foundation, it became an extremely large burden, with annual consumption being an astronomical figure.
This matter was beyond Zuoqiu Guanyu’s ability to resolve, so he had no choice but to visit the old ancestor and seek a solution.
A month later, the weather got colder.
The winter wheat that needed to be planted had all been sowed. The Jade Finger Wheat seeds of the Zuoqiu Clan completely could not be sold, and in the end, they had no other choice but to clear the warehouse to make room for rice seeds.
As for those wheat seeds that were moved out of the warehouse, they could not be sold as seeds, so they could only be sold as regular wheat or ground into flour for sale. Since they were old grains, the prices were even lower than during the peak season.
Zuoqiu Clan was fully defeated in this round of confrontation, with losses difficult to measure.
In the Longzuo County Town, inside the garden of the Prefecture Mansion.
At this time, chrysanthemums were in full bloom in the garden, with bright hues blending with each other. In terms of color, it was by no means inferior to the blooming period of various flowers in spring and summer.
In the pavilion, Taishi Ankang and Wang Shouzhe were drinking with each other. The head of the Qian Family, Qian Xuehan, was accompanying them.
Compared to the previous time, this time around Taishi Ankang and Qian Xuehan were relaxed, glowing, indicating their good mood.
“Shouzhe’s move of draining the firewood from under the pot is both ruthless and spicy, hitting Zuoqiu Clan’s weak spot.” Taishi Ankang said while sipping tea, “I fear it won’t be long before they come to us.”
“It’s nothing more than some petty tricks.” Wang Shouzhe appeared indifferent, not thinking he was that great, “As the saying goes, to forge iron, one must be hard oneself. The development of a prominent family should always be founded on self-improvement. These tricks are merely auxiliary.”
He knew clearly that in this world, strength was ultimately respected.
This time, the reason the Wang Clan could undermine the foundation of the Zuoqiu Clan with grain was twofold. On one hand, he had planned ahead, and the Wang Clan’s grain was certainly better than Zuoqiu Clan’s, punching Zuoqiu Clan unpreparedly.
On the other hand, it was because he bound Qian Family and Taishi Ankang to the warship, in addition to that, the Wang Clan also had a Great Heavenly Proud at the Academic Palace. Zuoqiu Clan was afraid to directly use force, the could only compete by business tactics.