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

The household room of the government office.

In the end, Shen Zheng was unable to help the government office with its accounts.

"The prefect has promised to bring Lord Shen here. It's almost time. What important matter must be dealt with now? It's really... I've been waiting for so long, but it's all in vain!"

The person who spoke was none other than Mr. Cao, the clerk of the government office. He was in charge of all matters concerning the government accounts and income and expenditure. Now that the end of the year was approaching, he was extremely busy.

More than an hour ago, the prefect came with his hands behind his back and told him not to leave after work that day and to take him to see someone.

Who are you meeting? I'm busy!

He inquired left and right and finally identified the person - Lord Shen from Tongan County!

What are you busy with? The household office is idle! Start waiting for people!

Although he was one level higher in rank than Lord Shen, who in the entire government office had not heard of Lord Shen's abilities? The prefect brought Lord Shen here, it must be a good thing, maybe he came to help!

He spent half the afternoon sitting restlessly in the household office, wiping the cover of the account book several times with a handkerchief, just waiting for Lord Shen to come!

But the result?

Lord Shen did come, and he saw the person, but no one told him, so he could only see the corner of his clothes!

In the face of his sincere and heartfelt pleas to stay, Lord Shen and Lord Yu turned a deaf ear to him. Cao Hushu just felt a pain in his heart like a knife cutting him - no one cared about him at all.

......

From the government office to Yu's house, Shen Zheng was telling Yu Zhengqing about glass making all the way. When she was thirsty, she finally got to Yu's house as she wished. As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw Zhuang Zhiyun who had been waiting at the door.

"Zheng'er is here." Zhuang Zhiyun laughed as soon as he saw her, which made Shen Zheng laugh as well.

She bent her knees and jumped off the carriage, and walked forward quickly: "I encountered something on the road, aunt, please wait for a long time."

"Not long ago, dinner was just ready." Zhuang Zhiyun pinched her palm, then patted it, and said with satisfaction: "It's more fleshy than before, not bad."

Have you gained weight? Shen Zheng subconsciously looked at her palm.

can not tell.

In the era without convenient weighing scales, she unknowingly became less anxious.

The way of weighing people in the Great Zhou Dynasty was also very simple and crude - people were hung on a large scale used to weigh pigs, and the pigs would weigh people the same way they weighed the pigs, so Shen Zheng had always been reluctant to "get on the scale".

Liang Fu, who was dozing off in the carriage, was also woken up by Xiao Yuan. After the two sides greeted each other, it was finally time for Shen Zheng's favorite part.

"Eat, eat!"

She walked towards the dining room with Zhuang Zhiyun in a familiar manner. As she had expected, Yu Zhengqing's voice sounded behind her at the right time: "How about we finish talking first and then eat?"

She had long discovered that Yu Zhengqing was impatient. When he was troubled by something, it was difficult for him to get into the next thing. And right now, he was troubled by glass firing, so he was unwilling to eat first.

"What are you talking about?" Zhuang Zhiyun tilted his head slightly and said disapprovingly, "Food gets cold quickly in winter. Why don't you eat the hot food you just prepared? Why do you have to wait for it to cool down before eating it?"

Ask what love is in the world, one thing falls one thing.

Shen Zheng turned around and smiled at Yu Zhengqing, pretending to be powerful: "Sir, let's eat the hot food. We can talk about the rest after we finish eating."

Yu Zhengqing's teeth chattered when he heard this.

If the eye knife could materialize, Shen Zheng's back would probably be stabbed with holes all over.

Although the meal was delicious, tasty, and hot, it only took half an hour. After the meal, Shen Zheng and Liang Fu followed Yu Zhengqing to the study.

This time, Yu Zhengqing completely understood what "Liuli" is - it is used exclusively by the nobility and is extremely shining.

To be honest, after he found out what happened, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

How could those small countries create these things before the Great Zhou? Is the Great Zhou bloodline really inferior to theirs? Are the people of the Great Zhou really dumber than them?

Of course not!

Yu Zhengqing rejected this self-deprecating thought, but the next moment he couldn't help but think - this time it was Liuli, what about next time? What "rare" item would they create next time to blackmail the Great Zhou?

This feeling of being "one step behind" is really bad.

While Yu Zhengqing was jealous and resentful, he was also somewhat grateful. He was grateful that Shen Zheng was there, so the Great Zhou court would not be in a passive position this time.

He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Zheng: "You are in a hurry, right? Otherwise you wouldn't go to Baiyun County in person."

Shen Zheng was waiting for him to say this, and quickly responded, "Your Excellency understands me. The Queen Mother's birthday is approaching, and the time is indeed a bit tight, but... it's not completely unavoidable."

She had thought of this "method" after a long time, and Yu Zhengqing might not agree with it.

"Is there any other way?" Liang Fu couldn't sit still before Yu Zhengqing heard this. He stretched his neck and asked, "Why didn't you tell me when we were in the county?"

He was so worried about it in the county, but she was still hiding it!

Facing the resentful and curious Liang Fu, Shen Zheng gave him a look that said "be patient".

Seeing this, Yu Zhengqing still had something he didn't understand, so he smiled and said, "Are you here for me? Or are you here for the government office? If you have a solution, that's a good thing, just say it."

Shen Zheng coughed lightly and sat up straight: "Then I'll tell you."

Yoho——

Yu Zhengqing saw that she was not simple, and he sat up straight involuntarily, "Go ahead."

"How much refined iron is there in the palace?"

"Pah..." Yu Zhengqing's sleeve knocked the teacup off his chest. He was stunned and asked uncertainly, "What did you say?"

Shen Zheng knew this would happen.

She paused and repeated, "How much refined iron do you have in the palace? I want the best smelted kind."

Not to mention Yu Zhengqing, even Liang Fu was not calm after hearing this, and asked directly: "Aren't we talking about the firing of colored glaze? What does it have to do with refined iron?"

Although they are all stones, there is a huge difference between white sand, feldspar and iron ore!

Shen Zheng also knew that ironware was a country's most important weapon and the foundation of a country's military strength. According to the system, she, a seventh-rank county magistrate, had no right to come into contact with this level of equipment.

Take the simplest crude iron tools - kitchen knives and hoes - as an example.

Kitchen knives and hoes sound like everyday tools that seem to be everywhere, but in fact, in the folk, these iron tools are strictly controlled.

If common people wanted to purchase ironware, there was only one way to do it - the government-appointed ironware shop.

There was no official ironware shop in Tongan County. All the ironware used by the people in the county were either passed down from generation to generation or purchased from the government office.

Of course, the official ironware shop does not have as much ironware as you want.

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a household could only own one set of iron tools necessary for life. If the iron tools were accidentally lost and they wanted to "repurchase" them, they had to wait for the government to investigate thoroughly and issue the corresponding documents.