Before work began, Qin Xiyue had already contacted the supply points of the Heluo Chamber of Commerce closest to Nanhai City, instructing them that regardless of how much raw material the textile factory needed, they could directly collect goods as long as they presented documents signed by her and Chu Ying.
However, she had not realized that with the steam engine, the production efficiency of the textile factory would be multiplied several times over compared to manual labor.
This consequently led to a massive surge in the demand for raw materials. The original budget of one million taels of silver, after deducting the construction costs of the textile factory and the wages distributed to the common people, was completely spent within a mere ten days.
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