After the chatter subsided, Su Cheng, the Grand General of the Qinghe Alliance, spoke up, "I've received some information, Qiu Man, why don't you tell everyone about it?"
Qiu Man nodded and slowly began to recount what he knew, "We have received some information. It is said that our planet will experience a series of disasters starting with global rain on March 9, 2258, which will last for at least three years."
As soon as he finished speaking, people started whispering among themselves, all somewhat incredulous.
After the scene quieted down again, Qiu Man continued, "What we are currently experiencing is global rain, which is said to last for about half a year. Due to the rainfall, most fields cannot be cultivated, and this year's summer grain harvest is almost non-existent."
In six months, the global rainfall will gradually stop, and at that time, a new round of disasters will begin: a severe drought!
The drought will last for another six months, the fields will once again yield no harvest, and countless people will die of dehydration.
However, drought is not the end; after drought comes another period of...
After Qiu Man finished speaking, most people turned pale, clearly horrified by the scene of widespread suffering he described.
This news is truly terrifying. Some people struggled to ask, "Is the news definitely true? Could it be...?"
Qiu Man looked into the other person's terrified eyes, pursed his lips, and said, "The information we received is that the Milis volcano in Lan Country erupted on April 25, and the Koyaton Chemical Plant in Hill Country exploded on May 1."
After hearing this, General Li said, "Then let's wait for the news and see if it's accurate. But everyone should be prepared, since Qiu Man has already verified it once before."
Once the date is confirmed on May 1st, we will reconvene. Please keep this confidential during this period.
The atmosphere in the conference room was oppressive, and everyone remained silent.
Until May 1st, when the news of the explosion at the Hill Country Koyaton chemical plant came, it was as if the last shoe had dropped, and the breath that everyone had been holding in was finally released.
General Manager Li immediately arranged a meeting, with the same attendees as before.
Logically, Qiu Man shouldn't have been qualified to attend, but since he was the one bringing back the message, he could offer suggestions at the meeting and supplement any points he might have forgotten to mention.
"Now that it's been decided, we must make some preparations in advance and do our best to protect our people!" General Li said solemnly.
"According to Qiu Man, it seems that the biggest threat in the future is food. However, given the current situation, we have no way to deal with food. Fortunately, our Qinghua Kingdom has always had reserve food, which can at least last for one or two years."
"We cannot rely entirely on reserve food supplies; those are for saving lives. And it's not just food shortages; many things will be in short supply in the future. Even if there are no shortages, we must still be frugal, because none of us know how long the disaster will last."
"With rain falling all over the world, both domestically and internationally, many people have already noticed the importance of food. We should not take too many actions in this regard."
"However, we can take advantage of the fact that other countries are still unclear about the situation and import some supplies from abroad."
"Yes, especially in the energy sector. Coal and oil are always important, as are some chemical raw materials."
"And then there are clothes and shoes. In the future, everyone's attention may be focused on how to fill their stomachs, and then all aspects of society will be affected."
For example, people who used to grow cotton might switch to growing wheat to feed themselves. But in the end, the wheat harvest was meager, and there was no cotton left either. Without cotton, there was no cotton cloth, cotton clothing, and so on. Then, in extremely cold weather, some people might freeze to death.
"Fortunately, our Qinghua Kingdom has developed well in recent years, and everyone has enough to eat and wear. The main problem now is food. As for clothing and bedding, if everyone saves a little, there won't be any major problems in the next few years."
After listening to everyone's comments, General Li thought for a moment and said, "In the future, those difficulties will not only affect ordinary people, but we high-ranking officials will not be able to escape them either."
There are fifteen people present. Apart from Qiu Man, everyone has a family behind them, and each of them has considerable influence.
For the sake of Qinghua Kingdom, I urge you all to mobilize your family resources to import all available supplies from abroad in your private capacity. Your families will be provided with all necessary assistance within the country.
Of the imported goods, five percent could be kept for family development, while the remainder was confiscated by the state treasury and left to the people.
Everyone has selfish desires, but the future is not something we can remain uninvolved in. Having taken this position, we must dedicate ourselves wholeheartedly to the Qinghua Kingdom.
After General Li finished speaking, he sighed and asked, "Do you think this is feasible?"
Everyone nodded. "We can mobilize more people..."
"If there are too many people, it will not only be easy for foreign forces to notice, but there is also a risk of leaks within the country. Moreover, we cannot go too far."
Seeing that everyone had finished discussing, Qiu Man timidly raised her hand, "Um, I just remembered something..."
"explain!"
"After the global rains stopped, all the surviving plants grew very well, and the fruit trees and other plants produced twice as much as in previous years, which is very strange."
General Li frowned. "How is that possible?"
An expert in agriculture thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be because the continuous rain makes it impossible to cultivate the fields, or the rain washes away the seeds after cultivation, resulting in a complete crop failure, while fruit trees, which have been rooted for many years, have actually increased their yields due to this global rain?"
"Wait, wasn't it said that a lot of vegetables are already rotting in the fields?"
Qiu Man thought for a moment and said, "What I've heard is that many plants will be drowned in the early stages of the global rains, but that doesn't happen later. Maybe they've adapted to the environment."
"Does that mean that if we could grow grain, the grain yield would double?"
"But the problem now is that we can't even plant the seeds."
"It's too rainy outside to plant them, so can't we dig some soil and plant them indoors?"
"How much manpower and resources would be needed? Who knows if the yield can be doubled if grown indoors? What if we end up with nothing grown at all?"
"Damn it, what time is it to be weighing gains and losses? We have to try anything if there's a chance. Right now, having a job is more important than anything else."
At this moment, General Li interrupted their conversation, "The most important thing now is to figure out what caused the fruit tree yield to double, whether it was the rain, the soil, or something else."
"The research institute should pay more attention and provide results as soon as possible."
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