Text Chapter 1651 Unification

Li Yao and Hei Yelan looked at each other, and even he couldn't help being deeply shocked by the "game society" of the new federation a hundred years later: "So, in the current federal society, if you don't seriously participate in the game of "Civilization", it's almost impossible to move forward gone?"

"It's not that hard to move, but if you accumulate a lot of contribution points and game time in the game, it is indeed very advantageous in society. Apart from what I just said, the tax rate is the most important thing for ordinary people. Playing "Civilization" can be tax deductible of."

Ling Xiaole explained, "The Shining Star Federation is a country with a high tax burden. There is no way. The new Federation has just developed for a hundred years. There are still many planets in the seven worlds that are in a state of poverty and poverty. They have to increase investment in infrastructure construction. Yes, the threat of the Imperial Expeditionary Force forces us to maintain an overly strong standing army, and the annual military expenditure is astronomical.

"Therefore, the life of ordinary people in the New Federation is far from being carefree, and the basic tax rate will even hit more than 50% of the total income.

"However, generally no one really pays so much tax. You can do various tasks in "Civilization" to reduce taxes. The better you play "Civilization", the lower the tax rate; also, Each region holds a variety of virtual competitive competitions every year, and the champion can even get a full tax exemption!"

Li Yao was stunned for a while: "Can you still get tax cuts by playing games?"

"I repeat again, this is not a simple game, but a 'full simulation, cloud data, unification, star sea light path aggregation platform', any decision made by anyone in "Civilization" can be regarded as His 'intellectual property' may be of great help to the advancement of the entire 'Xingyao Civilization'!"

Ling Xiaole said very seriously, "Isn't it reasonable to use 'intellectual property' instead of money and hand it over to the state?"

Li Yao thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was the truth.

In fact, as early as more than a hundred years ago, when he proposed the idea of ​​"using the "Civilization" game to open up wisdom", he considered the issue of public participation.

Because the higher the authenticity of "Civilization", the farther it is from the original meaning of the word "game". The composition of various massive data, the brain-consuming operation and information processing that is "brain-burning" are not acceptable to ordinary players. .

Naturally, it is impossible for the Federation to force everyone to play a boring and extremely brain-burning game, but the amount of data collected does not reach a certain level, or it only attracts a small number of "deep players" instead of all walks of life. In terms of industry, men, women and children, the final output decision has no practical guiding significance.

Li Yao and the others struggled with this problem for a long time, until he left Tianyuan and went to the depths of the dark nebula, there was no good solution.

I didn't expect that the new federation would completely solve the problem with just two tricks of "high school entrance examination" and "tax deduction rate". It's really... amazing!

Ling Xiaole smiled and said: "Those just now are more practical benefits, and the next thing is the most critical 'honor', which is the citizenship of Star Federation.

"The federation, like the empire, also pays attention to the 'citizen contribution point' system. Only when the contribution points reach a certain level, can one become a real citizen and enjoy the power to decide the future of the country.

"However, the 'citizen contribution points' of the real human empire need to complete various difficult, dangerous and complicated tasks to earn, such as hunting beasts on undeveloped planets with inaccessible and harsh environments, which seems to be 'fair' Such a system, how can ordinary people do it?

"The Federation also has this type of mission. For example, as an 'advance team', to explore unknown resource planets, you can earn a lot of contribution points. Various tasks, accumulate contribution points, and learn how to be a qualified 'citizen'!

"Yes, in the eyes of us federal people, the word 'citizen' is supreme, representing great honor and heavy responsibility, even more honorable than the word 'cultivator'!

"You two should know that since the collapse of the Star Sea Empire 10,000 years ago, no less than hundreds of civilizations have sprung up in the shattered galaxy. Many civilizations have adopted elections or even referendums to determine the future, but their endings are different. Very regrettable.

"It's not that elections are bad, but even leaving aside the inefficiency of elections, the real question is how to make the public understand that the little power they hold is vital to civilization as a whole!

"The supreme speaker of the federation is also elected, but we don't believe that any human being is born with the power to determine the future of civilization. Human nature is selfish. Untrained people are always short-sighted. A large number of untrained people gather together , that's not just short-sighted, it's just a bunch of mobs.

"The 'rabble' doesn't just refer to ordinary people, even cultivators, even Nascent Soul old monsters, well, before they receive the corresponding political, economic, social and cultural training, they are also mobs and don't deserve votes.

"The example here, I'm not targeting anyone, but in the late stage of the Star Sea Republic, under the control of the council controlled by countless practitioners, a demon like 'Black Star Emperor Wuyingqi' could emerge, and he easily captured the council's authority. Power, having been the supreme leader of the Star Sea Republic for a while, it can be seen that "cultivators" and "citizens" are not naturally equated.

"That's the way I speak, uncle, don't you mind?"

Li Yao coughed dryly, but before he could speak, Hei Yelan said a little unconvinced: "I understand, isn't this the 'elite decision-making' system, the masses are blind, only the elite can decide the future of civilization, it makes sense Ah, but what is the difference with the empire? I heard that in the human empire, this kind of "elite decision-making" system is also adopted. It is not the emperor who has the final say. There are Jindan powerhouses, Yuanying old monsters, etc., and their words are very important!"

Ling Xiaole laughed: "Elite decision-making is not wrong in essence, and governing the country is essentially a skill, so of course you need to find experts.

"However, what kind of talent can be called a real 'expert'?

"I don't deny that among the nobles, lords, and world masters of the real human empire, there may be many experts in planetary governance, but more people just have big fists, strong fighting power, and fight on the battlefield with good intentions, and some people are even worse. , is best at intrigue, hiding a knife in a smile. Someone became a nobleman because of his strong fighting power. When I was older, I never thought about receiving the most basic training in public affairs decision-making.

"For such a guy, not to mention becoming a leader, even becoming the most ordinary 'citizen', I think it's enough.

"No way, the empire is like this. The weak eat the strong, and power is king. It seems to be advanced, but it is just a group of steel barbarians equipped with starships and giant soldiers."

Hei Yelan took a deep breath and had nothing to say.

Li Yao smiled and said, "The Federation is different?"

"Of course not."

Ling Xiaole said proudly, "The people of the Commonwealth have been trained in public affairs since they were young, and when they grow up, they all have basic civic literacy. They understand that their choices and efforts are closely related to the future of the entire civilization! And finally, those who can truly become citizens , all proved themselves in the "Civilization" game, not only has a deep understanding of economics, politics, culture, military and other aspects, is relatively rational, calm, long-term vision, and is willing to invest a lot of time to contribute 'wisdom' Property', serve the public!

"Such 'citizens' have different levels of cultivation, and most of them are not even cultivators, but they are all well-deserved 'social elites', and they can represent the voices of all federal people to the greatest extent. The supreme speaker, who determines the future development of the federation, is the best system we can think of.

"It has avoided the fact that in the past 10,000 years, many civilizations let a group of 'crowd' choose their leaders, choose a golden and jade-like idiot, or even an ambitious conspirator, and finally everyone grouped together to perish; and Xinghai Guanglu The ultra-high information transmission speed of the platform also reduces the consumption of the election itself to the limit!"

Ling Xiaole's tail wagged violently and brushed against the tip of Li Yao's nose several times, making him want to sneeze uncontrollably.

"correct."

Li Yao rubbed the tip of his nose, and asked, "There is one thing I wanted to ask just now, has the Federation's current means of transmitting spiritual thoughts developed to such an extent, even the data of divine thoughts between two different worlds, The transmission and exchange can be completed in an instant. This 'network speed' is too scary. Even our Firefly technology seems to be unable to do this. At most, we can only complete instant data exchange in the same big world. This kind of 'unified' virtual platform that accommodates the seven worlds will collapse in a matter of minutes with our technology."

Ling Xiaole hesitated for a moment, Li Yao knew that she received the instructions from the above through the ultra-micro sound-transmitting symbol array pasted on the eardrum, and after three seconds, the above probably agreed, Ling Xiaole said: "It's okay to tell you two, we originally There is no such technology, but a hundred years ago, before the new federation was established, the 'old federation' once received a mysterious signal from the depths of the star sea."

"oh?"

Li Yao sat up straight. The signal Ling Xiaole said was obviously the one that summoned him to the ancient holy world, and finally attracted Meng Chixin, Long Yangjun and other fierce people.

Ling Xiaole continued: "To this day, the content contained in that signal is no longer important, but the supernatural power that transmits this signal is very important.

"Scholars of the Federation have spent decades studying this signal, and finally determined that it is an advanced information transmission method from a prehistoric civilization. This method similar to 'gravitational waves' can instantly cross the star sea and realize information between two great worlds. Seamless.

"It is precisely by relying on this bundle of 'prehistoric signals' that the Federation's information transmission technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, and finally established a unified world of "Civilization"!" (~^~)