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

The smelting of ironware has always been the top priority of the Ministry of Industry.

Ironware is widely used, and Shen Zheng knows it well, without Liang Fu saying much.

But what Shen Zheng didn’t know was, what stage had the Great Zhou’s ironware refining reached at present?

You must know that ironware is a national treasure and a weapon of war. All countries are trying their best to make a big success, so they will not reveal the ironware refining process and progress to the outside world.

In other words, this is a state secret.

Shen Zheng hesitated for a moment between asking and not asking, and finally chose not to ask for the time being - not because she was afraid of prying into state secrets, but because she had to eat one bite at a time, so...

After talking about glass, let’s talk about iron?

In response to Liang Fu's question, she could only shake her head regretfully: "This method cannot be used to melt iron ore. The reason why white sand can be melted in the kiln is because a fluxing substance is added, which is ineffective for iron ore."

"Ah..." Liang Fu's hot heart was poured with cold water, and white steam was coming out of it with a hissing sound.

Shen Zheng said to himself: "The feldspar I asked you to find is the fluxing material when white sand is melted. This material can react with white sand and lower the melting point of white sand in the kiln, allowing the white sand to melt at a temperature below the melting point."

Liang Fu was only sad for a moment before he was shocked by what she said.

"It's still possible..."

In this vast world, how many things are waiting for them to explore?

Liang Fu once again felt his own insignificance. What he saw was probably just a drop in the ocean compared to the whole world...

So what is the meaning of human existence?

Are they exploring and developing the world? Or are they just like the cattle, sheep and pigs kept in captivity, just the playthings of some mysterious people?

Liang Fu's eyes began to blur.

"Master Liang!" Shen Zheng saw that something was wrong with Liang Fu, and quickly stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him, "Don't even think about going in. No matter when or what it is, existence has meaning, and existence is waiting for us to slowly explore. If you think too deeply at once, it will be difficult to come out."

Shen Zheng called this "the distress of a genius", and she might never experience this kind of distress in her entire life.

Those who seek the truth in a certain direction may discover, after finding the "truth", that human beings have always been manipulated by the "truth".

By then, it will be difficult for the person to accept reality.

In other words, he is "going crazy" - in the eyes of others, he may be "studying" crazy, "scared" crazy, "researching" crazy, and mentally ill.

But perhaps the truth...only their thinking consciousness can know what the "truth" is, and others will find it difficult to understand until they die.

Liang Fu shuddered suddenly and patted his cheek with his hand, "Huh - thank you Lord Shen for your reminder, I almost wanted to go in..."

Shen Zheng shook her head and said with a smile: "You smart people are like this. If I were to say more, I can't say much. I can only say that you have a righteous heart and a righteous path."

Be righteous in your heart and follow the right path.

Liang Fu chewed over these words carefully.

The heart makes a country rich, and the way makes its people strong.

If we follow this principle, how can we go astray?

"You..." Liang Fu laughed.

He has never figured out how Lord Shen, at such a young age, could live so clearly?

Maybe this is also a kind of "talent"?

The two of them drank tea. Shen Zheng pointed at the paper on the table and mentioned glass: "In fact, I am looking for these things because I want to make something. This thing is shaped like a gem, transparent, can let light through, and can see through it."

"Making gems?!" Liang Fu immediately grasped the key point of "not the key point".

Shen Zheng inexplicably thought, glass... should be considered a gem at this time? If it is made of colored materials or with some color added, it will be a colorful gem!

its not right.

Shen Zheng thought again. In fact, according to the course of history, "colored glaze" can be considered an earlier thing, but its light transmittance and refractive index are not as good as glass.

At that time, "colored glass" was obtained as a "tribute" and had always been used by the royal family. The smelting technology had been in the hands of foreign countries for many years and had been used to control the nobles.

——Want glassware? Exchange it with gold, cattle and sheep!

——Want glass jewelry? Exchange it with rice and flour!

The craftsmanship of this thing is a bit complicated, but compared with gold, silver and natural jewelry, it is actually not up to standard.

But why are those nobles still willing to make deals secretly under the nose of the royal family?

Because there is less of it!

Because he is colorful and beautiful!

No matter if it's worth money or not - my enemy's family uses a glass fruit plate? Then I have to exchange some for it, so as not to be inferior to others! Princess So-and-so wears glass hair accessories again? The ministers' daughters want them too!

Just like this, new and rare items were hyped up to prices that were not supposed to be there.

But from another perspective, the value of objects is given by humans. Whether it is high or low, who can really tell?

Thinking of the history of "Liuli", Shen Zheng couldn't help but become more cautious and asked Liang Fu: "Sir Liang, please tell me first, is there a kind of vessel called 'Liuli' that can be used in the palace or among the nobles?"

It’s not Shen Zheng’s fault that she is ignorant because she doesn’t know much about these “treasures”.

Sometimes, the level determines the "horizon". It is not the height of the horizon, but the upper limit of the vision.

"Liuli?" Liang Fu was a little confused and asked, "What is Liuli?"

"Uh..." Shen Zheng choked. Is there no glass, or is glass not called "Liuli" in the Great Zhou Dynasty?

She paused and described it to Liang Fu: "It is very similar to what I just said you wanted to make, but it may not be transparent, but presents a variety of different colors, colorful, and may have a lot of patterns on it."

"This..." Liang Fu frowned and thought for a moment, then slammed the table!

Shen Zheng was startled and asked quickly, "But is it?"

"no!"

"...Why would you react so strongly without me?"

“Maybe!”

It was rare for Shen Zheng to see gossip on Liang Fu's face. He leaned forward on the table and asked mysteriously, "Gossip..."

"......" Shen Zheng finally saw another side of Liang Fu today, so she leaned forward to cooperate, "What gossip?"

Liang Fu looked around. Shen Zheng thought to herself, what are you looking at in Tongan County? She urged him, "Hurry up and tell me!"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Liang Fu's face, and he coughed lightly and said, "Next year, the Queen Mother's birthday will also be the day for all the states to come and congratulate her. At that time, all the surrounding countries, as well as several vassal states and small tribes, will send envoys."

Shen Zheng understood.

It turns out that glass was invented by foreigners first in the Zhou Dynasty.

——When I have no food to eat, I just study the minerals and try to make some new objects. I will come to the Great Zhou to exchange them for something with a small investment!