Traveling back to ancient times begins with the use of stone tools

"Princess"

The newly arrived governor of Beihuang County saluted Leng Ruoxue respectfully.

"The county magistrate is here? Sit down and have some tea."

Leng Ruoxue greeted the county magistrate, and the soldier guarding the city gate tactfully placed a chair for the county magistrate.

The former governor of Beihuang County, who had served for twenty years, was transferred away because of his outstanding performance after Leng Ruoxue paid a large amount of grain tax.

I was in tears when I left, and almost thought I would die of old age in this godforsaken place. It was a good thing that the princess came.

He finally found an opportunity to be transferred.

Even being a county magistrate in a wealthy place is better than being a county governor in Beihuang County.

So before leaving, when recommending the county magistrate, he also specifically sought Leng Ruoxue's opinion.

Anyone who comes to this northern wilderness knows nothing about it. The land belongs to others, and there are not many people. The grain taxes collected every year are not enough to even support the government.

Except for the people under your command, what you say to others has no effect.

Except for the county magistrate's office, which had ten yamen runners, other counties were lucky to have two yamen runners. The salaries were in arrears again and again, and it was impossible to recruit yamen runners.

Since no one was willing to come to the Northern Wilderness, they had to promote a county magistrate from the lower county.

The new county governor’s office is located in Beihuang New City.

The city is big, but a bit empty.

The princess said that the government office should be located in Beihuang New City, so it is located in Beihuang New City.

The entire Northern Wilderness belongs to them, so of course they have the final say.

Moreover, the previous county governor's mansion was already in a dilapidated state. Who would refuse a new one?

"My princess, this is..."

The county magistrate's first thought was whether he had not done something well.

When he became the county magistrate, he thought about being a good person and being a good person under the princess.

The princess alone was responsible for the taxation of the entire Northern Wilderness.

The army goes wherever they are told.

It’s really no different from one’s own fiefdom.

The fiefdom can be taken back, but the land you bought yourself must be bought back. The imperial court will definitely not buy back such a poor place.

Even in the future, when Northern Wilderness develops well, the princess will not sell it.

"It's okay, my parents are coming over today, I'll wait for them here"

Leng Ruoxue was so excited. Every time they met, they were in a hurry. Leng Yujun would walk now.

This time I finally promised myself to come to the Northern Wilderness and take a vacation.

If the village chief and others hadn’t come, my parents might not have come.

The county magistrate rolled his eyes and said, "Go and see if the streets are cleaned properly."

He gave instructions to the bailiff behind him.

"I checked it all, it's clean."

Leng Ruoxue smiled. She cared about this new city more than the county magistrate.

"Would you like some more water?"

It is still very hot in the Northern Wilderness at noon, and the dust is still a bit thick.

"No, I don't know when they will come. I am also anxious and waiting in advance."

Leng Ruoxue was anxious to let her family see her results.

"Do you want me to send someone to collect some fresh vegetables and fruits?"

"If you're free, just sit with me. I've made all the arrangements."

Leng Ruoxue was bored waiting alone, so it would be nice to have someone to talk to.

Ruoyi also stretched his neck and looked at the road.

Leng Yi came back today, and Leng Ruoxue sent another team of people to guard the coal mine.

The brother and sister haven't seen each other for a year.

"If there were no people from the Mo Kingdom, our Northern Wilderness would also be good. Now the princess has arranged for people to dig canals to divert water, and everywhere is green and lush."

"It's a pity that those soldiers are difficult to mobilize now."

Leng Ruoxue still wants to build two cities, but it is not convenient to transfer people now.

"The princess has so many laborers under her command. If all else fails, we can just requisition all the laborers in the Northern Wasteland."

The county magistrate knew that the planting capacity of the labor force in the northern wilderness was far inferior to that of the new city.

"Why don't you ask the former residents of the Northern Wasteland whether they are willing to move to a new city? If they are willing, then we can abandon the old city and build a new one."

With Leng Ruoxue's current ability, it is easy for her to support those people in the Northern Wilderness.

"They definitely want to come. If they didn't have a pass, they would have come to the new city a long time ago."

Everyone in Beihuang knows Beihuang New City.

Even the county magistrate's office was moved here.

As long as Leng Ruoxue opens her mouth and says she wants to hire people to farm the land, those people will abandon their current land and come over.

I can live in a new house, receive food subsidies, and make so much profit, which is much better than farming on my own.

Even though there aren’t many people in the city now, three days later, when it’s the next holiday, four small trains will bring the villagers to the new city for free, and the whole new city will become lively.

As a military dependent, his family had more money than ordinary people. He received the pension, which allowed him to repair his house for free. The princess provided him with seeds and tools, and subsidized his food rations. On market days, he would come to the city to spend money.

The shops in the city don’t charge rent either, but instead charge 20% of the turnover.

Therefore, even though business is poor on weekdays, many merchants still come to the new city.

There are a lot of people on weekends, and you can rest by yourself when no one is around.

"If they want to come and take a look, we can actually lead them there."

Leng Ruoxue was moved again.

Originally, this new city was meant for the original people from the Northern Wilderness.

As a result, they were preempted by the people in the military camp.

Leng Ruoxue was still grateful to Prince Qing, as it was Prince Qing who had someone reveal the news of the new city to the soldiers.

There are few adults in the Northern Wasteland, and Leng Ruoxue has support, so her life is much better than those soldiers who returned home.

Even Prince Qing and the Eighth Prince bought houses and opened several shops in Beihuang New City.

Before leaving, she gave him a good warning and asked him to cooperate with the princess's actions in the Northern Wilderness.

The county magistrate would cooperate on his own without them urging him.

As a county magistrate from Beihuang County, he knew too well how difficult life was in Beihuang in the past.

"This year I plan to improve the public name of grain collection and speed up the collection of grain taxes."

Leng Ruoxue wanted to change the jin to kilograms, and then pay the grain tax based on the jin.

"Yes, it should be. Ever since the princess changed the grain tax to a weighted tax, the people have been very happy."

In the past, grain taxes were collected based on the dou, and the people below could manipulate the amount. Ever since Leng Ruoxue asked to use a scale, the tax has been fair, and the people are very grateful to the princess.

In fact, Leng Ruoxue didn't need to tell the county magistrate and could have changed it herself.

Since he was the major grain collector, the tax officials who went there didn't even dare to look at him.

I’m afraid that if I see too much, I’ll be silenced.

They were all people sent by Leng Ruoxue. They knew the exact amount and took the grain tax directly from the fields.

The grain tax officer just made a symbolic trip and got some rewards when he came back.

As for those who performed poorly and were beaten, not only did they lose their jobs, but they couldn't even live in peace.

The princess has given me face, so I cannot be without weight.

"Mr. County Magistrate, is the living quarters in the County Magistrate's Mansion okay? Do you want to separate the office and the living quarters? That way, work can be work, and rest can be rest."

Seeing that the county magistrate was so considerate, Leng Ruoxue was in a good mood today and decided to give the county magistrate a yard.