Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 807

"My Lord Earl, all the compressed biscuits produced by the factory this month have been put on the market according to your order. Currently, the surrounding towns have responded well, and the problem of tight food supply has been alleviated." An official who looked very old with a ruddy face reported to Perfectot.

Although his voice was a little hoarse, there was a rare sense of ease and satisfaction in his tone.

Perfect looked up at the official. She remembered seeing him before. The last time, he looked pale and malnourished, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

Now, although his face was still covered with traces of time, his cheeks were flushed with health, and his eyes were brighter than before. It seemed that he had finally eaten a few more full meals, and his body was gradually recovering.

However, Perfect was not surprised by this. The intelligence department of the empire was not just for show, and the information about these officials had already been collected on her desk.

She knew the background of the official in front of her very well - he was in charge of food distribution, which should have been a lucrative job, and he could have pocketed the money easily by doing something wrong. However, he was an exception.

Although this official held great power over grain, he never sought personal gain. On the contrary, he was so honest that he was almost harsh, and even often distributed his quota to those subordinates in need, causing him to suffer from long-term malnutrition and his health deteriorated.

His subordinates respected and loved him, but due to food shortage, life was difficult for everyone.

The situation did not improve until Perfect took control of Langton again. She ordered the expansion of the alchemy factory, increased the production of compressed biscuits, and strictly supervised the distribution of food to ensure that every portion of food could be delivered to those who really needed it.

The official finally no longer had to share his quota with others and could eat a few full meals in peace.

Perfect nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in her eyes. She knew that officials like him were rare in the empire, and his integrity and dedication were exactly what she hoped to see.

She said calmly, "You're doing a good job. Continue to maintain the status quo and ensure a stable food supply. If there are any problems, please report to me at any time."

The official bowed respectfully, a look of gratitude on his face: "Yes, Lord Earl. I will definitely live up to your trust."

Perficot nodded and then looked at the other official.

The official was in charge of oil extraction and supply, a newly created position in Perfecto, and he was also a newly appointed official.

Due to the new nature of the position and the special nature of the industry, the official has relatively little experience in the field of oil extraction.

He was fairly adept at personnel and administrative management, and had no major problems managing production, but oil extraction was an emerging industry after all, and the technical complexity made him feel a little overwhelmed.

He could only rely on the technical information issued by Perfect and his own accumulated administrative experience to cope with it.

This also made him seem a little lacking in confidence when reporting, especially when the previous official was praised for his outstanding performance.

Despite this, he straightened his back and reported to Perfecto: “My Lord, the three oil wells currently in operation can deliver 1200 barrels of crude oil to the refinery every day.

The daily throughput of the refinery has reached 80% of the design limit and can process all the extracted crude oil at full capacity.

However, according to feedback from factory and oil well technicians, the workers were not familiar enough with the production process, resulting in failure to maximize production efficiency.

If I am given another two months to let the workers get more familiar with the production process, the production efficiency will be significantly improved. It is expected that the daily crude oil production can reach 1500 barrels, and the refinery can fully handle this output. "

After listening to the report, Perfect frowned slightly and asked, "Yes, can the current production meet Langton's needs?"

This is her biggest concern.

Oil extraction was put into use as a new technology, mainly to solve the problem of insufficient fuel supply in Langton.

Although the situation seems good based on current feedback - the fuel supply difficulties in Longton have been alleviated, and there is even enough oil to supply surrounding cities - Perfect is not sure whether this can really meet long-term demand.

After all, after diesel and gasoline were promoted as new fuels, a considerable number of people in the city have replaced their fuel stoves with new ones, which has further increased the demand for fuel use.

In addition, there is another important reason: before, the needs of the people of Langton were merely to survive, but after the basic survival problems were solved, people began to pursue a higher quality of life.

The popularity and increased usage of fuel are a reflection of this shift in demand.

Perfect knew very well that the stability of oil extraction and fuel supply was directly related to whether the empire could maintain its current fragile stability, and more importantly, whether the empire could win back those separatists who had become disloyal and those rebellious cities.

Although some cities had participated in the rebellion before, there were still a number of neutral cities as a whole. Although they did not explicitly express their betrayal of the empire, they did not keep a sufficient distance from the rebels or cut off contact with them.

Now that Perfectoct has suppressed the rebellion launched by the separatists, these neutral cities have naturally returned to the arms of the Empire.

They made a lot of resource demands on Langton. If Perfectoct didn't want the situation it had worked so hard to maintain to collapse, it had to meet the needs of these people.

All these put forward requirements for oil extraction.

So, she thought for a moment and said to the officials: "Continue to promote the training of workers to ensure that production efficiency is improved as soon as possible.

At the same time, two more oil wells will be drilled to further increase production and a refinery will be built.

If you have any technical difficulties, you can seek support directly from the Alchemist Guild."

The official nodded respectfully. "Yes, Lord Earl. I will do my best to ensure that the oil extraction and refining work proceeds smoothly."

When Perfectok turned his gaze to the third official, his originally relaxed sitting posture straightened slightly. Although he was a little nervous, it was just an instinctive reaction when being scrutinized by Perfectok.

The official in charge of public security and infrastructure had been sorting out the documents he had brought with him. The traces of coal dust on his cuffs showed that he had just come from a construction site.

"How is the maintenance progress of the heating system in the shelter in the downtown area?" Perfecto asked first, tapping lightly with her fingertips on the briefing on the energy tower renovation on the table.

(End of this chapter)