Protect Our Clan Leader

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Such pitiful children~~

They were completely unaware that they had become the pawns in the covert power struggle between two families, even their future marriages were beyond their control.

However, having no control over one's marriage was a norm in this world, especially for direct descendants.

Because the marriages of the direct descendants were not only their personal affairs but were also related to the long-term future of the entire family. If they were allowed to marry freely, wouldn't that lead to chaos?

Including Wang Shouzhe, Liu Ruolan, and the couple of An Commandery Prince, all had their marriages arranged by their families. Having the opportunity to choose from a few potential partners could already be considered great fortune.

After a short while.

After another round of beatings, the two children finally become well-behaved and began to draw circles in the corner. They looked at each other, and a sense of shared misery arose between them.

However, Wang Shouzhe wasn't in a hurry to discuss the marriage alliance, instead, he leisurely sipped his Immortal Tea and smilingly looked at An Commandery Prince, Wu Mingyuan: "Your Highness Mingyuan, I heard from Immortal Tian Yan last time that you are planting protective forests and improving land in the Northern Guard area, may I ask how it's progressing?"

Actually, Wang Shouzhe knew very well what the results were.

His understanding of Wu Mingyuan and the Northern Guard far exceeded Wu Mingyuan's understanding of the Wang family. The Group Immortal Palace, established by Wang Mei, the head of the household, had gradually infiltrated the Northern Guard over the decades, becoming Wang Shouzhe's eyes.

When it came to this, Wu Mingyuan suddenly became energetic. "The Northern Guard is located at the northwest border of the Southern Desert County, which is the junction of the Dala Desolate Desert, the West Sea Prefecture, and the Southern Desert County. Although that area is called a 'guard,' in terms of actual area, it's even larger than the sum of the six guards in Longzuo County."

"My plan is to first turn the Northern Guard into a grain production base, and then gradually push into the Dala Desolate Desert with our protective forest, transforming the entire Great Desert into fertile land that stretches for tens of thousands of miles. You see, the total area of the entire Dala Desolate Desert is almost half of the Great Qian Land."

"Now, we have initially overcome the technical difficulties of planting a protective forest and thereby, fulfilling the technical conditions for large-scale planting. Our people have also found a few underground water sources to solve part of the irrigation problems."

"For our primary crops, we use the drought-tolerant Pearl Rice that was improved in Academy Changchun Valley of Long Zuo Purple Abode. It enjoys sunlight and can tolerate drought; its tall plant and thick, long roots help it penetrate the sandy soil and effectively absorb the nutrients of the earth.

Furthermore, Pearl Rice has a very high yield per acre, and its stalk can then be used to raise cattle, sheep, and pigs. The manure from these livestock, after being composted and fermented, proves to be excellent fertilizer for the fields."

"For our secondary crops, we chose Jade Crystal Grapes and Cumin Spice. The former fully takes advantage of the benefits of the underground water resources providing higher value and the wine produced from the grapes can be sold. Whereas Cumin Spice plants can be intercropped with Pearl Rice to maximize the use of land..."

Once Wu Mingyuan started talking about farming, he would become unstoppable, putting his whole self into an excited state, with a gleam in his eyes.

Wu Dianshan, on the other hand, was getting sleepy. He was just a leisurely prince. He enjoyed taking care of flowers and plants, fishing, but as for large-scale farming and development, he was not interested in the slightest.

However, he knew that Wang Shouzhe was becoming interested and seemingly testing Wu Mingyuan's knowledge and capacity.

However, Wang Shouzhe listened very carefully, raising doubts from time to time and having them patiently answered by Wu Mingyuan.

With Wang Shouzhe's questions getting more detailed, Wu Mingyuan's answers also became more comprehensive, covering soil composition, fertilization, pest disease prevention and control, exploration and excavation of underground water, irrigation canal construction, and even the overall planning and construction details of the Northern Guard. He was extremely knowledgeable in every aspect.

His deep understanding of farming and regional planning, as well as his detailed strategic planning, were revealed in no uncertain terms.

Such talent had even earned the affirmation from Wang Shouzhe, who was nodding his head in approval.

Even Wang Zong'an held a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Having personally overseen the entirety of the Qingluo Guard's development and construction, he knew full well the difficulties involved. And what the An Commandery Prince was attempting to achieve with the Northern Guard was far more challenging than the development of the Qingluo Guard.

After all, the Qingluo Sea, where the Qingluo Guard was located, had already seen the completion of its land preparation, and the construction of the Qingluo Guard on this basis was much simpler in comparison. However, the Northern Guard, under the care of An Commandery Prince, was basically a desolate place where everything had to start from scratch.

"Lord Mingyuan, with your current plans, it will take you at most a hundred years to properly manage the Northern Guard," Wang Shouzhe poured a cup of tea for Wu Mingyuan and casually asked, "However, even if this place is managed well, it will only be the size of the six guards in Longzuo County, and its contribution to the overall national strength of the entire Great Qian Land would be negligible.

The underground water in the Northern Guard could hardly support a grand plan of land reclamation for the Dala Desolate Desert. What thoughts do you have, Your Highness?"

Wu Dianshan, who was on the side, couldn't help but admire Wang Shouzhe internally. Wang Shouzhe was definitely the most amazing person he had ever met in his life.

Others, when facing a quasi-emperor's son, would try to curry favour. And if a quasi-emperor's son wanted to recruit followers and vassals, he would also carefully examine and investigate, then meet them and quiz them for an assessment.

But for Wang Shouzhe, the situation has completely turned around. He was the one testing and assessing the quasi-emperor's son. In this case, who's recruiting whom?