Chapter 732
Sitting curled up in the corner of the carriage, Henry squeezed himself and others as close as possible so that they could protect each other from the cold and prevent heat loss.
They are currently being loaded into the cargo box of a giant robot and are about to be transported to the nearest town to Lunkeng Town.
Because the robot itself is not used to transport people, it is very cold in the carriage.
Compared with being directly exposed to the outdoors, they just have an extra layer of thin iron sheet to block the wind and snow.
Henry felt that his hands and feet were numb from the cold. If he hadn't eaten a full meal of hot food before setting off, he might not be able to bear it now.
However, even so, Henry still felt that the cold air was constantly creeping down his limbs. He could only squeeze together with other people as much as possible to prevent the gaps created from taking away body heat.
"How long have we been walking? I feel like I have no feeling in my legs." Someone asked, with uncertainty about the future and strong worry about the current environment in their voice.
Henry recalled that since the steam knight arrived in Rotten Pit Town and delivered the Lord's order, they had been preparing to move.
After spending about a day preparing, and another half a day braving the wind and snow, they boarded the robot that came to pick them up. They had been on the road for a long time, and by calculation, it was almost evening.
"We have been walking for almost six hours. The Lord Knight said that it will take eight hours to get there. We still have two hours to go!" Someone answered.
"We've only been walking for six hours? Why do I feel like we've been walking for a day?" Someone next to Henry said in surprise.
Henry was not surprised by this. After all, it was difficult to feel the passage of time in a closed environment, and it would feel like time passed very slowly.
In the past, when Henry was smuggling to the North, he hid on a cargo ship. Henry, who had been staying in the cargo hold at that time, felt the same as now. It clearly felt like a long time had passed, but in fact it was not that long. time.
But for the people of Langkeng Town, this journey is not too difficult.
The official status of northern residents promised to them by the knight before setting off was like a carrot hanging in front of the donkey's eyes for everyone, inducing them to move forward while temporarily enduring the hardships on the road.
Henry didn't want to say anything about this, he just endured it silently while wrapping his clothes tighter to get the meager warmth.
Instead of wasting energy talking, it is better to think about how to live in a new town.
Although the life described by the Lord Knight is indeed very beautiful, with a formal identity, you can live in a town with an energy tower, and you don’t have to risk freezing to death every day to transport coal...
But the lord is not a philanthropist. No matter how kind-hearted she is, she cannot raise them in vain. Even if she can't die from the cold, she should make more plans for her own livelihood.
Henry felt that he could at least find a job moving things. He was still quite strong and strong, so he could still do this kind of work.
I heard that workers in the north are treated very well. As long as they are willing to work hard, it is not difficult to feed themselves and have enough to eat.
Maybe I can live a better life in a new town? Henry thought about the future and felt that he might have a chance to marry a wife.
You don’t have to be very beautiful, as long as you can do housework, it doesn’t matter if you have a bad temper. Maybe it’s better to have children? Henry was not worried that he would be deceived. After all, the people in Rotten Hole Town came to the North illegally. Apart from his own life, there was nothing worth deceiving.
As long as he takes care of his food and shelter and can keep himself fed and clothed, Henry feels that even buying his own life is not impossible.
With this thought, Henry did not participate in other people's discussions, but just squeezed his body into the corner to warm his body more.
Feeling the bumps and vibrations coming from under his butt, Henry felt that maybe he should sleep for a while, maybe he would be there when he woke up.
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In the cabinet meeting room, Purficott was listening to a work report on disaster relief.
"Currently, a total of 12 teams have been dispatched across the entire northern territory to carry out disaster relief work. A total of 46 settlements have been relocated, 33 of which are illegal settlements, with a total relocated population of more than 13,000 people." An official was reading. holding the report in his hand.
Listening to this series of numbers, Purficott nodded slightly. She was still very satisfied with the result.
While he was satisfied with the results of the relocation, Purficott also asked with concern: "The resettlement work after the relocation must be done well. We can't just send people to the city and that's it. We want them to survive. Do you understand? ”
Migration itself is not a particularly difficult task. Even though Purficott requested to avoid casualties during the migration process, they still completed the migration of more than 10,000 people despite the raging snowstorm and moved them from their original settlements. Points moved to new towns.
Although this is extremely unimaginable, it is not impossible after the Northern Territory has mobilized various resources and forces.
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Those steam knights and autonomous robots that can travel between towns in the snow have become the absolute main force of this operation, and only they can move freely under the cover of the blizzard.
Although doing so would cause huge losses to the autonomous robots and steam knights, and some knights even died in the snow, but in any case, they successfully completed their mission.
However, relocation is only the first step. After relocating this part of the population, they must be resettled.
Although Purficott adopts the principle of nearby resettlement, relocating the residents of these abolished settlements to the towns closest to them, and the number of people moved in each town is not large, this does not mean that people will be moved there. That's it.
Their food and clothing will be the focus of the next work.
Fortunately, Purficott had considered expansion when he originally designed the shelter, so housing was not a problem.
Because the population resettled in each town is not large, the problem of food is not big. After all, compressed biscuits can basically feed most people in the north.
But other things require a lot of thought. After all, there are so many mouths to eat out of thin air.
"Please rest assured, Lord Regent, we will increase our investment in this area." The official responded to Purficott seriously, showing confidence in this.
But Purficott just shook his head and said: "If we don't stop this snowstorm from continuing to rage, we will only face more problems."
(End of chapter)