Time entered 20X8 years.

This year, four "artificial suns" were put into use, each generating 15,000 megawatts of electricity.

In addition, the previous two "artificial suns" with a power generation capacity of 10,000 megawatts were put into operation.

The number of "artificial suns" has increased to six, with a total power generation capacity of 80,000 megawatts, accounting for about 55% of the country's total power generation capacity.

In addition, there is the third generation of nuclear fission power generation, which accounts for 15%.

and 17% hydropower, wind, solar, and geothermal power.

The total proportion of clean energy has increased to 87%.

Traditional thermal power has only a 13% share left...... The reason why it has not been completely eliminated is because of the needs of certain industrial production.

Correspondingly, the price of domestic electricity has also dropped a lot, with the price of electricity for ordinary residents being 0.25 yuan per kilowatt-hour, and the price of cheap industrial electricity being 0.2 yuan and 0.15 yuan per kilowatt-hour...... $0.15 is the lowest price.

The electricity price for urban indoor agriculture is now 0.2 yuan/kWh...... The government is supporting this industry to conserve traditional agricultural land.

If you go to the northwest to control the desert, the electricity price is only 0.15 yuan/kWh, encouraging individuals or enterprises to contribute to environmental protection.

But even so.

After April 20X8, almost all the capitals that flocked into the Northwest Desert chose to withdraw, and they could no longer hold on.

No future.

There really is no future.

It is better to invest billions or tens of billions of dollars in the desert than to speculate on land around the first- and second-tier cities in the east...... After the widespread promotion of indoor agriculture, a large amount of agricultural land was freed up, and the policy became better, and a large number of houses could be built.

In recent years, the country has also been crazy to encourage childbirth, and many places have not only sent money, but even launched the policy of "having a second child and giving away a suite", which is really for nothing! You only need to pay for the renovation yourself.

In order to increase the population, many places really fight.

The effect is also very significant, the population that was originally a negative growth rate has finally reached a balance, and the upper strata are also relieved.

Population growth equals economic growth, and the root cause of economic stagnation in many countries lies in the poor population! Once the population stops, 100% of the economy will come to a standstill.

If there is negative population growth, the economy will also regress and shrink...... Because the number of consumers is small, no matter how fast your technology develops and how high your productivity level is, no one consumes it, and it is also a decoration there.

Therefore, population will definitely be the most important issue that all countries face after reaching a certain stage of development.

Without enough population, nothing can be done!

"Giving away the house for free" is just the beginning, and it is by no means the end.

In the future, it may also give "18 years of free education", "free medical care" and even "send cars" and "send money...... Until you want to have a baby!

Is this really possible?

Is this a dream talk?

Chen Jin dared to pat his chest and promise: everything is possible in the future.

Because since 20X2 six years ago, the number of deaths in country Z has begun to exceed the number of births every year, and it was only more than 100,000 at the beginning, and it has increased by millions in the past two years...... That's a net loss of population!

If this trend continues, 50 years later, the total population of country Z is estimated to be only half of the peak, with only 6 or 700 million people left.

Indeed, those people at the bottom are just lambs and leeks, and there are many ways to harvest and use, and ordinary people have no ability to determine their own destiny, so they can only follow the trend, obey all kinds of arrangements, and get used to being obedient.

Only when it comes to childbearing, they can make their own decisions.

To be born or not to be born.

One or two.

The decision is entirely up to you.

So, when there are fewer lambs and no longer leeks, who is the most panicked?

Therefore, the world is always in dynamic equilibrium, and your generation belongs to the "grass mustard", but in a few generations, every child will really be the future of the country.

But when it comes to population, there's a rule: once it goes down, it can't come back.

None of the countries that have fallen into population stagnation or negative growth have been able to pull back the rate of population growth...... This is almost irreversible.

For the time being, no country has managed to get out of this predicament...... No matter how good the maternity benefits you provide, I enjoy my life.

And a few decades later, with the speed of the development of earth technology, we will enter the era of interstellar colonization, and there will be no technical problems.

The problem is that your population has naturally halved, there is more living space, there are two apartments per person on average, the earth is completely enough, what kind of interstellar colonization are you doing?

Except for a few adventurers, who wants to settle and live on a desolate and unfamiliar alien planet?

At most, people travel to the moon and stay in space hotels for a few days.

Immigration is mostly not considered...... What place would be more comfortable than the Earth?

So if we don't solve the demographic problem, technology will lose the meaning of moving forward.

However, in Chen Jin's hands, there is the key to solving this problem!

And it's not difficult to solve, he can do both.

One is to launch life-extending medical care to increase life expectancy to more than 200 years...... This drastically reduces mortality.

The second is to launch in vitro baby cultivation technology, which simulates the maternal environment in the nutrition cabin, provides nutrition, and allows the baby to be "born" from the nutrition cabin...... This eliminates a woman's fear of childbirth, avoids damage to the body, and keeps the egg cells in cold storage, allowing you to have a baby whenever you want.

Even if you're past menopause.

This ensures the birth rate.

Once these two technologies are popularized, the so-called "irreversible" population problem will be solved.

Negative population growth has been curbed, the economy has re-grown, and there is a need for science and technology to continue to move forward.

Chen's act of investing heavily in the desert will not be seen as "a sincere act of love for the environment" or "indeed for the future of mankind".

"Now, the desert area in the hands of Xinghai Technology has increased to 500,000 square kilometers."

"The entire Taklamakan Desert, Gurbantunggut Desert and other deserts in the Western Regions Province have all been covered by Xinghai Technology."

"After another 20 years or so, these deserts should all turn green and become oases that can accommodate people."

"At that time, we will move dozens of research centers and hundreds of laboratories of Xinghai Technology over there! Transfer of more than 200,000 technical talents. ”

"Establish 10 science and technology cities, each city can accommodate about 100,000 high-quality people, a total of more than 1 million."

"Another 20 migrant cities will be established, each with a population of 500,000, for a total of 10 million immigrants."

"It is also necessary to build a super-large spaceport and build a large-scale electromagnetic orbital launch station in the Tianshan Mountains......

"In the desert of the northwest, create a science and technology center and a private space activity center."

"Engage in real estate and attract others to buy a house."

"Of course, it's okay if you're not interested in the house over there, but if you want to enjoy the 'Life Extension Medical' service, you can only come to the Northwest Desert and receive treatment in Xinghai Hospital...... If you want to prolong your life, you have to come here, and if you are a local immigrant, the treatment order is prioritized and the cost is halved. ”

"Turn this desert into the only 'life recharge station', will you come?"

"Later, we will develop space tourism and space medical services...... Even from this desert to the sea of stars. ”

Therefore, outsiders' views on Xinghai Technology are all misunderstandings!

They can only see one or two small steps in front of them and make judgments that are taken for granted.

And Chen Jin has seen ten steps into the future.