Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 586 Arctic Ocean Strategy, The Young Farmer's Rise to Power

Different perspectives lead to different results.

Traditional maps, also known as Mercator projections or conformal cylindrical projections, including globes and navigation maps, use the equator as the center line, placing the Atlantic Ocean and Africa in the middle, exaggerating the areas of Antarctica, the Arctic Ocean, Canada, and Greenland, then distinguishing between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and labeling oceans, continents, countries, and regions.

This highly inaccurate planar perspective leads 99% of people to develop a habitual mindset of 'level-down analysis,' even ignoring the fact that the Pacific Ocean, which is cut off on the left and right sides of the map, accounts for nearly 50% of the global ocean area, equivalent to half of the mother planet.

Even though many people know that the Earth is round, that flying from the East to North America requires flying close to the North Pole, and that North America and the East are back-to-back on their home planet, they are still misled by these kinds of maps.

Many national leaders and management personnel have also suffered greatly from this.

The emergence of intercontinental ballistic missiles, high-altitude and high-speed fighter jets, and aerospace-grade weapons has given rise to the concept of a three-dimensional space system integrating sea, land, and air.

Based on the concept that the home planet is round and missiles can fly over the North Pole, more and more military strategists are surprised to find that the Arctic Ocean is the center of the world.

(See the bonus chapter for details).

Top: Pacific Ocean.

Above: Alaska, Kamaguchi-Kamchatka, Japan, South Korea, Philippines.

Upper and Middle: Latin America, North America, Canada, Arctic Ocean, Ice Bear, East, South China Sea.

Central: North America, Canada, Arctic Ocean, Ice Bear, Prairie Country, East, India.

Lower Middle: North America, Canada, Greenland, Arctic Ocean, Northern Europe, Ice Bear, East Asia, West Asia.

Below: Atlantic Ocean, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Ice Bear, Oil Country, Africa.

Bottom: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean.

Because within a 2000-kilometer radius of the Arctic Ocean, all of the world's major countries are located.

The most outrageous thing is that, with the help of big data and AI analysis, a pattern was actually found.

The general idea is that countries within a 2000-kilometer radius of the Arctic have a GDP growth rate of no less than 3%, while the further outward you go, the slower the GDP growth becomes.

Looking around the Arctic Ocean, apart from the landlocked country of North America, which is frozen inland, doesn't it encompass all developed countries?
Furthermore, the closer to the Arctic Ocean, the more developed a region becomes, just like Northern Europe, which is more developed than Europe and America.

Conversely, the further away from the Arctic Ocean, the poorer and more backward the region becomes. Just like Africa and South America, from the perspective of the Arctic Ocean, these two can be considered the westernmost and easternmost points, completely decoupled from the Arctic Ocean global economic sphere.

"This phenomenon has been named the 'Polar Proximity Effect' by the three systems."

Inside Wang Laowu Restaurant.

Facing the astonished steward of Dongshan Prefecture and the shop owner, Yu Yang picked up his wine cup and poured himself a drink.

These two people are unlikely to ever cross paths in their entire lives.

Now they're sitting together drinking and listening to Boss Yu brag...

It has to be said that society is getting better and better.

Then, Yu Yang drew eight horizontal lines from left to right on the Arctic Ocean map on the tablet, connecting all the areas:
"This shows that in modern warfare, no matter from which angle North America enters the East, it will need to cross the Ice Bear."

"Or rather, if North America wants to attack the East, according to the space-layer anti-interception mechanism, it must first attack the Arctic Bear, otherwise North America will have no advantage against the East's anti-missile system."

"This is the main reason why we are not afraid of North America at all."

You might say, "Can't North America cross the Pacific Ocean?"

"It is possible to cross, but in three-dimensional space, North American missiles cross the Pacific Ocean by taking a curved route, while our missiles intercept from the Arctic direction by taking a straight route. North American missiles have a longer range and take longer, while our missiles have a shorter range and take less time. It is obvious which is superior."

"Similarly, the territory of the Ice Bear is connected to the Arctic Ocean. If the Arctic Ocean were not frozen, the Ice Bear would become the largest maritime nation and the most powerful country."

"If the Arctic Ocean is defeated, it will become an inland sea of ​​Europe and America, driving their development."

"This is the main reason why North America has consistently courted Europe over the past few decades."

"Of course, the Arctic Ocean is frozen and cannot be navigated."

"Therefore, from this perspective, strictly speaking, the Ukrainian people are a landlocked country."

"If the Arctic bear wants to go to sea, it must find outlets to the sea in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean."

"But with access to the sea, the Russians are essentially breaking through the EU, and in a way that puts them in a pincer movement."

"Therefore, the EU supports the three Baltic states in Northern Europe while containing the Black Sea and Caucasus regions."

"This is the biggest conflict between the Ukrainian people and the European Union."

"From this perspective, you will find that without Alaska, North America would not be able to control Japan and South Korea in a modern military environment."

"From this perspective, you'll find that Japan is only 3500 kilometers from Canada, much closer than the Philippines and Australia, and there's no need to worry about the East causing trouble on the shipping lanes."

"From this perspective, you will find that the polar bears in the Northern Hemisphere are very close to Africa in the Southern Hemisphere, which is why polar bears can have territory in Africa."

"Similarly, North America and Africa are seemingly separated only by the Atlantic Ocean, but in fact they are very far apart. Therefore, North America has never gained actual control over Africa."

"From this perspective, the real reason for the cooperation among the three countries becomes clear."

As Yu Yang spoke, he drew a '﹨' line on the Arctic Ocean map.

"The lower left part, including North America, Canada, Europe, and Latin America, belongs to North America."

"The upper right part, Asia-Pacific, Central Asia, Africa, and the Indian Ocean, belong to three systems."

"You see, many things that experts and professors can't analyze can be easily solved with just a map from the perspective of the Arctic Ocean."

The steward of Dongshan Prefecture and the shop owner who had come to join the fun looked at the map on the tablet computer and became more and more dumbfounded and questioned their existence.

But the facts are undeniable, and we have no choice but to believe them.

Yu Yang raised his glass again, “With the warming of the weather, the Arctic ice is thinning, the melting period is lengthening, and with the rapid development of technology and the advent of machinery adapted to high-altitude and cold regions, the Arctic, which is rich in crude oil, natural gas, mines, rare earths, and fisheries, is about to transform from a peripheral area into the central stage of the world.”

"By then, the Arctic route will be 30% to 50% shorter than traditional routes, such as the Suez Canal, the Strait of Malacca, and the Panama Canal."

"For example, it is 2 kilometers from Shanghai to Hamburg, but only 1.2 kilometers via the Arctic."

"For example, the distance from Tokyo to Rotterdam is 2.1 kilometers, but going through the Arctic only requires 1.3 kilometers, saving 35 days of flight time."

"If the Arctic Circle is developed, considering the extremely low proximity effect, the GDP growth rate of countries within a 2000-kilometer radius of the Arctic Ocean would increase by at least 5 to 10 times. The Nordic countries would be the most attractive, followed by Alaska, Chukotka, and Kamchatka."

"At that time, Vladivostok, the Bering Sea, Northern Europe, and Iceland will become world-class seaports."

"At that time, the home planet will reshape the world order with the Arctic Ocean as its center. The Arctic Ocean will also become the main battlefield for the game between big capital and nuclear powers, covering all aspects of global politics, economy, trade, environment, and military."

"Therefore, after losing the First Island Chain, North America, dominated by the Confederate States of America, urgently and secretly constructed the 'Arctic Island Chain' system in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska..."

"In general, looking at maps in the past was called two-dimensional cognition."

"Looking at maps from the perspective of the Arctic Ocean is now called three-dimensional cognition."

"Three-dimensional cognition is also a three-dimensional dimension of civilizational competition that will inevitably emerge when technology develops to a certain stage, and you must accept it."

After Yu Yang finished speaking, he talked about his own family:

"The polar proximity effect is terrifying. It can even be said that in the next thirty years, whoever controls the discourse in the polar regions will dominate the new world order of the 21st century."

"Therefore, in recent years, the three systems have allocated massive amounts of financial, material, and human resources to successively develop the Amur Plantation Area, the Chukotka Plantation Area, and the Kamchatka Plantation Area, and have focused on developing wing-ground effect aircraft to seize the ownership of the Arctic Circle."

As Yu Yang spoke, he wrote the words "Sanyuan" on the Arctic Ocean map on the tablet, thus ending the topic.

The steward of Dongshan Prefecture and the shop owner, Wang Laowu, looked down at the tablet, feeling that the two flamboyant characters on the screen looked exactly like "awesome".

"We're just chatting today. I'm just saying this for fun, so come on, let's have a drink!"

Yu Yang filled their glasses and raised them in greeting.

The higher-ups must have realized the Arctic Ocean perspective.

But it's impossible to see things as clearly as the three systems.

In the past, the East developed slowly and could not even break through the first island chain, so it had no time to pay attention to the Arctic Ocean.

After the rise of the three systems, although they did not inform their superiors of their Arctic perspective, they jointly dispatched research vessels under the guise of a joint Arctic expedition, simultaneously mapping geographical information and developing icebreakers. Thanks to the expedition data provided by their superiors, the three systems' research on the Arctic made rapid progress.

Therefore, three years ago, taking advantage of the fact that trade between the three Europes was blocked by North America, the 'Arctic Route' incident was planned to test and verify the research data provided by the superiors.

Subsequently, the company terminated its Arctic shipping route strategy and devoted itself to research.

Three years later, the three-line icebreaker fleet has accumulated more than 270 ships, including 12 nuclear-powered ships.

At the same time, the three factions abandoned the thin-skinned and heavily armored aircraft carriers and focused on developing the robust cruisers, as well as unmanned equipment, temperature-controlled suits, mechanical exoskeletons, mechanical armor, and so on, which are more suitable for the polar environment.

It can be said that regardless of whether they can obtain a level 3 city hall or achieve a civilization upgrade, they will traverse Chukchi, conquer the Arctic, and establish a three-system Age of Exploration within three years.

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The steward of Dongshan Prefecture remained silent for a long time before digesting the knowledge he had never encountered before.

I immediately felt my horizons were expanding dramatically.

Thinking especially about what Lao Dong said, I felt even more excited.

This is a great era!

'I have to do something!'

'Dongshan Mansion is just a small project. I want to stand on a bigger stage and see a whole new world that will overturn my understanding!'

Thinking about it this way, all the infamy about demolishing historical sites and destroying the feng shui of Dongshan Prefecture suddenly becomes insignificant.

When the chief steward of Dongshan Prefecture thought of this, two words suddenly came to mind: vision and scope.

Yes, that's what vision is all about!

The shop owner, Wang Laowu, genuinely finds amusement in the 'Arctic Ocean perspective'.

Seeing that the topic was coming to an end and the table was getting a bit cold, I put down my wine glass and started a new conversation.

"Young Chairman Yu, I always feel that something is wrong with the training in our factory."

"Tell me."

“Like my grandson, he’s 8 years old and in the third grade, but he’s completely falling behind in his studies.”

"What aspect is lagging behind?"

"I can't keep up with anything."

"Is your grandson really that stupid?"

“My grandson is definitely not stupid; on the contrary, he is very smart. He mastered addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division at the age of 6 and is learning geometry and algebra this year.”

Yu Yang was slightly taken aback. "Elementary school has geometry and algebra?"

"Yes, I have!"

"Your grandson is quite impressive; he's already learning geometry and algebra in elementary school."

"The problem is that the vast majority of classmates have already started learning calculus."

Yu Yang: "???"

The steward of Dongshan Prefecture, who was drinking water, choked on his nose and coughed as he said, "A primary school student learning calculus?"

"Yes, I used to be very skeptical about this too, but after attending a few parent-teacher meetings, I found that more than 80% of the students in the class do know calculus... So, my grandson, who has just started learning geometry and algebra, is completely unable to keep up with the course. After all, you have to master the basics of geometry, algebra, trigonometric functions, and sequences and inequalities first."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yang immediately understood what had happened.

It's simply that the 'little farmers' have performed exceptionally well under the three-system education, leaving ordinary children far behind.

Seeing that the boss was in a daze, the shop owner, Wang Laowu, hesitated slightly before speaking: "Boss, many parents are saying that those strong and smart children are test-tube babies bred by technicians using gene optimization technology."

"Nonsense. Our gene technology has never been used clinically. Otherwise, gene contamination would have led to the extinction of all mankind."

"Why is there such a big difference?"

"As the saying goes, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and a rat's son knows how to dig a hole. Children's education is not only related to schools, but also to the family environment... We all come from rural areas. When we were four or five years old, we were probably still playing with mud and urine in front of the yard. The children of scientists can probably recite the periodic table backwards and speak fluent English. How can you compare them?"

"Then there's nutritional supplementation, like DHA and lactoferrin. We grew up drinking millet porridge, while others drank milk and took vitamins. Can you really compare the two?"

"Most importantly, the factory's infant and toddler system has been providing food containing DHA and lactoferrin free of charge for five years. However, most employees' families still follow the old generation's traditions in raising children. Even though these vitamins are popularized, some parents still can't remember them. Isn't that the difference?"

The shop owner slapped his thigh, stood up, and took out a bag of cod sausages from the kitchen. "Is this it? It's also rich in DHA."

"It's just one of those things."

“My wife treats these as snacks, saying that if the kids eat too many, they won’t eat regular meals. She only allows them to have two or three a week.”

Yu Yang was only trying to explain why the little farmer was so extraordinary. He had absolutely no experience in raising children, so he could only calmly say, "You need to learn to eat scientifically, maintain a balanced diet, and increase physical exercise so that your child will be smarter."

The steward of Dongshan Prefecture nodded in deep agreement, but then changed the subject, saying, "But teaching calculus in elementary school is truly outrageous."

"It's not like I'm the only one who makes the decisions in the factory. The calculus curriculum is based on big data statistics, and the courses are adjusted according to the majority's progress. That's called majority rule."

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"But there's no need to worry too much. There are good jobs for good students and there are bad jobs for bad students. We'll make the most of our collective resources and we won't produce any useless people."

“That makes sense.” The shop owner raised his glass. “If the children are capable, they can go far away and not see each other for three to five years. If they are not capable, they can stay in their hometown, close to their parents, so that they won’t be too lonely when they get old.”

"So we should have more children, let some go out and keep some, so that the family will prosper and the community will flourish."

...

Although the three people at the table were of vastly different social standing, they ate, drank, and chatted until four o'clock in the afternoon.

When the chief manager of Dongshan Prefecture returned to the Aolong Building, the management team of Dongshan Prefecture had already gathered in the conference hall.

"Boss, how is it?"

"Young Master Yu is no ordinary man."

"???"

"The team is truly impressive and has a great vision."

"???"

"At this meeting, we must increase the population of Dongshan Prefecture to 2000 million within three years."

"How many?!"

"2000 million!"

"Sir, population doesn't just appear out of thin air. There's Shiliying to the south, Liaoshi to the west, Xintai and Liaoshi to the east, and the Yellow River auxiliary channel project to the north. Where are we going to find people?"

"We must do it at all costs, whether it's attracting talent or relocating industries inland, we must find a way."

At that moment, my superiors called.

The steward of Dongshan Prefecture immediately found a quiet room, tidied his clothes, and solemnly pressed the answer button.

First, I'd like to report the new decision on the large-scale development of Dongshan Prefecture: demolish, demolish, demolish, and build, build, build.

Then I'll elaborate on the casual conversation I had with Mr. Yu, including things like the Arctic Ocean perspective, the polar proximity effect, DHA, lactoferrin, and how babies are smarter.

And within three years, the population of Higashiyama Prefecture will expand to 2000 million, and after three years, the Japanese islands will definitely no longer exist.

There was probably a lot of information, because the other side remained silent for a full five minutes.

Just when the governor of Dongshan Prefecture thought the signal was bad.

The voice on the other end said, "Secure the Dongshan Prefecture project at all costs. Do not mention anything about the Japanese islands to anyone again. See you in the capital in three years."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

(End of this chapter)