Chapter 510: The Great Explosion of Ming Dynasty Technology!!

In an instant, five years had passed.

During these five years, following the series of technology-first national policies formulated by Zhu Ying, the Great Ming Empire began to develop its technology with frantic and massive force.

This included infrastructure and the process of transitioning from the Steam Age to the Age of Electricity!

It must be said that the several hundred scientists brought back by Zhu Ying from the [Resident Evil World] possessed extraordinary capabilities. Although they possessed no cultivation and knew nothing of leading armies in battle, nor were they experts in statecraft, they possessed incredibly high IQs and were masters of the essentials of mechanics, electricity, and biology!

It was through the diligent work of these scientists that the Great Ming Empire, in just five years, rapidly transitioned from the Steam Age toward the Age of Electricity.

This was a metamorphosis across eras.

In these five years, the Great Ming Empire had completely transformed into a brand-new entity!

Whether in the core controlled regions of the Great Ming Empire or in its vassal states, earth-shattering changes had occurred.

Especially within the Imperial Capital.

It could be said that the Imperial Capital had now become a fully modernized city.

Looking out across the horizon, one could no longer see low, small houses within the entire city; they had been replaced by towering skyscrapers!!

Reinforced concrete had become the standard for the Great Ming Empire's infrastructure.

Among these, in the core area of the Imperial Capital, a building standing five hundred meters tall had been constructed.

Zhu Ying named this building the Imperial Capital Tower!

Inside the Imperial Capital Tower resided the top scientists, with Dr. William being fully in charge.

The Imperial Capital Tower contained ten major departments!

These included modern medicine, agronomy, chemical engineering, metallurgy, mechanics, electrical engineering, civil engineering, and more!

It was precisely due to the collective efforts of the scientists within these departments that the Great Ming Empire had entered a period of high-speed development.

At this moment, in the conference room on the highest floor of the Imperial Capital Tower.

Dr. William, dressed in a suit, was holding a summary meeting with the subordinates of various departments.

"Dr. William, the medical department has brought about new innovations this year. We have currently invented vaccines for all diseases existing in the current world."

"Once the people are injected with these vaccines, their lifespans will increase significantly! Preliminary estimates suggest that the average human lifespan in this world will rise to 70 years!"

After hearing the medical department's report, Dr. William nodded with great satisfaction.

"This is good news! I believe the Imperial Grandson Highness will be especially excited when he hears of this!"

At this time, a scientist from the agronomy department also spoke up proactively: "Dr. William, agronomy has also seen a massive leap forward. Currently, various fertilizers, including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers, have been fully popularized and are being distributed to the people for free."

"Additionally, agricultural machinery such as tractors and harvesters have been completed, and the laying of water pumps and water pipelines has also been finished."

"Currently, grain production is expected to increase by approximately five to eight times!"

"Greenhouse technology is also nearing perfection. From now on, the people of this world will completely solve the problem of food security!"

Just as the scientist from the agricultural department finished speaking, a scientist from the electrical department could not help but chime in: "Electrical engineering has also seen innovation this year. Currently, the Central Plains region has achieved freedom of electricity use."

"Cities, factories, and even rural areas have been electrified. Furthermore, hydroelectric and wind power stations are being constructed one after another, and internal combustion engines have already been introduced to the market!"

"In the future, the Great Ming Empire will completely achieve freedom of electricity!"

In the following time, experts from chemistry, civil engineering, metallurgy, and others successively reported on their departments' developments.

It could be said that after five years of high-speed development, the current Great Ming Empire was not much different from a 21st-century modern society.

And all of this, in the end, was thanks to Zhu Ying.

It was precisely because of the series of technology-driven national policies formulated by Zhu Ying that the Great Ming Empire, an ancient empire, underwent a qualitative change.

When this meeting concluded, Dr. William naturally did not hesitate; he immediately informed Zhu Ying of the successful technological developments.

However, Dr. William did not travel directly to the Imperial Capital, but instead chose to contact Zhu Ying via mobile phone!

That's right.

The Great Ming Empire now had the existence of mobile phones!

Looking around, tall signal towers could be seen everywhere within the Imperial Capital.

Although mobile phone development was currently only in the "Paging/Small Smart" era, it was a massive leap forward compared to before.

*Beep, beep, beep!*

"Reporting to the Imperial Grandson Highness! The various technologies of the Great Ming Empire have once again experienced an explosion of development. I shall report to you now!"

Dr. William could not hide his excitement as he immediately reported the technological progress to Zhu Ying via the phone!

Simultaneously, within the Imperial Capital, inside the Residence of the Imperial Grandson, a satisfied expression naturally appeared on Zhu Ying's face after listening to Dr. William's report.

He knew that the current Great Ming Empire had completely shed its appearance as an ancient nation and had thoroughly become a modernized country!

In fact, just a short while ago, the Imperial Palace of the Great Ming Empire had undergone a renovation.

The current Imperial Palace was actually more like a fusion of the ancient and the modern.

While the decoration still primarily followed ancient architectural styles, modern facilities could be seen everywhere within the palace.

The most significant impact was the running water.

Currently, after the renovation was completed, the Imperial Capital had achieved freedom of water use. Almost every palace had running water pipes, and even the palaces where the imperial descendants resided were equipped with solar water heaters!

Hot water could be used for bathing anytime, anywhere, and floor heating facilities had also been installed in the palace buildings.

Even in the cold of winter, the Imperial Palace would remain quite warm.

As for the toilets, they had been replaced with ceramic flushing toilets and more...

At this moment, inside the Imperial Capital Railway Station, the flow of people had increased several times compared to before. Despite this, it did not seem crowded because the Great Ming Imperial Capital Railway Station had also been renovated.

Moreover, it wasn't just the station in the capital that had been renovated; almost all railway stations in the Central Plains region had undergone large-scale renovations.

Five years ago, the trains of the Great Ming Empire were basically steam trains, but now, the trains had become electric locomotives, using electricity to generate energy for high-speed operation!

Furthermore, to make it convenient for the people to check train schedules, a large display screen had been specially constructed in the center of the Imperial Capital Railway Station. On this giant screen, train information could be seen clearly!

Such screens were not uncommon in the Great Ming Empire.

Not far from the Imperial Capital Railway Station was a large commercial street. At the very front of this street was a plaza, and upon the plaza, giant display screens could be seen everywhere!

This plaza was known as the Imperial Capital Plaza.

It could be said to be the most prosperous area in the entire capital, with a large number of citizens and tourists visiting every day.

In fact, it was only as night fell that the Imperial Capital Plaza truly revealed its charm.

Looking out, these giant display screens took turns playing various advertisements, as well as the national policies of the Great Ming Empire and even the latest achievements in the empire's technological development.

Watching the colorful large screens, the common people were filled with many emotions.

"Look! That screen is playing our Great Ming Empire's latest scientific research results!"

"It seems to be saying that grain production is going to increase again! To tell the truth, ever since the technology improved, I haven't gone hungry once!"

"Hahaha, not only do we not go hungry now, but there are so many food choices! As long as you have money, you can taste dishes from various regions every day!"

"In just five short years, our Great Ming Empire has undergone such earth-shattering changes. Honestly, I'm still not quite used to it!"

"Indeed, so we must keep learning. Only in this way can we keep up with the pace of the times!"

"I just bought a mobile phone yesterday, and now the performance of these phones has seen a huge upgrade; they can even play music! And they can record audio too!"

"To be honest, I'm already used to these technological developments. After all, every few months or so, the Imperial Court comes up with some other new technology!"

...

It was evident that the people of the Great Ming Empire felt surprise and shock at the explosive technological development of these past few years!

However, more people had grown accustomed to it.

At this time, staff from an automobile factory drove a brand-new black car into an exhibition spot within the Imperial Capital Plaza.

This was the latest car from this automobile factory.

Instantly, it attracted the gaze of a large number of young people!

Although four-wheeled cars could be seen everywhere on the streets of the Imperial Capital, whenever a new model was launched, it still attracted the attention of many citizens.

These young people stared unblinkingly at the car; it was clear they were quite fond of this vehicle.

And on one side of the car was the price list!

It clearly showed a price of one hundred thousand taels of silver. To be honest, for ordinary citizens of the Imperial Capital, this price was quite acceptable!

"Such a beautiful car for only a hundred thousand silver! Honestly, the price is a bit low!"

"I've already bought three cars. If I buy another one, my wife will definitely fly into a rage!"

"If you like it, just buy it. Anyway, fuel prices have been quite low lately!"

"To be fair, the fuel prices in our Great Ming Empire always seem to be very low, almost as if they're free!"

"Brothers, look quickly! This car can actually play music, and it even has air conditioning! This is simply incredible!"

"I didn't expect the development of automobiles to be so rapid. It's only been a single year! The change is so massive!"

In the Imperial Capital, the formal popularization of automobiles took less than a year, but within that year, the development of cars was quite fast.

From only being able to drive short distances previously to now being able to play music and provide cooling, it had only taken a few months.

From this, it could be seen that the technological development of the Great Ming Empire had not stagnated; rather, it continued to advance!

Of course, it wasn't just the Central Plains of the Great Ming Empire that saw massive development; technological innovation had also arrived within the territories of some vassal states.

The fastest-developing among them were the Western countries, also known as the current Western Continent.

Currently, the various countries of the Western Continent had also completed their electrical construction. Even at night, the people could use electricity normally. Furthermore, with the help of electricity, the shipbuilding industry in the Western Continent had also seen rapid development.

The development of ship hulls was the most significant.

Originally, most hulls were made of wood or iron, but now, with the application of electricity, shipyards could construct higher-strength steel plates! They could also use electric welding for joining!

Naturally, these ships were also equipped with radar devices, electric water pumps, massive lighting lamps, and so on!

In short, the popularization of electricity had brought massive changes to life in the Western Continent. If the Steam Age greatly increased social productivity, then the popularization of electricity allowed humanity to achieve a better quality of life!

And because of this, the people of the vassal states were extremely loyal to the Great Ming Empire.

In the originally barren Southern Continent, earth-shattering changes had also occurred.

Because the Southern Continent was quite far from the Central Plains, and because it was located on the equator and was extremely hot, the vassal states in the Southern Continent had been the poorest parts of the Great Ming Empire.

Five years ago, before technology had seen massive development, many people in the Southern Continent could not afford food, and many even died every day due to the heat.

However, now, with the popularization of electricity and technological development, the quality of life for the people in the Southern Continent had improved significantly.

Among these, the creation of air conditioning directly solved the problem of heat for the people of the Southern Continent!

Additionally, the invention of water pumps allowed the people to achieve freedom of water use, and combined with the successful development of various fertilizers, this allowed the people of the Southern Continent to eat their fill!

Therefore, the people of the Southern Continent were even more loyal to the Great Ming Empire, and no rebellious thoughts would arise at all.

Of course, in the current world, the best development was still in the Central Plains!

This also caused the young people of the entire world to want to go to the Imperial Capital to live, which caused the population of the Imperial Capital to increase crazily. However, facing this trend, the Great Ming Imperial Court was not panicked in the slightest.

Because they had also established various new districts around the Imperial Capital.

These included areas specifically for industrial production, residential areas, and so on. Within the residential areas, there were also schools, hospitals, large shopping malls, and more.

In summary, with the frantic development of technology, the Great Ming Empire had now entered the Age of Electricity.

Although the development of various regions was not yet particularly balanced, modernization had been achieved.

Inside the Wenyuan Pavilion.

The lights were bright.

Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze was fixed on the screen in front of him, which was playing footage of the Great Ming Empire's development.

This screen was a television.

"Biao'er, this Xiong Ying is truly capable. Now, I almost don't recognize our Great Ming anymore!"

"I really didn't expect the Great Ming to develop so quickly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang remarked with heartfelt emotion!

Zhu Biao said with a smile, "Imperial Father, this is only the beginning. In the future, our Great Ming Empire will definitely develop even better!"

... (End of Chapter)