Chapter 253: Chapter 173: Population, Production, Trade_2
Combined, these places had a population of over a million, which might be comparable to that of the Twin Cities, but their total output value was probably only about 7% of the Twin Cities’.
In response, Osenia’s subsequent plan was to continue migrating people from these areas to Weixing City to expand the industrial population.
Additionally, some factories producing raw materials in Weixing City and Revival City would distribute various production machines. For instance, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, trucks, textile machines, food processing machines… a series of gadgets could increase the production efficiency of these small settlements.
Here, there would be considerable room for growth.
After listening to her comprehensive report, Gu Hang nodded in satisfaction.
He thought Osenia had done quite well.
He had been aware of many things within her report, especially the major directions, which were essentially the instructions he had given Osenia before boarding the Starship. Osenia had then formulated policies in these directions and implemented them.
Coming up with appropriate policies was not easy; implementing them was even harder.
But it seemed that Osenia had performed well in both aspects. It was not just a matter of not disappointing his expectations; she had even exceeded them.
This was also evident from the character card.
While in space, Gu Hang had seen Osenia’s character card change through the character interface.
Firstly, she had leveled up to LV3; her ‘rarity’ had risen from N to R level; [Excellent Political Officer] had upgraded to [Outstanding Political Officer], with a slight increase in political attribute; she also gained an extra talent named [Comprehensive Planning].
[Comprehensive Planning: With her long-term insights into overall production planning, she had become even more outstanding in this area. Politics +1]
The combination of these traits brought her most important political attribute to 15 points.
An Osenia of such caliber had become an extremely distinguished political officer, and Gu Hang could rest very assured.
Therefore, Gu Hang did not hesitate to praise her, “I think Comrade Osenia has done an excellent job.”
With that, he started clapping.
Following his lead, everyone else gave face and joined in the applause.
The role of Osenia was very important. She was currently the foremost figure on the political side, overseeing civil affairs, commerce, finance, and production, all of significant responsibility.
Although she was still referred to as a minister, in reality, she effectively undertook tasks very similar to those of a government premier. The majority of political work lay on her shoulders.
Even the military had to please her. After all, the production situation of Weixing City’s military factories also required her support to flourish. Tadeusz, who was in charge of military logistics and equipment, had to maintain constant communication with her subordinates to ensure adequate supplies of equipment, ammunition, and military provisions.
Osenia, flattered by the praise, showed a hint of shyness. She waved her hands and quickly said, “There’s also the report on commerce and trade, Mr. Bradford will speak on that, as he has performed exceptionally well in his work over the past month.”
Bradford stood up, looking somewhat nervous, especially when Gu Hang’s gaze turned towards him, intensifying his apprehension.
He still remembered the despair he felt when he was captured by the governor’s soldiers a few months ago; the subsequent conversation with the governor almost shattered his mental state.
But he survived through his ‘wit and intellect’ and became an advisor to the New Alliance Ministry of Commerce.
With Osenia taking on multiple roles and effectively assuming the duties of the Alliance Premier, she was incredibly busy. Additionally, within the New Alliance, there was a severe shortage of civilian officials and administrative workers, particularly those capable of independent roles. Bradford, with his abilities, naturally rose to the occasion.
He had the capability, experience, and connections; his proactive work ethic, coupled with his refraining from lining his own pockets—at least in the early stages of his career where he didn’t dare take risks—naturally set him apart from the rest.
Although he still bore the title of advisor, he was already exercising the rights of a principal officer of the Alliance Commerce Department. In fact, Osenia had raised Bradford’s rank from an initial E6 to D6 within her own authority.
This was still a mid-to-lower level rank, but it was enough to live comfortably with a decent subsidy.
Moreover, being in a position of responsibility within the Commerce Department, Bradford, a smart man, was not worried about a lack of future opportunities for advancement.
He did not disappoint the trust placed in him by Osenia.
Previously, he mobilized his connections and experience in trade management to organize caravans, restoring the supply to the Twin Cities’ capillaries and easing the grain crisis; then he restored the grain trade with the Western Desert, further alleviating the crisis.
As for another major source of grain supply, the Southern Green Valley Region, there hadn’t been much improvement. But that was not his responsibility; mainly because the Green Valley was in a state of chaos, grain production faced significant issues, beyond the scope of commercial remedies.
Just relying on the Western Desert, grain supply would still be quite tense, especially once the expansion strategy commenced and the areas around Revival City were engulfed in turmoil. With two million people becoming hostile, the capillaries suffered further impacts.