The rise of nanometers

Due to the blizzard weather in the north, many flights were canceled. For example, the airport in Tongliao canceled flights for nearly three days.

Hasegawa and Brian could only choose to take the high-speed train to the Lingnan area.

Fortunately, the railway company was well prepared and upgraded sections of the high-speed railway that were easily affected by heavy snowfalls. The fully covered domes allowed high-speed rail trains to continue running unimpeded.

In fact, the Federation has upgraded various infrastructure in the northern region to be able to withstand Ice Age-level ice and snow disasters.

Under the protection of the dome, the railway line seems to form two completely different worlds from the ice and snow outside.

The train went all the way south and after passing the Huaihe River, many open-air sections appeared. However, there were also many construction teams on these sections, continuing to work in the wind and snow.

Obviously this is extending the dome coverage of the railway line to the south. In fact, in the north and south of the Yangtze River, the danger is even greater in such blizzard weather.

The reason is that snowfall in Jiangbei and Jiangnan may not form stable snow cover. Especially last month, after a heavy snowstorm occurred in Jiangnan, the sun came out at noon, causing the ice and snow to melt.

It would be okay if this kind of sunny weather could continue. The key is that this kind of sunny weather only lasts for a day or two, and then the weather cools down again, and the melted snow water is frozen again.

In this case, a layer of hard ice will form on the road surface, causing the vehicle to slip and easily causing a traffic accident.

In order to solve this problem, various regions in the south and north of the Yangtze River had to urgently dispatch a large number of ice removal teams to clear the ice on the road.

On the other hand, within the city, due to the multi-layered traffic system, the underlying automobile highways were not affected, saving a lot of trouble.

When the train passed the Yangtze River Bridge and entered Hunan Province, looking into the distance from the train window, one could see a lot of lush green amidst the white snow.

"This federal province has rarely seen such large-scale blizzards in the past." Hasegawa picked up the camera, looked at the snowy scene outside the window, and pressed the shutter.

Brian was also observing, and he found that there were very few villages here, and all he could see were relatively large towns.

"Mr. Hasegawa, why are there so few villages in the Federation?"

Upon hearing this question, Hasegawa immediately laughed: "Many of the small cities you see are actually villages. In order to reduce the difficulty of management, the federal government has implemented a merger strategy in recent years and has carried out comprehensive integration of some small villages. "

"Is that so?" Brian suddenly realized.

Hasegawa continued to explain: "In fact, the existence of small villages is a remnant of the agricultural era. If these small villages are not solved, social differentiation will occur between urban and rural areas over time."

As Hasegawa said, the federal strategy of merging villages and villages is to integrate the population and allocate resources.

The management difficulty of 10 small villages with a population of several hundred and a small town with a population of several thousand is about the same, but in terms of the various resources required, small villages are larger than small towns.

For example, in terms of educational resources, do 10 small villages need to build a primary school each? Or should students go to primary schools in distant towns?

I'm afraid neither option is the best choice.

Merging them together is the best choice.

Moreover, there are some natural and stubborn diseases in rural areas, as the saying goes, "There are too many bastards in shallow ponds, but there are too many demons in temples." To solve these problems, merged management is a good solution.

So along the way, Brian didn't see small villages. The smallest villages all started with a few thousand people.

While the two were chatting, the train finally entered Lingnan. At this time, it was also snowing in the Lingnan area, and it was also sleet.

This weather is really unbearable for many Lingnan people.

After getting off the bus at Yangcheng Station, Hasegawa and Brian held umbrellas and walked in the rain and snow.

“In my memory, this is the first time it’s snowed here?”

"Isn't Mr. Hasegawa from Japan? Why is he so familiar with Yangcheng?" Brian asked curiously.

Hasegawa turned around and smiled: "I have lived here for about seven years, and I still have a house in Huadu District."

"That's it!" Brian said with a hint of envy.

After visiting various places in the Federation, Brian was indeed very envious of the life in the Federation. If he could buy a house here, he would still be very willing.

It's a pity that he is from Xizhou. If he wants to buy a property in the federal territory, he needs to queue up and review, and the procedure is very complicated.

Hasegawa's house was purchased a long time ago, and since he is now a federal citizen, there won't be many problems if he wants to buy it again.

It’s just that federal real estate is not valuable now. Young people have houses allocated by companies or officials, which are enough for them to live in. If they buy too many houses, they will not appreciate in value. They also have to pay a large price difference and property taxes. It is basically a loss-making transaction. .

Cold icy rain.

Among the people holding umbrellas.

Brian was so out of place.

The north wind is brisk, but the smiles on the faces of pedestrians are still so calm, even with a bit of joy.

On the grass in the park, many skeleton dragons who have never seen snow are rolling in the snow. Maybe these are Lingnan people who have never seen snow!

But Brian, an outsider, felt deep sorrow. Under the same sky in this world, they seemed to be living in another world. What an ironic black humor this was.

But no matter how painful it is, this is the reality of the world.

Hasegawa saw the sadness in his eyes, so he could only take Brian to try the delicious food in Yangcheng.

They ate roast goose and claypot rice, drank sugar-water herbal tea and Laohuo soup. The food temporarily soothed Brian's mood.

Before they knew it, the two of them had traveled around Lingnan and returned to Yangcheng again.

It was a bright noon. Although the north wind was still noisy, the sunshine still brought him a little physical warmth.

Brian, who was holding his suitcase, hugged Hasegawa who came to see him off, and smiled reluctantly:

"Mr. Hasegawa, thank you very much for your care over the past few months. If you have the opportunity to visit Austria, please be sure to notify me."

"Take care and best wishes to you, my friend." Hasegawa shouted with a wave of his hand.

After the two said goodbye, Hasegawa looked at his back that was getting away, and then he packed up his mood and prepared to take the tram back to his residence in Huadu.

On the tram.

He stared out the window in silence, as if something was catching Hasegawa's eyes.

Suddenly his phone vibrated continuously. He took out his phone and saw that it was a call from the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, so he pressed the answer button:

"Hey! Editor Kawada, is there anything urgent?"

"Kenichi, it's urgent! It's a big emergency!" The voice on the other side of the phone was very urgent.

Hasegawa held his mobile phone between his shoulder and head, and took out a small notebook and ballpoint pen from his pocket: "You tell me."

"Huh...Kenichi, something big happened in North America today. Five minutes ago, a volcano erupted in Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, triggering a 7.7-magnitude earthquake."

"Yellowstone Park!" Hasegawa was startled.

The person on the other end of the phone continued: "Yes, and the volcano is still erupting on a small scale. According to intelligence, this volcanic eruption may be related to the research on geothermal power generation technology at the Moran Base."

"What do you need me to do?" Hasegawa asked bluntly.

"The newspaper needs..."

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