After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

The Ministry of Commerce, under the leadership of Jiang Xiaoqi, is now involved in an extremely wide range of commercial activities.

The most profitable products are those made in glass workshops, which are extremely lucrative.

They had already made a considerable amount of money within the Great Zhou territory; nearly a quarter of the Great Zhou's national treasury's silver came from the profits generated by glass products.

Now, a hundred ships set sail at once, carrying not only goods from Liuxiang Pavilion, but also various glass products produced by the Ministry of Works' glass workshop.

The purpose was to sell the glass overseas and continue to enrich the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Zhenhai fleet's first stop was, of course, Japan. After arriving in Japan, some of the crew members were disembarked.

This group organized the mining of silver, and the army rotated its troops.

At this point, the ships no longer stopped at Japanese ports, but continued their voyage, transporting goods such as glass products, porcelain, silk, and tea to more distant places for sale.

This shipping route had already been established, and a small batch of goods had already been sold once.

This time, Lin Feng brought a hundred ships, pushing their carrying capacity to the maximum.

The warehouse was filled with a large quantity of various goods. In the eyes of the crew, it was not a warehouse full of goods at all, but a warehouse full of silver.

After all, the previous shipments were less than one-tenth of this one, yet they still made a fortune.

If everything goes smoothly this time, they could practically retire early.

Of course, who would be willing to retire early if they could keep making money?

That's of course "as long as you don't die, fight to the death!"

Every industry has its share of top performers; what's lacking is the corresponding benefits and compensation.

The crew members of the Zhenhai fleet enjoy the highest level of welfare benefits, a policy jointly established by Jiang Xiaoqi and the Emperor.

Having worked in international trade, Jiang Xiaoqi knows how tough life at sea can be.

Although the Zhenhai had done its best in logistical support, at sea, you never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident.

The risk level at sea is definitely higher than on land, and people can only eat a relatively simple diet year-round.

Fresh vegetables and fruits were available only for the first few days. After that, if they didn't stop to resupply, they would have to eat dried vegetables, dried fruits, and dried meat.

Jiang Xiaoqi solved the freshwater problem, since the device could be replicated using the existing technology of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, he still hasn't solved the problem of long-term preservation of fruits and vegetables, after all, refrigerators and freezers are somewhat revolutionary.

The technology and materials that Da Zhou currently possesses are insufficient to replicate refrigerators and freezers. If they were to purchase them directly from the system store, generating electricity would be another problem.

Jiang Xiaoqi felt that it would be more reliable to solve the problem of wind turbines or solar power generation first.

Just like the little sun that was once given to the emperor, that one was charged by a solar panel.

If solar power generation is to be achieved at sea, then a large number of solar panels need to be installed on every ship of the Zhenhai.

Buying from the system store is certainly more convenient and less effort, but Jiang Xiaoqi still wants to try building her own workshop to manufacture them.

Even if the quality is a little worse and the charging ability is a little weaker, you should still give it a try.

After all, if he passes away and no one can buy finished products from the system, then there will be no new solar panels to replace or repair.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. He hoped that the Great Zhou Dynasty could continue to thrive and progress even without his presence.

Therefore, we cannot take the easy way out; we must ensure that the Great Zhou has its own manufacturing base.

"System, do you have the blueprints for making solar panels?"

"Of course we have that. We also have blueprints for making large refrigerators, freezers, and even cold storage facilities. Would you like those, host?"

"Okay, one of each, I'll buy them all with points."

"Okay, here's a set of blueprints for solar panels, a set of blueprints for refrigerators, freezers, and cold storage, plus a set of blueprints for the necessary materials. The total cost is 1,600 points."

1,600 points is acceptable.

With her points deducted, Jiang Xiaoqi felt a great sense of security looking at her long balance.

"Host, are you really not going to consider what I said two years ago..."

Jiang Xiaoqi stopped the system before it could finish speaking.

“I know what you’re going to say. My grandparents haven’t been urging me for the past two years, and I’ve told them to give me two years.”

I promised my family I would give them an explanation in two years, and now those two years have passed.

Sigh~ That genetic modification you mentioned, has it been updated or iterated upon since then? Are there any upgraded versions?

Since you're going to spend a million points to buy a child anyway, why not buy the best quality one?

"There hasn't been an upgrade, since this technology was already at its peak when it debuted. However, the added value associated with it has increased somewhat."

The user can now customize their own character's appearance; the final result depends entirely on the buyer's aesthetic sense.

"Oh? They've added a character customization feature?"

That does sound a bit tempting.

After all, he was a sucker for good looks, so why not make his heir as good-looking as possible?

Jiang Xiaoqi convinced herself to accept this "product," but once the purchase was finalized, she couldn't really treat it as a commodity.

After all, it was a living person, and although he didn't give birth to him, his genetic sequence was completely arranged and combined according to the genes of his offspring.

The only difference between this and a child in the traditional sense is that one grows up in an incubation chamber, while the other is conceived by a mother.

If this technology were available in later generations, it would surely be a bestseller.

After all, the number of infertile people in later generations is indeed growing larger and larger.

It is said that one in seven couples is infertile, which is a truly alarming rate.

Pregnancy and childbirth have transformed from an "instinct" into a "skill".

If procreation could be achieved simply by drawing a vial of blood, then this product would truly make its manufacturer the richest person in the world.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Jiang Xiaoqi finally made up her mind.

"Okay, give it to me, pick the best one."

"Host, please rest assured! Your genes are excellent, how could you not produce outstanding offspring?"

Shall I arrange for your blood to be drawn now?

"Pick it!"

With eyes closed, he faced death without fear.

Of course, it's not because I'm afraid of pain.

It takes immense courage to accept such a revolutionary and inhumane product.

"Blood drawing will now begin... Blood drawing complete."

Analyzing the blood sample... Analysis complete.

Extracting gene sequence... Extraction complete.

Gene sequence injection into the culture chamber... Injection successful.

Initiate cultivation in the incubator now...

The incubation chamber is now closed. Please wait 140 days before it reopens.

A series of electronic sounds rang out, and the whole process took only a few dozen seconds.

"Is this the end?"

"Yes, host. Now, just wait 140 days, and you will be able to meet your beloved son!"

"Ahem, I understand!"

One million points were instantly deducted by the system, but Jiang Xiaoqi didn't feel too bad about it, after all, she had been mentally preparing herself for two years.

Now, however, another round of mental preparation is needed.

That is, how should he face his "good son" who came out of the incubation chamber?