In mid-January of kingdom calendar 150, heavy snow fell, and except for a few coastal cities, the entire Unova region was dyed white.
As the cold air raged, people changed into thick winter clothes, and even the Pokémon living with humans tied on cashmere scarves and hoods.
In the castle, the fire in the fireplace burned fiercely, and with Larvesta present, the entire room was warm.
A maid brought Draconis a steaming cup of black tea, made from the leaves on Deerling's head, which tasted excellent.
"Your Majesty, these are the letters recently sent from various parts of the kingdom." Alfred handed many letters to Draconis, his face full of worry.
Draconis reached out, took a letter, opened the envelope, and read it.
This was a letter from Twin Dragon City, signed by Sharon, the lord of Twin Dragon City.
[Oh King, since the beginning of winter, the temperature has plummeted. This winter seems colder than ever... In just these two days, several Commoners in my territory have lost their lives due to the cold.]
Someone froze to death?
Draconis frowned slightly. He then opened other letters and found that many similar situations had occurred in other places.
As a monarch, Draconis could not bear to watch the Commoners under his rule die from hunger and cold.
Alfred also noticed the content of the letters and spoke to comfort him:
"Your Majesty, you don't need to blame yourself. Every winter in the Eindoak kingdom calendar, many Commoners and Slaves freeze to death. It's not your fault, and besides, you have only just succeeded to the throne and have already done your best."
Draconis remained silent, constantly pondering countermeasures in his mind, when he suddenly noticed that a large portion of these letters mentioned that this winter was much colder than previous years.
"Alfred, is this winter's temperature colder than in previous years?" Draconis asked.
Alfred thought for a moment, then nodded, "It does seem to be colder this year."
At this moment, Kyurem's voice suddenly echoed in Draconis's mind.
"The war has affected the ley lines of this land, causing it to lose its former balance, which in turn will impact the climate, temperature, and terrestrial pulsations of the Unova region."
These words made Draconis suddenly recall the anime plot where his two brothers directly shattered the Dragon Vein. If the Old King hadn't sacrificed himself to use Victini's power to quell the Dragon Vein, the kingdom at that time would have been severely affected.
"Indeed, did that war still affect the Dragon Vein?" Draconis frowned, then asked, "Kyurem, do you know how to repair the damaged ley lines?"
"Let nature take its course, or... borrow Victini's power," Kyurem said. "The sorting and repairing of ley lines cannot be accomplished overnight. You should be prepared."
Hearing these words, Draconis immediately thought of his father, the Old King.
"I understand, I will resolve this matter." Draconis looked at Alfred and said, "Alfred, please invite the Old King and Victini over."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Alfred left in a hurry, while Draconis walked to the terrace, gazing at the town below, lost in thought.
The impact of that war was not limited to these things.
After the war, peace returned to the kingdom.
Thanks to his succession and the end of the war, the people living in this land celebrated the arrival of peace and welcomed a better king, which led to a significant increase in public support and satisfaction.
But after the initial excitement, life would always return to calm.
After that, everything began to return to normal, and the various problems brought by the war began to emerge.
The public support and satisfaction on the territory panel began to show a rapid decline.
Because the surging population brought various problems.
Taking Nimbasa City as an example, the rapid increase in population brought many problems to this town.
For example, resource shortages, environmental degradation, employment difficulties, housing shortages, increased pressure on public services, and hindered economic development... Most Commoners in Nimbasa City have not yet found suitable jobs, and therefore have no source of income.
This can't go on!
How easy is it to govern a country?
Draconis took a deep breath, then turned his gaze to a technology on the tech panel.
[Factory: Unlock Factory theory, gather handicraft workers (e.g., textile industry) to produce together. Required for exchange: 20,000 satisfaction.]
With a slight thought, the 20,000 satisfaction on the panel disappeared, replaced by a flood of knowledge into Draconis's mind.
[Factory unlocked! Unlocked the manufacturing process and principles of the spinning jenny and water frame, unlocked related technologies for mechanized production of handicrafts such as leather shoes, carpets, and cashmere coats! Note: Some technologies and manufacturing processes require the prerequisite steam engine technology to be unlocked!]
Draconis immediately sat at his desk, recording all the blueprints and principles of various machines, intending to hand them over to the artisans of the Royal Workshop for production later.
This problem had to be solved. Fortunately, there were many gold coins in the national treasury. He planned to use these gold coins to establish Factories, promote employment, and develop trade, thereby providing as many jobs as possible for these Commoners.
These Factories would be used to produce handicrafts and luxury goods such as leather shoes, carpets, cashmere coats, and porcelain, which would then be sold to other territories by merchants.
As he wrote, Draconis's mind also conjured the plight of workers during the Industrial Revolution in medieval Europe, and he couldn't help but hesitate.
At that time, due to profit, such a situation was bound to arise.
Factory owners would only care about production and profit, leading to poor and unsafe working conditions, forcing workers to work overtime and harming their health.
Draconis felt that one saying was very true—the Industrial Revolution completely turned workers into simple machines.
And the birth of Factories would also give rise to the bourgeoisie.
But all of this, with the development of the times, was simply unavoidable.
As a king, Draconis wanted to grasp these powers as much as possible, but that was impossible.
Since that was the case, he could only restrain future Factory owners through legislation. If workers encountered treatment that violated human rights, the kingdom's judicial organs would then step in to severely punish the Factory owners.
Secondly, regarding the daily working hours of the workers... After a moment of contemplation, Draconis decided to implement an eight-hour workday with two days off per week.
Although this might make the transition from the agricultural age to the industrial age incredibly slow, Draconis did not want his people to suffer the same fate as the poor workers during the Industrial Revolution.
Draconis took up his pen, and various laws and technologies fully appeared on the paper.
After everything was completed, Draconis finally let out a long sigh.
If this progress continued... he probably wouldn't live to see that future.
After a moment of contemplation, a figure appeared in Draconis's mind.
The God of Life in the Kalos Region, Xerneas!
Legend has it that when Xerneas emits a seven-colored glow, it shares eternal life.
"…"
Never mind, it's too early to think about these things now. Let's focus on solving the current problems first!
Just then, Alfred returned to the castle with the Old King and Victini.
"What's wrong, Draconis?" The Old King was a bit surprised. "Have you encountered difficulties in governing the country?"
"A little, but I'll solve it." Draconis told the Old King about the damaged Dragon Vein, which led to a sharp drop in temperature and people freezing to death in various places.
After listening, the Old King immediately understood his son's meaning.
"Indeed... did it still affect the Dragon Vein?" the Old King murmured.
"Alas, all of this happened because of us. Since that's the case, I should take responsibility for this matter."
As a father, the Old King chose to proactively take responsibility for his two sons.
"Draconis, I'll trouble you to send Victini and me back to Eindoak. We will stay there to sort out and repair the Dragon Vein until it recovers."
"nini..." Although Victini was a bit reluctant, it deeply understood the importance of this matter.
After bidding farewell to Draconis, it rode Dragonite with the Old King and returned to Eindoak.
Watching the Old King leave, Draconis then turned and handed the laws and technologies in his hand to Alfred for execution.
Alfred looked at the content and was immediately stunned.
"Your Highness, what is this?"
"There are simply too many Commoners without work in the territory; they need a job and a stable source of income to live."
"I thought about it. Previously, the places in our territory that produced carpets and cashmere products were too scattered. Why not centralize them, uniformly purchase raw materials from ranchers, and have the workers carry out centralized production?" Draconis said.
Assembly line production can make processes easier to manage and raw materials more efficiently allocated, thereby greatly improving production efficiency.
"Good idea!" Alfred exclaimed in admiration. How had he not thought of it?
This was a win-win solution that could both provide jobs for Commoners and produce more textiles!
"However, it will still take some time to establish the Factories and produce the spinning machines." Draconis fell into thought.
It's winter now, and the most important thing is to ensure that everyone in the territory can safely get through this winter.
The only thing to be thankful for was that he and Elena had anticipated the future increase in population early on, and thus had prepared in advance.
When Nimbasa City was first established, enough housing was built for over 30,000 people.
And after a year of continuous expansion by the Machoke construction team and the workers, Nimbasa City can currently accommodate just over 70,000 people.
"I remember that among that batch of Magical Beast soldiers, there should be many Fire-type Magical Beast," Draconis said.
"That's right." Alfred had indeed noticed some fire-breathing Magical Beast.
"Hire them, use their power to start fires for warmth, and help the soldiers and Commoners get through this winter," Draconis said.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Alfred responded, then was about to turn to carry out the order when he heard Draconis call out:
"Wait a moment!"
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Alfred stopped and turned to ask.
Draconis's gaze fell on the panel. The "shipbuilding" technologies from the agricultural era had new extensions in the industrial era.
[Steam Vessels: Unlock manufacturing technology for various steam-powered ships. Required for exchange: 50,000 satisfaction, prerequisite: "steam engine" technology unlocked.]
"Isn't there a famous fleet in the Castelia Territory?" Draconis inquired.
"That's right, Your Majesty means?" Alfred was a bit puzzled.
"I read in a book about a Magical Beast called Miltank. Each one can produce 20 liters of nutritious milk a day. This milk is very nutritious and has many benefits for human health. If we had it, my people would become stronger."
"It's just a pity that this kind of Magical Beast does not inhabit our Eindoak territory. It is said that Miltank reside in the distant sea, on a continent called Johto."
Draconis had considered this matter before, but at that time, he was not yet king and did not have the authority.
Now that he had it, the first thing he wanted to do was to introduce Miltank, this Pokémon, to Unova.
"Miltank..." Alfred immediately understood Draconis's meaning: "Your Majesty wants that fleet to go out to sea to find this Magical Beast, Miltank, and bring them back to the kingdom?"
Draconis nodded, but given the circumstances of this era, this matter could not be accomplished overnight.
Sea voyages were very dangerous, and they had to prepare in advance.
For example, all members of the fleet should capture a Water-type Pokémon or Flying-type Pokémon that are good swimmers and can carry people.
This way, even if a shipwreck occurred, their lives could be guaranteed.
Ultimately, it was still necessary to change people's perception of Pokémon, so that the idea of Trainers and Pokémon not being enemies, but friends who can live together, would become deeply ingrained.
Hmm... The term "Magical Beast" doesn't sound very good.
Since that's the case, let's start promoting Trainers and Pokémon by changing the name!
Pokémon, Pocket Monsters, Pet Elves, Baokemeng... Draconis did not intend to make additional changes based on these, and ultimately chose the name he was most familiar with.
Pokémon, short for Pocket Monsters, meaning monsters that can be carried in one's pocket. Through transliteration, a name can finally be obtained.
—Pokémon.
More importantly, with the advancement of the times.
The industrial age brought new Poké Ball manufacturing technology.
[oran berry Manufacturing Process: Unlock the manufacturing process for oran berry. This miraculous process allows for the creation of old-fashioned Poké Balls using oran berry and specific materials. Required for exchange: 50,000 satisfaction.]
Although 50,000 satisfaction was quite a lot, with this official Poké Ball, he could formally popularize Pokémon and Trainer culture to the public.
Once the number of Trainers increased, he could prepare for the first Pokémon Grand League.
This method would change humans' perceptions and impressions of Pokémon, and also display strength to deter some ambitious lords.
And vying for the title of strongest Trainer would be a challenge and an honor for those Trainers, and then he would present the award to the Champion.
Then the kingdom would have another worker.
Just like Geeta, the Chairwoman of the Paldea League, he would fully utilize the power of every Trainer to build the kingdom and develop Unova.
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