Lunch time ended, and everyone quickly stood up from the sofa and started cleaning. Some people may ask, if you call people like Pamela and Lex over, can you expect them to work for the professor like ordinary college students?
?
Even if they wanted to, do they have the ability? Lex's manor in Gotham has an entire professional cleaning team responsible for maintenance. It would be a bit difficult for the young master to do the cleaning himself.
But Lex is also worthy of being the smartest man in the world. The way he cleans these offices is to lie on the window sill and shout "Superman!!!!"
As expected, Superman came. He stood in the room and blew a breath, and all the dust was blown away. However, it was obvious that they still had a lot of things to move and furniture to be arranged. Superman was only one person and could not take care of so much work.
.
Fortunately, the things to be moved were not heavy. They were all personal belongings of some professors, so they were all packing up separately, while Superman and Lex stayed in Schiller's office, because the two of them were closest to Schiller.
Ripe.
Schiller was sorting the books he had moved from his old office onto the bookshelf. When he put the second book on the bookshelves, he heard Clark and Lex sighing.
"...Many agricultural products cannot be sold. The charges charged by secondary processors are too high. If you add transportation costs, it is a completely loss-making business. But if this season's harvest cannot be realized, we will have no money to buy seeds and update agricultural machinery."
,well……"
"So why do secondary processors raise prices?" Lex asked knowingly.
"Of course it's because the sales of all kinds of agricultural products are not good. Many people can't sell them after processing. Secondary processing is a waste of money. Many farmers no longer do this stupid thing. In order to make more money, factory owners
We have no choice but to increase the unit price of processing.”
"What are the things that need secondary processing on your farm?"
"There are too many, including grain for brewing, milk for making dairy products, fruits and vegetables for canning..."
“Can’t these be sold without processing?”
"That's not entirely true. In addition to wheat specifically used for brewing, other things can also be sold. However, because the storage time is too short and the market in the town is too small, it is often not possible to transport it to a big city by car.
It is already broken and can only be sold by making various products."
"In the final analysis, it's still a matter of transportation costs. If you can have a plane, you don't have to worry about this." Lex said meaningfully.
Clark nodded and said: "Yes, prices in big cities are soaring now, and many people cannot eat fresh grains and vegetables at all. But the grains and vegetables at home cannot be sold because they are too far away. If there is a plane,
Just... huh?"
Clark turned to look at Lex. Lex spread his hands. Clark could only point to himself and said: "You said you want me to be lucky?!"
"I didn't say that, you said it yourself." Lex shrugged and said, "You are much faster than a plane, and you are safer. You can even use your biological position to ensure that food and vegetables are not damaged."
"But...but I have a job." Clark said: "You also know that the recent demonstrations and protests in the metropolis have been very violent, but the mayor has adopted violent confrontation tactics and has been using the police to suppress the people. I need to expose these things
go out……"
"Why are people protesting?"
"Of course it's because of the soaring prices, they can't afford to eat, and there are a lot of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes to pay. Of course they will protest... Oh, you mean, as long as I transport enough food, I can
If the situation of the people improves, they will stop protesting."
"It is true to say that, but it is still difficult to implement." Lex said: "First of all, in big cities where supplies are extremely scarce, once someone sells various daily necessities at low prices or normal prices, there will definitely be someone.
stockpile."
"It would be fine if it was an individual. After all, there is not enough room for that much in the house, but many unscrupulous businessmen don't care so much. As long as there is a warehouse, they will stock up. They don't care whether other people can eat or not."
Clark also thought of this possibility. He was a little angry and frustrated and said: "But just transporting food has taken up all my time. I can't keep an eye on who bought how much."
"Even if I stand in front of the stall and stare, I can't tell the difference if they send different people to buy. I can't listen to their voices one by one, right?"
"So you need a complete and mature supervision system to ensure that everyone buys a suitable amount, neither too much nor too little, satisfying themselves without encroaching on others."
"Do I need to write a program first? But I don't have that kind of time, nor do I have such ability..." Clark turned to look at Lex, and then said: "You don't mean to say you can do it, do you?"
"This is a perfect cooperation, isn't it? You are responsible for finding a way to transfer the surplus grain from your farm or the entire state of Kansas to the metropolis, which not only solves the problems of the farmers, but also meets the needs of the people of the metropolis.
It not only satisfies your heroic psychology, but also satisfies my need to make money and gain fame."
"I'm not doing it for any heroic mentality." Clark said: "I just want more people to eat... Wait, if I can transport food from Kansas, can I also transport food from Kansas?
Shipped from Mexico?”
Lex snapped his fingers in surprise and said, "Amazing wisdom!"
"And if I can do this, then Green Lantern and the others can actually do it too. Maybe Arthur can also take the waterway, and together we can transport the surplus food from Mexico to the United States. This will not only solve the problem of poverty there, but also ensure that
People here have basic survival."
Lex had already begun to applaud. While applauding, he shook his head and sighed: "As expected of a Kryptonian, he can think of ways that humans can't think of."
Clark showed a trace of disgust and said, "Why can't you just tell me something directly, but you have to guide me to say it?"
Just when Lex was about to refute him, Clark said: "Is our relationship worth all the effort? Just say it. I don't really think I'm smarter than you."
A straight shot choked Lex, and Clark then asked: "We can bring the food over, but can you really make sure that everyone gets his fair share?"
"Of course, the more chaotic the society, the easier it is for those with ability to rebuild a new order. As long as this order can be ensured to play a temporary role, people's confidence will be built up, and it will naturally be implemented. And as long as the order is scientific enough, at least it can sustain
It’s not a problem to get through the current recession.”
"I don't have much research on sociology." Clark scratched his head and said, "But I can probably tell whether the system you are talking about is reasonable or not. Why don't you tell me?"
"The simplest thing is that we just need to ensure that everyone can eat and not starve to death. I estimate that the food you brought is just enough to ensure this. Unless you can use the entire Mexico to cultivate the land, otherwise you will not be able to cultivate the land."
If the efficiency of land can provide a living for more than 10 million people, it’s already pretty good.”
Clark nodded, indicating that he understood. He also knew that what Lex said was true. The land they acquired was indeed very large and very fertile, but at least 80% of it was not used, and it was not only used for planting and eating.
The grain and feed are also the bulk.
When things like this happen now, Mexico's agricultural conditions are uniquely endowed to be able to provide for tens of millions of people to maintain their basic subsistence needs.
"So far, the most scientific and simple way to determine how much a person eats to stay alive is to look at that person's weight." Lex said: "Adults eat more and children eat less, mainly because they use it to maintain themselves.
The energy required for operation is different, so we can start from this point."
"Perhaps I can establish a Luther Group health standard system. As long as residents of the metropolis are certified in the health system, the system can estimate how much rations they need every day."
"Then they can receive a voucher corresponding to the amount of rations through the Internet or machines deployed in the city, and then use this voucher to go to the warehouse closest to their home to collect the rations..."
Clark was still nodding vigorously, but Schiller couldn't stand listening any longer. He coughed twice and reminded very tactfully, "Actually, Clark, this is actually a method that has been practiced. It is actually
There are all kinds of…”
"But technology has developed, hasn't it?" Lex said immediately: "I can guarantee that the physical examination of everyone's health status is completely accurate, and the food allocated to them is absolutely sufficient to maintain their survival needs."
"I am also confident in terms of anti-counterfeiting. The vouchers received by each person have their own unique marks, and there is absolutely no possibility of forgery or exchange."
"From a psychological point of view, it doesn't really matter how much food this voucher can exchange for them. What's important is that they know that the government has so much food that they can afford the whole city to not starve to death, which will make them
Gaining a sense of security will at least help their mental health."
"Taking a step back, even if the food they exchanged can be circulated within the family, or even circulated among neighbors and acquaintances on a small scale, it would be nothing. They make their own choices and bear the consequences of their choices. This kind of limited freedom
It can also provide them with a sense of security and contribute to the stability of the system."
Schiller sighed and thought, what kind of health evaluation system, what kind of ration exchange voucher, isn't this just food stamps?!
If Clark couldn't see it, could Schiller not see it? Lex couldn't even wait for the Mexican Revolution. He was ready to rebel against Tiangang. He would do it all at once and directly implement the distribution system in the most prosperous big city on the east coast of the United States.
socialism.
What’s even more outrageous is that he is just trying to squeeze out the wool of personal heroism. Aren’t you superheroes capable? Then transporting food in the central and eastern parts of the country and even across states is not a big problem, right? As long as the transportation costs are wiped out out of thin air, then
It can completely reach the point where both buyers and sellers are happy.
Clark was still nodding his head vigorously. He didn't even think about how many flights he would have to fly a day to transport enough food once the demand opened up. Hal was also unlucky. He didn't know anything, so he picked up such a big one out of thin air.
Work.
As for Schiller's opinion, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. What else can he say except "the KGB director thinks you are a bit too extreme"?