Chapter 662 Population Issues

The sound of train whistles cuts through hills and farmland.

Lawrence was busy designing the plan of the new city by the car window. On the carriage seats not far away, four maids were busy making dinner.

The train won't arrive at Dume Harbor until tomorrow. Tim, Clara, and Lolita are peeling open eggs wrapped in mud and sawdust.

Lolita shook the egg in her hand and looked at the yellow egg that had been peeled in Tim's hand.

"Is this delicious?"

"I don't know." This was the first time Tim saw this strange egg, and he didn't understand why it turned out like this.

Normal eggs should be white, but this is the first time I have seen peeled yellow eggs.

Eve affirmed: "The master said it can be eaten, so it must be eaten!"

The other three maids nodded, believing this.

If a food taster is needed, all four maids are willing to be the first.

Clara was washing the peeled eggs in water while talking to Eve.

"Eve, when we get to Dumu Harbor tomorrow, are you going to raise bees?"

"No." Eve explained: "The master arranged for me to go to Dumu Port to understand the situation of the honey market, and let me see the beeswax and honey sold from abroad. I will talk to the teacher about this after I return. ”

Eve learned the techniques of managing bees from the beekeeper witch, and was also responsible for managing an apiary in Snow Mountain Castle.

Due to the large-scale planting of medicinal materials and flowers in Snow Mountain Fort, the demand for beekeeping technology has also increased a lot. Eve's main identity now is as a technician and manager.

Lolita is no longer the greedy little girl she used to be. She has long since learned not to eat secretly.

Anyway, everyone had something to eat after the master ate. Lolita tried not to look at the eggs in the basin and started to look out the window.

There are many busy fields in the farmland outside the window. It is autumn now, and there are still many crops left in the farmland that have just been harvested.

There are many cattle and sheep grazing on the hillside in the distance, and there are also some houses whose purpose is unknown.

Lolita looked at the unfamiliar scenery curiously.

"I've never been here before, but there are people living here."

Tim puffed up his chest proudly, "Of course this is for sure, this is a land given by God!"

In the land given by God, there is no shortage of places for people to live.

Even if it is a cave where wild boars live, there will be people willing to live in it, and they will live there with their families.

Lawrence noticed the conversation between several girls, smiled and said: "Go cook, don't chat here, each person can eat one egg after dinner today, but not too much. It's not good to eat too much of this thing."

"Yes! Master!" Several little maids agreed happily.

Lawrence lowered his head to deal with the drawings again, and also thought about the various problems that had arisen.

The Kingdom of Stars is very attractive now. It belongs to the golden land in the legends of various countries. Everyone praises this country as a rich country and a land given by God.

Several girls are too comfortable and do not understand the attraction of this place in the eyes of most ordinary people outside.

There are no wars, no robbers and thieves, no floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts and other disasters, and no violent taxation by the nobility.

Being a slave in a place like this is better than being an ordinary person outside.

Most of the unfortunate people who live in dire straits try their best to send their families to this land.

The problem that troubled Lawrence was how to move some people elsewhere.

The current population carrying limit of the Ice Land is getting closer and closer.

Although we are constantly trying to find ways, such as increasing population density and productivity, as the population increases, the problem becomes more and more serious.

The most troublesome thing is water resources.

Because it is not close to a river and does not have a large estuary, it is no longer possible to solve the draft problem just by digging out a small river.

Nowadays, drinking water is transported by a vehicle.

This problem is not only present in the port of Dumu, but also in the town of Phumesiu.

Because Pumixiu Town is close to the Agama Mountains, it can easily solve the draft problem by relying on the canals dug by Dahir, but the increasing sewage discharge problem has also become troublesome.

When encountering problems, improve productivity. The problems caused by improving productivity will continue to improve productivity and continue to face the accumulation of more serious problems.

Lawrence didn't want to avoid the key issues now.

Immigration is a must, and the population must be evacuated, otherwise the land and natural resources will collapse, and the people living on this land will become unfortunate.

But who to let go?

The most critical issue has always been this.

Lawrence transferred Seravan and Beow away, and sent some people overseas.

Because we have considered the problems in the next few decades a long time ago, we have established a system in advance that everyone thinks is fine.

Military nobles and officials can be mobilized, so that the most critical obstacle is gone, and the remaining problems are mainly ordinary people's problems.

Lawrence needs a group of capable warriors to protect this land, so pure-blooded barbarians will not be released.

Those with Berserker bloodline must stay. This part is the backbone of the Kingdom of Stars and the cornerstone of military force.

The invasion of the giant octopus made Lawrence more certain about the role of this group of people. If something really happens, these people will really come forward!

Lawrence's plan is to let young people go out to explore new territories, and first let some of them go to noble fiefs in various places to learn working skills and master a certain skill.

Then they will be gradually arranged to Gran Province and Io Province, or to Hailang Island.

Most young men without inheritance rights can leave and explore the future in the vast fields.

These men are mainly lower-class men. These people lack the foundation to settle down in the Ice Land, and they cannot compete with other men. After going out, they can be regarded as superior people because of their identity as people from the Star Country.

After Lawrence made the decision, it was already time for dinner.

While eating, Lawrence casually talked about the increasingly troublesome population problem at the dinner table, and told several beautiful women about what he had to deal with.

Lawrence had no expectations, and felt that he did nothing wrong. After all, his sense of morality was actually much stronger than these witches.

Heidi and Sophia looked at Lawrence with a strange look.

Sophia took the initiative to say: "Master, why do you drive away men instead of women?"

Lawrence was very surprised at this time.

"Women? Why drive women away?" Lawrence couldn't understand Sophia's thoughts and thinking logic.

Heidi explained: "Men can work, do business, raise livestock, farm and patrol, and go to sea as sailors to fight for us. Women can only give birth to children. Since we are not short of people, why should we keep women?"

Lawrence frowned, still underestimating the moral bottom line of witches.

Sophia saw that Lawrence did not think their proposal was good, so she continued to express her opinion.

"We have as many women as we want."

"We are not short of pure-blooded women. There are too many old women in the territory now. They should all leave and give the place to young women."

"Especially those women who don't give birth to children. They are useless. They should be fined and then driven away!"

Sophia, who has no children, now expressed her true views on those childless women.

Lawrence couldn't be so cruel. The moral constraints in his heart made it impossible for Lawrence to do such things.

Heidi instigated, "Dumu Port is almost full. At this time, of course we have to keep strong men and women who can work and give birth. Young men are precious wealth. It is wrong to drive them away. I think so."

Lawrence thought about it with a serious face, and still changed his arrangement.

"You two are right. Young men are indeed precious wealth of our country. I shouldn't drive these children away because of population problems."

"No matter where they came from before or who their parents were, as long as they grew up in the land of stars, I shouldn't drive them away."

"I will think about this matter carefully. You can go to bed after you are full. You can reach Dumu Port tomorrow."

Lawrence will not drive away the young people, but he did not listen to the opinions of the two witches and drive away the useless women.

Sophia and Heidi are both sincere in solving various problems for Lawrence.

Although the two behaved very strangely on many issues, there is no problem with their ability and loyalty.

Sophia has been following Lawrence for almost 20 years. She is very clear about Lawrence's kindness and moral standards, and knows that Lawrence is unwilling to treat those useless women like a normal person.

"Master, you can issue an order to relocate single women over 18 years old who are not married and have not made contributions in the fields of art, culture, technology, etc. to Kuer Village and Forest City."

"We will have to solve the population problem sooner or later. Since some people must leave, we should let those who have no one to rely on leave, rather than those who have families and children."

"It doesn't matter if these people don't understand us. We just need to let those who have families understand us."

"If pregnant women and men and women with several children are forced to leave their hometowns where they grew up, I think that would be cruel."

Sophia also said: "Yes, in this way, those women who are not married and have no children will know how to be nervous, and they will also know how to learn and specialize in technology."

"Women who have no men to rely on, I think they should not stay in the Land of Ice! Arranging them to the border is already merciful enough."

Heidi said insidiously: "They don't want to get married in the Land of Ice, maybe because they can't find the man they like. Maybe they can find it after going out. I heard that many women will be more hardworking in unfamiliar places."

Heidi and Sophia are both xenophobic. Neither of them excludes men, but those useless women.

Lawrence thought carefully about the proposals of the two witches.

From a practical point of view, there is nothing wrong with the proposals of the two women.

There is no shortage of women in the Ice Land. Because of the weather and the barbarian culture, the mortality rate of men here has always been relatively high.

In addition, many foreign women have been introduced from outside over the years, and there are also female slaves sold by merchants from all over the world, and there are also many brothels run by foreign nobles, which has led to more women than men here.

In this situation, even if there are population problems, it is not foolish to move a large number of young men.

With the improvement of productivity, some problems will be solved one after another, and the wavering of loyalty of the expelled young men will not be solved because of the improvement of productivity.

Young men are precious wealth, and there is actually no shortage of women who are willing to give birth to offspring for the Star Country.

Since the problem is overcrowding, how stupid would you be to think about driving away the labor force instead of driving away the losers who occupy resources and cannot compete for a spouse?

The Kingdom of Stars is a polygamous country. Even so, women who can't find a husband should really go out and have a look.

"The population problem over at Flying Fish Port is equally serious, and there is no way to transfer people there."

Lawrence was still persuaded by the two witches. While thinking, he said: "First, arrange some single women to Whale Bay, which is further south of Ice Port, and the rest will depend on the situation."

In any case, some people still need to be transferred.

At the same time, problems such as drinking water and housing must be solved, and productivity must be improved to solve current problems.

There is no need to restrict fertility. After development to a certain extent, it will decline by itself. Now it is just a problem that productivity is not enough to accommodate it.

Heidi said: "You can also transfer some newlywed families to Waterfall City, where there is vast land. Industrialized cities are different from ordinary cities, and the upper limit of accommodation is higher."

Waterfall City is a fully industrialized city. It relies on waterfall power to operate for seven months a year, and most of the rest of the time it relies on coal to develop processing and manufacturing industries.

There is no need for farmland there, only residential buildings with a very high occupancy rate.

At the same time, because the factory provides meals, the kitchen does not need to be too large, and every household has the habit of buying bread from the bakery.

Some families without children can do without cooking and buy everything to eat.

Because the salary is very good, the workers there are used to consuming and buying ready-made food, and they purchase a large amount of grain and wine from Flying Fish Port every year.

Industry can absorb more people. At present, there are very few service industries in the Star Country, which cannot accommodate too many single women.

If needed in the future, a large number of foreign women will pour in within a few months.

Over the years, I have gradually had a clearer and deeper opinion on the loyalty of certain groups, so Lawrence, after hesitating for a while, still fully accepted the guidance of the two witches.

After lying in bed and thinking for a night, Lawrence stepped into the land of Dum Port with an extremely heavy heart.

Lawrence took a special steam car to Villa No. 1, Star Street, where he held a meeting and called the senior leaders of the monastery and priests, as well as the leaders of the communities in various jurisdictions of Dum Port, and several wizards who were willing to come to the meeting.

After telling everyone his initial solution to the problem and the solution he came up with after being influenced by Sophia and the others, Lawrence asked for the opinions of the others.

"Which one do you think is better? Or you can also put forward your own opinions. I hope to get more exchanges."

Lawrence looked at everyone, hoping to get a better and more perfect solution.