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Having eaten their fill, Zhu Wencong led a group of people to the largest local farm, which had now become their own property.

Wei Zanyan's acquisition pace was rapid, with large farms in and around San Francisco being snapped up one after another, leaving no chance for competitors.

Of course, no one would compete for them, since those farms had already been earmarked for certain buyers—the necessary procedures just had to be followed.

Zhu Wencong noticed that law and order had indeed improved somewhat; it wasn't like before when one could hear the cheerful sound of gunfire every day.

Wei Zanyan said that now the Government Office in San Francisco had money, and they were determined to crack down on some of the nefarious elements.

They assured the wealthy businessmen that they could come and build factories without fear of obstruction or sabotage, with official backing guaranteed!