In the Old World, it was predicted that communism would be based on the technological maturity of intelligent machines and the cheap and unlimited energy generated by controlled nuclear fusion. Only when human beings themselves cease to be primary producers in the industrial system, and when the overall wealth of society exceeds the actual gross demand of society, can the ideal of universal harmony be realized, and when everyone exploits others, there will naturally be no need for human beings to exploit each other. This is a family statement, but if Luo Zhengdao is to analyze it from the dark side of human nature, he can confidently say that this point of view is not worth it.

Due to the evil taste of the dark side of human nature, most people can get the most cheap meager happiness from the simple ugly reality that other people's lives are not as good as their own, and this dark tendency of human psychology cannot be reversed.

No matter how advanced technology is, how strong the ability to create wealth is, and how high the surplus value is, it is impossible for the first rich to lead the latter to become rich, because this violates the selfish factor in human nature. If there is no comparison with those poor people whose lives are not as good as their own, how can successful people with luxury cars, beauties and famous wines experience their own happiness and satisfaction? Although it is low-level fun, it is also a value orientation that most people can understand and agree with. How many people have struggled all their lives, unscrupulous means to cheat and steal, in order not to one day in the office of a skyscraper, arrogantly looking down on those who are working for three meals a day, with a contemptuous look on a Cuban cigar, holding French red wine to enjoy the sense of accomplishment of this stinky fart?

The construct of the New World is an artifact similar to the Old World Machine, and the Arcanists have created these tools with the ability to act and think to assist them in dealing with some of the problems of daily work and life.

If you don't put a few structures or golems in the mage tower, it will be the same as buying a rough house in the old world and moving in without decorating, making people feel that they have been exhausted and forced to be helpless.

When he first saw this kind of magical creation in the Wick Reef Mage Tower, Luo Zhengdao's eyes lit up, didn't the automated factories of the old world use machines to replace human workers, so as to reduce manufacturing costs? When you think about it, it seems to be quite funny!

Automation technology is certainly the mainstream trend of industrial development in the old world, but the counter-current is greater, and the capitalists in those developed countries later found that instead of spending huge sums of money to upgrade the original manual operation production line and replace it with a fully automatic mode of machine factory, it is better to set up the factory in a country with lower labor costs to solve the cost problem. This move has given rise to the hollowing out of the traditional industrial countries of the West, and the corresponding OEM sweatshops that have blossomed everywhere in backward countries.

Since Luo Zhengdao is determined to make a difference in the development of productive forces, of course, he has to put his ideas into practice, and after returning to Qiongzhou, he immediately asked about the development progress of the mass-produced structure project. However, he was disappointed by the reply he received.

The design drawings were placed in front of him, and Luo Zhengdao's cold face made the members of the R&D team not even dare to come out of the atmosphere, and those who were not blind could see that the boss was not satisfied.

Referring to the standards of the New World, a complete construct may imitate a human form or refer to the shape of an animal, but what Luo Zhengdao needs is not this kind of native technology that seems to be perfect and is not of much use to the development of productive forces. Previously, he had been busy dealing with the issue of the overlord's certificate, and only sent the task down, and did not have time to communicate with the R&D personnel, so it is not surprising that such an embarrassing scene occurred.

couldn't help but sigh, Luo Zhengdao motioned to the attendant officer to hand over the pen and paper, and then began to sketch it, explaining while drawing:

“…… Just like this diagram, is it technically difficult to implement a fixed construction robot arm for machining parts? ”

Looking at the drawings given by Luo Zhengdao, the R&D personnel really had an indescribable mood, but they didn't dare to talk to His Majesty the King, so they had to persuade euphemistically:

"Well, Your Majesty, this is not technically complicated to implement, it is easier than making a complete structure, but the price will not drop too much."

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao is not the kind of stupid person who doesn't understand human feelings, so he smiled and said:

"Hehe, do you know how much time it takes to train a skilled skilled worker?"

People who specialize in the art industry and know how to manufacture structures may not know what the situation is in an ordinary workshop, just as it is difficult for white-collar workers sitting in the office to understand the state of workers who drive machine tools on the production line.

Luo Zhengdao didn't expect the other party to give a satisfactory answer, he smiled and asked himself, stretched out five fingers and said:

"Five years! The techniques of welding and metal cutting processing, a person must learn at least five years to master the skills, and the working time does not exceed thirty years, and these skilled workers will be unable to undertake the work due to age and health reasons. No matter how expensive the construct is, will it be more than training skilled workers? Do you understand what I mean? ”

The drum does not need a hammer, Luo Zhengdao said it to this, the truth is clear, the R&D team can no longer hear what he means, it must be that the child was accidentally splashed out with dirty water when he was born but raised the placenta. So, they immediately lowered their heads and said in unison:

"Yes, His Majesty the King."

Regardless of the size of the construct, there must be a control center, which is usually made of gemstone enchantment, which can be roughly regarded as the integration of hardware such as the CPU, hard disk and operating system of the computer, and is responsible for controlling the behavior of the construct. If you want to construct a body to gain a certain sense of self, then you have to rely on magic rituals, and generally no arcanist is willing to make this kind of capital investment, which can only be regarded as a special case, only ancient magical civilizations have tried to mass production, and ordinary people will definitely not be able to afford it. Because of this, regardless of whether the structure is reduced to only one arm, this major expense cannot be eliminated.

Although the R&D team is a little angry, their doubts are not deliberately against Luo Zhengdao, and it is really a very insecure thing to rush into such a project with unknown prospects.

Luo Zhengdao, who has a completely different way of thinking, does not consider the problem of cost, money is not a problem, but no money is a big problem. Now he has no shortage of money, a large number of imitations of the old world products can make a high profit in the barter trade with the elves and Yaling, what he lacks is the population.

The combined population of Qiongzhou and Wake Reef was only about 3 million, and among these people there were 200,000 soldiers who were completely out of work, and the ratio of soldiers to civilians had reached an astonishing 10 to 1. A large number of young and middle-aged laborers were absorbed by the army, and the rest of the labor force was to be given priority to ensuring agricultural production, after all, food was a matter of great importance, and famine was a more effective means of killing than war and pestilence.

In view of this, the proportion of the population that the Kingdom of Light can provide for industrial development is pitifully small, and if the construction technology can help overcome this hurdle and rapidly increase the overall industrial production capacity of the country, and then calculate how much money will be spent, it will be a bit of a waste to be honest.

Luo Zhengdao felt that he could not reach an agreement with his subordinates who completely lacked the concept of big industry, and seeing that they had already expressed their obedience, he immediately did not bother to explain too much, and simply ordered and said:

"I'm going to see the finished product as much as possible, and you try to speed up the progress as much as possible."

"Your Majesty, we will try to complete your commission by the end of the month."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Once the plan for the automated production line of the structure is implemented, the production and processing capacity of the Kingdom of Light will be greatly improved, and then a series of problems will be involved. For example, where do the raw materials for production come from? Counting on the financial masters behind the scenes, I am afraid that things will be a little difficult to do, and after the news of the fall of Yaling and the elves on the main continent is confirmed, the attitude of supporting the human exiles has changed subtly. Although Luo Zhengdao is still fearless, he is not worried that the financiers will stab him in the back, and from time to time there will be some problems, and it is inevitable that some moths will come out, how to say that the taste of being an emperor is not comfortable!

Taking precautions is the master, Luo Zhengdao can not wait for the raw material supply chain to break before thinking about remedial measures, while requiring the development of the structure production line, the supporting plan is also in full swing preparation

"Your Majesty, you say this is a mining ship? Mining with a boat? ”

Brando Scarlet, a wanderer who has been in the midst of thousands of flowers and does not stick to the leaves, can also be regarded as the master who has seen it, but he can't help but be dizzy when he looks at the drawings given by Luo Zhengdao, this structure is too complicated Not to mention, can it really be a top matter?

Luo Zhengdao looked at the change in the commander's expression, naturally knew what he was thinking, nodded and said:

"Yes, automated mining vessels."

Underground mineral mining in the New World is not easy, and those open-pit deposits that are easier to mine and transport and have good ore grades are basically depleted after tens of thousands of years of repeated mining and beneficiation by various intelligent races. In the early years, in the process of escaping from the pursuit of goblins, he personally visited many places, Luo Zhengdao of course knew that many enclave islands have secondary mining areas such as iron sand, although the overall reserves are not large, and the grade is not high, but after all, there are still ah! Ore is easier to mine than ore, but without beneficiation to get these low-grade ores back, the cost is simply too high after conversion, so it is impossible to calculate without supporting technical equipment.

Brando Scarlet had little confidence in the new thing, and muttered:

"Your Majesty, your requirements are very high! Are these new technologies really okay? ”

As a great Guangzheng traverser, Luo Zhengdao is not from science and engineering, he knows very little about the situation of mining, such as gravity beneficiation and buoyancy beneficiation and other technologies have also heard a few terms, this knowledge is not up to his half-baked military fan level! Fortunately, the Chinese language itself contains the characteristics of a large amount of information, and even if you don't know the technical details, you can guess a few points from the name itself. Left and right are experimental in nature, Luo Zhengdao simply used all these miscellaneous new technologies he researched on mining ships, practical or impractical, not with his mouth, if he doesn't pull it for a walk, then he will never have to expect to distinguish which is a mule and which is a horse.