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

Face is mutual. It is obvious that Shen Zheng wants to support the businessmen in the county. If Hu Likai really wants to manipulate it, he should also take her face into consideration.

Hu Likai was also a smart man. He knew what Shen Zheng was thinking as soon as he looked into her eyes.

He quickly stood up straight, bowed his hands and said solemnly: "I am just curious. If there is such an opportunity, I will definitely follow your wishes and develop together with the county."

Seeing him being so understanding, Shen Zheng smiled softly, "That's all for later. What I want to announce today is what happened before that."

Now Hu Likai naturally obeyed her orders and quickly retreated back to the crowd after hearing her words.

Shen Zheng looked at the excited expressions on everyone's faces and continued, "Since we want to set up a workshop, what do we need?"

Everyone answered: "We are short of people! We are short of tools!"

Shen Zheng nodded: "That's right, so I discussed it with the craftsman yesterday. He is willing to teach the people in our county some carpentry skills, and now the renovation of the county school is a good opportunity."

Everyone was stunned by the news.

Why are there so many good things happening one after another today!

First it was cotton cloth, and then I could learn a craft. Oh my God, could today be someone’s dream?

You know, carpentry skills are not passed on to outsiders. After all, it is someone else's job. Everyone knows that teaching an apprentice will starve the master to death.

Therefore, there are usually only one or two old carpenters in a county. If you want to learn, you have to pay tuition. When you have completed your apprenticeship, you either follow the old carpenter to work or change jobs. You must not affect the old carpenter's business. This rule is clearly stated when you become an apprentice!

And now the county magistrate actually said that the carpenter who could make a textile machine would be willing to teach them the craft? !

Someone incredulously reached out and pinched the thigh of the person next to him, causing the person to feel pain.

"Why are you pinching me?"

"Does it hurt?"

"What did you say?"

“It’s not a dream.”

"No, you must be sick!"

The person being pinched was furious and was about to reach out to pinch back when he heard Shen Zheng say:

"A county school cannot do without tables, chairs, benches, and beds, so the first task for those who follow the old craftsman to learn the craft is to make tables, chairs, benches, and beds for the county school. So this carpenter apprentice must be determined in the next two days."

Shen Zheng did not tell them yet that the apprentice craftsmen would also study in the county school, thinking of giving them a surprise after the county school was repaired.

Everyone still felt dizzy after hearing this. Is it going to be settled so soon?

Someone who was a little more sober asked, "Sir, what kind of person can become a carpenter's apprentice?"

Shen Zheng had actually discussed this issue with Mr. Qiao yesterday. Now it is too late for them to screen them one by one, so each village can only decide for itself.

But now it is the first time to recruit students, and there are too many people, and Mr. Qiao is too busy to handle it, so for this first round of recruitment, he temporarily set two places for each village.

There are only two places, which seems a bit precious now. Although Shen Zheng has given the right to recruit people to the heads of each village, he does not completely ignore it.

She said, "Now that time is short, the matter of recruiting carpenter apprentices will be handed over to the village heads, and each village will discuss and decide."

As soon as Shen Zheng finished speaking, many people showed disappointment on their faces.

Generally speaking, the outcome of such matters entrusted to the village will be more or less influenced by the personal opinions of the village head.

It’s not that the village heads will definitely abuse their power for personal gain, but some people have little contact with the village head, and the village head doesn’t know much about you, so he dare not choose you blindly.

Therefore, most people would choose to have a good relationship with the head of the village and his family. When good things happen, even if they can't get them through the back door, at least they would dare to try their best to fight for it.

Shen Zheng looked at their expressions and knew what they were thinking, but she couldn't take care of everyone at this moment, so she could only say to the headmen:

"All the village heads are here today, and I'm going to make it clear that when recruiting apprentices, you must not use your power for personal gain or abuse your position for personal gain. These two places are reserved for those who are truly willing to work hard, learn, and study hard."

When the village heads standing below heard Shen Zheng calling them, they immediately straightened their backs. They still knew what they should do and what they should not do.

If all their minds are focused on how to bring benefits to their own people, then their career as village heads will have come to an end.

Seeing them nod, Shen Zheng continued, "Also, there is no gender limit for apprentices. I've seen that the women in our county are not only smart, but also as good at work as men, so as long as they are capable, both men and women can be apprentices!"

No gender restrictions!

When these words were spoken, the women standing below all widened their eyes.

They were naturally tempted by such a good thing, but if the county magistrate didn't say anything, they didn't dare to speak up.

After all, people believe that carpenters are basically men, and even if a woman wants to learn the craft from a master, it would be difficult.

But if you ask them, they feel that they are no less than men. After all, farm work at home is done by everyone together.

But now that the county magistrate had taken the initiative to let them run for carpenter apprenticeship, they were still deeply moved.

The women said in unison: "Thank you, sir!"

Shen Zheng shook her head at them. "This is the only way to select people. You don't have to thank me. I just gave everyone a chance to compete fairly."

The men standing below were a little emotional at first. After all, the pie is so small, and if women also run for election, wouldn't their chances of being selected be even smaller?

But after a moment, they met Shen Zheng's eyes and suddenly came to their senses. Why did they think that women could not run for election with them?

Isn’t the county magistrate also a woman?

After she came to Tongan County, didn't she still manage the affairs in an orderly manner, and even led them to live a good life that they had never experienced before!

If they were dissatisfied today, wouldn't they pick up the bowl to eat and curse when they put down the bowl and chopsticks?

How can this be true!

Someone suddenly realized that when the county magistrate took office, they should have known that there was no essential difference between men and women.

There are many things that men can do, and women can do them too.

Women can even do better. Isn’t the county magistrate a living example?

Shen Zheng looked at everyone's reactions and nodded with satisfaction.

Although some people were still emotional at the beginning, fortunately they woke up quickly. If they were slower, she would not give them face.

She sighed in her heart that the current emperor was truly a wise ruler. In the past, he had received a lot of criticism for promoting women to serve as officials.

Fortunately, in the end he overcame all objections and settled the matter.

Since then, the status of women in the Great Zhou Dynasty began to rise steadily. Although it was still not as good as the world she lived in before, it was much better than the previous dynasty.

As I said, there is still a long way to go.

Shen Zheng came back to her senses and said to the village chiefs, "Go back today and hurry up to select the apprentices, and bring them over to show to Master Qiao in the next two days."

Then she said to everyone, "Tomorrow the county school will open up the wasteland first, so we won't need too many people. You can discuss today and have fewer people come tomorrow, otherwise there won't be enough space to stand! Okay, everyone disperse."

Everyone responded with a smile, turned around with their tools, and walked towards the sunrise.

Shen Zheng called Wang Guangjin and others to the county government office to discuss the renovation of the county school with Teacher Qiao and his disciples.