Chapter 13 Improvisation
"Why? Since you have a solution, why do you say it won't help?" Princess Anne asked in confusion, and then she seemed to have thought of something, so she said to Purficott: " Is it power or resources? If you need it, I can convince your mother to give you her full support and grant you queen privileges! "
Queen's privileges are the highest power that the royal family of the Victoria Empire can grant to its ministers.
In the past, this was only awarded to those heroes who were called to save the empire at its most critical moments.
Obviously, in the eyes of Princess Anne, this incident can be compared with the critical moments that the empire has experienced in the past, and Perfectcourt is the person she thinks can save her in this crisis. Imperial people.
But Purficott shook his head and said: "No, the news about this disaster cannot be leaked now, it will cause panic in society. Before everything is irreversible, we need a stable empire to maintain various resources.
But concealing the truth about people's affairs means that we can only mobilize social resources in a hidden way, and the energy we can use is limited
and the resources are limited. For this kind of disaster that requires all-out efforts, the effect can only be a drop in the bucket, that is, the empire can only save a small number of people, and must abandon the vast majority of people.
Three. After 20 years, the temperature in the entire empire will drop to minus 40 degrees. By then, Langton City will be as cold as the Arctic, and everyone will freeze to death.
We have neither time nor enough! resources to help them, even if it’s just to keep them alive a little longer.”
When Purficott said this, she couldn't help but clenched her hands so hard that her knuckles turned white.
Princess Anne noticed this scene, gently stretched out her hand, smoothed Purfict's clenched fingers, and comforted her: "This is not your fault, if the empire can warn her They realized the seriousness of the problem at that time, and we would not be in such a passive situation now.”
Obviously, the consequences of the Imperial Council ignoring Perficott’s warning were. The empire almost wasted an entire year.
"Those civilians..." Purficott looked at her slender hands. Although her reason told her that she should give up those civilians, the strong emotions surging in her heart still made her say to Princess Anne: " They need houses that are cold and warm enough, and they also need city-level heating systems to ensure that they will not be directly frozen to death in low-temperature environments.
In addition, they also need to be able to survive in extremely cold weather. Greenhouses that can be used to grow crops in a climate so they can get enough food
Nothing can be grown on land at minus 40 degrees Celsius. The low temperature will freeze all crops to death. We can only artificially create an environment that can be cultivated indoors to obtain enough crops.
These are not just what they need, if the empire wants to resist the disaster caused by this catastrophe, it must do these things. "
Speaking of this, Purficott shook his head helplessly, feeling a kind of powerless despair: "But the empire has no technical accumulation in these aspects at all! This is simply like asking an aristocratic dude who knows nothing to go to the Arctic wilderness to survive without bringing anything! There is no other possibility except freezing to death..." Surviving in a low temperature environment of dozens of degrees below zero is indeed like surviving in the wilderness in a polar environment.
Sturdy Shelter, reliable heating, and adequate food and supplies are all indispensable
To achieve these three points, even if Purficott traveled to the previous world, it was quite challenging, let alone a world with only the technological level of the first industrial revolution.
Even if there was alchemy in this world, Purficott could only say that he would be able to survive the extreme cold in three years.
There is no guarantee that she can survive for a long time as the temperature drops further.
Princess Anne can understand Purficott's powerlessness and despair. After all, in the face of such a world-destroying disaster, what can she, a little girl, do? Being able to warn the empire in advance, Purficott has done enough for the empire.
However, at this moment, Purficott seemed to suddenly think of something. She looked at Princess Anne, and there seemed to be some hope in her eyes: "Aunt Anne, can you express it publicly in a high-profile way? , sponsor me for a long-term Arctic scientific expedition in the name of the royal family?”
Although it cannot be said that the questions asked by Purficott are completely unrelated to the problems they need to face at the moment, they are certainly not closely related.
So when Purficott asked this question, Princess Anne was confused, but she still answered seriously: "Yes, if you need it, I can even convince your mother , let her provide you with funding in the name of the royal family. As for the amount... I should be able to get you one hundred thousand gold pounds, which is what you deserve."
In Princess Anne's opinion, Even just the fact that Purficott warned the empire of disaster was enough for the queen to confer a title on her, not to mention just borrowing the name of the royal family.
“One hundred thousand gold pounds is not enough, but if the royal family takes the lead in donating, it should be easier to raise funds.” Princess Anne was even more puzzled by Purfict’s words, but she soon turned to the elder Princess The princess explained: "Since we cannot let the common people know the news of the disaster for the time being, we will use false news to cover up the truth of the matter! In the name of the royal family's support for Arctic scientific expeditions, we will mobilize relevant resources, manpower and technical strength!
What you need to prepare for an Arctic scientific expedition is largely the same as what you need to prepare for this disaster! The preparations required for a scientific expedition to the Arctic are exactly the same as the preparations for this disaster! They coincide with each other. We can completely use this to let the scientists of the empire study these!
And we can also choose a place in the New World in the name of building an advance base, directly hoard resources, and build an initial shelter! In this way, sufficient resources can be mobilized to prepare for this disaster under limited conditions that must be kept secret! ”
Speaking of this, the more Purficott thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible.
The Princess Anne also immediately understood Purficott’s thinking, and she also said excitedly: “We can also use the name of technical verification to transform the empire’s slums and provide them with houses and clothing that can keep out the cold, so that they can survive in the face of disaster! ”
(End of this chapter)