The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

“Since the end of the doomsday battle, no civilian participants have joined the virtual space exercise, which has become entirely the military’s domain.”

"You need to hire other people next, get them to participate in virtual space exercises, and let the wealth flow to them."

“We have a red line here. As long as your assets can be reduced to below the red line within the specified time, there will be no problem. On the contrary, if you cannot reduce your assets to the red line within the specified time, you will be liquidated.”

Those who do not cooperate will be dealt with!

Everyone in the wealthy knows what liquidation means.

The wealthy representative asked hesitantly, "Then what are the standards for this stipulated time and the red lines...?"

"It's very simple. Don't some experts like to talk about per capita income? The red line is per capita assets, with a one-year deadline. If it doesn't come down, then liquidation will be carried out," Lin Feng said.

Just as Lin Feng was about to continue speaking, a young voice joined in.

"Why? Why should our family's wealth be divided among others? They're not as rich as us, that's because their ancestors didn't work hard, is it our family's fault? From ancient times to the present, what principle has ever stated that hardworking people have an obligation to help those who don't work hard? You're utterly wicked..."

The boy stepped out from the crowd and glared angrily at Lin Feng.

Seeing his child step out from the crowd and question the Taylors' leaders, the wealthy representative felt dizzy and angrily interrupted the boy.

"Shut up! Who told you to speak?"

After scolding his child, the wealthy representative immediately fawned over Lin Feng.

“Mr. Taylor, children speak without thinking. Please don’t take it to heart. I will make him accept punishment when I get back and realize his mistake.”

The wealthy representatives are now kicking themselves, because they don't know the specific scope of the Taylor Group's requirement for the wealthy to collectively log on to social media platforms. Logically speaking, the children of the wealthy are also considered part of the wealthy class, so the wealthy are logging on to social media platforms with their entire families.

"No, no, no, I think he's absolutely right. What obligation do hard-working people have to help those who don't work hard?"

Lin Feng glanced meaningfully at the wealthy people, his cold gaze sending chills down their spines.

"This..." The wealthy representative was momentarily speechless.

Everyone could tell who Lin Feng was referring to as 'hardworking people' and 'unhardworking people'.

The lower-level employees work overtime while the upper-level employees indulge in extravagant lifestyles. It's clear who is working hard and who isn't.

Chapter 251 What does "effort" mean?

Lin Feng's gaze fell on the boy who dared to stand up and speak, and he asked.

"Hey kid, tell me, what does 'effort' mean?"

"Don't you understand? Effort is effort."

Although the boy was frightened by Lin Feng's gaze, he still stubbornly glared back at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng shook his head and continued, "I asked you to explain what 'effort' means. What kind of effort are you referring to?"

"If you can't say it, I'll make him disappear."

As he spoke, Lin Feng pointed to the wealthy representative, whose expression remained frozen. The boy even vaguely saw a hint of fear in his father's eyes, which intensified the boy's inner turmoil.

"Leon, tell Mr. Taylor what hard work is, tell me quickly!" the wealthy representative urged, looking at his child.

The boy was surprised to see an emotion in his father's eyes that he had never seen before—'pleading'.

"I, I, I just tried my best, what else could it be?" The boy became anxious, just like a drowning person who had nowhere to hold on after falling into the water.

"Let me use you as an example. How much pocket money do you get each month?" Lin Feng asked.

"Three hundred thousand," the boy said.

Lin Feng then asked, "So, receiving 300,000 yuan from your parents every month, do you find it tiring?"

"Not tired."

The boy shook his head.

Lin Feng said, "Some people work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to earn 30,000 yuan a month, which is more than 10 hours a day. They are very tired."

"Why is it that you can comfortably stay at home and do nothing, yet receive 300,000 yuan in pocket money every month, while others work much harder than you and only receive one-tenth of that? The example I gave is considered good; it's the so-called high-salary type. Can you imagine how hard it is for those who work 24 hours a day, all year round, and only receive a few thousand yuan a month?"

The boy's eyes widened. Earning only a few thousand a month, working 24 hours a day? Is this even human work? He couldn't imagine it.

Lin Feng continued, "You just mentioned 'from ancient times to the present,' so you must have read quite a few history books, right? You little brat."

Throughout human history, farmers have always been the hardest-working people. In the past, farmers were responsible for the food production of the entire human society. So the question is, have any farmers become rich through their hard work? No, right?

"So, what do you mean by 'effort'? Hard work? Or is it 'effort to amass wealth,' exploiting the surplus value of others to complete the initial accumulation of capital?" Lin Feng countered.

The boy, unwilling to admit defeat, argued vehemently, his eyes brimming with tears.

“Me, me, my family is different! My family doesn’t exploit anyone! We’re all bankers, we don’t own factories, we all do honest and hard work, how could we exploit anyone?”

"Don't ask me this question; you should ask your elders."

As he spoke, Lin Feng shifted his gaze to the wealthy representative, and the boy then turned his gaze to his father, only to be met with a long silence from his father.

The task of getting the rich to do things is not complicated. Just make them do things that lose money, giving all the money to the lower classes, and then cooperate with the government to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.

"That's about it. Everyone should seize this opportunity. Don't let your reluctance to part with your wealth next year cost you your lives," Lin Feng reminded them with a smile.

Just as Lin Feng was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by a wealthy man.

“Mr. Taylor, there’s something I’d like to ask you.”

"what's up?"

Lin Feng stopped logging off.

The wealthy man stepped forward and asked, "If other people besides us become rich within this year, will the reckoning still apply to those who have newly become rich?"

Lin Feng replied, "It works. People who become wealthy during this period will receive a notice from the Earth government requiring them to distribute their wealth. However, the liquidation time for these people who become wealthy later can be postponed slightly, since distributing wealth also requires a certain amount of time to complete."

Lin Feng then changed the subject, "Here, I want to advise everyone not to try to be clever on this. The final interpretation right belongs to the Taylor Group. Going against the bookmakers is never a smart move."

……

Back in reality, Lin Feng saw Edith waiting outside the virtual pod, holding a stack of documents in her hands.

Edith, is something the matter?

Edith said, "There are some things I'd like to ask you about regarding the arrangements for the virtual space exercise."

Lin Feng was taken aback. He carefully recalled the handling methods he had given in the meeting, and he should have arranged everything properly.

Lin Feng asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything I didn't explain clearly in the meeting?"

Edith asked, "Why do you require that the sensory experiences of participants in the virtual space exercise be 100% replicated? Isn't that too dangerous?"

Achieving 100% sensory fidelity is extremely dangerous. It's important to know that the human brain can die from being 'deceived,' which is what is meant by being scared to death.

In addition, there are pain receptors. The virtual space exercise was destroyed in a massive explosion that shattered everything in its path. Although there was no physical injury, the body had to endure the pain of being shattered to pieces, which could potentially cause psychological trauma.

Lin Feng fell silent. He walked to the sofa and sat down, saying leisurely, "Edith, the issue I care about has never been the gap between rich and poor, you understand?"

Edith thought for a moment, understood Lin Feng's arrangement, and asked in a confirming tone, "So, you plan to use the virtual space exercise to complete the transformation of mainstream culture?"

"That's pretty much it. Bloody battles are the best way to ignite the primal instincts hidden within a man's heart," Lin Feng admitted.

“This could be fatal,” Edith warned.

Lin Feng waved his hand, "Modifying the virtual pod and improving the safety measures shouldn't be a big problem."

"With hundreds of billions of people, the death of one or two is perfectly acceptable."

The issue of feminization is more serious than the issue of death.

Lin Feng remembered something and called out to Edith, who was about to leave, "By the way, after I made such a scene, our trade links with Earth and Mars should have been severed, right?"

Upon hearing Lin Feng bring this up, Edith sighed and replied with a hint of resentment.

"Yes, ever since the bombing of Mount Olympus, all human political entities have been extremely wary of the Taylor system. If it were still in its former powerful state, it would be fine, but now the Taylor system is still in the recovery period, and the days ahead will probably be very difficult."

Lin Feng's previous actions were indeed not in line with the interests of the Taylor faction. It should be noted that the Taylor faction's strength was reduced to less than one-tenth, and it did not even have a main combat fleet.

Lin Feng's actions put the Taylor Group at odds with everyone else.

Lin Feng gave an indifferent reply, in his view, this was not a serious problem.

"It's a minor issue. Didn't they agree to our conditions for centralized education? The fact that the current leaders are wary of the Taylor faction doesn't mean that their future successors will continue to be wary of the Taylor faction."

Chapter 252 Spread out like a liquid

Following the bombing incident involving the Taylor Industrial Fleet, the governments of Mars and Earth announced their participation in the 'Spring of Workers' and accepted the administrative reforms of the Taylor system.

The Taylor system has issued a policy to the societies of both planets: a debt transfer policy. In a virtual space exercise, the debts of those who destroy other ships will be transferred to the destroyed ships. In other words, the attackers will only have positive assets, while the negative assets will be transferred to the attacked ships.

Furthermore, due to the 100% sensory reproduction, while accepting the debt, one will also endure the excruciating pain of being shattered to pieces.

Naturally, such a policy would be unacceptable to human societies on both planets. Expecting men who wear high heels and skirts all day, flaunting their designer bags, to endure excruciating pain? Absolutely not.

As a result, numerous marches and protests broke out.

The funniest thing was the nude protest, where men stripped naked, walked around with signs, and the scene was appalling.

Of course, the result was that these protests were completely ineffective.

If protests were effective, then Mount Olympus on Mars wouldn't have needed to be halved by the Coulomb bombs.

Real protests involve large-scale strikes, vandalism, and armed conflict, not just holding up a sign, walking around the streets, and shouting some loud slogan.

Therefore, after the protests ended, the Taylor Group stated its position at a press conference: if you want to protest, then continue protesting; if you change anything, we'll consider it a loss.

A feminine society accustomed to passively accepting its fate has no choice but to grit its teeth and accept this policy.

Many of them thought that since the policy didn't require them to participate, they could simply not participate in the virtual space exercise.

Then, what happened next made them uneasy: banks tightened monetary policy and debt collection became more frequent.

The wealthy class is naturally the one exerting influence here, using their connections to force everyone to participate in the virtual space exercise hosted by the Taylor Group.

The reason for doing this is, of course, to distribute the money as quickly as possible.

Within the governments of Earth and Mars, there exists a policy file provided to them by the Taylor Group, titled 'Wealth Liquefaction'.

The term "liquidation of wealth" literally means spreading wealth out like a liquid.

Human societies on Earth and Mars are very complex. With the addition of the concept of 'debt', a person's wealth can be divided into positive assets and negative assets.

For example, if a person has one million in assets, but at the same time has tens of millions in debt, is this person considered rich or poor?