Silk Weaving Shed (FOTS)
| Silk Weaving Shed (FOTS) | |
|---|---|
| File:Silk Weaving Shed FOTS.png | |
| Chain | Industrial Type |
| Requires | Buildings: |
| Enables | Buildings: |
| Spawned Defence Forces | - |
| Basic Building Statistics | |
| Clan Effects | +1 to modernisation (clan development) |
| See main article; FotS Buildings | |
Description
The kiss of the breeze upon the skin.
A silk weaving shed adds to the wealth of a province, and helps industry to grow. Silk worms are cultivated in Japan, so this building requires no machinery from foreigners, giving the province a traditionalist air. Obviously, access to silk is required before the shed can be built.
Silk was, and remains, a remarkable fabric. The silk kimono is almost a clichéd image from Japan, although during the Meiji Restoration it was a symbol of the old ways. As modernisers among the Japanese nobility, bureaucracy and merchants adopted western dress, the traditionalists were equally keen to retain the kimono and other traditional garb. This distaste for Western fashion did not normally extend to a distaste for Western firearms, and even staunch traditionalists would, quite discreetly, tuck away a revolver.
Other Information
Upgrading a Cottage Industry presents you with three choices, each of them having a different cost and value.
Comparison
| Craft Workshop | Silk Weaving Shed | Cotton Weaving Shed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Resource | Silk | Cotton | |
| Construction Cost | 3500 | 3800 | 3900 |
| Construction Time | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Wealth | +1250 | +1300 | +1200 |
| Growth | +1 | +1 | +3 |
| Modernisation | +2 | +1 | +3 |
| Happiness | -1 | -1 | -2 |
- The Craft Workshop contributes +2 points to modernisation, requires no special resource, and is the cheapest to build but is the second-most slowest option.
- The Silk Weaving Shed is the fastest to build and adds the most to town wealth but only contributes +1 point to modernisation, requires silk, and is the second-most expensive option.
- The Cotton Weaving Shed contributes +3 points to clan modernisation and town growth but requires Exports of Cotton from the western powers, is expensive and slow to build, adds the least to town wealth, and inflicts a harsher penalty to public order.
Summary
The Easiest and Quickest way to reach Clan Development Level-4 is to build Craft Workshops in every province that you own. Then as soon as you max out, build Silk Weaving Sheds only since you won't need Craft Workshops anymore.
The Silk Weaving Shed is the best option if you are trying to upgrade quickly and want short term income. All 3 Industry buildings eventually upgrade to a Factory, so don't worry too much about which choice you make.
