Deep Space Fleet

Zhang Yuan still felt a little sad in his heart. After hibernating this time, there was a high probability that he would never see his teacher again.

He couldn't help asking: "Teacher... don't you choose to hibernate? Perhaps, through hibernation, you can wake up after arriving at your future home planet."

Academician Ding waved his hand: "No, according to the doctor's advice, my current physical condition may not be able to wake up after falling asleep. Various life-extending technologies are not suitable for people like me who are already seriously aging. In terms of it, the effect will not be very good..."

"As I get older, sometimes I want to take a break, retire with a few old friends, and live a life that normal people should live."

"However, before that, there are still a few things I want to talk to you about."

Zhang Yuan's spirit was shaken, and the business was coming.

Their entire school, the first thing they want to promote is the "social public support system". Without this social public support, all subsequent plans are just empty talk.

If nothing changes, and they continue to develop steadily and steadily as they are now, after a thousand years, they will still be that mediocre human civilization...

This is something no one wants to see.

Seeing the serious faces of Zhang Yuan and Zhao Qingfeng, Academician Ding smiled lightly: "There is no need to be so pessimistic. First of all, take a look at this population report. Over the years, the number of people who have chosen to be life partners The number of people has increased by 422%, and only 38% of the population is still single. Even Zhang Yuan, you have found a life partner, which is gratifying.”

Zhang Yuan couldn't help wrinkling his nose, what do you mean I have found a life partner?

After making a small joke, Academician Ding continued: "In other words, we have about 150,000 couples!"

"And in the past two thousand years, the number of babies born, that is, the new population, is only more than one thousand people. Even under the poor living conditions and the policy of discouraging births..."

"Do you know what this extremely low fertility rate means?"

Zhang Yuan was stunned. The low quality of life has led to a significant reduction in people's willingness to have children, which is inevitable.

The population in the spaceship is basically a highly educated population, not farmers in the mountains. If they cannot provide a good living environment for the next generation, they would rather not have children. This kind of cultural phenomenon has actually appeared in the earth age. Children are not toys, and the purpose of birth is not simply to provide for the elderly, but it can be said to be a responsibility and a burden.

Academician Ding continued: "According to the current statistical data, the environment is not good and the material conditions are poor, so the birth rate is not high, which is easy to understand."

"After arriving at the destination and obtaining a large amount of resources, the first thing we need to overcome in the future is to solve the problem of survival and improve our living environment. The first priority of human beings is survival. If we can't even eat enough, the material If the needs are not met, other things cannot be done at all, let alone ideal morality.”

Zhang Yuan nodded, it was natural.

"However, there is a sequence of development. Some technologies can significantly improve the quality of life and increase the fertility rate, some technologies can obtain spiritual enjoyment and pleasure, and some can improve medical services... I think the most important thing is to reproduce the life on the earth. Biotechnology, greatly increasing life expectancy! Not other bells and whistles..."

Zhang Yuan opened his mouth: "Why?"

"Labor force, prolonging lifespan means increasing labor force!"

"For young people like you, the life extension effect of various technologies will be much better, that is...everyone can live for two hundred or even three hundred years."

"Anyway, these technologies are all invented by the people of the earth. We don't need to pay patent fees, nor do we need to raise prices to make profits. It's a national welfare!"

"Moreover, the public will definitely not have any objections. If you live to be 300 years old, or have a higher quality of life, but you can only live to 150 years old, choose one of the two, I believe, most people will Choose longevity."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

Academician Ding said in a low voice: "More importantly, in this way, the desire to 'have children for the elderly' can be reduced..."

"The natural growth rate of the population will continue to be greatly suppressed!"

"Think about it, work pressure is high, life expectancy is lengthening, society is booming, and there are no elders forcing these young people to have children. Naturally, everyone will think about rebirth later, so that their children can enjoy a brighter tomorrow .According to the historical experience on the earth, there are a lot of children born at the age of 100... Delaying it for decades seems to be no big deal."

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "But, don't we need a large population... Now there are only 500,000 people, which is far from industrialized."

Academician Ding smiled, and this smile gradually turned into a sharp edge like steel.

He said word by word: "We need population, but we don't need natural-born population!"

"Naturally born population is definitely a huge obstacle to the social public support system! Moreover, the birth rate of natural population is too slow...too slow, too slow."

"Time is not on our side. The equipment carried on our spacecraft is limited, and the population is also limited. Once these equipment are fully activated, they will quickly age and depreciate. They can only last for a few decades at most."

"...The high-quality population is basically concentrated in our generation. We are the elite selected from a population of 10 billion, and they are high-tech talents in various systems. The next few generations, in terms of intelligence or other basic abilities , it is impossible to compare with us..."

"So, what will happen in the future? Even if we let the birth rate go, the annual birth rate will never exceed 2%! There is no way to double it in 30 years. We are not farmers."

"Without enough population, there is no way to industrialize!"

"When our generation is all old and dead, when the failure rate of spaceships is getting higher and higher, if a complete industrial system has not been established, our descendants will become extinct on this alien planet!"

Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and tried hard to think about the possibility of this future happening.

Yes, it will happen! High probability will happen!

The alien planet is not the earth, the ecological environment is extremely harsh, there is no strong industry, the spaceship begins to age slowly, and various flaws emerge one after another. After the spaceship is scrapped, everyone is waiting to die!

"...In this situation where there is no other choice, we have to increase the population rapidly! With very low natural fertility willingness, using artificial womb technology to cultivate babies in large quantities has become the only choice!"

When the Earth Age set off from the earth, it had its own human gene bank, including sperm and eggs provided by excellent gene creators.

"As a result, a large number of artificial babies appeared. They had no father or mother, grew up from artificial wombs, and were brought up by robots. Their ideology is different from that of us natural people...I call them new human beings. "

"This process will take about 20 to 30 years. At that time, they will be raised by robots. Millions of new human beings will greatly exceed the number of natural people. They have already entered society and exerted their influence."

"They are natural supporters of the social support system."