The powerful princess arrives with a space warehouse

Chapter 1049 This child is teachable!

"Industry?" Chu Chenjing paused, his thick eyebrows furrowing slightly. He was completely bewildered, subconsciously repeating the unfamiliar word.

"Yes, it's industry!" Ouyang Yunyao nodded, then noticed Chu Chenjing's bewildered expression, and suddenly remembered...

The people on the Yuzhou continent now only engage in farming, commerce, and scattered handicraft workshops; they have no idea what the concept of 'industry' even exists.

Ouyang Yunyao paused, thought for a moment, and looked at Chu Chenjing as she carefully explained:

"To put it simply, industry is about taking agricultural products and things gathered from the mountains as raw materials and processing them into various useful things. For example, spinning cotton into thread, weaving it into cloth, and then making it into clothing."

"Aren't they all handmade?" Chu Chenjing put down his chopsticks, leaned forward slightly, and looked at Ouyang Yunyao with a puzzled expression. "Could it be that those handmade jobs are what you call industrial production?"

After saying that, seeing that Ouyang Yunyao had finished her meal and put down her chopsticks, he called out, "Chu Feng, someone clean up."

He then got up, took Ouyang Yunyao's hand, and sat down on the soft couch, his movements very natural.

Chu Feng entered in response, followed by Xiao Cui and Xia Fei. They were already used to the affection between the prince and princess and were no longer surprised by it.

Grandma Liu and Fatty from the small kitchen also came in carrying empty trays. In no time, the table was cleaned up.

Xiao Cui and Xia Fei quickly brewed a pot of tea and poured a cup for each of the prince and princess before quietly leaving and closing the door behind them.

Ouyang Yunyao picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and then continued to say to Chu Chenjing, "What you said isn't wrong. Those handmade products were the earliest form of industry; we call them 'handicrafts'."

Currently, our Western Chu Kingdom is engaged in various handicraft industries, including manufacturing wooden boats, bows and arrows, blacksmithing, forging weapons, minting silver coins, firing ceramics, as well as papermaking and printing.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chenjing's eyes widened, and he became completely focused. He listened intently to Ouyang Yunyao's story, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the rim of his teacup.

This was the most amazing knowledge he had ever heard; he had never known such knowledge existed in the world.

Every word his little princess uttered brought him a completely new understanding, opening a window he had never seen before, and unfolding a completely new picture before his eyes.

He was deeply shocked. He knew that if the people of Western Chu could learn this new knowledge, their kingdom would surely prosper even more in the future.

“But that’s not enough.” Ouyang Yunyao changed the subject. “Handicrafts are small-scale and slow, and can’t be considered ‘mechanical industries.’ They can’t help our Western Chu Kingdom develop further.”

"Mechanical industry?" Chu Chenjing was completely bewildered again. What was that? A burning light instantly ignited deep in his eyes, and he grabbed Ouyang Yunyao's small hands urgently, asking, "Yaoyao, what is this 'mechanical industry' you're talking about?"

Ouyang Yunyao asked with a smile, "A-Jing, have you ever thought about how those airplanes, pistols, submachine guns, and cell phones in my space were manufactured?"

Upon hearing Ouyang Yunyao's words, Chu Chenjing instantly understood, "Yaoyao, so manufacturing those things is what we call 'mechanical industry'."

"Yes, all those things were made by machines, including Gigi in the space."

"And those machines that examine the body in my space are also made by machines, that is, by the mechanical industry. But to make these machines, you need to be skilled and learn a lot of knowledge."

After speaking in one breath, Ouyang Yunyao paused and her tone became a bit more serious: "I guess that the industrial level of the Luoba Continent has probably far surpassed that of our Yuzhou Continent."

These words struck a chord with Chu Chenjing, who nodded and said, "Yaoyao, you're right! Judging from the items they brought, their industry is definitely stronger than ours."

They can manufacture firearms, telescopes, glass bottles, and even large ships for navigation. Chu Chenjing paused for a moment, then exclaimed, "Most impressively, they even created that talking bird clock! We can only intimidate them with the magical things in your space."

"Not bad, you're teachable!" Ouyang Yunyao raised an eyebrow and smiled slyly.

Chu Chenjing reached out and gently flicked her forehead, his voice full of affection: "Naughty!"

After the laughter subsided, Ouyang Yunyao became serious and carefully explained to him the importance of advanced industry for a country to become prosperous and strong.

She hadn't discussed these matters with him before, nor had she mentioned industrial development, because Western Chu was beset by internal and external troubles and frequent wars. Chu Chenjing and his father, elder brother, and empress were busy dealing with conspiracies, and even establishing a stable foothold was extremely difficult, so they simply couldn't attend to these things.

Now that both internal and external troubles have been resolved, before she could even think about development, people from the continent of Loba arrived. Only then did she realize that the industry on the overseas continent of Loba was very well developed.

If the Yuzhou Continent doesn't develop further, it might be bullied by the people of the Luoba Continent in the future, which is why they thought of popularizing this knowledge to Chu Chenjing.

She even planned that not only should their Western Chu Kingdom develop its industry, but she should also take the time to tell Crown Prince Qin Linggang, who was far away in the Eastern Qin Kingdom.

Ouyang Yunyao's words broadened Chu Chenjing's horizons and stirred his heart. As soon as Ouyang Yunyao finished speaking, he couldn't wait to ask her to show him the data and videos of the machines producing things.

Ouyang Yunyao smiled helplessly, then quickly led Chu Chenjing to the villa in the space, turned on the computer, and watched the video with him.

Chu Chenjing couldn't take his eyes off the roaring machines on the screen; his mouth was agape, and he simply couldn't believe such a world existed.

Chu Chenjing was still engrossed in watching until the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), but Ouyang Yunyao pulled him out of the space.

Lying in bed, he continued his excited discussion with Ouyang Yunyao, rambling on about the future of the Western Chu Kingdom. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He imagined how prosperous the Western Chu Kingdom would be if it developed its industry!

"Yaoyao, if our Western Chu Kingdom wants to develop, where should we start..."

He stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking. He heard even breathing beside him and turned to look. Ouyang Yunyao had already fallen asleep, her long eyelashes casting faint shadows in the moonlight.

Chu Chenjing chuckled and shook his head, a barely perceptible smile curving his lips. He then carefully pulled her into his arms, giving her a deep kiss on the forehead, the fragrance of her hair lingering in his nostrils.

Even though his mind was still churning with countless thoughts, he gradually drifted off to sleep amidst the sound of his steady breathing.