Chapter 720 The crisis has not passed
Although Purficott has decided to invest in the colony so that it can form a two-way circulation economic system with the northern border, for now, this is only a long-term plan and assumption.
Although Purficott finally convinced others to support her decision at the cabinet meeting, an obvious problem could not be avoided, that is, there was no money in the treasury.
Although the first phase of the economic development plan has achieved initial results, under the guidance of the idea of concentrating resources to develop key industries, the current development status of the northern border and the New World is good, and the government's financial situation has also returned to normal levels.
But the treasury is basically still a poor waste.
Although if you insist on it, you can still squeeze out some funds, but this amount of funds cannot support any big projects, let alone start the economic construction of the colony.
Moreover, this amount of funds can be said to be the last reserve in the national treasury, an emergency reserve used at critical moments.
No matter how much he thought about it, Purficott would never touch the money.
However, according to the Chancellor's report, the current financial situation has returned to normal levels. If the momentum of steady growth can be maintained next year, then initial construction of each colony can be attempted in the fourth quarter of next year.
Before that, the cabinet can also send working groups to each colony to carry out preliminary preparations and construction.
After all, various colonies had been hit by the apocalyptic winter before. Although they were not completely destroyed, they were also severely damaged.
When Anne went to re-suppress the various colonies before, they were in trouble because of the disaster, and ambitious forces in various places took this opportunity to seize power.
Now although various colonies have been suppressed again, the situation has not improved.
Anne's actions only eliminated the rebellious careerists, and at the same time taught each colony the basic skills and techniques for surviving in the cold winter.
Judging from the information received so far, although various colonies have established shelters and are trying their best to restore the economy and people's livelihood, they are still struggling.
Send a working team to each colony to help them restore production as much as possible, which will also facilitate future trade.
After all, a colony that produces nothing is meaningless to Victoria now.
In the past, perhaps due to various reasons such as geographical location, the empire would build some colonies with little economic value out of various needs.
For example, supply points stuck on key routes, or places such as fortresses with key strategic locations. In the past, the empire would spend a lot of money and resources to build and maintain these key locations.
But with the arrival of the final winter, even the oceans have frozen into huge ice sheets, and many key nodes in the past have lost their original functions.
In addition, Victoya's own economy is almost on the verge of collapse, so it naturally has no energy to maintain these places.
As for now, Purficott also has no interest in these places.
The population and the power of the empire have been evacuated from these places, and what is left now are only some abandoned buildings, which are of no value to the current empire.
Although Perficott will consider building some strongholds for maintenance and supply at key locations after the flying battleship project is successfully put into production, there is currently no such plan.
To get to this point, at least we have to wait until the exchanges between the Northern Territory and the various colonies stabilize.
And considering the airship's speed and endurance, it really doesn't require much maintenance and supplies when traveling between the northern border and various colonies. What's more, the current situation of each colony is that they may not be able to maintain the operation of these supply strongholds.
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"So large transport ships are still needed! If you want to start trade, freight is the most critical point in maintaining trade routes." Purficott sorted out the trade plan he had made, and the expression on his face was not very clear.
Although the situation in all aspects showed improvement, Purficott always had a feeling of unrest.
It was as if something was threatening her, making her always worried and nervous.
If this is just her illusion, then that's it, but the problem is that she clearly knows that some things are not illusions.
Although the old gods had not taken any action since they sent two people to plant themselves in her dream last time, and there had been no movement even from Langton during this period of time, Purficott knew clearly that the old gods had not done anything. The Japanese gods will not give up so easily.
Moreover, even if the old gods did not take any action, if they really let the Northern Territory go, it would be difficult for the Northern Territory to live in peace for a long time.
After all, the deadline of three hundred years is here, and the temperature will continue to drop until the core of the entire planet will be frozen in three hundred years.
This may seem far away at first, but Purficott clearly knows that this process is terrifyingly short.
What it freezes is not the mountains, rivers, or other wind, rain, thunder and lightning, but the planet that carries the entire human race.
And instead of the surface of the planet being frozen, the core of the planet will be completely frozen from the outside in.
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Under normal circumstances, this level of cooling should start at least in units of tens of thousands of years, at least hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years.
You know, this is the core of a frozen planet! Not anything else.
If you want to freeze the core of the earth within three hundred years, the surface temperature is almost conceivable.
You must know that at minus 70 degrees Celsius, you can see carbon dioxide turn into liquid and fall. At minus 140 degrees Celsius, all the carbon dioxide in the air will be frozen into snowflakes.
And if the temperature continues to drop, by the time it reaches minus 160 degrees, even the oxygen will condense into blue snowflakes and fall, and all living things that need to breathe will freeze to death.
So Purficott actually wanted to complain that the low temperature in a certain game she had played in the original world was really outrageous.
But the game is fake, and the disaster she has to face is not.
Although the snowstorm of minus 120 degrees has not been encountered in the north so far, and with the existence of the energy tower, it is not impossible to withstand such a low temperature, but the temperature has been dropping.
Although the northern border does seem to have survived the most difficult stage with the application of various technologies, its ability to withstand the cold is gradually increasing, and even the city has gradually regained its vitality.
But Purficott knew that these were actually just fragile illusions.
Once the temperature continues to drop, or extreme bad weather occurs, the newly restored vitality in the north is like a fragile glassware placed on a high platform. It only needs a gentle push and it will fall to pieces.
(End of chapter)