Chapter 23: Donation Harvest
Soaking himself in the hot water in the bathtub, the warm feeling quickly woke up Purfict's slightly groggy brain.
Although the dinner last night was very sumptuous, Purficott also achieved his own goal through this banquet, raising a large amount of funds from those nobles for the "Arctic Scientific Expedition" project, but it did not Even though she doesn't like socializing, this party almost exhausted her last bit of patience, so much so that when she went to bed last night, her brain was already so groggy that she almost fell asleep touching the pillow.
Although there is the support of the royal family and the call of the eldest princess, it is not easy to take out the money from the pockets of those nobles.
Although Purficott was confident at first that as long as he offered enough benefits, these nobles would swarm up like hyenas, but if Purficott could not make these nobles pay attention to the so-called "Arctic" If they become interested in "scientific examination", although they won't refuse to pay, they will definitely not be as "generous" as last night.
That is to say, Purfico has obtained the sponsorship and support of the royal family, and some nobles know about the doomsday crisis, so they will happily spend money.
However, even so, Purficott had to try his best to convince the middle and lower nobles, as well as the big nobles who were unaware of the doomsday crisis.
To deal with this crisis, the more funds the better. Whether it is building airships or shelters, there is plenty of money to spend.
What's more, the resources held by these great nobles who control all aspects of Langton and even the entire Victoya Empire are more valuable than money.
Although the royal family holds a large amount of resources and industries, the "Arctic Scientific Expedition" plan launched by Purficott is after all a private act of the royal family and is not considered an act of the government or the state. It can mobilize There is still an upper limit on resources.
In addition, in order to avoid conflicts between the royal family and the great nobles, the industries they control are different. Although the royal family's industry is not lacking in anything, it is not the best in everything.
For example, if the royal family controls the largest shipyard in the empire, then the largest steel plant in the empire is in the hands of a certain noble.
So if we can get the support of these nobles, it will greatly increase the success rate of the Perfectcourt Project, and at the same time, more people can be saved in the future.
Because of this, no matter how reluctant and averse to socializing, Purficott could only try his best to make excuses with those nobles last night, trying his best to lure them to this so-called Investment in the “Arctic Scientific Expedition” plan.
But no matter what, Purficott's hard work was valuable. Last night she raised at least 270,000 gold pounds, as well as verbal commitments of support from many powerful nobles.
Although verbal promises should not be taken too seriously, if they really come to you, these promises will more or less be fulfilled, even if they are only partially fulfilled.
Of course, a considerable number of the powerful nobles who are willing to support Perficott are members of the Crisis Response Committee, and they know about the doomsday disaster.
Therefore, Purficott was not worried about their verbal support, or any help other than support.
Compared with the Crisis Response Committee, which is still wrangling and entangled over issues of interest, it is obvious that Perficott’s plan, which does not have so many constraints and can mobilize all the resources of the royal family, is more executable and successful. possible.
After all, everyone here has begun to raise funds to start preparatory work, but the crisis response committee has not even come up with a relatively feasible plan. In the eyes of these nobles, Purficott's new plan is a way for the royal family to express its dissatisfaction with the slow efficiency of the crisis response committee, and it is also a backup plan prepared by the royal family for itself.
At least the Royal Family will have a back-up plan to ensure the safety of members of the royal family if the Crisis Response Committee fails to do its job.
With this understanding, these nobles obviously would not miss such an opportunity to get on the royal family's boat.
They themselves are delaying and pulling on the establishment and operation of the crisis response committee because of various interests, but this does not mean that these nobles are stupid enough to really take the apocalyptic disasters seriously...
Well, there are indeed some old guys who think this is just a bigger snowstorm and the matter is not that serious at all, but the vast majority of nobles still cherish their lives when they seek benefits for themselves.
They are not the group of businessmen who can sell the rope to hang themselves. The characteristics of the feudal nobles make them feel that they have obligations to the country and the monarch, as well as the subjects of their fiefdoms.
Even if there are not many nobles who still keep this in mind, they will not say that they are joking with their own lives.
Even if you don’t believe in doomsday natural disasters, you will leave yourself a way out instead of completely blocking this road. After all, what if it happens?
So invest here in Purficot. When the disaster strikes, if the crisis response committee fails to do it, at least there is a way to survive in Perficot, right?
For these big nobles, there is never a shortage of money, and there is always idle time. Besides, according to what Perficott preached, there is still money to be made from this investment.
It is precisely because of this that after some lobbying by Purficott last night, the great nobles were willing to donate so generously.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, raising a few thousand gold pounds for this so-called scientific expedition fund-raising is considered a good result. Tens of thousands of gold pounds is only possible with the sponsorship of a big noble.
"That's good. With the support of these nobles, at least the number of airships can be increased by two more, and the shelters in the New World can also be expanded from one to three." Perfico Lying in the bathtub, Te was thinking about how this donation would affect his plan.
The water temperature gradually cooled down, and Purficott also stood up from the bathtub. The maid on the side came forward and wiped the water droplets from her body.
Looking at the maid who was serving him, Purficott couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, he traveled through a noble family and had a background as an alchemist. Otherwise, there would be no one to take a bath with him. Being able to live safely and healthily in this era is a huge challenge.
You must know that despite alchemy and various mysterious powers, the development of the medical field in this world is much slower than that of the world before the time traveled. Doctors still only rely on the three-piece set of bloodletting, amputation and soldering, let alone disinfection. No, not even anesthesia.
When Purficott just traveled through time, he once went to observe a public surgery at the Department of Medicine at Langton University out of curiosity. This left a deep impression on her, and also made Purficott more interested in this surgery. The medical treatment of this era has completely given up any hope.
After all, for a person with a modern understanding of medicine, the patient is tied to the operating table without anesthesia and sterilization, and then he pulls a saw, swings an ax and puts on a soldering iron, making the operating table look like a slaughterhouse. It is a very scary thing for a doctor to treat himself.
(End of this chapter)