That's it...... The production of steam engines can drive the steel industry, and the development of the steel industry can drive the mining industry...... After finalizing this big deal with Shilonsk, the entire industry chain of the Hereford family can benefit. William www.biquge.info, who was worried about the loss of money in heavy industry, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The site is finalized, the future development plan is finalized, and the headache of heavy industry development is finalized. The Hereford family's plans for the next few years have all been finalized...... However, even so, William still felt a little uncomfortable.

Because the one thing he wanted to "finalize" most still couldn't be "finalized".

"The textile industry...... The top priority of industry in this era can be called the core and most profitable industry. William lay on the bed in the Grand Duke's mansion and thought to himself. And the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was being left out, which was a headache.

"If you want to win the textile market in the shortest possible time and as quickly as possible, then occupying Shilonsk is the best way...... But ...... "Thinking of this, William felt a headache even more.

Judging by the current situation, in a short period of time, he will also need to maintain the alliance with the Trieste family. And it will be very difficult to get rid of the occupation of Shilonsk and want to build a textile industry system from scratch.

Whether it's large-scale textile workers, textile machines, or the textile market. It's very difficult to get these things. There is also a danger of angering allies.

"No matter...... In a short period of time, it is unlikely that the production of textiles will earn foreign exchange. But if you want to be self-sufficient, you should have no problem - when you go back, you should increase investment in the light industrial park and let them build a new textile factory. William thought to himself. Then the next day, I went out with the intention of investigating. Get ready to take a look at what the textile industry in Shilonsk is really like.

The result was a big disappointment for William.

The textile industry in Shilonsk is large and profitable. But there is nothing else but these two points - his equipment is backward, his production technology is backward. At the same time, the motivation of the workers to produce is also very bad. What William had seen in Polotsk was worse than what had been done before—at least, the merchants of Polotsk knew to be slightly nicer to the workers. Use some small favors to envelop people.

But the factory owners in Shilonsk seem to have taken their workers into slavery.

Workers work more than 14 hours a day. There can be no breaks, no meal breaks, no holidays, no overtime pay...... In addition to this, the widespread oppression of ordinary workers by foremen is also widespread in Shilonsk. The living conditions of the workers are very bad. The workers were equally disgruntled. As a result, the quality of the products produced has become very poor.

"I don't know what the factory of the Bretons is like. "William took a brief look at the factories in Shilonsk and was not interested in them. He began to think about another issue -- and that was the industry of the Britons.

Although the industrial strength of the Britons is the best in the world. But William also does not think that they can be much better than the production system of Shilonsk, or Polotsk.

It can be said that the workers of this era are living in dire straits...... It's just that the vast majority of people in this world, and the vast majority of practitioners in other professions, live the same bad life, so it can't be reflected.

The workers' dissatisfaction with their own position and their treatment has not yet been reflected. After sending someone to investigate, William even heard a lot, "Life is not bad now." I'm a little tired, but at least I'm full...... Yes, compared to this era, it is common to go bankrupt, encounter natural and man-made disasters, and if the harvest is not guaranteed, it is possible to starve to death to the peasants, go south and north, often encounter bandits and bandits, and small businessmen who have to kill if they are not careful. Workers who have a fixed salary, can support their families, and are basically not in danger are already doing well......

But William believes that as productivity increases, the wealth created in the industrial age continues to increase. The unfairness of this distribution system will become more and more obvious. By that time, the ranks of workers, who have grown to a certain extent, will also become more and more dissatisfied with their situation. At that time, what kind of power will the workers burst out......

"That's terrible...... Although social reform is not yet imminent, it ...... It's time to pay attention to this aspect as well. Maybe when I go back, I can implement a maximum fourteen-hour work system in my own factory?" thought to William. But after thinking about it a little more, I thought it was better to forget it.

At present, the piece-rate wage system that is prevalent in the Hereford family's industrial system has worked well. The Hereford family's industrial system was "comparatively" moderate, and the policy of abolishing the oppression of the foreman, and the more scientific management methods have produced more obvious results. As for working hours, William did not impose a requirement that the Hereford family workers must work sixteen hours, or even eighteen hours.

- Of course, it's not all for the sake of the workers. It's for the sake of product quality. The quality of the goods produced by the tired workers will naturally be very bad, which William naturally knows, in fact, William even forced the workers to rest for half an hour at twelve o'clock in the afternoon to recover their strength and relieve the pressure of work.

As for overtime, because William uses "piecework wages", William's factory does not have the concept of "overtime" for the time being. As long as you can do it, you can keep doing it. If you can't do it anymore or don't want to do it, you can do it as long as you meet the basic production requirements. But then you don't have any extra pay.

It turns out that the workers of this era are still very industrious. In order to earn extra wages and make their lives better, the vast majority of workers will "consciously work overtime" and produce more. And with the extra wages, they didn't have any resentment towards William or the factory - it was all voluntary.

This is the case, because of such an "advanced" management and such an "advanced" work system. William can proudly claim that his factory is the most efficient of his time. And their own workers are also the best workers of their time.

"If these textile workers in Shilonsk heard that they were treated like this, they would be very happy. ”

After returning to the Grand Duke's residence, William immediately called the local Cheka chief. He was asked to poach from Shilonsk and poach some capable skilled workers. to facilitate his new textile factory.

That's it. Although the final result was not the best, William was already relatively satisfied. After a week in Shilonsk, he refused Grand Duke Henry's offer and set off for the Grand Duchy of Novgorod.

Despite a few heavy snowfalls, it made the trip a bit more difficult. But there is still plenty of time. Wilhelm calculated that he would still be able to return to Novgorod in time for February.

"All the set-ups have been done. Everything has already been planned...... Then, as long as it is next spring, the war can be started...... O king. I can't imagine that there will be a day when I will be called a prince. William thought so in his heart, and sighed a little for a while.

That's it, under the impetus of William, the contradictions between the five grand dukes and the four families within the Wende Kingdom became more and more intense. With the conclusion of the covenant between William and the Archduke Henry, and with the personal letter of the Archduke Dietrich, it was delivered to the Vial of Turov. Two camps of the Wende Kingdom have been formed. The two sides fought fiercely, just waiting for the beginning of spring, to fight a good battle, and determine the owner of the throne of the king of the Wende Kingdom, which had been empty for hundreds of years.