Chapter 270: Building health facilities? The council has no money!
Gretel hesitated for a second, whether to remind the other party in public - it seemed that this would turn into a mockery?
Before he could figure it out, a bell rang behind him. The great magician of the protection department who had been dealing with him raised his voice, and everyone in the room heard:
"Please ask Master Gret Nordmark to submit your paper to the review committee."
...You did it yourself last time. What happened this time? Are you lazy?
Gretel cursed and walked quickly to get the paper on the isolation and treatment of dysentery. He had already submitted it during the last debate. The only one to be submitted this time was the one about microscopic observation of germs. Thanks to Aurora's speed.
Come on, I just mentioned the title of the paper two minutes ago. Now, eight papers have been copied...
Gretel handed them one by one with both hands. As soon as he handed it to the Archmage of the Protection Department, a majestic and somewhat urgent voice sounded from the direction of the auditorium behind him:
"The Temple of Ares requires review of the paper!"
Huh? Gretel paused. Almost immediately, a familiar, steady voice rang out:
"The Order of the God of Nature requested review of the paper."
Hey, Elder, you are so helpful! Grete speeded up the submission a little, preparing to send it to the auditorium after sending it here. After sending the last paper, before turning around, a third voice sounded.
In addition to being majestic and noble, there is also a bit of procrastination and unwillingness:
"The Temple of the Spring Goddess also requires review of the paper——"
With his back to the Archbishop and Priest, Gretel saw the Archmage of the Protection System blinking at him and giving him a fleeting smile.
Hey, the Spring Water Temple also asked for papers?
Grete blinked and tried to smooth the corners of his mouth.
The Council encourages magicians to exchange knowledge and share knowledge. As long as you hold a magician badge, you can easily access the submitted papers - of course it is only an abstract. If you want to read the full text, you have to pay.
However, do people other than magicians, such as knights and priests, want to consult the literature? This...
Regardless of whether it is Elder Wood or other people from the God of Nature Order, all they have to do is tell themselves which paper they want to check. If they ask for help from the God of War Church, Gretel will definitely not refuse.
.But, the Temple of the Spring Goddess?
After coming to the parliament headquarters for so long, Gretel has never interacted with the Spring Water Temple. Among the familiar magicians around him, I have not heard of any of them having interacted with them...
Seeing the white-robed mage in front of him smiling like this, Grete estimated that they must give him some benefits.
At the signal of the white-robed mage, Grete turned around, walked to the rostrum, and brought three new stacks of papers to the auditorium. The conference hall quickly fell silent, and the big bosses remained silent as they each lowered their heads and flipped through the papers.
Gretel: "..."
The boss of Black Crow Swamp, you are acting so different! You should at least turn over a few more pages. Although you should have read all my papers, remember that the one about plague treatment and isolation is the score given by the Necromancy School.
…
And Elder Wood, I remember when I first started studying bats, I gave you a copy of several papers on microscopy and infectious diseases!
The advantage of great magicians and high-level healers reading papers is that others are basically not qualified to speak. As time passed, Elder Wood closed the paper first and said loudly:
"The Church of the God of Nature has initially approved the conclusion of the paper. Further research is needed on the source of the plague and... isolation and treatment methods."
With him taking the lead, the Temple of the God of War and the Temple of the Goddess of Spring expressed preliminary approval. The speaker from the Department of Emergency Management looked gloomy and lowered his head in silence. The clerk presiding over the hearing waited for a while and saw no one refuting, then rang the bell again.
:
“Next, let’s give the floor to the head of the City Hall Budget Committee!”
Grete sat up straight in an instant. He quickly flipped through the manuscript paper at hand, pulled out a stack, and held it tightly in his hand. The front was all about medical problems. If it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't work. With his knowledge reserve, he can completely solve the other party's problems.
I can’t find any answers. But then comes the economic issue——
Financial problems can be said to be the most helpless and powerless pain for all doctors. No matter how sincere you are as a doctor, no matter how good your rejuvenation is, no matter how hard you explain that the disease is actually not difficult to cure, or if you leave it untreated, it will really kill you, it will not be enough for the patient.
, the patient’s family members have two categorical words:
No money.
The pain of watching a patient who could obviously be cured was discharged from the hospital and left on his own. In Gretel's previous life, he saw more than one young doctor secretly crying.
Even after traveling through time, the problem is not much better. In other words, because the productivity level in this world is lower and the people are poorer, the word "no money" becomes more glaring. The city hall can't get the money, and the parliament can't get it.
The country cannot provide the money...
No money, just no money.
Moreover, macroeconomic issues are not Grete’s strength as a doctor.
Grete held the manuscript paper tightly and stood ready. The head of the budget committee was indeed an expert in economics. He listened to his calculations with one hand and the account book with the other, and quickly turned his thin lips, and the numbers came out one after another.
It came out between the two lips. The mustache on the upper lip curled up and down. For a full quarter of an hour, I didn't hear him stumble at all.
Grete only listened for half a minute and could no longer keep up with the other party's speed. As for whether there were any items missing from the accounts reported by the mustache and whether the added up figures were correct, Grete said that he could not judge at all.
"...In short, due to last year's war against the Church of the Lord of Glory and the impact of repairing war-damaged armaments this year, Nevis City's finances will still be in debt for the next three years." After 20 minutes, the mustache tugged.
He pulled the tie around his neck, took a breath, and began his concluding remarks:
"What the review meeting asked before was to build new and larger water supply facilities, rebuild sewers, and build a new infectious disease hospital..."
He slowed down his speaking speed on the last half of the sentence, and his tone was difficult, as if he was not familiar with these new words. He paused for a while before returning to the flexible and smooth rhythm before:
"The Budget Committee's assessment is that there are not enough funds available to do this work that has no financial return until the fiscal situation is restored."
He bowed deeply to all around. The conference hall was depressing, no one applauded, no one expressed gratitude. Only the back row of the committee and the back row of the auditorium, some richly dressed but not extraordinary listeners showed worries on their faces, as if they were afraid.
Someone ordered them to donate money on the spot.
"Have you found his flaw?"
"No, I didn't understand at all -"
Aurora Wharton quickly touched Gretel and asked her boss with her eyes. Gretel shook his head silently. Before he could find a chance to speak, the long bell rang again. The clerk raised his head and raised his hand.
Wig, turning to Gretel:
"Now, let's ask Master Nordmark to make a statement——"
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