Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 655 Environmental Pollution
Pripyat, the name that Perfectot came up with out of a sense of humor, is not unfamiliar to most people in the North.

After all, most of the industrial equipment or industrial products produced in the North are marked with this name to indicate their place of origin.

As the train merely approached the city, the scene before Perfecto's eyes changed dramatically.

The snow on both sides of the railway had obviously turned gray-black, and the sky over the city in the distance also appeared light gray, as if it was covered by dark clouds.

But in fact, it was not a dark cloud, but industrial waste gas pollution emitted by factories.

It contains so much dust and pollutants that the sky is dyed gray, and the falling dust covers the snow, turning the color of the snow into gray-black.

"It's only been a few years, and the pollution situation is even worse than that in Langton. Are these factory owners so radical?" Looking at the pollution situation in front of him, Perfect couldn't help but frown.

The natural environment in the North is very good. Before she set foot in the North, it could be said to be completely undeveloped.

However, in just a few years, the pollution in Pripyat has reached its current level. One can imagine how serious the pollution situation of those local factories is.

Perfect said that the environmental pollution here is even worse than that in Langton, and it is not an exaggeration at all in terms of the degree of pollution.

After all, Langton is the capital of the empire, and industry is not entirely concentrated in the city, so the concentration of pollution is not as exaggerated as in Pripyat.

According to Perfectoct's plan, this place is the industrial center of the North. Whether it is steel smelting, mechanical processing, or other industrial production, all are concentrated here.

The soot emitted by the steam engines used in the factory and the large amount of industrial waste gas discharged during its production process were painting the sky of Pripyat at a speed almost visible to the naked eye, turning the originally azure sky into light gray.

Even if Perfecto had not conducted an investigation, she knew clearly that if no governance and intervention was taken, the sky over Pripyat would become even dirtier in the coming years.

By that time, it will be too late to control environmental pollution.

Thinking of this, Perfect was somewhat uneasy. After all, who would have thought of considering environmental protection issues in the 18th century?

But Perfect is well aware of how much harm industrial pollution can cause. This issue must be taken seriously and pollution must be controlled.

Otherwise, when we realize the severity of environmental pollution like in the original world, we will have to pay a heavier price to control the pollution.

"I remember when I was in Langton, I worked on a plan to reduce coal ash dust from steam engines?" Perfectcot recalled. It seemed to him that he had indeed done research in this area, and it seemed that he could use it after some modifications.

But at the moment, she didn't think about this. Instead, she picked up a napkin from the table beside her, used alchemy to turn it into a breathing mask, and then put it on her face.

She knew better than anyone else of this era how much harm industrial pollution could cause to the human body, and naturally she didn't want to breathe in air filled with industrial waste gas and coal ash dust.

Putting himself in other people's shoes, Perfectok felt that he should indeed pay attention to the environmental problems in Pripyat.

And it's not just Pripyat, perhaps most cities in the North should pay attention to this problem. After all, the energy tower also burns coal. Even if it uses more efficient combustion technology, there are still a lot of dust and pollutants in the exhaust gas it emits. The North needs the energy tower to maintain the temperature, but this does not mean that the North also needs to endure the air pollution caused by the energy tower.

Previously, in order to quickly establish a complete security system to ensure that the empire could fight against the doomsday winter, Perfect had overlooked many issues.

After all, when survival becomes a problem, other problems can be ignored.

But now, the Empire is in the mood to carry out parliamentary reforms and prime minister elections in the North, and Perfect feels that they should also have the energy to care about environmental issues.

The train soon pulled into the station, and like Belloberg, local officials boarded the train to greet Perfecto.

If she did not deliberately hide her identity, officials from all over the country would basically know about her coming in advance and would be prepared to welcome her.

Facing the officials who greeted him, Perfect asked directly: "Don't you think the air in Pripyat smells bad? I just arrived in this city and I feel short of breath."

"Your Excellency, this is the smell of industry!" Although the Pripyat official was surprised by the breathing mask on Perfecto's face, he still answered her question in a very proud tone.

Perfect was just amused and confused by this.

She could understand this mentality and idea. After all, some people in the original world also thought so and believed that air pollution was a symbol of industry.

Of course, such people are a minority after all, just like Perfect himself before he traveled through time. Although he liked multi-rivet steamed steel and differential gears, he believed that this was the charm of the industrialization of human civilization.

But she just likes this style of painting and doesn't like the serious industrial pollution.

In particular, industrial pollution is not only smelly, it can also seriously damage human health.

"Is it the smell of industry? Has the number of residents in Pripyat suffering from asthma increased this year?" Although Perfiket's voice was a little muffled through the breathing mask, he was still able to convey his voice accurately.

So the official clearly understood Perfecto's question. He recalled and answered, "I am not in charge of public health and diseases, but I still know the relevant data. The number of people suffering from asthma this year has increased by about 5% compared to last year. It should be caused by weather and clouds."

"No, it's environmental pollution. Dust pollution in the air makes asthma more likely to occur." Perfectcot directly denied the officials' speculation.

"This...what should we do then?" The officials of Pripyat did not refute Perficot's words. After all, in addition to being a famous alchemist, she also made outstanding achievements in medicine.

And he really didn't know how to deal with this matter.

"I will provide you with relevant governance technologies. All you have to do is to popularize the technology to every factory and require them to strictly implement it according to my requirements." Perfect was not polite at all and directly asked the officials to cooperate with her in the form of orders.

Pripyat is a city belonging to the North, and she has absolute rule over it.

(End of this chapter)