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

If there is something to bring to His Majesty, Shen Zheng actually has it.

Moreover, Yu Zhengqing discussed something with her last night. Although she couldn't do it now, she could work on it step by step.

She thought for a moment and then said, "Yes, I would like to ask the soldiers if they are in a hurry. I want to write a letter to His Majesty. Please take it back to the capital."

According to Shen Zheng's original plan, preparing items and writing letters would take some time.

Although there was no explicit requirement for local officials to write back to the emperor after receiving a reward, he was the emperor after all.

You have done a great job, the emperor has taken a liking to you and praised you, shouldn't you write a thank you letter, praising the emperor for his wisdom and bravery?

This is an honor that no other official could ask for, and it is also a good opportunity to show up in front of the emperor again, so no one will miss it.

As for why I didn't write it in advance? How could I write it without waiting to know the emperor's will on the day of receiving the reward?

The chief of the officers and soldiers agreed to Shen Zheng's request immediately: "Of course! It won't hurt to wait a few more days."

He glanced toward the north, then smiled and said, "My lord, although His Majesty did not force you to reply, he is actually looking forward to it."

His Majesty is expecting her to write to him?

Shen Zheng was stunned for a moment, then heard the officer leader say:

"When I was leaving Beijing, His Majesty specifically told me to tell you in advance if I was leaving. If you have something to give us, even if we are lost, the things must not be lost..."

He sounded a little resentful when he said this.

They are your Majesty's confidants, how could they not be able to accomplish such a small task?

Shen Zheng also smiled, feeling that she was one step closer to the emperor.

"Then the soldiers will have to stay in the county for another day. After I prepare everything tomorrow, you can set off, okay?"

"It's up to you, sir. We will listen to you." The chief of officers and soldiers agreed immediately and gave the decision-making power to Shen Zheng.

After he left, Shen Zheng asked Xu Zhubu for the key to the treasury.

According to the law, Shen Zheng, as a county magistrate, was not allowed to enter the treasury alone, but after Xu Zhubu gave her the key, he showed no sign of following.

"Master, you must not be partial to others. Come with me to the treasury."

Xu Zhubu looked over and said with a smile: "Now that your Excellency has a thousand taels of gold in the treasury, how can I worry about the thousand taels of silver in our county government?"

He said it was a thousand taels of silver, but in fact, the "deposits" in the county government's treasury were already more than one or two thousand taels of silver.

The county government's recent proceeds from selling rice seeds, plus the remaining silver from before, already amounted to several thousand taels of silver.

Although it might not be enough for some wealthier government offices, it was not a small amount for Tongan County, which had been accustomed to poverty.

Moreover, the rice seeds have not been sold out yet. After all the rice seeds are sold out, Shen Zheng estimates that the "deposits" of the county government can reach 20,000 taels of silver. The serfs will truly rise up and sing about their destiny.

"What are you saying?" Shen Zheng said helplessly, "No matter how much money is in there, the rules are the rules. Even if Lord Yu wants to go, I have to ask you to go with me."

There was no doubt about her tone. Xu Zhubu nodded. It was indeed true. As the chief clerk of the county government, he was responsible for the treasury no matter what.

No matter how much you trust adults, you cannot break the rules.

He apologized, "I was obsessed, please forgive me, sir."

"It doesn't matter."

The two went to the treasury together.

Xu Zhubu originally thought that Shen Zheng came here to count the gold she was awarded, or to check the jewelry ornaments - it was normal for women to love beauty.

That's why he didn't want to follow.

Who would have thought that she would skip the place where the rewards were placed and go straight to where the cotton cloth was stored.

Several rolls of cotton cloth wrapped in oil paper were placed on the rack.

These are all cotton cloths woven by Mr. Qiao in his spare time. The patterns are simple, but the colors are diverse and bright, and are no less beautiful than ordinary silks and satins.

Although the patterns are simple, it does not mean that the Hualou loom is incapable of producing complex patterns.

Just one point: as long as the jacquard worker lays out the pattern in advance and gives the shuttle diagram to the shuttle worker, not to mention any pattern can be woven, but most of the patterns will be woven without any problem.

Mr. Qiao did not weave complex patterns. His original words at that time were as follows:

"Jacquard is equivalent to embroidery. With my hands, I can push the shuttle and plane the wood, but if I want to "take" an embroidery needle, I can only ask you to be kind and let me go."

Even so, Shen Zheng felt that the pieces of cotton cloth in front of her were very beautiful.

She peeled off the oil paper from several pieces of cloth and felt each one carefully with the back of her hand.

Hmm...the feel is similar, soft and delicate.

The next step is to compare the patterns.

Shen Zheng picked out two pieces of cloth. One of them had a bold pattern of red and black interwoven with some orange in the middle, which looked quite warm and flamboyant.

The other one is sky blue all over with a few white patterns, looking calm and majestic.

The two pieces of cloth have very different styles, but Shen Zheng feels that each has its own merits.

She looked at the red and black cloth and inexplicably felt that the emperor might like it more - the imperial edict full of "self-praise" made his image come alive in Shen Zheng's heart.

Perhaps, Your Majesty also wants to be a willful and wise monarch, a king, but he can also be himself.

She turned around and asked Xu Zhubu: "How about these two horses? Present them to His Majesty."

Xu Zhubu was surprised for a moment, then carefully looked at the two pieces of cotton cloth in Shen Zheng's fingers.

"I think it's a good choice, Your Majesty will be pleased."

From the scale of this reward, it can be seen that the Lord is now very popular in the eyes of the emperor, so he feels that no matter which piece of cotton cloth the Lord chooses to send, the emperor will not dislike it.

Shen Zheng chuckled and wrapped the two pieces of cloth with oil paper.

"Okay, it's no use asking you, just hold it for me, let's go find Master Yu."

Xu Zhubu obediently picked up the cotton cloth and followed Shen Zheng.

"How is Mr. Qimeng's recruitment going?" Shen Zheng suddenly thought of this and asked.

Xu Zhubu kept walking and replied, "There are two candidates, and I think they are both good."

After thinking for a moment, he said in detail: "One of them was a student. After failing the examination, he went to Quanyang County with his family to do business. According to him, he had been out there for more than ten years."

"I deliberately asked him about his recent experiences, and his answer is worthy of his travels over the years."

"Oh?" Shen Zheng was a little curious, "How do you say it?"

"His conversation was quite interesting. He described his experiences in various places vividly. In just a few words, he was fascinating, and the beautiful mountains and rivers he talked about would unconsciously appear in people's minds."

Isn't this the person Shen Zheng is looking for?

Traveling to many places and gaining broad knowledge can help you show your children a different world.

Shen Zheng was a little curious about this person. "Let's keep this person here for now. After the county school starts in two days, call him over so I can meet him."

She thought to herself: This is called a re-examination.