Chapter 2616: Alternative Solutions, the Process of Magic-ization

After a brief reminder, Xia Duo chatted with the four young people about their impressions of the Tower of Time over the past two days; naturally, this was mainly about their living environment, such as food and lodging, as there was no need to ask about anything else.

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After leaving the Tower of Time, Xia Duo headed straight to the surface Territory without delay to meet with Laidun, once again inquiring about the resettlement of the people from the Sweetwater Three Planes.

"My Lord, although most of it is temporary, overwintering is definitely not a problem. Over the past half-month, I have had Kaide temporarily assemble ten garment workshops and recruit a large number of territory residents who have received tailoring training to work overtime. The only thing that is not quite perfect is the quantity of poultry feathers."

"Have you considered other substitute materials?" Xia Duo asked.

"We have used animal fur, mainly wool, but the winter clothing we need to prepare is at least in the tens of thousands. The territory currently does not have a specialized filler industry. Usually, garment production uses feathers from the Territory Canteen and those not needed by the public. To be honest with you, My Lord, there is a significant gap here."

"I understand!"

Xia Duo nodded and fell into deep thought. Of course, it is impossible for the territory to plan a specialized filler industry just for a temporary winter clothing production plan; this would greatly affect the normal industrial structure of the territory.

The best approach would actually be to find cotton, so he could carry out several production increase plans at the Arcane Farm in the Floating City; this is the convenience of plants.

It is not quite the same for animals; it is difficult to induce growth. Although it can be achieved through Time Acceleration, the cost is too high.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo told Laidun, "You can fill them with hay. That is, for this season, it doesn't matter if you use hay, right?"

"Of course it's fine! In the past, many people in the Savile Territory would stuff hay into their clothes to keep warm during the winter! It is only because conditions have improved now that people don't do that anymore."

"Then do that! Do not slaughter any more poultry. These days, it has been either chicken, duck, or goose; I am truly tired of eating it. Leave some stock for the poultry breeding next year!"

As the Lord, Xia Duo could of course choose not to eat these, but he usually has his meals delivered directly from the Territory Canteen. Although the preparation is somewhat different from the communal meals, the ingredients are kept as consistent with the canteen as possible.

Judging from the fact that he has been eating poultry meat every day during this period, others in the territory are likely the same, but what he worries about most is disrupting the normal poultry breeding plan.

Currently, he has only set a general goal for this part, and the rest is left to the territory to handle. Increasing the number of poultry for breeding next year is certainly not a big problem, but everything has a plan, and slaughtering too many will always have some negative impact.

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Having temporarily decided on the response plan of using hay as filler, Xia Duo suddenly asked about a topic that seemed more distant: "By the way, how is the standard of the territory's glass workshop?"

"It is quite average. Currently, we can barely melt glass, and the raw materials are also a big problem. The suggestion from the Magic Affairs Officer is not to consider a general glass workshop, but to build it directly into an alchemy workshop. Because I have been busy settling new residents, I haven't had time to report this."

"That is a good idea. Who is the Magic Affairs Officer who proposed this suggestion?" Xia Duo asked again.

"It is a Magic Affairs Officer named Yi Nu Wei Qi."

"Yi Nu Wei Qi?"

Xia Duo tried hard to search for this name in his mind, but only found the name; he had no impression of the person. After all, there are too many people in the Tower of Time now, and it is impossible for him to meet everyone in person.

Moreover, this Yi Nu Wei Qi must have become a Magic Affairs Officer recently; otherwise, Xia Duo would have met and talked to the first batch of people one-on-one, especially Jieyi, whom he even took on as a student.

"I agree to this matter; let Yi Nu Wei Qi handle it. I will also give instructions to the Tower of Time to set up a preliminary framework as soon as possible. As for the raw materials, it might be troublesome for ordinary people in the territory, but for a Mage, it is nothing more than a regular trip to the seaside."

"Lord, may I ask what plans you have for the alchemy workshop?"

"The long-term plan is, of course, to transfer some non-core production plans to the territory. Otherwise, how do you expect me to arrange so many new Mages? As for the near term, let's first achieve self-sufficiency in the territory's glass products!"

The territory is currently able to fire porcelain, but glass products also have their advantages, such as being transparent, intuitive, and highly malleable. Most importantly, they can be recycled.

In the world of Magic, porcelain can of course also be recycled, but the cost is undoubtedly much higher than recycling and reusing glass.

Therefore, Xia Duo will not consider limiting porcelain production; at most, he will not consider specialized export production for it, but promoting more glass products is also a matter of course.

"Since the Lord is so concerned about glass products, do you have any plans?"

"Not for the moment, it is just a whim. If you can think of anything, you can decide for yourself."

This is actually not the truth. With something as important as glass, how could Xia Duo have no plans at all? For example, since too much poultry has been slaughtered recently, it could be made into canned food for preservation, or exported to other territories or other countries.

It is just that he does not want to be a babysitting leader, but rather hopes to stimulate the creativity of his subordinates. Otherwise, if he were gone, would this territory still be able to operate normally?

In addition, he is also worried about the limitations of his own thinking; giving the territory freedom to play might even bring some extra surprises!

It is nothing more than the cost of trial and error, which is completely acceptable to him now.

"Besides the alchemy workshop, you can talk to other Magic Affairs Officers in the territory and ask if they or people they know are interested in starting a business in the territory. If there are good plans, I can provide some funding."

"Yes, I will talk to them again."

"In addition, regarding the Cooperative, we must increase the intensity of publicity, explain the ins and outs clearly, and encourage village collectives to establish cooperatives, but do not force it."

Xia Duo believes that there are always some people whose ideas are different from others. One cannot say they are wrong because of this. He has enough breadth of mind to tolerate these different ideas, provided that they still recognize the Daxia Order.

If even the Daxia Order is denied, then it is not just a mistake, but standing directly on his opposite side, which can be regarded as an enemy!

As for the Cooperative, Laidun also had something to say: "Since the implementation of the Cooperative system, it has achieved good results. Just after the autumn harvest, many villages have successively submitted applications to establish cooperatives, and even many residents who have not yet been granted land are preparing to apply in advance."

"Applying in advance is not feasible; you must wait until after the land grant."

Without needing deep thought, Xia Duo knew that those residents who had not been granted land and were applying to establish cooperatives must all be familiar with each other. They might have known each other before coming to Daxia Territory, or they might even be relatives.

This is something Xia Duo is unwilling to accept. Currently, the composition of the residents in Daxia Territory is very complex, including Netherese, Langasi, Mulan, and even Elves.

If these specific ethnic groups are allowed to spontaneously gather together, it will be difficult for them to integrate into the Daxia Order. Only by letting the original old circles disappear can ethnic integration be better promoted.

Therefore, except for the first batch of Savile People who came with Xia Duo and were granted land together, the subsequent ones were basically a mix of various ethnic groups.

For example, the Langasi have the earliest refugees from the Kewu Tribe, as well as the wanderers accepted later, and even more so the Grey Eagle Tribe that migrated as a whole.

Therefore, even if there are slightly more Langasi in a certain village, Xia Duo will instruct Laidun to mix in people from various tribes as much as possible.

The same goes for the Netherese; there are people from the Savile Territory, free people from the Inner Land, and slaves from the Inner Land. In short, it is impossible to give them a completely familiar environment.

There must always be some surprises in it!