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The twelve prime stalls that Heilong Trade had previously occupied were all emptied overnight.

The place was deserted, and the floor was a mess.

The entire South Suburb Market was like a pack of wild dogs that had smelled blood, completely engulfed in a frenzy.

It's a complete mess!

Newcomers, vying for territory, relentlessly drove down prices; those without stock filled the gaps with inferior goods. Every day, there were bloody clashes and fights over stalls.

In just three days, the average price of mountain products in the provincial capital was driven down by these desperate criminals by a full 20%!

This unnamed anger quickly spread along the telephone line to Xiushan Industry.

Section Chief Liu's tone was full of anxious complaints.

"Let me tell you the truth! The prices of mountain produce outside these past two days have been absolutely drastic! They've plummeted!"

Lin Xiulan's voice remained gentle: "Section Chief Liu, please don't rush, speak slowly."

"How can I not be anxious?!"

Section Chief Liu slapped his thigh on the other end of the phone.

"I personally have absolute faith in the quality of Xiushan Industry! But the problem is, my boss slapped several new vendors' price lists right in my face during the morning meeting today!"

"They pointed their fingers at me and asked, 'Why is our cost of buying goods from you, Boss Lin, so much higher than from those unlicensed sources? Did I, Old Liu, take some kind of kickback?'"

Lin Xiulan hit the nail on the head.

"Have you inspected the quality of those ridiculously cheap goods in your warehouse? Would you dare throw them directly into the medicine furnace?"

On the other end of the phone, Section Chief Liu was momentarily speechless.

"Well...we haven't had time to test them yet. We've received so many samples from outside, it's all so varied, all sorts of random things."

"Since it hasn't been tested, why are you in such a hurry?"

Lin Xiulan's voice was firm and resolute.

"Section Chief Liu, let me make this clear. We'll discuss Xiushan Industry's price after your superiors personally open those sacks of low-priced goods and inspect them!"

"My rules, Lin Xiulan's rules, were set on the very first day the factory was built, and they will never change!"

"For any goods that come from us, if anyone finds a quality problem at any time, even if it's just a single bad fruit, I will unconditionally return or exchange it, and I will compensate ten times the price for any counterfeit goods!"

Section Chief Liu breathed a sigh of relief on the other end of the phone, as if he had been waiting for these words.

"Alright! Boss Lin, with your firm words, I, Old Liu, feel at ease! I'll go and refuse them right away!"

For the next two full days.

Guangming Food Factory, Gongnongbing Medicinal Herbs Station... several units with whom I had previously cooperated smoothly all made these "test calls".

No one said the words "price reduction" outright, but the implication was clear.

Chen Meili brought up the matter again that evening.

"Brother! These bastards are just taking advantage of Heilong Trade's collapse to rob us! They'll grab whatever they can and run!"

"But with the way they're doing it, they'll completely ruin the reputation of the entire provincial capital's mountain produce market in less than a week!"

"In that case, even our Xiushan Industry will have to take the blame!"

Lu Qingshan picked up the counterfeit sample that Chen Meili had given him.

I picked up a small handful of pine nuts mixed with sand and rubbed them between my fingertips.

"Beautiful, you're right, they're ruining the market."

"But do you know, this is also a golden opportunity for us to sweep these scumbags out and dominate the provincial capital market?"

Lu Qingshan turned to look at Lin Xiulan.

"Don't they like to cause trouble? Then let's set some rules for them!"

"First, draft a 'Proposal for Establishing a Self-Discipline Association for the Provincial Capital's Mountain Products Industry'!"

Chen Meili was stunned: "An association? Bro, what good is that?"

"It will be very useful! You'll see later."

Lu Qingshan thought to himself.

Such industry associations can firmly control a large amount of resources.

In his past life, he had seen various industries establish their own associations.

Laypeople who don't understand will come to these associations to ask questions first.

If I can get him to take the lead in this life, I'll have hit the jackpot.

"Secondly, set strict quality standards!"

Lu Qingshan walked to the table and pointed to the pile of garbage.

"Want to sell your goods in the provincial capital? Sure! The moisture content and impurity rate of all your goods must exceed national standards! If we find any adulterated sand or substandard products, the association will directly report it to the Industry and Commerce Bureau, and they will confiscate your goods!"

Lin Xiulan's calligraphy flowed like dragons and snakes, and her eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Third!" Lu Qingshan held up three fingers.

"All mountain products entering the market must have clear certificates of origin and harvesting certificates! Most importantly, they must have local tax payment receipts!"

Chen Meili gasped sharply.

"Brother, that's a really ruthless move! These peasants all bought their goods through petty theft, where would they get tax payment certificates? This one clause alone can shut down 90% of them!"

"That's exactly what we want—to completely shut them down!"

Lu Qingshan remained expressionless as he uttered the last sentence.

Fourth, establish a price guidance mechanism. Resolutely resist vicious price competition!

Once the four rules were set out, the room became so quiet that the only sound could be the soft rustling of Lin Xiulan writing.

After writing the last word, Chen Meili jumped up in excitement.

"Brother! If these four measures can really be implemented, none of those speculators and swindlers will escape! We'll wipe them all out!"

Lu Qingshan picked up the iced tea on the table and moistened his throat.

"But this plan absolutely cannot be initiated by Xiushan Industry alone."

He looked at Lin Xiulan with a deep gaze: "We just sent Wei Biao to jail. If we immediately jump out and become the boss, it would be too ugly. People will think we want to dominate, which will provoke public anger."

"If we're going to play, let's play big."

Lu Qingshan slammed his fingers heavily on the table: "This matter will drag Uncle Guo's provincial health product factory and President Qian's provincial pharmaceutical company into it!"

"With those two bigwigs from the provincial capital backing us up, the three of us joining forces meant the Industry and Commerce Bureau wouldn't dare to be careless and would treat this as a genuine industry crackdown!"

Lin Xiulan pondered for a moment and nodded.

"Uncle Guo is easy to handle; we're practically family now. But what about Boss Qian…"

Lin Xiulan frowned slightly: "That's an old fox, very protective of his reputation and very particular about rules. I'll go and sound him out."

"Sister-in-law, wait!"

Chen Meili suddenly thought of something and stared intently at Lu Qingshan.

"Brother, there's a very real problem! If this plan goes through, those petty thugs will be driven away, and what will we do with those twelve prime stalls that Heilong Trading will have vacated? They're all big clients!"

Monkey Three, who had just returned from delivering goods, pushed open the door and heard these words, his eyes gleaming with greed.

"Is that even a question?!"

Monkey Three shouted at the top of his lungs, "It must be Xiushan Industry that swallowed them all up! Brother, that's a whole twelve stalls! They're making a fortune every day! I wouldn't even want to take them all!"

Lu Qingshan looked at Hou San, whose face was full of excitement, and calmly shook his head.

"No, we'll only take four."