The world enters the age of myth

The government spokesperson did not describe in detail how much room there is for growth among all production links, but Lu Yiming, as a high-level person, is clear...

The current development method of the City of Clouds is completely divorced from the normal process.

The human race of Unkai itself is limited by the population size, and there is not much room for increase in production capacity. Doubling the per capita output value would be a quite remarkable figure.

If all universal factories are used at full production capacity to produce goods with the highest added value, the annual gross production value will be about 17,000 trillion, which is about one hundred times the 7 billion people of the previous earth civilization.

This is interstellar level productivity!

Human beings alone... can't be compared at all.

Thinking of this, Lu Yiming breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, Heishasha currently only controls one universal factory, and the productivity of the universal factory has not been fully developed, only about one-third.

The entire GDP is divided into two parts, one part is created by humans, and the other part is created by the universal factory and black sand. The proportion of the latter is probably more than 80 times that of the former.

Don't look at the fact that the GDP of the entire City of Clouds has exceeded 5 trillion, and the per capita GDP is as high as over 10 million, which is simply outrageous. At first glance, you might think that the currency of the City of Clouds has become the Zimbabwe dollar, causing serious inflation. .

This is not actually the case.

The real per capita income is about 60,000, which is an average monthly salary of 5,000.

The inconsistency or serious deviation between per capita GDP and per capita income shows that a large part of the economic cycle does not participate in the daily life of civilians.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that Heishasha and Universal Factory create the vast majority of the gross production value.

This part of productivity does not participate in civilian life. This part of productivity is used in construction, military industry, national defense and scientific research, and does not participate in the economic cycle.

To give a simple example, most of the houses were built by Heishasha, which is why the entire city was built so quickly. Otherwise, how could the government distribute houses to all the people? How much would it cost if houses were built by humans? The production of steel and cement alone is a huge astronomical figure, which is simply unaffordable.

Allocating houses to all the people can be regarded as a very high social welfare.

But this part of the distribution does not participate in economic flows. The house is not allowed to be sold or rented.

To give another example: To build an airplane by humans, government funding is first required, and then engineers, designers, and workers all receive compensation throughout the process.

After receiving a salary, everyone will consume, and the government will receive taxes in the process of consumption, thus forming an economic cycle.

But Hei Shasha manufactures aircraft directly through the Universal Factory, and she smelts the raw materials herself. There is almost no need for manpower in the middle, and no one is involved in production, so naturally no one gets paid, and there is no economic cycle. The government does not even need to initiate special allocations, and an extra plane is created for no reason.

A large number of aircraft, missiles, warships, and a huge amount of infrastructure are also for nothing and are not created by the private sector.

Therefore, due to the severe exploitation of Heishasha, GDP had to be divided into two parts.

There are only about 60 billion truly created by humans.

In fact, this number is not small. After all, there is only a population of 300,000. Except for a small number of experts who create more added value, most ordinary people are actually doing ordinary jobs.

At that time, Xia Kingdom's magical capital had a population of 24 million, and the GDP it created was only 3.9 trillion.

The currency currently used by the Yunhai has a much higher purchasing power than the currency of the Xia Kingdom. Rice in Xia is 2 yuan per catty, but here it only costs 0.6 yuan per catty!

The GDP created by the Jin Empire next door is roughly estimated to be less than 60 million...

Based on a population of 10,000, the per capita GDP is 6,000 and the annual salary is less than 3,000.

This is what agricultural countries are like. If the City of Clouds does not import Jin's goods, their GDP will drop a bit.

However, the Jin Kingdom has recently been engaged in new agriculture and exported high-quality food to the City of Clouds. Its future GDP may increase a lot. Free-range eggs and high-quality rice are very popular.

"...In the past year, we produced a total of 12.85 million tons of grain, most of which was processed into industrial fuel. The number of alcohol patrol aircraft reached 132...A new generation of nuclear-powered warships are being designed."

"The number of children born is 9,822, which is just shy of breaking through the 10,000 mark. The 12-year compulsory education starting from kindergarten to junior high school is being implemented."

"So, we already have 310,000 people! The number of children added in the past year is more than in three years! In the future, our life will be even better."

Listening to this series of numbers, everyone was filled with excitement and excitement.

This is hope!

People only got a small part of the future technology: a hard-working Heishasha, coupled with some universal factories, the productivity exploded eighty times!

And in the future, there is still a lot of potential that can be exploited.

Such is the potential of technological civilization. As long as artificial intelligence is born and sufficient resources are provided, productivity can continue to expand.

In the face of this exponential explosion of productivity, even if a demon-level super idealistic creature appears, what is there to fear?

No matter how powerful the demon is, it is impossible to withstand stellar-level super energy.

Just like what is described in a certain game, technological civilization always exerts its power in the later stages. The later the stage, the more productivity explodes.

The only thing that can defeat a powerful technological civilization is the phenomenon of "technological self-destruction"...

The Unkai is currently in the first stage of "technological self-destruction" - the "fertility trap"!

Human resources are still the first factor in the development of civilization. Without people, no matter how high productivity is, it will be meaningless.

The reliability of this hypothesis is still unknown, but in any case, it is worthy of vigilance.

"The above is what we have achieved in the past year..."

"Let us cheer for the future!"

After the official finished reporting all the data, bursts of warm applause erupted in the conference room.

Most reporters are unaware of the phenomenon of "technology self-destruction", and everyone is immersed in the joy of progress.

The conference room was crowded with people, cameras were flashing, and several reporters asked a few questions.

For example, how powerful is the artificial intelligence "Heishasha"? Does it have subjective will? Will there be a problem of mechanical mutiny? Will it continue to improve people's welfare? What can make an electric car? Can universal factories replace the production of electric cars?

These questions have been answered to some extent.

In particular, welfare issues have received widespread public attention.

"Now that our productivity is so high, can prices be reduced? Can people's compensation still be increased? According to expert analysis, there is some room for improvement in the social minimum hourly wage. Does the government department have relevant plans?"

“Will the development of artificial intelligence replace most jobs?”

The reporter's question was pointed.

What he means is that part of Heishasha's productivity can be appropriated to create public welfare. If 1% is misappropriated, people's quality of life will double.

But once this hole is opened, it is like a drug addiction. It will only get wider and wider. Given the current comprehensive quality of society, it is really impossible to open it up. The government spokesman could only find a way to change the subject: "We must invest more productivity in national defense construction."

"Of course, we are committed to stimulus policies that will increase the fertility rate."

"Regarding the minimum hourly wage...there are currently no plans in this regard. Life for some small and medium-sized enterprises is still relatively difficult."

After that, the crowd gradually dispersed. Although the answer was not very satisfactory, the logic was sound. The first priority at present was indeed to strengthen national defense.

Most people still support the government's decision, but a small number of people have doubts.

Lu Yiming frowned and scrolled through his mobile phone. Public opinions on the Internet were surging, and keyboard politicians were everywhere.

When it comes to issues of self-interest, there are many doubts among the people.

In a situation where artificial intelligence is highly developed and the per capita GDP is as high as over 10 million, the average annual salary of humans is only 60,000... which means that most of the productivity is concentrated in the hands of the government!

In these eyes, the per capita GDP of more than 10 million can be significantly increased by 10 times in the future, and it is not impossible to directly achieve communism!

"No matter what, the per capita annual salary is one million, right?!"

As a result, some people began to question whether corruption occurred within the government and whether this part of productivity was wasted?

In other words, a little leakage of oil and water from it is enough to fill the wallets of a few people!

Lu Yiming couldn't help but sigh that this doubt was correct to a certain extent.

He didn't know if there was corruption within the government. Corruption certainly existed, but a kind of comfortable thinking was spreading rapidly among the people.

Indeed, being stable for a year means that this planet is indeed safe and can develop stably...

Who doesn’t want to live a better life?

There is no problem in using artificial intelligence to corral everyone. In this case, why should we fight? This is what this small group of people really thinks.

This kind of comfortable thinking can almost be said to have no solution...

Disaster!

"If you give birth to 10 children for society, what if the government supports you for the rest of your life? If you want to live a good life, just have children as soon as possible!"

There are also people who are angry about the latest birth control policy, and they are very dissatisfied with the single tax.

"Now all the money is in the hands of the government. The people have no money."

"The government has a productivity of several trillion yuan a year, but it still has to collect this single tax."

The more children you have, the more rewards you will receive. This is a very normal birth policy.

But there are still some people who are weird.

Although these people who speak online only make up a minority in society, as long as the stability lasts longer and longer, there will always be more and more people like this, and they will always make up the majority of society...

When they occupy the majority of society, they will naturally form the general trend of the times.

Yunhaihao society is not a dictatorial society, nor is it one person who has the final say.

"This is the big hidden crisis!"

"In a comfortable environment, there will always be sounds of one kind or another."

Ding Yuan, who was on the side, seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said, "The crisis of passivation of technological civilization!"

"There is no problem in building a few fewer planes. As long as 1% of Heishasha's industrial capacity is transferred, the people's quality of life can be doubled. But without improving welfare, the main thing is to maintain the people's hunger for a better life and let them A little motivation to work..."

"To realize communism directly...are people today worthy of it? How many people have their own ideals?"

"If there was no pressure in life, how many people would be willing to work? They would probably all be eating and waiting to die, lying in bed and turning into fat pigs!"

Lu Yiming laughed and said: "If this sentence is broadcast by reporters, even if you are Ding Yuan, you will be scolded and step down!"

Ding Yuan shook his head and remained silent.

Too much productivity can actually cause hidden dangers...

Excessive productivity does not match the comprehensive quality of the people, resulting in people not wanting to work despite their affluence. This is also the biggest potential problem facing Unkaiha society.

Although Hei Shasha has strong abilities, she cannot replace humans in inventing and creating. This is also a major limitation of artificial intelligence.

It’s impossible for the Unkai to give up its excessive productivity...

What a headache!

"We still have to find a way to go to the Akala Civilization ruins next door to get more information, not just technological information, but also social information. The Akala Civilization should also have corresponding solutions."

Ding Yuan said: "In two years' time, the basic construction of various projects in the City of Clouds will be completed, and all the aircraft and artillery needed for national defense will be almost completed."

"By then, there will be significant redundancy in productivity, and there will be greater pressure from public opinion to provide higher welfare to the people."

"People's desire to have children is also declining, and the population fertility rate may fall below 2%..."

"Also, if there is no major disaster in the past two years, our work efficiency will be reduced a lot. At least it cannot be like it is now. People often work overtime. Well, working overtime sounds unhumane, but if you want To accelerate development, wouldn’t someone have to work overtime?”

"You sound like a vampire capitalist, making people work overtime all day long..."

Lu Yiming smiled bitterly and said, "According to you, a moderate disaster would be a good thing?"

"To a certain extent, it may indeed be a good thing." Ding Yuan said: "There has been no disaster for a whole year. It is really... an unprecedented good day."

"Even I am a little lazy. Sometimes I think that I can sleep in tomorrow and go to the court to play a hearty basketball the day after tomorrow. But in the past, it was impossible for me to think like this. I would be there in one day. Think about it later, where there are security loopholes and where things are not done well, this is human nature."

"So, let's try our best to find ways to obtain various information about the world next door..."

Next, after parting with Ding Yuan, Lu Yiming came to the Science Hall with a heavy heart.

The scientists on the Unkai are considered the most dynamic group.

The lights are brightly lit here, and researchers are rushing around whether it is morning or night.

If the entire multiverse is really filled with a chronic poison called "sloth", causing a large number of powerful things to corrupt, the scientific research team should also be the slowest to corrupt.

In the Unkai society, scientists have a very high social status and have the best social welfare benefits. Some people engage in scientific research just for welfare; some do it for fame and fortune; and some do it just for happiness.

Lu Yiming once asked his old friend Professor Huang, what kind of pleasure does it feel to solve the world's problems?

According to Professor Huang, “The moment you solve a difficult problem, you will feel a joy similar to that of ***…

"And this kind of spiritual climax lasts for a long time, at least for about a month!"

"I will be extremely happy and ecstatic throughout the whole month. And in the future, as long as someone mentions the results of this research, they will be unstoppably happy..."

This kind of inexplicable high-end fun is something Lu Yiming cannot understand.

But that doesn’t stop there being a group of experts who are tirelessly pursuing the month-long climax… Anyway, it’s definitely a good thing.

In the science hall, he found Professor Liu Qingshan, who was responsible for studying the Yin World Corridor, and asked: "Professor Liu, is there any new news about the Yin World Corridor?

"Regardless of whether the technological trap is real or not, we have to find ways to consider the issue of expeditions to the idealistic world. The 3% fertility rate here cannot be sustained for a few years and will soon fall."

"We still have to find ways to obtain artificial uterus technology and more advanced robotic technology to increase the fertility rate again."

Artificial womb is an epoch-making high technology that will completely subvert the operating model of human society. Even in the envisioned plan, it is the basis for realizing public welfare for all people and eliminating the private system.

Professor Liu was stunned and said: "Captain Lu, are you so impatient? Our current technological strength is not enough to support the large-scale construction of outposts in the corridor of the underworld."

"To capture the idealistic world next door is to die!"

Human beings must establish a base in the idealistic world before they can invade the adjacent idealistic world, otherwise it will be too dangerous.

"If you don't worry about the long term, you will have immediate worries." Lu Yiming sighed and said, "If we don't think about it now, maybe after a few years of stability, the population will still be only this small. By then, the soldiers will be lazy and their combat effectiveness will be even worse."

The combat effectiveness of soldiers is largely proportional to the social atmosphere. If society is full of hedonism, who would want to be a soldier?

Professor Liu spread his hands: "Most of the machines in the corridors of the underworld need to be made of biological materials. Only biological materials can ensure their physical reliability."

"Especially for some key parts, we haven't found reliable materials yet. Therefore, a lot of preparations have not been done yet. There is really no way to rush, we still have to accumulate some knowledge."

"On the other hand, according to our prediction, in about a month, a large-scale space tide will occur above the Yang River, and there are already small waves of space turbulence. Some of the unmanned aerial vehicles we have placed on the Yang River The man-machine is missing.”

"So in the near future, it's better not to explore rashly...otherwise you may be blown to an unknown corner."

"The entire idealistic world is too big. Once it is blown away, it is likely that you will not be able to come back."

"What do you mean..." Lu Yiming's pupils dilated slightly, and a possibility suddenly occurred to him.

The next space tide is coming soon, and after that, there is likely to be another civilization coming here!

"Is there another civilization..."

Lu Yiming paced back and forth, thinking constantly in his heart.

The Unkai has developed rapidly for a year, and its national defense capabilities have increased significantly. Even if it encounters another civilization, it will most likely be just some small fish and shrimps.

If you really want to fight a war and send some bombers, you don't need nuclear bombs. Conventional bombs can directly sink these civilizations.

Even if these civilizations have a strong foundation and have super beings similar to dragons and gods, after entering the silent realm, after their super powers are greatly weakened, the dragon has to coil up and the tiger has to lie down!

"So, the heritage of these foreign civilizations is our heritage?" This idea came up suddenly.

Maybe we can accept some excellent civilizations.

For example, the people of the Jin Empire were very hardworking. Even if they went to work in the City of Clouds, they were still very hardworking. Some people in the three surrounding ancient villages are also very studious.

This kind of hard work can inspire others around you.

The environment has a great impact on humans.

Of course, the strength of the Jin Empire is really a bit stretched, and it is not enough to pose a threat... nor does it create much competition.

"It would be nice if the Soviet Union and the United States were like the Soviet Union and the United States, and they were fighting against each other. Competition, competition, there must be competition, and mankind will develop."

Lu Yiming shook his head. If such a powerful civilization really settled on this planet, it would be a bit suspicious of inviting a wolf into the house.

But from a broad perspective, it may be a good thing for the "humanity" group.

"Hey, let's take it one step at a time."

…

(PS: Two-in-one!)