Chapter 1935 The Martian Problem
Sanriyue looked at Dulan curiously. Olga was like his eldest brother, and his eldest brother's famous quotes were imitated by Dulan, so Sanriyue was very curious about what kind of person Dulan was and why he had such a big impression on his eldest brother. Impact.
After watching it, I felt that Duran was very ordinary.
However, anyone with a little bit of common sense, even an illiterate or an orphan, would know that Duran is not normal. A barefoot doctor turned into a major soldier, and then betrayed the Seven Stars family without hesitation. No matter how you look at it, it is not a normal person's thinking. It is normal. How could anyone jump like that?
But according to Duran, he once wanted to change Olga's fate: "He could have been a doctor or a lawyer, but he ran away. Only then did I realize that I could heal his legs, but not his legs." In his heart, that’s why I joined the army, hoping to change the status quo by entering the upper echelon of the Seven Star Family. However, the Seven Star Family is just a group of profit-seeking guys now. As vested interests, they will not give up their interests easily, so that’s why Desperately suppressing the development of various political systems, while allowing various private armed forces."
The orphans said they didn't understand, and only the independent girl and her personal assistant could understand. The independent girl respected Dulan's courage, but the personal assistant felt that Dulan was too abnormal.
As an adult with a normal IQ, the assistant lady has never met a person like Dulan. His behavior is completely illogical and feels like a freak.
The assistant questioned Duran's behavior, but the independent girl admired Duran's determination and will to act. She has sensed Dulan's intention to change Mars, and Duran has also taken action. Although the action lacks the support of logical thinking, how many people can move from heart to action?
Revolutionary girls admire those who act bravely. It even resonated with her, because she is also an activist. Of course, her original intention was not because of the poor people's livelihood on Mars. As the daughter of a capitalist, she had no idea what the bottom life of Mars was like before she came to cgs. She pushed for the independence of Mars entirely because Mars suffered various unfair treatments during the trade process. The Mars Independent Parliament is also composed of a group of capitalists. They want independence just to dominate the trade with the Earth, not to change. The fate of orphans.
Of course, if business gets better and employment increases after Mars becomes independent, it will indeed change the status quo. But the question now is, can Mars really gain an advantage in trade with Earth after becoming independent?
Can Mars really escape the control of the earth?
First of all, the living environment of Mars is much worse than that of Earth. Many Martians have never seen the sea or rain in their lives. The water source of Mars mainly comes from cosmic ice or water collectors. At the same time, the crops on Mars are basically corn-type food. Even the children of ordinary families do not have the opportunity to eat sugar and chocolate regularly.
Foods that are common to people on Earth, such as fish, meat, snacks, etc., cannot be afforded by ordinary people on Mars.
After talking about the underlying economic situation, let’s talk about the high-end fields. The earth still controls the core technology. The headquarters of the seven major families and various research institutions are all on the earth. Although factories are spread all over the space colonial satellites and Mars, Mars obviously does not have enough R&D capabilities.
If you look at the many orphans on Mars, you will know that the education system on Mars is not perfect. There is no education for all, and there is not a large reserve of workers, and there is no research on cutting-edge equipment.
Of course, Mars also has an advantage: resources. The rare elements needed for mecha manufacturing are basically mined on Mars. If Mars were independent, it would be fine to be a resource-based government.
The big capitalists on Mars are divided into several categories: big mine owners, shipping groups, and speculators who buy and sell. There are very few people engaged in entities and research. If these people really form an independent government, it is completely foreseeable how many jobs they can create. It will definitely be very few.
Of course, if the independent girl realizes that the problem on Mars is due to insufficient industry and wants to industrialize, the problem will arise again, that is, the environment of Mars does not allow large-scale industrialization. The first is water and raw materials. Even if it is forced industrialization, water and The high cost of raw materials will greatly increase the price of commodities, and they will still be crushed by earth commodities.
Therefore, the problem of Mars is not just as simple as the inaction of capitalists, but also has objective reasons that are more difficult to overcome.
"There are many problems on Mars." During the escape, Duran did not forget to teach the orphans. Although the orphans did not understand, they also knew that there was such an insurmountable objective reason for their tragic fate.
The independent girl has a feeling of seeing the sun through the clouds. In fact, after meeting cgs, she had thought about helping orphans live a good life after independence, but now she found that she was wishful thinking. She may be able to help the orphans in Tekkadan, but there are still millions of Martian orphans who cannot go to school or get jobs because she simply does not have the ability to provide so many jobs.
"Then how can we change the current situation of Mars?" the independent girl asked humbly, hoping that Duran would give her an answer.
The assistant asked how Duran could possibly know the answer.
However, Duran did give a suggestion: "Because there has been no large-scale war for three hundred years, the human population has now expanded to a critical point, so the first thing we need to do is family planning, and each family can only have one child." The current problem is that it is impossible to solve the employment problem in a short period of time, so think in reverse, first think about how to solve the root cause of the population, and first control the population growth rate.
The assistant raised an objection as soon as he heard it: "You mean that since the children born will become poor people like the Tekkadan, so they are not allowed to be born? It's nonsense." This is too inhumane.
"It is inevitable that we want to restore the normalcy of Martian society." Duran said that any policy implementation will definitely cause someone to suffer, but since humans have decided to develop towards sociality, they must accept the consequences.
"Take Griffin from the Tekkadan as an example. This little fat guy has two younger sisters at home. He could have continued to go to school, but because his two younger sisters were born, he had to work in CGS at a young age. What about the future? Whether his two younger sisters can receive education is still a question mark." Duran used the people of the Tekkadan around him as an example, which was very convincing.
Martians are the type that the poorer they are, the more they have children, and the poorer they become.
In addition to the little fat man, there are actually many other examples, such as Mikazuki's girlfriend Atla, who also dropped out of school at a young age to become a cheap labor force.
If the Martians don't control their population growth now, there will be no possibility of rising in the future.
The assistant was also silent, and the independent girl was the first time she met someone with such a clear governing program. Although the congressmen who supported independence she knew before were all good at doing business, no one had ever been as far-sighted as Duran. Even her own goal was not to change the existing system on Mars, but to do business. She originally planned to establish her own company after Mars became independent, and her initial goal was just that.