Chapter 1501: Chapter 564: Farewell, Baby’s Breath Plan_3

"The key to successful colonization lies in quality, not quantity. Providing enough production tools and weapons is more important than simply increasing personnel. Even though these planet systems are legally my fiefdom, for the grassroots citizens heading out to colonize, it remains a journey into the unknown fraught with danger."

"Since there’s danger, it’s only right to equip them well."

Ren Zhong offered some amendments, which no one objected to. Instead, they immediately noted them down, preparing preliminary drafts for the upcoming practical work.

Besides this, Ren Zhong also passed a new ethical law during the meeting.

Ren Zhong permitted the use of superbrain computing for pseudo-random simulation pairing to rapidly cultivate fertilized egg embryos, granting these synthetic beings equal citizenship.

This is a common method for rapid population expansion in the Mechanical Empire.

The majority of the original generation of Source Star humans essentially came about this way.

However, within the Empire, possibly to maintain the status of the original citizens or perhaps to deliberately create class distinctions to strengthen control, the social status of synthetics is generally low. They are usually labeled as humanoids, pseudo-humans, colony humans, etc., to distinguish them from normal humans, even having different initial identification codes. This subtle yet significant difference in ID numbers causes lifelong trouble for most synthetics, leaving them to live in discrimination.

Fortunately, the original Source Star humans, now the Red Blade Clan, are very young with no long and ancient history. The citizens have not forgotten their ancestors were also synthetics. They are still in a phase of rapid expansion without the bottlenecks of development that lead to the entrenched habits of old noble citizens, so discrimination is not yet a pressing issue.

Previously, Ren Zhong did not implement this policy because the Red Blade Clan had control of only one star, and the speed of population expansion was already fast enough.

Later on, when the first and second expeditionary armies reached the Shattered Star Ring, the territories they controlled increased, but the natural environment there was harsh, and resources were limited, making it unsuitable for rapid population explosions. The original base of pirate population was already large, and further population growth by the Red Blade Expeditionary Army would severely squeeze the living space of the lower-level pirate citizens.

In light of this, Ren Zhong did not deliberately use this method to encourage a population boom, allowing citizens instead to naturally breed and produce offspring.

But now, the new situation has prompted new demands, and naturally, Ren Zhong adapted accordingly and made timely adjustments.

"Although cultivating synthetics can quickly meet population demands, it does not mean we should abandon conventional reproductive methods. We should implement more concrete policies to encourage childbirth, especially encouraging outstanding talents to increase their reproductive efforts. Even if the offspring of smart and strong individuals are not necessarily smart and strong, the probability is relatively higher. Even a slight increase in probability, when magnified over a large base, results in the creation of new productive forces out of thin air."

Ren Zhong said this during the closing phase of the meeting.

He intended to announce the adjournment afterward.

Unexpectedly, in the video call, Xiao Xingyue, Ou Youning, Chen Qiao, Tang Youyun, and Song Mu’en all simultaneously raised their hands, indicating they had something to say.

Ren Zhong, ever astute, saw this lineup and felt a sense of foreboding.

After some contemplation, he first pointed to Ou Youning.

"Ou Youning, you speak."

The former Young Master Ou, now with graying hair at the temples and wrinkles on his face, stood up briskly, looking both old and wise. "Boss! What you said makes perfect sense! In that case, little brother thinks you should lead by example! If we’re to ask who has the highest grade genes in our Red Blade Clan, it must be you and only you! Boss, for the rise of the Red Blade, you must have three thousand beauties in the harem!"

Damn! Ren Zhong’s vision went black.

You’ve got to be kidding me!

I deliberately skipped over the ladies to pick you, and here you go with ’for the rise of the Red Blade, have three thousand beauties in the harem.’

This is too much.

With the wise old-man facade, how can you utter such words without shame?

To make matters worse, with Ou Youning’s indecorous comment bursting the bubble, Xiao Xingyue, Chen Qiao, Tang Youyun, and Song Mu’en’s eyes gleamed with anticipation.

They were evidently planning exactly this.

"Today’s meeting ends here, adjourn!"

Ren Zhong swiftly shut down the communication.

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