CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 184: BOOSTING THE ECONOMY (PART 2)

But some people can only remain in place.

Yu Qian really doesn’t want to stay in place anymore.

He wants to make money, to become rich, even if he doesn’t have privileges, he wants to gain more advantages.

To achieve this goal, he must accumulate enough capital in a short time.

Yes.

He needs to find a better-paying job.

But now, the Huaxia Army only offers a few types of jobs, and there’s not much difference in work points between them.

So where should he start?

With this question in mind, Yu Qian finished his dinner.

At this moment, he didn’t know that the thoughts he was having were just one of the unspoken thoughts shared by many.

But soon, he would realize that this simple thought would, as it grew, erupt with immense power....

...

On the other side, at Base 011, in the operations command room.

Chen Jian carefully read through the reports organized by Fu Xi, while beside him, Shen Yue was reporting on the social conditions of the newly settled residents.

"...From the current situation, all new residents have already entered a working state."

"In today’s trial work, 95% of the residents completed their tasks with maximum efficiency."

"After removing the disturbances caused by fatigue, hunger, and random efficiency drops, our overall efficiency still exceeds 80%."

"This number means that among 100 people, only 20 did not fully exert their abilities."

"Or more bluntly, only the labors of 20 people have not been exhausted."

"This is quite a good number, which means that the order, discipline, and obedience of this batch of residents far exceeded our expectations, making future management much easier."

"Of course, this is just an extreme test."

"In the long run, the work state of the 20 laborers who are not exhausted should be what we should pursue."

"In future work, we will mainly refer to them to set work targets for everyone."

"Meanwhile, the calculation of work points will also be anchored to their efficiency level."

"We probably need three to five days to finalize this system, and by that time, the value system of work points and even the subsequent currency system can be determined accordingly."

"Understood."

Chen Jian nodded slightly and put down the reports in his hand.

It must be said, the role played by the artificial intelligence Fu Xi far exceeded his expectations.

Using powerful computational and image recognition capabilities, Fu Xi can almost completely track the work state of every worker and easily calculate the work points they should be awarded based on their effectiveness.

As a result, the difficulty of personnel management for several people reduced to a geometrical trend.

Having more people doesn’t bring more burden; instead, the more people there are, the more replaceable labor on fixed positions exist, and the efficiency gets higher.

They no longer need to spend energy setting up complex reward systems and internal constraint regulations, allowing all their focus to be on "how to allocate positions and labor properly."

System internal conflict completely ceases to exist because, when the information gap is closed and when managers are near omniscient, most internal frictions are naturally eliminated.

Chen Jian was very satisfied with this.

He originally worried about worker organization problems and feared that he couldn’t complete necessary defensive fortification within a limited time.

But now it seems this worry was completely unnecessary.

At the current progress, it would take less than a week, just three days, for the cannon fortresses of the first defensive line to be completed.

From then on, it would merely be about optimization and reinforcement work.

With plenty of buffer in the plan, Chen Jian finally felt a slight relaxation in his ever-tense nerves.

After a brief pause, he asked:

"If we want to further improve efficiency, it can only be approached from ’self-motivation,’ right?"

"The core drive in this direction lies in the currency system. What progress do we have on this?"

"I’ve already designed a currency system that can meet Jinling New City’s needs with the assistance of Fu Xi."

Ji Xing raised his hand beside him and said:

"Use work points directly as a currency but don’t issue physical currency, directly utilizing work point cards as the transaction medium."

"If a transaction is needed, let the parties go to a fixed exchange to transfer work points."

"This way, we can ensure the relative liquidity of work points while effectively regulating resident transactions."

"Certainly, regulation is of utmost importance."

"Because it’s clear that among the current over a thousand residents, everyone’s wealth level isn’t consistent."

"Without a transaction regulation mechanism, it’s easy for some vested interests to maintain their capital advantage, becoming a new rent-seeking class in Jinling New City."

"But with regulation, the frequency, type, and targets of transactions are limited. Although the emergence of privileged classes cannot be entirely eliminated, at least, we can significantly slow its growth."

"Impressive!"

Chen Jian gave Ji Xing a thumbs up, and the latter smiled shyly, replying:

"I’m just learning and applying on the spot."

"There are still many imperfecitons in this system, such as the most basic, the convenience of transactions is hard to guarantee."

"But I think sacrificing some convenience in the short term is worthwhile."

"At least, we need to first get through the current crisis before considering maximizing efficiency."

"I agree."

Chen Jian nodded, then asked:

"So how is the progress now?"

"Faster than I imagined."

A faint meaningful look appeared on Ji Xing’s face.

"We haven’t officially announced the work point trading system yet, but once work point balances appeared, work point transactions naturally occurred."

"Certainly, the emerging work point transactions are mainly based on ’distrust’ of us."

"Some residents with enough work point balance directly exchanged all their points for food and then traded them at discounted prices with relatively wealthy residents for gold."

"This is a conservative savings strategy, and we cannot reverse it in the short term."

"But I think it’s a good thing."

"After a few days, when they realize the buying power of gold is less stable than work points, they will regret their prior decisons."

"Indeed."

Chen Jian exhaled lightly and said:

"Teaching people doesn’t work; teaching them with experience does."

"Letting them suffer a little and learn some lessons isn’t bad; it’s also the foundation for the system to be implemented."

"In any case, execute according to plan."

"According to Fu Xi’s calculations, after perfecting this system, our comprehensive efficiency can increase by at least 40%."

"That’s quite a significant number... If we can maintain efficiency advantages, our snowball will grow bigger within a very short time....."

"Understood."

Ji Xing nodded heavily.

For the first time, she felt a significant sense of responsibility, a feeling she had never experienced before.

So, what’s the difference between being in the Huaxia Army and in the Holy Blood Temple?

Perhaps this is the biggest difference.

She truly felt her own value, rather than, like in Holy Blood Temple, just being a...

Consumable.

The brief meeting ended with Chen Jian’s equally concise summary, and without even a second of rest, a new meeting seamlessly continued.

This time, Chen Jian was discussing the matter of Huaxia Army’s expansion.

Ji Xing remained in the operations command room.

Because this expansion still involved her.

The targets were the Holy Blood.

The over two hundred Holy Blood who migrated alongside Imperial City residents to Jinling New City....