Great Power Technology

Ye Zhou and Chen Hao returned to Chengdu urgently. They still had not contacted the Liu Family Group, but judging from the intelligence collected by the General Technical Office, they also realized that the Liu Family might have been "scared."

This was actually not too unexpected. After years of games and confrontations, both sides had already figured out each other's temper. The only thing that surprised Chen Hao was that the other party acted so decisively.

Limiting SUT production capacity was originally a means for them to use as a bargaining chip, but now that it is used again, it probably means that the other party wants to use this as a coercion to conduct a true, "candid" negotiation.

Or, in a more extreme case, they may want to completely break away from official control and shift from dialogue to checks and balances.

It's not impossible.

The Liu family is involved in many industries, from transportation, energy, and electronics to medical care, biology, agriculture, and media. It can be said that they are very powerful. If they really intend to take this path, then the officials must be prepared to face the impact.

Fortunately, such preparations were already within the plan - they were going to fall in the first place, and the change caused by attacking in advance was nothing more than changing from a soft landing to a hard landing.

Sitting in the office, Ye Zhou looked at Chen Hao and asked:

"Do you want to interview representatives of the Liu family? Their move was too sudden. Introducing negotiations can buy us more time to prepare."

Chen Hao shook his head and replied:

"They are forcing us to take the initiative to contact us. In this situation, whoever speaks first will lose."

"They are not large in size, but what is difficult to deal with is that they penetrate into all aspects of the economy. To completely eliminate them, there cannot be any compromise."

"Now that our intentions have been seen through, negotiations automatically mean compromise, which is unacceptable."

Having said this, Chen Hao sighed.

"It seems that this time, surgical cleaning will turn into bone scraping to treat poison. I hope our various economic sectors can withstand this pain."

Hearing his words, Ye Zhou smiled and replied:

"It's true that scraping bones can cure poison, but whether it hurts or not...it's hard to say, right?"

"The Liu family has controlled the market all year round and has a lot of pricing power, suppressing other peers to the point where they can't hold their heads up."

"I feel that once a commotion breaks out, there will be a large number of competing manufacturers sharpening their knives against them without us calling on them."

"You may encounter some difficulties in the early stages, but you also have to believe that our own entrepreneurs will not be so short-sighted. After the short-term pain, there will be greater benefits, and they can survive it."

Chen Hao nodded and said:

"hope so."

The two were silent for a moment, and Chen Hao suddenly spoke:

"How do you feel when you see Yaoyao this time?"

"What does it feel like?"

Ye Zhou asked inexplicably.

Chen Hao smiled and continued to ask:

"Don't you think she still behaves like a little girl?"

"What can she be if she's not a little girl? She's only that little to begin with!"

"...I'm talking about BCI transmission technology. Previously, a large number of researchers from the General Technical Office believed that this technology accelerates the mental growth of children, saying that in the future, age is likely to be completely decoupled from qualifications and experience."

"But it now appears that the effect of this technology was not as great as we thought. Her knowledge increased, while her mind and experience did not."

Ye Zhou finally understood what he was referring to. After carefully recalling it for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

"That's true... However, this can't be described as 'the effect is not that big', right? In my opinion, such an effect is correct and humane."

Chen Hao shook his head gently and explained:

"From a human perspective, 'technological ripening' is indeed not a good approach. However, in the current extreme situation, there are invasions from neighboring dimensions from outside, other countries are eyeing it internally, and there are also various enemies at home. , if the technology can really be matured, the efficiency improvement it will bring is extremely terrifying."

"Just imagine, if this technology is put into practice and the working age is reduced, do you know how much growth in the labor force and productivity will be brought about?"

Ye Zhou made a rough estimate and answered:

"About 40%, right?"

"No, it's not 40%, it's 90%. You have to consider the efficiency improvements brought about by the increased collaboration rate in the composite industry, as well as the time savings brought about by the accelerated communication speed after the large-scale rollout of BCI technology."

"90%?"

Ye Zhou was a little surprised. He was very aware of the potential of BCI technology, but he had never calculated it carefully. Of course, this should not be calculated by him. This is the job of an actuary.

If it is really a 90% efficiency improvement, it can be said that such a prospect is extremely attractive.

Of course, this temptation is only for managers, but for workers... it would be extremely painful to lower the working age by another 10 years, even by 5 years.

Just like he said, completely inhumane.

Thinking of this, he said:

"You can't calculate it like this. This is not a real improvement in efficiency. To be precise, this is called overdraft efficiency."

"If technological ripening really exists, then the consequences of ripening also exist. You also know that ripened fruits are often more susceptible to rot than normally ripe fruits."

"When it comes to people, people who are overly efficient will age faster and their energy will dissipate faster..."

"What if we use genetic modification technology to strengthen the human body?"

Chen Hao interrupted Ye Zhou.

"Who does this mean?"

Ye Zhou looked sternly and looked directly at Chen Hao and asked.

Chen Hao laughed and replied:

"You don't have to be so sensitive...I guessed that you would react like this."

"To tell you the truth, there are indeed such voices inside, but they have been suppressed."

"The reason is also very simple. If we really follow this line of thinking, then it is very likely that... some people will not be able to be adults."

Hearing Chen Hao say these words, the anger in Ye Zhou's heart dissipated a little. At that moment, even without the talent of the decision-maker, he felt a strong signal of danger.

If technology is allowed to mature and medical life extension is allowed to happen at the same time, then it is very likely that those with information authority will quickly rise to the top, while those without authority will become slaves.

Whoever has greater authority is stronger, and people with greater authority are inherently strong.

By that time, the so-called solidification cannot be described as solidification.

The entire society will become a steel plate.

"This kind of thing must not happen. You must set up a special inspection team."

"I have a feeling that someone will take advantage of this loophole."

"Then the problem will become serious."

"This is not a medical ethics issue, it is a pure sociological issue, and such a development will inevitably lead to destruction!"

"I see."

Chen Hao nodded solemnly, and then both of them fell silent.

This exchange was a bit heavy, but it was of great benefit.

Ye Zhou realized more clearly that behind every technology, there were dangers that could kill people, and these crises were all strangled in the cradle one by one by the Chief Technical Office.