Chapter 215 (2/2)
”Second, there is a fault in our population. Almost all of them are around the age of 30. After a wave of concentrated fertility, the birth rate behind will be infinitely close to 0, and another fault will appear... No one wants to have one at the age of 30, one at the age of 40, and one at the age of 50 or 60. One population fault after another will undoubtedly produce adverse social phenomena for a civilization. ”
”Moreover, issuing policies to encourage fertility will consume a lot of social costs and hinder the development of other industries. According to our statistics, the social cost of raising infants and young children individually will be three times or even four times that of collective raising... ”
”In other words, the cost of raising one child alone can enable the collective to raise three to four children...”
The meeting room was silent again for a few minutes.
Zhang Yuan turned back: ”Minister Li of the Ministry of resources, how long can our advanced equipment last?”
Minister Li stood up and replied, ”many of our robots are brought from the earth. Once the high-precision advanced equipment is started, the depreciation speed is very fast. Some equipment will not work in 10 years... In addition, 30 years, up to 50 years. ”
”When our industrial machine broke down, it really broke down, and it was extremely difficult to maintain it. If at that time, things brought from the earth were damaged and we were not able to build industrial machines of the same specification, then... ”
Minister Li's face was not so good-looking: ”science and Technology... Will go backwards!”
The meeting room suddenly became very quiet.
This year, the whole civilization has made great achievements, but most of them are just eating old money. Many people did not expect that time should be so urgent.
After a while, the man sitting at the bottom shook his eyebrows and summoned up the courage to ask.
”But, sir, is it too much to have twenty or thirty thousand children a year... Can our whole society support it?”
Zhang Yuan said coldly, ”Sir, I remind you to look at the long term. 1800 babies will be born this year, and only 1800 more workers will be born in 20 years. 30000 babies will be born this year, and 30000 more workers will be born in 20 years... We must not only live in the present, but also live in the future. Today's hard work is for tomorrow's sustainability. ”
”What else do you have?”
”No more...” it seemed that he was pressed by Zhang Yuan's momentum, and the gentleman soon sat back.
The woman surnamed Zhong stood up again and retorted, ”the growth of babies needs a lot of nutrition, especially milk powder and more auxiliary food without breast milk.”
”Mr. Zhang Yuan, have you calculated that with our current productivity, adding so many babies will virtually raise prices and reduce people's quality of life. Our economic structure and even our production structure need to be greatly adjusted. ”
”Lady, you're right. It's true... Our productivity is not enough.”
Zhang Yuan said expressionless, ”but... Is that why you object that the quality of life will be reduced? We crossed 20 light-years, is it to enjoy life? People with this idea should have stayed on the earth, not come here! ”
The lady, flushed, stood there in a daze.
Pop!
Zhang Yuan slapped the table heavily and roared, ”so...”
”Since no one discriminates against these children, education is not a problem, and no one wants to have more than 10 children for civilization, the population has become the biggest constraint on Development...”
”I'll ask you why you oppose this motion! Why? Do you want to make the whole civilization extinct here in a hundred years? ”
As if frightened by Zhang Yuan's roar, for a moment and a half, no one dared to stand up and challenge.
Perhaps, many people recall that Dr. Zhang and Minister Zhang, who were usually polite and gentle, were a fierce man who dared to cut off his legs and a fighter who defeated the super life alone!