President Yu told Chu Ge that this is actually a matter of management costs.

In the normal era without aura, the management cost of the whole society is relatively low, maybe ten yuan in taxes, as long as one or two yuan is drawn, it is enough to maintain the expenses of the public security management department, and the remaining nine yuan can be invested in various fields such as military, education, scientific research, culture, social security, etc.

Anyway, criminals are ordinary people, no matter how high their IQ and strength are, a few bullets can be reimbursed.

However, with the revival of the aura and the emergence of "transcendents" such as the awakened and traversers, both criminals and ordinary people may have destructive and concealed superpowers, resulting in a significant increase in the management cost of the country.

In the past, no matter how vicious the fish that slipped through the net was, it hurt a few people or dozens of people at most, but now the fish that slipped through the net has a big move, and it is not possible to directly destroy a building.

The simplest example, the hijacking incident, in the past, criminals wanted to hijack the plane, they always had to get some guns and explosives, and at worst, how many fruit knives had to be made, right?

If you want to engage in guns and explosives, there are clues to follow, and it is easy to lock and catch in advance.

Even if you arrive at the airport, strict security measures can close 99% of loopholes, minimizing the probability of hijacking.

Now it's different, a criminal who has awakened the ability of fire can pass through the security check with his bare hands, without any contraband, swagger through the security check, board the plane, and wait to fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters. The gods can't control it!

If this happens a few times, citizens' trust in the authorities will drop to a freezing point, and even the legitimacy of the state's taxation and rule will be questioned, and eventually the entire civilization system will collapse.

The solution is not nothing, as Chu Ge said, isn't it money!

The problem is not money, but the lack of money.

The state itself does not produce money and resources, but is only a porter of money and resources.

To put it bluntly, any wage increase and task rate of return are all paid from national tax revenues.

If the Earth Alliance can double the average tax rate, it will certainly be more than enough for any expenses.

The problem is that the Earth Alliance is still in the stage of Nirvana reconstruction, and there are all kinds of ruins waiting to be rebuilt, and the cost of reconstruction alone is about to crush the shoulders of the common people, and all citizens are tightening their belts to live, which is notoriously high taxes and low welfare - and if the tax burden is raised, the common people will rebel.

Therefore, Chu Ge's insight is very valuable, but a penny is difficult to defeat a hero, what can President Yu do, her own cultivation resources have not yet arrived in her account this month, and she has given a white note on it, saying that it will be settled together at the end of the year, and it will be a new moth when you get it.

Chu Ge thought about it carefully, too, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

He said a little broken, since it is so troublesome, just send some more troops over, and the whole city will be under martial law.

Chairman Yu laughed and asked Chu Ge not to say such childish words.

First, the revival of the aura is not a matter of one time and one place, but a frenzy that has swept the world, if the spirit tide erupts, the whole city will be imposed martial law, and military control will be implemented, and soon the whole earth will fall into a military dictatorship, and the economy will not develop? If you don't develop the economy, where will you get so much tax money to feed the police, the military, and the awakened?

As I just said, the chaos on the earth is not limited to Lingshan City, from Fuso to Western Europe, from South America to Black Africa, there is turmoil everywhere, and hundreds of people are living in dire straits, and most of the combat effectiveness of the Earth Army must be deployed to those places where the social order is on the verge of collapse.

Chu Ge puffed out his cheeks, held it for a long time, still couldn't figure it out, coughed dryly, and said: "Sister Yu, we have such a good relationship, my thinking is very naïve, say a few words that are not very politically correct, if there is anything wrong, don't be surprised!" ”

"You say."

President Yu was happy, "As an awakened person, it is best to often find someone to exchange ideas, if you have any questions, don't hold it in your heart, drill the horns of the bull, you will go crazy." ”

"The main force of the Earth Army is the armies of the two great powers of the East and the West, and half of them are our people, right?" Chu Ge asked.

"It's true that the phrase 'our people' is a bit politically incorrect, but it's true that they are all Orientals in general." President Yu said.

"Moreover, most of the funds for the formation of the Earth Army, including the resources in Fuso, South America, Western Europe, and Black Africa, are also provided by us, the east and west banks of the Pacific Ocean, right?" Chu Ge continued to ask.

"That's right, now the world is in turmoil, full of quagmire and whirlpools, but the economic and military and political strength of both sides of the Pacific Ocean is unique, and we are duty-bound!" President Yu said.

"Then I can't figure it out."

Chu Ge said, "Declare in advance, I am not the kind of particularly extreme nationalist, nor do I have to watch the people of the world fall into dire straits and see death without help, but we must do what we can to save people, we can't even take care of our own people, Lingshan is making trouble here, and our army and resources will continue to be exported to the outside, which is really some, and there is no separation between relatives and aliens, right?" ”

"Watch your words, don't give people a handle."

President Yu said, "What 'own people', what 'relatives and aliens', now is the era of the Earth Alliance's rule, all the people on the earth are their own people, all compatriots, all relatives, all have to be saved!" ”

President Yu raised his official tone, but of course Chu Ge was not convinced, puffed up his chest, and stopped talking.

President Yu observed his words and saw his thoughts, and said, "Are you thinking that it seems that it is a thankless task for us to take the lead in establishing the Earth Alliance, and we have given our resources to outsiders to contribute in vain?" ”

"Isn't it?"

Chu Ge said, "Let's not mention the grievances of the past, let's just say that now, the global economy is in shambles, most of the regions are in debt, except for the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, almost everywhere is waiting for us to help the poor and make contributions, why!"

"There is a joke on the Internet, I don't know if you have heard it, saying that the Earth Alliance is like a carriage, and the two horses pulling the cart are the east and west sides of the Pacific Ocean, and there is a group of pigs sitting in the back carriage, who do not contribute at all, only humming, even if the two horses pulling the cart are also detached, they will stumble at each other's feet at the first opportunity - I can't figure it out, what are the benefits of establishing the Earth Alliance, it is better to return to the state of more than a hundred years ago, forget it, let's live our own little life behind closed doors, It is better to use all the military power and resources on yourself than now. ”

Chairman Yu's face instantly became very serious.

"Be cautious in what you say and do, don't say this kind of thing outside."

President Yu said, "Now the Supreme Council is very vigilant against the 'returnist movement', whoever has a little bit of a star will have to peel off a layer of skin, you are still young and have a very bright future, there is no need to get involved in such a mess."

"We are destined to not be able to return to the era of the country more than a hundred years ago, the reason is very simple, the enemy is current, in the face of the threat of the immortal cultivation world and the illusion world, more than two hundred earth countries scattered in a plate of sand, it is simply not enough to compete with it, only with one heart, sincere unity, the entire scientific and technological civilization condenses into the strongest whole, in order to fight with the immortal civilization and the magic civilization, if you want to return to the state of more than a hundred years ago, who is a spy and traitor with ill intentions, this vigilance, you must keep it in mind."

Chu Ge nodded helplessly.

"Moreover, you don't just see the disadvantages, but you can't see the benefits, in fact, the establishment of the Earth Alliance will definitely have more benefits than disadvantages for an industrialized developed region like ours."

President Yu said earnestly, "We in the East, originally the earth's premier industrial power, with the help of the spring breeze of globalization, our industrial machinery and commodity wave can destroy the withering and sweep the world, but industry needs a market - at the beginning of the 21st century, the earth has set off an anti-globalization storm, countries have established trade barriers, levy high taxes on imported goods, and strictly guard their respective markets, so that we suffer heavy losses, and the road to rise is clouded."

"Unexpectedly, God help me, the turbulent waves of the Age of Calamity have smashed the old state system, the tide of globalization has advanced again in a more intense way, and our commodity and industrial systems have also expanded to the whole world with various aids.

"With the formation of the Earth Alliance, the global market is open to us, there are no more pesky trade treaties and prohibitions to restrict our development, we have absorbed talent and technology, there are no high tariffs that hinder the competitiveness of our goods, trade barriers and technological protection no longer exist, and no one can say that we are engaged in commodity dumping – is there a better model of governance for an industrial power?"