"Oh my goodness! These clothes are absolutely beautiful!"
"Oh, look at this elegant design, look at this fishtail-like hem, truly, this dress looks so elegant, I can't imagine how stunning a woman would be wearing it!"
"Oh, are these two Eastern style clothes? I heard about this style of clothing in the garment factory before, ancient and mysterious Eastern style clothing, it looks full of mystery, classic, and elegant!"
The seventeen female workers couldn't take their eyes off the blueprints Arthur had drawn.
Current ladies' clothing designs are very classic, but classic also brings a problem, which is a bit too plain.
At the very least, compared to the clothes drawn on these blueprints, the clothes the ladies are currently wearing are a bit too plain.
More than a dozen female workers excitedly gathered around the blueprints, watching. Dutch stood by, waiting for them to clearly see all the details on the blueprints before speaking: "How about it, ladies, can you produce these clothes with our current equipment?"
Listening to Dutch, Ms. Sandy quickly turned around and affirmed: "Yes, Mr. Dutch! The Singer sewing machine can perfectly handle these garment-making tasks, and buttons can even be sewn by hand, as long as we have the corresponding raw materials!"
Yesterday, Dutch had already corrected their address for him. Outside, they called him Arthur, but in the factory, he was Dutch.
After all, the Van der Linde Gang members are still wanted criminals who robbed Blackwater Town, so they couldn't and dared not be so high-profile. At least until the scale of his subordinates reached ten thousand, Dutch didn't plan to be too conspicuous.
"Very good, Ms. Sandy, our raw materials have not yet been transported back, but you can try making sample clothes of the corresponding styles using the existing sample fabrics. All seventeen of you ladies can now go and use the factory's sewing machines to sew the relevant sample clothes. Additionally, the remaining female workers must be taught how to use the sewing machine within these three days, so we can start production directly once our raw materials are transported back!"
"We guarantee to complete the task, sir!" Ms. Sandy was in high spirits.
The reason for her high spirits was that work was finally about to begin; otherwise, she was truly afraid of losing such a good job.
And the other female workers were also in high spirits, expressing their fighting spirit to Dutch.
"Very good, ladies." Dutch smiled and nodded, but glancing at the blueprints in their hands, he thought for a moment and said: "Ladies, among these three men's clothing designs, two are uniform-like styles. Of the one marked 'police uniform,' I need you to produce thirty pieces. As for the other style with a coat, that will be the uniform for our factory's gunmen, and I need you to produce fifty pieces, ensuring that each of our security personnel has one. Of course, the item marked 'ladies' work uniform' among the ladies' clothing designs will be your work uniform, provided free by the factory. You can produce those first."
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Dutch!"
Sandy and the other women were almost crying tears of happiness.
In fact, some truly did cry tears of happiness.
Not just now, but ever since they had nervously followed the train to Dutch's factory, their hearts had been extremely uneasy, fearing that Dutch was only good with words but would in reality oppress them severely.
But all their conjectures, all their doubts, had completely transformed into happiness the moment they saw their six-square-meter rooms, already furnished with bedding, last night.
This group of people had lived in poverty their entire lives, often not knowing where their next meal would come from, and sometimes even lacking a place to live. They would either rent cheap houses in the slums, only to be evicted after a short time due to losing their jobs or income, or they would have to move to a different slum after changing jobs, constantly struggling their entire lives.
But now, each of them owned a small home of their own. Even if the house was only six square meters, even if it could only accommodate a family of three or a single person, they felt exceptionally at ease!
Because this house was truly their own space, this house was truly a free accommodation room. As long as they worked diligently, they could live here for a lifetime!
So, their inner joy welled up, and their hope spread throughout their lives.
From last night until now, every one of these female workers has been smiling, full of happiness. Some even brought their children or husbands along, and their husbands even secured positions as porters or gunmen, which made their lives even more promising and happier.
The only thing that still worried them was that work hadn't started yet, making them feel a bit uneasy living here, afraid that there might not be enough work, leading to unemployment.
Dutch explained all the matters to the female workers, and his gaze caught Hosea leaving the gang with five gunmen.
He was going to the black market. Over a hundred sewing machines represented a ten-thousand-dollar income, and the O'Driscoll Gang might develop some interest, so precautions had to be taken.
Dutch got up and returned to the house.
By now, most of the gang members were awake. Mac, Tilly, Javier, and Lenny hadn't returned yet, leaving only David, Arthur, and Bill as the capable fighters within the gang.
But that was enough.
"Arthur, come help me draw some more pictures, kid. You know, your artistic skill is very high, so high it's almost like an old acquaintance I never met, who failed his exams. Come on, kid, we haven't finished designing all the clothes yet."
Dutch invited Arthur to join him inside the house.
"Oh, alright, Dutch." Arthur stood up from the sofa, ruffled the head of little Jack who ran past, then picked up the cigarette from the table and entered Dutch's room.
Clothing design is quite simple, at least for people in modern society. After watching too many beauty videos and fashion shows on short video platforms, one tends to remember many styles.
During this period, Dutch had drawn a total of over thirty different clothing styles, classic, grand, and graceful, even blending Chinese and Western styles, incorporating what he considered beautiful styles and designs into different garments.
The ten styles brought out earlier were just for initial samples. After all, a clothing store can't just sell one style of clothing. In the coming weeks, he would launch a new clothing product each week to attract customers and turn them into repeat buyers.
Of course, styles like bikinis and various modern intimate apparel would also be gradually added, so that both men and women would like their clothing store.