The compound bow was approved by President Liu, which made Ethan very happy. But when he heard that it was to be delivered as soon as possible, Ethan said with a bitter face, "Mr. Liu, I'm afraid that 300 compound bows cannot be delivered as quickly as steel swords, because we don't have much equipment for making bows and arrows.
There isn't enough manpower either. Even if we purchase new machinery and hire more people, it'll take some time for them to get used to the work."
Jason Liu understood and asked, "So, how many compound pulley bows can you make in a week?"
Ethan thought for a moment and said cautiously, "At most, 150 pieces. But once the new machines and people are broken in, I'm confident I can produce 100 pieces a day!"
After finishing, Ethan added hesitantly, "It's just that if I add so much equipment and manpower, will you continue purchasing these bows and arrows in the future? If the orders don't exceed a few thousand, I think these machines and workers will become redundant.
Otherwise, even more time will be wasted."
Hearing this, Jason Liu couldn't help raising his eyebrows. So that was the concern—after expanding production, Ethan feared there wouldn't be enough orders to keep the equipment and labor busy!
"Don't worry about that. I'll tell you the truth—the number of orders for compound pulley bows like this will definitely reach tens of thousands in the future..."
Jason Liu revealed just a little, hoping to encourage Ethan and help him let go of his concerns and expand production.
"Really?" Ethan was instantly excited upon hearing that there would be tens of thousands of orders for pulley bows.
Jason Liu smiled and continued, "Not just pulley bows—steel swords and spears too, all ordered in the tens of thousands. IronForge Props will never lack orders in the future."
"Otherwise, why do you think I invested in your company and specially asked you to relocate? If it were a small matter, I wouldn't have bothered."
Ethan nodded excitedly. "I understand, Mr. Liu. Please rest assured, I will send someone to purchase machinery and equipment immediately and expand production capacity for pulley bows, spears, and steel swords to ensure your tens of thousands of orders are fulfilled."
"I hope what you said is true and that you're not teasing me—otherwise, I've invested so much money, and if I can't earn it back, I'll have to jump off a building!" Ethan said jokingly, pretending to look pitiful.
Jason Liu reached out and patted his little brother on the shoulder, also joking, "No need to jump off a building—just keep working for me and take it slow!"
Hearing this, Ethan couldn't help rolling his eyes.
Capitalists really are heartless!
Jason Liu left IronForge Props, entered the warehouse, and returned directly to Westeros.
First, he rushed to the logging farm. Seeing civilians continuously arriving from all directions, Jason Liu called Jon and asked how many workers had been recruited so far.
Jon, upon hearing that Mr. Jason was calling, immediately handed over the records he was working on to several assistant bachelors and apprentices, who were being used as laborers, and quickly walked to the council room beside the barracks.
His direwolf, followed closely behind and trotted happily alongside him.
Because the food at the logging farm was very good, Jon's direwolf followed him every day. At the cafeteria near the barracks, there was meat and bones nearly every day.
Eating well naturally led to faster growth.
Ghost was now the size of an ordinary hunting dog, with thick, powerful limbs. His white fur was glossy, giving him a mighty and beautiful appearance.
The direwolf was the fiercest beast north of the Wall. It could grow to a height of 1.2 meters, with a body nearly 3 meters long, roughly the size of an adult pony.
An adult direwolf was two to three times the size of a normal wild wolf.
Therefore, the direwolf was undoubtedly the most ferocious beast beyond the Wall.
Jon's Ghost was now four months old—still a year away from adulthood.
"Sir—" Jon entered the council room beside the barracks, looked at Mr. Jason sitting at the head of the long table, and quickly bowed slightly in greeting.
Jason Liu nodded with a smile and motioned for Jon to sit in the chair to his right. "Sit down, Jon. Tell me, how many workers have you recruited so far? How are McCann, Bud, and Marbu doing with the recruitment efforts they're spreading now...?"
Jon pulled out the chair and sat down. His direwolf squatted gently between the two of them. Jason Liu looked at the radiant and majestic Ghost and couldn't help reaching out to touch his fur.
Ghost didn't resist—he simply turned his head and looked at Jason with his crimson wolf eyes.
The Stark family's direwolves were all incredibly intelligent. They could easily tell who was a friend of their owner, and they could understand many of Jon's complex commands.
Sometimes, Jason Liu couldn't help but wonder—were the Stark family's direwolves actually sentient?
Or perhaps, with the gradual return of magic in the world of Thrones, had the direwolves also gained intelligence?
Well, maybe not full spiritual awakening, but they were certainly very clever.
While listening to Jon report the recruitment situation at the logging farm over the past ten days, Jason Liu absentmindedly stroked Ghost's soft fur with his right hand.
According to Jon, tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the logging yard in the past ten days. They included residents from other northern territories, and even poor farmers who'd heard the news and brought their families.
In total, the logging farm's population had reached nearly 20,000, which was huge.
Keep in mind—the northern region, covering nearly 2 million square kilometers and being the largest among the Seven Kingdoms, had only a total population of 3 million.
That Jason Liu's logging camp alone had attracted 20,000 people was extremely rare in the sparsely populated northern wilderness.
Most other castles of northern lords didn't house more than 7,000 people, and most were scattered farmers living off the land through farming and hunting.
Because the northern land was barren and not very suitable for growing crops, civilians had to spread out to survive—farming more land and hunting more prey.
After thinking about this, Jason Liu reminded Jon, "Since we've recruited them all, we must pay attention to hygiene and epidemic prevention.
Men should cut their hair short and wash up properly.
I'll have someone bring clean clothes from Winter Town. You'll supervise everyone—make sure they bathe with soap in the river and change into fresh clothes afterward."
"The cafeteria should also provide them with boiled water. No one is allowed to drink river water directly. This must be strictly managed—anyone who disobeys should be driven away!"
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