God's imitator

Chapter 61 The Most Stable Architecture

Cai Zhiyuan paused slightly before continuing:
"The same principle applies to our community."

"The worst-case scenario is that the entire community splits into two highly organized small groups, each with its own division of 6:6."

"In that case, we might as well just wait to die, and the community will never have peace."

"Think about it, today Group A tries to persuade someone from Group B to defect, and they get 7 votes to pass a resolution; tomorrow someone from Group A will be unhappy and defect to Group B, and they will get 7 votes again to overturn the previous resolution."

"Then this kind of internal strife will never end."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "In that case, wouldn't it be enough to just establish a stable group of seven?"

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head: "No, because it's an inverted pyramid structure, it will collapse!"

"Seven people oppressing five people—this kind of tyranny of the majority might be able to be maintained in the short term, but you must know that these seven people are not a monolithic group; there will also be internal disagreements."

"For example, if a company has a total of 1,000 people, 700 of whom are in management and 300 are doing the work, don't you think that's ridiculous?"

"Even if such a company exists, it would certainly be bloated, inefficient, and completely uncompetitive."

"The actual stable structure should be a right-side-up pyramid:"
"There can only be one person in a company who makes the final decision. He directly manages several senior executives, who in turn manage dozens of middle managers, who then control the lower-level employees."

"Of course, I'm just using an example; the proportion isn't accurate, but the principle is the same."

"Therefore, if our community wants to be stable, we first need a small group that holds the core of power. This small group can be three, four, or five people, but it absolutely cannot exceed five people, because if it exceeds five, there will be problems with the distribution of power."

"If a so-called small group makes up half of the total, then what kind of small group is it?"
"Through this small group, we can specifically bind 2 to 4 of the remaining 7 people who share similar ideas with us, are relatively easy to control, and are not likely to defect. This way, we can ensure that the bills we want to pass will definitely pass."

"In short, according to the community rules, we must have seven votes, but these seven votes are by no means seven votes with equal power, because once they are equal, it is impossible to be stable."

Fu Chen quickly understood Cai Zhiyuan's statement. He was silent for a moment, then said, "So, the small group you mentioned is actually you, me, Li Renshu, Officer Cao, and Attorney Lin."

Cai Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes."

"Actually, I hesitated before consulting lawyer Lalin. Because I could only choose between him and Wang Yongxin."

"But in the end, I could only choose Attorney Lin."

"Because anyone with ability and influence, if not included in this small group, could potentially form a new power core after leaving."

"I had no choice but to kick Wang Yongxin out because his views differed the most from ours."

"Moreover, judging from Wang Yongxin's personality, his niche is that of a leader. Our small group does not need another leader, so there is a dual contradiction between us and him in terms of both ideology and structure."

"He is indeed very smart and capable, and I considered including him, but ultimately decided it wouldn't work."

“I don’t quite understand Attorney Lin, but as long as he has no intention of becoming a leader, we can bring him in. Besides, I instinctively feel that if we leave him out there, the damage he might cause would be far greater than that caused by Wang Yongxin.”

"As for the others, Li Renshu is a very mature and rational manager, while Officer Cao's identity as a criminal investigator can give everyone a sense of security. He doesn't need to do anything to have enough influence."

"So do you understand now? If we include an older doctor, he naturally has a very strong voice, just like Officer Cao. This is determined by age and profession."

"At that time, which of the five people did you plan to kick out?"
"Are we going to be kicked out on our own? If that's really what you're thinking, then I have no objection."

"I could also choose to assist Wang Yongxin in becoming the second core member. Anyway, for me, although it's not the best choice, it doesn't make much difference."

"In short, whether this doctor is not included or any of us are kicked out, it is possible that a new power core will be formed with Wang Yongxin and others. In the worst case, our community will split into two groups with a 6:6 ratio, and there will be no peace in the infighting."

"But if we find a young doctor, one whose views are similar to ours and who is easy to manage, our community structure will be more stable."

"So, we actually only have one choice, which is a young male doctor, preferably one with a simpler mindset."

"As for his medical skills... for now, they are just enough, of course, surgery is the best."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "Wouldn't it be easier to control if it were a female nurse?"

Cai Zhiyuan looked at him with a hint of helplessness: "Are you sure? Yang Yuting and Jiang He are both emphasizing that there's no need to restrict gender. Do you think they genuinely don't care about the gender of new players, or do they actually want the community's male-to-female ratio to be 5:7?"

Fu Chen was stumped by the question and remained silent for a moment.

Cai Zhiyuan stood up: "Alright, that's all for now."

“I’ve gone to talk to Li Renshu about it. Think about it carefully yourself.”

……

After dinner.

The group sat down again around the long table in the hall to discuss the unfinished proposals from the day.

This time, however, Lee In-sook was the first to speak.

"A day has passed, everyone should have thought it through by now, right?"

"Time is of the essence. We have three proposals to discuss tonight. Everyone, please stay alert and let's try to resolve them as soon as possible."

"The first proposal is a supplementary proposal to the Community Security Fund, and the specific rules are as follows:"

"1. No community security fund is required if you earn less than 2 visa hours in a single game."

"2. Players whose personal visa duration is less than 24 hours can borrow 2 minutes of visa time interest-free from the Community Guarantee Fund. They can only borrow again after repaying the full amount."

"3. The community support fund pool will reserve up to 100,000 minutes of visa time to ensure the operation of basic community support and interest-free loans. When it reaches 220,000 minutes, the excess 120,000 minutes will be returned equally to all players."

Lee In-sook paused slightly before continuing, "The second proposal is the 'Regulations for the Management of Medical Supplies'."

"We have voted to elect a 'Medical Supplies Administrator,' whose authority is to freely use the Community Support Fund to purchase any medical supplies. These purchased supplies can be freely circulated and used among all community players."

"When a total of 1 minutes of visa processing time is spent, the details need to be submitted for a full review. Only after the review is completed can another 1 minutes of quota be opened up."

"If seven people vote against it, a recall election can be held."

"The third proposal is about recruiting new members to the community. I prefer a young male surgeon."

"Okay, that's it."

Jiang He was a little confused: "Slow down, slow down, I didn't remember any of it."

Lee In-sook smiled and said, "I know. The reason we went through it quickly was to give everyone a general idea. Now we'll go through it one by one."

"The first item is the supplementary rules for the community security fund."

"In short, there are three points: First, set a tax exemption limit of 20,000 yuan; second, set up an interest-free loan of 20,000 yuan; third, for every additional 120,000 yuan after exceeding 100,000 yuan, the excess will be returned on an average basis."

Xu Tong was a little confused for a moment: "Why should it be returned?"

Lee In-sook explained, "Because when we collect taxes, 5% is actually a relatively safe figure. Judging from the current rate at which visa time is being earned, this pool will continue to grow."

"The consumption rate of this pool is fixed, with each person having 80 minutes per day. Therefore, any extra time cannot be utilized, which is also a waste."

"If the excess is too much, of course it should be returned to everyone."

“I also know that the average refund method is unfair to players who have paid more visa time, so if anyone has a better refund method, please feel free to suggest it.”

The group looked at each other but remained silent.

Wang Yongxin shrugged helplessly: "It's okay, let's do it this way. Just consider it as the year-end bonus we give everyone every now and then."

(End of this chapter)