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

Ji Benchang didn't feel ashamed at all.

Only you know whether you have money in your pocket.

What you say may be believed or not by outsiders.

In short, he has food in his pocket and is not worried. He doesn't want to care what the outside world thinks of him, nor does he want to listen to how outsiders evaluate him.

Moreover, he could see the current situation in the palace clearly.

To Lord Shen, the glasses were not really a treasure at all, so both Lord Shen and His Majesty wanted to make a killing from the Huns.

It's just right for Ji Benchang to play the role of the villain.

After a stalemate among many parties, it was the Hun envoy who could no longer bear it and took the initiative to step forward.

"Your Majesty, our country wants to join the glass smelting. We don't want to learn your technology, we only offer treasures. But you have to promise that after one year, you can supply glasses and glass products to our country in a fixed amount."

The emperor looked a little stern when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.

When the officials heard this, their reactions varied.

Some people remained silent, while others strongly opposed.

"Your Majesty, no! Glasses are extremely important to our Great Zhou! The Huns are also good at riding and shooting. If we provide them with glasses, the disadvantages will far outweigh the advantages to our Great Zhou!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor suddenly smiled.

This smile was very strange, and only General Lin and Yi Qun understood it - on the battlefield, how could glasses be compared with a telescope?

No matter how good the Huns' eyesight is or how good they are at riding and shooting, they still can't see things a thousand steps away, right?

But they had telescopes, and they could see clearly.

Not to mention a thousand steps, even the scene at fifteen hundred or two thousand steps away seemed impressive to General Lin.

The officials were arguing and Ji Benchang was surrounded in the middle. He was criticized by many officials, but he was not a pushover. He put his hands on his hips, turned around and started to curse back.

Shen Zheng stood there, with her arms hanging naturally, her fingers gesturing something secretly.

She has already started counting.

——How much manpower, material resources and financial resources are needed to build a blast furnace that is more than ten meters high.

This expense is indeed not small, so the more you can get, the better.

Just when everyone was arguing and getting a little angry, the emperor pinched his brows and looked at the eye chart.

"That's enough. There's quarrels in the court, at the birthday banquet, everywhere. When can you guys stop for a while?"

All the officials shut up immediately, looking aggrieved.

Aren't they doing this for the good of Da Zhou?

The emperor slowly turned around and walked towards the place where the Xiongnu envoy had tested his eyesight. "This matter is already serious. How can you make a decision in just a few words? We will discuss it again in court tomorrow."

After that, he took the blindfold handed over by Shen Zheng and said to the Xiongnu envoy: "Messenger, please stay for two more days. When there is a result, I will send someone to call you to discuss it together."

The Xiongnu envoy was delighted and was about to nod when he saw a man jumping out from the corner of his eye.

"Your Majesty," the man said, "The Kingdom of Wodaqin also wants to join. Is that okay? The Xiongnu will take away some treasures, so Wodaqin can also join."

The Xiongnu envoy glared at him and said in a muffled voice, "Arabs! This is a deal between our country and the Great Zhou. It has nothing to do with you!"

The Arab envoy smiled, but his words were merciless.

"Whether it matters or not is not up to you to decide. They are Huns, Nuns, and people."

Then, he looked at the emperor and continued to ask with a smile: "Your Majesty, can we do this?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes at him for a moment, then nodded slowly: "We'll discuss this later when we come down."

Seeing the emperor nod, the Hun envoy's face suddenly darkened. When he was about to attack, another envoy squeezed out of the crowd.

The envoy asked, "Your Majesty, our country also wants to join, but..."

"No!" Shen Zheng and Ji Benchang said in unison.

The Japanese envoy was shocked and looked hurt: "Why? My Lord, haven't we always been friendly? You can trade with the Hu people, why can't you bring our country with you?"

"We just can't!" Shen Zheng and Ji Benchang spoke at the same time.

Even the emperor found it a little funny and deliberately asked Shen Zheng: "Shen Qing, why can't Japan do that?"

Shen Zheng moved her mouth.

The national hatred and family feuds were engraved in her bones. Even if she became another Shen Zheng, she still could not forget them, or she dared not forget them.

"Japan is too far away." She said in a low voice, then looked at Ji Benchang, seeking external help: "What do you think, Lord Ji?"

Ji Benchang nodded quickly: "It's too far to communicate. Your Majesty, this is just an initial concept. As for the details, I think we need to come down and discuss it in detail."

He didn't know why Shen Zheng didn't like Japan.

But the reason why he didn't want to do business with Japan was very simple - the other party was too cunning.

There is a trap in every step. If you are not careful, you will be taken advantage of by the other party. It is better to be honest than the Hu people.

The emperor glanced at Shen Zheng and nodded slowly, "In that case, Mr. Shen, please test my eyesight."

......

After testing the emperor's eyesight, Shen Zheng discovered that the emperor actually suffered from mild to moderate myopia.

Medium to low, myopia is about 200 degrees, not too high, not too low, anyway, it's the level where you can't see faces clearly from five meters away.

Shen Zheng found it funny when she thought about it, and couldn't help but wonder - the Golden Palace is so big, how did the emperor call out the names of officials when he was in court?

As she thought about it, she led Tianzi to try out the frame.

The emperor tried on several frames and finally chose a silver frame with gold decoration.

This pair of glasses is Mr. Qiao’s masterpiece - the frame and arms are made entirely of thin silver, and the frame is also covered with gold. It is low-key and luxurious, and shows its noble aura.

But this pair of frames is not without disadvantages.

After snapping the lenses in place and handing the glasses to the emperor to wear, Shen Zheng hesitated several times to speak.

Before the emperor turned around to show off to the queen, she finally couldn't help but whispered, "Your Majesty, don't you feel heavy?"

Although the thin silver material of this frame was hammered by Mr. Qiao, the overall weight of the frame is still a bit heavier than that of a wooden frame.

Tianzi pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose, and after a moment of silence, he replied, "It's still a little bit..."

Shen Zheng laughed in his heart and whispered, "Then I will send you a pair of lacquered paulownia wood frames. They will be comfortable to wear every day."

Under the lenses, the emperor's eyes were shining brightly: "I am waiting for you, my dear."

Shen Zheng nodded and smiled.

Next, the eyesight of the Empress Dowager and the Queen was tested. By the time the two were tested, it was almost midnight.

General Lin was standing at the first place, and when he was thinking that he would be the next one, the emperor spoke.

"It's getting late, Mr. Shen. Show the rest of your gifts to the other ministers. Let's end the banquet today."

General Lin's eyes suddenly widened, filled with unwillingness.

"Your Majesty! I have not yet..."

"We'll test it tomorrow." The emperor looked at Shen Zheng and said, "Mr. Shen has been busy for many days, so please work less today. As for the eyesight of the ministers... we'll test it in the Golden Palace after the court is dismissed tomorrow."

tomorrow......

Retreat from court...?

All officials read a message from the emperor's words.

"Your Majesty, will Lady Shen attend the court meeting tomorrow?"

No one asked this question.

Tianzi looked up, his eyes flashing dangerously behind his glasses, "Is it not possible?"