Chapter 320: Bonus of the New Era

Lu Yuan thought about this matter for a long time. Especially the gradual decline of the first generation of population, which made him realize that some things must be done immediately, otherwise it would be too late.

The first generation actually contributed a lot. At that time, the total population was just over 10,000, but they had to raise more than 50,000 children. Although education was provided by Green Paradise, didn't people have to produce food and various daily necessities?

Being able to raise the second generation of children to adulthood is a great achievement.

However, the first generation of the population has the shortest lifespan, basically reaching level two, and dying before the age of 200.

The formulation of rules and regulations can restrain the strong and protect the weak, and is also the cornerstone of the stable development of civilization.

Lu Yuan said solemnly: "Green Mountain can provide a relatively large amount of production every year. So it is time to pass on the benefits to the people. What do you think?"

Naturally, there are people who support and those who oppose this matter. It is always easier to obtain resources when you are in a high position.

If we give more to the common people, won't we have less for ourselves? But after all the hard work of building a floating mountain, isn't it just to expand the power of civilization? Once people's hearts are scattered, how easy is it to reshape them? At this moment, many members of the parliament have emerged from the second and third generations. From the perspective of the entire human race, benefiting the people is a necessary step for social development.

Lu Tiantian said: "As long as it does not overdraw the wealth of civilization, I am not opposed to increasing social welfare... But I think it is still necessary to reflect differences. Too high social welfare is not conducive to the development of civilization."

Another economic expert said: "I think the gap between the rich and the poor should not be too large."

"Only those who stand out from the crowd and are obviously talented will receive more resources, and the general public will be able to accept that such talents will receive higher treatment."

“For the rest, I think we just need to be slightly differentiating.”

"There is also the issue of materialistic resources and idealistic resources, and the price... it is a bit difficult to estimate."

There are many people who are engaged in materialistic work, and it takes a large collective to create value.

This is different from idealistic work. Most of the work in the idealistic field relies on single-handed efforts, which is the so-called "talent".

Once it involves the collective, it is difficult to judge who has made greater contributions and who has made less contributions.

It also involves things like "connections". Corruption is something that is difficult to avoid as long as there is human civilization.

"Those parasites always hide easily behind the collective..." Lu Yuan frowned and thought seriously, "We really need to find a way to pull them out."

After a series of discussions, a new generation of social welfare security system emerged.

There are five levels of talents, namely S, A, B, C, and D. People of different levels can obtain different shares of extraordinary resources each month.

During the student stage, they are basically trained as Type B talents.

The resources obtained by Class B talents can enable those with average qualifications to grow to the level of Class 3 within 50 years.

However, the student stage is only 30-35 years at most, and basically people graduate with a doctorate, so it is still not possible for everyone to be promoted to Level 3. But there should be about 10% of children with good qualifications who can be promoted to Level 3.

What's more, the current number of births per year is only 2,000...this burden is bearable.

After entering the society, they will be downgraded to C-level talents.

The standard for Grade C is the same as the past training program. Once people are trained to Grade 2, it becomes very difficult for them to make progress.

But as long as you can make a certain amount of social achievements and pass the assessment, you can be promoted to Class B.

In other words, most civilians will jump back and forth between Class B and Class C.

There is some distinction, but it is within the acceptable range of the public.

Moreover, the government's expenditure is affordable.

Another thing that must be mentioned is that... as long as you work diligently for 40 years, that is, pay social security for 40 years, you can reach the permanent B grade standard.

By then you will be around 70 years old, still in the tail end of your youth, and the government will find a way to provide you with resources to allow you to climb to level three.

After all, this "big pie" will only come 40 years later.

By then, we will have made some progress and will be able to afford this huge expense...

As for Class D... ahem, it's suitable for criminals.

They will be deprived of extraordinary resources.

There's no way around it. This big family is indeed very warm, but there are always some people who are born antisocial, and crimes do happen.

Rewards and punishments are the right way for social development.

As for S-level and A-level, outstanding contributions are required.

Because the number of people involved was small, Lu Yuan reviewed it personally, but the rewards were quite generous.

For example, a tailor-made "field", the right to use excellent equipment, etc., a "Soul Infant Fruit" that can increase divine attributes, etc., these are all considered strategic investments given by civilization...

What Lu Yuan is more worried about is actually the distinction between Class B and Class C. It involves a population of 300,000 or 400,000 people, and it is impossible to supervise them all, so things like corruption will naturally occur.

"No one likes to have children, but it seems to be a little more fair."

"Otherwise, as you can imagine, Grade B would be reserved for those with connections..." Lu Yuan sighed in his heart.

Oh, yes, there is one more important point! The extraordinary resources issued by the government are not allowed to be traded privately! After all, this is a social welfare for all people, and it is given to you by the government at a loss.

But there are always short-sighted people who choose to sell it in exchange for a temporary good life or just lie down and live a comfortable life.

Over time, the entire society is inevitably divided into the rich and the poor, and it becomes a chaotic mess.

So we simply banned this rule. Once it was verified, both the buyer and the seller would be permanently downgraded to Class D personnel! As for Lu Yuan himself, he actually didn't need too many extraordinary resources. He was already at Level 6, and eating any fruit was just a taste, and there was no improvement.

You can't reach level 7 unless you create a "field".

Therefore, the wealth in his hands not only did not decrease, but increased.

Because in the past, the resources produced by the Tree of Life had to be fed back to human cubs - there was no other way, they were really poor! But now there was no need for that at all, the output of a mountain was quite abundant, and Lu Yuan did not need to use his treasury to subsidize it.

This resulted in an increasing number of pomegranate fruits and soul-infant fruits - the conch could only be sold at a low price.

In addition, the poppy tree is essentially Miss Conch's private property. What belongs to Conch is mine. Now the poppy tree doesn't need to be overdrawn. It can accumulate a considerable amount of energy every year, which can be used to produce more high-end materials.

Finally, Lu Yuan himself is also an S-level talent, enjoying the benefits provided by human society...

Of course, he didn't really need anything. He just liked to use the materials from the national treasury in an honest way to cultivate his forging skills.

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…

Early in the morning of this day, students began to write programs and display corresponding reports on the bulletin board in the square.

The Green Daily was also sold out in no time, it was extremely popular.

"Extra, Extra. After discussion by the upper council, 95% of Green Mountain's output will be provided to civilians, and the remaining 5% will be used as a future emergency reserve."

"The talent assessment policy has been officially promulgated... Grade B is for advanced talents, Grade C is for social reserve talents. Grade D is only for criminals."

"Extra, Extra..."

With the promulgation of this series of policies, the entire human society was like a blockbuster bomb dropped into it, creating a huge splash!

In order to commend the great achievements of the "Moving Mountains Plan", the government allocated the vast majority of people, or more than 400,000 people, to the B-level training standards.

This expenditure is actually not enough for today's human beings.

Fortunately, it was only four short years and the resources in the national treasury were barely enough to hold on.

After four years, talent standards will be re-evaluated.

After seeing the B-level benefits, everyone's face was filled with enthusiastic smiles.

In the Green Supermarket, there is a new area called the "Extraordinary Goods Supply Area". Everyone can collect their annual resources with their ID card. It is really noisy and there are long queues.

"Hey guys, let's go to the supermarket. We finally have a year off, don't just stand here."

Shakaner, Lu Ying and several young soldiers joined in the fun and crowded here for a while, subconsciously trying to maintain law and order. Then they discovered that there were no troublemakers at all - just kidding, this is the place with the strictest security for humans, and if anyone dares to steal, they will be demoted immediately.

They couldn't help but smile at each other.

They are the first, second and third generation of soldiers respectively. There is indeed a big age gap between them. However, in the military, the generation gap is actually not that big.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Pomegranate wine, 168 RMB per bottle. How does it taste?"

"What is this... bone strengthening powder? It's rich in life energy and can speed up cultivation. 76 points per bottle?"

"Leaves of a low-level tree of life, 889 credits... can be used as a pillow, the life force inside can be used for 10 years."

"Aquamarine scraps, 729 yuan... It contains a small amount of idealistic energy. It's really expensive!"

Level B talents have a usage quota of 1,000 per year.

Everyone can choose what they want in the supermarket. It is reset every year and does not accumulate.

The most expensive material is actually only worth 1,000 yuan. It is a kind of jade that can speed up cultivation. It is the leftover material of some inferior extraordinary material. It cannot be used to forge equipment, so it is given here to civilians.

As for higher-end supplies, they will naturally not be sold randomly.

Shakaner looked around and felt around, and was dazzled. He had no idea that humans had created so much wealth.

When I looked back, I saw that my comrades had already made their selections and packed a large bag with all kinds of colorful items.

Everyone was discussing something with great excitement.

All kinds of mess, they all want to taste it.

"Captain, why are you so slow?"

"Buy that fruit wine. It can be used even at level 5. The leaves of the Tree of Life are also good. Take them back and use them as pillows."

Shakaner is an elder of the first generation. Frugality and shopping are ingrained in his bones and deeply rooted in his mind.

Even though he knew that you get what you pay for, he still subconsciously wanted to spend a long time choosing.

The young soldier said excitedly, "My second sister spent several years researching and developing the corn silk pill. How about we buy some to try? It's not expensive anyway."

The second generation warrior, Lu Ying, said: "I bought it, oh... I feel a little hot, my whole body feels warm, this life force... is not bad!"

"Hurry up and activate the extraordinary fire! Don't waste it."

"Hey, I'm already level 4, this little bit of energy is still suitable for you guys."

They actually started practicing on the spot.

"Oh, you guys...really..." Shakaner hesitated to speak.

Well, maybe his current thinking is outdated.

Young people’s thinking is correct.

The government gives you the quota, isn't it for consumption? And in the east of the supermarket, Lu Yuan's image is talking in front of the big screen: "The enthusiasm of the moment is hard to last. Only when everyone contributes, the enthusiasm will last."

"The Green Mountain itself is used to provide extraordinary resources. It's time to repay everyone."

“I also hope that all my friends and comrades will not slack off and will continue to build our civilization.”

"It would be great if one day, the amount of extraordinary resources we obtain could allow us to reach the B-level standard for all people..."

"Then we can all reach level 3 or even level 4."

"This is also a small dream of mine, to let everyone reach 12 points of God attribute. I don't know when this dream will come true..."

The supermarket was filled with heated discussions and occasional laughter.

…

"That's right. At the beginning, Class B was popularized almost everyone, and everyone's response was very good." Old Cat walked over and said.

Lu Yuan looked at the bustling Green Supermarket and finally put his heart at ease.

The video on the screen was recorded last night and took several hours.

Well, he is quite cunning now. He is the one who gives the speeches on welfare distribution...and who doesn't like welfare?

As for the various policies that were criticized, he never issued them himself.

"Comrades, come on, let's be navy together!"

Lu Yuan and Lao Mao sat in a row and began to fiddle with the latest mobile phone - "Green Power 888".

The screen has 256 colors and only has four functions: sending text messages, making phone calls, sending emails, and logging into the government forum.

For today's humans, these functions are sufficient.

[Following up the needs of a better life: Analysis on the transformation of the social welfare system in the green city in the new era]

This paper was pinned at the top of the government forum and highlighted in red.

The discussion among the people was quite complicated, with various opinions being expressed enthusiastically.

Some people are calculating that 4 years of Class B benefits for almost everyone, at $1,000 per person, would be a heavy social expense and could cause a serious government deficit.

The old cat couldn't help scratching his head. "Hey, they don't know how rich you are, comrade. Your annual expenses are less than 200 spiritual charms, just a little effort."

"Come on, sustainable development is better. I can't support them for a thousand or ten thousand years."

Some people are also worried about sustainable development. Will the output of some extraordinary resources decrease when sailing in the sea? Some people are also questioning how to judge the B level? It is related to their own interests, so they can't help but worry.

(End of this chapter)