Beneath Deep Space

This time, the democratic vote was very grand and lasted for one week. It can be said to be the first referendum since the establishment of the new human civilization government. There is only one theme for voting: choosing people's quality of life!

On the bulletin board, the new human government fully disclosed the current material reserves of the Noah. The specific data are listed in tables. If everything is used at once, the current basic material reserves will only be enough for people to "live luxuriously" for about five years.

The first thing that will be in short supply is organic substances such as methane. There are not many minerals of this type that can be dug from Mars. Without them, factories would not be able to make daily necessities such as plastics. If consumption continues at the current rate, it is expected that they will be used up in about three to five years.

Then there are nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other fertilizers and water resources, which takes about ten years.

Of course, if people can save a little or recycle these materials, they can survive longer. It could be anywhere from thirty to fifty years. Even experts cannot accurately estimate the specific data. It depends on the progress of the latest generation of recycling technology and people's environmental awareness.

As expected by the government, after a week of arguing and thinking, most of the panicked people chose a simple life plan.

To be precise, more than 80% of the people choose the simple plan, accounting for the vast majority! It seems that the majority of people are rational. Compared with a better life, people generally want to live longer.

Although the results are the same, one is forced by the government, and the other is chosen by the people themselves. Which one is higher and which one is lower, the effect is self-evident.

This is political wisdom. Yu Yifeng sighed a little, "The results of your own choices must be swallowed with tears. No wonder we..."

This vote is valid for one year. After one year, everyone will vote again to choose their lifestyle...

After the people chose a simple life plan, the new government launched a series of plans and new economic policies, embarking on a bold "utopian" attempt.

The new government divided all citizens, based on family units, into twenty-five communities, each with approximately 2,000 people.

Every month, the government allocates a certain amount of daily necessities to each community. Of course, the quantitative share of this part of daily necessities is voted by the people.

According to regulations, each community implements a "distribution on demand" system, which means that everyone can take whatever they need, and everything... is free!

Yes, everything is free!

This is a big test for everyone’s comprehensive quality!

Think about it, everyone's daily necessities are mixed together, and the total amount is limited, but if it can be distributed according to needs, it can completely satisfy everyone's survival.

But after all, this is not an era of extreme wealth, and the material rations in each community are limited. What if someone takes more and enjoys it more?

If someone enjoys an overly luxurious meat meal, someone will inevitably eat less meat; if someone enjoys a bath, someone will inevitably use less water... In the case of total quantity control, if someone uses more, someone will eat less. Take less, that’s for sure.

Therefore, the results of this "Utopia" attempt are nothing more than two:

First, looting... Everyone wants to grab more material resources, and all resource shares are snatched up within a few minutes. The selfish side of human nature is exposed in this process.

This kind of result is definitely not what Yu Yifeng and the others want to see, but... it should be unlikely.

The second result is that everyone is humble to each other, and the entire community can continue in harmony and order, and there may even be excess material resources. This is of course a better result, which means that everyone can trust other people in the community, and everyone will restrain themselves from taking more things that they don’t need...

If this can really be done, realizing a true utopia will be possible!

In fact, the government does this to cultivate ordinary people's awareness of the "public system" and their awareness of controlling desires, so as to prepare for the extreme affluence that may come in the future.

In order to guide the entire trial towards a better outcome, the new government has also formulated a series of guidance measures.

For example: how much each person takes is recorded; a large number of government personnel are arranged to carry out relevant publicity; and people who are close or know each other are placed in the same community as much as possible, etc...

We even arranged the biggest back-up: that is - the new currency system still works.

People living in the community can receive supplies for free, but they can also purchase daily necessities from the government with Singapore dollars, but the prices are expensive after all. (The government withheld some supplies in advance.) If we use Singapore dollars to purchase all daily necessities, one month's salary will not be enough for food and clothing.

Some people may wonder, why are there people willing to spend money to buy something when it is free? Of course there are, and there are quite a few...

All in all, this is a big test of the overall quality of the entire civilization! If huge riots are caused, the experiment will be stopped immediately and rationing will be implemented for the entire population.

Yu Yifeng, Sean, Xu Yunjin and others really hope that this experiment can be successful.

Uneasy, really very uneasy!

Tossing and turning that night, unable to sleep, Yu Yifeng simply got up and wandered outside.

Noah's sun-shaped lights are automatically adjusted over time. It is now night, and the big lights in the sky have been completely extinguished, leaving only a few scattered street lights.

Along the way, he thought of many things. For example, at the doomsday dinner before the supernova, people sat together and enjoyed the dinner quietly and happily, just like a big family.

It would be great if people could keep this atmosphere, be harmonious and friendly with each other, and although there would be occasional conflicts, most of the time they could seek common ground while reserving differences and live in harmony. I wonder if people today can do it...

It sounds easy: everyone distributes according to their needs, takes what they need, and doesn't take what they don't need. However, distribution according to needs is not equal distribution, and everyone's needs are different. Some people have a large appetite and eat a lot, and some women are pregnant and need better nutrition. This series requires members of the community to understand and take care of each other.

Under the condition 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 the experiment is based on a small family unit, it is actually very simple to achieve this harmony.

Suppose a couple faces a food crisis, usually they will not defend each other, hide their own living resources, but rely on each other and complement each other.

However, it will definitely be more difficult for a big family.

This is actually a trust issue, but people have experienced so many disasters, and theoretically there is a basis for mutual trust...

"Professor Sean?"

"Hello, Captain Yu."

Yu Yifeng was not the only one who couldn't sleep. Sean, Wang Yufan, Xu Yunjin and others also gathered in the small square in front of the government in the middle of the night with worries.

"Do you think it will succeed?"

"I really don't know this time..."

After discussing for a long time, there was no particularly good conclusion. The comprehensive quality of the people on Noah is higher than any other region on the earth. But this time, no one knows what the result will be.

Yu Yifeng sighed deeply, he just hoped that the experiment would succeed.

Some people will definitely say that I am a utopian socialist... In fact, no one knows how to truly realize "communism", I can only write according to my own ideas.

There won't be much content in this regard, but there must be a necessary transition, and it will be finished in about one or two days.