After chatting with "Lao Dou" Zhu Tianwang, "Qi Ye" Yu Zhongxian, and Right Minister Yang Qilong about the "Da Ming Covenant", it was almost time for Zhu Heji to get off work. He is now a member of the system, so of course he has some time off work.
As an alternate emperor, Zhu Heji's life after get off work was also very exciting!
The place where he works today is the Wenhua Hall Building, which is a large enclosed building built on the original location of the Wenhua Hall in the Forbidden City in Nanjing.
And his current residence is still Chuxiu Palace. Because Zhu Heji has never proclaimed himself emperor, the repair project of the Forbidden City in Nanjing has been relatively slow. So far, the most important palaces in the harem of the Forbidden City, the Qianqing Palace, the Kunning Palace, the Rouyi Palace, and the Chunhe Palace, have only completed the construction part. The project and interior decoration are still being carried out slowly and meticulously.
Fortunately, Zhu Heji's harem did not have many people, so the small Chuxiu Palace was enough to live in. Moreover, it was lively for the whole family to live together.
By the way, so far, the only women in Zhu Heji's harem are Qiu Shuzhen, Ye Yuling, Bei Jiaxin, Zhou Yubing, Yang Ziyun, and Aoi Makoto (the original Aoi Saiwu, Zhu Heji changed her name) He and Wu Tu and other seven people, among whom Wu Tu was still a "palace servant" with no name or status.
In addition to the seven of them, there is also Princess Li Wenji of Ming'an who also has a house in Chuxiu Palace. She has her own mansion in Nanjing, but she always feels that her home is too deserted, so she likes to live with Zhu Heji... just for fun. Zhu Heji also liked her very much, so he let Qiu Shuzhen take care of the arrangements. .
In addition, Zhu Heji now has a large number of children, all of whom are underage, so their mother takes care of them. Several of them had reached the age of attending elementary school, so the eldest sister Li Wenji took them to the East Palace Academy next to Chunhe Hall - a nine-year aristocratic school with a consistent system from elementary school to academy.
Those who study there are all the newly rich children of the Ming Dynasty, no, they are their children!
According to Zhu Heji's requirements, women of the Ming aristocracy must also receive at least nine years of aristocratic education.
When Zhu Heji rode a heavy two-wheeled bicycle to the main entrance of Chuxiu Palace, the noise of children playing and Wu Tu's shouts could be heard: "Abba" Here, dad is back... stop making trouble!"
When the children heard their "Aunt Tu" shouting, they all stopped talking.
The several famous and influential women who were staying in their respective houses also put aside what they were doing and came out to greet him.
When Zhu Heji walked into the Chuxiu Palace with two copies of "The Ming Dynasty Covenant" in his hand, he saw his eldest wife Qiu Shuzhen leading several other women to give him a blessing ceremony, and also used cooing The cooing voices said in unison: "I respectfully welcome the Lord Long Live back to the palace!"
Then a group of children who could speak, led by their "Sister Ming'an", also saluted Zhu Heji, and also said in unison: "Welcome Father (Emperor) back to the palace!"
Zhu Heji laughed loudly, "Pingshen, Pingshen...you all know it, right?"
Qiu Shuzhen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it was the King of Heaven who asked Concubine Yang to enter the palace to persuade her to enter today."
Zhu Heji nodded and said with a smile: "I have already agreed... to ascend the throne on the first day of July this year!"
As he spoke, he walked into the main hall. Qiu Shuzhen, Ye Yuling, Bei Jiaxin, Zhou Yubing, Yang Ziyun, and Aoi all followed in.
Wu Tu and Li Wenji took the children to their "little study".
After sitting down in the main hall, Zhu Heji gave the two copies of "The Ming Dynasty Covenant" to Qiu Shuzhen and Da Boling, telling them to read them first, and then show them to other women.
Da Bo Ling read books very quickly, reading ten lines at a glance, so she made a comment first: "Your Majesty, according to you, this world will no longer be yours? Aren't you going to have the throne but no heaven in the future? ..."
The words "Wu Tian Xia" were so unlucky that Da Bo Ling stopped mid-sentence and glanced at Zhu Heji timidly.
Zhu Heze glanced at Da Bo Ling with a smile... She was obviously a little older, in her early thirties, and had a son and a daughter, but her figure was still in line, and her waist was a bit thicker. But what should be big is even bigger, that is, you are still so open-minded about what you say, so be careful what you do!
"Your Majesty, you often tell me that when you govern the country as a king, you must distinguish between public and private affairs. You must not have the illusion of a family and a world. You must make a clear distinction. The family is the family, and the world is the world." At this time, Qiu Shuzhen also finished reading the "Contract", and she After careful consideration, he said, "Do you want to use the "Da Ming Convention" to turn this way of separation of family and country into an ancestral system?"
Zhu Heji nodded, "Since this matter concerns our family, I also want to hear your opinions... After all, this family belongs to all of us."
Da Bo Ling spoke again: "Your Majesty, I feel that the division between the family and the country must be clear. Our family business is getting bigger and bigger now, and it is becoming more and more prosperous. Not to mention the third sister's Tianxiang Palace, the fourth sister's Tianxiang Palace, etc. Sister's Gold and Silver Palace, Fifth Sister and Xiaotu's Crystal Palace, and even Concubine's Weaver Girl's Palace have made a lot of money in the past two years.
The water conservancy cloth factory run by Lady Ni in Shanghai County alone has a monthly net profit of tens of thousands of silver dollars, 60% of which belongs to the Weaver Girl Palace... There are many such factories. If they all It would be a pity if he returned to the public. "
Bei Jiaxin, who was in charge of the Tianxiang Palace and the perfume factory, had also read the draft of "The Law of the Ming Dynasty" and said as if to show her merit: "The concubine is right, the perfume business has been good in the past two years. It’s incredible. Last year, we allocated more than 30,000 kilograms, but it was still not enough to sell. This perfume alone earned our family more than 600,000 silver dollars! This does not include the dyes produced by the perfume factory!”
She and Dabo Ling have always had a rivalry in mind. She is a concubine. She can't compare to Qiu Shuzhen, but she can't beat Da Boling? She is even more beautiful than Oha Rei! And she is also capable. She has long been responsible for managing the family's finances and accounting, and has always been Princess Qiu's right-hand man.
Later, she took over the perfume business from Da Bo Ling... I'm not bragging, the perfume she prepared was better than the one prepared by Zhu Heji himself! Moreover, the production of perfume has increased several times under her control. Now, the annual shipment volume is as high as 30,000 jins, and the sales revenue is 2 to 3 million silver dollars, most of which are sold to Europe!
In comparison, Daboling's Weaver Palace is nothing at all. The money invested in it is millions, and half of the cloth and silk factories that have been opened are operating miserably...even those factories that make money , the money earned together is not more than one-third of that of the perfume factory.
Moreover, the dyes used by those factories are all produced by perfume factories - without those "magic dyes" and relying on easily broken hydraulic machinery, those factories would not be able to survive at all.
As for Zhou Yubing's Gold and Silver Palace, it was actually an accounting office, which took care of the family's shares in Dongchang Guanyin and Penglai Silver.
And the Crystal Palace... is a glass factory that produces crystal glassware. Although the craftsmen from Yanshen Town, Zhu Heji, and Leibniz worked together on the formula, they can finally produce a lot of good things, but Can't make much money either.
This home, no, this palace, is actually supported by the perfume factory!
Qiu Shuzhen also smiled and said: "Sister Jiaxin has indeed contributed a lot... Your Majesty, you can also make her a noble concubine when you come back!"
This is palace fighting!
Zhu Heji glanced at Da Bo Ling with a smile and said in his heart: "This time the future queen is coming forward! What will you do?"
Da Bo Ling said with a smile: "Empress, the emperor said that there can only be one eldest concubine... How about I resign the eldest concubine and let sister Jiaxin take over!"
Qiu Shuzhen's face darkened slightly, and she turned to look at Zhu Heji. Zhu Heji also lowered her face and said to Da Boling: "Auntie, you are contradicting Shuzhen again. She will be the queen soon!"
"I know I was wrong!" Da Bo Ling admitted her mistake openly, "I am willing to accept the family law!"
Zhu Heji nodded: "Well, the family law must be doubled!"
Qiu Shuzhen breathed out, she knew what the "family law" between Zhu Heji and Da Bo Ling was... It seemed that Da Bo Ling's holy family was in good health and her status was unshakable. It would be useless for Bei Jiaxin to make money again!
However, Zhu Heji still nodded approvingly to Bei Jiaxin at this time, "Jiaxin, you are also very good. I will make you an imperial concubine later, second only to the queen and grand concubine, and you are the only one."
