Chapter 6: Utopia
This democratic vote was very powerful, lasting for one week, and it can be said that it was the first referendum since the establishment of the government of the new human civilization. There is only one theme for the X vote: choose people's quality of life!
On the bulletin board, the New Humanity Government has fully disclosed the current material reserves of the Noah. The specific data are listed in a table, and if everything is used all at once, with the basic supplies currently available, it will only be enough for people to "live in luxury" for about five years.
The first thing that will be in short supply is organic materials such as methane, which are not much from Mars. Without them, factories would not be able to make plastic and other household items, which are expected to run out in about three to five years at the current rate of consumption.
Then there are fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and water resources, which is about ten years.
Of course, if people can save a little bit or recycle these materials, they can survive longer. Time is possible in 30 to 50 years. Even experts can't estimate the exact data, but it depends on the progress of the latest generation of recycling technology and people's awareness of environmental protection.
As expected by the government, after a week of bickering and thinking, most of the panicked people opted for a simple way of living.
To be precise, more than eighty percent of the population who choose the simple plan accounts for the vast majority! It seems that there are still many rational people, and people generally want to live longer than a better life.
Although it is the same result, one is forced by the government, and the other is chosen by the people themselves, which is higher and which is lower, and the effect is self-evident.
This is political wisdom, Yu Yifeng sighed slightly, "The result of my choice, I have to swallow it with tears, no wonder we ......"
The vote is valid for one year, after which everyone will re-vote for lifestyle choices......
When the people chose a simple way of living, the new government launched a series of plans and new economic policies, and began a bold attempt at "utopia".
The new government divided all citizens, in family units, into 25 communities, each with about 2,000 people.
Every month, the government allocates a certain amount of daily necessities to each community. Of course, the share of the quantity of this part of the living goods is voted on by the people.
According to the regulations, each community implements a "distribution according to need" system, that is, everyone can take what they need, everything ...... Gratis!
Yes, it's free!
This is a great test of the comprehensive quality of all people!
Think about it, everyone's daily necessities are mixed together, and the total amount is limited, but if it can really be distributed according to demand, it can fully meet the survival of everyone.
But after all, this is not the time of extreme affluence, and the ration of goods for each community is limited. What if, someone takes more and enjoys more?
Someone who enjoys an excessively extravagant meat feast will inevitably eat one less meat; Someone who has enjoyed a bath is bound to use less water...... In the case of total control, some people use more, and some people take less, which is certain.
Therefore, the results of this "utopian" attempt are nothing more than two:
First, robbing...... Everyone wants to grab more material resources, and all the share of resources is coaxed in a few minutes. The selfish side of human nature is exposed in the process.
This kind of result is definitely not what Yu Yifeng wants to see, but ...... It shouldn't be very likely.
The second outcome is that everyone is humble to each other, and the whole community can continue in harmony and order, even if there is a surplus of material resources. This is certainly a better outcome, meaning that everyone can trust others in the community, and everyone will refrain from taking more things they don't need......
If this can be done, it will be possible to achieve a true utopia!
In fact, the government is doing this in order to cultivate the awareness of "public ownership" and control among ordinary people, so as to prepare for the extreme affluence that may come in the future.
In order to steer the entire experiment towards a better outcome, the new government has also developed a series of guidance measures.
For example, there is a record of how much each person has taken; Arrange a large number of government personnel to carry out relevant publicity; And try to put people who are close or know each other in a community, etc......
There is even one of the biggest back-ups: that is, the new currency system still works.
People live in the community and can receive supplies for free, but they can also buy groceries from the government in Singapore dollars, but the price is expensive. If you use Singapore dollars to buy all daily necessities, a month's salary is not enough to feed and wear.
Some people will wonder why there are free things and some people are willing to pay for them. Of course there will be, and there will be no less......
All in all, this is a big test of the overall quality of the entire civilization! If there is a huge riot, then the experiment is immediately stopped and the whole population is rationed.
Yu Yifeng, Sean, Xu Yunjin and others really hope that this experiment can be successful.
I'm nervous, I'm really worried!
This night of tossing and turning, it was difficult to sleep, Yu Yifeng simply got up and went outside to hang out.
Noah's sun-shaped lights are automatically adjusted over time, and now it's night, and the big lights in the sky have been completely extinguished, and there are only sporadic street lights.
Along the way, he thought of many things. For example, the doomsday dinner before the arrival of the supernova, people sit around and enjoy dinner quietly and happily, like a big family.
It would be nice if people could keep this atmosphere all the time, harmonious and friendly with each other, and although there are occasional conflicts, most of the time they can find common ground and live in harmony. I wonder if people nowadays can do it......
It doesn't sound like a hard requirement: everyone allocates what they need, take what they need, and don't take what they don't need. However, the distribution of needs is not evenly distributed, and everyone's needs are different. Some people eat a lot and eat more, and some women are pregnant and need better nutrition, and this series requires members of the community to understand and care for each other.
In the case of total control, the distribution is bound to be uneven, and it depends on whether people can accept it calmly and form a real big family.
If you experiment with a small family unit, it is actually very simple to achieve this harmony.
Suppose a couple is facing a food crisis, usually they do not defend each other and hide their own living resources, but rely on each other and complement each other.
However, in the case of a large family, it will definitely be more difficult.
It's actually a matter of trust, but people have been through so many disasters that there is a theoretical basis for mutual trust......
"Professor Sean?"
"Hello, Captain Yu."
Yi Feng was far more than the only one who couldn't sleep, there were also Sean, Wang Yufan, Xu Yunjin and others, all of them were worried, and they all gathered in the small square in front of the government in the middle of the night.
"Do you think it's going to work?"
"I really don't know ...... this time"
The crowd discussed for a long time, but there was no particularly good conclusion. The overall quality of the people of the Noah is higher than that of any other region on the earth. But this time, no one knows what the outcome will be.
Yu Yifeng sighed deeply,