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

The last piece of letter paper was unfolded, and there was quite a lot of content on it.

Yu Zhengqing said in the letter that after the cotton cloth and rice were brought to the capital to meet the emperor, the emperor would definitely send someone to Liuyang Prefecture, and it was very likely that there would be more than one person.

After seeing that piece of cotton cloth, those crazy people in the Ministry of Industry might even want to mobilize all their staff to come to Tongan County. Then her place will inevitably be bustling again.

As for whether to submit the textile machine drawings or not, it all depends on her personal wish. Just kidding, even those artisan families may not hand over their livelihood to the court!

Even though Shen Zheng is an official, the drawings are her personal property and she also has the right to deal with them.

But then again, if Shen Zheng had any ideas about her career, this would be a great opportunity for her to make some connections.

After all, those people in the Ministry of Industry only care about things, not people. They will respect whoever can produce good things.

The Ministry of Revenue came for high-yield rice, and these guys in the Ministry of Revenue are not so easy to deal with.

According to their thinking, if you don't hand over the high yield of grain to benefit the people in Tong'an County, Liuyang Prefecture, what are you still hesitating about? Unless you can come up with a few more high-yield grains, those old men won't dare to say a word.

But nowadays, one kind of high-yield rice is already a godsend. Is it possible to have several more?

Therefore, Yu Zhengqing specifically said that he wrote in his letter to the emperor that the rice seeds were discovered by the Tongan County Magistrate, so the Tongan County Government and the county residents should be given some benefits. After everyone has tasted the benefits, they will be more dedicated when handing over the rice seeds.

Although this rice seed is a one-time transaction, we cannot disappoint the people of Tongan County.

Therefore, he had written in the letter, asking His Majesty to allow Tong'an County to be fully responsible for the right to sell rice seeds in the first year. In Yu Zhengqing's opinion, the emperor of the Great Zhou is a rare wise ruler, and he should agree to this request.

However, Yu Zhengqing also wrote down two requests for Shen Zheng on the letter paper. He had only these two requests.

The first point is very simple, that is, Tongan County must sell rice seeds.

This is easy to understand. No matter what form of sales you use, whether it is a high price or auction, you just cannot not sell it. To put it bluntly, if Tongan County holds the rice seeds tightly in its hands and does not sell them, what are other places doing?

The second point is that the rice seeds can only be sold to the people of Da Zhou or the government. The rice seeds must not be allowed to flow out of the Da Zhou from Tongan County. As for whether the rice seeds will flow out through other channels, that is not Shen Zheng's concern.

In Shen Zheng's opinion, these two points were not requirements at all, and Yu Zhengqing could have just brushed them aside.

Writing it so clearly shows that one does not believe in Shen Zheng's character. Is she the kind of person who sells out her country for personal gain?

But the following content on the letter forced Shen Zheng to take it seriously.

Yu Zhengqing wrote in the letter that the cost of cotton cloth is now directly linked to the purchase price of cotton. Only when the price of cotton is low can she afford the cotton cloth woven in Tong'an County at a low price.

Even if they don't sell at a low price and set the price slightly higher, they can only make a profit if the cotton price is low.

So Yu Zhengqing had been thinking about this matter after returning to the government office. Now the Great Zhou has a relatively complete canal, which belongs to the imperial court.

However, if merchants want to use it, that’s fine, they just need to pay money.

However, if a merchant ship encountered a court transport ship, it had to give way or change route. If a merchant ship affected the operation of the transport ship, then the merchant or chamber of commerce would not be allowed to use the canal again.

Therefore, if Shen Zheng finds a merchant to buy cotton, even if taking the water route can reduce costs, it will still be much more expensive than using the imperial transport ship.

So Yu Zhengqing came up with a best of both worlds solution for her, which was to cooperate with the Grain Transport Bureau. The benefits of cooperating with the Grain Transport Bureau were more than just reducing costs.

The goods that the Caoyunsi was responsible for escorting were all marked with public name whether they were purchased or transported. This not only greatly reduced the risk, but also helped to negotiate prices with cotton-producing areas.

However, Yu Zhengqing also stated in the letter that if she was willing to cooperate with the Caoyunsi, she would never treat the cotton cloth business as a private business. After all, she had owed a favor to the court.

Although the Caoyunsi was not under the jurisdiction of the Six Ministries, it had a close relationship with the Ministry of Works. After all, their ships were built by the Ministry of Works.

When Shen Zheng saw this, she understood why Yu Zhengqing asked her to think carefully before replying.

To be honest, Yu Zhengqing did set a trap for her in this letter.

That is the issue of the price of cotton and the cost of cotton cloth.

In fact, no matter how much the cotton and the cotton cloth made from it are priced, as long as it is lower than the current price of linen in the market, she in Tong'an County will make a profit.

But Yu Zhengqing obviously remembered what she said before: not for profit, but for benefiting the people.

Therefore, the second half also reveals Yu Zhengqing's intention to test.

Didn't you say you wanted to benefit the people? Then I'll put before you the opportunity to buy cotton at a low price, but the price of this low price is that you will have to associate the textile industry of Tong'an County with the government.

Do you, Shen Zheng, want to make profits by relying on textile machines and cotton cloth and cooperating with other businessmen in the future?

That depends on whether the public agrees!

Therefore, in the last content of the letter, Yu Zhengqing was no longer asking her whether she would choose the Grain Transport Bureau or cooperate with the court.

Instead, he wanted to see how sincere Shen Zheng was towards the people.

Thinking of this, Shen Zheng smiled bitterly, otherwise how could he become a prefect.

She didn't blame Yu Zhengqing for testing her. When it comes to profit, how many people can keep their composure? Even though Yu Zhengqing was testing her, she admired this boss from the bottom of her heart.

Just based on his temptations, it was all for the people!

Shen Zheng immediately turned to Zhao Xiu and said, "Go to the study and get some paper and pen. I want to write back to Lord Yu."

Shen Zheng was more than happy to be able to cooperate with the Grain Transport Bureau.

She had thought about this for a long time before, thinking about how to reduce the cost of cotton, the origin, and labor costs.

But she never thought of cooperating with the Caoyunsi. After all, she was just a seventh-rank official. If she took the initiative to approach them, she might be eaten up to the bone. After all, the officialdom is never black or white.

But now that Yu Zhengqing was willing to stand up to her and vouch for her, she would naturally not refuse.

After all, she never just said that.

Benefiting the people is her lifelong pursuit now.

It only took Shen Zheng a moment to write a reply to Yu Zhengqing, stating that she was willing to cooperate with the Caoyunsi to purchase cotton.

Correspondingly, if the Ministry of Industry had any ideas about the textile machines in her Tong'an County, she would be willing to sit down with them and discuss cooperation.

The more Shen Zheng thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

If they really reach an agreement in the future, what will her textile industry in Tongan County be called in the future?

State-owned enterprise!

Shen Zheng's eyes lit up when she thought of this.