Chapter 211

At the same time, I'm also worried that, as more people join, everyone may become increasingly unwilling to share and communicate, which is clearly detrimental to ability growth.

The issues Dong Junwei considers basically start from the overall situation, from the interests of all members.

For example, on this point, she does not want to force others to disclose privacy, but she hopes everyone will share information.

We don't currently have this problem; everyone's Special Abilities are basically developed and grown under Tang Jing's guidance.

That's right, but later it may be different; Tang Jing is just one person, and when we reach the level of Qingbei, how could she possibly keep up?

Are we thinking too far ahead?

One who lacks foresight will surely have near-term worries.

I have an idea. Dong Junwei suddenly interrupted everyone's discussion.

What idea?

Many people indeed have reservations; even without mentioning preserving strength or hiding trump cards, simply making one's abilities public will only lead the organization to assign them more work, and before there are more rewards, this is indeed somewhat unfair.

So, I think we might be able to devise an incentive mechanism.

Incentive mechanism?

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu suddenly realized that Chang Junyan had just told him about his ability breakthrough, which is why he had tentatively designated him as a member of the External Duty Team.

Speaking of it, it indeed feels like walking into a trap.

Of course, for now everyone is as close as family and won't quibble over these things, but as Dong Junwei said, when more people join later, hearts won't remain as united as they are now.

By then, even if Chang Junyan himself is willing to share his ability progress, Chen Mu will advise him to hold back somewhat.

This is the difference between a large corporation and a small company.

The latter can rely on the leader's personal ability to unite and cohere employees, but the former must rely on rules and regulations.

That's right.

Dong Junwei nodded: "We will never force members to share details of their abilities, but for those willing to do so, I think they should be rewarded."

But what do we have now that we can reward everyone with? Chen Mu asked.

Dong Junwei said: "In theory, every aspect of our livelihood can be part of the reward, such as the food we are eating now."

Can this also count as a reward? Chen Mu said.

This is just an example.

Dong Junwei smiled: "In fact, it's not just sharing abilities; I think our contributions and actions in all aspects should be clearly calculated, and corresponding remuneration and rewards given."

Specifically? He Ying asked curiously.

Actually, put simply, everyone can understand these rewards as money.

Money?

That's right; when you work, you naturally get a salary, which is the reward.

Dong Junwei began to speak at length: "In a society, every person is engaged in contribution and taking; working at a job is contribution, and after receiving a salary, buying food and entertainment is taking."

"Similarly, an organization is the same; just like us now, everyone is striving to build Qiming, while at the same time each person is enjoying the benefits brought by the organization's development."

"But it's obvious that each person's contribution and taking are not the same."

"For example, Chen Mu bears almost all food acquisition, construction, combat, etc., while simultaneously enjoying Du Jia Jia's cooking, and others' tidying rooms, cleaning hygiene, etc., bring life conveniences, but the two are clearly unequal; put bluntly, Chen Mu's contribution far exceeds his taking, and others are, to some extent, sucking his blood."

"For now we are few, so we may not care about these, but it is absolutely not a long-term plan."

"What should we do then?" He Ying was actually quite interested in this.

"It's simple: the capable work more, and the more you work, the more you gain."

Dong Junwei continued: "We can set up a Points System, or issue some kind of currency."

"First, the organization will guarantee each person's basic living needs; for example, even if he does nothing, he will still receive a monthly allotment of points, but these points are only enough for his basic food acquisition; to get more, one must participate in construction and work, and the higher the importance, the greater the difficulty, the larger the workload, the more points one naturally gains."

"Besides that, as I just said, sharing one's ability status can also earn point rewards."

"Of course, the exact amount of reward needs more precise judgment; for now, only Tang Jing can evaluate this."

After Dong Junwei finished speaking, she looked toward Tang Jing.

Tang Jing had remained silent throughout Dong Junwei's proposal, and only now did she speak: "I agree with the monitor's proposal."

Once she said that, as long as Chen Mu does not object, the matter is basically settled.

And Chen Mu, as the biggest beneficiary of this proposal, naturally has no reason to object; moreover, Qiming wants to continue onward, to keep developing and growing, so these regulations are also necessary.

"But the biggest problem is, what kind of work should receive what level of reward; this is hard to judge," Chen Mu said.

Tang Jing said: "Absolute fairness does not exist; even when the collective grows to a certain size—such as a society—it becomes impossible, and there's no need to refine to that degree."

"In short, the principle of a market economy is clear pricing; when a job's pay is too low, naturally fewer people will do it, and when it gets low enough, they are forced to raise the pay, eventually reaching a balance. Of course, the market situation of society as a whole will absolutely not be this idealized model; people live in the process, we are forever in a transition from one state to another, so we need centralized macro-control, etc., but for now we don't need to consider these."

Tang Jing's words are obviously harder to understand, but the general meaning, everyone can also grasp.

An Ruosuo sighed: "If Qingbei had also been able to think that far back then, it wouldn't be like this now."

Dong Junwei nodded: "Qingbei's strategic countermeasures are not wrong; at this stage, combat-type ability users are more important, and giving them better treatment is also reasonable."

"But the problem is, it wants to use some rules to constrain the lower-level people, yet it does not give them a clear reward-punishment mechanism; it merely statically assigns people ranks, but does not give those below a channel for promotion, so even if they want to work more to get more food, they cannot; these people see no hope, and their enthusiasm for work naturally deteriorates."

"This is also something Qiming must strive to avoid; otherwise, later on it will merely be another Qingbei."

"In my ideal Qiming, even if one is not a Special Ability user, they can, through effort doing some ordinary work, obtain a relatively comfortable life."

Dong Junwei obviously had thought about this issue for a long time, spoke at length, and finally said:

"Of course, to achieve these, it likely requires a long period of research and exploration."