Chapter 140

Zhang Yuan took a long breath and opened the last and latest report.

"... Hello, friends of the earth times and the golden sun."

"I have to admit that earth civilization has entered an unprecedented bottleneck period."

The tone of this report is not as peaceful and proud as it was hundreds of years ago, but has become worried.

"Various crises have strangled our throats!"

"I'm sorry to tell you that last month, there was an unprecedented general strike that lasted for four planets!"

"The anger of the workers burned to the whole solar system. There were two vicious air leaks, 3439 people were suffocated, two space cities were paralyzed, and 17 interstellar ports stopped running!"

"We expect that because of this terrorist activity, the GDP of the whole civilization will drop by 1.1%!"

"Huge parades have also taken place on earth. The people at the bottom are asking for higher salaries, better medical services and lower prices for houses on earth..."

"Are they wrong? They're not wrong... But obviously, it can't be done. The most high-end services are destined to be used only by a small number of rich people. "

"The high building prices on earth have long bound the whole financial system. Coupled with the strong market demand, it is impossible to reduce prices at will. All economic actions are market-oriented and will not be transferred due to the will of the government. Moreover, the redistribution of interests will involve vested interests, including elites who have made more contributions to civilization. "

"They can't sacrifice their own interests to help others. The obstacles in silence are more powerful than the forces that erupt. "

"Dear friends of the earth times and the golden sun, I have to admit that this crisis is different from the past."

"The tsunami is not sudden, but has been brewing for hundreds of years."

"... the Titan government and Europa government have jointly reached an energy production restriction agreement in an attempt to raise the price of nuclear fusion raw materials to alleviate internal economic contradictions."

"The earth's economic circle naturally can't stand the vital energy supply and is restrained by the other side..."

"The military orders of various countries are increasing by 20% every year..."

"It is difficult for us to predict what this data will eventually bring..."

"The most distant Titan base is 6-8 astronomical units away from the earth. A spacecraft used to take a month or two. Such a huge space gap has caused a series of difficulties in management. The influence of the global economic circle has been weakened a lot over there. "

"We don't know what the future will be like. We just hope our civilization can get through this level safely..."

"War will not happen easily, but it will not never happen."

This is the latest report, with a lot of political news attached.

Mutual visits, temptations, confrontations, mediation, condemnation and so on.

An iron curtain with Mars as the dividing line is falling.

Zhang Yuan sighed. The worst thing happened. Earth civilization has entered a trough.

What was the reason for the outbreak of World War II? Because of the economy!

World War III, World War IV? Or the economic problems caused by the energy crisis.

He doesn't think war can solve the problem. Up to now, interstellar weapons have been very powerful, and destruction is much easier than defense. But I don't think war will never happen, because war is always the best way to transfer class contradictions.

If every politician has the highest wisdom, he will soon reach a balance in mutual compromise. However, it is a pity that this phenomenon will occur only when both sides have high political wisdom and transparent information.

Angry people at the bottom don't know what "reason" is. They will vote for some more extreme leaders because of inflammatory language.

The state is a violent machine. When it shows enough strength in foreign conflicts, the internal noise is insignificant. In this case, extremes mean votes. Populism means that you must lead your younger brother to hammer others. If you don't hammer others, you will be overthrown by the interior.

The war has not happened for a long time. Many people have long forgotten the cruelty of the war. They just feel that they can get something they want through violence.

The development of history always has its internal law. According to the viewpoint of new civilization historiography, mediocre civilization and insufficient internal skills naturally can not escape this law, and no matter how developed science and technology is.

Human wisdom and the pursuit of profit in genetic nature are not enough to control the trend of the whole civilization. It means that after long-term development, the whole civilization will end in a local solution, either enter the infinite cycle mode or enter a steady state. There are worse choices around, and it is impossible to jump out again.

This is the latest report, no more.

If you want to know the follow-up, you have to wait.

Zhang Yuan closed his eyes and didn't know how to describe his current mood.

I remember the words of the civilization leader when the earth times set sail.

"... I hope you can use your wisdom to solve the mediocrity problem that puzzles human civilization and even the whole universe..."

"We will use our own history to illuminate the road ahead of you."

Now, this period of history has appeared.

At that time, Zhang Yuan didn't care much about the speech of civilized leaders and thought it was just an ordinary speech dominated by formalism, but now he understands. Pessimists have long expected today's outcome.

Through science and technology, mankind has solved one difficulty after another, from interstellar migration, to aging, to baby rearing, and then to man-machine relations

People have overcome countless difficulties and come to this day trembling.

But history has been repeating itself. When life is good, we drink and have fun. When it is bad, we go our separate ways and worry about ourselves. After a long comfortable life, we won't live a hard life, so in order to live a good life again, we began to raise the banner of selfishness to devour others.

This is human.

Marx explained very early that human beings can not keep the scientific and technological revolution. Therefore, this crisis has been difficult to solve with science and technology.

Unless mankind invents curvature spaceships in an instant, can reach the outer planet in an instant, find another earth and open up larger colonies, the current crisis can be solved.

However, the current human beings can not

Zhang Yuan sighed again, sat silently on the stool and closed his eyes.

I hope the earth civilization can get through this difficulty safely.

I hope so.

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