Author: White clouds flutter

"By the way, there are some things I want to ask you about money in this era." Taylor then said.

"You might as well ask Dr. Wang. He once had a master's degree in history from Yale University and should know more about ancient things than I do." Alice suggested.

"Okay." After Taylor finished speaking, the doctor who was responsible for him leaving the recovery room came over not long ago.

"Mr. Taylor, there is no money in this era. Everything is free. Countries stopped issuing currency half a century ago," the doctor said.

"How does a modern economic system function without money as the medium of exchange in the economic system?" Taylor asked.

"Modern economics is a very complex subject. As a subject that does not rely on basic science and is related to the entire society, this is a subject in which humans have made many major breakthroughs before breaking through the sophon barrier.

Among them, the detailed subjects alone are as high as four figures, and even an economics academician can only master a small part of them. It is naturally impossible for me to explain the details to you with my academic qualifications."

"But there is generally no problem. First of all, with the improvement of productivity a century ago, the welfare of various countries has become better and better, and gradually began to cover most of the needs of life."

"For example, food, clothing, housing and transportation are free, and you can get bonuses for doing many things that are beneficial to society. As a result, human society has evolved into a paradise of high welfare, and a person can live a very prosperous life even if he does not work."

"In addition, various countries are cracking down on and breaking up giant companies at the request of voters, making currency a somewhat useless existence, because most things are free, and there are no rich people who occupy most of the wealth."

"Then almost 20 years ago, countries proposed further reforms to completely abolish currency and transactions and create a society with academic innovation at its core."

"This is what Say calls an academic research society. After 20 years of changes, only the Hibernator Autonomous Region still uses currency for transactions. You can't buy anything with money in modern metropolises."

"Of course, except for a very small number of luxury goods and handmade products, as Alice said, the rest can be applied for from the Material Distribution Department. AD people are not subject to any discrimination or restrictions in this regard."

"And if you want benefits like luxuries, or more voting rights and participation in affairs, you have to increase the level of academic benefits by getting more degrees."

"As for school, it is not a problem. There are no restrictions on higher education in this era. As long as you are an American citizen, you have the right to study at any American university. The school cannot refuse or put forward any conditions."

"As for tuition fees, this situation does not exist at all. As I just said, everything in this era is free, and there is no such thing as money or charges."

"Of course there are requirements to get a degree. You can't get it casually. You have to complete and pass multiple exams." The doctor explained.

"Why did countries suddenly carry out reforms in this area twenty years ago?" Taylor suddenly asked.

"The reason why we made this decision is, on the one hand, it is the inevitability of social progress, and on the other hand, we want to talk with the Trisolaran people. Soon the Trisolaran people's scientific blockade on us will disappear."

"But didn't you just mention that humans have broken through the sophon barrier?" Taylor asked doubtfully.

"Yes, human beings broke through the sophon barrier half a century ago and began to make progress in basic science. However, the scientific blockade of the Trisolarans still seriously affects the speed of human research on the microscopic level."

"If the Trisolarans agree to stop blocking the microcosm, then the usefulness of an academic research-based society will be revealed, and human civilization will become a large science academy that studies basic science." The doctor said confidently.

"By the way, do you know about the wall-facing plan?" Before the doctor left, Taylor stopped him and asked.

"This evil plan has not been terminated yet?" the doctor asked rhetorically.

"Ah?" Taylor wondered after hearing this, is it possible that the reputation of Wallfacers is so bad now?

"These guys are all crazy. Taylor and Lin Feng wanted to blow up their own fleet with ball lightning, Ray Diaz and Cheng Xin wanted to blow up the sun, Sai wanted to be a warlord in space, Luo Ji wanted to start an imparty but was castrated!

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"But the craziest thing is Hines. He actually wanted to use ideological stamp to turn all mankind into defeatists. Not only did he let three Star Destroyer strike groups flee, he also caused me to be expelled from the United Earth Fleet.

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"Wait, who are Cheng Xin and Lin Feng?" After hearing these two unfamiliar names, Taylor couldn't help but ask.

"The two Wallfacers in World No. 2, one is the former Prime Minister of Malaysia and the other is the former Minister of Defense of East Asia. They are also the best of the insane. That Cheng Xin later became a warlord with Sai every day."

"World No. 2?" Taylor asked confused. What World No. 2? After hibernating himself, how could the Wall-Facing Project inexplicably choose two more people?

However, the other party seemed not to want to tell him about World No. 2, perhaps because he was worried that the too bizarre information would affect the hibernator's recovery.

So Taylor asked again: "How are those Wallfacers doing now?"

"Ray Diaz was stoned to death, Hines and Lin Feng died of old age decades ago, Say just woke up last year, and Taylor and Cheng Xin seem to be still hibernating."

After the two chatted, the hospital bed sent Taylor back to the intensive care unit, and then Taylor began to sleep. According to the recovery process, he would stay in the hibernation center for two weeks.

……..

A few days later, after the patient Wilson had been discharged from the hospital, a man in a suit suddenly approached Taylor and took him to the reception room.

This person made him feel a sense of familiarity, because the other person's clothes were different from those of modern people. There were no patterns flashing on them. This might be a sign of solemnity.

After shaking hands with Taylor, the visitor introduced himself and said: "Hello Mr. Taylor, I am Tom Liu Xin, the special commissioner of the Human Star Alliance. Your awakening was arranged by me under the instructions of the Star Alliance Council."

"Now we will attend the last hearing of the Wall-Facing Project together. Oh, by the way, Mr. Taylor, can you understand what I say? Chinese has changed a lot in this era."

Taylor later learned that the two contradictory languages ​​of the two ancient powers, namely English and Chinese, were constantly merging to become a true Esperanto and human language.

Fortunately, Taylor had taken Mandarin as an elective in middle school, so he could understand what Liu Xin Tom said, so he nodded to express his understanding.
Chapter completed!