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

Yue Zhenchuan fainted.

Fortunately, Director Lu from the National Medical Bureau was there. He stepped forward to take a look and said that it was nothing serious and he would be fine after a while. He also helped Yue Zhenchuan to suppress the corners of his mouth that were raised.

But in fact, the uses of cement are far more than just building dams.

Cement is very useful whether it is city defense, arsenal or granary.

To put it bluntly, if cement granaries are used in wartime, the enemy's most effective method of fire attack will become the most useless tactic. Not to mention burning the food, even if the arrows are blunted, they will not be able to hit even a bit of the food in the granary.

As she spoke, Shen Zheng couldn't help but speak freely.

But she still made a point - cement costs more than mortar and is not very friendly to horses, so if you want to build a government road, it is better to use mortar.

Cement concrete is low-cost, easy to maintain, can be improved at any time, and has sufficient hardness and wear resistance.

After her long speech, not only the officials but even the emperor was stunned by her.

The emperor looked at Shen Zheng talking and suddenly felt his eyes getting hot. He wiped them with his hand and they were still a little wet.

It was already noon, and rays of sunlight poured into the hall from outside. In his eyes, Shen Zheng was like a strong grass.

No matter whether it is a crack or sandy ground, she can break through the soil and take root firmly wherever she is.

He was extremely grateful that he chose Shen Zheng and Shen Zheng also chose him.

If Shen Zheng were placed in any country outside of the Great Zhou, it would be a catastrophic disaster for the Great Zhou.

Under the astonished gazes of the officials, he slowly stepped forward and took Shen Zheng's hands, "Shen Qing, are you willing to be my..."

"No!"

"Your Majesty, no!"

As soon as he started to speak, he was stopped by Yu Shizhang and General Lin who rushed over.

The other officials also looked horrified, with "Your Majesty is confused" written all over their faces.

Only Shen Zheng's eyes were bright, waiting curiously for his next words.

The scenery was ruined, and the emperor's face darkened. "What do you think I'm going to say? Let Shen Qing be my concubine?"

Yu Shizhang and General Lin did not say a word, but their expressions seemed to be asking the emperor: Isn’t it?

"I am not confused yet." The emperor gritted his teeth.

In their eyes, is he such a confused person?

He is a falcon that should be soaring in the sky, but he insists on locking people in his own cage and forcing them to be caged birds?

He was angry, but also found it a little funny.

"Then your majesty..." Yu Shizhang seemed to know that he was anxious, and he didn't dare to look directly at the emperor and asked: "What do you want Shen Zheng to do..."

The emperor sneered.

"Be my assistant in charge of the six ministries."

He still did not let go of Shen Zheng's hand, but instead stabbed: "Shen Qing and I are men and women, and we cannot sleep with our feet touching. But I am the king, and Shen Qing is my beloved minister, so why can't we just hold hands? In your hearts, how licentious am I? I can't even hold the hand of a minister through my sleeves?"

Yu Shizhang's old face turned red with embarrassment.

I haven't seen the emperor shake his hand many times...

But what did Your Majesty say just now?

"Assistant Manager of Six Ministries?!" Yu Shizhang didn't even bother to apologize, but stared and screamed.

The other officials also reacted at the same time and could not control the expressions on their faces. They were extremely shocked, as if the emperor was going to kill all nine generations of their clan.

Only Shen Zheng, whose hand was held by the emperor, was completely confused.

What is the Six Ministries Assistant?

She had never heard of this title before.

She thought so and asked.

The emperor laughed loudly upon hearing this, and finally let go of her hand. He said to Yu Shizhang, "Tell Shen Qing about it."

Then, following Yu Shizhang's trembling description, Shen Zheng finally confirmed that the emperor was going to promote her.

And it is not a level-by-level upgrade.

Instead, she was allowed to skip the three official ranks of the fifth rank, the fifth rank, and the fourth rank, and was promoted to the fourth rank in one fell swoop.

Fourth rank!

Even Shen Zheng herself stared.

Then when she returns to Liuyang Mansion, won’t Yu Zhengqing have to call himself "your humble official"?

Just thinking about it, Shen Zheng shivered unconsciously.

At this moment, she still didn't understand what it meant to be a fourth-rank official with real power who had been in the officialdom for a year.

The other officials knew it clearly.

And what is important is not the rank, but the title.

"The six assistants...they are the six assistants!"

They whispered, "Since your majesty ascended the throne, you have abolished the position of assistant to the six ministries. I'm afraid someone is able to get a good job in the six ministries..."

"Lord Shen has only been in office for a year, how can he be competent?"

Isn't the person who has connections in all six ministries the prime minister before power was divided?

The Ministry of Works can be managed, the Ministry of Revenue can be managed, the Ministry of Rites can be managed, the Ministry of Personnel can be managed, and even the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War can be managed by the assistant!

How can this be called an assistant official? Isn't he just a prime minister?

It was the emperor who dismissed the assistant manager, and it is also him who is to be appointed as the assistant manager now!

It's equivalent to Shen Zheng, a new official who has been in office for only one year. However, he has just arrived in Beijing and he has to step on most of them.

Although she has made great achievements, this... is it too fast?

How can this be possible!

"Your Majesty, no!"

"Your Majesty! Lady Shen's achievements are indeed unmatched, but she is still a little young after all!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Shen is still the county magistrate of Tong'an County. How can he be the assistant director of the six ministries? Why not wait until Lord Shen returns to the capital after his term of office is over? It won't be too late to be the assistant director!"

This is even a delaying tactic.

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

There was a loud noise in the hall, and a large group of people knelt down.

There were only a dozen or so people still standing, including Yu Shizhang, General Lin, Lu Butang, Wei Que, Liang Fu, Shen Xingjian, Lu Fugong, and several officials she didn't recognize.

Shen Zheng pursed her lips and looked up at the emperor.

The emperor sat back on the dragon throne.

He didn't mind the dirt and just took the cement flowers in his hands and played with them.

I don’t know how long it took, even Shen Zheng was thinking about kneeling down as well, when the emperor raised his eyelids.

Those eyes became less talkative and as deep as a pool.

Even though he didn't look at Shen Zheng, Shen Zheng felt a little pain in her kidneys.

"It is you who say Shen Qing has made great achievements and people cannot match him." He said calmly, "It is you who prevented me from promoting Shen Qing."

Then, a light laugh reached the ears of all the officials, "Why? In your mind, no matter how great his achievements are, Shen Qing is only worthy of being a Ministry of Works Inspector?"

Of course all the officials knew that it was not the case, but they did not dare to answer.

They just couldn't let Shen Zheng skip three levels, let alone let him be the assistant manager of those six departments.

Assistant manager...has too much power.

"Prime Minister Cui." Seeing that they were silent, the emperor began to call out names: "Weren't you thanking Shen Qing just now? How come your knees bent down so suddenly?"

Cui Xiang rested his forehead on the cold gold brick and his fingers gradually clenched.