"Governor, how is the food supply situation on the planet now?"
Hearing Soshiyang actually asked this, King Willaton hesitated for a moment and replied cautiously:
" At present, the food supply in various hives and settlements is basically stable, and there is no food supply for the time being."
Soshiyang shook his head helplessly.
“I want to hear the truth, Governor Willaton. I am not an imperial department bureaucrat who sits in an office all year round. Not long ago, I led an expedition involving hundreds of billions of people. What kind of world is this? I’ll probably know it at a glance.”
"This"
Veleton looked at the planet's Minister of Interior.
"Minister Beverly, you should be more clear on this aspect."
Thrown out by the Planet Governor, the Minister of the Interior who is in his fifties and almost completely bald His cheeks twitched, and then he took out a sweat towel and wiped his forehead. He stood up and whispered in a voice that Soshyan could still hear clearly:
"Return to the battle group leader, the planet's current entire food supply 76% of the chain relies on imports, mainly based on various types of organic food, synthetic starch and protein blocks, which can basically meet the survival needs of planet residents. ”
"What is the per capita food consumption?"
Seeing Soshyan asking about such a professional project, the Minister of Internal Affairs suddenly broke into a cold sweat on his head.
Soshiyang then shook his head and said:
“Don’t be nervous, I won’t hold anyone accountable here, I just want to know the truth, because it is related to how the war group arranges food supply in the future. chain and food subsidy program”
Hearing this, Minister Beverly breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his voice a little.
"At present, the planet is roughly. You know, it is difficult for the people of the Bottom Nest to enter the statistical data. We can only adopt a sampling survey."
"Just tell me the results directly."
"In the last statistics, the annual per capita food consumption in several major hive cities was approximately 106.95 kilograms."
After listening, Soshiyang closed his eyes and said nothing, and the people around him , including the governor of the planet, everyone was so silent that they didn't even dare to take a breath.
Ten seconds later, Soshiyang whispered:
"On average, it's less than 300 grams a day."
If he remembered correctly, before the start of the Neisen 4 expedition, the annual per capita food consumption exceeded 350 kilograms, and it was relatively accurate. Although this number includes a considerable amount of "roughly processed" or "unprocessed" foods such as grains, vegetables, and meat, even if only the calories are calculated, it is far higher than the Naisen No. 5 standard.
After all, Naisen No. 5 supplies corpse starch with high calories. It is difficult to maintain high-intensity work even if you only eat 300 grams a day, not to mention that this is an average for vulnerable people like children. groups, the actual consumption may be even smaller, but it is unknown whether the Ministry of Internal Affairs will include them in statistics.
"What about the health status of the residents?"
". At present, except for the residents of the upper hive and above, the overall health of the planet is quite good. There is no large-scale epidemic. The lower hive and some Based on data, the region estimates that approximately 19.3% of the population is chronically malnourished, and the child malnutrition rate is 24.3%.”
After listening, Soshyan did not show anger or surprise, but just said lightly.
"At least you have counted." Hearing this sentence, many people, including Planet Governor Veraton XIX, looked ashamed, but how much was true and how much was false? I'm afraid only they themselves know.
Then Soshyan raised his hand.
“Go ahead, I want to know the real numbers. Don’t worry, I can promise to let bygones be bygones. The inquiry here is just to know the truth, because only by knowing the actual situation can we formulate appropriate policy plans. This That’s the purpose.”
"Yes, yes, according to the statistics of the last fifty years, the crude birth rate of the planet is 38.8%, the crude death rate is 6.1%, the natural growth rate is about 3.11%, and the average life span is 43.6 years. The main factor causing population death is the first The first is various lung diseases, about 28%, the second is overwork and sudden death, about 14%, and the third is accidents and unnatural death cases, about 11%. In addition, the medical system of each hive city The load is very high, and many medical facilities need to be repaired and maintained. As a result, some patients need to wait 20-50 days to receive initial treatment. This is also a reason."
Soshiyang snorted, the other party should say. is the truth, but it may not be the truth. The accuracy of the statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs itself is very doubtful. For example, the mortality rate, as far as Soshyan knows, even for the "pleasant scenery" Neisen 4, is around 9%. How is it possible that in such a world it is only 6.1%?
Of course, population statistics itself is an extremely huge project, especially for the bottom nest where there is almost no imperial administrative organization. The administrative power cannot be extended at all, and naturally it is impossible to count.
This is also a problem that the empire has been unable to solve since its establishment. It has the largest population and size in the galaxy, but it cannot exert one-tenth of its total power, and its mobilization ability is even inferior to that of the green skins ( The green-skinned boss can at least mobilize most of his men and material resources with a roar). The vast majority of people just "live" within the empire, and are actually not within the empire's rule and management at all.
This also made Soshyan realize that if the value of each person can be fully utilized and everyone can be included in management, then even the energy of a galaxy may not be weaker than A sector governed by the Empire's extensive management style.
"What is the average working hours of workers now?"
Hearing Soshyan asked this, Minister Beverly replied in a low voice:
"We strictly follow the rules established by the Mechanics. Eight——"
"I said, tell the truth, the truth will not incur any punishment, but lies will definitely"
The last few words of Soshiyang suddenly became serious. , the Minister of the Interior immediately replied tremblingly:
"At present, the average working hours of various mines, factories and assembly lines are about 14 hours on average."
A day on Nessen 5 is a standard 20 tera hours, which is close to one-quarter of a day. People are working on three days, and this is still an average. Soshyan knows very well what the Ministry of Internal Affairs means by "average". Probably those supervisors who only work 6 hours of work are also included. The actual number is very high. Maybe more than 15 hours.
"I understand."
Soshyan waved his hand, and the Minister of Internal Affairs retreated to his seat with relief. At this time, his back was soaked with sweat.
“How is the security situation on the planet now?”
When he asked this question, without the Governor having to say anything, the Legal Marshal walked out on his own. This white-haired but energetic old law enforcement officer first saluted Soshyang with an eagle salute, and then said in a deep voice:
"Reporting to Chapter Commander Alexey, the current average crime rate per million people in Nessen-5 is 0.477%, of which major criminal crimes account for 29.6%, and crimes involving heresy, incitement and other excommunication crimes account for 10.8% , an average of 1.2 million people undergo varying degrees of hard labor punishment every year, and an average of 260,000 people undergo lobotomy and servitor transformation every year. At present, there are no obvious heretics and alien threats found on the planet.”
Standard imperial-style high-pressure law enforcement, but the other party's work is beyond reproach, because this is what the Legal Department does.
“The Legal Department has done a good job, but the activities of gene stealers have been rampant in the entire star field recently, so we must strictly guard against it. Once this kind of alien takes root in the hive city, it will be extremely difficult to get rid of it. The next step of the Ministry of Justice's work will be to inspect foreign ships to ensure that no alien infection is spread to the planet's surface."
"Yes!"
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