At this time, what appeared in front of Su Zhe and the other five people were bags of pig feed being packaged. The entire process was automated and intelligent.
When several people heard what Zuo Dajun said, Fan Xiaoming reminded them with a smile,
"Not only can we skip the process of crop planting, but also the process of raising livestock... We are currently studying the synthesis of food, not only the synthesis of staple foods, but all foods are within the scope of synthesis." Speaking of which, we can skip crops now. This step is completely fine.
You know, the synthesis of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc. is now quite mature. The role of crops is nothing more than to convert some inorganic substances such as water and carbon dioxide into these organic macromolecules.
The synthesized ones can be processed into feed to feed livestock. Bao Qi nodded and said: "Yes, ever since the synthesis of inorganic substances into sugars, proteins, fats, etc., I knew that there would be such a day sooner or later, just like the synthesis of rice, really, that efficiency It’s not even a little bit faster, and of course, its energy consumption is also terrifyingly high. It was basically impossible to synthesize food in this way before.”
"Yes! We can see that the proton fusion device will be successful. When we master thermonuclear fusion technology, we will be able to achieve true energy freedom, and it will be even more indifferent to the use of synthetic food." Zuo Dajun said indifferently .
Several people continued to visit while talking. After visiting the production process of pig feed, we also saw the production process of other livestock feed.
The production process of pig feed is basically the same, but the difference is that the feed ratio is different for different livestock.
Then, Su Zhe and the other five came to the home field of the space breeding farm. The first thing a few people visited was the chicken farm.
Walking in the chicken farm, the voices of Su Zhe and others were drowned out by the crows of the chickens, so they had to use the communication channel.
Zuo Dajun walked at the front, sighing as he walked: "Dear me, this is no different from those large chicken farms in China in the past. If you didn't know that we are now in a space farm simulated by the virtual universe, , I thought it was in those large breeding farms." Fan Xiaoming smiled,
"The difference is huge. Breeding here can be automated and intelligent, and the scale of breeding is unmatched in the past. Just this chicken breeding area can produce 10 billion broiler chickens a year and produce more than 100 billion eggs. "
"This yield is really scary." Zuo Dajun stopped and stared at a hen that kept croaking.
"The egg has been laid. This hen has laid an egg. Let's see where the egg ended up." Fan Xiaoming grabbed Zuo Dajun, smiled and waved his hand, and a picture appeared in front of them.
In the picture, the egg was collected, then disinfected, tested, packaged, and finally put on a flying saucer and transported away.
"That's it. I thought there was something special about it. The treatment of broiler chickens is similar." Zuo Dajun lost interest.
Fan Xiaoming waved his hand, and what appeared on the screen was the process of processing broiler chickens. Compared with eggs, there are different options for handling broilers. The most common one is to sort different parts after slaughtering and finally transport them out.
After reading this, Zuo Dajun smiled and said: "Apart from the fact that it is automated and intelligent and does not require human participation, it is no different from the processing methods of large chicken farms in the past." Looking at the chickens alone.
From the very beginning, the classification of material elements is to classify the elements of domestic waste, ores and the like.
Next comes the synthesis of compounds required for the growth of crops and other plants, and then the growth of related crops to the ratio of chicken feed.
The breeding of chickens, and finally the production of chickens and eggs. The entire process requires no human involvement.
"The difference from the past is still quite big. At least it was not as concentrated as it is now." Fan Xiaoming said and waved his hand, and the scenes in front of them disappeared.
"Let's go and see how other livestock are raised, and then we're going to visit the space ranch." A group of five people visited the centralized breeding of ducks, geese and other poultry. The whole process was similar to the process of raising chickens.
After reading this, the group came to the area where pigs were raised. In an area, there are thousands of big pigs and little pigs.
Looking at these groaning pigs, Bao Qizheng sighed: "If possible, it is better to keep them free-range. Whether it is chickens, ducks or these pigs, this centralized breeding method is somewhat inhumane. They have to stay in such a small area all their lives. It's so pitiful." Zuo Dajun chuckled, and when he saw a few people looking at him, he quickly became serious,
"I would say from the perspective of these livestock, these livestock have been in such an environment from the beginning. For them, their cognition is this, and they will not feel anything abnormal. On the contrary, these animals are scattered It’s really inhumane to raise them in captivity.” Whether it’s concentrated farming or free-range farming, I think it’s the same, and in the end they will become a dish.
The key is not to torment these animals midway.
"Dajun, you have a lot of great principles." Fan Xiaoming smiled and said,
"Just treat it with a normal mind. When raising livestock, let them eat and drink well, and don't torment them intentionally. It can be considered that these livestock have come to this world for a full circle." Several people smiled and nodded.
After visiting the area where pigs are raised, we then visited the area where cattle, sheep and other livestock are raised. Speaking of which, the group's visit was extremely fast.
Since this was in a virtual universe, a few people didn't take the usual route at all. They flew for short distances and teleported directly for longer distances.
Finally, Su Zhe and the others were floating in space not far from the space breeding farm, watching the flying saucers that were constantly entering and leaving the space breeding farm.
There is also a small screen in front of them, which shows parameters related to the space breeding farm.
For example, the diameter of the annular device of the space breeding farm is 500 kilometers, the circumference of the outermost ring is 1,570 kilometers, and the width of the outermost ring is 25 kilometers.
In other words, the usable area of its outermost ring reaches nearly 40,000 square kilometers. This is really the outermost ring.
Xu Zhengping looked at these and sighed: "In just one year, we will be able to build such a big thing in space. What's more, just one such space breeding farm can continue to provide a population of 5 billion. The consumption of meat is only 60% of the production capacity of space farms." This was unimaginable in the past.
But now such a space breeding farm is already under construction. To put it bluntly, with such a space breeding farm and enough resources and energy, there will be a continuous supply of meat.
Fan Xiaoming smiled and said: "We still don't eat the meat, eggs and milk provided by the space farms. The space farms we are building are also for research. Although there are no technical problems, in the virtual universe There is no problem with the simulation, but it still needs to be adjusted in reality. To be honest, we don’t need such a space breeding farm at the moment, but we still need it in the future of mankind.” For now, the population of the entire earth is also But eight billion.
Besides, there is no need to worry about the food problem of the more than 6 billion people now, and it only takes care of the food of the more than one billion people in the country.
Today's technology can do so much in space, let alone on earth. The earth's environment is originally suitable for the survival of plants and animals, and there is no energy left to maintain the living environment.
Plus the deindustrialization of the planet. To put it bluntly, with the current technology, the earth's environment, and the energy provided by the Light Pillar Project, the output of food and meat is more than enough to supply the consumption of one trillion people.
The reason why space breeding farms are established is to prepare for the future of mankind. You must know that when developing the solar system and the space outside the solar system, it is inevitable to increase the population, and the increase in population is not even a little bit.
To increase the population, we must have the ability to feed these people. Whether it is space farms, space ranches, space fisheries, space breeding farms, etc., they are all preparing for the future of mankind.
Bao Qizheng smiled and said: "Even if we want to eat it, we can't eat it now. It is estimated that after a long period of research, we will only let us eat these foods after confirming that they are not harmful to the human body. Of course, there will be many people who don't want to eat them now." Accept this." Zuo Dajun said nonchalantly: "Actually, there is no need at all. Just make sure you won't die if you eat it. Today's medical technology is not what it used to be. What kind of tumor or cancer is 99% Ninety-nine of them can be cured, not to mention other diseases, so what do we have to be afraid of? Not only the staple food and meat produced in space farms and the like, I dare to eat synthetic ones. Anyway, as long as you don't die at the time, you can cure it. Well, what's there to be afraid of?" Medical technology today is not what it was a year ago.
This year, science and technology have exploded in an all-round way, and medical technology has also exploded in an all-round way. All the diseases in the past have been solved one by one.
There is a big difference between now and then. Fan Xiaoming's eyes lit up,
"That's really the case. The current medical level is not what it used to be. As long as you can't die then, you won't die. It's just psychological if you can't accept it. It seems that these staple foods and meat can be promoted earlier."
"Yes! Yes." Xu Zhengping nodded and said,
"Look now. The speed of development can be faster, especially the plan to increase the population. It takes more than ten years to grow from a child to an adult. The plan to increase the population really cannot be delayed any longer." Hearing what Xu Zhengping said, Several other people looked over.
Several of them heard other meanings from what Xu Zhengping said. Fan Xiaoming asked with a smile: "Principal, do you know what we don't know? For example, the population increase plan you mentioned is currently being discussed, isn't it? It seems that the specific population increase plan has come out, but it has not been announced yet. "The issue of increasing the population was brought up for discussion a month ago.
The mainstream view is that for the future of mankind, population increase is necessary, but the method of increase is actually under discussion.
The reason why it is still under discussion is because there is now an additional option for increasing the population, which is to cultivate through artificial wombs.
Through artificial womb technology, fertilized eggs can develop and grow into human individuals. Then there are the ethical issues of taking this approach.
Xu Zhengping thought for a while and said, "It's okay to tell you now. It's like this. The preliminary plan to increase the population has been come out. What we are waiting for now is to choose the opportunity to announce that both natural and artificial breeding will be given equal emphasis." Human development does not require population. Said.
The current number of people is far from enough to develop the solar system, let alone develop the outer space of the solar system.
If the population is not increased, the speed of human development will be severely limited, which is also unacceptable.
After careful discussion, it was decided to significantly increase the population to support the sustained and rapid development of mankind.
Fan Xiaoming smiled and said: "For people like us, the speed of natural reproduction is too slow. In addition, life is better now... If we really want to increase the population significantly, we will probably rely on artificial breeding in the end." Xu Zhengping nodded and said: "With the speed of our development, we can only rely on artificial breeding, that is, relying on artificial uterus technology. However, this is still possible, from the identification of the child's identity, to the subsequent education issues, to We must take into account the work and life issues of these children when they become adults."
"These must be arranged well, otherwise everything will be in chaos." Zuo Dajun nodded and said,
"In fact, with the development of science and technology, many problems that did not exist in the past have now appeared. Lifestyles, family shapes, etc. will all change."
"Yes! Just let nature take its course this time." Xu Zhengping continued,
"Needless to say about natural reproduction, the biological parents of artificially reproduced children must exist in reality. That is to say, the genetic information of artificially reproduced children must be clear, and the biological parents can be found in reality. In addition, , a child’s genetic code cannot be edited, it is strictly prohibited, and there is no difference in the social nature of artificially bred children and naturally bred children.” These regulations also mean that artificially bred children are different from naturally bred children. There is no genetic difference between the children bred.
As for the difference, it is that the place where the baby stays from fertilized egg to birth is different, and there is no other difference.
Editing a child's genetic code is strictly prohibited and would be a felony if found out.
Such a hole cannot be opened. Once it is opened, a group of demons will dance wildly. It is estimated that all kinds of strange monsters will appear in the future.
In the long run, this day will come sooner or later, but not now.
"That's the right thing to do." Fan Xiaoming nodded and said,
"Actually, artificial womb technology is the same as surrogacy in the past, except that surrogacy is illegal. Artificial womb technology is different. At least it is not so serious in terms of ethics. As for genetic editing, strictly prohibiting it is the correct operation. For Relevant technologies must be strictly supervised. Not to mention completely preventing such situations from occurring, at least they can delay their occurrence.” Many ethical issues now may no longer be a problem in the future.
For example, the current artificial uterus technology is basically unacceptable to most people, but it will become commonplace in a few years.
