Reforming the Distribution System

A special plan centered on a public ownership system. This plan requires the comprehensive participation of artificial intelligence, including project payment and urban planning. Gradually reducing the number of civil servants. Allowing artificial intelligence to fully take over state-owned enterprises, and fully automated factories to take over the virtual reality network.

The overall plan is actually a very specific one. Almost all economists and social scientists unanimously agree that if a large number of super new technologies enter the market in a short time, it will cause an almost destructive blow to the market. The free economic system will almost cease to exist, and new technologies will devour everything. Those who possess new technologies will swallow everything. This is almost inevitable.

The only way is to provide the populace with other choices, more choices, when the free economy is almost shattered. Otherwise, chaos will persist. And it will persist for a very long time. Economic reform and technological upgrading cannot be rushed. Fortunately, the Long Nation has a public ownership economy. Through new technologies and entrusted management by artificial intelligence, this allows the economy to withstand the large shocks brought by technological upgrading. Ultimately, in technological improvements, the most severely damaged are actually the mid-to-low-end manufacturing enterprises.

These enterprises originally could barely survive by relying on outdated technology, outdated production, and cheap labor. However, after a major technological innovation, the original production efficiency underwent tremendous changes. Productivity became extremely fast, and product quality also improved to be extremely good. This also led to a consequence: small enterprises completely lost their competitiveness. Because productivity increased by several dimensions, the costs in this process were quickly thinned out or even completely flattened. Under such circumstances, small enterprises completely lost their competitive advantage, or rather, were fundamentally unable to compete. Because this was not equal competition; it was completely unequal competition.

Technology several dimensions higher than the current stage brought too great an impact to the market. If it were only one or two technologies, it would actually be fine, but the problem is that this time, it is an overall technological upgrade, and not just one or two levels of improvement. According to the data provided by Professor Guo, almost all technologies have been upgraded, including various equipment, industrial machinery, and technological processes, all fully automated and with extremely high productivity. This leads to bottom-tier enterprises fundamentally being unable to compete.

More crucially, it is still the technological improvements in transportation and mining. New types of shuttles, all electric, with extremely high load capacity, higher than all current flying equipment. More importantly, the cost is low, and the continuous flight range is high. The speed is also very fast, and they can be unmanned. This allows goods to be exchanged at the fastest speed. A highly automated production era.

Several economists and social scientists need to consider many, many things.
"Roughly like this..."
A social scientist said with a wry smile to Guo Hao.
"With our current abilities, we can only roughly think of these problems. Perhaps there are still many problems we don't know, but we currently don't have the ability to solve them. Because society changes too drastically, various problems will arise in this society. Therefore, I feel that the most crucial problem is actually to first clarify the reform of the distribution system."
The social scientist looked at Guo Hao intently and said.
"That's right!"
"Indeed!"
Other social scientists and economists beside them also nodded.
"These technologies are even enough for us to enter the communist era, but how exactly... To be honest, the path ahead is basically theoretical, without practical experience."
An economist looked at Guo Hao.
"Understood." Guo Hao nodded.
With his intelligence and wisdom, Guo Hao naturally understood everything they had just said. However, for Guo Hao, this was a necessary step. Social system reform cannot be perfected in one step, because the more drastic the reform itself, the more problems it is likely to bring.

But there's no other way, who knows when the Star Beasts in the Star Abyss will come out to hunt? If Earth doesn't possess sufficiently high technology and accumulate enough military strength by then, that will be truly troublesome, and a big problem. One can't possibly expect soldiers to fight Star Beasts with current weapons, can they? That would be a joke!

"Since you understand, we won't say much more."
The economists and social scientists in front of him said in unison.
Guo Hao roughly looked at their plan. It had its rationality, but to be honest, it didn't meet Guo Hao's expectations, though Guo Hao could understand why.
"Alright, that's it then. You can leave. Remember, all information here is top secret and must not be leaked. The security bureau officials will explain the related matters to you."
Guo Hao calmly looked at the people and said.
"Understood." Everyone nodded.
With that, everyone left.

Looking at their retreating figures, Guo Hao smiled wryly and shook his head. He had originally thought of finding someone to share some of his burdens, but he hadn't expected that, in the end, the trouble was still his own! Thinking this, Guo Hao sighed. He continued to organize the problems; there were many problems here, and they were extremely troublesome. Social science is also a rigorous discipline! Ultimately, it involves the livelihoods of so many people, and touches upon social division of labor and so on. Large-scale changes in a short period often bring extremely troublesome consequences, and measures must be taken to prevent or weaken such impacts.

After spending several days, Guo Hao specifically reviewed many books, and only then did he reluctantly finalize a reform plan.
"Xu Yuan!"
Guo Hao called towards the doorway.
"You called me?"
Xu Yuan hurried over.
"Take this document to the leader, let him take a look, and bring back any instructions or approvals needed."
Guo Hao placed the document in Xu Yuan's hand.
"Yes, Professor!"
Xu Yuan nodded, took the document, and quickly left.

After roughly two hours, Xu Yuan returned.
"How was it?"
Guo Hao looked at Xu Yuan and asked.
"The leader said it's written on the document."
Guo Hao opened the document in front of him. There were some instructions and approvals on the document. Finally, a line was written in red pen.
"Some details still need to be discussed, but overall, it can be considered for implementation."
Guo Hao looked at it, then glanced at the parts circled by the leader, pondering for a moment. He had to admit, older ginger is spicier. Some problems, he indeed hadn't considered thoroughly enough. There were many loopholes. For example, he hadn't considered the emotional acceptance capacity of the people. After all, people are not machines; people are not numbers. Or rather, he had somewhat overestimated this species.

This kind of work wasn't really suitable for him. Shaking his head, he didn't dwell on this matter. He still had too much work to do. This matter, while important, was also not important... mainly because many things didn't require his cooperation. He wrote this document, and the rest of the work, in reality, no longer needed him.