Chapter 465 - Chapter 465: Chapter 457 The Historian Niu Ascending to the Path_1 (1/2)

Chapter 465: Chapter 457 The Historian Niu Ascending to the Path_1

Early in the morning, after the family had breakfast, they rode in a carriage into the city.

Along the way, one could still see the traces of the pest infestation. Many trees had their leaves gnawed away, not even sparing the freshly sprouted buds.

Some newly hatched caterpillars clung to the damaged leaf tips like vampires, sucking the sap from the branches.

Ordinarily, apart from cattle and sheep that might graze on them, the ground’s weeds were rarely nibbled by insects.

This year, however, they too suffered greatly.

Not only were the leaves eaten by locusts, leaf insects, and other pests, but even the roots were mostly consumed by pests like mole crickets. This led to the complete death of many weeds.

It is known that weeds are extremely resilient plants; wild fires can’t even burn them to death.

Just as long as spring arrives, their splendor remains unchanged.

Now, with the Black Tiger Gang emerging victorious and the Nine Insect Gang suffering a crushing defeat, the pestilence that had driven everyone to despair lost its mastermind, and it was believed that it would soon subside.

Qin Niu saw the Black Tiger Gang Leader’s strategic genius through this battle that had lasted nearly a year.

At the time, no one was optimistic about the war, with most of the focus on how to deal with the pest infestation.

But the Black Tiger Gang Leader never offered a solution to the pestilence and even seemed to have an air of resignation about him, ignoring the devastation. Even when the people in Black Tiger Gang’s territory suffered crop failures for three consecutive seasons and famines began to emerge, the Gang Leader maintained his composure.

Only now did Qin Niu understand the Gang Leader’s far-sighted strategy.

It was a technique of capturing the ringleaders to defeat the followers.

Lacking powerful Insect Masters, the Black Tiger Gang would surely lose if they contended with the Nine Insect Gang on that front. In the end, the Gang Leader chose to wait patiently and then directly defeated the Nine Insect Gang’s forces on the battlefield.

He even nearly assassinated the Nine Insects Gang Leader.

In this way, there was no need to address the pestilence anymore.

Moreover, the deadlocks of famine, soaring grain prices, and blocked import channels were successfully resolved. By seizing control of the Shennong Sect’s territory, the Black Tiger Gang was no longer afraid of being cut off when buying grain.

The Shennong Sect was an extremely important transportation hub, somewhat like a city that connects nine provinces.

After annexing two-thirds of the Shennong Sect’s territory, the Black Tiger Gang now enjoyed this enviable transportation advantage that many factions coveted.

Surveying the entire war situation, Qin Niu held the Black Tiger Gang Leader in the highest regard.

He also learned many profound strategies.

He learned not to focus on the gains and losses of a single city or place but to look towards the long-term, to play to strengths and avoid weaknesses in the gamble with the enemy. Fighting their own battles in their own way, they ultimately turned the tide of the entire war in one fell swoop.

This ability is something every family head, every Gang Leader, and every Sect Master must learn.

After Qin Niu drove the carriage into the city, he headed straight for the government offices.

He had several matters to tend to in the city that day.

“Oh, Master Qin has arrived! You’re a rare guest, please come inside for some tea,” said the Historian from the government office, immediately coming out to greet him upon seeing Qin Niu.

He greeted Qin Niu with a smile on his face, slightly stooping his shoulders, displaying an extremely submissive posture.

“You’re too kind, Historian Niu! I have several important matters to handle today, I’ll come to bother you another day!”

Qin Niu did not have time to drink tea with him.

In the past, the Historian from the household office was a big official in his eyes. Now that he was a first-class noble with his cultivation advanced to the Dual Innate Realm, the Historian seemed much less significant.

At least, it had to be someone of the level of Vice Gang Leader Bai to be worth noting.

“This is my wife, Mrs. Wang. I bought some good farmland and shops a few days ago and have not yet had the opportunity to transfer ownership. Please help me with the formalities, Historian Niu. Transfer all of them into my wife’s name,” Qin Niu had already planned this before coming.

His wife managing the family wealth was a good option.

“I have seen Mrs. Qin,” Historian Niu immediately greeted Wang Wanyan with a handclasp.

A wife derives her status from her husband.

Qin Niu’s status is prestigious, and with that, Wang Wanyan, his official wife, also sees her status elevated to honor.