Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

But Yu Shizhang was just the opposite. When his eldest son volunteered to be the prefect of a prefecture, he supported him very much.

Although the position of prefect is not small, it is definitely not high.

How can local officials be as powerful as officials in Beijing?

Although local officials can be promoted to Beijing officials if they do a good job, most of them have the same idea: they would rather be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken.

Here, you can become an official in Beijing every two steps, and your chances of becoming an official are much greater than those of a local official.

But Yu Shizhang's eldest son did the opposite, and as a father, Yu Shizhang did not stop him.

The emperor smiled slightly when thinking of this, and said, "Please stand up, my dear minister. Please take a seat."

Yu Shizhang stood up and ignored the stool brought by Eunuch Hong.

He said loudly: "I will not sit down now. Today is an urgent matter. I dare to ask Your Majesty to take a look at what I have in my hand first!"

After saying this, he bent down and handed over the cloth bag in his hand.

The emperor calmed down upon seeing this and signaled Eunuch Hong to bring up what Yu Shizhang was holding.

He brushed away the memorials and writing materials on the table and asked Yu Shizhang, "Where did these two cloth bags come from?"

Yu Shizhang replied, "Your Majesty, these two cloth bags were sent here by my son from Liuyang Prefecture at full speed."

He added: "Four hundred miles, urgent."

The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Yu Shizhang obviously didn't need to say this. You have to know that only urgent matters can be expedited, and the person delivering the letter has to change horses frequently at the post stations along the way.

The losses can be imagined.

If the items delivered by expedited delivery do not comply with regulations, it is a small matter for the user to compensate for the loss, but deceiving the emperor is a big matter.

The imperial court’s war preparedness cannot be used by just anyone or for anything.

When officials in the court wanted to use Baili Express, they had to get a fire card from the Ministry of War before using it. However, the two cloth bags presented by Yu Shizhang today did not have the seal of the Ministry of War.

Therefore, Yu Shizhang's eldest son, Yu Zhengqing, was able to have a smooth journey because he relied on his father's power.

If Yu Shizhang had not said it just now, then he would have used it and made up for the loss.

But now that he said it, it showed his confidence, and the things his son sent should be sent quickly over a hundred miles.

Thinking of this, the emperor also became interested in the two cloth bags in front of him.

He slowly reached out and took the small cloth bag in his hand.

The cloth bag was small and light, and when he first received it, he thought there was nothing inside.

Although Yu Shizhang was anxious, he did not dare to urge him. He just stared at the cloth bag in the emperor's hand. He had never opened the two cloth bags, but he had read the letter written to him by his son.

The letter said that the items in the cloth bag were... cotton cloth and rice with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu.

Yu Shizhang couldn't stop shaking when he thought of this.

He understood his eldest son's temperament. If he was not completely sure, he would not be so reckless as to use his eldest son's name to send the two cloth bags to the capital at an express speed of 100 miles!

After reading the letter, although he was shocked, he still chose to believe his son and brought the two cloth bags into the palace for an audience.

Although these two cloth bags were presented to His Majesty, they were not sealed. If he wanted to see them, he could just open them quietly at home.

But he didn't know why, but he felt a little agitated when he saw his son acting like this.

If you want to go crazy, then he will go crazy with you!

So until now, Yu Shizhang has never seen the cotton cloth with his own eyes, and...the rice that produces a thousand kilograms per mu.

The emperor was about to open the cloth bag when he heard Yu Shizhang's rapid breathing. He looked up and saw Yu Shizhang staring at the cloth bag in his hand. His eyes were like those of a hungry wolf seeing a lamb.

He paused and asked Yu Shizhang, "Have you seen the items in here?"

Yu Shizhang was already extremely anxious, and when he saw the emperor stop, he became even more anxious.

He hurriedly shook his head and urged, "I haven't read it yet. Please open it and take a look."

The emperor became interested after hearing this. He chuckled and asked Yu Shizhang, "You haven't even seen it yet, why are you urging me to do it? Oh, do you know what it is?"

Yu Shizhang nodded, his eyes still fixed on the cloth bag in the emperor's hand, and suddenly remembered something.

"I know a little bit. Oh, by the way, I have a letter, also for Your Majesty."

After he finished speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Eunuch Hong.

The emperor took a look at the letter and motioned to Eunuch Hong to put it on the table first.

Then he made some movements with his hands, "Since Earl Yongning is so anxious, I will open the cloth bag first and then read the letter."

Yu Shizhang nodded vigorously and unconsciously took two steps forward so that he could see it more clearly.

The emperor slowly peeled off the cloth bag in his hand layer by layer, until finally a folded piece of cloth was revealed.

The cloth was light yellow all over, with frayed edges on both sides, and it looked as if it was cut from a whole piece of cloth.

The emperor was somewhat puzzled. He picked up the piece of cloth with two fingers and held it in front of his eyes to look at it through the light.

After a moment, he asked Yu Shizhang, his tone somewhat unconfident: "My dear, I see that this piece of cloth does not look like linen, nor like silk, but more like..."

"Cotton cloth!" Yu Shizhang answered loudly, "Your Majesty, what you hold in your hand is cotton cloth!"

At this moment, the emperor no longer had the smile he had just had when teasing Yu Shizhang on his face. He was excited in his heart, but his expression was calm.

The emperor stretched out his hand and gently stroked the piece of cotton cloth. When he first touched it, he was stunned.

Although he was the emperor and would not wear linen or cotton clothes, he had learned about those fabrics in his spare time.

Whether it is linen or cotton, it will feel a bit prickly to the touch and it is impossible to be so soft and skin-friendly.

So the piece of cloth in his hand at this moment is most likely cotton!

Eunuch Hong, who was standing nearby, was also shocked when he heard the words, and quietly took two steps towards the emperor, just to see it more clearly.

No wonder, no wonder Earl Yongning was so anxious today!

The emperor used a lot of effort to suppress the shock in his heart.

Although it is said that emperors do not show their emotions, today, it is simply... simply...

In just a moment, countless ways of governing flashed through his mind, all of which revolved around this cotton cloth.

Once his Great Zhou had cotton cloth, it would be able to dominate other countries economically and industrially for a long time!

After a moment, he said slowly: "Cotton cloth...cotton cloth woven from cotton! My dear, your son is really capable!"

Yu Shizhang knelt down suddenly and said loudly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! But! This cotton cloth was not made by me. The cotton weaving machine was made by someone else. I am just reporting on his behalf!"

The emperor was stunned. This cotton cloth was not made by Yu Shizhang's eldest son.

He stood up and helped Yu Shizhang up, "My dear, please stand up and talk."

After Yu Shizhang stood up, he continued to ask: "Who invented the cotton cloth and the textile machine? Was it the craftsman from Liuyang Mansion?"