Previous<\/a> – Book1 Page53 \u2013 Next<\/a><\/p>\n were now landscapes of detritus where once there had been thriving businesses and commerce.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDrinking water became scarce, forcing widespread migration. Inland! Especially to higher ground with sources of clean, fresh water. If you had the energy, the will, and the money you went as far away from London as you could. North Wales, Scotland, the Pennines, and the Lake District. They all saw local populations grow again, quickly returning to the pre Great Famine levels. The new breed of Pennites are a hardy lot, although most people prefer to be within easy reach of the coast and not build new lives on windswept mountains. It\u2019s the fishermen, the shipbuilders, and the merchant navy who really thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n The Chancellor continues the history lesson stressing the importance of commerce and money.<\/p>\n \u201cFarriers, and stables thrive too. And in a few places, like the coast of Meirionydd, the railways still function. Road traffic is limited to horses, carriages, stagecoaches and carts, and although steam trains can operate, there\u2019s no coal. Their range and their cost effectiveness is limited, because they run on timber instead. Steam traction engines haven\u2019t been economic, though static steam power can be useful for some businesses. Farriers now tend to use charcoal instead of coal. Except for those located right next to old mines, where some coal can still be scavenged.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHorses and ships are vital in the modern economy.\u201d<\/p>\n As Franklin joins the meeting the Engineer is speaking, \u201cWolfland isn\u2019t particularly prosperous you know! Just in comparison to our neighbours. In any case it\u2019s an enormous ladder and we\u2019re nothing but one tiny step further up.\u201d<\/p>\n The ElderWolf greets her and says, \u201cFranklin, tell us about the territories around us. Start with the floods and the famine.\u201d<\/p>\n Unsure what\u2019s already been said, Franklin begins.<\/p>\n \u201cWell! When the floods and the famine struck, most of the people across the South East moved. What they left behind were the poor, the weak, and the aged. The Chalkies and the Swampies are their descendants. Not the brightest people<\/p>\n Previous<\/a> – Book1 Page53 \u2013 Next<\/a><\/p>\n Previous – Book1 Page53 \u2013 Next were now landscapes of detritus where once there had been thriving businesses and commerce.\u201d \u201cDrinking water became scarce, forcing widespread migration. Inland! Especially to higher ground with sources of clean, fresh water. If you had the energy, the will, and the money you went as far away from London … Continue reading “Chapter 7 Floods and Famine053”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1247,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions\/1247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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