This city is called Bucks City. It is a base for the production of bicycle parts in the module of the unified joint enterprise that governs this continent. Every day, a large number of containers loaded with various bicycle parts are transported to assembly centers in various places via railway lines.
Lu Ming was assigned to the 29th Factory Police Station.
The entire 29th Factory had more than 10,000 workers and their families, producing bicycle wheel spokes.
Although they are called family members, they are actually workers of the factory.
The family quarters are located within the factory area, and the police station is next to the factory gate. The police station is right at the entrance.
It looks like a green military camp. Apparently, in this society that values efficiency the most, the military and the police are completely inseparable.
The police are soldiers.
The Unified Corporation no longer has enough enemies on the continent to pose a threat to itself, but there are also resistance forces that secretly want to overthrow the current system.
The police officer who escorted Lu Ming was an old police officer in his fifties, with light brown hair and a hooked nose. His official name was Police Officer 29075.
Lu Ming also has a new name, Police No. 29036.
The old policeman was a very nice person. He answered whatever Lu Ming asked.
Relying on his "amnesia" and the fact that he was not a wanted criminal, Lu Ming asked many questions.
Afterwards, in the library, Lu Ming took a thick copy of the Police Code and started flipping through it.
In this world, probably also for the sake of efficiency, police officers are not only soldiers, but also represent the entire judicial system. Everything from trial to conviction to execution is carried out by the police station.
One hundred police officers from the 29th Factory Police Station.
Basically, the ratio of civilians to military and police in this world is one hundred to one.
There is no concept of weeks in this world. A month has thirty-six days, thirty of which are working days and six are rest days.
During the thirty working days, workers and their families in factories in various regions are strictly prohibited from leaving the factory area.
During the six rest days, it is strictly forbidden to leave the city alone. Only with collective approval can one go on an organized trip to other places.
Only then did Lu Ming understand why Police 29036 became his name, because as long as he did not leave this city, this name would be unique.
Leaving the city is also a collective action. Just add the suffix "Bucks City" in front of it. It is also unique in the entire continent.
Lu Ming was the only one in the library. As he was a new police officer, he had a three-day learning and adaptation period.
It was almost noon when veteran police officer Zero Seven Five came in, "Zero Three Six, I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the cafeteria!"
Lu Ming nodded.
The factory area is very clean. The police officers eat in the fourth restaurant, which is clearly distinguished from the workers who eat here.
With soft seats and white round tables, the cafeteria environment is very good, similar to mid-range restaurants in the Old World.
The meal was also very rich, with chicken, duck, fish and meat, but the portions were not large, just enough for one person.
"I gave you the medium portion you requested. If it's not enough, I'll give you a large portion next time. But if you order a large portion, the junior police officer's monthly extra allowance will be lost." The veteran police officer was very enthusiastic.
Lu Ming already knew that this world basically distributed various materials according to occupations and occupational levels.
As a junior police officer, in addition to free canteen meals, you also receive extra supplies of sugar, milk, alcohol, etc. every month, as well as a small amount of additional currency.
Cigarettes require money to buy.
In addition, after two years, junior police officers can own major items such as bicycles, watches and electric fans.
If I can't get promoted from junior police officer, this will be it for my whole life.
If you can be promoted to a middle-level police officer, you can be allocated a TV two years from the day you are promoted to a middle-level police officer, and a refrigerator two years later.
If you remain at the level of a mid-level police officer, you will still receive the same allocations, but more money will be issued as the years go by.
If you can be promoted to senior police officer, you can own a car after five years.
Special police officers, on the other hand, can own high-end home appliances such as air conditioners and color televisions from the day they are promoted, and they can even own their own helicopters.
However, it seems that the old police officer 075 is still a middle-level police officer, and the cafeteria is full of junior and middle-level police officers. It seems that the director is also a middle-level police officer. It seems that it is very difficult for senior police officers to be promoted, let alone special police officers.
There are shops in this world, but they only sell small sundries, food, candy, cigarettes, etc. as additional supplements for those with preferences.
The largest items are electric fans, watches, etc. Although they are allocated, if they are not allocated, you can buy them if you have enough currency.
It seems that this world is still pretty good in terms of material things.
Moreover, people here retire at the age of 60 and receive collective retirement care. After retirement, they will be sent to a retirement city, which is said to be a paradise-like life.
Patients also receive free treatment, but the medical level seems to be not very good and the mortality rate is very high.
Lu Ming really couldn't believe that under the current technological conditions, absolute collective control could be implemented, and the country could still be so materially rich and have unified pension care. It completely overturned his own cognition.
While he was thinking, Lu Ming felt something and turned around. Sure enough, he saw a young police officer staring at him unfriendly across two tables.
Lu Ming was suddenly startled. The number on the other person's police uniform was exactly the same as his own, also 29036.
"Oh, you noticed it!" The old police officer sitting next to Lu Ming patted Lu Ming on the shoulder, "You have to work hard in the next three months. You and him are in competition because you joined suddenly after recovering from illness. So this police station will also cut an officer. He has the lowest score. You and he will compete for three months. During these three months, whoever gets a higher score will be eliminated."
Lu Ming felt vaguely uneasy and asked, "What does elimination mean?" Does it seem that in this society, it would be more efficient to just destroy obsolete parts
The old police officer said, "The test will be rescheduled according to his wishes, and he will compete for the new position. Generally speaking, this competition occurs during the student graduation period after the New Year. However, based on the population increase and decrease rate, the headquarters has already made arrangements. If the population in need of employment greatly exceeds the number of retirees, there will be new positions and new production lines, and the competition will not be too fierce."
Lu Ming nodded silently.
"You, try not to ask these questions to others in the future, and talk less." The old police officer lowered his voice, "Although the doctor has diagnosed you with amnesia, you don't seem to know the most basic social common sense. You are surprised by a lot of common sense, and you seem to have resistance. Then people will think you are different. You are a police officer now, so it's easier to talk. If you were in another profession, we would easily label you as an 'alienated part' in the file, which would be terrible."
Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Yes, I understand, Master, thank you." Although in any society, every individual is actually a small part in the huge social machine, but this kind of culture of acceptance is truly outlier.
"Don't shout..." The old police officer lowered his voice, but there was a hint of kindness in his eyes when he looked at Lu Ming.
Probably I've never been called like this before. There are words like "Master" and the like, but for interpersonal relationships here, I don't know why the ancient culture of the mainland created such a word.