I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 609 - 443: 50-Year Development Plan
Chapter 609: Chapter 443: 50-Year Development Plan
“Friends, comrades, happy New Year to all!”
Lu Yuan, wearing plain civilian attire, sat at his desk.
It appeared to be just an ordinary conversation, one with friends.
But everyone knew, this dialogue touched upon much and related to the future.
Soon, the crowd of braggarts and chatterboxes quieted down and stared at the big screen.
Students celebrating at the carnival on the playground also turned their gazes to the screens.
“Now, in the Ninth Epoch, the 155th year’s Spring Festival, sometimes it feels like the passage of time is really like a dream, a blink of an eye, a brief closure, and it flits away.”
“Soon, we will welcome the 156th year.”
“Watching generation after generation grow up, seeing the gradual flourishing of cities, there’s always a subtle sense of achievement. This is the civilization we have built from scratch with great struggle and painstaking effort.”
“It’s been a long time since we had a discussion about the development of civilization…”
Lu Yuan, in front of the large screen, spoke earnestly: “We have been a Level Two Civilization for a very long time.”
“The easy fruit has been picked by us, and the hard to reach, hanging high on the branches, compel us to look up. Yet these fruits are not beyond reach; perhaps, with thought and effort, one can leap up and pluck them…”
His voice grew more passionate: “It’s time to move towards becoming a Third-level Civilization!”
“We will need fifty years to transform Human 18th Civilization, Green Grass City, into a Third-level Civilization!”
“The reason we chose this habitat for development is because of the resource-rich Crack ahead. I believe everyone has felt this point, the recent improvement in living standards is all due to the resources from the Crack.”
“There are also our friendly allies ahead, the Underground Alliance. The collision of exchange and thought is always valuable, and ‘In the company of three, there is a teacher for me’; a humble attitude is always the first step in the pursuit of knowledge.”
Lu Yuan took a deep breath: “Next, I will outline the specific details of the ‘Fifty-Year Development Plan’…”
As he spoke, many people in the city fell into contemplation.
Even the Rat Artisans, sipping wine and flushed with alcohol in the bars, listened to the tales among the crowd.
What else is humanity lacking?
Actually… quite a lot.
The most direct issue: shaky foundations!
Humans have come across too many relics of civilization: Green Grass, Meida, Fire Source, Nanyu, as well as the technology purchased from Rize Civilization. Various standards and agreements are all jumbled up, and humanity does not have the energy to sort them out; we just make do.
To put it plainly, it’s all borrowing!
At first, this approach worked well.
Things like firearms and the like, just use them directly, no need to chase after the principles, anyway, just make do.
But when it comes to upgrading? Forget it! Just the chaotic maintenance alone consumes a great deal of engineers’ efforts.
They have to learn a whole bunch of technological trees from different civilizations to better maintain them.
This situation is actually somewhat similar to India.
The entire Indian army features an assortment of weapons from different nations, so much so that the military systems, from combat to logistics, must adapt to these disparate weapon systems. Due to varying origins, tactical positioning, data links and exchange, as well as logistical support and maintenance, are all vastly different. This has led to all kinds of strange and ridiculous errors, becoming the stuff of jokes.
The Human 18th Civilization has similar issues to some extent.
So the first point is, we must strengthen the foundation, establish our own industry standards for humanity, and eradicate these historical issues once and for all!
The second point is… population.
Without enough population, it’s hard to develop pure physical industry. Take the simplest example: during the fight with the Nanyu Civilization, they used a kind of ‘micrometer robot,’ which humans have yet to replicate.
From the Source Fire Civilization, we obtained the blueprint for Controlled Nuclear Fusion, but humans have not implemented it either.
Talent is the most precious resource.
“Here, I solemnly announce: in the next 50 years, Green Grass City’s population will expand to 1 million, that is, more than 10,000 newborns each year.”
“At the same time, the period of compulsory education will be raised to 24 years old, from kindergarten all the way to university graduation.”
“We will establish five brand new universities and 12 research institutes, raising the age limit for doctoral applicants to 60 years old.”
“At the same time, 200 new types of enterprises will be established, with projects divided into two major categories: Idealism and Materialism…”
These resolutions broadcast one by one sparked widespread debate.
After all, these matters concerned personal interests.
To take care of the new generation, a significant portion of resources will be invested in the younger generation.
It’s normal, young people without connections or resources, how can they compare with the older generation who has struggled for over a hundred years?
But it’s the young people who are the hope for the future, and once they stop struggling, civilization ceases to move forward.
“With the government rolling out so much investment all at once, won’t there be a serious fiscal deficit?”
The atmosphere on online forums was still quite friendly, and since most of the investments were allocated to the young people and their own benefits weren’t reduced, there wasn’t much of a problem.
“Don’t worry, the government is still quite wealthy right now. Moreover, spread over 50 years, the scale of the deficit is rather limited.”
In the bar, the Rat Artisans were drinking and sighing…
Perhaps they too had their moments of glory… who knows?
…
Lu Yuan let out a soft sigh; he could actually predict what everyone was thinking and discussing.
The conflict between the old and the new generations has always existed for a long time in every era before reaching a stage of great wealth.
The new generation thinks the old are hogging the pit without doing the business, while the old believe the new generation is too lazy and relies on their elders, deeming each succeeding generation worse than the last—perspectives defined by where one stands, such is human nature.
Fortunately, it’s easy to turn a small ship around, and right now with a population of only over 400,000, there aren’t many bizarre opinions.
As long as wealth distribution is reasonable, the current big family model can still continue.
But with a population in the hundreds of millions, or even billions, this model might not work so well. At that time, all kinds of societal trends will emerge, like animal protection, environmental protection, and even fighting techniques—1% of the population might occupy 90% of the public debate, skewing the entire civilization off track.
However, Lu Yuan doesn’t plan on having such a large population; he feels that developing over several thousand years, maintaining a long-term stable population of 5-10 million is about right.
And it has to be of high quality; he prefers the elite route.
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After a few seconds of pause, Lu Yuan smiled and said, “My friends, let’s talk about Third-level Civilization again…”
“Besides the all-rounded strength of Idealism and Materialism technologies, there is another important difference between Third-level Civilization and Second-level Civilization… about the development and application of Civilization Points.”
“A confidential document from the Source Fire Civilization shows that they have developed a unique geographical technique that can harness the Power of Earth Veins to control volcanic eruptions.”
“Although the specific principles are not clear, in theory, it is an application of ‘Luck’. Deep volcanic eruptions can bring a large amount of resources, and as you know, we initially picked up a lot of Fire Attribute Ores, and we still have a lot in stock. The Source Fire Civilization can control volcanoes, allowing them to continuously pick up ores.”
“Additionally, some information from the Green Grass Civilization displays content we do not understand.”
“For example, the ‘Harvest Command’, an unknown Idealism Technology, which increases the output of all plants by 3-5 times within a year, even including the production of the Opium poppy. This may also be an application of ‘Civilization Points’.”
“In other words, a Third-level Civilization typically has a preliminary understanding of ‘Civilization Points’.”
Civilization Points, to a certain extent, can turn into Spirit Essence.”
“But Spirit Essence cannot be converted back into ‘Civilization Points’.”
This information is rather cryptic and incomplete; it was confusing at first glance.
Only when humans reach this stage do they slowly decipher it—so that’s how it is!
The future work requires a large population for research, so it is not a secret project; therefore, Lu Yuan has made it public.
This truly sparked the interest of many people—it’s a brand-new research direction!
“Furthermore, in the material domain, we need to research more advanced machinery, including high-speed flying vehicles, mechanical puppets, giant engines…”
“On one hand, we need to make Sky City fly a bit faster to avoid more natural enemies. As everyone knows, the current speed of Green Grass City is as slow as a snail, even a 50% increase would be good.”
“On the other hand, replacing human labor with mechanics is also a future trend… Rather than having a Great Grandmaster physically fight, it’s better to showcase our high technology.”
The future that Lu Yuan depicts actually tends towards science fiction, but it still excites everyone!
Especially for the students in schools, they can’t wait to achieve great things, each describing their own ideals…
Ideals, no matter the era, are more precious than gold.
“Lastly, there’s one more thing.”
“Since everyone has the surname Lu, the common three thousand Chinese characters are not quite enough.”
“So we plan to change the surname with each generation; this can distinguish the generational differences of the children. When it comes to choosing a spouse, everyone can consider this.”
This little episode made everyone smile knowingly.
Names are really running out.
Three thousand Chinese characters theoretically can create nine million unique names, but many names are unappealing. You can’t just name someone ‘Big Poop’ or ‘Dog Egg’, right?
Excluding key characters with negative connotations like ‘manure’, ‘dog’, ‘pig’, ‘fat’, ‘stupid’, ‘silly’, there really aren’t many names left.
