"Leader, you also saw in the report of the Ministry of Security yesterday that only 37% of the commandos who participated in the decisive battle of Luo Xing were willing and psychologically endured enough to continue to serve until 2047. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info 11% of people will be able to accumulate enough points to retire and qualify for immigration by 2045. Only 0.08%, or more than 10,000 people, have increased their consciousness during the war, passed all aspects of the assessment, and can be used as candidates for full members of the Star Federation. ”

"We also gave the volunteers recruited on Earth a point system, with a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years, during which they could retire when the points were full. Less than 30 per cent of these volunteers are willing to extend their service. ”

Xia Ming considered the issue of personnel shortage, but Su Yu raised another question: "Therefore, whether it is conscription or selection from commandos, to maintain an army of 15 million people, the service cycle of human soldiers is too short. Once the next war starts, I don't think it's going to be a matter of years. ”

She said worriedly: "Moreover, I don't know how long I will wait until the next war starts, and it will not be easy to maintain such a large army." ”

Xia Ming frowned slightly: "Liluo, they even found you, what are you trying to sell this time?" Clone Legion? ”

What Su Yu said, Xia Ming naturally knows very well that maintaining an army of 15 million people can be done by the United States during World War II and can be done by China now, but this is not the norm.

During World War II, the world mobilized and armed nearly 50 million soldiers, and according to this standard, the world's population is now three times that of World War II, and pulling out 15 million soldiers does not seem to be much.

However, the complexity of modern society is much higher than that of World War II, and the impact on the whole world is difficult to predict when so many young adults are pulled. What's more, counting the War of Resistance Against Japan, World War II has been fought for seven or eight years, and the Star Alliance has to maintain an army of 15 million, and the number of soldiers to be recruited will be several times that number.

For grassroots soldiers, no matter how firm their convictions are, how high their enthusiasm is, or how generous the army's treatment is, three or five years is the limit for struggling on the battlefield where life and death are tied to the front line, and in the barracks where individuality is worn out. Starlink may be able to extend this limit for another two or three years by relying on technology, but unless it breaks through the threshold of consciousness activity and finds itself, it will definitely have a mental breakdown or psychological distortion.

And the follow-up war, to see the end, is equivalent to seeing the end of the Qi Empire or the rebirth, after that, there are still fire demons waiting, Xia Ming is already mentally prepared for the war to last for half a century.

It is precisely in recognition of this that the "Church of Scientology" headed by Lillo, after hitting a wall in advocating "social upbringing", put forward plans such as "cloning humans", "sub-humans", and "biochemical robots". All plans are based on the need for manpower for the Space Army, after all, robots still can't fully replace real people.

Of all the plans, the human cloning project is relatively mild, and the other plans are existences that can completely disintegrate human society.

For example, "subhuman", which is an improvement on the deceased, that is, the replicant. Lilo and her sisters hope to completely transform their brains by prolonging the upbringing cycle of the deceased, so as to completely eliminate the self-generated identity and consciousness. In this way, the replicant becomes a real replicant and can be mass-produced with some templates.

Another example is "Biochemical Robots", which is a more radical project than "Subhuman", where the body is completely replaceable, except that the brain is cloned or copied, and then modified and stereotyped. With Starlink's existing biotechnology, it has taken a step further to study that this kind of "brain in a vat" based on quantum neural movement should not be illusory, although compared with the brain of a natural person with conscious activity, there are still defects, but it is enough to be used as cannon fodder.

Let's not talk about the impact that clones with a complete sense of self will have on human society, let's just talk about subhumans and cyborgs without a complete sense of self, and their existence adds a new dimension to human society, making the definition of "human" blurred.

Starlink finally dissipated the influence of the old man, and crashed into such a big pit again, except for crazy scientists like Liluo, from Xia Ming to Lin Cheng, and even Xiaotang, they didn't think it was a rational approach.

Su Yu said weakly: "She has looked for me, but I think it is indeed ......"

Seeing Xia Ming's frowning brows, she obediently shut up.

"Technically, it doesn't mean that it must be right, you must do it", Xia Ming said angrily: "I believe that human beings would rather accept the militarization of all than accept these people who don't know who they are." ”

"Then it's militarized, and the mortality rate is not counted anyway...... Too high", Su Yu carefully mouthed.

"Xiaoyu, you are also a general, and the joke is not like this."

Xia Ming said casually, but his heart moved, and this direction may not be a joke.

Now Xia Ming and Su Yu are talking about the overall development framework of the Space Army, not that it will be expanded to 15 million people immediately, after all, warships have to be built one by one. But as the leader, Xia Ming also has to finalize the direction so that the Space Force can get enough resources to support this framework.

After talking to Su Yu about some details such as the improvement of the battleship design, Xia Ming let Su Yu go, and then called Shang Xin.

"Militarization? There's no need to use such a scary name, let alone 15 million, 10 million people per year, rotated every 5 years, and kept at 50 million, I don't think it has a big impact. ”

Xia Ming mentioned this to Shang Xin, and Shang Xin's answer surprised him a little.

"You should be able to see what's happening on Earth, but you haven't paid much attention to it, have you? The earth is not what it used to be, in every sense of the word. UNEC wanted to change the yuan not long ago, and yes, they felt that a new era would be more in line with all kinds of changes, and they even discussed it with me about it. ”

"I understand your concerns, forcing conscription and normalizing the use of minor criminals as cannon fodder, do you think it will affect social order and create confrontation between the Star Federation and the Earth. You can just throw the pressure on UNEC and the governments, who are looking forward to this opportunity, and unemployment is their number one problem. ”

Shang Xin said as he spoke, and the direction changed: "Do you want to come back?" Bringing Xiao Huan and my two nieces back to visit relatives? Their grandfather has never met in person, so it's hard to talk about you and Xiaohuan, so he always looks for my fault. ”

Xia Ming pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

In January 2044, a fleet passed through the Stargate and entered the Oort Nebula.

The fleet was small, with 1 battleship and 3 cruisers, but it attracted the keen attention of billions of humans on Earth, and this was the first time the Scarlet Empress had visited Earth.

It was Fen who came, in fact, she was just hitchhiking with Xia Ming, Xia Ming and Xiao Huan, as well as his two daughters Xia Lingling, Xia Dingdang is the protagonist. Xia Ming came back this time, not wanting to show up in public, so he pushed Fen to the forefront, just to attract the attention of the outside world.

"I didn't expect you to really come back, how many years have passed, and it hasn't changed at all......"

Yandu, the merchant Xiaolou, Shang Weidong, who is already eighty years away, is still in good spirits, holding the hands of Xia Ming and Xiao Huan, and said with emotion.

Shang's mother took her two granddaughters by the hand and said with tears in her eyes: "When you mother and daughter go out, everyone else will be regarded as three sisters!" ”

Lingling and Dingdong are both 16-year-old girls, and Xiao Huan is "forever 20 years old", and the three of them really can't tell each other when they stand together.

Let the women get together to talk about things, Shang Weidong and Xia Ming came to the study again. More than 20 years ago, Xia Ming was here, carefully playing the role of a quasi-son-in-law, and at the same time digging out his heart to hug the military's thigh through Shang Weidong.

Except for a few more bookcases of books in the study, nothing has changed, which makes Xia Ming quite emotional.

"This world has become too much......"

Shang Weidong sighed with other feelings: "Last year, the 15-level super typhoon in the South China Sea was actually wiped out by the meteorological ship built by your Star Alliance. ”

Thinking of what Shang Xin said before, Xia Ming smiled: "The study has not changed, and the people have not changed, some people say that they want to engage in a new era, I think it is meaningless." ”

"That's right!"

It seems that this topic has been discussed extensively, and even Shang Weidong has already had an attitude: "It's not about sitting back and relaxing, you can live a small life behind closed doors, and ponder what is the meaning of these virtual things." ”

Shang Weidong knocked on the table and said, "The official lord above, there are fewer and fewer things that can be managed, this is idle and panicked!" ”

As he was talking, the TV on the wall suddenly broadcast an earthquake forecast, looking at the stratigraphic model displayed on the screen, the estimation of the epicenter and magnitude, the scope of the earthquake area and other information, Xia Mingxin said that it is indeed different, thanks to the Star Alliance, human beings can now predict the earthquake situation several days in advance.

The major events that happened on the earth were actually in Xia Ming's attention, but when I returned to the earth, I felt the gravitational pull of some differences, and breathed the air that was not fresh and pure, and all kinds of changes were really felt.

Shang Weidong is still nagging: "If the magnitude 5 earthquake only activates the automatic emergency rescue mechanism? Is the local government building empty? ”

The old man is in a panic......

Seeing Xia Ming's expression, Shang Weidong said angrily: "It's not you who harmed you, now the whole country only raises 200,000 troops, 1.6 billion people, only 200,000 troops, and the entire military industrial system has collapsed!" ”

As in the previous meeting in the virtual scene, the old man began to pour out the pain in his heart again. After all, he was born in a military family and worked all his life to see the strong national defense of the motherland, but he didn't expect that mankind would step into the sea of stars, and the armies of various countries would wither year by year, and China would be no exception.

The culprit is Xia Ming's son-in-law.

"Where did our Huaxia army collapse? Most of the Star Alliance Space Army are from our country, and the military industry is even more prosperous, and North Industries has already snatched several mecha orders......"

Xia Ming coaxed his father-in-law: "Dad, in fact, I really hope that you can join in, even if you don't go to space, you can give us ideas." ”

"The Star Alliance is not yours alone", Shang Weidong suddenly became serious: "It's the entire human race, how can you talk about relationships?" When I retired, I just didn't want the country and other people to feel this way! You, you take too much care of Shang Xin, and his current position is not at all suitable for his ability! ”

"Yes Yes ......"

Xia Ming didn't dare to argue with the old soldier about this, but he didn't give up: "Have you read all the information that was sent to you before?" We feel that there are always some problems in terms of equipment......"

Speaking of this, Shang Weidong suddenly became energetic: "Hmm! Well played you guys! Very brave, with the spirit of our army! However, in terms of the firepower of the battleships, as well as the tactics of the Marine Corps, there are still unreasonable places! I've written several ......"

Shang Weidong is an expert in military equipment in the old era, and his thinking can no longer keep up with space war, but the essence of war will not change, and he has seen a lot of things in the image of the decisive battle of Luo Xing.

Xia Ming chatted with Shang Weidong, and it seemed that he had returned to more than 20 years ago, when an old man and a young man talked about the reform of military equipment.

In the living room, Lingling and Jingle Bell also leaned on their grandmother left and right, chattering non-stop. Since there is a spiritual network, relying on the Qianyan MINI terminal in the small building of the business, you can talk at any time, and even interact face-to-face in the virtual scene, but that is virtual after all. It was the first time for the two little girls to return to Earth, and it was also the first time to meet their grandparents in person, so they were naturally very happy.

Lingling, who was wearing a single ponytail, said, "Grandma, let's put on MR at home, so that we can come back at any time!" ”

The jingle of the double ponytail echoed: "Yes, we can see grandma when we get up, and let grandma make us breakfast!" ”

The so-called MR is not a portal or anything like that, but a "holographic augmented reality" technology that allows the real scene to be blended with the virtual scene.

Xiao Huan grabbed the attention of her daughter: "Think beautifully!" My mom's breakfast is my patent! You can only eat your mother's breakfast! ”

The two little girls suddenly screamed and complained to their grandmother, saying that their mother's breakfast was so dark that it could compete with the food of the Qimu people.

Shang's mother smiled dotingly and rubbed a small head with one hand.

In the study, the man's conversation has already advanced to the point.

Shang Weidong asked, "Just come back to see?" ”

Xia Ming nodded: "Well, by the way, take care of some official business, this Spring Festival, I'll find a place for our two families to get together." ”

This is the real purpose of Xia Ming's trip, how many years, he has not gone home for the Spring Festival, take advantage of this gap to meet the wishes of himself and the elders on both sides.

Shang Weidong said unhappily: "By the way? Business is important! You're going to go there, right? ”

Xia Ming smiled bitterly, the old man's public servant mentality has really been the same for decades, and he can't be as pure as him.

"There's no rush over there, I'll talk about it when other things are finalized", Xia Ming said perfunctorily, just just dealing with business, why should he come back. Even if he is far away in Luoxing, he can talk to the governments on the earth and UNEC through the spirit network.

"Country, no, the whole earth, there are a lot of troubles, you can solve it, try your best, solve it as soon as possible!"

Shang Weidong said: "Your identity is not ordinary, the sun will tremble when you stomp your feet, remember to serve the people and mankind." ”

"Yes", what can Xia Ming say......

When it was time for dinner, Xia Ming once again enjoyed the cooking skills of his mother-in-law after many years of absence, and while chatting with his family, another part of his consciousness was dealing with business.

In the virtual meeting scene, Xing Tianmin had a relieved expression on his face, and after Xia Ming returned to Earth, he opened the Star Network interface, which allowed Xing Tianmin to contact him directly.

"Shangxin told me about your side, let's hit it off, now the average unemployment rate in the world is 17%, and the unemployment rate in China is 27%! Although there is less spending on defense, administration, and energy, and the state finances are much looser, the financial burden pressed down by such an unemployment rate is too terrible! ”

Xing Tianmin's face was full of good expressions from the brothers: "I didn't come up long ago, whether I can remove this subword in the next session depends on how well this problem is solved." ”

Xia Ming asked: "I remember that a few years ago, after Starlink came out of the shelter, the first expansion solved the problem of unemployment to a large extent. In the past few years, there has been a large number of recruitment, how can there still be such a high unemployment rate? ”

Xing Tianmin sighed: "Don't blame me for saying bluntly, this is all a ...... caused by your Star Alliance" (to be continued.) )