Whether on the surface or underground, how to ensure the necessities of life for residents in building a city is always a major concern.

Perfikot believed she had considered enough when designing the underground city, including water supply, sewage disposal, ventilation, fire prevention, and so on...

She could say that the aspects she considered were far more than what city builders of this era would contemplate.

Yet even so, Perfikot still felt she had overlooked some issues or underestimated the seriousness of certain problems of this era.

The most notable of these was not any other issue, but rather garbage.

It might sound unbelievable, but if you think about it, you can understand.

After all, this is the steam era, equivalent to the 19th century in the original world. The rise of the first industrial revolution brought the development of productivity, enriching people's material lives but also increasing household waste.

It was from this era that environmental pollution began to appear before people's eyes, becoming one of the major headaches for city managers.

Because Perfikot was a Transmigrator, she understood the severity of the pollution problem from the beginning, so she put a lot of effort into designing the sewage system of the underground city, making it not an issue in that aspect.

But the problem of household waste was something Perfikot didn't consider enough.

The era she lived in before transmigrating was one where waste needed to be sorted before disposal, and the general public was well-mannered, with littering, dumping wastewater, or relieving oneself in public being things of the past.

But in this era... although she had set up garbage stations on every street, it's clear that some people were not accustomed to throwing trash in them and instead piled it in corners or even directly on the street.

Garbage was like this, so sewage and excreta were even worse.

Though there were sewers and waste disposal systems in the underground city, some people's living habits were still quite poor, or rather, they were not accustomed to having toilets and sewers in their rooms, and continued to dump waste onto the streets as before.

Perfikot didn't find this particularly difficult to understand, because even before her transmigration, she had seen family members dump wastewater right outside the doorstep during her childhood.

That was just a mere thirty years before the era she transmigrated to.

Perhaps this is an extraordinarily long time for an individual, but for an era and society as a whole, it is still but a fleeting moment.

Thus, Perfikot didn't get angry over this, she simply instructed the officials responsible for underground city management to punish anyone caught littering or dumping wastewater on the streets.

As for the punishment standards, besides fines, the offenders would also be required to clean street sanitation for a week as a warning.

In addition, sanitation management fees should be collected from every street to hire specialized workers for cleaning streets and removing garbage, rather than relying solely on the municipal sanitation department.

Although the municipal sanitation department does the work, the money must be collected from the residents, not depending on government fiscal appropriations.

The official responsible for managing the underground city certainly did not dare to neglect Perfikot's instructions and hastily assured her that he would handle the matter seriously, while also feeling some resentment towards those who littered.

After all, it was because of these people that he got an earful from Perfikot. It was just that Perfikot was in a good mood today and did not punish him, otherwise, the Lord of the North was known to be very strict with subordinates.

This official had worked hard to obtain the position of managing the underground city. Originally, he had planned to make a good impression in front of Perfikot today, but instead, he almost made a big scene!

How could he not resent those causing him trouble?

Perfikot noticed the official's emotions but did not stop him or offer any warnings.

The sanitation of the underground city is a major concern. Without strict management, it is easy for rotting garbage and sewage to lead to bacterial growth and the spread of epidemics.

The underground space is ultimately different from the surface, even though Perfikot made specific designs, aspects like air circulation are still not comparable to those above ground.

Diseases are already prone to spread, and without strict management, problems can easily arise, even leading to serious consequences.

Therefore, having this official manage strictly isn't harmful, as long as he doesn't use the opportunity for corruption or extortion against the people, Perfikot doesn't care what means he uses to enforce her orders.

Speaking of which, from the perspective of ordinary people, they would certainly hope for law enforcers to act civilly, with a friendly attitude.

However, from the enforcer's viewpoint, oftentimes, speaking gently is of no use.

Especially in this era where the overall quality of the populace is generally low, many people don't understand reason when you try to explain it to them.

They only recognize the practices they grew up with. If you tell them things are no longer that way, they would just think you don't understand.

The ones who are a bit better might follow outwardly but secretly do things their own way.

The more serious ones might deliberately oppose you, believing that what you're doing is wrong and their way is right because that's how it's been done for generations.

Faced with such people, reasoning is ineffective, and more forceful methods must be used to make them understand the current rules and the consequences of not adhering to them.

Aside from the garbage problem, Perfikot also noticed many areas in the underground city had fire hazards due to lighting and heating issues.

Even though fire prevention was considered during the design and construction of the underground city, Perfikot was still uneasy, thus giving additional instructions to the officials managing the underground city.

"Sometimes it might not be obvious, but problems often arise from these small areas, so be diligent and thorough in daily management, never negligent or careless. When it comes to fire hazards and improper fire use, punish where punishment is due, imprison where imprisonment is warranted, and have no reservations," Perfikot finally told the officials managing the underground city, giving them the authority to act flexibly.

After all, Perfikot knew that harsh measures were needed in times of disorder. Sometimes gentle persuasion is appropriate, but at other times, a strong hand and firmness are necessary.

And fire safety is precisely the matter that cannot be treated leniently. In underground cities, once a fire breaks out, the consequences are unimaginable. What Perfikot could do was to make city managers as vigilant as possible, eliminating all hazards.

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