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Chapter 339 The Queen Is Pregnant (Please Subscribe!)
In April 1685, the Qianqing Palace, the lights flickered faintly.

On the desk, Zhu Kezang immersed himself in processing the memorial, which was an official arrangement for Cochin Province.

According to the time set by Zhu Kezang, these officials will follow Wang Fuzhi to Jiaozhi as officials after the first ten days of May.

At this time, Zhu Kezang was checking the information of Jin Yiwei one by one to ensure that none of the officials who went there were corrupt officials.

Although the water is clear and there will be no fish, it is still necessary to ensure that the basic morals are ok.

After handling the government affairs, it was already night, and Zhu Kezang went to Kunning Palace after taking a bath.

Empress Concubine Chen has been pregnant for a month and a half. Although Zhu Kezang is busy with things, he still goes to Kunning Palace to accompany her as much as possible every day.

Zhu Kezang felt very happy when he remembered that the imperial physician reported to him how Concubine Chen was pregnant a few days ago.

At this time, Zhu Kezang was still smiling uncontrollably, with smiles in his mouth and eyes.

This couldn't help him being unhappy. After all, for him who had never been a father in his previous life, this was the first time he sowed his own seed after traveling to this era, and the first time he wanted to have his own descendants.

Coupled with the recovery of Jiaozhi, it can be described as double happiness.

Now every morning and evening, he would accompany Concubine Chen for a walk in the inner garden behind Kunning Palace. Even if he didn't rest in Kunning Palace at night, he would accompany her to sleep peacefully before leaving.

Seeing that Zhu Kezang came back, Concubine Chen didn't get up, but raised her head and smiled slightly: "Have you finished your husband's work? This concubine is here weaving clothes for the future emperor, just wait a moment."

Zhu Kezang sat aside and waited quietly, looking at her seriously.

In the first few months of pregnancy, she vomited every day and was in a bad mood. Concubine Chen was able to maintain her emotions as usual, which shows her character and persistence.

Concubine Chen soon finished her work, she got up and came to Zhu Kezang's side, she smiled slightly and said, "Let my husband wait a long time."

Concubine Chen was wearing a simple long dress, her face became slightly rounder, and she looked a little cute.

Zhu Kezang held her and sat in his arms, saying, "Don't be too tired every day, pay more attention to rest, especially at night, and make sure you get enough sleep."

Concubine Chen smiled and said, "Husband, don't worry, it's still early?"

Zhu Kezang reached out and stroked her belly lightly, and said, "I have ordered the Bell and Drum Division to send a team of female musicians to play some calming tunes for you every day, and also for the little girl. The prince conducts prenatal education."

Concubine Chen's face was full of worry, and she asked softly, "If the concubine gives birth to a princess, will your husband be unhappy?"

According to the imperial succession system of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the queen gave birth to a son, no matter how many sons the emperor had given birth to, the first prince born to the queen would be established as the crown prince.

Don't be afraid of being born late, but be afraid of not being able to give birth to a prince.

And now Zhu Kezang doesn't have any concubines, so he is not afraid at all, only worried that he is pregnant with a daughter.

As a queen, it is normal to be worried about the prince.

Zhu Kezang lightly touched the top of her head, and comforted her, "I like it no matter if it's a boy or a girl, so don't think about it."

Concubine Chen's face was full of relief, but she still hoped that she could give birth to a prince, after all, Daming really needed an heir now.

With such a large empire, if Zhu Kezang had an accident, Daming would probably fall apart.

Of course, it is also possible that Zhu Kesong succeeds as his younger brother, but it is estimated that Daming will make a lot of troubles, which will give Daqing another advantage.

The two sat for a while, and then talked about the child, and finally Zhu Kezang said: "It's getting late, I'm here to accompany you today, okay?"

"it is good!"

In April, Yingtianfu was still a bit chilly, so the craftsmen of the General Manufacturing Bureau built an all-glass warm pavilion in Kunning Palace, which was specially used for the pregnant Concubine Chen to bask in the sun and enjoy the scenery, so that Concubine Chen could get enough sun exposure. the sun.

The current glass industry in Daming is becoming more and more mature, and the level and quality of the glass produced are not bad.

Although it cannot be compared with later generations in terms of sturdiness and light transmittance, it is already an extremely rare item now.

Today, glass can be manufactured relatively maturely, which has also opened up an important source of income for Daming.

Glass is a combination of decoration and utility.

It not only protects against wind and cold, but also does not affect the line of sight, and when installed on the building, it is bright and glowing, making it a very good decoration.

Especially if there are elderly people in the family.

At this time when the country is governed by filial piety, who can refuse a thing that allows the elderly at home to bask in the sun and enjoy the snow without freezing in the cold winter?
What's more, this thing looks very good.

Therefore, once the glass was launched, it was sought after by many dignitaries, wealthy gentry, and even middle-class families, and became these rich people.

And this is just decorative glass.

Now, in addition to being able to mass-produce flat glass, the Daming Royal Glass Factory has produced wine glasses, dishes and other utensils.

Otherwise, Zhu Kezang's laboratory could not be provided with that kind of experimental utensils before.

In addition, the production direction of colored glaze, which is one of the types of glass but is more colorful and beautiful, has also been improved, and many exquisite and beautiful objects have been released.

These are not cheap goods like later generations.

Although glass was also imported from the West, not to mention the quantity is scarce, and the craftsmanship is not as good as that made in Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, even in the West, these glass products of Ming Dynasty are extremely sought-after and expensive luxury goods.

As a result, glass has become another achievement in the daily necessities industry of Daming after white sugar, perfume, and Tibetan fairy wine, bringing abundant financial resources to Daming.

Today, there is one thing that makes Zhu Kezang half-concerned and half-happy, that is, due to the popularity of Tibetan Immortal Wine, the winemaking industry in Daming also flourishes.

But here comes the problem, he uses bagasse to make wine, and those wine making workshops use grain to make wine.

In this little ice age, there is not enough food for people, how can there be wine making?

Even so, it can't hold back the enthusiasm of the brewery owners, who can always find food.

Indeed, baijiu is addictive. Even if Zhu Kezang wanted to ban it, he couldn't help it. Someone would always brew it.

Therefore, Zhu Kezang's approach is to block rather than sparse, and to add control in the sparse.

By setting up wine supervisors to control the wine making behavior of workshops, commercial banks, etc., and by controlling the amount of wine brewed, the loss of grain caused by wine brewing can be controlled in a roundabout way.

Moreover, in the process, Zhu Kezang can also earn money by selling the quantity of brewed wine.

It's like selling salt.

Controlling the production quantity of salt and wine at the source allowed Zhu Kezang to share huge profits from the sales of daily necessities such as wine.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Judging from the results, the effect is still very significant.

The restrictions on the number of wine brewed by restaurants and chambers of commerce saved a lot of food, and also contributed a steady stream of huge financial resources to Daming.

"Your Majesty, please review the plan for the naturalization exam."

Withdrawing his thoughts, Zhu Kezang carefully reviewed the Fangshu handed over by the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
(End of this chapter)