Qu Zishi suppressed his dissatisfaction. He knew that the young man in front of him must be a big shot because he was treated so politely by Zhang Qi. He said in a clear voice:
"It's a hundred thousand kilograms. If it weren't for the heavy snow, it could be even more."
"One hundred thousand catties is enough for now."
Zhu Yixi nodded and inspected his masterpiece, feeling extremely satisfied.
The large weaving yard covers an area of about five acres and can accommodate 500 looms at the same time.
In order to test the floor heating function, the weaving yard became the best place.
The continuous supply of cheap coal causes water to continuously boil, flow underground through thick iron pipes, and then continuously transport the temperature through the sand and gravel filled around it, creating today's warm scene.
In the imperial palace, since it is all a wooden structure, the walls of the palace are built into hollow "sandwich walls" to transport hot air into the palace.
However, compared with floor heating, it was too different to be liked by the emperor.
However, the palace has too many wooden buildings and is densely populated, making it very easy to catch fire. If the floor heating experiment was successful, it could only be arranged in the Xishan Garden.
"This kind of floor heating is enough to make the house as warm as spring. In this cold winter, we can still weave and spin yarn and make a lot of profits. We are the only ones in the north. This business is worth it."
Zhang Qi on the side praised and praised: "This method of yours is really the best among thousands of households and will be famous for generations to come."
"This is nothing. After all, it will never be popularized."
Zhu Yixi shook his head and said it didn't matter.
For ordinary people, neither pig iron nor coal can be consumed or used. Floor heating is destined to be a thing for the rich.
"Let's make arrangements for Xishan first. I want to live there as soon as possible."
"yes!"
Zhang Qi hurriedly responded.
Later, Zhu Yixi dressed up again and went to the backyard. She saw carts of wool, which were dirty, coarse, and very thick.
Mongolian sheep generally produce coarse wool, and together with Xinjiang Kazakh sheep and Tibetan sheep, they are listed as the three largest coarse wool sheep in my country.
"Excuse me for being confused, but what can I do with this wool?"
Qu Zishi said in confusion.
Zhang Qi on the side also raised his head and looked at the emperor.
"There's a lot that can be done."
Zhu Yixi copied it with both hands and said proudly: "It can be woven into a military tent, and there will be no fear even in the cold winter."
"Wool coats, wool boots, blankets, quilts, gloves, etc., there are so many uses for them!"
Compared with cotton, wool is not only lighter, but also warmer, basically more than twice as warm.
Therefore, if you want to send troops to the north, cotton-padded clothes are definitely not as effective as woolen clothes.
Its strategic value is far greater than its commercial value at this time, especially when cotton production is insufficient, it would be great to be able to supplement it with wool.
"But these are used by the military. Will they adopt them?"
Qu Zishi was quite skeptical.
"I will definitely adopt it."
Zhang Qi said hurriedly: "It's because of the Ministry of War's request that we get the wool."
Zhu Yixi looked at the wool and said: "One hundred thousand kilograms is too little, far from enough. At least it needs to be doubled a hundred times."
"Let the Chahar Ministry provide more wool, and also set up a farm in Datong to supply the border troops."
After giving a few instructions to himself, Zhu Yixi led the two of them to the stable.
Zhang Qi smiled and agreed, while Qu Zishi was dumbfounded. It was unexpected that the majestic emperor's father-in-law could be so fawning.
When they followed, they saw several behemoths.
Its body is huge, taller than a human being, its golden fur, long and curved neck, and the big bag on its strange hunched back are completely intimidating.
"Don't be afraid!"
When Zhu Yixi saw the two people's faces turned pale, she couldn't help but explain: "This is called a camel. It is sent from Gansu and Ningxia. It is drought-resistant, has a large load, is fast, and is easier to serve than a horse."
"Camel?" The two of them were surprised.
Stroking the hump of the camel in front of her, Zhu Yixi liked his obedience: "If it is used for transportation, it will be much easier to go to the grassland."
"But now your task is to buy as many camels as possible from the northwest region and raise them."
"Just like raising horses, multiply, tame, and expand."
Although the man in front of him did not look directly at these instructions, Qu Zishi felt his huge aura and had to comply.
Afterwards, Qu Zishi didn't see Zhang Dongjia until the man in front of him left, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"This is?"
"You don't need to know." Zhang Qi said hurriedly and sternly: "Knowing more is not a good thing."
"Besides, you are solely responsible for the wool business and the camel affairs. Don't delay."
"Master, I heard that business is easy in Monan. Let's do business sometime and buy some camels by the way."
Qu Zishi couldn't help but suggest.
"There's no rush for now."
Zhang Qi was confident and said: "The shops there have long been sold out. It won't be too late to go there next summer."
As he spoke, he couldn't suppress his excitement and said: "In a few days, 10,000 silver yuan will be credited to the account. You have to take good care of it..."
After saying this, he left.
Qu Zishi had some vague guesses in his mind, but he felt it was unbelievable and could only give up.
After returning to the palace, the emperor felt the warmth of the wall again, but compared to the floor heating, he always felt that it was insufficient.
"Tian Ren, pick some people to go to Xishan Garden and clean it up."
"Master, what are you doing?" Tian Ren was surprised and hurriedly advised: "You haven't been in the palace for a few months, I'm afraid it's not good!"
"People are freezing to death. The Forbidden City is unbearable."
He had just experienced the floor heating, and he couldn't stand the fire wall: "I will try to move to Xishan after the Zhengdan Dynasty."
After his body had warmed up, the emperor came to the harem.
For a time, charming sounds could be heard, and beauties of all colors and flowers bloomed.
Queen Sun Xueniang is the most noble, the head of the harem, and has the power of daily punishment.
Then came the most favored concubine Miaoxian, followed by the virtuous concubine Sun Xuan'er, Shu concubine Huang Jie'er, Zhuang concubine Zhang Yu, Jing concubine Zhang Man, Hui concubine Sun Damiang, Shun concubine Mu Han'er, and the rest are not counted.
Among the children, there are five sons and five daughters.
Queen: eldest son and second princess.
Miaoxian: The second son of the emperor and the third princess.
Zhang Yu: The eldest son of a concubine and the fourth princess.
Zhang Man: The fifth princess.
Sun Xuan'er: The third son of the emperor.
Huang Jie'er: The eldest princess and the fourth son of the emperor.
Sun Damiang and Mu Haner show their love.
Perhaps it was because Zhu Yixi was physically strong, or because her mother was healthy, that none of her children died in infancy, which was a blessing among misfortunes.
The number of heirs is pretty good, mainly because he is still relatively young, only twenty-five years old, and he often fights in wars.
Jue Si has absolutely nothing to do with him.
As for the name, according to the requirements of Emperor Taizu, one can be named after he is five years old.
Obviously, after this Spring Festival, his eldest son must have a good name.
Under the eldest son inheritance system in the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of a concubine had almost no chance of winning.