Chapter 1044 Drought to death, flood to death

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In mid-October, Pei Qing's new book had already been published, and Ye Ziqi and Ye Zihua's book had also completed all the work at the end of October and handed it over to Shengshi Media Group for publication.

Ye Zishu didn't pay attention to writing the book during this period of time. He was not only busy with study and scientific research, but also spent his free time on the research and development of new mining technology.

It wasn't until November that he felt that he couldn't procrastinate any longer, so he focused on writing the book, trying to finish it within one month, and it could be published in December.

So in November, he really paid little attention to the outside world. Apart from studying and scientific research, he just wrote books at home. Time passed and a month passed.

It stands to reason that with his writing speed, it would not take such a long time at all, but in order to be able to write valuable works, he not only needs to study previous political and academic works.

It is also necessary to analyze the current political forms of various countries, and the sources of analysis include not only public data and related materials, but also information obtained from biological robots.

He even consulted the information collected by the Five Divine Beasts around the world. Compared with biological robots, the information obtained by the Five Divine Beasts is much more detailed, including not only behavioral information, but also everyone's thinking information.

This is a function that Ye Zishu has not revealed to the outside world. The collection of behavioral information can be done by biological robots, but biological robots cannot collect everyone's thoughts.

The five gods and beasts hide many functions, but there is no need to tell them to the outside world, and in addition to providing him with reference materials, they will also provide this information to the outside world.

Therefore, most of the time is spent on data analysis. Only with enough information can the analysis be more accurate and the written things have value.

Instead of sitting at home and relying on imagination, the things written in that way may be beautiful, but they do not have much practical value. According to this kind of thinking, it is likely to go astray.

By the end of November, Ye Zishu finally finished writing the book. The finished book was very thick, with a total word count of 2.5 million words, which was about the same as Pei Qing's previous set of books.

After finishing writing, Ye Zishu sent a copy to Pei Qing, Ye Zihua, and Ye Ziqi, letting them see if there was anything wrong with it, and they could discuss it if they brought it up.

Since this book is created on the basis of predecessors' thoughts on socialism, many of the contents in it are not difficult to understand, but there are also many points that may cause controversy.

Sure enough, after reading it, Pei Qing felt that what he wrote was too bold. In his book, he proposed several ideal social models.

One of them, which may cause huge controversy, is to establish an anarchic society, where all social functions are arranged by artificial intelligence,

There are robots doing it.

If it is combined with Pei Qing's ideal economic model, classes will be completely eliminated, and everyone will be equal in a true sense, which is more thorough than the social model written by the predecessors.

Pei Qing does not object to what he wrote, but this social structure is far from the current situation, and under the conflict of interests, it is almost impossible to realize it.

Of course, Ye Zishu also knows that no one has desires. As long as they are living things, they have their own interests. If you try to eliminate desires or ignore personal interests, it will be too silly.

In his ideal social model, he moved personal interests and desires from pure power and money to the field of knowledge and academics, allowing everyone to realize personal interests and desires through academic levels.

In his view, power and money desires and interests are actually the most primitive desires and interests. Only academic desires and interests are advanced and more conducive to the progress of civilization.

In the past, it was impractical to put forward such an idea when the material conditions were not abundant, but when the material conditions were extremely rich, and when the idea of ​​equality among the people gradually became popular, power, money interests, and desires seemed a lot vulgar.

And in his view, when everyone has no survival problems, power and money may not necessarily bring spiritual pleasure, unless one wants to pursue extreme power and money, but doing so means that problems will inevitably arise.

Of course, this is the ultimate ideal society in his book, and several transitional stages of society have been described earlier, in order to have a set of operable guiding ideology.

Any drastic social reform is bound to be accompanied by strong risks. A mature society needs transformation and reform, which cannot be achieved in one step.

Therefore, it is necessary to proceed step by step, and to realize the ultimate ideal through small steps while reducing risks, so that all parties can accept it, and the resistance to reform will be much smaller.

The most important thing is that the risks of each reform can be predicted. In actual practice, there are opportunities to constantly check and fill in gaps, but the ultimate ideal has never changed.

Of course, politics is always a sensitive topic. If there is no strong internal motivation for reform and you want to rely on external forces to promote it, the situation will be completely different.

"This is an academic work. If you have opinions, you can discuss them. It's not as exaggerated as you said." Ye Zishu said with a smile.

In fact, their eldest brother didn't mention the second brother, and what Pei Qing wrote was too ideal in the eyes of outsiders, but what she wrote was in the field of economics, so the sensitivity was not so great.

The books written by Ye Zihua and Ye Ziqi also have their own ideal models, because the things they wrote are actually inherited from the same root.

They are all based on the economics works written by Pei Qing. The economy is the foundation of all development. The degree of economic development, structural composition and distribution mode all affect the adjustment of other aspects.

Of course, changes in other aspects will also affect economic development and distribution. In fact, the ultimate goal of any political system and social structure is a difference in the distribution of benefits.

Therefore, in terms of political, economic and social organization methods, it is difficult to tell who is the cause and who is the effect, because any change will inevitably cause other changes, rather than exist and change in isolation from each other.

When Pei Qing heard what he said, she didn't say any more. In the end, it was just an academic discussion, and no one would attack him personally with these views, so she would fall into a lower class.

As for the academic discussion, even if he opposes his point of view, he is actually happy to see it. The reason is not clear, and there is no academic atmosphere for debate, which is not a good academic atmosphere.

Since he dared to write it for everyone to read, he was already mentally prepared for others to refute it. Just like Pei Qing, since her book was published, the controversy has never stopped.

Fortunately, he was more relieved that there was no personal attack involved, and everyone consciously focused on academic issues. Of course, there are also many noises on the Internet, so there is no need to pay attention to such voices.

After handing over this book to Shengshi Media Group for publication, Ye Zishu has completed one thing. As for the subsequent impact, it is out of his consideration.

His own work is still in the field of scientific research, and it will provide new impetus for the development of the domestic economy at an appropriate time. As for writing, it is just a flavoring agent in life, and he will not spend too much energy on it.

Originally thought that his book should not be published until January or even February, but unexpectedly, in just half a month, his book got the edition number, and it will be on sale at the end of December.

This speed is faster than Pei Qing's new book and Ye Ziqi's and Ye Zihua's books. He guessed that his identity may have played a big role, otherwise it would not be so fast.

As usual, Shengshi Media Group promoted his upcoming new book, and many people paid attention to it, but they were not so interested when they learned that it was a political book.

The publicity effect is far less eye-catching than Pei Qing's previous economic works. Ye Zishu also smiled helplessly. It seems that everyone is not very interested in political books.

This reminded him of the novel he wrote before, the difference in treatment between the two was too great, he didn't know whether he should feel happy or worried.

The joy is that when the society is harmonious, people will not pay special attention to political topics, because everyone is satisfied with their lives, otherwise the public will be very concerned about political topics.

The worry is that he is afraid of seeing the society entertained to death, and lacks sensitivity to key issues such as politics and society, which will lead to the degeneration and sinking of the whole society.

When everyone feels that politics is too far away from everyone, it is actually very dangerous, and problems will inevitably arise over time. This is what he worries about.

His book went on sale on December 25th. According to news from Shengshi Media Group, 100,000 copies were sold on the day it went on sale, and the overall figure is not low.

It's just that compared with the books he wrote before, the sales volume on the first day of listing was a bit lower, but he didn't care too much, and after reading the data, he didn't continue to pay attention.

When the time came to January 2003, he began to check the operating conditions of his properties. This year's Chinese New Year is a bit early, and February 1st is New Year's Eve, so a lot of work needs to be done in advance.

Shengshi Cultural Group still implements the cultural equalization action proposed by Ye Zishu, so that the vast majority of residents in the country can more easily obtain cultural, entertainment and other resources.

Therefore, after investing a huge amount of money in the previous year, it still invested a lot of money in fixed assets and cultural team building last year, and still achieved fruitful results.

Last year, their total revenue finally broke through the 10 trillion yuan mark, but the net profit margin was further reduced to only 5%, and the net profit margin was only 500 billion yuan.

To his surprise, Shengshi Cultural Group invested the most in libraries last year. According to their plan, they will build a full range of public libraries in all cities above the county level in China.

This is not their business. After all, the library does not make money, but the investment scale is very large, and now that e-books are very popular, investing in the library is not a good choice.

It is precisely because of this that Leaf Book did not require them to invest in the library, but they did not expect that they would still do so. At present, this business is still in the investment stage, and the income situation is not clear for the time being.

Fortunately, this business does not exist alone, but is carried out together in the name of building a city cultural center, so as to stimulate the cultural enthusiasm of a city. If the library is only built separately, the effect may be even less obvious.

Only in this way, the investment scale will be higher. According to their plan, they plan to build a cultural and art center for every 500,000 people, and the investment scale of each cultural and art center is as high as 10 billion yuan.

If this plan is really followed, 2,600 cultural and art centers need to be built across the country. Even after deducting the more than 300 cultural and art centers they built before, they still need to build more than 2,300 more.

The total investment scale is as high as 23 trillion yuan. After the construction is completed, the art center will concentrate library, performing arts center, convention and exhibition center, cultural and creative square and other facilities.

It is a cultural and artistic center of a city or region, and it is also a good place for leisure and entertainment for urban residents. It can bring a significant cultural atmosphere to the city and play a very good role in supplementing urban functions.

However, such a huge investment plan really shocked him. With Shengshi Cultural Group's own capital scale, it is still a bit difficult to do this.

Their total operating surplus over the years is only 5.2 trillion yuan, which is still very far from 23 trillion yuan. The reason why there was a surplus last year is that the plan has just started and has not yet been fully invested.

If the investment in this area is deducted last year, their profit level last year was still good, reaching 2 trillion yuan. If this level of profit is followed, it will take more than 7 years to complete this plan.

Of course, this is under the condition that there is no debt. If you invest in debt, it will not take so long, and the investment in this area can basically be completed in about 5 years.

Although their investment scale is large, Ye Zishu did not stop them. After all, they have too much money in their hands. Investing to create wealth is much better than simply holding funds in their hands.

In fact, he really hopes that the companies under his control will invest the funds in his hands, but some companies make too much money, but there are few huge investment opportunities, and the typical one is Phoenix Technology.

In the suggestion of Shengshi Cultural Group's financial report, he asked it to borrow appropriately, and planned to complete the cultural and art center in about 5 years. With their profitability and operating ability, they are not under great pressure.

As more and more people began to return to their hometowns, improving the quality of life of county residents became a top priority. He didn't want to see people with money in their hands but empty heads.

However, if you want to improve the cultural and artistic quality of the people, you must provide good conditions and environment, and you cannot completely expect the people to improve spontaneously. This kind of thinking is unrealistic.

Moreover, such a huge investment in infrastructure is of great significance to stimulating economic growth, and can be compared with Wancheng Foundation's plan to revitalize the countryside.

Both are huge infrastructure constructions, all aimed at improving the living standards and quality of residents, narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas, and achieving balanced distribution and development of national resources.

Phoenix Technology's revenue last year was 55 trillion yuan, and their "Second World" contributed the most, which surprised Yeshu.

The year before last, their Second World users were only 100,000. Last year, their "Second World" developed very rapidly, with the number of users reaching 100 million, becoming the hottest topic in the Internet field.

Among the 100 million users, domestic users accounted for a very large proportion, reaching 90%. The reason is that the establishment of the social security fund has allowed domestic people to have money and time.

If it weren't for Yeshu's mandatory opening only for eight hours a day, it is estimated that a large number of users will indulge in the "second world", and he is a little lucky for his decision.

The main reason for the rapid growth of "Second World" users is that this virtual world is becoming more and more perfect. He opened the virtual world of Baihu Technology Company for their reference, which is very effective.

Now the ecological system of the "second world" is becoming more and more complex. This is an inevitable phenomenon. As long as there are more people in any ecology, the complexity will inevitably increase rapidly.

According to their statistics, the economic scale in the "Second World" has reached 10 trillion yuan. As an operator and a major service provider, Phoenix Technology has obtained huge benefits from it.

Of course, there are also other investors entering the "Second World". It is precisely because of the influx of a large amount of capital that this virtual world prospers. Not only domestic capital enters, but the scale of international capital entering is also not small.

Among the current global economies, my country's economy is thriving. With its strong scientific and technological strength and huge market size, it has laid a solid foundation in the global economy.

This actually squeezes the living space of international capital. In order to obtain more opportunities, it is not so strange that they set their sights on the "second world".

It's just that the "Second World" is ultimately established and operated by Phoenix Technology Corporation. No matter how other capital is involved in this virtual world, Phoenix Technology Corporation is always the party that benefits the most.

Seeing these data, Ye Zishu considered whether to take out the virtual world of Baihu Technology Company for operation. Compared with the current "Second World", the virtual world of Baihu Technology Company has more promotion value.

Because their virtual world is not purely virtual, due to the high similarity with the real world, they can engage in more activities and save social costs.

What he values ​​most is that various scientific experiments can be carried out in it. If it is changed to the real world, the cost will be much higher, which is not conducive to the participation of all people in the scientific field.

After thinking about it for a long time, he thought it was better to wait. Although many people are free at present, these people are still immersed in the mentality of getting money easily without working.

The mentality has not been focused on self-improvement, and it is not very meaningful to launch it now. In addition, whether to launch it depends on the opinions of relevant departments, which cannot be decided unilaterally on their side.

Even if it is launched, it can only target the domestic market and the public, and is unlikely to be global. The reason is that this kind of virtual world is not just for economic and entertainment purposes, but actually has strategic value.

The purpose of his introduction is to allow domestic people to participate in scientific development at a lower cost, rather than to allow the global public to participate in scientific development at a lower cost. He is not that great yet.

The last constraint is that the wealth accumulation of the domestic people is not enough. The price of virtual helmets is definitely not low, and the market price will not be lower than 1 million. He needs to give the people time to accumulate wealth.

Last year, their growth rate was 22%, and the growth rate is still very high. The reason is that in addition to the important role played by the "second world", the development of home service business also played a very positive role.

Just seeing that their profit last year was as high as 22 trillion yuan, Ye Zishu didn't know how to deal with it. They have a large surplus every year, and the accumulated amount has reached 113 trillion yuan.

In the past, most of the profits were handed over to Wancheng Foundation, and now Wancheng Foundation is gradually returning the money borrowed before, which made Phoenix Technology Corporation have more and more cash in its hands.

They are not like other physical enterprises that require huge investment. In addition to human investment, the software industry does not have a lot of other investments.

As for the labor cost, due to the relationship of artificial intelligence, the work efficiency is extremely high, even if the salary is very high, it will not consume much cost, which is why their profit margin is always so high.

Ye Zishu thought about it for a long time, but he didn't realize that the place needed their financial support. Although other groups were very hungry for funds, they could definitely obtain funds through loans.

Wancheng Foundation can now realize business development with its own ability, and no longer needs the support of external funds. In the end, it can only let Phoenix Technology Company store these profits in the banks under the Tidal Group.

Unsurprisingly, Xuanwu Technology suffered a very large loss last year, reaching 15 trillion yuan, and the main loss was in the robot manufacturing business.

The service fee of the housekeeping service robot has been reduced, and they are the most injured group. They signed a profit sharing model with Qinglong Technology Company before, but now it has become their nightmare.

Even if they renegotiate the distribution of benefits with Qinglong Technology Company, their losses are still so large. Coupled with the establishment of the social security fund and the construction of supporting systems, the profitability of robots has been greatly weakened.

In addition, their investment in the interstellar ship project is also relatively large, basically maintaining an annual investment of about 10 trillion yuan, which is one of the reasons why their losses are so high.

And their revenue growth is relatively slow. Last year, their total revenue was 85 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of only 6.35%, which was lower than the domestic economic growth rate.

Qinglong Technology's revenue last year was very impressive, and finally exceeded 100 trillion yuan. Among them, the second-generation smart glasses performed very well, selling 100 million units, bringing them a revenue of 10 trillion yuan. receive.

However, their net profit margin has dropped significantly, only 5%, and the net profit is 5 trillion yuan. The reason why it is so low is that they have used a lot of profits to subsidize Xuanwu Technology.

Without their subsidies, Xuanwu Technology would suffer even greater losses. It can be said that the robotics business has now become their hot potato. The return on investment is too low, and the payback cycle is also very long.

In addition, their investment in the interstellar ship project continues, but they are no longer limited to the interstellar ship project itself, but rely on this project to comprehensively upgrade their technologies.

No matter what, they were still profitable last year, it was just a matter of earning more and earning less. The situation was much better than that of Xuanwu Technology Company. It can be seen that the most suffering is still the enterprises in the manufacturing process.

Huanyu Group’s revenue growth last year was also very slow, with a total revenue of 34 trillion yuan and a growth rate of only 6.25%, which was the same as that of Xuanwu Technology.

Their business has strong limitations. After the great development in the past few years, the transportation field has basically stabilized, and it is almost impossible to achieve the explosive growth like before.

Moreover, their business is also a traditional manufacturing business, and they hope that through the new technology and interstellar ship business given by Ye Zishu a while ago, they can gain new growth momentum.