Deep Space Fleet

The new volume is over again, I finally breathed a sigh of relief!

The storyline of this volume is not too complicated, that is, a series of stories that happened when humans triggered neutron star collisions, and finally made a pretty good friend, and finally successfully moved towards a fourth-level civilization...

It is really not easy to become a fourth-level civilization!

I am quite satisfied with the whole process. I can score 90 points. I don’t have much regret. The set goal is basically completed!

Suddenly, I found that there is nothing else to be emotional about... The testimonials in this volume seem to be too short, and the readers will not be satisfied, so let’s talk casually about the "dynamic planned economy" system that the new human civilization has always implemented.

When the author set up a planned economy, he borrowed from the Soviet Union.

Although the Soviet Union eventually disintegrated, there were many reasons, but the planned economy should not be too big.

The planned economy of the Soviet Union looks beautiful, but it is actually very powerful. There has never been an economic crisis, but the actual operation is extremely difficult. After studying the new China for more than ten years, Soviet experts handed it over for five years. China didn't even step into the threshold. It just looked at the door, and then failed to imitate directly.

why? First of all, because the planned economy requires very powerful grassroots personnel, especially statisticians, to count the materials needed by the entire country. The quality of China's population at that time was not good at all, and even the Soviet Union was so-so, just reaching the passing line.

Therefore, when looking at the planned economy of the Soviet Union, one cannot confuse the planned economy of China.

When talking about the planned economy of the Soviet Union, the person who cannot be avoided is Leonid Kontorovich. Director of Research on Economic Issues, Institute of National Economic Management, State Council of Science and Technology of the USSR. Its core model is the theory of optimal allocation of resources, which won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Economics. Don't think that it is a fool to engage in a planned economy, there are many invisible bosses among them. For details, refer to the book "Rational Use of Electric Energy in Machinery Manufacturing Plants". A certain chairman in our country is a translator.

The five-year plan of the Soviet Union is generally divided into seven parts, with 60,000 independent titles, and the goals are planned mainly through linear programming and operations research. The reason for this lies in the methodological basis that goes to the core of modern economics, which is the concept of a duality between the composition of quantity rationing and the composition of prices.

To put it simply, the planned economy of the Soviet Union was to use huge computing power to simulate the "invisible hand" to obtain the optimal solution. :

Chapter 1, Production, includes tens of thousands of commodity calibrations.

The second chapter, use, prepares the balance sheet.

The State Planning Commission prepares a balance sheet of 2,000 commodities.

The material supply and marketing organization compiles a balance sheet of 10,000 commodities.

The National Material Supply Bureau and various ministries and commissions compile tens of thousands of commodity balance sheets.

The third chapter, labor distribution.

Chapter four, investment plan.

Chapter Five, Technology Development Goals.

Chapter Six, Import and Export Targets.

Chapter VII Financial Budget.

To sum up, basically this system is still very strict.

As for why the Soviet Union’s economic system did not surpass that of the United States, there are many reasons. The first is that the system is too complicated, the foundation is too poor, and the quality of grassroots personnel is not enough. The Soviet Union’s foundation is much worse than that of the United States;

The second is that there is no timely monetization, and the scissors caused by long-term bartering have led to the emergence of a large number of interest classes that get something for nothing, and the corruption is quite serious.

Third, the allies are not as powerful as the United States, and they have turned against China, making a major strategic mistake in going to Afghanistan;

The fourth is to attach importance to heavy industry and neglect light industry. This can only be said to be the fault of the leaders who made the plan, not the fault of the planned economy. In a planned economic system, the ability to lead is very important.

Fifth, in the period of technological explosion, plans are not as good as changes. Under such circumstances, the free economy develops rapidly, while the planned economy is only stable.

(The above are all personal opinions!)

When I first set up this economic system, I thought that in the Internet age, overall planning through big data and artificial intelligence will undoubtedly speed up the efficiency of government communication and avoid many shortcomings.

In the Soviet era, there was a big loss without the Internet. Leaders held meetings for a day, and the efficiency was extremely low.

Without big data, we can only rely on the statistics of grassroots personnel, and the error rate is extremely high.

What's more, I think some plans can be released, especially some entertainment industries, light industries, etc., for free competition. There is no need to fully plan these scattered things.

In this way of thinking, there is the origin of the set of settings in the book, especially in an era where productivity is far greater than demand, planning is still necessary...

Alright, so much for the setting in the book for the time being!

Speaking of which, the first volume is over, and tomorrow is the day I want to ask for leave. But for Chinese New Year, I have to ask for leave for a period of time in a few days, so I'm a little embarrassed...

Looking at the manuscript in my hand, I'm a bit bottomed out, and I'm still thinking about the plot of the next volume... So, please take half a day off, let's temporarily update it tomorrow!