After the ship's overhaul plan was released, a large number of construction robots were immediately released.

They first used some high-temperature resistant materials to block large and small magma vents in a planned way. Then, in some areas, the air that people had stored was released and the ice began to cool down on a large scale.

All the house construction and ship modification plans are also well underway. For these must-have functional buildings, the government spares in the use of valuable mineral resources. A large amount of work is still done by intelligent machines, and humans only need to be responsible for the mechanical control behind them, so the progress of the whole project is very fast.

For the "living individual", the most important thing is the need for survival. Only when the needs of survival are met can we talk about security needs, spiritual needs, or other needs, and the top level of the new government has the clearest understanding of this.

What is really lacking is inorganic salt fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, organic matter used to make plastics and paper, and water resources. These three things seem inconspicuous, but they are closely related to the daily life of human beings.

Nowadays, most of the agricultural plants are cultivated without water. Once fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are used, they are stored in living organisms and are difficult to recycle.

Similarly, plastics, paper, and the like can be recycled, but they are polluted and difficult to recycle.

As for other metals and other mineral materials, they are rarely used in life, but Yu Yifeng doesn't have to worry too much.

There is also the energy aspect...... As long as thermal power plants are built on a large scale, there is no need to worry too much for at least a few decades.

Therefore, there is no shortage of materials and energy in the laboratory, and the development of human science and technology will not be delayed, which is also a little relieved by him. In this universe, science and technology are too important.

But...... The lack of daily necessities is also very troublesome.

Material resources are an important guarantee for survival needs, and material deficiencies will inevitably affect all aspects of life.

Lack of chemical fertilizers, lack of inorganic salts, the diversity and quality of people's food will deteriorate, lack of water, bathing and the like will become a complete luxury, and you can't do as much as you used to...... People's quality of life will inevitably decline.

Wandering in space, it is impossible to feed all mankind with the resources of one planet as it did on Mars. The reserve resources in the Noah are already all that the human race, and it can only be said that it is used a little less. People can only try to live frugally.

Although the spaceship is equipped with a material circulation system, not everything can be recycled, and some things will always be wasted in the process of recycling again and again. All of them add up, but it's a relatively large number.

It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. Who would want to have a bad life when they have a good life? Material deficiencies can easily lead to dissatisfaction, reduced motivation for work, and even social unrest, which the new government does not want to see.

Although these things haven't happened yet, who can guarantee that they will be in the future? No one knows whether the long-accumulated discontent will erupt completely.

Yu Yifeng couldn't help but sigh secretly, the shortage of resources is a big problem!

In order to solve this problem, Yu Yifeng, Sean, Wang Yufan and other high-level government officials finally thought of several ways after detailed discussions.

The first is to control by economic means.

The government deliberately raises the price of daily necessities and weakens the purchasing power of the Singapore currency, thereby controlling people's quality of life. However, such a measure is sure to lead to discontent.

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, as long as the government pays people enough to survive every month.

Such hard times would continue until Noah encountered a planet......

"But then the image of the government is terrible...... It's like the government deprives people of a good life. ”

Reason with ordinary people, and they will also understand the current predicament. But if you understand it for a while, you can't understand it for a lifetime, and after a long time, it is estimated that you will still complain about the government.

Professor Sean sighed and said, "Even if people return to good times in the future, the government's image will still be bad." The action and cohesion of the entire civilization will not be what it used to be...... It is easy for people's hearts to disperse, but it is difficult to cohesion. ”

Yu Yifeng also frowned and said, "Yes, this is what I'm most worried about." ”

People's livelihood issues have always been very important, and they are mainly manifested in the necessities of life such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, elderly care, medical treatment, and children's education. The issue of people's livelihood is also the most concerning, direct and realistic interest of the people. If it is not solved well, it can easily lead to a series of chaos, which the new government must avoid.

How can a disintegrated government, a civilization with the hearts and minds of the people behind it, survive in a starry sky full of dangers? Maybe a little unexpected event can wipe out humanity!

Therefore, this kind of tough economic control is not advisable.

Of course, there is a second method: the implementation of militarized management, the implementation of the rationing system for the whole people!

Actually, this method is similar to the first one, but people will be slightly less resentful. At least everyone is eating a big pot of rice, egalitarianism, and there is no way to do it if there is injustice......

However, with a one-size-fits-all rationing system, there is no need to say much about the disadvantages. It's just too rigid and can seriously affect people's motivation. As a last resort, Yu Yifeng didn't really want to use rationing.

Several people discussed it again, and deeply felt the difficulties......

I want people to live frugally, and I want to reduce the level of dissatisfaction, it's basically impossible!

"For now, if people are made aware of this shortage, they are likely to save ...... spontaneously," Professor Sean said.

Yu Yifeng also nodded. The ordinary people in the Noah, the quality is indeed very high, and it is possible to be spontaneously thrifty.

But the question arises, this spontaneity is not coercive in any way, can people really do it for a long time?

It can only be said that it is difficult...... If one person is extravagant, others will think, why should they be frugal? Just like a rat poop spoils a pot of porridge, this problem is difficult to avoid.

Several people fell silent at the same time, in a state of helplessness......

"I think it's possible to get people to vote and decide democratically." It was Wang Yufan who spoke.

"We need to make the problem of material shortage clear, and let the people choose for themselves how much daily necessities they need to produce each month. This includes the quality of food, the amount of water used, and the amount of other household items used. ”

"It's always a thankless task for our government to help people choose. However, if everything is chosen by themselves, even if they are hard-headed and the quality of life is not good, they can only endure it......"

Yu Yifeng touched his chin, as if it was true. After being a leader of civilization for so long, he has a natural dictatorial mentality, and he wants to help everyone decide everything, which is definitely a thankless exercise.

Dictatorship has advantages and disadvantages, dictatorship can make a decision at the moment of crisis, and one person can decide the direction of civilization; But in peacetime, it will be hated by people.

"The overall quality of the citizens of the Noah is very high, and everyone has the ability to think independently. After weighing the pros and cons, they will definitely make a frugal living plan. When the time comes...... We will not be blamed for the results they have made, and the credibility of the government will not be reduced. ”

Wang Yufan said seriously.

Yu Yifeng felt more and more that Wang Yufan, a guy who seemed to be upright, was actually very treacherous.

But he very much agrees with Wang Yufan, it is indeed a good idea, let the people themselves take charge of their own affairs and vote on the quality of life.

This is called democracy...... In fact, the end result is already doomed.

Yu Yifeng suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Our policy can actually be more daring......"

"Can we take this opportunity to build a more harmonious society?"