As a professional technician, Polina has a great talent for designing and experimenting with machinery. But in other respects, the level is not satisfactory. It seems that at the beginning of the game, she basically focused the attribute points in her hand on intelligence and personal appearance, and the remaining melons and jujubes were all over at will.

So, after she learned that Lorraine was a little worried about Dussand's situation, Polina's first reaction was, "What are you talking about?" ”

"He's been in a bad mood lately." Lorraine repeated what she had just said, then put her hand on her chin and said, "I've known him for almost half a lifetime, but I've never seen him so troubled. ”

"The only thing I know about him is ...... It's only a month. Polina rubbed her itchy nose with her relatively clean arm and said, "Why don't you just ask him?" ”

"Forget it." Lorraine thought for a moment and shook her head and refused, "If he needs to find help, he should take the initiative to come to me and talk to me." ”

Although Polina was eager to remind the pretty twelve-year-old lady that her current age and experience did not seem to be enough to help a ten-year-old lord with his life's troubles - it didn't seem to make much sense.

So Polina, who has a high IQ, decided to change the subject.

"It's been getting colder and colder lately." As an Olin person, discussing the weather is like a habit engraved in Polina's bones, "I look at this weather, I'm afraid it won't be long before it starts to snow." ”

"When it's cold, it usually doesn't snow." Lorraine's expression was also a little worried, "But once the weather suddenly warms up a little, the snow will be so heavy that it will be desperate." ”

Lorraine is very worried about the snow, and once it starts to snow, it means that her parents will be stuck in an endless vortex of overtime. All the noble estates, every administration in Newsal would be like madness, flooding the coal sales agency opened by the parents with orders as high as a mountain.

Lorraine's parents, on the other hand, need to do some tricks and methods to meet these coal orders that are pouring in like blood. Trains, steam wagons, sleigh cars...... In extreme cases, her parents even had to rent the Navy's floatboats to provide coal transportation services for the noble estates.

Transporting coal in a float boat is, of course, a loss-making business. But her parents had no choice. Taking orders from nobles not only means a huge income and special "connections", but it also means a task to be completed "at all costs".

Lorraine didn't want her parents to get into such a predicament, and she had seen her parents drink too much or get into a fight more than once because of the stress of the winter supply. She is full of worries about the upcoming snowfall.

Dussand, too, is worried about the upcoming snowfall.

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There is almost no social security system in Newsal, and the only one that can come close to the function of social security is ...... It is a church charity hospital funded by the Home Affairs Bureau.

The existence of the Church Charity Hospital ensures that the poor have access to a minimum of relief – in the case of the Church Charity Hospital, the treatment and food provided to the poor are free of charge.

Of course, there's nothing good about being free. There are 17 Church Hospitals in the 12 cities of Newsar. More than half of their operating expenses were financed by the Bureau of the Interior, while the remainder was supplemented by profits contributed by other freedmen and funds given by the diocese.

With such "sufficient" financial support, the "charity medical care" of the Church Charity Hospital has shown an amazing advantage - a patient who cannot afford to pay can stay in the charity hospital department for at least half a year.

Of course, their illness has long been cured. If the condition is complex and severe, with the medical level of the Empire, such a pauper will also die quickly. Most of the poor people who can be hospitalized in the charity hospital have mild symptoms, and they will receive regular diet and rest in the charity hospital, and after half a year or a year, they will be sent out of the hospital.

The reason why the Church Charity Hospital provides such care is actually the result of being forced to do so.

After all, food is always cheaper than medicine. And with such "sufficient" financial support, raising a group of patients with mild symptoms, and even sending them out of the hospital in person, is not only less expensive than actively carrying out treatment, but also gives the church a good name, making the hospital at least look worthy of the funding paid by the Empire.

Such a system naturally has no problems in the previous process. It can even be said to be a perfect "win-win" scenario.

The church is happy, the hospital is happy, and the internal affairs are on the verge of bankruptcy. As for the poor who really need treatment...... Who cares about them?

But now, Dussander is unhappy.

Although he still did not know the names of the young man and his sister, this did not prevent Dusand from feeling sympathy for the poor people he had never been in contact with before. It just so happened that my mother became the Speaker of the House of Commons in accordance with the procedure, and naturally became the chairman of the six committees of the House of Commons.

The committee, which is made up of members of the House of Commons, is required to supervise the executive to implement the relevant decisions of the House of Commons under the authority of the Speaker. But...... The situation is delicate now.

Of the 77 constituencies in Newsal, only Androni's constituency completed the election ahead of schedule. In other constituencies, not only were the contests fierce, but in some constituencies there were even fierce physical clashes between candidates. The conflict was so severe that it was even necessary to dispatch the Imperial Army to suppress it.

In this case, Androni is really busy to the point of being overwhelmed. She and her chief private secretary, Morse, were exhausted, and Dussand, as the principal private secretary's apprentice, could not sit idle. Under Androni's authority, Dussand, who had already been in contact with the Interior Bureau, became the only staff member of the Interior Committee.

Although Dussart is only ten years old, he is indeed the most suitable person in the Home Affairs Committee. Of course, there are at least tens of thousands of people in the whole of Newsal who are more suitable for the position than Dussand, but ...... Who made Dussander the Speaker's chief private secretary's apprentice, the head of the heraldic administration personally recruited, and the only son of Baroness Androni?

All the staff in the House of Commons felt that Dussand's appointment was paving the way for her son to enter the government in the future. And Androni's original intention was to use Dussand's status as an agent of the heraldic management office to keep an eye on the internal affairs bureau and work hard.

But Dussander has a little higher goals.

Dussander was well aware that, with the current state of internal affairs on the verge of bankruptcy, and the price of coal at a whopping 35 pence per pound, this winter, as every previous winter, would expose countless poor people to the wilderness. He can't turn the tide in a few months.

But, he wanted to do at least something for these poor people.

After four days of secret meetings with Director Escobar, a vague plan appeared in Dussand's mind. This plan requires the use of almost all the resources that Upper Dusand now has, and the only reward he can reap is his own moral self-satisfaction.

Dusander, who had just been violently stimulated by the death of a brother and sister, decided to do such a "stupid thing".

The plan is divided into three parts.

The House of Commons does not currently have the power to pass a budget bill, and the Home Office has no way to obtain more government funding. However, in addition to simple government funding, the Interior Affairs Bureau also has a channel for obtaining funds - private loans.

Dussand's plan to secure additional funding for the Home Affairs Bureau is very simple, and Director Escobar will once again step in and borrow at least 300,000 gold pounds for the Home Affairs Bureau through private borrowing, using his extremely flexible bottom line and the excuse that "the House of Commons will approve 500,000 gold pounds as soon as it is formed".

Then, on Dusson's red notebook, the names of several lenders with a very bad reputation will appear. The "trespassing" of these lenders will be written in detail, along with a lot of evidence that the lenders are disrupting the Empire's economy with the intention of undermining the Empire's preparations for war.

Of course, these lenders happen to be the same ones who have just lent Director Escobar a large amount of gold pounds – but what does it matter?

The Interior Bureau, which has a lot of money, is just a tool, and Director Escobar wants to use the money to provide a few good dishes for the Interior Bureau's canteen - the money is to be given to the Church Charity Hospital and the Navy.

The second part of the plan is to carry out the widest possible relief activities for the poor. On the one hand, it takes money to carry out relief, and on the other hand, it needs trustworthy people to carry out the relief.

The Church Charity Hospital is an organization with a long history and rich experience in relief, and their level of treatment may be questionable, but the level of care is obvious to all. Seventeen Church Charity Hospitals will receive a full 10,000 gold pounds for their operations. And they need to do their best to provide relief to as many poor people as possible – mainly by providing food and fuel, with the support of the Navy.

The Imperial Navy in Newsar, currently under his father's command, will receive 100,000 gold pounds. The money will nominally be a sponsorship to support the Navy's "tactical research." The content of tactical research is the rapid deployment of naval commandos on the winter plateau planet.

In fact, the Navy will become a "vehicle" for the doctors of the Church's charity hospitals. At this level of transportation, there are only the military who can move around in Newsar. The army's steam armor is handsome, but it's not fast. And the Navy's assault ships are able to use space jumps to appear directly in every corner of Newsal. This is the best way to increase efficiency.

At the same time, the navy can also provide some food and fuel for the poor, and this 100,000 gold pounds is definitely worth the money.

The third part is more patchwork, with Dusson intending to arch Rosen and his Rosen company out.

Remedies are necessary and take effect the fastest, but they are not the fundamental means to solve the problem. The poor have no jobs, no land of their own, and can only earn a pittance by doing odd jobs or working on plantations. Dussander believes that this is the root cause of the suffering of the poor.

With no income and no land, it is a miracle that these people can survive.

And the defense business of Rosen Company just needs a large number of young people to fill it. Even if these poor people are too poor to even patrol the industrial zone...... The 600 pairs of boots and 150 trench coats that the police sent for almost nothing could have saved at least a few lives from the cold wind, right?

Ten-year-old Dussander racked his brains, withholding little by little from all the resources at his disposal that could help the poor survive the winter. He even had the idea of the woods on his manor - he couldn't afford coal, so he cut down trees to make fires for heating, right?

As soon as the idea was proposed, Director Escobar rebuked him.

"Mr. Lord, this will not work." Escobar's face turned red with anxiety, and he said repeatedly, "The people from the Imperial Forestry Department will kill you!" ”

"If I cut down two trees, the Imperial Forestry Department will fight with me?" Dussaint was shocked that there were extreme environmentalists in a steampunk-style world capable of interstellar travel, and it was an imperial department?