People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 490 Fatal
"I heard that our Xuanxia navy has already assembled. Some merchants came to our capital and said that Wuqing Port in Bohai Bay is about to be filled with ships. They described it as covering the sky and blocking the sun. They also said that the ships were moving with the waves, just like the sinking of the continent. I dare not imagine what the scene will be like."

"So impressive? To achieve this, there must be hundreds of ships!"

"Hundreds of ships? You underestimate our navy. We already have three to four thousand ships. Qingzhou has just built a new military port, and the shipyard is still busy building ships day and night. The workers in the shipyard said that these ships are not only for the navy, but also for future voyages. It's just that we don't have enough time now, otherwise we can build as many ships as you want."

"Our navy is so large? But I heard that the navies of Wu and Han are even more powerful. Three or four thousand ships are indeed a lot, but compared to them, I'm afraid it's still a lot less. Can we defeat them?"

"What is there to be defeated? When has the Yellow Turbans ever suffered a loss on the battlefield? Moreover, this time our leader is leading the army in person. If we really encounter a difficult situation, we can directly cast spells to attract thunder from the sky, or use water dragons to overthrow the enemy army. How can we make them not beg for mercy?"

"What about the Sky Thunder and Water Dragon? That's just nonsense from the neighbors. You take it seriously. Besides, our Prime Minister is not the emperor. How can he lead the army in person?"

"How could this be false? My wife's belly didn't move for a long time and she was so worried. I prayed to the statue of Master Xu at home and soon she got pregnant. My neighbor Lao Wang even cried for me. If such a thing can work, what's a mere Heavenly Thunder and Water Dragon?"

Mixed with the sounds of casual conversation is the incessant sound of machinery in the textile factory. In the huge factory, many male and female workers work together. The production line consisting of spinning machines and looms covers most of the space, and they are manufacturing wool and cotton yarn and cloth for the factory every moment.

The factory's production rhythm is actually very tight, and the busy atmosphere is visible to the naked eye. But even so, the workers who have already mastered the production techniques can still take time out from production to chat with their co-workers. While their hands and feet are constantly working, their mouths are also busy.

The boring and repetitive production process can be really uncomfortable if you don’t chat and laugh with others from time to time.

Even the factory managers would not be too critical of this level of communication. For example, Cao Pi, who was inspecting the production line, stood behind the two and listened to the entire conversation, but did not blame or interrupt. Instead, he walked away calmly.

Cao Pi has been working here for several months after being hired by Liu Xie, and has long since adapted to the work pace here.

Cao Pi had complicated feelings about this. Who would have thought that when the Cao family was in the most difficult time, the only person willing to lend a helping hand was Liu Xie, who had been deeply hurt by the Cao family.

It has to be said that such a job was very important to Cao Pi, as it meant that he was finally able to support his large family.

Managing the factory was not a particularly difficult task for him. In fact, he had done a very good job in the past few months, and the factory's operations were steadily improving.

Both the workers below and the two bosses Liu Xie and Fu Xie above praised his work ability.

After all, he was a person who had received traditional elite education. A talent carefully cultivated by top aristocratic families like Cao Pi could manage a county, a prefecture, or even a country or a state. A mere factory was really a piece of cake for him.

After walking around the factory and seeing that the production line was operating normally, Cao Pi felt relieved. Now was a critical moment and no accidents could happen.

In fact, it was not only Cao Pi who was focusing on production. Fu Xie, the boss, was also concerned about the production situation of the factory. Cao Pi had just walked around when he saw Fu Xie also entering the factory, which forced Cao Pi to put down the production statistics he was looking at and greet him. "Boss, you are here." Cao Pi walked over and bowed to Fu Xie respectfully.

Fu Xie nodded, took a look at the busy atmosphere inside the factory, smiled with satisfaction, and then looked at Cao Pi: "All of our orders come from the Yellow Turban Army, so we can't be careless at all. Naturally, I can't rest assured."

Cao Pi smiled slightly: "Boss, you don't have to worry so much. I'll be watching over the factory and it won't delay anything."

"Of course I believe in your ability, but it's a serious matter so it would be safer to worry more about it." Fu Xie smiled and walked forward. At the back of the production line, he picked up the cloth and looked at it carefully.

The cloth produced here is mostly cotton. The reason their small factory can take on some orders from the Yellow Turban Army is because of its relatively excellent cotton spinning technology.

This is just a textile factory, and there is also a tailor factory. All the cotton cloth will be sent to a large number of tailors for standard assembly line production to be made into finished clothes of different sizes before being sent to the Yellow Turban Army for delivery.

This money is actually not difficult to make. The cost, production capacity and profit can all be budgeted in advance. As long as there are no accidents in the factory and there are sufficient reserves of raw materials, you can just wait and make money.

Nowadays, no matter what industry you are in, Xuanxia Industry and Commerce is a blue ocean. As long as you build your business, the future is promising.

This time the imperial court launched a war which was an excellent opportunity. If they could do the military business well, they could make a stable and huge profit. Both Fu Xie and Liu Xie attached great importance to this opportunity. As long as they seized it, expanding the scale of production could be put on the agenda.

They could even imagine that after Xuan Xia conquered large tracts of land in Shu Han and Wu, they would become one of the countless businessmen waving their money and flocking there, and then open factories in the low tax environment of the new land to compete for the market.

Commercial demand is also a powerful driving force for Xuanxia's external wars. It would be a complete waste to leave the land in the hands of Shu Han and Wu. Only by allowing Xuanxia to develop and operate it can more wealth be created. The greedy merchant group is, on the contrary, the biggest supporter of war.

Of course, for Fu Xie and Liu Xie, this is all a matter for the future. Right now, Fu Xie is more concerned about delivering these orders safely.

"Today I heard that another merchant had problems and was investigated by the military. This is the fifth case discovered so far. In order to save costs, these guys bribed the quartermaster to try to deliver inferior products. Now everyone from top to bottom has been caught. If we follow previous precedents, such problems in military supply have always been dealt with to the maximum extent. They will most likely be arrested and executed."

When talking about this, Fu Xie looked a little solemn. This was the problem he was most worried about.

The Yellow Turban Army’s business is easy to do, but it is also difficult. If you mess around, it can be fatal.

(End of this chapter)