Release that Witch Chapter 1172: New Deal on Population
Greycastle, Neverwinter City.
The castle conference hall.
With the growing size of the Executive Office, the halls that were once adequate for use have now become somewhat narrow. The main officials of many departments can only move small stools and sit behind their main and deputy ministers. And more secretary official and assistants had to stand against the wall, nearly two hundred people crowded the room tightly.
It seems necessary to build a special conference hall in the castle area to meet the needs of various conferences in the future. Roland thought that this is only a high-level official of Neverwinter City. Wait until the managers of other cities in the kingdom come to the new Kingdom Capital. I'm afraid that the first floor of the castle was full when I reported my work.
After writing the idea in the book, he patted his hands gently, and the conference room was quiet immediately.
"It must have been clear to everyone that Operation Torch, which lasted nearly ten months, was a complete success. Now our footprint has extended to Fertile Plain, which is hundreds of kilometers away from Neverwinter City, and the threat from Devil has been completely eliminated. -- From this moment, To the west of Neverwinter is no longer the barren land that was once inaccessible and dangerous, but a fertile territory that can provide us with abundant supplies! "Roland paused, raising the volume," Yeah, this is a wider plain than Four Great Kingdoms. It will be the main development direction of Greycastle in the next hundred years! "
Thunderous applause burst into the hall.
The expansion of the territory was the most important achievement of the king and the easiest way for officials to obtain benefits. Even ordinary citizen can get a share in the development. Now suddenly there is an extra piece of land that is large enough to accommodate several Greycastle's territories, the meaning is naturally self-evident, no matter how praiseful it is.
"I'm afraid that the title" Four Great Kingdoms "will be completely history in a few years," Barov grinned cheerfully, "regardless of their size or strength, they are too far behind Greycastle Far. "
"Say the same, if history books and biographies are still written as before, I'm afraid they will be joked by future generations."
"How about a big three?"
"The Three Little Kingdoms are too spit, so it's better to have a new title."
"Agree ... I think the Empire is very good."
The ministers discussed eagerly, and the atmosphere at the long table seemed a little bit high.
Roland didn't stop it deliberately. Instead, they set aside a blank period for them to enjoy the aftertaste of the victory, and then brought the topic back to the business. "But I hope you realize that this victory is just the beginning. Instead of ending! Expulsion of Devil from Fertile Plain, won a relatively safe living space, does not mean that they will die and give up the expedition of human beings. The real threat is the legendary War of Divine Will. Only when Red Moon is approaching, the enemy All tusks will be revealed! For that day to come, the kingdom must be fully prepared now! "
"In other words, not only can't you be slack, but you have to redouble your efforts, understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The crowd said loudly.
Roland looked around the hall for a week, then nodded to the Nightingale beside him.
The latter turned around and opened the curtain on the wall.
The original location of the Western Region map was replaced by a huge blackboard, and there was only one word on the blackboard: people.
"This -- is what I want," said Roland word by word.
Western Region stability, internal reunification, return of the army, people's hearts are available. He has too many plans to implement, but none is more important than increasing the population.
In order to promote the policy as soon as possible, he even put the war summary and other matters behind.
It can be said that population has become the biggest bottleneck restricting the development of Neverwinter City.
If First Army in Operation Torch has an armored unit, even the simplest infantry fighting vehicle will make Devil's anti-ambush trap miss.
Although there are a lot of reliability problems in the first-generation piston machine that has been finalized, for war, these are minor details, with and without being the first-class problems.
Roland does not know this, but Neverwinter City's production capacity has reached its limit.
Whether it is steel output or the capacity of each plant.
A decisive battle basically consumed 90% of the shells accumulated.
A railway across the plains uses steel reserves for bits and pieces.
The cooling separation method of Agatha is gradually no longer necessary for acid production in chemical plants.
The production line of individual grenades takes up part of the already inadequate explosive output.
It can be said that Neverwinter City has touched the ceiling in many directions.
It takes people to expand production.
Adding new production projects requires people.
Turning ideas and drawings into reality requires multiple departments and a large number of people to collaborate.
Neverwinter City's population is still growing steadily. At present, it has crossed the 200,000 mark. Compared with other cities, this is an incredible number. If it will be another ten years, it will inevitably become the core of the entire continent. Millions are no problem.
Without the unexpected turn of the Northern Expedition, he would probably have accepted the result, but the fact is that Devil ’s move deviates from everyone ’s predictions, and although the reasons are not clear, Roland feels a bit Uneasy -- Even if the enemy gathers an army, it is inextricably killed in Taqila and First Army, causing more than half of the soldiers' casualties. It took more than half a year to win the city, which is more reassuring than it is now.
Long-term combat is a plan written in the plan.
But Devil didn't do that.
The departure of the strategic intention means that the situation has changed in some places that cannot be seen. The uneasiness brought by this unknown makes him unable to be satisfied with the current growth rate. Coupled with the return of the army, he decided to take some extraordinary measures to shorten this process.
"Your Majesty, this has been the focus of the Administration Office," Barov got up and replied, "According to statistics, the inflow of foreign population has not stopped, the trend is steadily rising, and it is expected to double in five years. --"
"I can't wait for five years," Roland interrupted him, "if possible, I hope to reach or even exceed this goal within this year."
The crowd couldn't help taking a breath.
"200,000 people a year? Your Majesty, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve ..." Prime Minister hesitantly said, "To reach the inflow trend you said, unless there is turmoil or famine, migration on this scale is possible."
"You are talking about the changes under natural situation, and I am talking about the executive order -- if implementing compulsory measures, this is not a difficult goal to achieve. To summarize, this long-term plan can be divided into three Section. "
Roland stretched out three fingers and said in turn.
"-- peer migration, cross-border recruitment, and encouraging fertility. This is what you will do next."