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After receiving the order from above, County Magistrate Zhang began to build bridges and roads.

However, building bridges and roads requires money! The state government has been holding up the appropriation, so Magistrate Zhang has no choice but to bypass the state government and write to the emperor again.

The emperor arranged for the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds immediately, and asked the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue to speed up the process and send the money and grain directly to Wuxi County without going through the state government.

After Shen Mingzhu came back from her grandfather's house, she had one more thing to do, which was to open up a mountain for her grandfather's family.

She gathered a group of people, bought a mountain next to her grandfather's house, and organized people to open up the mountain and make terraces.

The people of Shenjia Village were asked to dig a pond, and a waterwheel was built for Dashan Village. People from Dashan Village and Shenjia Village gathered together to work, and it was a lively scene.

It only took two months to complete the terraced fields that Shen Mingzhu gave to her grandfather's family.

She also sent the rice seeds that she had given to her grandfather, which made the people in the mountain village very envious.

Now, the people in Dashan Village have worked for the Shen family and earned some money. They are very grateful to the Shen family, but what makes them envy them even more is Su the Hunter.

In the past, the family of Su the Hunter was extremely poor and they didn't even have any land. The family relied on hunting by Su the Hunter and his two sons for a living.

Everyone in the village knew that not only was Su the Hunter's family poor in the past, but he also raised his daughter to be a rich lady and often subsidized her after she got married.

Now that's great. The Su family's son-in-law is capable, and the grandchildren are very powerful, so the Su hunter family has also become prosperous.

A mountain of fields! That’s a whole mountain! I can’t even imagine it.

The Su family's granddaughter cleared a mountain for the Su family and used a waterwheel to bring water up the mountain. Now the people living in the mountain no longer had to worry about water problems.

Everyone in Dashan Village benefited from Grandpa Su's success and they were extremely envious of him.

How come the granddaughter of the Su family is so rich and generous? It would be great if my grandson and granddaughter were so good.

Time passed quickly. The terraces in Dashan Village were completed. Shen Mingzhu suddenly wondered why the New Year was almost approaching.

She was thinking about what to eat for the New Year when she heard a noisy sound outside.

Shen Mingzhu ran out and saw that the county magistrate was walking towards her house with a group of people.

Judging from the magistrate's cautious and enthusiastic look, the person leading the group must be a high-ranking official.

Is it that the New Year is approaching and the rewards from above have also arrived?

Shen Mingzhu hurried to the study and called out her father, her grandfather, her brother, and all the family members.

If it was really a reward from above, her whole family would have to thank them.

County Magistrate Zhang was so happy!

He was worried about the funding for building bridges and roads, so the emperor sent someone to deliver the funding.

What he didn't expect was that the emperor actually sent his father.

The emperor not only sent his father, but also sent two vice ministers from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works.

County Magistrate Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead. This time the commotion was so big. It seemed that the Emperor attached great importance to Yanquan and Shen Ruhai's family.

It seems that the Shen family has caught the emperor's eye, and the Shen family's future prosperity is just around the corner!

"Your Excellency, Minister Zhao, Minister Hu, this is Shen Ruhai's home. I'll go knock on the door first."

Magistrate Zhang ignored the crowd watching the excitement and went forward to knock on the door. As soon as he raised his hand, the door opened from the inside.

It was Shen Lao San who opened the door. He was surprised to see County Magistrate Zhang. His eyes fell on the three people in official robes behind County Magistrate Zhang. He asked in confusion:

"Mr. Magistrate, what are you doing?"

Shen Laosan pretended not to understand what was going on. His look of surprise made County Magistrate Zhang believe it. County Magistrate Zhang whispered to Shen Laosan:

"Brother Shen, the one in the middle of these three is Minister Zhang who is in charge of the six ministries. The one to the left of Minister Zhang is Minister Hu of the Ministry of Revenue, and the one to the right is Minister Zhao of the Ministry of Works."

Shen Laosan understood the identities of the three officials. He thought to himself, why did the court send second- and third-rank officials to this remote place this time?

Is the imperial court short of salt now?

Magistrate Zhang hurriedly came to the three adults and introduced them:

"My Lords, this is Shen Ruhai and Shen Jieyuan."

Shen Lao San moved quickly, walked up to the three adults, and performed the scholar's etiquette:

"Student Shen Ruhai greets the three adults!"

The man in the middle, Zhang Shangshu, who looked somewhat similar to County Magistrate Zhang, smiled and said:

"No need to be polite. I am Zhang Zongwen, the Minister of the Six Ministries. This is Hu Huaide, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and this is Zhao Feiyue, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works."

Minister Zhang stopped Shen Lao San from bowing again, and suddenly changed his gentle attitude and said seriously:

"Where are Shen Mingzhu and Shen Mingshu? Let everyone in the Shen family come out to receive the order."

Shen Lao San was stunned. "Imperial edict?"

"Well, go call Shen Mingzhu, Shen Mingshu, and everyone in the Shen family to come out and receive the order!"

After Shangshu Zhang finished speaking, he said to Magistrate Zhang, "They may not understand the procedure for receiving an imperial edict. Please go in and explain it to them."

Magistrate Zhang hurriedly grabbed the dazed Shen Lao San and walked into the yard.

When Shen Mingzhu heard the imperial edict, her heart was pounding with excitement and she was guessing in her mind.

She discovered such a large salt spring that could solve the salt problem for several states. What reward would the emperor give her?

Don't just give her something flashy.

Shen Mingzhu followed the instructions of County Magistrate Zhang, bathed, changed clothes, burned incense and washed her hands, then came out to receive the imperial edict.

Led by Mr. Shen, the entire Shen family, including Old Man Shen and everyone from the second branch, came to the gate to welcome the imperial edict.

As soon as they came out, they saw two teams of guards with swords separating the crowd, with several officials standing in the middle.

Minister Zhang took out the bright yellow imperial edict and said loudly:

"The imperial edict has arrived. By the will of heaven, the emperor summoned Shen Mingzhu, the daughter of Shen Ruhai, the champion of the Shenjia Village, to receive the edict. Mingzhu, the daughter of Shen Ruhai, the champion of the Shenjia Village, is extremely intelligent. She discovered salt spring water, invented terraced fields, and worked for the welfare of the people. She has made contributions to the country and is a role model for women. She is hereby canonized as Mingzhu Xiangjun, and given a gold book and silver seal, and Wuxi County as her fiefdom, and a reward of one thousand taels of silver."

"Also, Shen Mingshu, son of Shen Ruhai, invented the waterwheel, water-powered stone mill, and water-powered automatic washing machine. He has made great contributions to the people and is rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver. This is my decree."

"Thank you Lord, long live the emperor."

The Shen family members knelt down and bowed. Minister Zhang said to Shen Mingzhu:

"Mingzhu Xiangjun, please accept the order!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor."

Shen Mingzhu took the imperial edict and a smile appeared on her lips.

Hehe, this emperor is very generous. The entire county is her fiefdom. From now on, all the county’s taxes and other expenses will be handed over to her.

This is such a big surprise!

She is now a county lady with her own fiefdom, and she no longer has to kneel when she meets officials.

By the way, what rank is Xiangjun?

Shen Mingzhu blinked. Her rank is now higher than that of County Magistrate Zhang?

When Magistrate Zhang saw Shen Mingzhu looking at him, he jokingly said:

"From now on, when I see you, Lord Mingzhu, I will bow to you."

Shen Mingzhu's face turned pale, and she waved her hands quickly: "Uncle Zhang, please don't, I, I can't bear it."

Minister Zhang kept staring at Shen Mingzhu. Seeing that this little girl was not only cute but also very smart, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Then, Zhang Shangshu cast his eyes on Shen Mingshu again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

The Shen family is really talented! Not only did they produce two successful candidates, but their sons and daughters are also so outstanding. It's really enviable!

After receiving the imperial edict, Shen Laosan invited several adults to come in for tea. The adults made the excuse that they had something to do and went to Yanquan with County Magistrate Zhang.

When Shangshu Zhang was leaving the village, he suddenly saw a figure that shocked him. Then, he turned his gaze to Wang Mang's house and understood what was going on.