Chapter 276 No One Can Beat Me at My Pace (Update 25)
As soon as this question came out, Gretel's heart, which was hanging in mid-air, dropped halfway. The heart rate fluctuated, from 120 beats per minute, which was enough to be assessed as sinus tachycardia, to 70 or 80 beats——
After all, he finally brought the rhythm of the hearing under his own control.
Who wants to reconcile with you? Who wants to worry about whether any of you made a miscalculation, or whether there is any false accounting? Who wants to tell you whether the budget of the city hall is enough or not? How can you find out more?
The Jury, and the Magic Council represented by the Jury, are the rulers of this city. To convince the Magic Council, you should look at the problem from the council's perspective! As for where the money will come from after convincing the parliament...
Increase taxes, issue bonds, sell lottery tickets, sell patents, or even copy a few corrupt officials? As the largest violent institution in the country, if Congress wants to accomplish something, there is always a way.
Well, thanks to the political classes and political economics courses I have taken since childhood, as well as the news I have listened to for so many years...
Grete calmed down and showed a confident smile. After all, the following discussion has entered the field that he is good at, and he is becoming more and more confident!
"Thank you, Archmage, for your inquiry." Grete bowed slightly and spoke calmly:
"The establishment of public health facilities is undoubtedly of great help to the lives and health of citizens. - To prove this, we can first look at a set of comparative data.
In 1165, a cholera outbreak occurred in Nevis, killing 15,237 people. Among them, 3,518 people live in rural areas, 8,115 people live in low-income areas, 2,897 live in low- and middle-income areas, 639 live in middle- and high-income areas, and 68 live in high-income areas..."
The poorer you are, the more you die. This naked number makes people's hearts tremble. Even if everyone is equal before the death sickle, more people who can't bear it will be cut down.
"Just looking at the number of people is not enough." In the silence, on the rostrum, the great magician of the protection department interrupted Gretel with a smile:
"The number of rich people is small, and the number of deaths is certainly small. If you want to show that it is not easy to die if the conditions are good, you have to get some other evidence."
"Yes." Gretel nodded calmly. He didn't even need to turn over the manuscript in his hand. He just moved his fingers to reveal the following paragraph and then continued:
"I divided the urban residential area into four parts according to the water supply method. The garden area uses magic arrays and magical arrays to collect water, the residential area where there are dedicated people to deliver water, or there are specialized merchants to obtain water from mountain springs, and the residential area where water is obtained from wells. Areas that draw water from nearby rivers and ditches.
——It can be seen that these four areas basically overlap with the high-income areas, middle-to-high-income areas, middle-low-income areas and low-income areas for citizens. "
He waved at the whiteboard again. Today, a new chart has been added to the whiteboard that has been used as a projection screen and has been erased N times:
“In 1165, the proportion of residents who died of cholera among residents in various areas of Nevis were: 35% in rural areas, 52% in low-income areas, 43% in low- and middle-income areas, 38% in upper-middle-income areas, and 12% in high-income areas. .
Zooming in on the time span to 20 years, the proportions of residents in various regions who died of infectious diseases were 18% in rural areas, 31% in low-income areas, 32% in low- and middle-income areas, 21% in middle- and high-income areas, and 5% in high-income areas.
Among them, the proportions of deaths from intestinal infectious diseases such as dysentery and cholera were 7% in rural areas, 18% in low-income areas, 17% in middle- and low-income areas, 9% in middle- and high-income areas, and 2% in high-income areas. "
Three clusters, five colors, and 15 rectangular columns are clearly visible on the whiteboard. Even people who can’t remember the data and don’t have time to do mental arithmetic can understand what Grete means by just looking at the comparison of column heights:
Even just providing clean drinking water can effectively reduce the mortality rate of infectious diseases and significantly reduce the number of deaths!
Among them, providing clean drinking water to slums, because slums are densely populated, although the total investment is larger, the per capita input-output ratio will be even more impressive!
"oh!"
The judges were all moved. Several great magicians exchanged glances. The black-robed mage coughed and knocked on the table:
"Please state what is meant by 'intestinal infectious disease'."
"Intestinal infectious diseases are infectious diseases in which pathogenic bacteria multiply in the human body and are excreted through the intestines, contaminating the surrounding environment and water sources, and then infecting healthy people through drinking water and food." Grete responded:
“The currently known intestinal infectious diseases include dysentery, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, cholera, etc.
I have written about dysentery in "On the Isolation and Treatment of Large-Scale Outbreaks of Dysentery" and "Records of Observing Shigella Shigella with a Homemade Microscope". As for typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and cholera, I have written relevant papers and are waiting for review. . "
"What about other types of infectious diseases?"
"Other types of infectious diseases do not spread through water bodies, and the chain of infection cannot be cut off by simply providing clean drinking water. However, it is necessary to build specialized infectious disease hospitals, isolate patients and their close contacts in a timely manner, and promptly disinfect the environment where the patients are located. Killing helps prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
In this regard, I have related discussion and practice in the article "On Isolation and Treatment of Large-Scale Outbreaks of Dysentery". "
"That……"
The black-robed mage wanted to continue asking. On the rostrum, several great magicians coughed at the same time, showing dissatisfaction. The black-robed mage glared back hard: Ask what happened! Ask what's wrong! I'm not from the plague branch!
Don't look at every Necromancer like a walking plague!
If you really want to talk about it, Little Gretel is more like the plague branch than me! Don't think I don't know, there are more than a dozen kinds of plague seeds in his laboratory!
Gretel almost chuckled. He tried hard to keep a straight face, pretending to be serious and respectful, and waited for the inquiry. Several great magicians glared at each other. Finally, the one from the transformation department got the right to speak, knocked on the table and spoke:
"Mage Nordmark, do you have any plans for providing clean drinking water?"
Because of the alchemy workshop, the Transmutation Department has always been one of the largest engineering teams in the Magic Council. Well, the other engineering team is the Conjuration Department, and they often work together.
However, the Conjuration system is good at gathering energy, and constructing various objects and buildings in the void, such as mage mansions and so on, are the characteristics of the Conjuration system.
When it comes to controlling costs and increasing profits, change is second to none.
The great magician asked, obviously worried about the cost. We must know that public health investment is a large investment and slow to produce results. If we want to see a return on investment, we don’t know whether it will be enough in more than ten years.
As for the plan that Grete had thrown out before, in terms of urban water supply, it was to build a water plant and water supply pipe network...
So far, the bleaching powder used for water purification can only be produced by electrolysis at the Master Tower on the top of Igor Peak. Your Majesty the Great Magician calculated the cost of building this set of facilities, and the meditation environment almost collapsed.
Counting the money spent on renting the laboratory, we have already spread the water-generating magic circle throughout the city!
Gretel smiled. Speaking of which, it was really his own fault. In order to avoid losing money, he had been hasty when writing the plan without careful consideration. For example, in terms of water supply, he casually wrote about the water plant based on his impressions from his previous life...
I just discovered this problem a few days ago. By the way, what is the output of a water plant for 500,000 people?
Grete had no idea. He rummaged through his memory, rummaged through countless random things, and finally found a piece of news in the corner:
A county whose name he had never heard of invested in the construction of a water plant with a total construction scale of 200,000 tons per day. 500,000 residents will have safe drinking water... The total investment is 289 million yuan...
Uh...excuse me.
Gretel silently crossed out the design of the water plant...
He really knows nothing about modern industry... Not to mention the amount of investment, 200,000 tons of tap water per day, the combined flow of several rivers near Nevis City is that large?
Gretel could only settle for the next best thing, and then settle for the next best thing. The plan was discounted and broken, and in the end, it became the most basic version of the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual":
"Uh... Regarding providing clean drinking water, I have two different plans. One is more dependent on magic. It can be formed in one go after construction, which saves subsequent labor. The second one does not require magic much, but is more labor-intensive... Don't worry, No matter which one is used, it will save money than the water plant!”
He added the last sentence hastily. The great magician of the Department of Change opened his mouth to ask, but when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help laughing and stretched out his hand to signal him to continue. Gretel let out a breath, turned a few pages in a row:
"Plan one is to build a reservoir in a clean water source area, divert water through pipelines, and supply drinking water. Based on the calculation of 2 liters of drinking water per person per day, this reservoir only needs 1,000 tons of water supply per day.
By building a reservoir and laying pipelines on the mountainside, the natural height of the reservoir can be used to ensure the flow rate. As for engineering, you can rely on magic to build a reservoir, use magic to lay pipes, or use natural magic to create hollow plants to divert water over long distances.
There is no need for pipes to enter the house, as long as a pool is built in each gathering area. The pool can be closed and a manual water pump installed to allow residents to fetch water themselves. Of course, the Magic Council will send people to regularly check the water quality and put disinfectant in the pool..."
"cough!"
There was a loud cough from the gallery. Gretel quickly turned around and saw Elder Wood smiling, not looking like he wanted to stop him at all. Grete pretended not to see other people's faces, faced the rostrum, and continued to state the second plan:
"The second option is to set up large stoves in slums and provide boiled water for free. Based on the calculation of one stove for 1,000 people, up to 500 large stoves can cover the entire city.
Because the water supplied is boiled water, the requirements for water source quality can be relaxed, and nearby rivers and water sources that are not seriously polluted can also be used. In addition, water quality in wells in middle- and lower-income areas must be tested regularly and disinfectants must be put in.
Or you can let the servants of the God of Nature be responsible for testing. They are always sensitive to whether the water is drinkable..."
"Hmm!"
The coughing in the gallery became louder. The member of the Change Department raised his hand to stop Grete from speaking. With a smile on his face, he extended his hand to the other side:
"Your Majesty the Great Priest?"
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