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

The queen made up her mind, and Shen Zheng also laughed.

"Then please, Your Majesty, retain their official status. They will join the foundation in the name of the court and be governed by the foundation. At the same time, they will also be people in the palace."

The queen nodded and waved to the palace maids, "Come over and meet Lord Shen."

The palace servants were stunned for a moment before they stepped forward excitedly.

They are all elderly people in the palace and have not left the palace for various reasons.

But in fact, there are many inconveniences in staying in the palace, until yesterday the Queen sent someone to talk to them about the foundation.

Whether you are working for the court or for Lord Shen, you will gain face by telling others about it, and it is also a good deed, so why not do it?

"Your servant greets Lord Shen."

Shen Zheng smiled and responded, then asked the Queen, "Your Majesty, when will they report to the Foundation?"

Now Diwu Na has just set up his stall and is short of manpower.

The Queen pondered for a moment, "They are the people I picked out, most of them are literate and have their own strengths. Let me send someone to sort out their life stories and their expertise, and send them to the Shen Mansion in two days."

Shen Zheng agreed immediately.

As expected of the queen, she even had to prepare her resume for the palace servants, which saved her a lot of trouble.

She stood up and said, "I thank you on behalf of the people and the foundation."

The queen covered her face and chuckled, "It's my turn to thank Master Shen along with them."

The two were looking at each other and smiling when the emperor came over with a bow in his hand. Eunuch Hong ran after him with a handkerchief in his hand, trying to wipe the sweat off his face.

"Are you done talking?" He took the handkerchief, sat down, and wiped the sweat off his face.

The queen asked the palace maids to leave, said softly, "Hmm", and tilted her head and said, "Lord Shen agreed."

The emperor smiled inexplicably, with a hint of resentment in his words: "I promised, but you don't count. If Shen Qing agrees, then it counts?"

Watching the two of them dating as if no one was around, Shen Zheng slowly raised her buttocks: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this humble servant..."

I'd better step aside, please.

"Sit down." The emperor handed her the bow. "I always feel that this bow is too light to pull. When the military equipment supervisor sent it to me, he said it could be adjusted, but when I tried it, why did the string become looser and looser?"

Shen Zheng took the bow and looked at the tension screw which showed no signs of adjustment.

It turned out that during the time she and the empress were discussing matters, the emperor didn't know how to tune the bow and didn't want to interrupt them, so he could only try to tune it blindly by himself. Not only did he sweat profusely, but he also didn't make any progress...

"...I will help Your Majesty to adjust it."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and stood up with satisfaction. "Queen, do you want to see me practice archery?"

The Queen paused for a moment, "Look..."

Seems a little reluctant.

The tuned bow fell into the hands of the emperor. He faced the straw target with full confidence and hit the target with one strike.

Shen Zheng was slightly surprised.

At this age, your aim is still pretty good...

"Not bad!" The emperor held the bow in one hand and admired it repeatedly. "With this bow and steel tools, wherever my Great Zhou cavalry goes, they can promote our national prestige and protect our people! Mr. Shen, the more of these sharp weapons, the better..."

Looking at the bow in his hand, Shen Zheng secretly thought - the Ministry of Industry might need to make a product manual, and Tongan Printing House could help print it to avoid first-time users making a mess of it...

Just as I was thinking of a good way to start the "instruction manual", Eunuch Hong came over to report: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother heard that Lord Shen had entered the palace, and sent someone to invite him."

The smile on the emperor's face faded instantly.

He sighed lightly, turned to Shen Zheng and said, "Shen Qing, go ahead. My mother is leaving the palace again. I can't persuade her. If there is a chance, please help me persuade her."

......

Shen Zheng did not try to persuade the Queen Mother.

First of all, given her status, she didn’t have the nerve to speak up.

Secondly, she thinks...if you have enough money and it is safe, what's wrong with traveling? This is the lifelong dream of many people.

"I will leave the palace tomorrow," said the Queen Mother. "This time I want to go to Ximi Prefecture to see the cotton in the fields. I also heard that in addition to cotton, there are many fruits and vegetables there. I want to eat the freshest ones."

Shen Zheng swallowed and said, "I have also heard that the fruits over there are very sweet. But the weather there is dry and cold during the day. I hope the Queen Mother will take care of herself."

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, motioning for her to drink tea.

She had just taken a sip when the Queen Mother asked, "You and Earl Yongning want to set up a printing house in Shangjing?"

Shen Zheng put down the teacup and said yes.

"Then I will bring you some books."

Before Shen Zheng could thank him, she continued, "Actually, there's nothing serious about calling you here. I just wanted to see you before I leave Beijing. When I was in Tong'an County, I hid my identity, and you were very eloquent when you lectured people..."

Shen Zheng suddenly felt panicked, and just as she stood up, she was pushed back by her husband.

She looked at Shen Zheng with a kind and serious expression: "I hope that when I return to Beijing next time, you will have secured your position as the assistant manager of the six ministries. My dear child, you have chosen the right path, just keep going."

......

After leaving the Queen Mother's palace, Shen Zheng took Nanny Gu out of the palace.

As soon as they stepped out of the Suzaku Gate, they saw Hua Duo guarding the carriage.

She looked a little anxious and kept looking towards the Suzaku Gate. When she saw them coming out, she hurried over to greet them.

"What happened?" asked Grandma Gu.

Hua Duo frowned slightly and whispered, "Sir, Peiyu's parents came to the mansion and said they wanted to see Peiyu. Since you and Nanny Gu were not here, the gatekeeper did not let them in, so they just sat outside the mansion and refused to leave."

"Ridiculous!" Before Shen Zheng could speak, Gu Mama's face darkened. "How could they not know the rules about the women elected from the people being removed from the civilian population? They have received money from the court, so why would they come to the master's house?"

Hua Duo nodded and said, "Pei Yu was very emotional and said she was too ashamed to stay in the mansion any longer."

"Is Pei Yu not close to her parents?" Shen Zheng asked.

She actually didn't know much about the past of Pei Yu and the others. She only knew that the rule was that women chosen by the people had to cut off all contact with their families after entering the palace.

"It's more than just not being close..." Nanny Gu had read Peiyu's biography and sighed, "Your Excellency doesn't know that in the eyes of Peiyu's family, Peiyu is just a tool to exchange for money..."

Shen Zheng's heart trembled, and she got on the carriage first, "Let's go back to the mansion first."

When the carriage stopped at the gate of the Shen Mansion, Shen Zheng heard someone howling outside the carriage before she got out.

"The master of the mansion is back, Master Shen is back, right?"

They must have found out the information in advance and knew that the owner's surname was Shen.

Nanny Gu lifted the carriage curtain and said sternly, "Who is shouting at the gate of Shen's house?"

"Ouch..." A female voice came: "Why are you so fierce? We are the parents of the maid in the mansion. We heard that the sixth girl in the family was given to Lord Shen, so we wanted to come and see the child..."