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

In the emperor's eyes, there were only four clear words - this wave must be slaughtered!

Shen Zheng instantly became excited.

Although glasses were not invented by her, she and Liang Fu experienced the hardships of the manufacturing process.

What's more, the target of the sale is the Huns. If Liang Fu were present, he would probably also ask for a high price, right?

Shen Zheng turned his eyes quietly, facing the emperor, and spoke earnestly: "Your Majesty, colored glaze is difficult to make, and the glasses lenses, whether it is the calcination process or the production process, are thousands of times more complicated than ordinary colored glaze. After Lord Liang and I made the lenses, we tried thousands of times, but it was difficult to reproduce the same lenses. I think that now I have just touched the threshold of glasses, and I hope Your Majesty will give me more time..."

She said "difficult to make", not "impossible to make".

As for more specifics, it depends on how the listener understands it.

No matter whether others believed it or not, the emperor believed it.

The emperor frowned and pressed, "Mr. Shen, I understand what you said, and I also understand the hard work you put into making colored glaze and glasses. But I also hope you can understand how important colored glaze glasses are to our Great Zhou and the countries of the world. You asked me for time, so I want to know how long it will take you."

"This..." Shen Zheng looked embarrassed.

After a long while, she slowly raised her head, with a light called "uncertainty" flashing in her eyes.

"I dare not lie to your majesty. It has been several years since I began to conceive and experiment with colored glaze. It was only last year that I got the inspiration. After many failures, I finally got to the threshold of the lens..."

Shen Zheng's words were so sincere that not only the Xiongnu envoys but even the officials of the Great Zhou believed them.

You have to understand why the Fulin people had the guts to bring glass cups to the Great Zhou to commit fraud?

Because colored glaze is difficult to make, the Fulin people thought that no one in the Great Zhou knew about colored glaze, let alone could make it.

Therefore, the "several years" mentioned by Shen Zheng seems more reasonable.

Many people even feel that “several years” are too short.

When everyone expressed their "understanding", the emperor became particularly "impatient".

He just said, "I don't want to hear this. Shen Qing, just tell me straight out, how much time do you need?"

Although she knew that the emperor was playing a trick on her, Shen Zheng still felt goose bumps on her arms.

The emperor's pressure is truly terrifying!

Thinking that she had to perform the whole act, Shen Zheng shuddered and then knelt down on one knee.

The emperor's eyes widened slightly.

——Before the play, no one told me that this would happen!

Seeing that Shen Zheng was still winking at him, he suppressed the urge to help her, quietly turned his eyes away, and asked in a tough voice: "How long will it take!"

Shen Zheng shuddered again.

The Queen Mother secretly twisted the Emperor's arm.

The emperor felt pain and looked back at Shen Zheng.

"It's my fault that I'm useless!" Shen Zheng said, "Your Majesty, the colored glass lenses are so fine that I dare not overestimate myself. I hope Your Majesty will give me eight years... No! In five years, I will make the lens manufacturing process mature, so that all of you... can wear your own glasses!"

"Five years?" The emperor seemed to be lost in thought.

The Xiongnu envoy calculated the time in his mind.

On the grassland, although generals are divided into civil and military, the two have completely different say.

In their grassland, whoever has the harder fist, the more accurate archery, and the greater strength will have more say.

Five years is not long, but it is not short either. However, his physical strength will definitely not be as good as it is now after five years...

The Emperor of the Great Zhou could wait for five years, could he also wait for five years?

Who will have the final say on the grassland five years from now?

The Hun envoy was not sure.

Ji Benchang was waiting for this moment.

He stomped his feet hard and looked at Shen Zheng anxiously.

"Sir Shen, these five years, five years is really a long time... My eyesight has been failing for a long time, but I still want to serve the court for a few more years, so you must let me wear these glass lenses as soon as possible! Five years is definitely not enough!"

Many officials reacted and immediately took over.

"Yes, Lord Shen, can you do it as soon as possible? If you need manpower or raw materials, just ask. But after the glasses are made, you have to give them to our Great Zhou talents first! You can't, you can't sell them to the Huns..."

"Yes, Lord Shen, it's not right for you to take care of outsiders when your own family members are not well fed. This is not kind of you!"

These words were true and false, and the voices came in waves, and the Hun envoy's face became darker and darker.

——Five years later, we still have to focus on the people of Da Zhou first?

No!

He struggled for a long time, then stepped forward and asked, "Master Shen, I can...if there is enough money and manpower, how far ahead can you go?"

Shen Zheng stood up and pretended to be in deep thought.

It won’t work for a long time, as we’re afraid that the Hun regime will fluctuate and the opportunity will be lost.

A short time is not a good thing either. If things come too easily, they will be despised.

"It may take one to two years." After Shen Zheng finished speaking, she played a retreat to advance: "But Xiongnu envoy, this is my Great Zhou's business, I still hope to get the support of the court. As for whether my Great Zhou court will sell glasses to you, this is not something I can decide."

After saying that, she winked at the emperor and Yue Zhenchuan.

Yue Zhenchuan immediately understood what she meant and was shocked.

——This little Lord Shen is small in stature and has a kind heart!

"Your Majesty!" Yue Zhenchuan stood up with his hands clasped, "This old minister has something to say."

The emperor agreed and said, "Speak."

Yue Zhenchuan glanced around the hall, seemingly selecting a suitable candidate.

"As for the calcination and smelting of colored glaze, my Ministry of Industry can provide personnel to help Lord Shen. But Lord Shen just told me that the furnace for smelting colored glaze is not comparable to ordinary furnaces. A furnace alone must be made of fine iron, and the cost is very high. Here... my Ministry of Industry is willing but unable to do so."

A furnace made of fine iron!

All the officials took a deep breath.

This stuff isn't cheap.

I just don't know how big this stove is?

The emperor expressed his understanding, pretended to be silent, and looked at Ji Benchang, "Then the money... Mr. Ji, I'll leave it to you..."

"No, Your Majesty!"

Before the emperor could finish his words, Ji Benchang interrupted him, shouting, "Your Majesty, last year there was a severe flood in the east, and the Ministry of Revenue provided disaster relief several times. How could there be any extra money to support smelting? Otherwise, why don't we wait a few more years, Your Majesty..."

This statement made many officials unhappy.

This Ji Benchang usually cries poor in the court, but today with so many foreign envoys present, he actually disregards the face of the Great Zhou and publicly cries poor?

It's a disgrace to the entire Great Zhou!