Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 373 Marriage System Collapses
Hearing this, Zhang Hao was speechless for a while.

Wang Zhijie continued: "If you want to blame it, you can blame this damn world. It's too fucking difficult. Anyway, I have no hope in this life. I just do whatever I feel comfortable with. Every day is a day."

"Young people, don't be discouraged..."

Zhang Hao persuaded subconsciously.

"I want to live up to my expectations, but unfortunately I can't pass the official employee exam. The physical condition of the soldier is not up to the standard, and I can't even find a slightly better job. Apart from lying flat, what do you think I have a way out?"

Wang Zhijie couldn't help complaining.

"If you were given a satisfying job, would you be willing to get married and have children?"

Zhang Hao follows the way of good guidance.

Wang Zhijie nodded first, and then shook his head: "You can consider getting married, but forget about having a child. When the sun comes out, I will consider having a child again, or it will be a pain to give birth."

"What if the government is willing to help you raise your children? Don't you think about it?" Zhang Hao asked further.

"How to raise?" Wang Zhijie was slightly taken aback.

"It's a bit like a children's welfare home. From birth to adulthood, from daily diet to medical education, the government covers everything."

"So good? Really or not?"

Wang Zhijie was slightly surprised.

Chu Dehan couldn't help but interjected: "Of course it's true. This is called socialized upbringing. If you often watch the news, you will find that there is already a trial in the capital."

"Really, I don't give birth either."

Wang Zhijie still shook his head.

"Why?" Zhang Hao hurriedly asked.

"Because I don't worry, the children's welfare home is not a good place. Who knows if there will be abuse in it, and it's safest not to give birth."

Wang Zhijie explained casually.

Zhang Hao suddenly got a little overwhelmed: "Don't be discouraged, I admit that there are indeed some bad phenomena in the orphanage. We need to be vigilant, but we can't give up eating because of choking."

"Are you wary of a large number of cases?"

The corner of Wang Zhijie's mouth twitched, and then he joked.

Zhang Hao didn't know how to refute. After all, there are loopholes in any management system, which is unavoidable. He paused and continued to ask:
"Brother Wang, from your personal point of view, how do you think to solve the problem of unmarried and infertile contemporary young people?"

Wang Zhijie chuckled, and half-truthfully said: "This is simple, just collect the single tax."

"Single tax?"

Wang Zhijie quickly waved his hand: "Haha, I'm joking, don't take it seriously."

Zhang Hao was noncommittal, and then changed the subject: "Brother Wang, how many years have you been in New York?"

"It should be almost five years. If I remember correctly, our family immigrated here in 85. Because of the economic crisis that year, we couldn't stay in the mainland anymore. We had to go to sea to try our luck."

"Are you still used to living here?"

Wang Zhijie nodded without hesitation: "No matter how bad New York is, it is better than the mainland. At least people can't starve to death. My hometown is too thick. I can barely guarantee food and clothing even if I work hard. It's just a lot of pressure."

"Uh..." Zhang Hao saw that the other party had misunderstood, so he quickly corrected him: "I'm asking if you're used to living underground? Do you feel depressed?"

"Depression, there will be more or less, but it's good to get used to it. To be honest, compared with hunger and cold, this depression is nothing in my opinion."

Wang Zhijie said disapprovingly.

"If you were allowed to live underground for the rest of your life, would you be willing?"

"As long as there is no shortage of food and drink, it doesn't matter where you live." Wang Zhijie shrugged.

Zhang Hao nodded: "Finally, I would like to ask an irrelevant question. The New Year's Eve party is being held outside. You are a young man, why don't you join in the fun?"

Wang Zhijie flashed the old mobile phone in his hand: "I've been obsessed with an online novel for the past two days, and I'm currently watching the climax, so I don't want to go out and waste time."

"Oh? What novel? So wonderful?"

Zhang Hao asked along the way.

""My Courtyard Shelter", a post-apocalyptic rebirth article, is very similar to the real background and has a strong sense of substitution. I really hope that one day, I will have the opportunity to be reborn before the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano."

Wang Zhijie looked forward to it.

Zhang Hao asked enthusiastically, "If you were to go back to before the Yellowstone volcano erupted, what would you do?"

"Have you ever heard of the 816 underground nuclear project?"

Wang Zhijie became interested instantly.

Zhang Hao thought for a while, then shook his head: "I've never heard of it."

"The 816 nuclear project, located deep in a mountain in Yucheng, was a nuclear raw material industrial base specially built for the development of nuclear weapons during the civil war.

It has a total length of more than 80 kilometers, the main cave is 18 meters high, and there are [-] large caves in the cave. The architectural layout is like a maze, and there are holes in the caves. It is an excellent refuge. "Wang Zhijie introduced in detail.

"You want to contract it?" Zhang Hao suddenly realized.

Wang Zhijie nodded excitedly: "That's right, this cave is big enough to transform it into a fully functional shelter. To tell you the truth, I'm planning to write a novel recently, and I want to use this as the background."

"Not bad, good idea." Zhang Hao tugged at the mask on his face, and praised casually, "Have you figured out the name of the novel? I am very interested in this plot, and I must read it later."

"I'm just writing for fun, so I may not get results."

Wang Zhijie said modestly.

"It's okay, let's add a WeChat message, and when you publish the book, remember to notify me."

Zhang Hao took out his mobile phone and suggested.

The person in front of him is very common among contemporary young people. He wants to understand the thoughts of the younger generation through him.

"Okay then! You add my WeChat account first, and tomorrow I will go to the government affairs hall of the city hall to browse the Internet, and then click to pass." Wang Zhijie had a trace of shame on his face.

The mobile phone bill is too expensive, and he can't afford it at all.

Zhang Hao opened his personal hotspot on the spot, and after adding friends, he immediately sent the other party a big red envelope of 660, which was regarded as the reward for the questionnaire.

When Wang Zhijie saw the red envelope, his face flushed with excitement. Although more than 600 yuan is not a lot, it is enough for his living expenses for a month.

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After leaving the slums of Dharavi, the group came to a middle-class community, where there are neat one-story villas and even gardens.

Chu Dehan introduced: "The residents here are mainly employees of major state-owned enterprises, and their annual income is basically between 10 and [-] yuan."

"Come on, let's find someone to sit with."

Zhang Hao waved his hand and took the lead into the community.

Soon, they found a family willing to accept the questionnaire.

Through conversations, we learned that the male owner of this household is 35 years old and works in a plant factory, while the female owner is an employee of the water company. The two have been married for six years and currently have a son, a daughter and two children.

Zhang Hao picked up the water cup and took a sip of tea: "Mr. Hong, the first question is, are you and your wife satisfied with your current life?"

"Satisfied, I can make do with it."

The master smiled and nodded.

"What do you two think of underground life?"

The hostess Michelle replied: "Except for being a little depressed, everything else is fine. After all, there is not only extreme cold on the ground, but also sandstorms, and there is no sun. Seriously speaking, it is safer to be underground."

"I don't think there's much of a difference either."

The host agreed.

Zhang Hao continued to ask: "I would like to ask a presumptuous question, do you two have any plans to continue having children?"

"It's gone, and I can't afford to support it after giving birth."

The male host shook his head again and again.

"Mr. Hong, can you tell us about your main expenses for raising your children?" Zhang Hao asked along the way.

Michelle took the initiative to take the words: "Actually, the biggest expense is food. In order to ensure nutrition, the two children need two eggs every day. Most of our wages are spent on this."

"Eggs? What's the price of eggs here?"

"You can't buy them in supply and marketing cooperatives, so you can only buy them at flea markets. Each egg costs about 100 yuan, and it costs 7000 yuan a month."

Michelle said in pain.

The combined wages of the husband and wife are about [-] to [-] per month. After deducting the money for food and utilities, there is really not much money left.

"Where did these eggs come from?" Zhang Hao asked curiously.

The male host rushed to answer: "Imported from the south, we have no conditions to set up a chicken farm here, but there is no restriction in the south. Although the egg production is low, the supply is relatively stable."

"Where is the south? Cuba? Venezuela? Or the southernmost Brazil and Argentina?"

Zhang Hao tried to guess.

"Neither, the three places you mentioned are too far away." The host shook his head, "It's the Bahamas Islands, where they are isolated overseas, as long as they are willing to spend money, let alone chicken farms, even wagyu cattle are produced. out."

"Hmph, those people are quite courageous. They dare to openly violate federal laws and regulations."

Zhang Hao couldn't help but snort coldly.

In order to avoid wasting food, all farms in the federation need to apply to the relevant departments, and only after passing the application can they be qualified to operate a farm.

In addition, strict supervision is required.

The male host waved his hand helplessly: "Where there is a demand, there is a market. This kind of thing cannot be banned. I hope that the higher-ups can relax it properly, lest those capitalists drive up prices, and dare to sell an egg for 100 yuan."

"There are also concerns from above. After all, the annual grain output is fixed. As long as one opening is opened, a torrent will soon form."

Zhang Hao quickly explained.

Michelle was a little unconcerned: "The higher-ups are obviously over-concerned. This is a market economy behavior. It is because the government has too much control that the food shortage has been caused every year, and it has not improved at all."

"You're wrong." Chu Dehan couldn't bear it anymore, and retorted: "The production capacity of grain has nothing to do with state-owned enterprises. Electricity, chemical fertilizers, nutrient solutions, and other aspects are the real limiting factors."

"I don't agree. As long as the private companies are completely loosened, electricity, fertilizers and nutrient solutions will not be a problem. As long as the profits are high, I believe they will work hard."

Michelle spoke plausibly.

The male owner pulled his wife's arm and said with a wry smile: "Michelle, you think things are too simple. I work in a plant factory and know more than you. Some difficulties can't be solved by private enterprises. To solve it, we need to mobilize the resources of the entire Federation."

Zhang Hao saw that the hostess' face was not very good, so he quickly brought the topic back: "Let's not talk about this, let's get down to business. If you get a raise in wages, are you willing to regenerate?"

"How bullish is that? If it rises twice, we are definitely willing to regenerate one; if it only rises twice, or less, then there is a high probability that we will not regenerate."

Michelle was straight to the point.

The reason why they had two children was not only that they really liked children, but they also had the original intention of getting a birth reward, otherwise one would be enough.

tripled?
Zhang Hao feels that the other party is in the Arabian Nights.

The folks have long been full of grievances about the benefits of official employees. If their wages are raised, this move will be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

He dared not provoke public outrage.

"If the government implements socialized upbringing, food, drink, and medical education are all included, would you be willing to have children?"

"This..." Michelle hesitated.

The recent topic of socialized raising has caused a great stir in the small circle of official employees, and she has also heard about it.

The male owner clearly expressed his objection: "Raising children is not like raising cats and dogs, and everything will be fine after birth. I personally have reservations about this obviously irresponsible behavior."

If it weren't for the fact that the other party is also a "colleague", he would definitely yell at him. The "socialized parenting" plan is simply a malicious intention.

To put it bluntly, once the "socialized upbringing" is successful, it means the disintegration of the marriage system. As we all know, the essence of marriage is to jointly raise offspring.

Whether it is Eastern culture or Western culture, it is a huge challenge for both.

"But the fertility rate is too low right now. If socialization is not adopted, how can we save the fertility rate?"

Zhang Hao shook his head bitterly.

The male host thought about it for a while, but gave a suggestion: "I heard that local public rental housing is in short supply. You can try to tie the birth of a child with the number of public rental housing. I think most young people will be tempted."

"It's not that simple. Taking Huicheng as an example, many fertility incentives have been introduced before, including ration subsidies, maternity allowances, and priority of public rental housing, but the results still failed to save the declining fertility rate."

Zhang Hao explained patiently.

"There are always more solutions than difficulties, and I believe a solution will be found."

The male host can't think of a good way for the time being.

Zhang Hao shrugged, and then changed the topic: "Mr. Hong, I want to know, do you and your wife have any idea of ​​taking root in New York?"

"Can I tell the truth?"

The master gritted his teeth and asked.

"Of course, this questionnaire survey is not a formality, and we will keep the identities of the respondents strictly confidential."

Zhang Hao nodded solemnly.

The male host pursed his lips, and said directly what was in his heart: "If there is a chance, we will definitely leave New York. There are only 10,000+ people in the local area. The population is too small, which is not conducive to the growth of the next generation."

"18 is still less? It's equivalent to the population of a small county." Zhang Hao shook his head.

"The 18 is only temporary, and it is estimated that it will decrease in the future. The population of the Americas is small, let alone New York. The location is too far north, and there is no decent pillar industry. The future prospects are worrying."

The male host said worriedly.

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