Lord of Winter: Beginning with Daily Intelligence - Chapter 567 - 341: Factory and Training
Chapter 567: Chapter 341: Factory and Training
The steam engine hummed softly, the furnace was not yet fully heated, eight weaving machines lined up in the workshop, and the air carried the scent of coal ash and lubricant.
Dozens of craftsmen had already lined up neatly, standing in the spacious and bright weaving workshop.
They all wore uniform gray-blue artisan robes, with the sun emblem of Red Tide sewn on the hems.
Some looked excited, some looked around frequently, and some couldn’t help but clench their hands.
“The Lord is here!” someone whispered.
In an instant, the gaze of the entire factory turned towards the entrance.
The next moment, the doors opened, and Louis walked in, wearing a gray casual garment with the sun emblem of Red Tide pinned to his chest.
There was no pomp, only Bradley and Hamilton accompanied him, along with a few knights.
No one had trained the workers on how to welcome, but the applause burst out naturally like a flood.
Like waves, it passed from the front row to the back, then back to the front.
“Welcome, Lord!” someone shouted.
“It is Lord Louis!” an elderly artisan’s eyes turned red, his voice choked with emotion.
He raised his hand to signal for silence, but the applause burst out again, more enthusiastically than before.
Louis did not adopt a majestic demeanor, he just smiled, a hint of helplessness in his wry smile.
The next second, he slowly raised his hand, a slight ripple of magic power spreading out with his voice, sweeping through the factory like a gentle breeze: “I know you are very excited, I am too.”
The voice clearly reached everyone’s ears, and only then did the applause gradually stop.
He looked around, observing the rough yet determined faces, and his tone softened somewhat.
“Many of you, I remember. The first year, the second year, even when Red Tide City had no outer wall, you were there.
Some started by moving stones, transporting materials in the wind and snow; some fired bricks and built tiles, working fourteen hours a day; some slept in the workshop for three months, just to calibrate the first batch of gears to precision.
You paved roads, built aqueducts, installed fireplaces, and endured food shortages and winter work stoppages.
Red Tide has what it has today not because of me, but because you supported this city.”
The factory was silent, the workers no longer applauded, instead their eyes reddened, subconsciously straightening their backs.
“And now, what I want you to do is weaving.”
Louis’s tone suddenly tightened a bit, his eyes burning: “But it’s not for clothes. It’s so that this city can afford its own cloth.
It’s so that our children won’t freeze, or wear rags to endure winter.
It’s to sell the fabric of Red Tide all over the Northern Territory, even to the Imperial Capital, to let them know we can produce the best textiles in the world.”
You are the old Red Tide People, who built this city bit by bit from the snow with your own hands, you’re the most reliable group of people.
Today, having you work here is not just because of your skills, but because you deserve it.”
He paused for a moment: “The wages and benefits here are among the best in Red Tide, and your status will rise along with your craftsmanship.
I hope that in three months, the first batch of fabric for export can be woven here. You are not just working, but writing the history of Red Tide.”
After the last sentence fell, there was dead silence on the scene.
Then a loud applause suddenly erupted.
Immediately after, as if someone had released a tightly wound string, more people began to applaud, shout, and whistle, making the whole workshop boil with excitement.
“For Red Tide!”
“We will persevere to the end!”
“Ten machines are not enough, we need a hundred!”
The factory director Heaton, standing to the side, suddenly waved his arm and shouted: “Did you hear? We need to cover the Northern Territory with Red Tide’s cloth!”
The crowd burst into laughter, and the applause erupted once again.
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The enthusiastic applause still echoed in the distance, but this row in the weaving area had returned to quiet.
The steam pipes trembled slightly, and a few unstarted weaving machines reflected soft light under the sun.
Louis and factory director Heaton walked side by side among the weaving machines.
“Is there a problem with manpower?” he asked straightforwardly.
“Currently sufficient. We will need to deploy four more batches of skilled workers from the technical camp later.” Heaton replied quickly, “I’ve already understood Hamilton’s blueprints thoroughly, and the parts warehouse is in sync for replenishment.”
“Good.” Louis glanced at the young craftsmen cleaning trial run debris, “When there are more people in the future, it doesn’t matter where they come from, whoever does well gets promoted, whoever causes trouble gets kicked out, I don’t need to explain the importance of this place.”
His tone was calm as he spoke, with no room for negotiation.
Heaton paused, nodding solemnly: “Understood, trust me, I won’t let you down, or let the factory down, and certainly won’t let Red Tide down.”
Louis looked at him for a moment, then nodded gently: “I believe in you.”
The sound of steam once again came from afar, and the bell in the weaving workshop struck the hour.
This factory is just the beginning.
Next, the first weaving factory of Red Tide will take on the main role in the production of cloth for the entire Northern Territory.
Rough cloth, linen, cotton fabrics, and various daily-use textiles will continuously emerge from these steam looms and be transferred from the warehouse to all parts of the Northern Territory.
Not only that, but the weaving factory will also serve as a demonstration model to be replicated in the second and third factories to be established outside of Red Tide.
At that time, taking advantage of the harbor channel, Red Tide’s cloth will be packed in whole batches and shipped to the Southern Territory in exchange for more salt, sugar, medicinal materials, and iron tools.
If we can open the Imperial Capital’s guild market, there’s even hope to directly connect with the Royal Capital’s chamber of commerce and open up new trade routes.
