Great Power Technology.

Chapter 473 The Story of Longlong Village and the End of Humanity
The video ended here, and the interrogator stopped the interrogation. Obviously, he also realized that the information he had received so far exceeded his authority.

As the screen returned to darkness, Ye Zhou turned to Chen Hao and asked:
"So, you think his idea makes sense?"

Chen Hao shook his head and replied:

"I don't think he makes sense, but, objectively speaking, we did find certain feasibility from his concept --- reduce unnecessary energy consumption, concentrate energy in key areas, and reduce overall energy Level, so as to gain more time, isn't it reasonable to do so?"

"The problem is that they go too extreme. They oppose all new creation behaviors and the continued development of any productivity—they feel that all the productivity of human beings is enough to complete the analysis of the problem of adjacent dimensions."

Ye Zhou smiled and said:
"Well, I don't want to discuss too macro issues, but you have to answer me first, how do you plan to persuade our more than one billion people to give up their current living standards?"

"——No, needless to say, it's so big. How are you going to convince your daughter not to go to see the latest debut brother?"

Chen Hao frowned slightly, and replied:
"It can be through coercive means, decrees, policies and the like."

"Do you think it will work? You don't know what happened to Prohibition, do you?"

".So you think, this is not feasible?"

"No, it's not impossible, it's pure idealism."

Having said that, Ye Zhou picked up the teacup and took a sip of the cold tea, then said:

"I figured it out. These people really aren't bloody anti-humanists. They're just a bunch of extremists. To put it bluntly, what they do is to bring the theory that is on paper into reality."

"Do you know that there is a concept in physics called 'spherical chicken in vacuum'? These people want to bring the 'spherical chicken in vacuum' from sociology to reality. Do you think it is possible?"

"The social picture they constructed is perfect, self-consistent, and even efficient in the context of doomsday, but the problem is that reality is not a vacuum, and chickens are not spherical!"

"Of course, we can also vacuum up reality, and we can also breed chickens into spherical shapes, but will the cost of doing that be lower than the Tongtianhe project and the Fenghuo project?"

"Impossible. Even in the field of sociology, energy is conserved. What's more, if we want to realize the social picture they said, we will face the risk of a complete collapse of social order. If that happens, use Without the invasion of the adjacent dimension, we will kill ourselves."

"Besides, what Chen Wu said is completely contradictory. On the one hand, he said that the Renaissance is the foundation of the scientific revolution, and on the other hand, he asked human beings to give up entertainment activities, cultural and artistic enjoyment. What kind of authentic double standard dog is this? ?”

After listening to Ye Zhou's explanation, Chen Hao let out a long sigh of relief, and then said:
"Then you mean that their ideas have no merit?"

"Yes, of course. To put it bluntly, isn't the so-called idyllic pastoral the ultimate form of planned economy? The core is not the optimal allocation of resources."

"--Resource optimization allocation, aren't we doing it now? Otherwise, where do the resources for the Tongtianhe project come from?"

Chen Hao nodded slightly, and replied:

"Okay. So I probably understand, but to be honest, their theories are still very deceptive."

"If you accept one of their views at the beginning, their other views will subtly start to influence you, and eventually you will accept them all-this is the so-called threshold effect?"

"Yes."

"In this case, we have to find a way to refute their views. We have to seize the high ground of public opinion, otherwise many people will be deceived by their trap. Do you have any ideas?"

Hearing Chen Hao's words, Ye Zhou pondered for a moment, then said:
"I don't think so. In fact, as long as the truth of their so-called 'pastoral' is exposed in propaganda, most ordinary people will spontaneously stand in opposition to them. As for those who believe in their theories, we don't care. No amount of publicity will help."

"They often think that they are the elite class of society, and that they should naturally enjoy more resources and shoulder heavier responsibilities. To put it bluntly, they have an outdated so-called aristocratic spirit from the West."

"In their eyes, ordinary people are the property of their fiefdom. They want to save the world, not to save human beings, but to save themselves."

"If there's a solid opportunity—such as the possibility of interstellar travel—they won't hesitate to convert to escapism."

"So, for this group of people, what we have to do is not to win over, but to attack."

"Escapism and castration are one of the most dangerous trends of thought under the crisis of the adjacent dimension. Fortunately, we have discovered it early and launched a crackdown immediately. Everything is still too late."

Hearing Ye Zhou's words, Chen Hao's expression was a little dignified.

"Do you think that things have developed to this point?"

"It's just a rainy day. Their influence is still limited now, but they can already extend their hands to national key projects. If they are allowed to develop, what do you think will happen?"

"As I said, these people are originally a group of elitists, and their social status is not low. Their voice and influence naturally exceed other ordinary people, and they have their shadows in all aspects of social economy. "

"Maybe they are still idealists now, but if they continue to develop, when they find that they can use idealism to gain benefits, everything will change."

"How to say?"

Chen Hao asked.

Ye Zhou frowned and replied:
"I have a story that may better explain all the problems related to the pastoral organization from a relatively small point of entry, and explain why we have to kill it at the very beginning of its appearance."

"tell me the story."

Ye Zhou refilled his cup with tea, then said:

"Suppose, now we have such a village, this village is called... Let's call it Longlong Village."

"In Longlong Village, there have been farmers who have lived in farming and animal husbandry for generations. After generations of hard work, their lives have gradually become richer. All kinds of houses have been built, and fresh vegetables and fruits are continuously produced in the land. The grass is full of well-fed cattle and sheep."

"Every weekend, people in the village organize dances and dinners, and there are also many entertainment activities in normal times. Everyone's life is rich and happy."

"Suddenly one day, the prophet in the village brought a message: In the not-too-distant future, a giant dragon from a nearby mountain will attack Longlong Village, with the purpose of completely destroying Longlong Village and killing all the villagers."

"This news caused the villagers to panic - you must know that the giant dragon is very scary. With the technology of the villagers at that time, they had no way to fight against the giant dragon."

"However, these villagers cannot give up the land they have lived on for generations, because large-scale relocation means death."

"So, these villagers started to make various preparations, such as building walls, hoarding fuel, growing more food to prepare for long-term battles, and so on."

"In short, everyone is trying to do their best to defeat the dragon under limited conditions."

"The villagers also actively offered their ideas and suggestions. Among them, one strategy quickly gained the approval of many people."

"The proponent of this strategy said that the reason why the dragon attacked the village was actually because the development of the villagers had already threatened its survival. Therefore, what the villagers should do is to hide their power and let The dragon let down its guard, then secretly crafted a stronger weapon, which caught the dragon by surprise."

"This plan is called the 'Pastoral Project', and it seems very reasonable, but the question is, how do we hide our strength?"

"The first thing to do is to destroy most of the farmland, wipe out most of the livestock, and keep only the basic rations that are enough for everyone to live on."

"Secondly, dancing parties and entertainment activities are no longer allowed in the village, because these activities consume additional resources."

"In the end, even lighting lights at night was forbidden, because too bright lights signaled the prosperity of the village and could easily attract the attention of the dragon."

"Such a policy naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of most people, but the leader always believed that he was right, so when the policy could not be implemented and the village committee stood up to oppose it, he adopted various tough methods to promote it. his strategy."

"Such as setting fire to farmland, such as attacking and demolishing dance halls, such as adding water to lamp oil sold in the market. Such destructive actions have indeed achieved good results, but at the same time, the executors under the leader suddenly discovered that they The power in their hands is expanding rapidly."

"As I said before, they want to secretly manufacture stronger weapons. Let's call this weapon a city crossbow."

"Manpower and resources are needed to manufacture weapons, and obviously, those who participate in the manufacture of city crossbows will get more resources."

"They have plentiful food, bright lights, and even occasional dances to help them release stress. Obviously, any villager would like to join in this work, but who can really join?"

"From the perspective of the leader of the pastoral project, the idealist, he certainly hopes that the people who join the plan are truly talented people, but he ignores the fact that in this village, the contradiction between resources and needs has developed to the point where irreconcilable degree."

"Even the executors of the pastoral project can't get enough resources to satisfy their desires, so what will they do?"

"The answer is obvious, they will rent out the rights in their hands in exchange for resources that are not much."

"Want to join the city crossbow project? It's very simple, exchange bacon. No bacon? Okay, you can exchange it with your daughter. What? You said you don't want to continue the pastoral project? That's not okay, the privileged class has already Once formed, how can you destroy it casually?"

"At this point, the village has basically fallen into chaos. Murder and arson are rampant everywhere. The village committee of Longlong Village is no longer able to fight against the pastoral organization, because under their destruction, most of the resources of the entire society have been gathered. into their hands."

"In the end, the village committee disappeared, and the pastoral organization established a new village committee. They celebrated the arrival of a new era and their own victory, but everyone forgot that soon, the dragon will come to kill gone."

"And the city crossbow project? There won't be any progress in it, because those responsible for this project are all wastes who sold their resources in exchange for jobs."

"What is lying in the laboratory now is nothing but a broken bow with no strings."

"So, a few years after the pastoral organization established the village committee, the dragon destroyed the village. And those so-called elites who wanted to save the world didn't make any resistance—they simply didn't have the ability to resist."

After finishing speaking, Ye Zhou took a long breath and continued:
"Now, do you know where the fundamental problem of the pastoral organization is?"

"To sum up, there is only one sentence: elitism will inevitably lead to power rent-seeking, and power rent-seeking will inevitably lead to the collapse of order."

"If you want to save the world, you can't just rely on the strength of a certain person or a certain group of people. You have to involve everyone."

"To put it bluntly, even if they are useless, even if they are not helping, we must let them participate."

"Because they may not be helpful to the real goal, but the act of 'participating' itself is a symbol."

"It symbolizes the equality of everyone in the face of disasters, the rational distribution of resources, and the community of destiny."

"And this is also the original intention of the Fenghuo project and the Tongtianhe project."

(End of this chapter)