Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 274: Grasping the Economy

Digging holes, moving soil, and carrying stones.

Yu Qian's first working day ended with these simple, repetitive but physically demanding tasks.

It was already eight o'clock in the evening when he returned to Base 011, and by this time, he could hardly recognize where he was.

Most of the wooden houses have been built and the entire camp is well planned.

Unlike the original "wasteland", this newly built "city" has shown signs of vitality in just one day.

But that kind of "neatness and order" is not what really shocked Yu Qian.

What really stunned him and made him completely unable to believe that he had returned to Base 011 was the brightly lit scene.

light.

Electric light.

There are electric lights everywhere.

The bright light illuminated every corner, and Yu Qian's shadow kept lengthening and shortening as he walked along the wide streets intentionally left between the wooden houses.

He looked at his own shadow obsessively, like a curious child.
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In fact, such slightly childish behavior does not only happen to him.

All the workers who had just returned to the camp were looking at the street lamps hung high up, as if they were looking at some magnificent sight.

It's not like they haven't seen electric lights before.

In fact, even in the city ruled by the Basilica of the Holy Blood, electric lights are not too rare.

To some extent, everyone has seen its appearance and knows its principles.

But no one had ever seen so many electric lights.

There is none in the imperial capital, nor in Jinling City.

Only Jinling New Town has it.

Yu Qian's heart was in turmoil. He didn't understand why those big men in the Chinese Army were making such a big move. Was it because they didn't care at all, or was it just to show off their power?

But it seems that there is not much difference between the two?
With so much emotion in his heart but nowhere to express it, Yu Qian followed the drone's instructions and went to the camp's stove, or as the Chinese military called it, the "central kitchen," to pick up the day's meals.

After handing over his ID card to the robot for verification, Yu Qian successfully received a dinner that had been portioned out in fixed quantities.

Some workers sat at the dining table next to the central kitchen and ate dinner.

Yu Qian was reluctant to eat the food, so he packed it in his own bag and took it back home.

Before he pushed open the door of the wooden house, he had already vaguely sensed something was wrong.

There was light coming through the crack in the door.

After opening the door, he was shocked to see that his simple house was equipped with electric lights!

"This"

Yu Qian was surprised.

"Dad! Are you back?"

The son came over excitedly, while the daughter beside him was already fast asleep.

In order to prevent the lights from being too bright, my son even had to put up a simple blackout curtain over the bed.

Yu Qian even felt that this scene was a bit absurd.

In the wasteland, "light" has always been a luxury.

But now, it can be wasted at will?

Maybe Jinling New City, or the Chinese Army, really doesn't lack light at all?

He opened the package in his hand and said:

"Eat, I brought dinner back."

"I've eaten!"

The son answered.

Yu Qian was surprised and asked:

"Have you eaten? Where did you eat?"

“Central Kitchen!”

There was a smile on my son's face.

"The central cafeteria opens for lunch at 6 o'clock, and the chief has already taken us there to eat!"

"He told me that my sister and I's food was equivalent to an adult's portion and was deducted from your centimeters."

"He said I don't have to wait for you to eat, he will give you food when you come back, so I didn't wait!"

"That's good, that's good!"

Yu Qian was originally worried that his children would go hungry when he left the base to work, but now it seems that the adults in the Huaxia Army have obviously considered this aspect.

But how is this work point calculated?
He turned over the small card he had just used and immediately discovered that there were four "bowl and chopstick" logos printed on the first column, but two of them had been crossed out with a slash.

easy to understand.

This represents how many work points you have earned and how many work points you have consumed.

But I had more than one meal today.

In other words, one work point actually represents an adult's daily diet? Equivalent to one gram of gold?
So I got 4 grams of gold for half a day's work?
Although this is not particularly high, it is still considerable.

After all, those slave workers working in the Mechanicus' workshops could only earn about 5 grams of gold a day.
Very reasonable.

Yu Qian nodded with satisfaction and started to eat his dinner in a relaxed manner.

He was secretly planning his next plan in his mind.

There is no doubt that the daily work is enough to support my family.

But, it's just for feeding.

People always have to think ahead. When he was in the Imperial City, his biggest worries every day were food for the next day and the monsters lurking in the dark.

Now, he didn't need to worry about these two problems anymore, so naturally, his eyes looked further away.

How can I make life better for myself and my family?
The new city of Jinling had just been built, and except for the rich people who had hoarded a large amount of gold, almost everyone was at the same starting line.

But soon, as life becomes more stable, the gap between people will widen.

Some people will live better, live in better houses, use better tools, and eat better food.

But others can only stay where they are.

I really don’t want to keep the remaining money where it is anymore.

He wants to make money and become rich. Even if there are no privileges, he wants more preferential treatment.

If he wants to achieve this goal, he must accumulate sufficient capital in a short period of time.

Yes.

I have to find a job that pays more.

But now, there are only a few types of jobs provided by the Huaxia Army, and the work points for each job are not much different.

So where do you start?

With this question in mind, Yu Qian finished his dinner.

At this time, he didn't know that the idea he had at the moment was just one of the tacit ideas of everyone. But soon, he would find that this simple idea would gradually grow and explode with great power.
On the other side, at Base 011, inside the combat command room.

Chen Jian carefully read the report compiled by Fuxi, while beside him, Shen Yue was reporting the social situation of the newly settled residents.

".From the current situation, all the new residents have entered the working state."

"During today's test work, 95% of residents completed their work at maximum efficiency."

"After removing the disturbances of fatigue, hunger, and random efficiency drops, our overall efficiency can still reach over 80%."

"What this number means is that out of 100 people, only 20 are not using their full capabilities."

"Or to put it more bluntly, only 20 people's labor force has not been exploited."

"This is a pretty good statistic, which means that the orderliness, discipline and obedience of this group of residents far exceeded our expectations, and subsequent management will become much simpler."

"Of course, this is just a limit test."

"In the long run, the working conditions of the 20 workers who are not being exploited are what we should pursue."

"In the future, we will mainly use them as a reference to set work goals for everyone."

"At the same time, the calculation of work points will also be anchored based on their efficiency levels."

"We will need about three to five days to perfect this system. By then, the value system of work points and even the subsequent currency value system can be determined."

"clear."

Chen Jian nodded slightly and put down the report in his hand.

I have to say that the role played by Fuxi, an artificial intelligence, far exceeds my expectations.

Relying on powerful computing power and image recognition capabilities, Fuxi can almost completely track the work status of each worker, and can easily calculate the work points that should be awarded based on his work status.

As a result, the difficulty of personnel management for several people showed a geometric downward trend.

More people will not bring more burdens. On the contrary, the more people there are and the more replaceable labor force there is in fixed positions, the higher the efficiency will be.

They no longer need to spend energy on setting up complex reward and punishment systems and rules and regulations for internal constraints. All their energy can be devoted to the issue of "how to rationally allocate positions and labor."

There is absolutely no internal friction in the system. After all, when the information gap is eliminated and when managers are close to omniscience and omnipotence, most of the internal friction will naturally be eliminated.

Chen Jian was very satisfied with this.

He was originally worried about the organization of the workers and the inability to complete the necessary fortifications within the limited time.

But now it seems that such worries are completely unnecessary.

According to the current progress, the artillery fortress of the first line of defense can be completed in three days instead of even a week.

As for moving forward, all we need to do is optimization and reinforcement.

There was ample room for maneuver in the plan, which finally allowed Chen Jian's tense nerves to relax a little.

After a brief pause, he continued to ask:
"If we want to further improve efficiency, we can only start from the direction of 'self-motivation', right?"

"The core driving force of this direction lies in the monetary system. What progress have we made in this regard?"

"With the help of Fuxi, I have designed a monetary system that can basically meet the needs of Jinling New City."

Ji Xing raised his hand and said:

“Work points are used directly as currency, but no physical currency is issued. Work point cards are used directly as a medium of exchange.”

"If a transaction is needed, both parties will go to a fixed exchange to transfer their work points."

"In this way, we can ensure the relative liquidity of work points and effectively supervise residents' transactions."

“Certainly, the need for regulation is paramount.”

"Because it's clear that among the more than 1,000 residents at the moment, the wealth levels of all of them are not uniform."

“If we don’t have a transaction supervision mechanism, it will be easy for some vested interests to continue their capital advantage and become the new rentier class in Jinling New City.”

"With regulation, the frequency, type and subject matter of transactions are restricted. Although we cannot completely prevent the emergence of a privileged class, at least we can greatly slow down its progress."

"Great!"

Chen Jian gave Ji Xing a thumbs up, and the latter smiled shyly and replied:

“I also learn and apply as I go along.”

"This system still has many imperfections. For example, the most basic thing is that the convenience of transactions is difficult to guarantee."

"But I think the sacrifices are worth it in the short term."

"At least, we need to get through the current crisis first, and then consider maximizing efficiency."

"I agree."

Chen Jian nodded, then asked:

"So how's it going now?"

“It’s faster than I thought.”

A meaningful look appeared on Ji Xing's face.

"We have not yet announced the system of work point trading, but after the work point balance appeared, work point trading has naturally emerged."

"Of course, the current work point trading is mainly based on 'distrust' of us."

"Some residents who had enough work points left directly exchanged all their work points for food, and then bought gold from relatively wealthy residents at a discounted price."

"This is a conservative savings strategy that we are unlikely to reverse anytime soon."

“But I think it’s a good thing.”

"After a few days, when they find that the purchasing power of the gold in their hands is not as stable as the work points, they will regret their original decision."

"really."

Chen Jian exhaled lightly, and then said:
"People can never teach others, but things can teach people once they are taught."

"There's nothing wrong with letting them suffer a little and learn a lesson. This is also the basis for the implementation of the system."

"No matter what, let's execute the plan."

"According to Fuxi's calculations, once this system is improved, our overall efficiency can be increased by at least 40%."

"This is a very impressive number. If we can maintain our efficiency advantage, our snowball will grow bigger and bigger in a very short period of time."

"clear."

Ji Xing nodded seriously.

For the first time, she felt a great sense of responsibility, a feeling she had never experienced before.

So, what is the difference between being in the Chinese Army and in the Temple of the Holy Blood?
Perhaps this is the biggest difference.

I really felt my own value, instead of just being a .
Consumables.

The brief meeting ended with Chen Jian’s equally brief summary, and everyone didn’t even get a second to rest before a new meeting started.

This time, Chen Jian wanted to discuss matters related to the expansion of the Chinese Army.

Ji Xing still stayed in the combat command room.

Because this expansion is still related to her.

The targets are those with holy blood.

Those who followed the residents of the imperial capital to migrate to the new city of Jinling, more than 200 holy blood people.
(End of this chapter)