Chapter 509: The Burst of Ming Dynasty Technology!

“Xiongying, are you saying that by killing zombies, we can obtain crystals? And then use them to enhance the national strength of our Great Ming?”

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Ying with a face full of excitement.

The latter nodded slightly and replied, “That is only natural.”

“You must realize that in this [Resident Evil] world, there are a total of billions of zombies. In a sense, these billions of zombies are an inexhaustible resource of crystals for our Great Ming!”

To be fair, when the civil and military officials of the Ming Empire heard Xiao Jing's words, they were naturally moved to ecstasy, and expressions of excitement also appeared on the faces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

“Excellent!”

“It seems this [Resident Evil] world is indeed a good place! Xiongying, there is no time to lose. Quickly dispatch the great army to the Resident Evil world to slaughter the zombies and obtain these zombie crystals!”

As Zhu Yuanzhang’s voice fell, Zhu Ying also nodded. He spoke to the crowd in an unhurried manner, “Currently, fifty thousand elite Ming troops have already entered this Resident Evil world through the [Spatial Portal]!”

“Furthermore, the Ming army has already established military strongholds within this Resident Evil world. At this very moment, perhaps the elite armies of the Ming Empire are already in the [Resident Evil world] slaughtering zombies!”

There was no doubt about it.

When the civil and military officials of the Ming Empire heard what Zhu Ying said, every face was filled with excitement. Everyone was brimming with confidence regarding the future of the Ming Empire!

Some officials even began to praise Zhu Ying within the great hall.

“As expected of His Imperial Grandson! He does not act unless he intends to make a stunning impact!”

“That is only natural. The reason our Ming Empire is currently able to unify the world is all thanks to the credit of His Imperial Grandson!”

“I believe that under the leadership of His Imperial Grandson, the development of the Ming Empire will naturally reach even greater heights!”

“To think that this [Resident Evil world] has now become a resource warehouse for our Great Ming Empire—it is truly unbelievable!”

Facing the praise of the officials, Zhu Ying remained quite calm.

In truth, Zhu Ying knew very well that although the development of the Ming Empire had entered the right track, conquering high-level worlds would still present significant difficulties.

Currently.

For the Ming Empire, the most urgent priority was actually to rapidly develop technology.

Only by advancing technology and cultivation simultaneously, attacking from both fronts, could the Ming Empire stand invincible.

Thus, Zhu Ying continued to speak incessantly to the crowd, “Imperial Grandfather, Father, it has been over ten years since our Great Ming Empire unified the world.”

“During these ten-plus years, the Ming Empire has developed rapidly, and the people in all regions are even more fiercely loyal to the Ming Empire.”

“But to be honest, during this period, although the technology of the Ming Empire has made progress, there has been no leapfrog development; we are still in the Steam Age.”

“This is far from enough.”

When Zhu Ying pointed out the current shortcomings of the Ming Empire, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and the others nodded frequently; clearly, they had also noticed this.

After unifying the world, although the infrastructure and technology of other vassal states had developed, with many entering their own Steam Age, the technological progress in the Central Plains region was not particularly obvious.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly inquired of Zhu Ying, “Xiongying, then you tell us, how should our Great Ming rapidly develop its technology?”

To be honest, Old Zhu knew nothing about things like technology. Moreover, Old Zhu had long since stopped managing the daily affairs of the court, so he could only ask Zhu Ying for a solution.

However.

Before Zhu Ying could speak, Zhu Wenxi, sitting beside him, spoke up first: “Reporting to Imperial Great-Grandfather, your great-grandson knows!”

Zhu Yuanzhang doted on Zhu Wenxi quite considerably. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Wenxi performing so proactively, he said with a smile, “Good. In that case, Wenxi, why don't you share your insights!”

Seeing this, Zhu Ying did not stop him.

After all, Zhu Ying had been cultivating Zhu Wenxi's talent for governing the country and stabilizing the nation. In a sense, Zhu Ying was actually quite expectant of Zhu Wenxi's answer.

Zhu Wenxi immediately spoke, “Reporting to Imperial Great-Grandfather, your great-grandson believes that the technological development of the Ming Empire must rely on the scientists from this [Resident Evil world]!”

“These scientists are the soul figures of our Ming Empire's technological development. Of course, besides these scientists, our Ming Empire must also carry out a series of supporting infrastructure projects!”

After Zhu Wenxi finished this sentence, Zhu Biao inquired with a hint of doubt, “Carry out a series of infrastructure projects? Wenxi, our Ming technology is currently stuck in the Steam Age; how can we carry out supporting infrastructure?”

Zhu Biao's inquiry did not stump Zhu Wenxi.

Zhu Wenxi spoke with a confident expression, “What is so difficult about that? Although our Ming Empire is still in the Steam Age, this [Resident Evil] world has already entered modern society!”

“As long as we extract some modern technology and facilities from this Resident Evil world, we can naturally help the Ming Empire rapidly enter modern society!”

When Zhu Wenxi informed everyone of his idea, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and the others were quite gratified.

Especially Old Zhu.

Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Wenxi, “As expected of Old Zhu's descendant! Wenxi, you have a point! Since this [Resident Evil] world is already a modern society, we only need to move all the modern equipment from the Resident Evil world to our Great Ming Empire!”

“In this way, the technology of the Ming Empire will surely undergo a rapid explosion!”

“Xiongying, what is your opinion?”

Zhu Yuanzhang then hurriedly turned to ask Zhu Ying beside him.

The latter nodded and then said slowly, “Imperial Grandfather is right; this method is indeed feasible!”

“Although there are still a large number of zombies in this [Resident Evil world], these zombies only attack living things and do not destroy infrastructure. There must be many technological infrastructures in this Resident Evil world that remain intact and well-preserved.”

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang said quite excitedly, “That is good! Xiongying, you shall handle this matter. After all, only you understand this modern technology.”

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Zhu Ying said calmly, “That is naturally no problem. I will head to the secret formation site, bring several scientists into the Resident Evil world, and then search for valuable technological infrastructure.”

“And then use them for the development of the Ming Empire.”

Having said that.

Zhu Ying then spoke slowly to Qin Da, the Minister of Works, who was below the hall, “Qin Da, the Ministry of Works must also prepare for coordination. Once these technological facilities are moved to the Ming Empire, your Ministry of Works will be responsible for receiving them!”

As Zhu Ying's voice fell, Qin Da, as the Minister of Works, immediately stepped forward and said to Zhu Ying with utmost respect, “This official obeys your command!”

“Please rest assured, Imperial Grandson, we will certainly complete the coordination!”

Afterward, Zhu Ying spoke to Qin Da in a heavy and earnest tone, “In the future, these scientists will be the responsibility of your Ministry of Works. These people are all geniuses; you must work according to their requirements.”

“Do not have any doubts. If there are any problems, come directly to me.”

Zhu Ying knew very well that these scientists coming from the [Resident Evil world] were all top-tier geniuses, and they had all received elite education since childhood; furthermore, most of them were Westerners.

Naturally, there would be some conflicts in concepts and working styles with the officials of the Ming Empire's Ministry of Works.

Thus.

Zhu Ying took the lead in emphasizing this to Qin Da.

Hearing this, the latter did not dare to hesitate and immediately accepted the order!

“This official obeys your command!”

“Everything shall be centered around these scientists!”

Zhu Ying nodded slightly, then turned his gaze toward Chen Jing, the Minister of Personnel.

“Chen Jing.”

“Immediately select some officials from the hundred officials who are well-read in books, especially those proficient in disciplines such as astronomy and mathematics. Let these officials follow this group of scientists to help the Ming Empire improve its technology!”

“And let these officials learn in the process.”

“Although the Ming Empire is invincible in military matters, there is still a significant gap between us and the [Resident Evil world] in certain necessary technological aspects.”

“We absolutely cannot become self-satisfied and stagnant; if we do, the Ming Empire will never be able to progress.”

As Zhu Ying's words fell, Chen Jing, as the Minister of Personnel, hurriedly accepted the command.

Then.

Zhu Ying spoke to the civil and military officials within the Fengtian Hall, “If the Ming Empire wants to become powerful, it must naturally implement the national policy of technological development!”

“Additionally, it requires the collective efforts of all of you. I believe that as long as you resolutely execute the national policy, the Ming Empire will certainly be able to achieve the goal of modernization!”

When Zhu Ying finished speaking, for a moment, the civil and military officials all shouted in unison, “This official remembers the Prince's teachings! We will certainly resolutely execute the national policy!”

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At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang again pressed Zhu Ying, “Xiongying, tell us, what other benefits were obtained during this trip to the [Resident Evil world]?”

“Since the technology of this [Resident Evil world] is so powerful, then the military strength must also be top-tier, right?”

It seemed that Zhu Yuanzhang was still full of interest in this [Resident Evil world].

He wanted to understand everything about this [Resident Evil world].

Seeing this, Zhu Ying explained to Zhu Yuanzhang, “Imperial Grandfather, the military technology of this [Resident Evil world] is indeed quite sharp.”

After saying this, Zhu Ying had someone bring out some machine guns, submachine guns, and the like.

“These weapons are the most basic weapons in the [Resident Evil world].”

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly said, “Bring them up! Let me have a look!”

Soon, the guards brought the weapons before Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Zhu Yuanzhang carefully examined them, he couldn't help but remark to Zhu Ying, “Xiongying, why are these weapons somewhat similar to our Great Ming's flintlock guns?”

Zhu Ying explained calmly, “Imperial Grandfather, these are submachine guns. The power of these submachine guns is dozens of times stronger than a flintlock gun, and they have a longer range and greater penetrating power.”

“Ordinary armor simply cannot withstand the fire from a submachine gun!”

When Zhu Ying finished speaking.

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent for a moment.

“This... the Resident Evil world is actually this powerful?”

“Xiongying, how did you defeat them?”

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Zhu Ying said with a smile, “Imperial Grandfather, to be honest, if the virus had not broken out and caused chaos in the Resident Evil world, it would not have been easy to defeat them in a short period of time.”

“But now, the Resident Evil world is in complete chaos, and normal humans can be counted on one hand; naturally, they can be easily wiped out.”

“Excellent! Excellent!” Upon hearing what Zhu Ying said, excitement and exhilaration immediately appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

“Xiongying, how many of these weapons were captured in total?” Clearly, Old Zhu was quite interested in these submachine guns and machine guns.

“Approximately over a thousand weapons, along with a large amount of ammunition and grenades!”

“It seems there were also about a dozen helicopters and so on.”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the word "helicopter," his eyes instantly filled with interest.

“Xiongying, what is this helicopter? Is it also a weapon?”

After Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Ying, Zhu Biao and Zhu Wenxi also simultaneously turned their gazes toward Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying explained patiently, “A helicopter is like a flying house, and it is also equipped with various firearms; you can understand it roughly like that.”

Zhu Ying used the most colloquial terms possible to describe the helicopter.

“Flying?”

“Does such technology actually exist in this world?” Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly pressed, “Xiongying, can the helicopters be transported to the Imperial Capital? I want to see them with my own eyes!”

At that moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was like a child, wanting to witness a helicopter firsthand.

Zhu Ying said with a smile, “Imperial Grandfather, there is no need to rush. As long as the Ming Empire executes the national policy of prioritizing technology as planned, I believe the Ming Empire will also have its own helicopters.”

“Furthermore, the power of these helicopters is actually not that strong. In this [Resident Evil world], the most powerful weapon is the nuclear bomb.”

“Nuclear bomb?” Zhu Biao also inquired, “Xiongying, what is that?”

“A nuclear bomb is complicated to explain. In short, when a nuclear bomb explodes, an entire county will be turned into level ground! Even, if the quantity is sufficient, an entire province will be leveled.”

When Zhu Ying explained the power of the nuclear bomb to everyone, it could be said that gasps of amazement erupted throughout the entire Fengtian Hall.

“Xiongying... will our Great Ming also manufacture such formidable weapons?”

Zhu Ying nodded with a firm tone, “That is only natural. In the future, the Ming Empire will not only achieve freedom of submachine guns, but also freedom of helicopters!”

“Even nuclear bombs, we will definitely be able to manufacture them!”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stood up from his dragon throne. He remarked to the civil and military officials, “I presume you have all heard what Xiongying said!”

“From this moment on, all officials must follow the concept of prioritizing technology!”

“The national policy of the Ming Empire shall focus on developing technology! Everyone must resolutely execute this!”

As Zhu Ying's words fell, for a moment, the civil and military officials in the entire Fengtian Hall shouted in unison, “This official obeys your command!”

... (End of Chapter)