In the other world, women only slow me down.

"Excellent! Right now, our factory has basically taken over all the metal products in the capital and the surrounding cities. Even... what did you say before? Oh, demand outstrips supply! I was even planning to discuss opening a few more assembly lines with you!"

There is no doubt that blacksmiths have tasted the sweetness of industrialization.

Moreover, since he was one of the first blacksmiths to join the factory, he could be considered a technical shareholder.

Now that he has become a veteran of the factory, Lynch is relieved to hand over part of the factory directly to him to manage.

Lynch would not ask too much about the factory's production content, but would only make a big plan for the business direction to prevent the forging factory from going astray.

Now, the blacksmith's income has increased several times.

He was determined from the bottom of his heart.

Following Lin Qi was the best decision he had ever made in his life.

Most of the workers in the factory have similar ideas.

As other nobles followed Lynch's example and opened factories, people were shocked to find that Lynch treated his workers very well. Factories opened by other nobles could not offer wages as high as Lynch's, and the working hours were also longer than Lynch's factory.

There is no need to compare the treatment in other aspects.

What holidays, what subsidies, what promotion channels.

None of them exist.

Even the nobles don't have any surplus food.

If all the money is paid out as wages, what else can they earn?

These benefits may be the most basic requirements of workers in the future, but from the current perspective, they are completely out of date.

As the saying goes, comparing people will make you die, and comparing goods will make you throw them away.

The factory under Lynch's name has unknowingly become the place that workers most want to enter.

In addition, Lynch strongly encouraged invention and innovation. As long as you can invent something useful and obtain patent protection, you can not only get patent fees and copyright fees, but also get a factory reward.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

The world's technological level had stagnated for who knows how many years due to magic and fighting spirit, but now, as if it were a legendary accumulation of strength, a lot of progress has been made in just this short month.

Textile machines were improved, forging methods were improved, and steam technology began to emerge...

Not only that.

Under the temptation of gold coins, some magicians began to integrate magic and technology. The most advanced ones were magic firearms, which had existed for many years but had not made much progress.

In the past.

In fact, magic firearms have never been considered mainstream weapons in this world.

It can only play its role in relatively low-level battles.

Once you arrive at the high-end battlefield.

The bullets fired from magic guns can be easily dodged by masters in their own ways. Some powerful warriors don't even need to dodge, and the bullets can't penetrate their defense at all.

Therefore, magic firearms have not received much development due to their low upper limit.

But with Lynch's secret promotion, magic firearms gradually became the object of research and improvement by many people.

In Lynch's eyes.

The magic firearm may not have a high upper limit, but it can definitely greatly increase the lower limit.

In previous wars of invasion by the Demon King’s army, most civilians could only use farm tools like hoes and pickaxes to fight against the ferocious monsters.

This is simply courting death.

But once there is a breakthrough in the production technology of magic firearms, even the most ordinary farmers will be able to join the battlefield after a very short period of training and play a significant role.

It is no longer like before, where we can only become cannon fodder and be killed.

Everyone will have the power to fight monsters.

and……

Now that we have guns, how far away can we have more powerful magic cannons, magic missiles and the like?

But even with Lynch's strong push, the research progress of magic firearms is still very slow, which makes Lynch feel a little helpless.

After all, he is not a technician and can only provide direction for the development of science and technology.

The specific matters still have to fall on the craftsmen of this world.

"If it's Ornn... she should be able to create the magical weapon I have in mind, right?"

Lynch thought so, and then said to the blacksmith——

Oh no.

Now he should be called the factory director.

"Keep up this momentum and suppress the living space of the Blacksmith Village. Leave them starving and forcing them to come and work for me."

Lin Qi said this to the factory manager.

"Yes, Boss, I understand!"

The factory director patted his chest and said this.

When the factory director thought about how he was driven out of the village like a stray dog, and now he finally had the opportunity to take revenge, his heart was filled with motivation.

"I must make those bastards who look down on others with their noses (six) dam 氿wu⑧ zero Si Ling (five) respectfully call me the factory director!"

He swore secretly in his heart.

Chapter 60: It is impossible to work

A penny stumps the hero.

Not to mention the livelihood issues of a village.

Since ancient times, the Blacksmith Village has made a living by forging iron for others, but now...

But no one came to them to build things anymore.

The term "value for money" may not have appeared in this world yet, but this concept seems to appear in everyone's heart instinctively.

Also five hundred silver coins.

You can buy a very good weapon that is easy to use in the blacksmith village.

But you can also buy five identical weapons at the forge, with similar quality, which are sufficient for daily use.

For powerful warriors, a handy weapon can indeed bring out the upper limit of their combat effectiveness, but for most people, the difference between weapons is actually not that big.

After all, the skills of most people are far from reaching the level where victory or defeat can be determined by subtle differences in weapons.

In addition, weapons are consumables and will wear out as long as they are used.

Comparing the two, anyone with a normal mind would know what to choose.

After understanding this.

The villagers of Blacksmith Village felt helpless about this.

It turns out that whether something can be sold is not just about quality.

"No...can we also lower the price?"

A villager suggested.

But then someone immediately rejected it:

"No, unless we can lower the price even lower than our opponent, but at one hundred silver coins for a sword, we can't even get back our original investment."

People do business to make money, and the production costs of small workshops cannot be reduced at all.

Selling at a lower price will only make you die faster.

But seeing that the food in his family was running out day by day, he knew that if he didn't find a solution, he would really starve to death.

The villagers were also anxious.

"What should I do?"

"If it doesn't work out, I'll go work in that factory."

"That won't work. Haven't you seen what they make? They all look exactly the same, without a soul at all. Working in a factory is simply an insult to my soul as a craftsman!"

"Are you going to starve to death here if you don't go?"

"Even if I starve to death or jump off here, I will never work in a factory!"

"This won't work, that won't work, so what do you think we should do?"

"..."

At this moment, Ornn came out of her room, looked at the villagers with an unhappy expression, and shouted:

"What's the noise about?"

After seeing Ornn, the villagers also quieted down.

They looked at her eagerly, hoping that she could point the way for the villagers.

But unfortunately.

Ornn can do nothing but iron.

Moreover, like Lettius, she is a half-orc, an immortal species.

Even without food, it can survive for a long time.

Therefore, she was unable to empathize with the villagers and only felt that they were very noisy.

"Village Chief, what should we do..."

The villagers asked Ornn in a low voice.

Ornn scratched his head and thought, what can I do?

After holding it in for a long time, I finally came up with this sentence:

"Or maybe your technology isn't good enough. If you could create an epic weapon, would you be worried that no one would buy it?"

After saying that, Ornn returned to his room and started knocking on the door.

He looked like he didn't want to pay any attention to the villagers.

The villagers were also speechless about this.

Epic weapons?

That's easy to say.

Can……

Not everyone is like Ornn, who has both talent and a long enough life to hone his skills.

It is extremely difficult for an ordinary person to create an epic weapon in his lifetime.

Sure enough, Ornn is reliable except for forging iron, but not at all in other aspects.

Ultimately, it is up to the villagers to find a solution themselves.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a loud noise came from outside the temple.

"Oh no, oh no, people from the factory are coming!"

The children in the village shouted and ran towards their adults.

The villagers looked at each other and finally made a decision.

"...Let's go and have a look."

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At the entrance of the blacksmith village, Lynch looked at the blacksmiths who were walking towards him with serious faces, and felt very satisfied.

What we want is their expression of being unable to live.

If they still look leisurely and don't take it seriously, then Lynch should reflect on whether his market impact on the Blacksmith Village has not been sufficient.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"