After checking on Chen Jiayi, Luo Yuan did not stay for long. Recently, he had been busy with work. He stayed at home for a while and then hurried back to the city hall.
The staff on duty were still busy. Even though they had eaten high-grade meat powder for breakfast, they still looked excited and tired. Luo Yuan nodded as he walked and soon reached the office. There was already someone waiting outside the office to report to him.
"Mayor!"
"Good morning, Mayor!"
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Luo Yuan nodded and said to his secretary, Cheng Guanghui, "Let them in!"
"Yes, Mayor!" Cheng Guanghui said respectfully.
Luo Yuan walked quickly into his office. The first person to enter was the deputy mayor, Tian Jinping. After Bi Jianping left, the deputy mayor who was in charge of the industry had temporarily become the number two leader of Hope City.
He did not have a good image. He was tanned, skinny and short. Compared to Luo Yuan, his height only reached Luo Yuan's chest. However, Luo Yuan had a good impression of him. For the past two days, he had been running around every day without rest. Within the limited time, he had completed all the tasks. No one else could have done better than him.
"Mayor, I would like to report to you about the current work. The current cold prevention work has achieved good results. As of now, the number of electric blankets has reached 1.5 million and there are 35,000 heating lamps. The steam pipe has been officially started at 5 am..."
Looking at his hoarse voice, Luo Yuan felt that he had gone too far. He nodded and said, "Just leave the documents here. I'll look at them myself. You can go and rest after you've finished your work. Come back to work at night."
"Mayor, how can I rest when you haven't even rested?" Tian Jinping said, feeling flattered.
"This is an order!" Luo Yuan said. He did not explain further. With his strong body, he would still be energetic even if he did not sleep for a few months.
Ever since he had taken up the position, Luo Yuan had changed his usual tactful manner. He had been acting aloof and unapproachable. He had done it on purpose. Times had changed. These people were all officials who had experienced ups and downs for many years. If he did not show his authority, he would not be able to control them.
"Yes, Mayor. Oh yes, I would like to ask about the production target for electric blankets." As one of the higher-ups in the city government, he had already received news that Hope City was likely to welcome a wave of migration. After all, among the surrounding cities, Hope City was the one that had recovered the best.
"It should be enough to supply six million people. The production of other winter protection items should be in line with this quota," Luo Yuan said after some thought.
"Alright, I understand!"
After Tian Jinping left, the deputy mayor in charge of agriculture came in. "Mayor, this is the information you asked me to organize."
Luo Yuan did not ask him to sit down. He took the document and quickly read through it. A few seconds later, he had gone through all the information. "Is the production of vegetables in the agricultural area only enough to feed two million people?"
"Yes, Mayor. The previous winter has caused a large number of plants that are not resistant to the cold to die. Of course, this is only temporary. I estimate that it will only take a month for the previous production to recover!"
There was no shortage of food in Hope City. Apart from the production in the agricultural area, every city in the reconstruction area had a certain amount of food reserves to fight against possible crises after the apocalypse. Even if there was no harvest in the agricultural area, their own reserves would be enough to supply them for a few months.
What Hope City lacked was vegetables, which were not easy to store. Other than a few tons of dehydrated vegetables that were stored in the warehouse for the military, there were no other reserves. These reserves had already been brought to the spaceship by the early migration of the population. It could be said that the supply of vegetables in Hope City was a little tight.
"One month is too long!" Luo Yuan muttered to himself. He then flipped through the document again and said, "The standard of 500 grams per person is a little high. Now is the most difficult time. Let's reduce it to 300 grams per person. At the same time, expand the production. I hope that after half a month, the agricultural area in Hope City will be able to supply six million people with food and vegetables."
300 grams of vegetables was enough to provide daily vitamin needs. It would not affect one's health. At most, the standard of living would decrease a little. However, with the current situation, it was already fortunate to be able to survive. Why would they ask for more?
"Also, strengthen the food control and do a good job in the publicity!"
Due to the strong military power, the current municipal government was under Luo Yuan's control. No one dared to defy his decision. The deputy mayor said without hesitation, "Yes, Mayor!"
The municipal government was already familiar with the work. In fact, when the reconstruction area was just built, there were many things that needed to be done. At that time, there was no commodity market. All the materials, including the needles and thread, were strictly controlled. Especially when the industrialization of the agricultural area had not been built yet. The variety of new crops that humans had discovered was far less than what it was now. In terms of living conditions, it was even worse than now. At least they could eat their fill now.
After a few people had finished reporting, the office became quiet. He tapped his fingers on the desk and thought to himself.
Now that everything was ready, the relocation of the three cities near Hope City could start.
Because of the nuclear fusion furnace that he had dismantled from the aircraft, Hope City was able to survive the cruel winter safely by relying on the endless energy produced by the fusion furnace. However, the other three cities did not have such good conditions. They were still in darkness and if they were allowed to continue, there would definitely be a large number of deaths.
This matter should not be delayed, otherwise, there would be changes.
Thinking about this, Luo Yuan picked up the phone and informed his secretary, "Get the political and legal officer, Li Feng, to come to me!"
The guards of Hope City had always been stationed on the ground. Unfortunately, they were all sacrificed during the disaster. Now, the most powerful armed force in Hope City was the military police who maintained the order.
There were more than 20,000 military police. Although it seemed like a lot, the weapons they were equipped with were very disappointing. Apart from some light weapons, there was basically no heavy firepower. However, the same could be said for the other three cities.
This operation was not only to migrate the population, but also to transfer power.
With the destruction of New Capital City and the loss of communication, no matter what the three cities said, they were already independent. No one knew what the higher-ups were thinking.
Politics had never been about affection and politeness. If a person's ambition grew, it would be unpredictable. Luo Yuan had to be prepared for the worst.
Their resistance was not worth mentioning to Luo Yuan. With his current strength, even if he were to be bombarded by heavy artillery, he would still be unharmed.
However, no matter how strong he was, he was alone. It was easy to destroy, but difficult to maintain order. After all, this operation was not to destroy, but to save what was left of the human race.
Therefore, it was impossible for him to go alone. He had to bring a large number of military police with him. Once they found out that the other party was trying to be independent, they would immediately take over.
After about 10 minutes, the political and legal officer, Li Feng, walked into Luo Yuan's office and quickly left with excitement.
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In the evening, tens of thousands of military and police officers who were transferred from the underground gathered together. They had already put on the thick leather jackets that were produced urgently. They lined up neatly and quickly left Hope City.
The military police after the apocalypse were not the police during peacetime. Their training was no different from that of ordinary soldiers. Not only were they responsible for the order and security of the city, they were also responsible for cleaning up the invasion of mutated beasts.
In times of crisis, they even had to go to the battlefield. From their marching formation, it was difficult to tell the difference between them and ordinary soldiers.
The weather outside was getting colder. The water vapor that they exhaled turned into ice crystals in the blink of an eye. The situation on the ground could no longer be seen. Everything that could be seen had been covered by a thick layer of ice.
Luo Yuan stepped on the ice 'gently' and the layer of ice suddenly cracked. With a crisp cracking sound, countless cracks spread out like a spider web and only stopped when it was more than 10 meters away.
Due to the extreme cold, the layer of ice was very hard and brittle. Once it cracked, a large area would be affected. From the thickness of the cracks, the layer of ice was about 30 centimeters thick.
In fact, the temperature here was no different from the north and south poles. It was only a matter of time before a terrifying ice sheet with a thickness of 2,000 to 3,000 meters formed.
Suddenly, he looked into the distance. There was a huge column of smoke rising high into the sky. There was a faint flame in the smoke column.
He did not know when it started, but there was a mountain rising from the endless plain.
As the large dust particles fell due to gravity, compared to a few days ago, the light here was slightly brighter. It was not as dark as before, but there was still not a trace of sunlight. It was just that from being unable to see one's fingers in front of one's face, it was still better than nothing.
However, with Luo Yuan's glimmering vision, it was no different from daytime. Even the dense dust in the air was not affected by his four-dimensional vision.
Undoubtedly, this was a newly formed volcano. The mountain looked slightly red, apparently caused by the magma. Perhaps, the earthquake yesterday was caused by the volcano.
Fortunately, the wind was against them and the volcano was hundreds of kilometers away from them. The volcanic ash had yet to reach them. If they did not wear a gas mask, they would not be able to travel today.
"Mayor, what happened?" Li Feng, who was leading the team, asked curiously.
"Nothing, it's just a volcano." Luo Yuan shook his head and continued to move forward.
Was there a volcano nearby? Li Feng, who was standing at the same spot, was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew and he could not help but shiver. He hurriedly caught up with it. In a short while, the huge spaceship that was docked near Hope City finally appeared in his sight.
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Half an hour later, the spaceship slowly floated in the air. Plasma flames shot out of the engine and turned into a dazzling flame. It was terrifyingly hot. Just the residual heat alone was enough to vaporize the snow beneath it. It then pushed its huge body slowly towards the United City.
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