Chapter 2549: Xiao Xiao Down (VII)

Chapter 2523: Xiao Xiao Down (VII)

After lunch, everyone quickly stood up from the sofa and started cleaning. Some people may ask, calling people like Pamela and Lex here, can we expect them to work for the professor like ordinary college students?

Even if they want to, do they have the ability? Lex's manor in Gotham has a whole professional cleaning team to maintain it. It is a bit too much to ask this young master to clean it himself.

But Lex is worthy of being the smartest person in the world. His way of cleaning these offices is to lie on the windowsill and shout "Superman!!!!"

Superman really came. He stood in the room and blew a breath, and all the dust was blown away. But obviously they still have a lot of things to move and furniture to put. Superman is only one person and can't take care of so much work.

But fortunately, there is nothing heavy to move, they are all personal belongings of the professor, so they are all cleaning up, while Superman and Lex stayed in Schiller's office, because they are the two most familiar with Schiller.

Schiller was putting the books he had moved from his old office on the bookshelf in different categories. When he put the second book on the shelf, he heard Clark and Lex sighing.

"...Many agricultural products cannot be sold. The secondary processors charge too much. If the transportation costs are added, it will be a loss-making business. But if the harvest of this season cannot be realized, we will have no money to buy seeds and update agricultural machinery. Sigh..."

"So why do secondary processors raise prices?" Lex asked knowingly.

"Of course it's because all kinds of agricultural products are not selling well. Many people can't sell them after processing. Secondary processing is a waste of money. Many farmers no longer do this stupid thing. In order to make more money, factory owners have to increase the unit price of processing."

"What things do you need to process on your farm?"

"Too many, grains for brewing, milk for making dairy products, fruits and vegetables for canning..."

"Can't these be sold without processing?"

"Not entirely. In addition to wheat used specifically for brewing, other things can also be sold, but because the storage time is too short and the market in the town is too small, they are often spoiled before they can be transported to the big city by car. They can only be sold by making various products."

"In the final analysis, it's still a problem of transportation costs. If you can have an airplane, you don't have to worry about this." Lex said meaningfully.

Clark nodded and said, "Yes, now the prices in the metropolis are soaring, and many people can't eat fresh food and vegetables, but the food and vegetables in my house can't be sold because the distance is too far. If there is really a plane, it would be great... huh?"

Clark turned his head to look at Lex, Lex spread his hands, and Clark had to point at himself and said, "You said let me do the transportation?!"

"It's not me who said that, you said it yourself." Lex shrugged and said, "You are much faster than the plane, and it's safer. You can even use your biological position to ensure that the food and vegetables are not damaged."

"But...but I have a job." Clark said, "You also I know that the recent protests in the metropolis are very fierce, but the mayor has adopted a strategy of violent confrontation and has been using the police to suppress the people. I need to expose these things..."

"Why do people protest?"

"Of course it's because prices have soared. They can't afford to eat, and there are a lot of taxes to pay. Of course they will protest... Oh, you mean, as long as I transport enough food, I can improve the situation of the people, and they will stop protesting."

"That's true, but it's still difficult to implement." Lex said: "First of all, in a big city with a shortage of supplies, once someone sells at a low price, If you sell all kinds of daily necessities at a low price or a normal price, someone will definitely stock up. "

"If it's just one person, it's okay, after all, there's not enough space in the house, but many unscrupulous businessmen don't care so much. As long as there is a warehouse, they will stock up. They don't care whether other people can eat or not."

Clark also thought of this possibility. He said angrily and frustratedly: "But just transporting food has taken up all my time. I can't keep an eye on who buys how much."

"Even if I stand in front of the stall and watch, they send different people to buy, I can't tell them apart. I can't listen to their voices one by one, right?"

"So you need a complete A good and mature supervision system to ensure that everyone buys enough and appropriate amounts, neither too much nor too little, to satisfy themselves and not encroach on others. "

"Do I have to write a program first? But I don't have the time or the skills..." Clark turned to look at Lex, and then said, "You don't mean to say you will do it?"

"This is a perfect cooperation, isn't it? You are responsible for finding a way to transport the surplus food from your farm or the entire Kansas to the metropolis, which not only solves the problems of farmers, but also meets the needs of the people's livelihood in the metropolis, and not only satisfies your heroic psychology, but also satisfies my need to make money and gain fame. "

"I'm not doing this for any heroic reasons." Clark said, "I just want more people to have food... Wait, if I can transport food from Kansas, can I also transport food from Mexico?"

Lex snapped his fingers in surprise and said, "Amazing wisdom!"

"And if I can do this, then Green Lantern and the others can do it, and maybe Arthur can go by water. We can work together to transport the surplus food in Mexico to the United States, which can not only solve the poverty problem over there, but also ensure the basic survival of people here."

Lex has already started to applaud, shaking his head and sighing while applauding, "You are worthy of being a Kryptonian, you can come up with ways that humans can't think of."

Clark showed a trace of disgust and said, "Why can't you just say what you have to say, and you have to guide me to say it?"

Lex was about to refute him, but Clark said, "Is our relationship worth your effort? Just say it directly, I don't really think I'm smarter than you."

A straight ball choked Lex, and Clark continued to ask, "We can You can bring food here, but can you really ensure that everyone gets what they deserve? "

"Of course, the more chaotic the society is, the easier it is for capable people to rebuild a new order. As long as this order can play a temporary role, it will build the confidence of the people and naturally be able to carry it out. As long as the order is scientific enough, it will be no problem to survive the current depression."

"I don't know much about sociology." Clark scratched his head and said, "But I can probably tell whether the system you are talking about is reasonable or not. Why don't you tell me?"

"The simplest thing is that we just need to ensure that everyone can eat and not starve to death. I estimate that the food you have brought is almost enough to ensure this. Unless you can use the entire Mexico to farm, the efficiency of your land can support more than 10 million people. It's already good. "

Clark nodded, indicating that he understood. He also knew that what Lex said was true. The land they obtained was indeed very large and very fertile, but at least 80% of it was not used, and it was not only for growing food, but also for feed.

Now that this has happened, being able to provide tens of millions of people with basic survival needs is a natural advantage for Mexico's agricultural conditions.

"So far, the most reasonable, scientific and simple way to determine how much a person needs to eat to survive is to look at his weight." Lex said: "Adults eat more, children eat less, mainly because they use different amounts of energy to maintain their own operations, so we can start from this point."

"Maybe I can establish a Luther Group health standard system. As long as the residents of Metropolis are certified in the health system, the system can infer how much food he needs every day."

"Then they can get the corresponding amount of food through the Internet or the machines arranged in the city. The certificate, and then go to the nearest warehouse to collect the food with this certificate..."

Clark was still nodding, and Schiller couldn't listen anymore. He coughed twice and reminded very tactfully, "In fact, Clark, this is actually a way that has been practiced. It actually has various..."

"But technology has developed, hasn't it?" Lex said immediately: "I It can ensure that the physical examination of each person's health status is completely accurate, and the food allocated to them is absolutely enough to maintain their survival needs. "

"I am also confident in anti-counterfeiting. Each person's voucher has a unique mark, and there is absolutely no possibility of counterfeiting or exchange. "

"From a psychological point of view, it doesn't matter how much food this voucher can exchange for them. What is important is that they know that the government has so much food to feed the whole city and not starve to death. This will give them a sense of security, at least it will help their mental health. "

"Take a step back and say that even if the food they exchange can be circulated within the family, or even circulated among neighbors and acquaintances on a small scale, it doesn't matter. They make their own choices and bear the consequences of their choices. This limited freedom can also provide them with a sense of security and help the stability of the system. "

Schiller sighed and thought, what health assessment system, what food exchange voucher, isn't this just food stamps?!

Clark can't see it, can Schiller still not see it? Lex didn't even wait for the Mexican Revolution. He was ready to reverse the situation and implement the distribution system in the most prosperous cities on the east coast of the United States, and take a big step into socialism.

What's more outrageous is that he is just trying to take advantage of personal heroism. You superheroes are capable, so it shouldn't be a big problem to transport food in the central and eastern parts of the country or even across states? As long as the transportation costs are eliminated, both buyers and sellers will be happy.

Clark is still nodding his head. He doesn't even think about how many times he has to fly a day to transport enough food once the demand is opened. Hal is also unlucky. He doesn't know anything and just takes such a big job out of thin air.

As for what Schiller thinks, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten. What else can he say except "The KGB director thinks you are a bit too extreme"?