The State of Rigavia was in a panic.
What happened in Port Pierce spread throughout the country in just one day.
As a country that mainly exported agricultural products and construction materials, the only port in the country was suspended.
What did this mean?
The next morning, representatives from various industries gathered in the parliament building. They didn't want to listen to the parliament talk about "Monster Industries did all this." For such reasons, they only requested that the group of councilors solve the problem of the shipwreck within a month.
The barley industry had the most representatives from various cities.
They said aggressively, "In ten days, the national barley harvest will begin one after another."
"Barley is the backbone of our economy. It brings in billions of dollars of GDP every year."
"If Port Pierce can't be repaired, have you thought about how to deal with the angry barley farmers?"
"We … we can use the railway." A parliament member said, "We have a railway connecting with Lithuania. With this railway, we can send barley to various European countries."
"You pay for the transportation? You negotiate with the European railway department? "
A representative immediately retorted.
The profit of agricultural products was very low. Because of the climate, the three Baltic countries were generally suitable for growing barley.
The State of Rigavia's barley had to be transported by railway. Wasn't Lithuania the only country that had to borrow the railway?
There were more than 40 countries in Europe. Because of historical reasons, some of the railway specifications in these countries were not interconnected. They needed to change the wheels to continue moving forward.
Not to mention that a train only had a few thousand tons of transportation capacity, the cost of railway transportation alone was more than three times the price of sea transportation. This also involved the transportation time of goods and changes in customer pick-up.
Barley was not an exclusive product of the State of Rigavia. The only railway connecting with Lithuania was not mainly for freight, but for passenger transport.
Would the European railway department redesign the railway transportation plan for the State of Rigavia's barley?
Would the beer factories be willing to wait for nearly half a month for goods to be delivered? Would they change the pick-up location from the originally convenient port to various freight transfer stations?
And pay two-fifths of the barley price?
"Please don't keep thinking about barley. We still need to solve the problem of construction materials."
"How can construction materials be more important than daily necessities? Previously, most of our daily necessities came in through Port Pierce. Now, in such a short time, where are we going to arrange for rail transportation? "
Seeing that the parliament was about to turn into a wet market again, the president had no choice but to pat the table and say, "Silence."
"I know how important Port Pierce is to us."
"But there's already a problem at the port. No matter how we argue now, we won't be able to change this situation."
"Now, I can tell you very seriously that Port Pierce will not return to normal in a short period of time. We can only try our best to transport our barley and building materials by rail. "
"Even if we are facing a loss, it is still better than letting the barley rot on the ground."
Someone retorted, "Is the wheat farmer happy to suffer a loss?"
The President frowned. "This is not a matter of willingness. The export economy of the State of Rigavia has reached a critical point. We have to work together to get through this crisis. "
"Mr. President, in fact, since yesterday, we have received news that some European beer factories are canceling this year's orders."
"Among them, the British, French, and Spanish beer factories that are far away from us have the most."
"I think we should come up with a compensation plan for rail transportation as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, the anger of the wheat farmers will drown us."
…
The heated meeting lasted until noon before it had to be interrupted.
During lunchtime, Mr. President retreated to his office to rest, both mentally and physically exhausted.
But even if he hid there, he still couldn't stop the bad news from coming one after another.
First, the most powerful Ocean Construction Group came to investigate and found that there was only one way to save Port Pierce as soon as possible.
-Build a new port next to it.
Port Pierce would be completely destroyed.
The water depth near Port Pierce was only thirty meters. The sunken ship took up all of this depth. Even a small cargo ship of a few thousand tons could not dock.
Now, the tens of thousands of tons of concrete in the warehouse had become as hard as the port.
Demolition was not an option. Not to mention that it would take at least three years and more than 400 to 500 million USD to salvage it. Just the shockwave produced by the underwater explosion was enough to shatter the nearby harbor into pieces of tofu.
With the time and money, it would be better to build a new port.
Maybe the Monster Industries would have a solution.
As far as they knew, the most advanced ship in the world was a super ship called the "Colossus." This super ship's lifting capacity could exceed 20,000 tons. With its help, the Ocean Construction Group might have a solution.
But with the current relationship between the State of Rigavia and the Monster Industries, it was obvious that rebuilding a new port was the most reliable.
The news from the European Railway Department was also not optimistic.
The Railway Department rejected the State of Rigavia's application to add freight trains because the State of Rigavia's railway station did not have the capacity to add freight trains unless they renovated the railway station.
In addition, Lithuania strongly opposed this move.
Adding freight trains would seriously affect their passenger and freight trips.
There was only one railway between the two countries, and it was a one-way non-electrified railway. Adding one or two trains was fine, but if there were more, would Lithuania's transportation still be needed?
The news added together was simply disheartening.
In the afternoon, ten minutes before the start of the meeting, the President, who was in a daze in his office, suddenly received a call from the railway station's stationmaster.
"Mr.... Mr. President, it's not good."
"What's not good?" The President immediately had a feeling of dizziness.
Although the stationmaster had not said anything bad, the President's heart suddenly had a strong premonition.
Could it be...
Monster Industries did something to the railway again?
This should be impossible. The President kept praying in his heart.
The stationmaster's voice was full of fear. "Mr. President, half an hour ago, we received an anonymous call at the railway station. The man claimed to be an adventurer who liked to explore the mountains. "
"He said that just before the call, he was moving along the railway line between Siolly and Dow City, preparing to pass through the mountain tunnel and explore our country."
"As a result..."
"As a result, after he passed through the tunnel, he found that the railway bridge across a canyon in front of him was gone."
"Mr. President, the man's tone was very excited, so we suspiciously sent someone to check."
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