Duke Wei Mansion, study.
Duke Wei sighed deeply, "Xu Gongming is Xu Gongming; anyone who tries to challenge him will gain nothing."
This time, Xu Qing's response was truly exceptional.
Actually, the strategy isn't sophisticated, but it targeted the crucial point.
That point is the water source.
Cotton cultivation requires a large amount of water.
Previously, when Xu Qing was bidding for road construction, he had already planned the resources for reservoirs and river embankments.
Furthermore, the improved waterwheels used for pumping, along with the current steam engines and soul stone mechanisms, can pump water in large quantities. It can be said that, relying on the advantages of these mechanisms and the Court's water management plans, Xu Qing effectively controls a significant portion of South Zhili's water resources.
Though the landlords and nobles have some water resources, they wouldn't give them to the common people for farming.
