Chapter 891 Kardashev Rank

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The story of the Trojan horse massacre is so famous, whether it is Chinese Troy, English troy or other languages, as long as the word is spoken, people will basically think of the corresponding event and the extended meaning of the word.

Simon's latest Trojan plan, as the name suggests, is still about invasion and infiltration.

This was mainly inspired by the last time we dined together when James talked about sending Philip Redbold to the U.S. Treasury.

Who controls America?

This has always been a hot topic.

All sorts of frivolous conspiracy theories aside, America is literally run by the nation's elite.

The American elite is far more than the rich people that ordinary people are used to knowing. Although those who can be classified as elites are not too poor, to be precise, this class should control the country's politics, economy, and economy. Elite groups in military, cultural and other aspects.

The Westeros system already has a strong influence on the economy and culture of the United States, but it has relatively weak influence on politics and military affairs. It is precisely these two aspects that have great influence on the fields involved in the Westeros system. Strong repression.

If you want to make up for this shortcoming, it is definitely not just about winning a group of congressmen by supporting the election.

Not to mention, James' arrangement for Philip made Simon realize that he had ignored a very important class of non-campaign officials in the United States, a typical one of which was the US presidential cabinet.

These huge officials in the capital and places of the United States also have huge power to influence all aspects of American policy. This is not the most important point, but the more important point, because they are directly appointed by departments such as the White House or Congress, not by election. Relatively speaking, these positions are easier to obtain, less public opinion, unlimited tenure, and even hereditary.

Of course there are downsides.

If you are not careful, you may be dismissed by your boss. This is why many people often see news in the media that officials of a certain department in the United States have been fired or voluntarily resigned due to a certain incident.

However, as long as one's own strength or the backers behind him are strong enough, this disadvantage is not a disadvantage.

The big deal is to take a break for a period of time, and start over in another department.

Many veteran politicians in the United States are in this state.

It just so happens that you can also use your spare time to enter the private sector to cash out the dividends accumulated for so many years of serving the behind-the-scenes financial masters.

Just like Richard Cheney, who had no business management experience after Bush stepped down, became the CEO of the energy company Halliburton. With an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars.

Gilead, a pharmaceutical start-up that the Westeros system is already trying to acquire, has a director behind the scenes doing the same thing.

As long as it brings enough benefits to the Westeros system in the future, Simon will certainly not be stingy in this regard.

This year happens to be an election year.

Last time, I didn't have the energy or strength to do so. This time, Simon didn't plan to miss the opportunity to get some key positions from the Clinton cabinet. Congress can't let it go. Many sensitive departments in Washington, such as the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission (sec), the Federal Communications Commission (fcc), etc., are actually subordinate to Congress.

And the military.

Simon also gradually realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding.

The U.S. military, no matter how high-sounding its ostensible mission, largely serves U.S. interests.

The most typical are these wars around the millennium.

Since the Westeros system is now one of the large interest groups in the United States, Simon can also try to use this power himself, instead of trying to build the private arms of the Westeros system. Somewhat sensitive.

Having done so much, Simon certainly won't give up some layouts because of this awakening. However, it is also possible to gradually infiltrate the power of the Westeros system into the US military.

Simon intends to pursue a two-pronged approach. One direction is military civilian employment in Washington, which can also be obtained through spokespersons in the White House and Congress. This key is not difficult to implement.

Simon initially considered whether to cultivate from the bottom, but later gave up, not because he didn't have the time and patience, but mainly because it was not necessary.

Like former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who was on the board of Gilead at this time.

Others can do it, and it's easier for Simon.

The most important thing in the Westeros system now is this kind of directorship that takes money in name.

Not to mention a series of directly affiliated companies in the Westeros system, with the continuous expansion of Cersei Capital, the three subsidiaries, especially the affiliated companies of Black Rock Asset Management Company, are even more numerous, not to mention the directors who only take money in name, even Harry. Simon can afford a position like Burton's CEO.

Entering a private company after a senior U.S. official leaves office is an unspoken rule that everyone understands.

It is very convenient to operate.

Even if someone wants to deal with the Westeros system in the future, they will not easily use these things as excuses, because this is equivalent to ruining everyone's jobs. It is not impossible to commit suicide in a car accident in minutes, after all, the world is so dangerous.

American political and military

Further penetration of large areas is the Trojan plan that Simon has recently considered.

Inside the estate on the northern outskirts of Greenwich.

Sophia and Simon were snuggling together on the sofa in a living room of the villa. The sound of the TV was softly ringing. The woman read Simon's recent memorandums for the two projects, and said: "The problem now is , how to choose the people, and how to ensure the loyalty of these people to the Westeros system, right?"

Simon put his arms around Sophia's soft waist, nodded, and shook his head slightly: "It is indeed a bit troublesome to select people. However, my goal is not to ensure that these people are absolutely loyal, but how to make them stick together as much as possible. The Strow system creates a sense of recognition and belonging."

In the original time and space, in the 1990s, Bill Clinton unexpectedly defeated Bush Sr. to be elected president. It has been in business for more than 20 years. When Hillary Clinton ran for president, the Clinton family was no longer the political nouveau riche in the 1990s, and the election had not yet begun. The planned Hillary Clinton cabinet is already full.

In sharp contrast is a golden retriever real estate developer. Because he is a complete political amateur, until the end of his first term, the cabinet is still lacking.

This is the most obvious difference in the accumulation of information.

Speaking of which, Simon's rise has been almost ten years since 1986. However, the real start to increase the layout of the political field started from the general election in 1992, and he emerged in the mid-term election in 1994.

The Troy plan this time is a penetration into a deeper level.

Since it is also lack of background, it is not realistic to be too demanding of loyalty, and Simon has never reported too high expectations for the so-called loyalty, and he still believes in his position. It is still inspired by the biochemical mode of a shooting game in memory. Once the player becomes a zombie, he will immediately change his position to attack his former teammates. This is actually the most intuitive manifestation of humanity in extreme environments.

What Simon needs, and those who will be supported next, can recognize that they belong to the Westeros system.

Sophia heard Simon say this and asked, "So, what do you need me to do?"

Simon said: "I had this idea last year. If Iger and I wanted to talk about things, we could only borrow other people's club venues. You know, I'm not used to this. So the Westeros system should have some top clubs of its own. , so that our people can communicate with each other.”

Sophia nodded and said, "Actually, I've considered this a few years ago, but I just understand that you're not really interested in socializing, and you haven't taken the initiative to join any clubs, so I didn't mention it. It's just right now, oh, actually we Many existing resources can be used directly, just like Christie's auction house, each auction is actually equivalent to a club-style event. Also, the military theme park you built in Ukraine can be used as an event venue, and regular invitations Some people used to play. In addition, didn't you control a real estate company in New York? I remember that this company owns many entertainment facilities such as casinos and golf courses, which are very useful. In fact, the key to establishing a club is to do well The members are checked, and many people are particularly concerned about this, they don’t want to get along with people who are not at the same level as themselves. In addition, it is to hold regular events, which is what you want to bring people together.”

Simon saw Sophia say so much without hesitation, and said with a smile: "It seems that you have really thought about it, so I will leave this matter to you."

Sophia agreed, and added: "This matter can't be rushed. What you just meant was not only to establish a club, but also to divide different circles, which requires more tedious planning."

"Of course not in a hurry. After all, the premise of implementing the Troy plan is to select people first. The workload is huge, and you don't need to delay your work. Just prepare slowly, and you can get it done by the end of this year."

"It won't take that long," Sophia said again: "Moreover, I think the existing network resources of the Westeros system can be pulled in in advance, so as long as the plan is confirmed, it can be started directly. By the way, in this case, you will need to attend more events next."

"I'm not going to join all those clubs."

"Of course not, but first of all, you have to let people know who is standing behind the scenes of this club. When the club is on the right track, even if you don't show up for a year or two, it will be fine."

Simon thought about it too, so he nodded.

The two discussed some details again. Sophia continued to flip through Simon's memo, and soon saw a photo, which was a large black and white photo of A4 paper size. There were twenty or thirty people on it. The woman put the folder horizontally. Come over, I recognized the person in the center of the photo at a glance: "This is, Einstein?"

Simon looked at the photo in Sophia's hand and nodded: "Yes."

After he finished speaking, he continued to point out the names of the other people in the photo.

In addition to Einstein, there are also Marie Curie, Schrödinger, Planck, Lorenz, Bohr, etc. on the photo. Almost all of the big names in the field of physical chemistry who have changed the modern history of mankind are covered by this photo.

Simon finished the introduction without missing a beat, and explained in Sophia's slightly widened eyes: "This is a group photo of the attendees of the Solvay Conference held in Brussels in 1927. The Solvay Conference was a European entrepreneur, Ernes. A discussion summit in the field of physical chemistry sponsored by T Solvay."

It was only then that Sophia reacted, her fingertips swiped across the photo, and she said in admiration, "I can't believe that these people have gotten together. It's unbelievable."

Photos of the 1927 Solvay Conference were widely circulated on the Internet in Simon's previous life, Einstein, Marie Curie

, Schrödinger and a group of legendary scientists are definitely more than any group photo of stars. However, the photo in front of him was found with great difficulty by Simon. After all, the Internet at this stage has not been enriched to the extent that it will be more than ten years later.

After Sophia sighed, she continued to turn the page and saw two beautiful handwritten words: solvayplan (Solvay plan). The woman did not rush to read the content, but aimed at Simon.

Simon stretched out his hand to help the woman turn a page, and took the initiative to explain: "Do you remember that I planned to get involved in a series of cutting-edge technology fields last year, such as aerospace and nuclear energy?"

"Remember, that, iter, the International Thermonuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor project, $5 billion, and the newspaper said that you would personally sponsor it, why didn't you write about it?"

"Because of disappointment."

"Um?"

"Actually, I really wanted to sponsor this project, but I was very disappointed after I personally studied the current situation in this field, so I temporarily dismissed these thoughts." Simon said here, seeing Sophia still puzzled, he continued. : "These fields, whether aerospace or nuclear energy, have been controlled by various governments for a long time. It is not that private enterprises are not allowed to enter, but the cost is too high, and everyone can't afford it. It can only be sustained through government funding. Whether it is North America or Europe, due to government control, various bureaucracy, red tape, and lack of incentives and other drawbacks have long caused these fields to lose their vitality, many technologies in the field of aerospace nuclear energy are still at the level of the 1950s and 1960s. .Like the iter project, if I really invest 5 billion US dollars in it, after investigation, it is found that it is not worth so much money, and the result may not be as good as converting it into gold coins to go to waste.”

"So," Sophia gestured to the folder in her hand: "Solvay plan?"

Simon nodded: "Yeah, I saw the point of view before that human history is created by ordinary people. Later, I gradually discovered that this is a joke. The so-called history promoted by ordinary people is often only a cycle of reincarnation. Real human beings History, in fact, is created by geniuses. Just like the people in this photo and many other great scientists of that era, they really made human beings achieve what they have not been able to achieve in the past few thousand years. With the breakthrough of the technology, the age of agriculture, which has been reincarnated for thousands of years, has entered the age of steam, the age of electricity, and even the age of information. Now, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the most dangerous confrontation of mankind in the age of electricity has ended, and the world has re-entered a period of peace, no more Faith, without confrontation, society is bound to stagnate, you know, it's actually very dangerous."

Sophia listened carefully to what Simon said, and was a little puzzled: "Isn't it good that we have entered a time of peace? Besides, I can't see where the danger is?"

Simon did not directly answer Sophia's words, but asked again: "Do you know the Kardashev level?"

Sophia shook her head honestly: "I don't know."

Simon explained: "This is a hypothesis of the level of cosmic civilization proposed by the former Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev. He divided the cosmic civilization into three levels. In simple terms, the first-level civilization can utilize the resources of the entire planet. , the second-level civilization can use the resources of the star system, and the third-level civilization can use the resources of the Milky Way-level large galaxy. Which civilization level do you think we are in now?"

"Of course it is a first-class civilization."

"You are wrong. According to our ability to utilize the earth's resources, it is actually only a 0.7-level civilization. Only by achieving controllable nuclear fusion and possessing theoretically endless energy can we be regarded as a first-level civilization," Simon said. Sophia asked, and said: "Each civilization level has its own limitations of survival, and the core is actually resources. Just like the farming era that lasted for thousands of years, because the civilization level has not broken through, they can only be reincarnated or destroyed. Now, although we have entered the information age, this is actually just a continuation of the electrical age, and the steam age is the prelude to the electrical age. Therefore, the resources that human beings can use are actually not as big as they were a hundred years ago. The difference. In the past 100 years, two world wars, and even the Cold War that lasted for half a century, Sophie, why do you think, fundamentally, all happened?"

Sophia understood a little: "Compete for survival resources?"

Simon nodded: "Yes, in the final analysis, it's all just to compete for survival resources. Because the resources that we can use in the 0.7-level civilization are limited, therefore, for more than a hundred years, there has always been war, always uninterrupted. Big and small economic crises break out everywhere. This is essentially that every few years of human development, the resources in hand are no longer sufficient. First of all, the economic crisis is adjusted, forcing human beings to optimize resources. When the optimization brought about by the economic crisis is no longer effective, War will appear, directly reducing the population and reducing resource consumption by the most brutal means. Therefore, if we stop now, it seems that we have ushered in an era of peace, but in fact it is still within the 0.7 level of reincarnation, because the civilization level is stagnant Not before, maybe after the accumulation of several economic crises, it is found that the optimization of resources is no longer effective, and the result is still war. This time, because we have mastered nuclear weapons, it will basically only be a nuclear war that will lead to human self-destruction. Don’t think that Human beings have the sanity to avoid nuclear war, and if humanity had that sanity, there would be no two world wars, and there would be no Cold War lasting half a century."

Sophia stared at Simon for a moment, then reached out and touched the man's face: "Simon, you are so pessimistic."

Simon posted the woman's warm palm: "How about you?"

"I'm also pessimistic now." Sophia said, and asked again: "How long do you think we have?"

Simon shrugged: "Who knows, maybe 30 years, maybe 50 years, maybe even less."

Sophia's attention turned back to the document in front of her: "So, the Solvay plan, um, should be to create a group of geniuses like Einstein and the others, break through technologies such as controllable nuclear fusion, and let mankind enter the true level 1.0 The age of civilization?"

"That's right. According to some survey statistics, the proportion of human beings with a high IQ is actually very high. Some statistics show that the proportion of people with a natural IQ above 130 is more than 2%, but most people are unable to due to the limitations of the living environment. By fully exploiting these advantages, these talents will be buried the day after tomorrow. Solvay’s plan is to actively find these gifted children, educate and instill them in a targeted manner, and finally cultivate the geniuses we need to change the world.”

Sophia worried: "If you do, it may cause controversy."

Manipulating the life of a child, or to be precise, the life of a group of children, is a bit anti-human in the eyes of many people. According to those people's ideas, children should be happy and free to grow up according to their own ideas.

Simon heard the words, raised his hand and waved, "Enough money!"

"..."

Sophia rolled her eyes slightly, and actually felt that this was the best solution, and turned to ask: "Simon, then what?"

"what?"

"If we succeed in reaching a level 1.0 civilization, then what, do you think everything will change?"

Simon shook his head: "No, maybe it's just another level of reincarnation, but it's definitely better than now. Moreover, I only offer one possibility. As long as we achieve controllable nuclear fusion and have endless energy, we can easily get rid of the shackles of this planet. , At that time, we can even choose to immigrate to Mars, as for the people on the ground, it doesn’t matter how much you want to toss, even if you lose yourself, it has nothing to do with me.”

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