Rebirth: I am Sai, but the animation Three Body

Chapter 20 The Fourth Agricultural Revolution

Because I only watched the sixth episode before the time travel, I don't have a definite idea about the future progress of the three-body universe.

But she knew that the reason for the outbreak of the Great Valley in the original book was the deterioration of the environment. The desertification of the earth led to a significant reduction in the area of ​​cultivated land, which in turn led to famines that were more terrifying than those in the 1920s.

To be exact, it was the space military industry that first caused the collapse of the economy and the environment, turning the entire earth into a desert where not a single blade of grass could grow.

This large-scale desertification problem lasted for a century, and it was not slowly managed by humans until the end of the Deterrence Era.

The problem of environmental pollution in this world is more serious than in the original book. Except for Verne Island, basically every big city in the world has serious smog.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the world will usher in a big trough, and the consequences may be more serious than the original book.

"Let me think about how to solve the big trough." Sai read silently while looking at the tedious government affairs on the computer.

Suddenly her eyes lit up, because Say saw a broken word on the screen, which was "Research Project of the First Generation Spaceship Fully Enclosed Ecological Circulation System"

The originally unformed ideas in my mind were quickly intertwined, forming a systematic solution to the big trough.

The reasons for the eruption of the Great Depression involve various aspects, such as excess productivity, the collapse of the economic system, and even philosophical issues and changes in human values.

But the most fundamental thing is that the area of ​​arable land and crop yields have been greatly reduced, which means that there is not enough food for people to eat.

Therefore, in just half a century, the population of the earth has dropped from more than 80 billion to 35 billion. One can imagine the horror of this matter.

Since the essence is that there is not enough food for people to eat, if you can solve the problem of eating by yourself, then it does not mean that you can minimize the harm of the Great Depression.

At least in the future, humans will not have to worry about not having enough food, and if there is no large-scale famine, the Great Depression will not be so terrible.

As for the solution, it is also very simple. As the original book said, it is to use modern technology to build "farmland" in the new era, instead of relying on the sky.

For example, use the abundant energy of controlled nuclear fusion to develop genetically modified crops, and build a closed ecological cycle system that is independent of the earth's ecological circle.

Because whether it is an agricultural base planted with genetically modified crops or a closed ecological cycle system, they are not affected by the external environment, so even if the earth becomes deserted, humans will not be short of food.

The two can even be used together to develop a transgenic crop production base and a fully closed ecological cycle system to replace modern traditional agriculture.

On the one hand, this can fundamentally solve the problem of famine, on the other hand, it can also study how to create a stable ecological cycle system.

In this way, not only the problems of food and excess productivity are solved, but also the ecological cycle system required by star-class warships is also available, and the benefits are endless.

"Mr. Kanter." Thinking of this, Sai called Kanter in.

"Hi Ms. Say, where can I help you?"

"I want to release the wall-facing plan, which has nothing to do with the non-propellant engine, that is not my wall-facing plan."

"Okay Ms. Say, what's your plan?" Kantor responded.

"My plan is to start the fourth agricultural revolution, using technologies such as artificial intelligence, ecological cycle technology, controlled nuclear fusion and genetic modification to develop a new generation of agricultural production models."

After hearing this, Kanter showed a puzzled expression and said, "I heard it right, right? Are you referring to the agricultural revolution like the Green Revolution?"

"Yes, because agriculture is the foundation of human beings and is closely related to the development of human civilization. As long as people still need to eat, it is impossible to get rid of agricultural production."

"You must know the importance of agriculture to human beings. For example, the first two agricultural revolutions had a profound impact on human civilization."

"In the second agricultural revolution, because the improvement of British agricultural production efficiency reduced the demand for labor force, it contributed to the labor force required for industrialization, which in turn promoted the industrial revolution."

"During the American Green Revolution, new technologies began to affect agriculture, such as mechanization, higher crop yields, large-scale use of fertilizers, controlled water supplies, and new farming methods."

"This agricultural revolution significantly improved the world's agricultural output and production efficiency, and also laid the foundation for the United States to start the third industrial revolution and establish hegemony."

"Until the new Cold War before the Three-Body Crisis, the United States also enjoyed the cheap food production system brought about by the Green Revolution, using food to manipulate the world."

"In essence, these three agricultural revolutions all use technology to improve agricultural production efficiency, liberate labor, and increase crop yields to promote industrialization and urbanization."

"So when facing the three-body crisis, we need the fourth industrial revolution to improve technology, and the fourth industrial revolution needs the support of the fourth agricultural revolution."

"So the ultimate goal of the plan is to establish a cheap food production system so that all human beings can eat, and then promote the fourth industrial revolution."

Sai explained excitedly.

"I have to say that you look more professional than other Wallfacers, because your confusion is really great, for example, you suddenly jumped from a non-propellant engine to agricultural production."

"But you should know the reaction of the international community to this plan."

Say naturally knows what Kanter means, because this will cause a huge wave of unemployment and at the same time completely destroy the existing agricultural production system.

"Mr. Kantor, your concerns are indeed a problem. Revolutions always have a huge impact on society, no matter what form it takes."

"However, this plan is to establish a new agricultural production system, so it is necessary to build a large number of new agricultural bases, closed ecological cycle systems and supporting infrastructure around the world."

"So who's going to be in charge of building these things?"

Before Kanter could speak, Say continued: "In the case where the artificial intelligence is locked by the Trisolaran, there is only one answer, and that is a huge number of construction workers."

"As the most glorious project in human civilization, this project will employ hundreds of millions of workers. There will be a surge in infrastructure jobs around the world."

"And the most wonderful thing is that construction workers do not need a high degree of education, and those unemployed farmers due to the improvement of agricultural production efficiency will be perfectly supplemented in this project."

"Don't worry about the construction problem. The overcapacity of industrial production in big countries and economic transformation have yet to be resolved. They will rush to help me with infrastructure construction."

"So rounding up, they are not unemployed. It's just that they used to be farmers, but now they are workers. This problem will not explode for at least ten years."

"Then after your fourth agricultural revolution succeeds, where should billions of farmers around the world go to work?" Kanter asked cautiously.

"Under the three-body crisis, countries will always be short of labor. Let these people repair space elevators and other infrastructure. Let's talk about this issue at that time." Sai waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)