Qu Bing's battles in the north had not encountered any uncontrollable surprises. With the world's most powerful firearms army in hand, he was brimming with confidence. He was not worried in the slightest about defeating the Cannibal Tribe. Losing was impossible; the only difference was how soon the battle would end.
If Qu Bing was confident, Luo Chong was even more so. Although the fighting in the north had yet to end, the benefits brought by the war had already begun to emerge.
Thirty thousand slaves had been transported to various parts of the Han Tribe, while ten thousand enslaved boys had been sent to the central and southern regions to reclaim wasteland and farm it. The women's prison on Lake Heart Island had begun preparations, and the female slaves had also started receiving health examinations from the Medical College.
As for Xingang Commandery, five thousand able-bodied young slaves had been put to work in the mines. The Han Tribe civilians who had originally mined in Xingang Commandery were all freed from that labor and collectively sent to the Steel Mill, foundries, Cement Plant, and other basic factories to work.
After being screened, some of the veteran workers at those basic factories were retained to train new apprentices. Their pay and benefits were raised, and they became the factories' "master craftsmen." Others who were quick-witted and deft with their hands were sent to various machinery manufacturing plants or research institute workshops for further study, providing a reserve of talent for the future division of industry between north and south.
After this round of personnel adjustments, one obvious change was that the Research Institute now had more people it could use. Not only were there more technical workers, but the researchers who had previously served as technical advisers could also return