Chapter 381

A perfectly efficient market is a concept in economics.

It refers to a completely idealized market where there are infinite buyers and sellers, and a single market behavior will not cause changes in market prices. At the same time, products have homogeneity, enterprises cannot form monopolies through the specificity of products, and enjoy monopoly benefits. And this is also a market where resources flow fully, information is completely open and complete, and there are no information barriers.

"Of course it's impossible, but I will make people get as much market information as possible at the lowest possible cost." Murphy said.

Patrick understood, "This can be considered the extreme of market economy, but it is also close to the extreme of planned economy."

Regardless of market or plan, the ultimate goal is to achieve more effective regulation. The defect of market economy actually lies in the opacity of market information. Most people cannot see the trend of the market across information barriers, thereby causing waste of productive forces.

But the defect of planned economy lies in the inability to make real-time reasonable adjustments according to changes in market information.

In fact, even if Pioneer's computing power increases by another million times, it is impossible to fully reasonably regulate the entire market, because the market is composed of countless individuals. The complexity of human behavior makes it impossible for any method to fully predict market changes now, and naturally, it is impossible to fully reasonably regulate.

Unless a super sociology achievement like Asimov's "psychohistory" that can accurately predict human overall behavior appears in the future, this is an N-body problem, where N is greater than or equal to 100 million.

So Murphy settled for the next best thing, only choosing to provide as much information as possible, reduce information barriers, and let the market adjust itself according to information.

This can also be considered a decentralized calculation without a center. In essence, there is no difference from the ultimate form of OGAS, but the plan is mandatory allocation, while the market is active choice. Obviously, everyone likes the latter more.

Everyone likes the feeling of freedom, Murphy doesn't need to risk the world's condemnation.

"But in the management and control of government and public industries, the OGAS system is much better than the existing bureaucratic system. Basically, it will promote more than 90%. I won't cut everyone, but power positions basically won't be left. Some transactional talents will be retained."

"In that case, you can control that main brain?" Patrick understood.

Murphy shrugged, "Of course, otherwise am I going to be a slave to the machine?"

Patrick nodded. Since that was the case, he had no questions in this regard. If it could really be like what was said in the general outline, the OGAS system could combine with the expert group to make optimal decisions on any public affairs in real time and implement them directly, there would be no problem of execution at all.

Then Murphy's decision was the most reasonable.

In fact, the reason why management institutions and bureaucratic institutions exist is: someone must do management work.

And most of the work done by bureaucrats and management classes is actually dealing with people, how to implement some policies and decisions, facing the structure "composed of people," so there are some endogenous resistances.

The struggle between the emperor and the bureaucrats, and the conflict of interests between shareholders and managers, are all rooted in this.

When you don't need people, you can implement rational decisions to the execution end, and the management institution immediately loses its fundamental meaning of existence.

"Finally, in terms of people's livelihood and individuals," Murphy said, "I will do it more thoroughly than the OGAS plan. In the future, all electronic equipment, all sensing terminals, and all mechanical equipment in the Soviet Union will be connected to the national main brain."

"Everything in the country, everyone, will have no secrets or privacy in front of me. But at the same time, for any other person, any organization, and individual, their secrets and privacy will be protected to the maximum extent."

The future before Murphy crossed over, capital could already do such things through big data.

But their power was not used to better promote a fair and efficient market, but to build information barriers more aggressively, and through the control of information, realize precise exploitation of others, desperately trying to seize more benefits.

This is another territory that will be occupied by the enemy if you don't occupy it yourself.

Rather than handing it over to other capital, Murphy felt it was better to hand it over to himself.

Patrick understood, "I didn't expect that you would eventually become an emperor... No, this is probably closer to a god."

"There is one last question," Patrick said, "Are you prepared to do this in the UK too?"

Murphy nodded, "That's right, the form will be different, but the essence of the action will not be much different. What do you think?"

Patrick thought for a while, "I certainly support you. In this world now, it is impossible to reach that ideal society by relying on people's spontaneous power. You may be the absolute violence that can force the world to move forward."

Murphy curled his lips, "This hasn't used violence yet, and you said that. If I use violence later, won't I be treated as a demon king?"

Patrick smiled, "It's just a pity, I didn't expect that I would be stepping down soon after becoming Prime Minister."

"Still early," Murphy said, "This plan cannot be completed overnight. The transition stage is very important. Your Prime Minister still has to be for a few years. Oh, but you are preparing for a second constitutional amendment, right? Then it won't be Prime Minister but President."

"I have this plan," Patrick said, "But the resistance is too great. It is very difficult to succeed now, and an opportunity is still needed."

"For example, a world war?" Murphy smiled.

"Haha, you are really joking, even if I want to become Churchill, this action is too big..."

Then Patrick frowned and asked uncertainly, "You are joking, right?"

Murphy's smile converged a little, "Not entirely."

"What? This is not a joke. The nuclear bombs in the hands of the Soviet Union and the United States are enough to destroy humanity hundreds of times. Once the Cold War turns into a hot war, it will be the end of the world!"

"So, I also hope to solve it peacefully." Murphy said.

Patrick frowned, "What you want to solve, what exactly is it? It sounds like it's not any trade blockade, or a competitor in magic research."

"We will face an enemy," Murphy said, "I haven't figured out what the enemy looks like, how many there are, and how strong they are, but it will likely be very terrible."

"Before that, we need to unite and concentrate our strength to prepare."

"However, this world is still a mess of sand. Such a state cannot win."

Patrick opened his eyes wide, "You want... you want to conquer the world??!!"

"Don't say conquer, it sounds too ugly. Unify, it is to unify." Murphy said.

"Are you serious?!" Patrick's head was buzzing.

"A little bit. This depends on whether they are obedient."

"But... nuclear bombs..."

"Nuclear bombs are indeed very powerful. But they also have to be able to explode." Murphy said, "And nuclear bombs may not be the most terrible weapons."

"Speaking of this, the military department of Umbrella Industry has recently made a lot of good things. Do you want to see them?"

"You mean, weapons?"

"Yes, weapons. The kind that can conquer... cough, I mean, the kind that can unify the world."

(End of chapter)