It was difficult for ordinary people to defend their rights, especially against major local companies and pillar industries.
Why was it so difficult?
Because major local companies and pillar industries were major taxpayers.
They all counted toward officials' achievements.
Sometimes, local administrators could sacrifice certain things for those achievements.
Things like the environment or the demands of ordinary people.
These were all tacit, unwritten rules.
Wannong Agricultural Company ranked among the leading agricultural companies locally, or even across Southern Province.
It was a publicly listed agricultural company.
Locally, it was even a pillar of the agricultural industry.
It had considerable strength in the agricultural sector.
Its business included crop seeds, crop fertilizers, and a whole range of other agricultural products.
It even had a series of industrial chains, factories, and so on.
It had also reached certain agreements with the agricultural authorities, requiring particular areas to use its fertilizers and seeds.
Its industrial chains and scale could be described as substantial.
Especially since Southern Province was a large province of plains, with vast areas devoted to growing crops.
A listed company like Wannong Agricultural Co., Ltd., with its large-scale operations.
Would certainly receive support from certain local policies.
So under these circumstances.
It was inevitably very difficult for the people who had bought inferior seeds to defend their rights.
After all... a company like this could be considered a key listed enterprise locally.
It enjoyed a certain degree of protection.
Although the people defending their rights had been attacked outside Wannong Agricultural Company, seeking redress over being beaten was equally difficult.
Whether in terms of evidence or other aspects, it was difficult.
But for these people.
Although seeking redress after being attacked was certainly difficult.
If they did not defend their rights, they and their families might very well be