Chapter 718 Cabinet Meeting·Part 1
"The promotion of new measurement units went smoothly than expected, which was largely due to the implementation of unified production standards." At the cabinet meeting, the Secretary of Industry and Commerce was making a report on the promotion of new measurement units during this period: "Because the government led All projects now adopt new standards, which forces factories to produce parts according to new standards, thus accelerating the promotion of new standards
From the current point of view, the market response is very good, but there are still many complaints from manufacturers.
They are mainly complaining that the new regulations have increased their production costs and various problems caused by the elimination of a large number of old standard parts. ”
"Don't worry about them." Purficott never paid attention to this complaint from the beginning: "I welcome their willingness to adopt new standards to produce parts and various products.
It is understandable to complain about the implementation of the new standard, after all, they did pay more production costs.
But if someone intends to take the opportunity to cause trouble... I don't think I need to teach you how to do it. ”
Faced with Purficott's tough attitude, everyone in the cabinet did not find it strange. After all, Purficott had always had this style, and no one could make her compromise.
So this question was just briefly raised and then ignored.
Compared with the implementation of new regulations, the cabinet is more concerned about the progress of the flying battleship program.
Because Purficott personally took charge of this issue, she also explained this issue herself: "Currently, the basic related industries have completed the first phase of layout, and various related products have begun production.
After the new regulations are implemented, the expected progress of the second phase will increase by 10% compared with the current level, and it is expected that the second phase of construction will be completed by the end of this year.
If nothing goes wrong, the prototype of the flying battleship will be built in the first quarter of next year and completed in the fourth quarter.
The focus of next year's air battleship plan will be the construction of the third phase. On the premise that the first and second phases are progressing smoothly, the third phase is expected to be completed in the third quarter of next year.
The main contents of the third phase include the construction of air combat ship logistics system..."
This part is actually a cliché. After all, most of the content and project plan progress have always been the focus of the cabinet.
It can even be said that the previous coup was largely due to the influence of the flying battleship plan. Although this was not the main reason, it was indeed the direct trigger of this coup.
Therefore, although everyone was listening carefully to what Perficott said, they were already familiar with these things.
Purficott naturally knew this. She didn't say too much. She just stated the progress plan of the flying battleship project again, and then said: "While advancing the flying battleship project, I plan to build a batch of Large airships are used as transport ships to restore trade routes between the empire’s colonies and the mainland. What do you think of this matter? ”
Perfectikt looked at everyone, asking for their opinions.
Regarding this issue, everyone in the cabinet couldn't help but look at each other, but no one spoke first.
The problem itself is not complicated. In terms of necessity, it is indeed necessary to restore the routes between the colonies, thereby restoring the connection between the colonies and the imperial center.
After all, each colony had actually entered into a state of independence. If Anne, the eldest princess, had not personally suppressed the separatism in each colony, I am afraid that the Victoria Empire would have been torn apart by now.
Just resuming trade seems to everyone to be somewhat unnecessary. Affected by the apocalyptic winter, the empire's mainland turned into a ghostly state, and Langton City was half frozen in the ice. You can imagine what the state of the empire's other colonies was.
Take the New World colonies as an example. Even without the fact that they were torn in half by the Dominion, the impact of this cold winter directly destroyed the original agricultural production system of the New World colonies.
Both farming and animal husbandry were frozen to death in the cold wind.
After losing these two things, the New World colonies could only provide the empire with labor force, mineral resources that could still be mined, and some industrial products that could continue to be produced.
The reason why we say it is part of it is because industrial production cannot be separated from the raw materials provided by agriculture and animal husbandry.
Now that the raw materials have been sent, industrial production is naturally out of the question.
Even if someone has a hot idea and uses fantasy alchemy to provide industrial raw materials, fantasy alchemy requires the control of an alchemist.
If we really wanted to meet the needs of industrial production, an alchemist would probably have to drain himself dry to not be able to run the factory for an hour.
Therefore, faced with this situation, no one in the cabinet felt that Purficott's so-called resumption of trade had any practical significance.
After all, each colony really has no items that can be traded.
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Oh, except for people, the population of each colony can still be used as labor force.
But for Purficott, who has been able to activate the automated production line, this is of no use other than making the rice more expensive.
We can't really let each colony transport various populations to the empire's center and then use them as mules, right?
After hesitating for a long time, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, because he was in charge of this field, stood up and said: "The main output of each colony is still the supply of raw materials to the empire.
But judging from the current environment, there may not be anything edible left in the empire's colonies.
Therefore, if we really want to restore trade routes, I suggest that raw materials should be the main content, so that overall the balance of payments in trade can be maintained and we will not suffer too much loss. ”
In the opinion of the Minister of Industry and Commerce, this trade route must be losing money, and all they can do is to make it not lose so much.
After all, maintaining connections between the center and the colonies is of great practical significance.
If it is for this goal, a certain degree of loss is within the acceptable range.
"Since the old trading system has been destroyed in this cold winter, why don't I try to establish a new trading system?" Kallen, as the deputy prime minister, put forward a new idea at this time: "The colonies have suffered After a severe blow, almost all of their original industries have collapsed. If the empire can take this opportunity to establish a new industrial system for them, can the trade route avoid losses and even make profits? "
(End of chapter)