What Does It Say?

Even though YN had traditionally been rich in poppy flowers, and the local government supported the various anti-drug conventions in their anti-drug efforts, many farmers in YN rely on growing poppy flowers to feed their families. YN's anti-drug initiatives had always been inadequate.

However, at the time, it was explicitly stated in the convention that the YN government would regulate all farmers and would no longer allow them to grow poppy flowers privately.

However, most of Master Sen's supply had come from local farmers in recent years. Zhu Jiu knew Master Sen was planning to start his own firm. Over the years, a significant number of Master Sen's farmers had come to an agreement—one would be responsible for planting, and the other would be responsible for purchasing as much as they could.

That treaty would deprive Master Sen of his money. One could even argue that the treaty was intended to deal with Master Sen.