Earth Era

Zhao Huasheng is a bachelor, and Meng Zhuo doesn't look like he can cook. The two went downstairs together and sat down in the small restaurant downstairs.

Zhao Huasheng is very familiar with this small restaurant. In the past, Zhao Huasheng did not know how many times he had come here.

The owner of this restaurant is an old man in his 60s. He is in charge of the kitchen, and his wife also works as a waiter and cashier. The old man's craftsmanship is very good, and the food is clean enough, so the business of this small restaurant has always been good. It's just that I don't know why today, but the business of this restaurant is much worse. Even though it was dinner time now, there were no customers in the restaurant.

Probably because there was no business, the old man also came out of the kitchen and sat at another table, watching the old-fashioned TV fixed on the wall attentively.

The news is playing on TV. The neat and dignified host was broadcasting a piece of news without the slightest emotion: "The Equator Project has officially started today. More than two million soldiers have been stationed all over the equator, and they will be responsible for the initial construction and follow-up of the Equator Project. The maintenance of public security. The government has started to formulate preferential policies, and a large number of construction personnel are gathering around the equator. It is estimated that more than 300 million people will participate in the construction. As a supporting project, there will be more than one billion people in catering, culture, Entertainment, service and other personnel are stationed in. The success of the equatorial project is related to the future of our human civilization, and we have enough reasons to devote the greatest energy and the most resources to the equatorial project. "

"It is foreseeable that because of the equatorial project, in the future, the surrounding area of ​​the equator will rapidly become the economic, cultural, political and entertainment center of the whole earth."

"We connected to Mr. Sun Hui, the commander-in-chief of the construction of the Equatorial Project and the Minister of Construction of the Human Alliance. Let him briefly introduce the construction progress and follow-up planning of the Equatorial Project to us."

"Hello everyone, I'm Sun Hui... We humans will not be limited to this small earth all the time, and because of the unique geographical location, the vicinity of the equator is destined to become the bridgehead for our human beings to enter space... Our human civilization's All resources will be tilted towards the equatorial project. So far, there have been 26 dedicated freight railway channels, 195 air transportation channels, and more than 36 sea transportation channels. Countless materials are converging towards the equator... In the first phase of the project, we will build more than 5,000 living quarters and supporting living facilities. If one community lives in 20,000 people, the first phase of the project will be able to accommodate 100 million people. Live here. At the same time, a large-scale reclamation movement is underway, and large-scale raw material factories, processing factories, energy, electricity, food, light industry and other factories are also under construction.”

"This is a huge construction project related to the future of our civilization. If you are willing to contribute to our civilization, find your own value, and hope to exchange your labor for rich materials and monetary returns, please come to the equator. The equator The project has just started, and a large number of people are gathering here. No matter what kind of skills you have, whether you are a worker, a farmer, or a businessman, you can find your own business opportunities here. It doesn’t matter if you can’t find a job temporarily. , the Human Resources Office of the Equator Project Construction Headquarters will register your information and help you find a suitable job for free, and the Social Welfare Office will provide you with everything you need for life before you find a job. As long as you are willing to come here, as long as you If you are willing to participate in the construction of the equatorial project, everything will be guaranteed for you.”

The screen moved away from Minister Sun Hui, who was wearing a hard hat, and turned to a busy construction site behind him. The host also inserted a paragraph at this time: "I just got the news from the Ministry of Transportation of the Union Government, no matter what occupation or age you are, as long as you have the intention to go to the equator and participate in the equatorial project, the transportation The Ministry of Transport will provide you with free tickets and be responsible for ensuring all your living needs on the road. At the same time, we also received news from the Union Government Office that the Union Government is preparing for the specific transfer to the equator, which is expected to be within a month. The transfer operation will be launched. From now on, the capital of our human civilization will no longer be the City of Hope, but the newly built Equator City."

"The government's actions are very fast." Zhao Huasheng said, "What is the name they use? What is the name of the equatorial project being publicized?"

"Space elevators, and the construction of giant space cities," said Mondjo, "because the Earth's rotation is the fastest near the equator, it is the most convenient and fuel-efficient to launch spacecraft from there."

"There are many loopholes in this reason, and it is far from enough to explain the vastness of this project." Zhao Huasheng said thoughtfully, "Human civilization is developing step by step, people have become accustomed to the current life, but now, they want to develop Aerospace science and technology, the reason for marching to the stars to change all this and change the living habits of all mankind... Isn't this reason too weak? How long can it last? How long can the truth be concealed?"

Meng Zhuo glanced at Zhao Huasheng, still maintaining a light tone: "Do we need this reason to support it for too long? Do we need to hide it for a long time? Don't forget, according to the current rate of decrease in solar radiation levels, only two After a month, the areas above 50 degrees north and south latitude will no longer be suitable for human existence."

"And... the construction is real. We do need to build countless residential communities, energy plants, power plants, steel plants, food plants, etc. We still have countless infrastructure to build, such an unprecedented huge construction project, It is impossible to rely on the power of the government alone. Only by mobilizing the power of the whole society and the whole civilization can there be a glimmer of hope."

"So, it doesn't matter what reason you use to trick people into the Equator Project, the most important thing is to get them here. The government is just an organizer not an executor, the government will be responsible for organizing people to build here for themselves to live in. buildings for their own use, power plants for their own use, infrastructure for their own use … everything people build is for themselves.”

The government doesn't care how many loopholes there are in the "equator project" reason, nor does it care that someone will expose it. As long as this reason allows enough population to converge towards the equator. This is the truth.

"Our human civilization has more than seven billion people, and no more than one billion people live in the equatorial region. That is to say, our government needs to relocate six billion people..." Zhao Huasheng suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. Six billion is an intimidating number.

Zhao Huasheng can almost imagine that kind of picture. Trains full of supplies traveled on the railway day and night, cargo planes shuttled in the sky, and huge sea ships went back and forth on the sea... All of this is for the sake of Move as much wealth and population of human society as possible near the equator. Because the chances of surviving here are the greatest.

The time is too tight, the task is too heavy, there is no other way to do this except to unleash the power of all mankind.

"What's wrong with this world? It seems that suddenly everything is different." The old man beside him muttered, "This is crazy."

"Old man...Aren't you going to the equator?" Zhao Huasheng asked, "People have all gone to the Equator Project, and your restaurant doesn't have many customers anymore."

"I'm not going, I'm too old, I can't walk anymore, just stay here." The old man shook his head and said, "Even if there are no customers, we plan to close the restaurant and go back to our hometown to retire."

"Old man, you'd better go. The government provides all the phone bills on the road for free. With your craftsmanship, when you get there and reopen a restaurant, the business will be very prosperous."

"No, no," the old man said, "I won't have a good few years to live anyway, so let's stay here."

Zhao Huasheng felt a little stuck in his heart. Zhao Huasheng wanted to tell him the truth of the matter, but he couldn't. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Zhao Huasheng knows that no matter how many loopholes there are, there are also reasons. As long as there are reasons, human society can maintain basic order and rules. If there are no excuses, and the truth is really exposed, then we still don’t know how many riots and turmoil there will be, how much impact it will have on the equatorial project… I don’t know how many more people will die.

"Let's go." Zhao Huasheng put down the tableware and walked out of the small restaurant with Meng Zhuo.

"What about those who refuse to go to the equator?" Zhao Huasheng asked.

Meng Zhuo was silent for a moment and said: "The government can only consider the overall level, and can only choose to save more people... The government has done its best. Perhaps... After the overall situation has been settled and most of the population has successfully migrated to the equator, the government will Choose to reveal the truth and make a last-ditch effort to save them."

Zhao Huasheng said in despair, "It's true, it should be true, the government has really done its best..."

it's getting dark. Zhao Huasheng raised his head and looked at the night sky. In that night sky, the moon is dim, and Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are dim.

The luminosity of the sun has decreased, and the brightness of the stars that rely on reflected sunlight to be seen by humans on Earth will naturally decrease.

"That's right," said Mengzhuo, "I just received news from the scientific research department of the Crisis Coordination and Processing Center, just now... the brightness of Mars has also weakened. The magnitude of the decline in brightness is consistent with the reduction in the level of solar radiation."

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