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"Fertilizer plant, agricultural machinery station, packaging box factory, logistics transfer station."

Inside the antique-style courtyard study in Beijing.

Chu Tiankuo held a red and blue pencil and circled several conspicuous red circles on the huge map of Nanjiang Province.

Each red circle represents an external node that supports the operation of Jiangjia Village's massive industry.

He put down the pencil.

"Jiangjia Village has expanded so much now, with tens of thousands of acres of farms and processing plants handling an astronomical amount of materials every day."

The assistant standing to the side immediately bowed, his tone tinged with excitement.

"Yes, Young Master Chu, as long as we use capital to buy out the production capacity of these factories, or directly acquire these companies at high prices, Jiang Chen's factories will not be able to get a single packaging box, his farms will not be able to buy a single bag of fertilizer, and he won't even be able to find a replacement screw when his tractor breaks down."

"He's good at building railways, isn't he? I'd like to see what his trains can transport without packaging. Air?"

Chu Tiankuo's eyes revealed a madness born of extreme calculation.

All his previous failures stemmed from his attempt to defeat Jiang Chen on Jiang Chen's home turf, using Jiang Chen's rules.

As a result, they were repeatedly outmaneuvered by the other party using even more unreasonable "money power" and "cutting-edge technology."

This time, he figured it out.

He wouldn't enter Jiangjia Village; he wanted to build an impregnable wall outside, constructed from capital and business rules.

"Get it done right away."

Chu Tiankuo threw the pencil on the table with a soft "thud".

"Using all the family's hidden funds in Nanjiang Province, I will offer these factory owners prices they cannot refuse. Whether it's signing exclusive supply agreements or directly acquiring them at a 50% premium, I will cut off more than 80% of Jiangjia Village's external supply chain within a week."

The assistant's breathing quickened as he frantically took notes on the tablet.

"What if Jiang Chen wants to build his own factory?"

"Then I'll buy out all the raw materials." Chu Tiankuo's tone was devoid of any emotion. "If he wants to build a cardboard box factory, I'll buy out all the pulp and timber within a 500-kilometer radius. If he wants to build an agricultural machinery parts factory, I'll control all the special steel. I'll make sure he has tens or hundreds of billions in cash, but can't even buy a single roll of tape."

"I'm going to trap him to death in that tiny place, Qingshui Town, and turn all his businesses into a pile of money-losing scrap metal!"

The assistant nodded emphatically.

"Understood, Young Master Chu, I'll make the arrangements right away."

"Remember this," Chu Tiankuo called out to him, "This plan is codenamed 'Siege'."

……

at the same time.

In the village committee office on the second floor of Jiangjia Village, a thousand miles away.

The heating was on full blast, and a thin layer of condensation covered the windows.

Jiang Chen leaned back in the boss's chair, holding a cup of hot tea, listening to Attorney Zhou's report.

"President Jiang, something's not right."

Attorney Zhou pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his expression serious.

"From yesterday afternoon to this morning, in less than 24 hours, the three largest cardboard packaging factories we cooperate with, Hengsheng, Huatong, and Xinda, suddenly sent us lawyer's letters at the same time."

Wang Dagou was sitting on the sofa next to him, cracking sunflower seeds with a plate in his hand. Hearing this, he stopped what he was doing.

"A lawyer's letter? What does that mean?"

Attorney Zhou pushed the three documents to the center of the table.

"The content is the same: unilaterally terminating the supply contract. They would rather pay us three times the penalty for breach of contract according to the terms of the contract, and they have also made it clear that from this day forward, they will no longer supply any packaging products to our Jiang Group."

The air in the office was silent for a few seconds.

These three factories practically monopolized all the packaging needs of Jiang's Fresh Fruit Processing Plant and the Shenji Vegetable Base.

The glass jars and outer packaging boxes for the strawberry jam, and the foam boxes and printed paper boxes for the vegetable gift sets all come from these three companies.

Cutting off the supply is equivalent to cutting off all external sales channels for products.

Wang Dagou slammed the plate of melon seeds onto the coffee table with a thud, scattering the seeds all over the floor.

"Damn it! Do these bastards have a death wish? They took our money, and now they're just going to quit?"

Attorney Zhou shook his head, his expression grave.

"Things aren't that simple. These three factories have been cooperating with us for almost half a year, and everything has been going smoothly. Moreover, as far as I know, 70% of their production capacity is supplied to us. Terminating the contracts at the same time would be a huge loss for them as well. There must be someone pulling strings behind this."

Jiang Chen put down his teacup and tapped the table lightly with his fingers, making a soft tapping sound.

He wasn't surprised at all.

The sky over Chu is vast.

Only he had the resources and motivation to make the owners of three factories willing to cut off their own arms in order to break ties with him.

After failing to dismantle it from within, this guy finally started to attack from the outside.

Moreover, the strike hit the vital spot precisely.

Wang Dagou paced back and forth in his office in a panic, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"Brother Chen, is there even a question? It's definitely that bastard from the Chu family! Without packaging boxes, how are we supposed to sell our strawberry jam and those exorbitantly priced vegetables? Our orders are booked until next year! If we run out of stock, the penalty fees alone will be a huge sum!"

He punched his own palm.

"No way! I'm taking the security team right now and breaking those three factory managers' legs! Let's see how they'll still be producing cardboard for others!"

"sit down."

Jiang Chen spoke calmly.

Wang Dagou paused, turned around to look at Jiang Chen, his face full of anxiety.

"Brother Chen, the situation is extremely urgent!"

"I'm asking you to sit down."

Jiang Chen's tone wasn't harsh, but Wang Dagou immediately seemed to be put on pause, obediently sitting back down on the sofa.

"Will hitting people solve the problem?" Jiang Chen glanced at him. "If we break their legs, Chu Tiankuo can support three more new factories. Nanjiang Province is so big, there are more than just those three companies making cardboard boxes. How many can we take on?"

"Then... what should we do?" Wang Dagou was completely at a loss, so worried that he kept pulling out his hair.

"I have my own plans for this." Jiang Chen grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

Looking at Jiang Chen's smile, Attorney Zhou felt a little more at ease, but he still couldn't help asking.

"Mr. Jiang, do you mean...we should build our own packaging plant?"

"Building a factory is definitely going to happen, but not now."

Jiang Chen stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the busy villagers in the square outside.

The winter sun shines on me, warm and cozy.

He stretched.

"The winter solstice is approaching, and the village hasn't held any big events in a long time."

He turned his head and looked at Wang Dagou and Zhou Dazhuang, who both looked completely bewildered.

"Pass down my message: let's not discuss business matters for the next few days."

"Our village is preparing to hold some celebrations to liven things up."