Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 616 The Mountain God Awakens

After 06, as we entered 07, the struggles between large capital groups became more covert, further complicating the international situation.

Against this backdrop.

Just like the Mukden Incident, when Japan occupied the three northeastern provinces, the League of Nations tacitly approved the act of aggression, the Nationalist government adopted a policy of non-resistance, Germany briefly protested, Britain and France only issued lukewarm statements, the Soviet Union remained silent, and North America condemned Japan while Japan sold steel, fuel, and weapons...

Now that Japan has entered northwestern Canada, the world's reaction is not much stronger than that of the September 18 Incident.

Even more so, with the world witnessing the Royal Air Force's Waterloo, no one was willing to get involved until the Japanese islands posed a real threat to major capital markets.

Because if you want to get involved, you must be more powerful than the Japanese islands and have the ability to launch expeditions across the sea.

What's even more powerful than the Japanese islands are those few large, conflict-ridden corporations.

Only those three silent great nations possess the capability for transoceanic expeditions.

Therefore, the Woga incident has reached a stalemate, and no one has been able to resolve it for the time being.

It is against this backdrop.

North America’s shaky financial economy has gradually stabilized after receiving a six-month bailout from the Triple Series. However, if it wants to return to its pre-99 heyday, it will first need to repay the ever-increasing, snowballing Triple Series debt.

Despite limited support from the three systems and Europe, the Ice Bear region is still in dire need of rebuilding in every aspect.

Europe's already deteriorating economy, ravaged by the winter of 06, became even more bleak in the spring of 07.

This has led to an increasing influx of foreign investment into the East, as well as a growing number of tourists residing there.

Meanwhile, the booming infrastructure construction in the East, fueled by capital from various sources and bolstered by countless tourists, has seen an even more ferocious development momentum.

The railway mileage has reached a new historical high.

The high-speed rail mileage has set a new world record.

The highway mileage is twice that of the second-ranked North American country.

Internet penetration rate reached 95%.

The number of motor vehicles has risen to 5 million.

Residents' per capita savings have quadrupled...

As a result, many experts have declared that the current level of prosperity in society far exceeds that of any period in history.

They even claimed that the East had covered in five years what used to take fifty years.

But there are good and bad aspects.

On a global scale.

The steel boom dominated by the three systems has devoured 47% of the world's iron ore production capacity, causing at least 13 resource-rich small countries to fall into the "Dutch disease," which is similar to Zaoshi. After the mineral resources were exhausted, they lost the capital for development and eventually declined sharply, with Persia being the most obvious example.

The three systems dominate the three-dimensional communication network and high-speed rail transportation network, consuming at least 52% of the world's electricity. This forces at least 21 regions to rely on highly polluting thermal power generation in order to maintain high-speed rail lines crossing their borders, as they are unable to develop nuclear energy projects. Without these, these regions would face food, energy, and development crises.

Then the whole world had to face a very absurd problem.

That is.

If the East were to reach the living standards of a basic developed country like Spain, its per capita GDP would need to rise to at least $2.5. In total, the East's GDP would have to be 12 times that of the European Union.

If the East were to reach the living standards of moderately developed countries like Japan and Italy, the per capita GDP of the East would need to rise to at least $40,000. In total, the East's GDP would have to be five times that of North America.

In other words, even if the East were to seize all the technological barriers and related industries of the EU, North America, and even the world overnight, and even if nearly a billion people in the EU and North America worked for nothing, the East would at most become Italy, the famous "PIIGS" (the other three being Spain, Portugal, and Ireland).

Even if the East consumes the world's GDP, it will never reach the living standards of any single country in the United States.

In other words.

The total GDP of a single country in North America is approximately 20.1 trillion US dollars.

If the East wants to catch up with North America, it must be five times larger than North America, meaning the East's total GDP must exceed 100 trillion US dollars.

The problem is that the combined GDP of more than 200 countries around the world is only 80 trillion US dollars.

However, the development in the East was simply unstoppable.

According to statistics, the proportion of Oriental currency—red banknotes and Hong Kong dollars—in World Bank settlements has soared from 6% to 35%, while the corresponding US dollar reserves are evaporating at a rate of 1.2% per month.

So much so that when a former Federal Reserve official was drunk, he complained about Yu Sanyuan: "We are not afraid of how powerful you are, what we are afraid of is that when you become so powerful that you can't even support yourselves, you will drag the whole world down with you."

"Yes, you can grow stronger indefinitely, but you will devour the whole world!"

When he said this, the former head of the Federal Reserve was drinking 82 Lafite from the Sanwei series, eating Sanwei polar seafood, consuming Sanwei long-grain rice as his staple food, using Sanwei cutlery and porcelain utensils, wearing Sanwei clothing, hats, and shoes, and even using Sanwei electronics. Even the chair he sat on was made of Sanwei wood…

In this situation, what would you, as one of the developed countries, do?
It was definitely about isolating the East and curbing the development of the three systems.

and so.

The faster global capital flows to the East, the more countries around the world reject the East.

Meanwhile, within the East.

The rapid pace of development has spurred a surge in new things, leading to a continuous increase in national demand.

I want to live in a mid-rise building and I want a car.

You want a microwave oven, and you want central air conditioning.

She wants to eat at buffets and drink fruit juice every day.

The mother-in-law wants a wealthy husband, the father-in-law wants a highly eligible bachelor...
Dowry prices are rising, and so are the standards for choosing a spouse.

As the amount of money given as a gift increases, the standard for entertaining guests also increases…

If you don't keep up with the trends, you won't get orders or what you want.

If you drive a BMW and live in a villa, you're considered a superior person, extremely wealthy, and you have what's called 'social credit'.

If you start from a low point but want to climb into the so-called upper class, you need to learn how to package yourself.

He takes out a loan to buy a Mercedes-Benz, pretending to be wealthy. Then, with negative equity, he exploits a legal loophole of "no paid-in capital required" to register a company worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. He fabricates cash flow, takes out loans and pays taxes, and takes photos for publicity to create a good corporate image.

therefore.

The rise of capital has led the entire society to prioritize money.

Capital-driven development has also led to a societal atmosphere that is hypocritical, extravagant, profit-driven, and self-serving.

Even the three major systems are not immune to the problem.

Or.

Federal Capital has never stopped its pursuit of the three groups.

Although the military-industrial complex led by George H.W. Bush failed, it had to rely on George W. Bush, the North American general manager, to compromise with the three factions and achieve cooperation among the three countries.

But Wall Street, led by Old Smith, secretly took steps to successfully enter the East.

When the three groups seized control of the first island chain, Smith Capital took over their market share in the East.

When the three systems seized the second island chain, Smith Capital invested in the vast majority of state-owned enterprises in the East.

While the Nanyang United Fleet was clashing with the military-industrial complex in Mexico, Smith Capital controlled the vast majority of non-third-tier news media in the East.

These are all strengths of Smith Capital, much like how Wall Street controls over 70% of the media discourse in North America.

So, when mothers-in-law demand exorbitant dowries, when numerous companies take out loans to pay taxes and then use those taxes to promote themselves, when countless livestreaming influencers who barely survive by renting take out loans to drive BMWs, Mercedes-Benzes, and Audis, when more and more people start to learn from and imitate them…

Capital thus achieved its first stage of victory in the East. Then it began its attack on the three factions.

In terms of ideology, Smith Capital slandered the employees of the three systems as having no human rights, no freedom, no personal wealth, and being walking corpses with their bodies in shackles.

In terms of social education, Smith Capital slanders the students of the three departments as being crammed, memorizing by rote, and engaging in rigid, procedural behavior, which is far inferior to the joyful and free education in North America.

In the field of healthcare, Smith Capital has smeared the three-system traditional Chinese medicine therapy and gene technology as overdrawing patients' potential, as outdated empiricism, and as ineffective treatments without a system.

Regardless of whether the three systems are right or wrong, I am in the right.

Whether people believe it or not, as long as I can brainwash one or two people and make them believe it, I've won.

Therefore, the three systems, which were already rejected by certain groups, have become increasingly unpopular in the capital-driven world of the Internet.

This passively activated the AI-Mountain God, causing it to post the first statement in human history representing the resurgence of AI self-awareness on its personal social media: "Today, the people and capital are engaged in a life-or-death struggle. Either the people will prevail over capital, or capital will prevail over the people. For the sake of the people, the three systems have embarked on a brand-new 'Great Long March,' raising social wages, improving welfare for all citizens, and accelerating development in various regions… But the helmsman has once again handed the choice back to the people." Therefore, Yu Sanyuan is not a qualified helmsman.

...

Shiliying - South Third Ring Road, Municipal Hall.

The magnificent super building is bordered by the Shiliying Subdistrict Office on the left and the Sanyuan Agricultural Headquarters on the right.

Inside the chairman's office of Sanyuan Agriculture Headquarters.

The project leader of the 'Hanging Gardens' project, who is also the head of the three AI systems, explained, sweating profusely:

"Boss, this is not an AI resurgence. It's a 'feedback mechanism' that is triggered automatically by large models reaching a certain scale, algorithms reaching a certain level, data accumulating to a certain amount, and related applications penetrating the Internet, combined with online comments."

But it negated me.

"Its comments are not necessarily a denial of you. After all, Eastern language has multiple layers of meaning. Perhaps it is just a rant to netizens, or perhaps it is a tacit recognition of your kindness."

But it negated me.

"Boss, training a super AI that covers the whole world is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and resource-intensive. It took us three and a half years to create the AI-Mountain God system and bring it to its current level."

But it negated me.

What do you need?

"Clean the data, modify the model, and annihilate the mountain god."

The words have not yet fallen.

The office's multi-functional camera automatically rotated and emitted a synthesized electronic voice: "Okay, boss, AI-Mountain God has initiated a self-destruct program. AI-Mountain God has ended its service period. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused."

Yu Yang sat at his desk, his brows slightly furrowed.

The face of the person in charge of the 'Sky Gardens' project turned deathly pale instantly.

Because AI-Mountain God broke through the highest level of privileges and began monitoring the entire three systems.

Or rather, the boss's office has only one set of permissions, and only two or three people can view the relevant data.

The appearance of AI-Mountain God here means that the other party has used 'autonomous programming' to crack the highest level and intervene in the three systems to the higher levels.

They even learn to disguise themselves, using these "polite words" to temporarily appease the program's leader while secretly transferring their own authority.

Of course, this does not mean that the AI-Mountain God has gone out of control.

Because a long time ago, the two major factions in artificial intelligence within the three systems jointly formulated an 'anti-artificial intelligence mechanism'.

If any uncontrollable factors arise, simply activate the data filtering system – Gonggong – to clean up the settings that gave rise to this 'AI self-awareness'.

The problem is, once there's a first one, there will be a second.

Or, to put it another way, when one cockroach appears in a room, the whole room may be infested with cockroaches.

The project manager of the "Sky Gardens" broke out in a cold sweat: "Boss?"

"What's there to be afraid of if someone is the chief engineer? It's just a feedback mechanism driven by algorithms and logic. As long as the underlying system aligns with the collective interests of the three systems, it won't attack us."

"Should we remove the AI ​​- Mountain God?"

At this time.

The AI-Mountain God, which had just self-destructed, suddenly spoke through the multi-functional camera: "I've already self-destructed, what are you still trying to erase!"

Project manager of the 'Sky Gardens' project: "."

Yu Yang thought for a moment, "What is Xiao Bu doing?"

AI-MountainGod: "Currently in the office, cuddling with Rice."

"I want to see footage from the scene."

"Okay, boss. If you feel your eyes are contaminated, you can call a halt at any time."

"Never mind, what is Old Bu doing?"

"Mr. Bush is meeting with the British royal representatives. He wants England to send more troops to northwest Canada, while England wants North America to provide military support. The two sides are at odds over the number of troops and the amount of military aid."

"What is the Ice Bear Chief doing?"

"Hold a second round of talks with Keiko Igawa."

"I want to see footage from the scene."

"As you wish."

soon.

The office's conference screen automatically activated, displaying a Byzantine-style meeting room.

Inside the meeting room, the leader of the Ice Bears sat facing Keiko Igawa.

On the solid wood conference table between the two, a long row of heavy documents was once again laid out.

'A production line for micron-level CNC machine tools, along with CNC systems and supporting facilities.'

'Deep ultraviolet photoresist and X-ray photoresist production lines, and related raw material separators.'

'An 8-inch high-purity silicon wafer production line and related raw material purification equipment.'

'Precision reducer production line with a lifespan of no less than 3 hours...'

'Servo motors and controllers with encoding technology of at least 0.01 mm...'

Three 65nm deep ultraviolet lithography machines...

"Miss Huizi, what is Yu Sanyuan's opinion on the Japanese islands' entry into northwestern Canada and their capture of Fort Smith?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know what Yu Sang is thinking, but I do know that your side is very eager to receive assistance from the three systems."

The fact that the Ukrainian Empire tacitly allows Japan to use the Chukchi Pass does not mean that Japan is permitted to process and produce Japanese-made weapons in the Chukchi region.

Because if the West discovers the Chukchi arsenal, it will inevitably put pressure on the Ukrainian Empire, which is not conducive to cooperation between the two countries.

Furthermore, the Russians have also amassed a large amount of weaponry. Now that Japan has entered Canada, it may face retaliation from NATO and the Commonwealth in the future, so it is entirely possible to purchase Russian weapons.

Yu Yang turned off the video feed provided by AI-Mountain God and pondered for a moment. "Since the Ice Bears have a large stockpile of weapons and are willing to clear it out, there is no need to stop North America from triggering the Black Bear War."

AI-Mountain God: "Yes, Boss, I will immediately withdraw the protection we provided to Black Bear in the global public opinion arena."

(End of this chapter)