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

No! How can it be!

How could a woman easily make a loom that can weave cotton cloth when so many talented people from top to bottom of his Ministry of Industry spent so much effort and effort to develop it?!

If it was a man, if it was a reclusive craftsman or a family, he would not be so shocked.

But why, it has to be a woman...

At this moment even Ji Benchang was so shocked that he was speechless. He finally understood why His Majesty was different today, why he spoke so sarcastically, and why he had kept it a secret just now.

It turned out to be the case.

Your Majesty, you are just venting your anger!

In the past, they were very angry and tried their best to stop His Majesty from opening up the imperial examination. Even though His Majesty won in the end, they still held their breath in their hearts...

Your Majesty must have been waiting for a long time for a woman to appear out of nowhere and dampen their fighting spirit.

Now this person is here.

If you ask whether Ji Benchang was convinced at this moment, he was really convinced.

The rice in his hand alone is enough to prove the woman's ability.

He just saw the way Yue Zhenchuan stared at the rice in his hand, and he knew what he was thinking. Yue Zhenchuan probably thought that the rice was discovered by the woman by accident.

But he has been the Minister of Revenue for many years. What kind of grain has he not seen?

The rice in his hand was obviously not wild, but artificially planted. Moreover, Your Majesty has made a solemn promise. Even if you want to vent your anger, you cannot give that woman any undeserved credit. Your Majesty is not that kind of person.

He was just thinking that now that the Great Zhou had this rice, things were going to change.

But now he understood that this rice came from that woman's hands, and that the Great Zhou was really going to change.

After thinking about it, Ji Benchang lifted his robe and knelt down.

"I am guilty, Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Yue Zhenchuan was stunned when he heard Ji Benchang shouting. He looked down and cursed Ji Benchang in his heart for being a fence-sitter.

As soon as His Majesty said this, his knees softened and he knelt down to express his attitude.

Then, if Yue Zhenchuan stands here at this moment, isn't it obvious that he wants to go against His Majesty!

He was neither standing nor kneeling where he was. If he stood, it meant he was not convinced; if he kneeled, it meant he acknowledged the woman's achievement.

He didn't want to admit it, nor did he dare to admit it.

He could never believe in his heart how could such a capable person be a woman.

The emperor looked at Yue Zhenchuan and his face darkened.

In the past, he was the one who was most excited in the Ministry of Works. He didn't expect that today, Yue Zhenchuan would not even cry when he saw the coffin. He was really a tough guy.

He snorted coldly and looked straight at Yue Zhenchuan.

The emperor's pressure poured out, and Yue Zhenchuan's body shook. He didn't dare to look at the emperor, but he still didn't kneel down.

Ji Benchang, who was kneeling on the ground, became anxious and reached out to pull Yue Zhenchuan's robe.

He knew Yue Zhenchuan, a stubborn and stubborn person. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would definitely not believe it.

What's more, if he were asked to admit that those good men in his Ministry of Industry were not as good as a woman, he would probably feel more uncomfortable than killing him.

But he was really wrong today. Although His Majesty is a wise monarch, the emperor's majesty is not something that their subjects can challenge at will. Moreover, His Majesty's words are golden, so how could he possibly fabricate such achievements for that woman out of thin air?

Ji Benchang was anxious. While pulling Yue Zhenchuan's robe, he quietly looked up.

If His Majesty had a handy object, Yue Zhenchuan would have been in trouble again today...

Fortunately, he didn't. He sighed silently in his heart. Even if Old Yue wouldn't be beaten, he would still be kneeling here. He couldn't get up until Yue Zhenchuan didn't kneel.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, and Yu Shizhang, who was standing nearby, also frowned.

Yue Zhenchuan really relied on his status as a senior figure in the court and acted without considering the seriousness of the matter.

In the past, when His Majesty and his ministers argued in the court, they were discussing matters, and the content of the arguments involved the national conditions of the Great Zhou, so disagreements were inevitable.

But today, His Majesty summoned him privately, and he still dared to do this. This is blatant disrespect.

It’s not that Yue Zhenchuan was disrespectful by not kneeling to His Majesty, but Yue Zhenchuan’s attitude at this time was not only unconvinced, but he even dared to question His Majesty.

He walked slowly forward, took out the letter written to him by Yu Zhengqing and handed it to Yue Zhenchuan.

"That female official happens to be working in the prefecture under my jurisdiction. The items in your hands were also sent to the capital by express horses ordered by me. If Minister Yue has any doubts, he can take a look at my letter."

Upon hearing this, the emperor snorted coldly, glanced at Yue Zhenchuan, walked back and sat down, obviously very angry.

Yue Zhenchuan looked at the letter handed to him by Yu Zhengqing and was stunned for a moment before reaching out to take it.

The implication of Yu Shizhang's words was obvious, that is, his Yu family and the woman guaranteed for His Majesty, confirming that the cotton cloth in his hand was indeed made by that woman.

He unfolded the letter and read it carefully.

Liuyang Prefecture, Tongan County, County Magistrate Shen Zheng, high-yield rice, multifunctional jacquard textile loom.

These words were like heavy hammers that shook his mind.

After a moment, his hands dropped quietly. The detailed description in the letter left him no choice but to believe it.

Girls.

It was a real woman who invented the cotton loom.

Moreover, the textile machine can not only weave cotton cloth, but also produce different patterns and colors.

Let alone jacquard, just being able to weave cotton cloth was a level that his Ministry of Industry could not achieve.

Yue Zhenchuan suddenly felt mixed emotions. The biggest reason why he refused to believe it before was that he did not want to admit that he, a man from the Ministry of Works, would not be inferior to a woman.

Even though His Majesty had promoted the imperial examinations for women before, he still looked down on women in his heart.

There were many skilled craftsmen in his Ministry of Works. Even if a woman was selected as a Jinshi, what would it matter? She could be a civil servant, but she had no chance of joining his Ministry of Works!

What’s funny now is that not only did he not enter the Ministry of Works, but he is now serving as a county magistrate in a local area, which can give him and the Ministry of Revenue a slap in the face.

What did he think before?

Such a capable person must be recruited into the Ministry of Works?

It's ridiculous, he, Yue Zhenchuan, is really ridiculous.

But why was it a woman who invented the textile machine? How were men inferior to women?

At this time Yue Zhenchuan actually wanted to cry. He handed the letter back to Yu Shizhang, lifted his robe and knelt down with a sad face.

"Old minister..."

Ji Benchang on the side breathed a sigh of relief and finally knelt down...

The emperor glanced at him and said to Ji Benchang, "My dear Ji, please stand up."

Ji Benchang was stunned. It turned out that Yue Zhenchuan had to kneel before he could stand up...

As soon as he stood up, he heard the emperor whispered, "Lord Yue, tell me, what crime have you committed?"

Not to mention Yue Zhenchuan who was kneeling, even Ji Benchang couldn't help but tremble.

Lao Yue has been in the Ministry of Works for a long time, and naturally looks down on women in the world today. Your Majesty asked this because he wanted him to admit in front of several people that he was one-sided, that he should not look down on women, and that he should not have stopped Your Majesty from opening up the imperial examinations.

If Ji Benchang were to say, "If you are not as skilled as others, then you are not as skilled as others. What you cannot do, others can do as soon as they take up their posts."

It is not shameful to admit that you are not as good as the female official appointed by His Majesty.

But Yue Zhenchuan is a stubborn person and he cares a lot about his reputation. If he doesn't admit his mistake today, he will probably have to endure the wrath of His Majesty.