When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1138 A Day Trip to the Cannery (Part 2)

Upon arriving at the cannery, the gates were wide open, and Kuvask could easily see inside.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the smell of coal smoke still lingered in the damp air.

The brick and stone factory in front of him was even more spacious than what he had just seen; it was practically a palace.

As for the area in front of the palace, a sandy patch of land, about an acre in size, had been cleared out in the middle of the overgrown wasteland.

Hundreds of workers stood in rows in the open space, wearing coarse cloth shirts with frayed edges and woolen trousers.

Kuvask couldn't understand, so he was pushed and pulled closer.

"Stand up straight!" A rough, hoarse command came from the open space, spoken by a middle-aged man wearing an indigo canvas shirt.

He had a brass whistle hanging from his waist, and the muscles on his forearms were taut.

"First, swing your arms! Left, right, left, right, pay attention to your breathing..."

Following the middle-aged man's instructions, the workers performed the actions one by one.

Swinging arms and stepping forward, bending over to touch one's toes, jumping jacks in place...

Despite the slow pace and seemingly simple task, everyone's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat.

Before Kuvask could ask, Moloka, who had done his homework beforehand, began to explain to him.

"This is the Holy Alliance's gymnastics system..."

According to Saint Sunhorn, the factory exists for the well-being of the believers of the Holy Alliance, and the profits also exist for the well-being of the Holy Alliance.

Admittedly, working in factories nowadays requires long hours and is very tiring.

But this does not mean that factories should exploit workers as machines or slaves.

They are workers, and they should also have the right to health.

Although many businessmen felt that Horn's argument was somewhat "empty benevolence," they still had no choice but to follow it.

Especially last year's purge, which resulted in a huge number of deaths, made industrialists realize once again the terror of a certain pope...

Therefore, in accordance with the general rules and regulations of the Holy Alliance, and following the call of Pope Sun, a morning exercise system was formed.

That is, the first thing the workers do when they arrive at the factory each day is to do gymnastics.

These gymnastics exercises were compiled by a group of people, including high-ranking officers of the Holy Alliance, Knight Morro and Herman, mercenary officer Griffin, and high-ranking knight prisoners of war from Leia.

It's basically a downgraded version of the Knight's Breathing Technique.

Although it's not as effective as taking time off work to train, you can still develop some breathing techniques over time.

Moreover, with breathing techniques, one's mind and energy levels will be better than before.

As required by Horn, now all members of the Holy Alliance who have the opportunity and ability will practice the Knight's Breathing Technique.

After all, the Holy Alliance has plenty of food now, and the prices of chicken and eggs are not high.

The meat and grain requirements for practicing breathing techniques differ between adults and teenagers; teenagers require less than adults.

It's much easier to start training when you're a teenager than when you're an adult.

Therefore, even elementary school students in the Holy Alliance start practicing breathing techniques. Once they reach the first level, they can obtain a first-level athlete certificate, and once they reach the second level, they can obtain a second-level certificate.

And so on.

Of course, this certificate doesn't offer any advantages; it's more of an honor.

In addition, people with athlete certificates are also among the first to be recruited into the military.

Looking at the notes copied from the briefings and yearbooks, Moloka closed the notebook and sighed softly, "Universal transcendence, huh? Could the Holy Alliance be about to achieve that?"

The transcendence of all people is also one of the long-term goals of the Holy Alliance, a requirement that Horn put forward when the Holy Alliance was founded.

The empire was originally unequal because some people were extraordinary while others were not.

If the Holy Alliance wants equality now, everyone has to be extraordinary, which means no one is extraordinary.

A single, exceptionally powerful Dunjaran phalanx could knock out the teeth of knights who had dominated the empire for nearly a thousand years.

A nation where everyone is extraordinary... Morocco couldn't help but shudder.

This is not only a fear of the power of such a nation, but also a fear that the saintly grandson is turning it into reality step by step.

With more and better food, a more abundant supply of milk, and the government's proactive promotion, the number of civilian "remote workers" is increasing.

Not to mention the veterans who returned home after serving in the military; almost all of them had been injected with the "seeds of divine favor."

These veterans, if they had even a high school education, would be invited to become alchemy engineers or go directly to artisan schools to learn alchemy.

With their veteran's pensions, they could become skilled alchemists in just two or three years and be in high demand by factories and workshops. Alchemists were highly sought after, and the entire Holy Alliance was in dire need of them.

At this rate, in less than three generations, the Holy Alliance could truly become a nation where everyone is extraordinary, and extraordinary achievements are passed down through generations.

"Have you seen enough?" Grossien asked softly, rousing Moloka from his fear and panic.

It was only then that Moloka realized what was happening.

Why should I panic? I've already become a member of the Holy Alliance, I'm a member of the Holy Alliance now, I should be happy!

Although it delayed their trip to the factory, Grossien and Palak patiently accompanied the two.

They brought Morloka and Kuvask to see this so that they could witness it for themselves.

You can't truly grasp the essence of something unless you see it for yourself.

Pilgrims who come from all over the empire to the Holy Alliance's central headquarters to "study" often stay in the Holy Alliance for a year or two.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to establish that strong strategic confidence and revolutionary determination.

The dream of the Kingdom of Heaven is not just for the Holy Alliance members, but for all believers of the Empire.

"We've seen enough, let's go." Kuvask and Moroka then continued walking.

After greeting the guards carrying clockwork guns at the entrance, the group dared to pass through the large iron gate of the workshop and enter the workshop.

Both Morocco and Kuvask's first reaction was that it was simply a cathedral.

It's important to know that normal houses typically have a ceiling height of three to four meters, even those in large workshops.

But the factory in front of us is like a palace, with extremely high ceilings and a vast open space between the roof and the ground.

On both sides are two- or three-story corridors, which look like warehouses or managers' offices.

Palak and Grossien waited at the door for the dwarf brothers to arrive, while Morok and Kuvask stood on the second-floor corridor looking down.

Looking down, on the stone floor, you can see a large number of production lines and tools used to make tinplate.

The first is the rolling mill driven by a clockwork mechanism, which consists of two hardened steel cylindrical rollers.

By inserting the iron bar, softened to white-hot in the Dragon Language Alchemy Furnace, into the rollers, adjusting the roller tip, and repeatedly inserting and flattening it, iron sheets of different thicknesses can be rolled into.

Once the sheet metal is delivered to the rear, it will be cut.

After cutting, the next step is the rust removal chamber, where rust is removed and oxidation is prevented by soaking the food in chemicals and rye fermentation liquid.

Next is the annealing chamber, which is responsible for improving the toughness of the sheet metal.

Behind the annealing chamber, there is a grease tank to prevent the iron sheet from oxidizing.

Next comes the tinning chamber, where the sheet metal is tinned. The tinning bath contains molten tin with a surface covered with resin and whale oil.

Finally, the cold-rolled roller is flattened and coated, rolled into a can shape, and then the base is heated and welded on to complete the process.

According to Palak and his group, there should be a painting process after the cold rolling process.

This process requires the use of black lacquer extracted from black rocks by the Highland Dwarves and the Northern Norn.

Applying black paint can extend the shelf life of tin cans and make them less prone to breakage.

However, the problem is that they do not yet have this technology.

Black lacquer is only found in the north, and only in a few mining sites.

In the future, we might have to do some black lacquer trade with the Norn people in the north. Currently, Evangelist Busak is busy with this matter.

"I see."

After listening to Palak's explanation, Moloka quickly jotted down the information Palak and the others had said in his notebook.

Don't be fooled by the arrogance of these entrepreneurs from the Holy Alliance; they're not much smarter than the average person.

Their strengths lie in only two areas: firstly, the resource disparity brought about by the first-mover advantage and the Matthew effect; and secondly, the simple and pure information gap.

In the days before the internet, a crucial piece of news in the Holy Alliance was truly worth a thousand pounds.

Kuvask, on the other hand, walked to the side and wandered aimlessly along the corridor.

However, he soon stopped in front of a small blackboard and stared blankly at the simplified words on it.

After hesitating for a long time, he slowly read out: "Reasonable workload, differential piece-rate wages, standardized work methods and processes..."

"Hmm, you read it correctly this time."

(End of this chapter)