363: Women should be self-reliant

After making up his mind, Pan Han needed to arrange matters here clearly.

He didn't know how long this trip would take.

It was even possible that the advanced evolution would fail, leading directly to his death.

He decided to start by arranging the immediate tasks. Pan Han finished a cigarette, and a plan had already formed in his mind.

He found a notebook and a pen, and wrote a message for Ellie and Yan Xiaoli: Take good care of Little Ling and her father, and make sure the National Restaurant is well-managed.

Afterward, he instructed the Bodyguard Captain to immediately send people to the Myanmar Northern Region to seize as much territory as possible.

He then went downstairs, got over a hundred thousand in cash, bought some high-end food, and drove straight home.

He had to see his parents before leaving. His maternal uncle's food factory warehouse was probably full, so he would take some with him on the way.

He set off and quickly arrived at his old home at two in the afternoon.

His parents had just woken up from their nap and were eating fruit.

Pan Han carried the National Security Baijiu and a large amount of food into the house, which delighted the old couple. They quickly pulled him down to sit.

Pan Han checked the time and told his parents that time was too tight, and he had other things to do.

After putting down the money and items, he drove to the seaside warehouse. With a spatial fluctuation, he traveled to the apocalypse.

When he emerged, he saw Cheng Xiao and Asiba researching various rules. The two were arguing a bit, seemingly having different opinions on a certain system.

Seeing Pan Han come out, the two quickly stood up to greet him.

Pan Han motioned for them to continue, then slipped into Cheng Xiao's bedroom and opened the cabinet.

Indeed, the items they had used that morning were prominently lying inside.

Pan Han recognized it at a glance. He picked it up and sniffed it.

That's right, it was it!

"Oh yeah! It seems real-time viewing of the apocalypse situation is true!" Pan Han hugged the toy and jumped high in place.

The two women at the door looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"Why does our Commander look a bit perverted?" Asiba asked Cheng Xiao.

"I don't know, I've never seen him like this before," Cheng Xiao said, her brows tightly furrowed, pinching her chin with her small hand.

"What are you two peeking at so stealthily? Come out!" Pan Han had long known they were peeking from the doorway.

The two looked at each other, utterly bewildered. Who was being stealthy, exactly?

How could he turn the tables like that!

So the two walked over, arm in arm, and said, "What are you studying it for?"

"Have you two just used it recently?" Pan Han asked, holding up the toy.

"Yes, we just used it this morning. How did you find out?" Asiba snatched it away and hid it behind her back.

This thing was her favorite; it absolutely couldn't be taken away.

"I guessed. I saw your states weren't right when I first came in," Pan Han bluffed casually.

"Are you trying to try it again?" Asiba was not like Cheng Xiao; she didn't indulge Pan Han at all.

"What were you two arguing about just now?" Pan Han quickly changed the subject, seeing the situation was not good.

"Sister Cheng Xiao said that from now on, everyone's rations will only be supplied at the minimum level. Other things will be paid according to their contribution. I have a slightly different opinion," Asiba said.

"What's your opinion? I think that's pretty good," Pan Han wondered.

"Hmph, then women and children will be at a disadvantage, won't they? They definitely can't do as much as men. In the end, they'll definitely get less pay," Asiba still had the Daughter Country queen mentality, constantly thinking about women.

"Commander, my intention is that the minimum ration will be cockroach biscuits," Cheng Xiao added at this point.

"See! Everyone used to eat rice and flour before. Now, switching back to cockroach biscuits, won't it cause a backlash?"

"Let's go outside to talk," Pan Han felt it was inappropriate to discuss such a serious matter in Cheng Xiao's boudoir.

So the three returned to the living room. Pan Han smoked and began to discuss the minimum supply issue.

Pan Han generally understood the situation. Cheng Xiao's starting point was to encourage everyone to work hard, contribute value, and get more for more work.

Asiba's original intention was to protect the vulnerable, otherwise, over time, men would accumulate more and more wealth, which would ultimately be detrimental to women. Not to mention, buying wives would become very common.

"Let's talk about children first. For those under 18, daily food supplies will all be changed to rice, flour, meat, and vegetables. They can choose not to participate in labor, but they must study cultural subjects," Pan Han thought for a moment, deciding to tackle the easier problem first.

As soon as he spoke, both women felt there was no problem.

Children in the apocalypse were precious; protecting them was only natural.

They should not have to worry about survival and should study hard to try and recover the lost technology and science of humanity.

The main reason Cheng Xiao didn't give children fine rations was that she was afraid parents would take them away.

"How about this, all children will simply be uniformly managed and raised by the base?" Since Pan Han had spoken, Cheng Xiao simply proposed a larger plan.

"Hmm. This is a good suggestion. Children are assets of our base. This is a special period; parents can't have all the say. The base must lead," Pan Han nodded in agreement.

"Alright, then let's discuss what to do about women?" Asiba, seeing the children's issue resolved, went straight back to the main topic.

"Alright, Commander, let me reintroduce the previous plan."

"You speak."

"After the reform, everyone in the base will receive two cockroach biscuits and two liters of drinking water per day, ensuring they don't starve. Then, jobs like farming, soldiering, medical care, and treasure hunting will all have salary grading. At the same time, different job types will also have different ranks. The higher the rank, the higher the base salary," Cheng Xiao cleared her throat and formally introduced her system plan.

"At the same time, the assessment system will be gradually improved. After completing KPIs, more rewards can be obtained."

"That's pretty good," Pan Han nodded. Although he hated KPIs, when it was his turn to be the leader, he suddenly liked them.

Human nature! How strange.

"This is the problem. Women are naturally less strong; if they farm the same amount, they definitely can't match men. Their income will be much less," Asiba retorted.

"But if the harvest from farming is less, and they still get the same salary, then who would be willing to work more?" Cheng Xiao was also a woman, and she could understand Asiba's intention, but now that she was responsible for planning, she had to set aside her female identity.

After stating their cases, both looked at Pan Han. This matter still depended on his decision.

Pan Han did not answer immediately but fell into deep thought.

This problem was not a big deal in his world.

After all, in his world, the social structure was based on the family unit, and the issue of how much money women earned was not so prominent.

However, in the apocalypse, women could not have children, and marriage barely existed. After half a year of base development, only Second Sister and Old Wu were a married couple.

That is to say, women in the apocalypse had to support themselves.

However, he then had another thought.

Currently, with All States unified and the population surging to hundreds of thousands, it was unrealistic for Pan Han to transport all the supplies.

Self-reliance must be achieved; the current stage was a time for hardship.

Only by enduring this stage and having enough food reserves could more industries be planned.

Only then could more high-value-added positions be provided for women.

Only when commerce was prosperous enough could other things be discussed!

Discussing the superstructure without considering productivity was nonsense.

"Order!" Thinking of this, Pan Han suddenly became serious.

Hearing these two words, the two women immediately stood up, standing rigidly.

"At this stage, men and women will receive equal pay for equal work. More work, more gain; less work, less gain; no work, no gain. However, everyone is encouraged to engage in invention and creation, providing valuable products and services to the base," Pan Han finished, looking at the two women.

Although Asiba was unwilling, seeing Pan Han's resolute attitude, she could only nod in agreement.

Pan Han's last sentence clearly left an opening for women; there should still be opportunities.

"Cheng Xiao, come here. I have something to tell you," Seeing that the two women had no objections, Pan Han called Cheng Xiao into the bedroom.

"What is it, Commander?"

"Contact Mr. Mo. I want to evolve to advanced!"

"Ah???"