The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 317 The Imperial Concubine is pregnant again
Zhou Danquan was really confused.

He didn't know who to sell all these precious porcelains to.

If it is ordinary porcelain, as long as the price is cheap enough, you might be able to sell tens of millions of pieces a year.

After all, it is impossible for every household to have only one bowl and one plate. There are hundreds of bowls and plates in restaurants and hotels, and rich people have countless tea cups and wine glasses at home.

Therefore, it is possible to sell tens of millions of units a year with high-quality and low-priced products.

Who are these high-priced porcelains sold to when tens of millions of pieces are made every year?

He was stunned for a moment, then asked carefully: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, who are we going to sell all these expensive goods to?"

I have to tell them this because there are so many goods to prepare, so many that it's scary. If I ask them to do so much for no reason, they will probably think I'm crazy.

Upon hearing this, Wanli whispered, "We can sell it overseas, where it can fetch a higher price."

Oh, so you are doing overseas business. I guess you can really sell tens of millions of pieces a year.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Danquan nodded slowly and pondered, "Your Majesty, if we want to make fine porcelain, ordinary clay won't do. We have to use kaolin."

Kaolin?
Wanli asked curiously, "What kind of soil is kaolin and where can I find it?"

If you don’t work with porcelain, you wouldn’t know this. If someone who works with porcelain asks this question, he will probably be laughed at.

Zhou Danquan explained carefully: "Your Majesty, kaolin is a type of clay that is particularly suitable for making porcelain. The porcelain made from it is as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and as loud as a chime. It is extremely exquisite.

As for where kaolin is found, it is named after the place where it is produced, Gaoling Village in Jingdezhen."

It’s so far away, it’s very troublesome to transport it here.

Wanli thought for a moment, then asked, "Is there a river over there? Is there water transportation?"

Zhou Danquan nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, there is the Dong River, a tributary of the Chang River. There is also a ready-made Dongbu wharf near Gaoling Village, which is specially used to transport clay and local specialties. It can accommodate fast ships of 100 and 200 tons. The Chang River below Jingdezhen can also accommodate large ships of 400 and 800 tons."

That's good.

Wanli pondered, "Jingdezhen belongs to Fuliang County, Raozhou Prefecture, right?"

Zhou Danquan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Wanli thought about it carefully and then said decisively: "I will appoint myself as the prefect of Raozhou and the magistrate of Fuliang. You will first dispatch 10,000 craftsmen to build water wheels and workshops there and dig kilns. At the same time, you will test-make exquisite molds in the Summer Resort and prepare for mass production of fine porcelain."

How much is a large amount?

Zhou Danquan asked carefully, "Your Majesty, how many sets of molds do we need to carve?"

Wanli said without hesitation, "Of course the more the better. We need at least a hundred sets. After all, one set of molds needs a waterwheel and a large kiln. You can do whatever you want."

How much porcelain must be produced in a day?
Zhou Danquan nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

The porcelain has been arranged almost completely, so there will be no problem handing it over to the expert Zhou Danquan.

There is no need to worry about tea for the time being. It is a government-run product and the imperial court itself can receive a lot of it. Moreover, the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces will produce a large amount of tea in two years, so there is no need to worry about the output at all.

Next comes the cloth.

Wanli asked directly: "Yuan Gong, how many pieces of cloth can you produce in a month now?"

You don't want to increase production, do you?

Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong said with some embarrassment, "Your Majesty, we can now produce over two million bolts of cloth a month. We can never use it all, and we can never sell it all. We already have over a million bolts in stock."

This is too little.

Wanli thought for a moment and then asked, "If we increase production, will there be enough wool?"

Sure enough, we need to increase production. Can we sell millions of pieces of cloth overseas in a month?

Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong nodded repeatedly and said, "There's enough wool. Almost every border town is producing a lot of wool right now. We can't even collect half of it. Many of their sheep are only sheared once every other year."

Just enough wool.

Wanli said without hesitation: "Then hurry up and build the looms. We need to produce at least four million pieces of cloth a month."

My God, how many warehouses would it take to store it?
Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Next is the medicine, which will sell in huge quantities.

Wanli asked directly, "Doctor Wan, how many ordinary medicines can we produce in a day now? Has the business expanded in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty?"

How do you say this?

Wan Bangzhong pondered, "We can now produce over 100,000 boxes of ordinary medicine a day. Almost every city in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty has a Wanshengtang pharmacy. We sell almost as much ordinary medicine as we produce, so we don't have any surplus."

That’s about it for the Ming Dynasty.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Then hurry up and plant more medicinal herbs, and try to double the output next year."

What bulk cargo is coming next?

Oh, and there are also glass and mirrors. The money of those colonial robbers in Europe was robbed, so they would definitely buy such good things at a higher price.

Wanli thought for a moment, then asked, "Father-in-law, how is our glass and mirror production now?"

How do you say this?

Yongnianbo Wang Wei said carefully: "Your Majesty, now everyone who can afford glass and mirrors has probably bought them. These things are good, but the price is too high. People without money really can't afford them.

We can only sell about 10,000 pieces of glass and mirrors a month now. We don't make too many, only 300 to 400 a day. We mainly make telescopes."

Fortunately, not too many were made.

If there are too many of them and they are everywhere, they won’t be worth the money.

Wanli nodded slowly and said, "Well, things are valuable because they are rare. It doesn't matter much whether ordinary people use it or not, so we should not lower the price.

It doesn't matter if not many people in Ming Dynasty can afford it, there are many people overseas who can afford it. First, increase the production of glass and mirrors to 1,000 yuan per day and stock up on them."

Yongnian Earl Wang Wei nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli pondered again and said, "We should also make more oil lamps. We still need to rely on these to sell kerosene and lamp oil."

Yongnian Earl Wang Wei nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

What else?

Wanli thought for a moment and then gave detailed instructions, "Also, make more nails, shovels, axes, kitchen knives, and so on. Any iron tools that can be processed with a waterwheel should be made in large quantities. After they are made, soak them in diesel fuel and wrap them in oil paper for storage. We make them quickly and use better materials than others, so we can sell them at a high price and make a pretty high profit."

They started to stock up without making any noise.

After going out to sea for a while, the navy fleet actually ran back to Jinling and remained docked at the Longjiangzhou Wharf without moving.

It seemed that Wanli had no idea that there were pirates and Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, and he had no intention of encircling and suppressing them.

In fact, he still wanted to paralyze the Zhejiang Party and avoid conflict for the time being, and then launch an attack when he was ready.

The reason why the navy fleet went back was to improve the 2,000-ton Fu ship and then process new molds for mass production.

He also knew that this struggle for interests was inevitable, so he did not take the initiative. He waited for the Zhejiang Party to make the first move.

The Zhejiang Party still controls the interests of overseas trade. If they take action, they have to consider whether the overseas business can continue. Therefore, it doesn't matter if he waits for a while. As long as he doesn't take action to rob, the Zhejiang Party certainly doesn't want to make a mess in the southeast.

Who would have thought that this wait would actually bring a surprise.

That afternoon, around 5 p.m., as the sun was setting, he came to Kunning Palace as usual, preparing to have dinner with Queen Wang, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, and a group of princes and princesses.

Unexpectedly, the dining hall of Kunning Palace was so quiet at this moment, as if there was no one there.

When he walked in and took a look, he was stunned.

It turned out that everyone was there, but no one said a word.

Queen Wang, Concubine Wang Gong and others were looking at Imperial Noble Concubine Qin Lan with envy on their faces.

The little prince Zhu Changxu and the little princess Zhu Xuanyan were actually lying on their mother's belly, seemingly listening to something.

Princess Rongchang Zhu Xuan'an, the eldest prince Zhu Changluo, and Princess Yunhe Zhu Xuanshu stood aside, holding their breath, as if they were afraid that the little prince Zhu Changxi and the little princess Zhu Xuan'an could not hear them.

Seeing this, Wanli couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Xiaolan, are you pregnant again?"

Imperial Concubine Qin Lan touched the heads of the little prince and princess, and said lovingly, "Your Majesty, I seem to be pregnant again."

Now that she has two children, she is used to it and is not shy anymore.

Upon hearing this, Wanli became quite nervous and said, "Xu'er, Xiao Yanyan, please don't lie on your mother's belly. Be careful not to hurt your brothers and sisters. Quick, call the Godly Doctor."

After saying that, he picked up the little princess Zhu Xuanyan and sat down, and then put the little prince Zhu Changxi on his lap.

Soon, the genius doctor Wan Bangzhong walked in quickly.

He was stunned when he saw this scene.

Everyone in this room is fine, and it seems like no one is sick.

Wanli was a little impatient and said, "Doctor Wan, please take Xiaolan's pulse quickly. She seems to be pregnant again."

Oh, it turns out that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant.

Upon hearing this, Wan Bangzhong hurriedly bowed and carefully took the pulse of Imperial Noble Concubine Qin Lan.

He examined it carefully for a long time before retracting his hand and bowing, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! It's a little princess."

Upon hearing this, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan was obviously relieved. Fortunately, it was a princess.

Upon hearing this, Wanli couldn't help but said in surprise: "Hello, Princess. I love you the most."

After saying that, he couldn't help but kiss the little princess Zhu Xuanyan on her pink little face.

(End of this chapter)