The commencement of several major factories in Chixian City heralds a brand new stage of development for the city.

In a way, this marks the initial foundation of future grassroots industrialization.

To put it bluntly.

Actually, the smooth establishment and successful recruitment for the rabbits' factories can be partially attributed to the Wei Mansion, or rather Chixian City's tradition of not oppressing the lower class.

Otherwise, if you were to change to a different city—such as Donglin City, where Zhao Qianju was previously stationed—such large-scale absorption of the lower class would surely face resistance from the upper echelons.

For their vision is limited, and they cannot fully grasp what benefits industrialization can bring to them.

Before they see how increased productivity enhances their class benefits, these families will only feel you've drawn away the servants and indentured workers they could exploit.

Of course, those families wouldn't have helped the rabbits even if they were willing.

So Chixian City can't be said to have won by default; it still has its advantages.

With the current factory start-ups, according to the rabbits' upcoming plan,

due to the workers' unfamiliarity with the processes,

the textile factory can produce approximately 700 cotton garments daily.

The textile factory has 7,000 workers, and this production volume equals roughly ten people per standard garment module and a hundred people per semi-mechanized production line.

This is about three to four times faster than traditional handmade sewing.

This output isn't particularly high, or rather very low—especially compared to the homeland.

In 2022's homeland, many township-level garment factories could produce tens of thousands of garments daily.

But don't forget.

Chixian City's textile factory uses a semi-manual, semi-automated process.

Rather than saying the factory's production capacity is limited, it's more accurate to say the rabbits have set this as the quota.

This so-called regulation ensures that workers aren't idle and that there's no overproduction.

After all, the entire Chixian City is still in the first stage of resource development, and everything must not be rushed.

Meanwhile, the products have highly adaptable sales channels.

Their sales network covers Chixian City itself, Wei Mansion's trade routes in nearby cities, Linyuan City, and even Ziqiong City, two thousand miles away.

These cities can readily serve as outlets for cotton products.

Just the day after several factories in Chixian City began operation,

in Ziqiong City, two thousand miles away,

Gu Junming, who stayed behind instead of returning with the trade caravan, welcomed a new batch of command staff visitors in a secluded courtyard.

"Chief of Staff Gu, Chief Ye Fangwei of the XX Company of the XX Group Army, reporting to you with 36 members, including the family cooking class and relevant personnel!"

Gu Junming looked at Ye Fangwei, who wore gold-rimmed glasses and looked every bit the civilian officer, and returned the salute earnestly:

"Hello, Chief Ye, I am Gu Junming. On behalf of the command post at the secret Ziqiong City site, I welcome your arrival."

Then the two shook hands firmly.

Letting go,

Ye Fangwei drew Gu Junming closer and pointed to the dozens of people behind him:

"Chief of Staff Gu, allow me to introduce them.

These are members of the cooking class attached to the Synthetic Second Battalion of our Group Army, and this warrior at the front is Cooking Class Leader Wang Hai."

Wang Hai is a tall and dark-skinned man about thirty years old, looking very down-to-earth and capable.

He led the others in saluting Gu Junming, greeting him with an authentic accent from Sanyuan City in Min Province:

"Hello, Chief of Staff Gu!"

Gu Junming also warmly greeted him and the other cooking class warriors, as he had been missing the army meals during his time in Ziqiong City:

"Hello, Comrade Wang Hai and the cooking class comrades."

Then Ye Fangwei pointed to several older, distinguished-looking men in their forties and fifties:

"Chief of Staff Gu, these five are master chefs arranged by the core layer, from all over the country; this is Chef Huang Shixian; this is Master Qin Jiu... and this is the 'Jiangnan Blade King' Zhao Qiweng....."

Before Ye Fangwei and his people arrived, Gu Junming had reviewed their profiles and knew that people like Huang Shixian had extraordinary achievements, each being a top master in their field.

For example, the leader Huang Shixian.

This person isn't very tall, with a face full of muscle, and a crew cut, looking like someone from the underworld.

But actually, he is a chef—an extraordinarily grand one at that.

Huang Shixian, 58, works at the renowned National Guest House in the Imperial Capital, serving as the executive chef of the legendary Building 12 and is one of the three nationally recognized Cantonese cuisine masters.

Another, dressed in black, is Qin Jiu, who also has quite a background.

Qin Jiu is one of the few remaining masters in the country proficient in both ancient and modern brewing techniques.

He was once the chief brewing consultant at a well-known distillery in the southwest, with his Pear Blossom Brew enjoying international fame.

In addition to Wang Hai and Huang Shixian,

those who accompanied Ye Fangwei on this trip included a few translators and some experienced and diligent service staff.

What, you say you saw Yu Lian among the service staff?

Calm down, it's just a military-to-civilian conversion; no need to overreact.

Ahem...

Ye Fangwei's group set off during the trade caravan's return to camp from Ziqiong City.

But compared to Yan Shaohua's urgency when transporting equipment back then,

Ye Fangwei's group appeared much more composed, taking about eight or nine days to reach Ziqiong City.

Considering the ancient-themed basic transportation of Damo Realm, covering two thousand miles in eight or nine days isn't slow.

Speaking of transportation, many people might have had a misconception earlier:

That long-distance travel in Damo Realm must rely on extraordinary vehicles like the Flying Ship.

This thought is incorrect.

The Flying Ship is merely suitable for large-scale long-distance transportation by trade caravans, being high cost but time-saving, the most efficient method.

But if you're not really concerned about the time spent, animal-drawn vehicles like Yi Qi can also achieve the same effect—traveling a hundred miles to the next city, resting, replenishing supplies, and setting off again the next day along the official road.

The official roads usually run through open areas with a visibility of several hundred meters, being relatively safe most of the time.

Even occasional low-level beast attacks can be dealt with by the land transport caravan at a minimal cost.

Yan Shaohua's group encountered a small beast pack led by a first-tier beast mainly because they took a secluded off-road path to save time.

When they took the main roads during their return, they didn't face the same predicament as before.

Overall,

extraordinary vehicles in Damo Realm are only highly efficient and time-saving, not the only transportation method.

As the saying goes, different strokes for different folks, each with their own preferences.

Of course,

with the cooking class setup that Ye Weiming's group has, even taking the off-road route shouldn't be a big issue, encountering beasts would not faze them.

After all, it's widely known.

The cooking class is the rabbit's elite force, every one of them a Soldier King, daring enough to infiltrate the command post.

Returning focus to Gu Junming's courtyard,

The sole purpose of Ye Fangwei's and his group's visit to Ziqiong City was to...

Spread Huaxia's local culinary culture!

Yes, just this one purpose.

Don't think too ill of the rabbits; what kind of malice can honest rabbits hold?

It's just that while spreading culinary culture, they might take time to gather local customs of Ziqiong City, understand Damo Realm's traditional culture, and chat with the ladies selling vegetables and dining guests—is that not reasonable?

You should realize that in order to promote traditional culinary culture,

Yu Lian and his comrades have transitioned from the military to the third service industry, which speaks to their level of awareness.

In an anime, this would bring a torrent of teary comments.

Simultaneously, to promote traditional culinary culture, the command post specifically selected two types of chefs:

One being top culinary masters like Huang Shixian and Qin Jiu, and the other, the solid yet not-so-elite cooking class.

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