Si Lingxi's lips curved slightly, utterly unconcerned that Lu Zheng had said her let-nature-take-its-course approach was not the optimal solution.
Liu Qingyan pursed her lips without speaking, her eyes carrying a smile as she looked at Lu Zheng.
"They definitely won't be willing to wait." After thinking it over, Kong Lan slowly nodded. A glimmer also appeared in her eyes as she looked at Lu Zheng. "Then, while harvesting another batch of benefits, we can also win one side over. Even if the other side has objections, they won't be able to direct them at us."
Lu Zheng snapped his fingers. "Exactly!"
Kong Lan merely had a heavy zero-sum mindset; she was not stupid. Once Lu Zheng laid everything out, she naturally understood. For something they lacked the power to prevent, they should of course cash it in as quickly as possible while they still held the advantage.
If they waited several more years, some of the seeds would inevitably spread. Not only would they be powerless to stop their spread, but the tribes under Phoenix Mountain that possessed large quantities of seeds would also draw the greatest hatred.
Forcing secrecy upon it would be exceedingly unwise—perhaps even worse than Si Lingxi's approach of letting nature take its course.
Kong Lan finally looked at Lu Zheng with a measure of seriousness. "I never expected Young Master Lu to understand the art of governance as well."
Kong Lan was not inexperienced either. She had traveled through the Central Plains, visited the Northern Region, wandered the mortal world, and passed through the dust and turmoil of life. Naturally, she had encountered all kinds of officials. Yet Kong Lan dared say that Lu Zheng's ability to remain calm and rational, to see at a glance how to maximize advantage, was not something ordinary