Iron Dynasty

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“Brother Wang, since His Highness is unwilling, there must be a reason. Are you here to upset His Highness this time?” Qin Mu said lazily.

Compared to the Wang family, the Qin family was closer to Xiao Ming. However, the incident in Cangzhou had severely weakened the Qin family, and they harbored some resentment toward Xiao Ming.

But this resentment could only be buried deep in their hearts, as the incident had shown them that Prince Qi no longer needed to cater to their whims.

“Brother Qin, why would you say that? I’m here to make His Highness happy,” Wang Shijie said, clapping his hands. A servant from the Wang family entered, carrying a box.

Wang Shijie continued, “Your Highness, this is a gift from my father. We hope you will accept it.”

The servant opened the box, revealing sheets of paper filled with writing.

Xiao Ming glanced at them and was slightly surprised. He said, “These are land deeds.”

“Exactly, Your Highness. These are land deeds. My father learned that Your Highness still needs a large amount of farmland, so he has gifted you a thousand hectares of fertile land outside Qingzhou City,” Wang Shijie explained.

Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes. His own land holdings in Qingzhou amounted to only a hundred hectares. This time, the Wang family was gifting him a thousand hectares of prime farmland. While this was a drop in the bucket for the Wang family, it was the first time they had offered land as a gift.

After a moment of thought, Xiao Ming understood. Wang Chengchou was indeed shrewd. For Xiao Ming, silver was no longer enough to sway him.

Now, the only way to win his favor was to cater to his interests. Xiao Ming’s land reclamation efforts were due to a lack of farmland, and Wang Chengchou had likely realized that commerce in Qingzhou was far more profitable than farming.