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

Yin Wencai had discovered a stone mine in Baiyun County a long time ago?

Shen Zheng glanced at Liang Fu suspiciously, and when she saw Liang Fu's evasive gaze, she suddenly understood.

It turns out that before this, there was a drama of "mistaking pearls for fish eyes". No wonder Liang Fu could say that there was feldspar in Baiyun County. It was also amazing that he had such a good memory that he could remember the stone mine samples from two years ago so clearly.

She smiled and looked at Liang Fu, teasing, "Sir Liang, you are a pillar of the Ministry of Works. Do you know how the Ministry of Works responded to the letter at that time?"

Liang Fu didn't dare to look at her, nor did he dare to look at Yin Wencai. He just lowered his head and answered incoherently: "It seems that the function of this ore is unknown..."

After saying that, he took a sip of tea guiltily.

Actually...he knew what the reply to the letter was.

because......

That letter was written by Liang Fu himself! Every stroke and every word were written by him!

At this moment, Liang Fu felt a sense of luck in his heart - it has been two years, Yin Wencai... probably can't remember what was written in the letter?

"Pa--" Just as he was thinking secretly, Yin Wencai slapped the table in grievance, raised his voice, and said word by word: "Useless ore and stone, not worth much use."

“Hahahahahaha——” Shen Zheng held back her laughter and asked Yin Wencai, “Are they really these eight words?”

Yin Wencai nodded vigorously, with a confident look on his face: "Just these eight words. Apart from these eight words, it is the seal of the official from the Ministry of Works! Hiss - what was that official's name? I really forgot."

Liang Fu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

It’s better to forget it, it’s better to forget it!

Just as Liang Fu was secretly rejoicing that he had escaped a disaster, Yin Wencai slapped his head, slowly got off the stool, and said, "I still have the letter. My two lords, please wait a moment. I will find it right away!"

"No!" Liang Fu also raised his butt slightly, with a trace of guilt in his eyes: "Well... it's not necessary... the stone mine is the most important thing right now, let's take care of the business first and look at the stone mine first."

After saying that, he gave Shen Zheng a look for help.

Seeing this, Shen Zheng winked at him: Are you replying to the letter?

Liang Fu laughed bitterly: I was the one who replied, but at that time, neither I nor the Ministry of Industry knew what feldspar was used for!

Shen Zheng looked up at the sky and insinuated, "The Ministry of Industry is the same. If they don't know what the use is, then they don't know. There is no human touch in replying to the letter. How hurtful."

Liang Fu secretly pinched his thigh and argued for himself: "The Ministry of Industry receives letters from all over the country almost every day. There are probably too many letters and I can't reply too many times..."

Shen Zheng knew that the Ministry of Industry had a "submission channel".

If local governments or the public have any new discoveries, they can write to the Ministry of Works for screening and investigation. If the discovery is true and valid, the government or the people can also receive corresponding "exploration rewards."

However, most of these letters are useless. Only one out of a hundred contains useful information, and all of them are picked up by the Ministry of Industry.

Thinking about it this way, we can’t blame Liang Fu for not having “human touch”.

Working as a "customer service" for the Ministry of Industry every day, if you are not crazy, you must be a strong person inside.

She stood up and stopped Yin Wencai who had just taken out the box to search, and said with a smile: "Master Yin, Master Liang is right. The Ministry of Industry did not know what the ore was used for before, so it rejected your letter. And I also came here because I had some ideas recently, so I found that the ore could be used for a lot. Don't you want to know...what the ore is used for?"

Shen Zheng's long words directly drew Yin Wencai's attention back.

The box is big and heavy, and there are countless letters. It would be a waste of time to search through it now, and it would be Lord Shen's time that is wasted.

He was also curious, what was the use of that stone?

"Master Shen is right." After weighing the pros and cons, he pushed the box back with all his strength, rubbed his hands nervously, and asked Shen Zheng: "So what you mean is that the stones in our county... are really useful ores?"

So many stones!

There are so many broken pieces that can never be chiseled away... No! Precious stones! If they are really useful, then wouldn't the serfs in Baiyun County have risen from the ashes? !

Thinking of this, Yin Wencai's heart suddenly became extremely hot.

Shen Zheng smiled and nodded: "It is very useful. That kind of ore is called feldspar, which is very useful when firing ceramic-like objects in a kiln. And I am going to fire something this time, and I will also need feldspar."

Yin Wencai didn't know the existence of glass, so she listed ceramics.

Feldspar is also very useful in ceramic firing, which she had never mentioned to Liang Fu before.

Yin Wencai was still ecstatic, but Liang Fu was dumbfounded when he heard this. He asked her, "It is also useful in ceramic firing? Why didn't you tell me before?"

He thought that feldspar could only be used to melt glass. He had been thinking that this ore had a relatively single function, and he knew of seven or eight feldspar mines. With so many ores, it would be difficult to process them with glass alone, and naturally it would not be able to be sold at a high price.

But who would have thought that today, Shen Zheng would give him another big surprise!

He stood up directly by supporting himself on the table, causing the tea in the cup to sway. Shen Zheng quickly reached out to steady her own cup.

"What's involved in ceramic firing?" Liang Fu asked.

Yin Wencai suppressed his inner ecstasy and nodded in agreement - What's the use! What's the use of the babies! Lord Shen, please tell me!

Shen Zheng took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Feldspar can help melt, making materials that are difficult to melt easier to melt. You know this, Lord Liang, and the same is true for ceramic firing."

"Oh..." Liang Fu nodded in understanding: "It is also a great use. This will enable the ceramic kiln to fire ceramic embryos faster, thereby increasing ceramic productivity, and then making more money... uh, fair trade with other countries."

The ceramics of the Great Zhou Dynasty were well-known in several neighboring countries and were very popular among nobles of various countries. To use a saying circulating within the Ministry of Industry, "Even wild boars need to taste fine bran occasionally."

The reason for this is that fine porcelain is not easy to fire and it is also difficult to transport it to other countries, so the price naturally rises.

Second, ceramic is... fragile.

Yes, still fragile.

In the eyes of others, fragility is a disadvantage, but in the eyes of the nobles who pursue "scarcity makes things valuable", fragility is a real advantage!

Fragile means fragile, fragile means scarce, and scarcity means beautiful and precious!

——One is broken? No problem, there is still a way to make another one.

How impressive! How generous! But who knows how much pain he feels inside?

So, if you look at things from different angles, you will come to completely different conclusions, just like it is difficult for people to empathize with each other.