Technological Hegemony

In the early morning, at the meeting of the Supreme Administration of Star Science and Technology, a dispute broke out rarely. The heated discussion lasted from morning to noon, and soon spread to the whole company.

"Have you heard? The management bureau is arguing! Mr. An slapped the table angrily, and the young Mr. Cao and Mr. Shen also refused to give in, and argued hard."

"Well, I heard it's for the robotics project, whether or not they should be listed in batches."

"Why now? If there is controversy, shouldn't it erupt very early?"

"You don't know about this. There was no controversy before, because the production conditions were not mature, but now, because of the mechanical madmen of the Mechanical Automation Institute, playing their lives like crazy, the production cost has dropped precipitously. The bureau's original plan was messed up, and they thought it would take a long time for the robot project to be implemented, but because the mechanical madmen are too strong, it is time to make a decision."

"It turns out that's the case, the guys who work on machinery are really fast enough!"

"It's too powerful! Those guys from the Machinery Institute actually disrupted the rhythm of the management bureau boss? Awesome! The mechanical madman is awesome!"

Straight men are discussing in the company forum, Star Technology is a free enterprise, as long as it does not violate the principle of seeking truth from facts, everyone has the right to express their opinions.

At the moment, in the forum, the opinions that support the immediate production of robots accounted for the vast majority. After all, these straight steel men want to play happily with robots, and they are almost crazy. However, many people also suggested that robots will give the world The society will bring serious consequences, and I am afraid that many innocent people will lose their jobs.

"We shoulder social responsibilities." In the conference room of the management authority, An Ran said in a deep voice: "Robots will be strictly controlled in our own factories, but if we sell the robots, those capitalists will Will not replace human labor with robots? The answer is obviously yes, and it will definitely cause a large number of industrial workers to lose their jobs!"

An Ran's worries are not unreasonable. Capital exists for exploitation. Once the robots are sold, the social turmoil will be too great. Therefore, An Ran firmly disagrees with the sale of the robots, and is only willing to use the robots in Star Technology's own factories. inside.

Shen Lang frowned, looked at the teacher Luo Jia who was sitting at the top, and then looked at An Ran who was opposite, and said in a calm voice: "When the steam engine was invented, people also protested, but later facts proved that no one Able to move against the times.”

"Since the torrent of history has come to today, what we have to do is not to block the future, but to embrace it with open arms."

"Besides,

Robots are not only productivity, but also deadly weapons. If sold to Western capital, the West will use robots to dig their own graves. "

It seems that Shen Lang's logic is also very reasonable. Any change will have labor pains. Since the future is unstoppable, it should be embraced. As the ultimate productivity weapon, the strategic significance of robots is comparable to nuclear strikes.

In short, the management bureau is divided into two factions. An Ran and the Wen family brothers feel that it is too early to promote robots, while Shen Lang and Cao Yuan, the two young factions, hold the opposite opinion. Also tends to promote bots.

The final decision is in the hands of Luo Jia, and he has been listening, but did not express his opinion.

Shua~

Finally, Luo Jia, who had been thinking all the time, stood up suddenly, pulled the whiteboard behind him, and wrote quickly on it.

"I see... we can still do this!"

As more and more words were written on the whiteboard, An Ran was startled suddenly and exclaimed.

...

"Father, I want a winglet, please!"

Musk, who had just returned home, looked at his son’s pleading earnest face, and couldn’t help but fell into shock and contemplation. He saw his son pointing to the laptop screen, and the poster on the screen clearly showed that the Robot Division of Star Technology, the first robot The product Star Wings will be officially released on April 15th!

Musk had mixed feelings for a while. He sat on the sofa, staring at the panorama of the Milky Way in the poster, and the entire row of robot teams, in a daze for a long time.

As the first robot product with powerful and full functions in human history, it is more than just a son. Musk himself actually wants it. The only problem is that the manufacturer of Star Wings comes from Star Technology, the most hated opponent in the Western world.

"Are these star wings the same as the ones that built the space station?" Musk asked his son.

"There is still a difference." The son pointed to a line of small words at the bottom of the poster, "The version sold outside is for civilian use, and cannot be used in military, precision manufacturing and other industries. In short, I see what Xingchen Technology means. They want Star Wings to serve as a service tool. Not a productivity tool."

Musk nodded slightly, "I remembered that Luo Jia once said in his talk show that robots will not steal jobs from humans. At least until the social conditions are not mature, maintaining social stability is the most important thing."

"Luo Jia, Luo Jia, you are worthy of being a shrewd businessman, and this plan is quite a trick."

The son blinked and looked at his father puzzled.

Musk shook his head and pulled his son to his side, "The biggest gap between the East and the West lies in the social structure. As the largest manufacturing country on earth, China has the largest number of workers in its population structure, while North America is dominated by finance, technology, and services. business-oriented."

"Finance and technology sound high-end, but they can't accommodate too much labor. Take Apple as an example. Apple, with a market value of more than one trillion U.S. dollars, has a lot of glory, but the engineers and scientific researchers they employ in North America are full of money. There are hundreds of thousands of people, and the rest are all service personnel, while Apple has a production team of millions in China."

"Luo Jia let robots enter the service industry, and we are the ones who are most impacted. People in the service industry, such as restaurant waiters and cleaners, have limited education. Once they are replaced, it is difficult to find new jobs. In the future will become a potential factor for social unrest."

The son showed a puzzled expression, "However, in a country as big as China, even if the proportion of the service industry is not high, there are always hundreds of millions of people. I can't imagine how big it will be for China if hundreds of millions of service workers are laid off. impact."

"You have become more thinking now." Musk said with emotion, touching his son's head with his hand and said: "However, you have forgotten another thing. In the past two decades, China has actually been short of workers, and the factory cannot recruit workers. Reports about the workers were frequently published in the newspapers, and Zhengzhou Foxconn even set targets for the townships and assigned recruitment tasks.”

"Do you think Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bangladesh have taken over so many garment factories and textile factories originally in China because they are so powerful?"

"No, it's just because Huaxia wants to make motors, cars, and more valuable electromechanical products, so it cedes relatively low-level technologies such as clothing and textiles to Southeast Asian countries."

After hearing this, the son suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment, "Father, I understand!"

"What the service industry needs is attitude, and the technical content is not high. Once Huaxia uses robots to complete the replacement of the service industry, it will be a huge improvement. I often see it in forums. There is a huge gap between the neon service industry and the neon service industry, because the scenery in China is not as good as the neon scenery?"

"No, from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the magnificent scenery of the southeast coast, from Chang'an to the capital, with a history and culture of five thousand years, China belongs to the natural scenery with natural scenery, the existence of human landscape and the existence of human landscape, coupled with the vastness of the country, The richness of tourism resources is enough to overwhelm the whole world!"

"However, in 2019 AD, China's tourism industry created an unprecedented super trade deficit of two trillion yuan! This is a unique and strange phenomenon. To put it bluntly, China's tourism industry is unbearable and has been beaten by the whole world Degree!"

"Behind all this, the reason is that the service quality of Huaxia's tourism industry is really bad. Not only are foreign tourists unwilling to travel to Huaxia, but even Huaxia's own people vote with their feet. , Thailand, and is unwilling to be deceived by major attractions in the territory."

"Assuming that Star Technology really uses robots to replace tourism service personnel and improve the service quality to be close to or even surpass the level of neon, it will drive the development of a huge tourism industry."

"It's easy to analyze, and he knows how to draw inferences from one instance to another. He is indeed my son!" Musk shrugged, "That's why I said that Luo Jia is a very chicken thief. The release of the robot project has improved China's weaknesses and hit our strengths. , As for the layoff of workers in the service industry, we can take back all the textiles, clothing, and electromechanical facilities that were handed over to Southeast Asia.”

"In doing so, it not only weakens the opponent, but also expands its own economic scale. It is really a good method and a good calculation."

The son was a little puzzled, "Although the textile and garment industry involves tens of millions of jobs and is huge in scale, countries like Vietnam are not vegetarians. Their wage requirements for workers are lower than those in China. Considering the cost, Uniqlo, ZARA, NIKE, etc. It is impossible for an international shoe and clothing giant to move the factory back to China, right?"

Hahaha~

Musk sneered, "Moving back? You underestimate Luo Jia too much. Maybe, by this time next year, there will be no Uniqlo in the world."

The son opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe his father's words. The shoe and clothing industry has always been dominated by international giants. The world's largest suit manufacturer is called Dayang Chuangshi. They can even make Italian goods worth tens of thousands of yuan. It is second to none in the world, but its own brand is struggling.

To what extent is Dayang Chuangshi unknown?

Ninety-nine percent of Huaxia people have never heard of this company.

The same is true for footwear. A considerable part of those coconuts and AJs sold for tens of thousands of pairs come from Chinese OEMs. Anyone who has a little research on shoes knows that any AJs made in Vietnam or Cambodia are of inferior quality. After all, the really good ones are Chinese ones.

But so what? There are no real clothing giants in China, which are located at the bottom of the entire industrial chain. From the perspective of the industry's voice, it is impossible for clothing companies to move back to China if those international giants do not agree.

Musk turned his gaze out of the window, and said lightly: "You may have forgotten that in the process of building the space elevator at Star Technology, nanomaterial technology was invented, and fabrics with nanometer features can be antifouling and waterproof. Only a thin layer of shirts can withstand the minus 30-degree cold in Siberia, and building materials blessed with nanotechnology can build buildings as high as the Himalayas.”

"Use robots to sweep the tertiary industry, use new material technology to reshuffle the secondary industry, and keep the people from being unemployed. The best way is not to ban the use of robots, but to create more jobs! Make jobs in the secondary industry , Take it back from other countries! The first, second, and tertiary industries are all killed! This is Luo Jia's real plan."

The son opened his mouth wide, his eyes full of horror, and his voice was slightly hoarse: "I see, they, they are so ruthless!"