Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 745

"Have any new oil fields been discovered in the North in recent years?" After returning to the lord's mansion, Perfecto summoned officials from relevant departments and asked them.

“Are you talking about oil? Although we have sent out prospecting teams to look for new oil fields in recent years, we have only found a few small oil fields. There are very few large-scale oil lakes like the one in Death Valley.” The official did not understand what Perfect wanted to know, but just told him what he knew.

Perfect was not surprised by this. She just nodded and continued to ask, "Is there a strong demand for the oil industry in the North now?"

"Overall, it is on an upward trend, but the main growth is concentrated in lubricants and chemical fibers, while fuel has declined." The official reported the relevant information and specific figures to Perfect, which made her frown.

Perfect put down his work, looked at the official, and asked him, "Why is the demand for fuel decreasing? Given the current climate in the North, it should be increasing."

"My Lord, this is mainly due to the storage and transportation problems of fuel, as well as the inconvenience in its use." The official hurriedly explained to Perfect, emphasizing that "the freezing point of fuel is very low, and most of the fuel freezes as the temperature drops. Before use, it must be melted with fire, which is very inconvenient.

Secondly, fuel is highly volatile, and a barrel of oil will lose a lot of oil after being left at room temperature for a period of time. This is a very unacceptable loss for ordinary people, and they don’t want to buy it again after trying it a few times.

Moreover, fuel is also very dangerous after it evaporates. Several serious fires have occurred in the past, which is also the main reason why people are reluctant to use fuel. "

Perfect was also aware of what the officials said. For ordinary grassroots people, these were indeed several factors that had a great impact.

In comparison, using coal is indeed safer and more convenient, and from an economic point of view, coal is relatively cheaper.

Moreover, coal stoves are relatively easier to obtain for most people. Compared with coal stoves, oil stoves are still more expensive.

"My Lord, are you going to promote the use of fuel in the territory?" The official asked Perfecto with some trepidation.

Everyone in the North knows about Perfecto's attention to the oil industry. Many people have even heard Perfecto mention more than once that oil will be the future development direction of mankind.

So when Perfect showed concern for the development of the oil industry and questions about the decline in fuel demand, officials naturally thought Perfect would support and promote related industries.

This is not difficult for the North to do. It only requires the government to issue some documents and decrees, and then provide financial subsidies for the use of fuel.

As for issues like the cost of financial subsidies, this is actually not a big expense, and fuel subsidies will drive the development of the oil industry, and the oil industry in the North is entirely in the hands of the Lord's Mansion.

In other words, as long as the policy is introduced, the Lord's Mansion will naturally be able to make money. As for the subsidized part, it is just a little cost added to the expected profit.

But Perfect showed no interest in this. She simply asked a few more questions and then let the matter go.

"The technology and timing are not yet mature." This was the only response the official received.

Afterwards, Perfect asked about the development of many industries such as steel, coal, construction and mechanical processing. After learning about the difficulties and problems currently faced by each industry, he made targeted decisions.

Some of these projects solve policy problems, some provide related support and technology upgrades, and some even allow the Northern Territory government to make commercial investments and build new industries. This is huge good news for the development of the Northern Territory.

According to officials' estimates, although the negative impact and losses brought about by the snowstorm have caused severe damage to the economy and industrial production in the North, as long as this wave of development can be implemented, these losses can be compensated.

As long as these policies and technologies are implemented, the overall industrial strength of the North will be increased by at least 20%.

Not to mention, in Perfectcot's words, there seemed to be a hint of her other plan, a big plan that seemed to cover almost all industrial sectors in the North.

The official dared not speculate what the plan was, but he was looking forward to it.

After all, this is a big plan that Perfecto has to make so many preparations for. Even if you close your eyes, you can guess what an amazing plan this will be.

With this kind of awareness, officials seem to be more motivated to work.

Perfect was happy to see this happen. The more dedicated and hard-working her officials were, the more confidence and foundation she would have when implementing the plan, and the bigger plan she wanted to implement would be successfully implemented.
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"If we want the entire plan to be implemented smoothly, the North's industrial strength is still lacking. Even if the policies are implemented, they will only be enough to meet the needs of preliminary preparations..." After the officials left, Perfecto summarized the various situations again, but the results still did not satisfy her.

She looked at the statistics of the North's industrial strength in front of her and sighed helplessly.

Although she has been vigorously building the North, and the relocation of the center of the empire has brought considerable benefits to the North, she can never ignore the fact that the construction of the North has only been five years so far.

Having built the North to its current size in five years, Perfecto has every right to be proud of herself, but she is not satisfied with it.

She was not dissatisfied with her own achievements, nor was she dissatisfied with the development of the North.

What she was dissatisfied with was this era and this environment. If it were a peaceful period without doomsday disasters, she would be able to achieve even more brilliant results in five years.

If this era was not the First Industrial Revolution but the Second Industrial Revolution, what she wanted to do would be much easier to accomplish.

Of course, in peacetime, she might not have achieved the status she has today.

It is really hard to describe the coincidence of every sip and bite.

However, Perfect is not someone who would complain about everything. After collecting all the data and analyzing the current situation, she would only consider how to adjust her plan and achieve what she wants to do with the existing conditions.

As for complaining about insufficient conditions when something cannot be accomplished, Perfect would never do that.

(End of this chapter)