This democratic vote was very grand and lasted for one week. It can be said to be the first referendum since the establishment of the new human civilization government. There is only one theme of the vote: choosing people's quality of life!
On the bulletin board, the new human government fully disclosed the current material reserves of the Noah. The specific data are listed in tables. If everything is used at one time, the current basic material reserves will only be enough.
People "lived luxuriously" for about five years.
The first thing that will be in short supply is organic substances such as methane. There are not many minerals of this type that can be dug from Mars. Without them, factories will not be able to make plastics and other daily necessities. If they are consumed at the current rate
, it is expected to be used up in about three to five years.
Then there are nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other fertilizers and water resources, which takes about ten years.
Of course, if people can save a little or recycle these materials, they can survive longer. It is possible from thirty to fifty years. Even experts cannot estimate the specific data accurately. It depends on the latest
The progress of a generation of recycling technology and people’s environmental awareness.
As expected by the government, after a week of quarreling and thinking, most of the panicked people chose a simple life plan.
To be precise, more than 80% of the population choose the simple plan, accounting for the vast majority! It seems that the majority of people are rational. Compared with a better life, people generally want to live longer.
Although the results are the same, one is forced by the government, and the other is chosen by the people themselves. Which one is higher and which one is lower, the effect is self-evident.
This is political wisdom. Yu Yifeng sighed a little, "The results of your own choices must be swallowed with tears. No wonder we..."
This vote is valid for one year. After one year, everyone will vote again to choose their lifestyle...
After the people chose a simple life plan, the new government launched a series of plans and new economic policies, embarking on a bold "utopian" attempt.
The new government divided all citizens, based on family units, into twenty-five communities, each with approximately 2,000 people.
Every month, the government allocates a certain amount of living supplies to each community. Of course, the quantity and share of this part of living supplies is voted by the people.
According to regulations, each community implements a "distribution on demand" system, which means that everyone can take whatever they need, and everything... is free!
Yes, everything is free!
This is a big test for everyone’s comprehensive quality!
Think about it, everyone's daily necessities are mixed together, and the total amount is limited, but if it can be distributed according to needs, it can completely satisfy everyone's survival.
But after all, this is not yet an era of extreme affluence, and the material rations in each community are limited. What if someone takes more and enjoys it more?
If someone enjoys an overly luxurious meat meal, someone will inevitably eat less meat; if someone enjoys a bath, someone will inevitably use less water... In the case of total quantity control, if someone uses more, someone will eat less.
Take less, that’s for sure.
Therefore, the results of this "Utopia" attempt are nothing more than two:
First, looting... Everyone wants to grab more material resources, and all resource shares are snatched up within a few minutes. The selfish side of human nature is fully exposed in this process.
This kind of result is definitely not what Yu Yifeng and the others want to see, but... it should be unlikely.
The second result is that everyone is humble to each other, and the entire community can continue in a harmonious and orderly manner, even with excess material resources. This is of course a better result, which means that everyone can trust other people in the community, and everyone can trust others in the community.
Everyone will restrain themselves from taking more things they don’t need...
If this can really be done, realizing a true utopia will be possible!
In fact, the government does this to cultivate ordinary people's awareness of "public ownership systems" and their awareness of controlling desires, so as to prepare for the extreme affluence that may come in the future.
In order to guide the entire experiment towards a better outcome, the new government has also formulated a series of guidance measures.
For example: how much stuff each person takes is recorded; a large number of government personnel are arranged to carry out relevant publicity; and people who are close or know each other are placed in the same community as much as possible, etc...
We even arranged the biggest back-up: that is - the new currency system still works.
People living in the community can receive supplies for free, but they can also purchase daily necessities from the government with Singapore dollars, but the prices are expensive after all. (The government has withheld some supplies in advance.) If you use Singapore dollars to buy all daily necessities, it will cost you one month.
The salary is not enough for food and clothing.
Some people may wonder why there are free things, but still people are willing to spend money to buy them? Of course there are, and there are quite a few...
All in all, this is a big test of the comprehensive quality of the entire civilization! If it causes huge riots, then stop the test immediately and implement a rationing system for the entire population.
Yu Yifeng, Sean, Xu Yunjin and others really hope that this experiment can be successful.
Uneasy, really very uneasy!
Tossing and turning that night, unable to fall asleep, Yu Yifeng simply got up and wandered outside.
Noah's sun-shaped lights are automatically adjusted with time. It is night now, and the big lights in the sky have been completely extinguished, leaving only a few scattered street lights.
Along the way, he thought of many things. For example, the doomsday dinner before the supernova, where people sat together and enjoyed the dinner quietly and happily, just like a big family.
It would be great if people could always maintain this kind of atmosphere, where they are harmonious and friendly to each other. Although there are occasional conflicts, most of the time they can seek common ground while reserving differences and live in harmony. I don’t know if people can do that now...
It sounds like the requirements are not difficult: everyone is allocated according to their needs, and they get what they need. If they don’t need it, don’t take it. However, allocation based on needs is not an even distribution. Everyone’s needs are different. Some
People eat a lot, and some women are pregnant and need better nutrition. This series requires members of the community to understand and care for each other.
Under total control, distribution will inevitably be uneven. It depends on whether people can accept it calmly and form a real big family.
If we experiment with small families as a unit, it is actually very simple to achieve this kind of harmony.
Suppose a couple is facing a food crisis. Normally, they will not defend each other and hide their own living resources. Instead, they will rely on and complement each other.
However, it will definitely be more difficult if you have a big family.
This is actually also a trust issue, but people have experienced so many disasters, and theoretically there is a basis for mutual trust...
"Professor Sean?"
"Hello, Captain Yu."
Yifeng was not the only one who couldn't sleep, there were also Xiao En, Wang Yufan, Xu Yunjin and others. Each and every one of them was worried and unexpectedly gathered in the small square in front of the government in the middle of the night.
"Do you think it will be successful?"
"I really don't know this time..."
Everyone discussed for a long time, but there was no particularly good conclusion. The overall quality of the people on the Noah was higher than any other area on the earth. But this time, no one knew what the outcome would be.
Yu Yifeng sighed deeply. He just hoped that the experiment would be successful.