Chapter 277 Two tasks
The second group of pioneers did not come directly to the fjord like the first group. Although this area is currently the most developed area in the North, the expansion of the North did not This is not a "slow" outward expansion along an already developed area, at least not in Purficott's plan.
There is no limit to the development itself, but if you want to spread the construction of shelters in the north as much as possible in the shortest possible time and build more shelters, you must build as many residents as possible points, and spread the settlement area widely enough.
Because every settlement will be a shelter in the future.
So it is obviously impossible for Purficott to let them land in the fjord, but to let them open a second landing point, so that they can use the fjord as the first landing point and the second landing point. The landing points will be developed at the same time, at least doubling the speed of expansion.
If Purficott had not calculated that the upper limit of manpower and material resources in the north was limited, she would even consider opening the third and fourth landing points.
However, if the two landing points are spread out now, it will be enough.
Two landing sites are rolled out at the same time. Even if each expansion is only from one to two, based on three months to build a new settlement, two years is enough to roll out two hundred settlements. Multiple new settlements.
Not to mention that it is impossible in Purficott's plan to expand each settlement from one to two.
That would be too inefficient.
Although there are more than 200 residential areas, each with a population of 4,000, these two hundred residential areas can house nearly one million people.
But the actual situation is probably that one settlement cannot accommodate four thousand people, and it will be difficult for the empire to transport nearly one million people from the mainland to the north in just two years.
It's not that shipping can't be done. For the empire's shipping companies, it's easy to transport thousands of people on one ship. It's not difficult to make hundreds of ships in two years.
The real difficulty is how to get so many people, and make them willing to leave their homes and move from the relatively affluent empire mainland to the poverty-stricken northern border.
If the news of the doomsday is announced, it will be easy to say, and it will be hard to get a ticket to the north.
But before the news is revealed? Sorry, what kind of remote country is the North? Does it deserve to be compared with the mainland of the Empire?
Although there are indeed some people who cannot live or stay in the empire and are willing to come to the north for a change of environment and development, after all, they are only a minority, and it is impossible to reach millions of people no matter how you calculate them.
So Perficott must think about how to obtain enough population to build the northern border.
However, for now, the northern border is still very attractive to the empire as a newly opened colony. Otherwise, Robert, who is far away in Langton, would not be able to organize the second batch of pioneering groups.
According to the telegram he sent back to Langton, the number of registered people who are willing to join the pioneering group to come to the north has exceeded 30,000 people. The second batch of pioneering groups organized by Robert are considering the northern border. The problem with the reception capacity here is that there are only about 3,000 people in total.
In Purficott's plan, this group of people will focus on building the second landing point. After it is built into a town, subsequent pioneers will mainly land here, and then head towards the north in units of 500 people. The inland expansion continued to open up new settlements.
As for the fjord town on the Eagle Beak Cliff side, naturally we will not give up. However, considering that fjord town is further north and has a harsher climate, it will not be the focus of future construction. And one thing that needs to be considered is that Eagle Beak Cliff has now become an important scientific research center in the north. It will be very important in the future. If it is too close to a residential area, the impact of something going on will be huge. .
Of course, this is not the focus of construction. It is compared to the second landing point. Perfectkot is now worried that there will not be enough settlements in the future, but it is not deliberate. To control the expansion of Fjord Town, there is only relatively little support.
As for the second landing point, although it is still a barren tidal flat, considering that it will be the first stop for pioneers to land in the future and the future capital of the northern border, it is conceivable that How prosperous this place will be in the future.
Although this prosperity may only be temporary, when the end of winter comes and the ocean freezes, this landing site will also complete its responsibilities and mission.
However, by that time the supporting underground shelters had been built, so apart from affecting local livelihoods, there were no other problems.
Perfect is too lazy to bother with this kind of problem. On the one hand, it has nothing to do with the immediate priorities. On the other hand, this kind of matter can be left to the civilian officials under her to handle, and she does not need to do this. The lord and earl bothered.
"After we return, we will start testing the shield machine and underground construction. The construction of the first shelter must be put on the schedule." Purficott looked through the contents recorded in his notebook and couldn't help but think murmured to himself.
There are so many things she has to deal with. Even with her memory, it is impossible to remember everything. She can only record various urgent issues through notebooks. Questions, serve as your own memo.
Generally speaking, the things she needs to deal with at present can be summarized into two lines. One is the reception and resettlement of pioneer immigrants to the north, and the other is the various technologies prepared to cope with the end of winter.
The latter of the two is now being advanced in an orderly manner. Although there are still many problems that have not been solved, with her promotion and the cooperation of the empire, most of the problems can be solved within the expected time. .
It can be said that all progress on this line is going according to the expected plan, which makes Purficott quite satisfied.
Compared to the other line, the reception and resettlement of immigrants in the northern border is relatively more complicated, because no relevant work has been carried out before, and naturally there is no progress to be made.
Furthermore, no one in the North could handle this matter before. The civil service system in the North could only be regarded as a simple structure. Perfectcott did not expect them to be able to handle it. Take care of these things.
But with the opening of Fjord Town and the second landing site, work in this area has also been put on the agenda, and Purficott has to devote a considerable part of his energy to this matter.
And as civilian officials in the north are gradually recruited, the civilian bureaucracy is gradually established. In Purficott’s view, they will soon begin to face a series of problems brought about by the expansion of immigrants in the north. Things are testing.
And their performance will determine the direction of Purficott's policy on the management of the northern border after this.
(End of this chapter)