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

The atmosphere in the palace was eerily quiet.

Only then did Yue Zhenchuan see clearly what was in Ji Benchang's hand.

Although he is an official in the Ministry of Industry, he is also a human being and needs to eat.

So at just one glance, he recognized what was in Ji Benchang's hand. It was a rice plant, a bare rice plant with many rice grains lost.

His first reaction was, why would Old Ji do this to such a small plant of rice?

But when he saw clearly the number of rice ears and rice grains on the rice, he stood there in a daze with his eyes wide open.

How could a rice plant have so many ears and grains? He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and tilted his head towards the side just to see more clearly.

After a moment, he stretched out a trembling hand, pointed at the rice plant and asked:

"Minister Ji, you... you have rice in your hand, right?"

Ji Benchang raised the rice in his hand, looked at it from beginning to end again, then turned to look at Yue Zhenchuan.

"If you and I were not old and our eyes were not blurry, what I hold in my hand would be a rice plant..."

The emperor, who was sitting high up, chuckled, stood up and helped the two of them up.

In the past, the two would never have dared to support the emperor to stand up, but today there was really no way, their legs were too weak...

"Thank you, Your Majesty, old minister."

The emperor waved his hand at the two men and winked at Yu Shizhang, who understood what he meant and walked up to them and said:

"Minister Yue, Minister Ji, you two are not mistaken. What Minister Yue holds in his hand is a piece of cotton cloth, and what Minister Ji holds in his hand is a high-yield rice plant."

The two men had just stood up. They had clearly made up their minds about the things in their hands, but when they heard Yu Shizhang say it with their own ears, their legs involuntarily softened again.

It's really cotton...

Really rice...

Great Zhou, things are going to change.

Ji Benchang held the rice tightly in his hand, thinking about what the emperor had just said. According to what the emperor said, the cotton cloth and the rice should have come from the same person.

How could one person create and cultivate these two rare treasures at the same time? !

Even though Ji Benchang had been in officialdom for most of his life, he was still shocked.

Let’s not talk about the cotton cloth for now, let’s talk about the grain related to his Ministry of Revenue.

The rice has thick roots, lush branches, leaves and ears, and the plant in his hand looks like it has grown through thick and thin. What a sight it would be if the rice grains on it had not fallen off yet.

Moreover, there are so many rice ears on this rice plant. If they are planted in batches, then why would he worry about famine in the Great Zhou? !

There is no famine in the Great Zhou Dynasty...

Ji Benchang was shocked. As the head of the Ministry of Revenue, he had witnessed many famine scenes. After that, he could not sleep at night whenever he thought about it.

They were starving and starving people were everywhere, some even...exchanged their own children for food.

It is no exaggeration to say that the scene was hell on earth.

The words "no famine" are now lingering in Ji Benchang's mind. He dare not imagine how prosperous and powerful his Great Zhou would be if there was no famine!

Now no one knows whether this rice comes from other countries or is native to his Great Zhou.

However, judging from the emperor's expression, this person should be from the Great Zhou.

If he were in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he could call on the Ministry of Revenue to work hard on cultivating this kind of rice!

Just so that all the people of the Great Zhou can grow this rice and never suffer from hunger again!

He asked with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, may I ask, are these rice and cotton cloth produced by the same person?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor turned around, with his back to the two of them, and did not answer immediately.

Ji Benchang was a little confused and looked at Yu Shizhang, but Yu Shizhang gave him a look that told him to wish him the best.

Seeking happiness for yourself?

At this time, Ji Benchang was confused. He was just asking about the origins of rice and cotton cloth. Why should he ask for his own blessing?

He looked at Yue Zhenchuan beside him again, and saw him looking at the cotton cloth in his hand for a while, and then at the rice in his hand. He felt speechless and could only touch him with his elbow.

The emperor pricked up his ears and listened to the noise behind him. He was a little unsettled. What was going on with these two people? Why didn't they question him?

Just when he could no longer stand and wanted to turn around, Yue Zhenchuan spoke up: "Your Majesty, please tell me where this cotton cloth and rice come from. This concerns my entire Great Zhou!"

The emperor smiled and finally came.

He turned his back to the two of them, raised his head, and said in a loud voice: "You two gentlemen are right in guessing. This cotton cloth and rice are indeed made by the same person, and you two gentlemen should know this person."

Ji Benchang and Yue Zhenchuan's bodies shook at the same time.

The things were presented by Yu Shizhang, and the two of them knew each other, so this person must be someone from the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The person who could ask Yu Shizhang to help present it could be... Yu Zhengqing!

Ji Benchang had a plan in mind and spoke confidently, "May I ask, is this man the son of Earl Yongning, Yu Zhengqing, the prefect?"

Although the title of prefect is not high enough in Shangjing, Yu Zhengqing is the son of Yu Shizhang. Even if he is just a prefect, people in the officialdom of Da Zhou know exactly where he works.

The emperor sighed inwardly when he heard this, thinking that his brain was quick enough, but today, these two people guessed wrong.

And if he didn't tell them, the two of them would probably have to guess until dark, but still not be able to guess who took out the cotton cloth and rice.

The emperor shook his head and said, "I would like to mention one more thing. This man is a newly-appointed Jinshi and has just taken office this year."

The new Jinshi! It's not Yu Zhengqing!

The two men's faces immediately turned bitter. Your Majesty's range was too broad. In the last palace examination, there were at least eighty Jinshi selected by Your Majesty, if not a hundred.

They are not the Minister of Personnel, how can they guess who it is!

Even if the Minister of Personnel was here today, I'm afraid it would take a while to guess.

The two of them were helpless and said at the same time: "This old minister is stupid, please explain clearly, Your Majesty!"

The emperor turned around and said with some dissatisfaction: "My two beloved ministers are so impatient. Let me give you another hint."

As soon as they heard it, they knew that His Majesty was determined to make them guess today.

I don't know what's wrong with His Majesty today. In the past, His Majesty has never been so cunning and made fun of these two old men...

The emperor's eyes swept across the two of them, the meaning of which was unclear.

"This person is a female Jinshi selected by me."

The two of them widened their eyes when they heard that.

woman!

At this moment, the two of them had no intention of thinking about which women among the new Jinshi candidates His Majesty had chosen to serve as officials. They were simply shocked.

How could it be a woman!

Especially Yue Zhenchuan, his eyes almost popped out.

If it was said that the rice was cultivated by a woman, he would not have gone so far. It was normal for women to understand agriculture and sericulture. Nowadays, there were few women in the homes of the common people in the Great Zhou who did not work in the fields.

Maybe it was something that happened by chance.

But the cotton cloth in his hand!

If you want to weave cotton cloth, you must build a textile machine. According to your majesty, the one who built the textile machine was also that woman? !