By then, he explained, the first factory was already producing more for villagers’ pockets than their fields were, so the idea of turning to industry was appealing even to tradition-minded farmers.

他解释道，那时，第一家工厂为村民创造的利润远远大于那些土地为他们带来的价值，所以将土地归于集体所有对传统观念的农民来说更有吸引力。