Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 539 Five Sons and Five Daughters
"It has been brought back."

Qu Zishi suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart. He knew that the young man in front of him was treated with courtesy by Zhang Qi, so he must be a big shot, so he said in a straightforward manner:

"It's a full [-] jin. If it weren't for the heavy snow, there would be more."

"One hundred thousand catties is enough for now."

Zhu Yixi nodded and inspected his masterpiece, feeling extremely satisfied.

The huge weaving field covers an area of ​​about five acres and can accommodate five hundred looms at the same time.

In order to test the function of floor heating, the weaving field has become the best place.

A steady stream of cheap coal makes the water continuously boil, flows underground through thick iron pipes, and then continuously transports the temperature through the surrounding sand and stones, creating a warm scene today.

In the palace, since they are all made of wood, the walls of the palace are built into hollow "sandwich walls" to transport heat into the palace.

However, compared with floor heating, the difference is too great, so the emperor did not like it.

However, there are too many wooden buildings in the palace, densely populated, and it is very easy to catch fire. The floor heating experiment was successful, so it can only be arranged in the Xishan Garden.

"This kind of floor heating is enough to make the house as warm as spring. In the cold winter months, we can still weave cloth and spin yarn and earn a lot of profits. We are the only ones in the north. This deal is too worthwhile."

Zhang Qi on the side praised and praised: "Your method is really the first among thousands of households, and it will last forever."

"This is nothing, after all, it cannot be popularized."

Zhu Yixi shook his head, indifferent.

For ordinary people, whether it is pig iron or coal, they cannot afford to consume or use it. Floor heating is destined to be a thing for the rich.

"Let's arrange for Xishan first, I want to live there as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Zhang Qi hurriedly responded.

Afterwards, Zhu Yixi was dressed tightly again, and came to the backyard, and saw a cart of wool, dirty and thick, very thick.

Like Mongolian sheep, which generally produce coarse wool, they are listed as the three major coarse wool sheep in my country along with Xinjiang Kazakh sheep and Tibetan sheep.

"Forgive me for being confused, what can this wool do?"

Qu Zishi was puzzled.

Zhang Qi on the side also raised his head and looked at the emperor.

"There's so much to do."

After Zhu Yixi copied it with both hands, he proudly said: "It can be woven into a military tent, even in the cold winter without fear."

"Wool coats, wool boots, blankets, quilts, gloves, etc., have many uses!"

Compared with cotton, wool is not only lighter, but also more warm, basically more than twice as much.

Therefore, if you want to use troops in the north, the effect of cotton clothes is definitely not as good as that of wool clothes.

Its strategic value is far greater than its commercial value at this time, especially in the case of insufficient cotton production, it would be great to be able to replenish wool.

"But these are used by the military, will they adopt them?"

Qu Zishi was quite skeptical.

"It will definitely be adopted."

Zhang Qi hurriedly said, "It was the request of the Ministry of War that we brought the wool here."

Zhu Yixi looked at the wool and said, "One hundred thousand catties is too little, it's far from enough, at least it needs to be doubled a hundred times."

"Let the Chahar department provide more wool. In addition, we must set up a field in Datong to supply the frontier troops."

After giving some instructions to himself, Zhu Yixi brought the two of them to the stable.

Zhang Qi responded with a smile, while Qu Zishi was dumbfounded. It was unexpected that the majestic emperor Yuezhang was so flattering.

When they followed, they saw several huge animals.

I saw its huge body, taller than a person, with golden fluff, slender and curved neck, and the big bag on the strange hunchback, which was completely intimidating.

"Don't be afraid!"

Seeing the pale faces of the two, Zhu Yixi couldn't help explaining: "This is called a camel. It was sent from Gansu and Ningxia. It is drought-resistant and has a heavy load. It is fast and easier to serve than a horse."

"Camel?" The two were inexplicably surprised.

Caressing the hump of the camel in front of him, Zhu Yixi liked his obedience: "If it is transported by it, it will definitely be much easier to go to the grassland."

"But now your task is to buy these camels from the northwest region as much as possible and raise them."

"It's like raising a horse, multiply, tame, and expand."

Although the man in front of him didn't look directly at these instructions, Qu Zishi felt his huge aura and had to respond.

Afterwards, Qu Zishi didn't see Mr. Zhang's family until after the man in front of him left, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

"This is?"

"You don't need to know." Zhang Qi hurriedly said: "Knowing more is not a good thing."

"In addition, you are fully responsible for the wool business and camels, so don't delay."

"Boss, Monan heard that business is going well, so let's do business anytime, and buy some camels by the way."

Qu Zishi couldn't help suggesting.

"Let's not rush for now."

Zhang Qi said confidently: "The shops there have already been sold out, and it won't be too late to go there next summer."

As he said that, he couldn't suppress his excitement, and said: "In a few days, 10,000 yuan silver dollars will be credited to the account, you have to take good care of it..."

After saying that, he left.

Qu Zishi had some guesses in his heart, but he always felt unbelievable, so he had to give up.

After returning to the palace, the emperor felt the warmth of the sandwich wall again, but compared to the floor heating, it always felt insufficient.

"Tian Ren, you pick some people to go to Xishan Garden and clean it up."

"Master, what is this?" Tian Ren was startled, and hurriedly advised: "You haven't stayed in the palace for a few months, I'm afraid it's not good!"

"People are freezing to death, and the Forbidden City is hard to deal with."

He just experienced some ground heating, but he couldn't stand the fire wall: "Try to move to Xishan after the Zhengdan dynasty."

After warming up a bit, the emperor came to the harem.

For a while, the voice of coquettishness can be heard endlessly, and beauties of all colors are competing for beauty.

Empress Sun Xueniang is the most valuable, the head of the harem, and holds the power of daily punishment.

Then came the most beloved imperial concubine Miaoxian, followed by the virtuous concubine Sun Xuaner, the Shu concubine Huang Jieer, the Zhuang concubine Zhang Yu, the Jing concubine Zhang Man, the Hui concubine Sun Damiana, the Shun concubine Mu Haner, and the rest were not counted.

Among the descendants, there are five sons and five daughters.

Queen: The third son of the emperor (the eldest son), the second princess.

Miaoxian: The second son of the emperor, the fourth princess.

Zhang Yu: The eldest son of the emperor, the third princess.

Zhang Man: The fifth princess.

Sun Xuan'er: The fourth son of the emperor.

Huang Jie'er: The eldest princess, the fifth son of the emperor.

Sun Damiana and Mu Han'er are pregnant.

Perhaps it was Zhu Yixi's strong body, or the mother's health, and none of his offspring died young, which is considered a blessing in misfortune.

The number of heirs is not bad, mainly because he is still relatively young, only 25 years old, and he often fights.

Jue Si has absolutely nothing to do with him.

As for the name, according to the requirements of Emperor Taizu, a name can be given at the age of five.

Obviously, after this Spring Festival, his eldest son will have to choose a good name.

Under the eldest son inheritance system of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of the concubine has almost no chance of winning.

(End of this chapter)