Although the Huns in the north were defeated a few years ago, five years have passed. Given the other side's capricious temperament, Yan Xu did not dare to take it lightly and observed the movements of the other side every day.

He was about to go on patrol on this day, but suddenly he heard the guards in front of the tent shout:

"General, here's something Miss Shen gave you. She specifically instructed that it must be delivered to you as soon as possible."

When he suddenly heard the name, Yan Xu suddenly realized that three months had passed since they last met. After calming his unnaturally beating heart, he tidied his clothes and sat calmly on the stool. He casually opened a letter and lowered his head to read it.

Then he responded to the voice outside the door: "Send the things in."

After a rustling sound, the curtain was lifted, and a guard held an ordinary wooden box in his hands, with a letter on it.

The guard didn't dare to look up. He put the things on Yan Xu's desk and turned to leave.

After realizing that no one saw him, Yan Xu first opened the letter. Although he felt somewhat happy that Shen Jia took the initiative to contact him, he wanted to know more why Shen Jia contacted him.

As soon as he opened it, what caught his eye was Shen Jia's excellent calligraphy in small characters with hairpin flowers, but the content inside made Yan Xu laugh and cry.

The reason for sending the gift was actually to thank me for introducing a good business to her, and it happened to be my birthday, so this gift was a thank you gift for both of them, and she was sure that I would like it.

Seeing this, Yan Xu really became interested in what was inside and flattened the letter and put it in the cabinet behind him.

He turned around and looked at the wooden box on the table. He slowly opened it and saw a small iron cylinder with no protrusions on the surface.

Then he saw a piece of paper placed aside, with the first line clearly written with the four big words "User Guide". As he continued to read, Yan Xu was completely attracted by the scene described in it.

Key words immediately popped up in my mind: "You can see a thousand miles away, as clear as if you were standing right in front of it."

He also believed that Shen Jia would never tell lies to him and expect anything from him. Besides, wouldn't he know the effect if he tried it?

He immediately picked up the iron tube that Shen Jia had named a telescope, put the instruction manual beside it into his arms, walked out the door quickly, and shouted to the guards on both sides:

"Quick! Send someone to get a fast horse and set off immediately!"

"yes!"

Today's travel plan had been made in advance. Although everyone didn't understand why Yan Xu was so anxious to set off after reading the letter, they still followed his orders to drive the horses over.

A group of people rode fast horses towards the city wall. The soldiers guarding the city gate only felt a gust of dust, and General Yan immediately appeared in front of them.

Before they could kneel down and salute, Yan Xu immediately moved from his horse to the stairs leading to the city wall, and the soldiers following him did the same.

So he rubbed his head in confusion and said, "What's going on today? Could it be that the Xiongnu are making another big move? This is the first time I've seen General Yan in such a hurry."

"Don't talk about you. I've been in the military camp longer than you and have never seen anything like this. These military secrets are not what we should know. Just guard your own door."

"Okay, okay, I was just a little surprised."

Yan Xu, who was walking quickly up the tower, found a place to stand and said to the people behind him:

"Here you go."

The wooden box was pushed directly into his arms. Yan Zhou was a little confused, and then he saw the general suddenly holding a strange cylinder towards his eyes, and the other side was the direction of the Huns.

Yan Xu didn't say a word. The shock brought by the scene before him was enough to make him speechless. Every blade of grass and every tree on the opposite side seemed to be right in front of him.

With such a magical object in hand, how can we worry about not being able to defeat the Huns when they invade in the future?

If all the towers guarding the Northern Border had them, the army's combat effectiveness would be greatly improved.

So he hurriedly said, "Yan Zhou, you will patrol for me today. I have something to go back first."

After saying that, he snatched the wooden box from Yan Zhou's arms, turned around and rushed to the military camp. It was hard not to attract attention with his hurried movements.

So when he returned to his tent, Wei Yuan was already waiting at the door. Wei Yuan looked at Yan Xu, who was covered in dust, and asked:

"You made quite a fuss today, running so fast that everyone down here is asking me what's going on. Are the Xiongnu restless again?"

"No, follow me in first."

The two entered the tent. Yan Xu looked at Wei Yuan standing in front of him and explained, "Take a look at this letter and the telescope in my hand. After you see them, you will understand that my movements today have been relatively stable."

Hearing Yan Xu say this, Wei Yuan felt like a feather was scratching his heart. He immediately opened the letter and after reading it, his eyes widened unnaturally. When he actually used the telescope to observe it, the size of his eyes was fixed on his face.

"This, this, how can there be such a magical object in the world? Miss Shen is really an amazing person! It can even be enlarged and reduced in size. I think it really deserves the name of a telescope."

"Then what do you think about me using this name to ask for a place in the imperial court for Miss Shen?"

"Of course it's good! And when they are deployed by soldiers from other garrisons later, they can be directly paid in the name of military pay, which will be even more beneficial to us."

"Then you can leave first. I will take care of the letter of request that was submitted."

As Yan Xu spoke, he reached out his hand, wanting to take back his telescope from Wei Yuan's hand. This was his birthday gift.

Wei Yuan, who had seen the power of the telescope, really didn't want to let go of it for a moment. He didn't know how long it would take before he could use this thing again.

Therefore, in response to Yan Xu's warning look, he still managed to say, "This thing is so good, can I use it for a few days? Don't worry, I will return it soon."

“Give it to me!”

Faced with the imposing Yan Xu, Wei Yuan couldn't help but feel scared, but he finally gave in and looked at the telescope reluctantly as Yan Xu stuffed this big treasure into his place.

Faced with Yan Xu's words of expulsion, Wei Yuan couldn't help but secretly glance at where Yan Xu put his things before leaving.

Yan Xu, sitting in the tent, couldn't help but take out the telescope to look at it again, and then wrote a letter to report the matter to the emperor.

In addition, he also wrote a letter to Shen Jia, asking her to do her best to make a few more telescopes for the military camp, and money was not a problem.

Faced with such a big customer, Shen Jia was naturally happy to do the work, so he asked craftsman Liu from the glass workshop to continue the production.

After developing the magnifying and reducing telescope that Shen Jia requested, craftsman Liu only produced ordinary telescopes and magnifying glasses of only one degree, and the difficulty of the craftsmanship was directly reduced.

Now that I have received Yan Xu's letter, I can naturally show off my skills again.

As for Yan Xu's suggestion of sending the finished product to Shengjing, she readily agreed, as she saw that her business would expand a lot in the future.

These days, more and more people are coming in and out of Shen Jia's Liuli Pavilion, and the items displayed inside seem to be in short supply. Naturally, she is making a lot of money.

Just when she was full of hope for the future, information about the owner of Liuli Pavilion appeared on the desk of the third prince Zhao Yuantan.

Originally, Shen Jia rarely appeared inside the Liuli Pavilion, so it naturally took a lot of effort to investigate. When the name Shen Jia was seen, no one knew the shock in their hearts.

Later, they learned that the Zhenwei Pavilion, the coal shop, and the tofu shop, which were famous in the northern border, were all Shen Jia's businesses. Lin Dongxing, who was in charge of investigating the Liuli Pavilion, was even more shocked, because he was more familiar with the name Song Jia than the name Shen Jia, a name that should have disappeared long ago.

When he returned to Shengjing and put the information on Zhao Yuantan's desk, he also knew the situation he might encounter, which was also due to his previous incompetence.

The more he looked at the things in front of him, the more difficult it was for Zhao Yuantan to control his expression. Thinking of Song Fu who lived not far from him, the regret in his heart grew deeper and deeper.

When I think about how huge Shen Jia's current industry is and how much money he earns every year, if I had such a virtuous wife and Yue family who could help me in every way, why would I be so passive now!

After reading to the end, Zhao Yuantan clenched the paper in his hand, suppressing the bitterness in his heart, and asked:

"Are you sure you've checked it out?"

"I won't make any mistakes this time. We've carefully observed Shen Jia's movements and even investigated the place where the Shen family was previously exiled. It's definitely the same person. Furthermore, after some investigation, we found out that Shen Jia was the one who came up with the current scale of the Shen family's business."

For a moment, not even the sound of breathing could be heard in the study. It was not until he felt the paper in his palm was soaked with sweat that Zhao Yuantan spoke.

"Go and call the concubine over."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Shen Jia, who was far away in the northern border, naturally didn't know about these things. Even if he knew, Zhao Yuantan would be helpless against him in the northern border.

Because a month later, Shen Jia suddenly received an edict from the current emperor, saying that it was a commendation for her achievements in finding high-yield crops and developing good things for the army.

He specially rewarded her with one thousand taels of silver, and also granted her the title of Jiahe County Lady, and granted her the fief of Annan County in Hezhou in the northern border, with a fief of five hundred.

You should know that in the Great Sheng Dynasty, the title of County Lord could generally only be bestowed upon the daughters of princes, or their ancestors had to have made outstanding achievements in order to be granted the title.

This was the first time someone of Shen Jia's status had appeared. It could also be said that she had set a precedent. A name that was originally known only among the common people and women of the Northern Territory was now widely known throughout the Northern Territory.

Even Shen Jia could not have imagined that he would have such an opportunity. The two things that led to his title happened to coincide with each other, which could be said to be very lucky.

Shen Jia finally came back to his senses after hearing the shrill voice in front of him.

“Miss Shen, no, Jiahe County Master, why don’t you accept the order quickly!”

"Yes, I thank you for your grace."

It was impossible for Shen Jia to say that she had no feelings at all when she saw the bright yellow imperial edict. With this identity, it would be more convenient for her to do things in the future.

After all, the county lord is of the second rank, and there is no one with a higher official rank than her in the entire northern region, so she doesn't need to feel any sense of kneeling or anything like that.

Mother Shen handed the eunuch the purse she had just prepared, and said, "Thank you for your hard work on the way to Hezhou. I hope you will accept this as a small amount of money for tea. If you are not in a hurry, can you have a cup of tea in my humble abode?"

"No need, we are in a hurry to return to report to His Majesty."

"Goodbye, my two lords!"

Shen Jia heard his parents sending the eunuch out, and quickly reacted and followed them until they could no longer see the other party. Only then did the family enter the house.

Mother Shen looked at the imperial edict in Shen Jia's hand in disbelief, and touched it lightly with her hand, "Mother really didn't expect that one day you would get a title in business. I guess no one will dare to complain about you not getting married yet."