Fan Zijin was stunned for a moment before he understood. Putting aside the cattle farm, the nursery had a huge impact. This was an organization that gained them great favor with the commoners.
Over the years, the nursery no longer only accepted orphans from the common people; there were also the orphans of the soldiers who had died in battle. The nursery would also specially allocate a portion of money to raise and educate them. In addition, his workshop under the 5th Division made Qi Xiuyuan's original subordinates and the soldiers who subsequently came to him extremely loyal towards him.
When Qi Xiuyuan led his troops south, he'd only left one army to defend the north. Why wasn't he worried at all? It was largely due to the nursery and rabbit meat workshop.
