Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 511 - 481 Military Administration and Processing

"Send word to all the wealthy merchants, bankers, and factory owners in New Shaker City that I will hold a meeting later to discuss the construction of shelters and Energy Towers on the New Continent. Factories and enterprises that previously had dealings with the Northern Territory, along with construction companies should be notified first, letting them prepare accordingly."

Perfikot sat in the original Governor’s office, handling various affairs of the New Continent.

Due to the Governor’s rebellion, the entire colonial government of the New Continent was virtually uprooted; all key department heads were taken for examination, leaving mostly insignificant figures.

Moreover, the remaining civil officials of the Governor’s office seemed like frightened quails, utterly useless.

This forced Perfikot to transfer some Northern Territory civil officials to take over the administration of the New Continent, allowing the colonial government to resume operations.

But this was far from sufficient.

The impact brought by the Governor’s rebellion was huge, and the subsequent issues were even more severe.

A series of issues caused by the governmental shutdown piled onto Perfikot’s desk, forcing her to tackle them all.

She could choose to ignore it; it wasn’t her responsibility.

Perfikot could abandon it all, waiting for the Empire to send a new Governor to take over.

However, under the current circumstances, the Empire would take at least a week to appoint a new Governor, and it would take at least half a month for the new Governor to make the colonial government functional again.

This was unacceptable to Perfikot.

She couldn’t tolerate the New Continent’s colonial government being halted for at least a month at such a critical moment.

So upon arriving in New Shaker City, she directly took command of the four Northern Territory infantry regiments that arrived in the New Continent and dispatched them to several key cities in the colonial government, imposing military control.

Under military supervision, the cities have currently regained order, but the problems remain unresolved.

The supply of energy, food, and various consumables in the cities, the piled-up governmental affairs of various departments, the issues arising from the tyrannical regime of the traitorous Governor to raise an army across the New Continent...

If left unchecked, within a month these cities will face even greater turmoil, by then Perfikot might have to resort to deploying Thermobaric Bombs.

More crucially, if these riots spread, they might affect the Northern Territory.

This is dangerous and fatal; for Perfikot, she absolutely cannot tolerate the New Continent falling into chaos and impacting the Northern Territory.

Therefore, she has no choice but to find ways to get the halted colonial government up and running again, while addressing the issues of the New Continent to the best of her ability.

Fortunately, the previous peace agreement has received approval from the Imperial Center, so Perfikot no longer needs to handle matters concerning the Revolutionary Army.

On the contrary, with Kallen’s proactive cooperation, the Workers’ Federation’s branches in the major cities of the New Continent are now cooperating extensively with Perfikot, not only resuming production but also proactively taking on relevant government functions, working hard to maintain urban order, and collaborating with Northern Territory personnel to guide the cities back on track.

Amidst these activities, Perfikot also has another issue to address, which is the construction of shelters and Energy Towers.

Currently, in the entire range of the Empire, only the Northern Territory and the Empire’s homeland have shelters and Energy Towers.

The Northern Territory has completed much of the construction of shelters and Energy Towers, now only expanding the number further to accommodate more population.

According to Perfikot’s original estimation, the Northern Territory could hold a population limit of roughly two to three million; this conclusion was derived from data and technology she possessed three years ago.

However, breakthroughs in various technologies over these three years turned out better than Perfikot anticipated, especially with the alchemic synthesis of compressed biscuits, significantly alleviating the food pressure allowing the Northern Territory to accommodate more people while Perfikot can also attempt to build more shelters and Energy Towers in the Empire’s homeland to ensure the citizens aren’t completely abandoned.

The situation in the New Continent is not much different; initially, as planned three years ago, the New Continent was also within the scope of abandonment.

At that time, even if Perfikot wanted to help them, she lacked the capability.

Since the beginning, Perfikot had no intention of keeping the New Continent, which is why she sought to support Kallen, allowing her to seize control of the New Continent at this crucial moment.

When the apocalypse descends, without a strong and effective leadership team, even if these people withstand the initial cold wave, many survivors will perish subsequently due to insufficient food, clothing, and other support.

According to Perfikot’s initial idea, a government led by the proletariat was always better than the colonial government full of cattle and horses.

However, at the time this was merely a spare option for Perfikot; she wasn’t certain if Kallen could meet her expectations, thus she hardly considered it.

At that time, Perfikot had to focus all her energy on the Northern Territory’s development, with not much capacity to care for other matters.

But looking at the results now, Kallen has been quite satisfactory; whether it’s the spread of revolutionary ideas, the formation of the Workers’ Federation, or the establishment of the Revolutionary Army, these events brought Perfikot a pleasant surprise.

However, at this stage, it’s time to hit the brakes, otherwise, Kallen and the Revolutionary Army will really face Perfikot’s suppression.

This is also the main reason Perfikot intervened and guided the peace talks this time; she doesn’t wish for a brutal suppression, despite such contingency plans existing in her original plan.

The underlying reason is that she currently has the capacity to review the situation of the New Continent’s colony, assisting them in establishing shelters and Energy Towers, enabling them to withstand the snowstorms.

In the face of disasters, a larger population indeed means a greater burden, but it also means a greater risk-resistance capability.

Moreover, speaking more pragmatically, the Northern Territory’s existence requires resources and manpower from the New Continent to be maintained, even if Perfikot enters the situation merely considering resource acquisition, she needs to ensure the normal operation of the New Continent’s colony.

Otherwise, chaos spreading from the New Continent to the Northern Territory, even if she could suppress it, would still bring considerable impact to the Northern Territory.