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

Shen Zheng was respectfully ushered out of the study by Wan Guang.

Outside the county government office, a large crowd of onlookers had already gathered.

The common people, having somehow gotten wind of the news, all knew that Wan Guang came from the Ministry of Justice. Upon seeing this, they speculated, "Has there been a result in Huai Gongwang's case?"

"He embezzled so much, shouldn't he be beheaded?"

After discussing it for a while, the people felt something was wrong.

How long has Lord Yu been holding Huai Gongwang captive? How could the case be resolved so quickly? More than a month isn't even enough time for a round trip.

What are the people from the Ministry of Justice here for?

Many people were secretly worried: "Could it be that our Lord Shen has done something wrong...?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a girl carrying a cloth bag.

The girl raised her head and said, "It must be a good thing!"

The people asked her how she knew.

She said, "I am Xue Li, a clerk at the newspaper."

"Oh..." Now the people believed it.

They have heard that if a community official lies, it is a serious crime!

Therefore, the words of the village officials can still be trusted.

As Shen Zheng stepped out the door under everyone's gaze, Xue Li had already prepared paper and pen.

Wan Guang jogged to the carriage, bowed to Shen Zheng, and then pulled open the curtain with a "whoosh," announcing loudly, "Wan Guang of the Ministry of Justice, here to deliver a letter on the orders of Minister Luo!"

"Delivering books?"

The people looked at each other in bewilderment.

They didn't understand what kind of books were on the train that warranted such a large-scale delivery by the Ministry of Justice.

It can't possibly be... a golden book, can it?

Just as they were speculating, Wan Guang and the yamen runners had already unloaded the two wooden crates from the cart.

Shen Zheng raised her hand: "Move in."

The constables had just bent down when Wan Guang stopped them.

The constable: "?"

Is this book going to be charged for?

"Lord Shen, the Minister has instructed that updating the criminal law records is a major event, and the people must be informed." Wan Guang spoke with righteous indignation and meticulousness.

Watching Xue Li writing swiftly beside her, Shen Zheng paused for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Indeed, with the updating of criminal law records, the people do have the right to know.

In this way, it can not only demonstrate the Ministry of Justice's ability and determination to apprehend criminals and solve cases, but also serve as a warning to certain unscrupulous individuals.

"In that case, I'll trouble you to give the people a general explanation." Shen Zheng stepped aside to make way for her.

Wan Guang opened the two wooden boxes, picked up a book from each, and stepped onto the stone steps.

"Please look, everyone!" He held up two books high. "These are the newly compiled criminal justice classics of my Ministry of Justice—'A Study of the Origins of Corpses' and 'An Examination of Traces of Evidence'!"

"Ouch......"

Upon hearing this, the people all took a half step back.

"This book is not allowed..."

If the yamen (government office) opens this book, doesn't that mean there's been a murder in the prefecture?

This book... is probably best never used.

Wan Guang raised his forearm and swayed it back and forth: "Like you all, the Ministry of Justice hopes that local officials will never need this book, but even if they don't need it, they still need to have it."

The people nodded in agreement.

They all understand the concept of a safety net; after all, some people in this world are incredibly ruthless.

"And there is another matter that you may not know." Wan Guang glanced at Shen Zheng and deliberately raised his voice: "Several months ago, when Lord Shen went to the capital, my Minister of Justice, Lord Luo, read the criminal records that Lord Shen presented and was so impressed that he led the officials of the Ministry of Justice to compile the records into a book. After discussing it with Lord Shen, we also asked the Tong'an Printing House to print it urgently!"

He spoke in one breath, his tone filled with admiration: "These two essential classics, with their structure, outline, and core principles, were all written by Lord Shen and Doctor Li Shiyuan! Now that the first batch of books is completed, the Ministry of Justice has specially dispatched me to take them to Liuyang Prefecture to present to Lord Shen for his review!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd erupted in an uproar.

"Good heavens! This book was written by our Lord Shen and the divine physician Li!"

"The Ministry of Justice! Our lord even has a place in the Ministry of Justice!"

"Examining corpses, catching criminals... Goodness, is there anything in this world that adults can't do?"

"Our Liuyang Prefecture is really getting on in years..."

"Moreover, this book was printed and illustrated by Tong'an Printing House. This time, the printing house is going to become famous all over the world!"

Hearing the discussions, Wan Guang seemed to think it wasn't enough, so he deliberately showed everyone a circle of book covers: "Please look, everyone, the chief editor is none other than Lord Shen."

The words on the book cover were small and not easily visible to the general public.

Xue Li immediately came over, pen in hand.

After carefully memorizing the words on the cover, she nodded vigorously to everyone: "It's our leader, it's definitely our leader!"

Immediately, shouts from the crowd grew louder and louder.

Everyone exclaimed, "Our lord has found yet another way to make a name for himself in history!"

Shen Zheng finally understood why Wan Guang insisted on holding the handover ceremony at the government office gate.

Another day of being publicly displayed.

"Lord Shen, please have someone count the number of books." Wan Guang tucked the books under his arm and took out a handover book from his pocket: "Twenty-eight copies each of 'The Origin of Corpses' and 'Examination of Evidence'."

"Twenty-eight books?" Shen Zheng took the handover book and asked curiously, "Two books for each county government office and four books for each prefectural government office?"

Wan Guang nodded.

Shen Zheng turned to look at Yu Shizhang, and seeing that Yu Shizhang shook his head, she continued, "I remember that before I and the Earl left the capital, Lord Luo said that each county government should only have one copy of this book."

Could it be... that Luo Bizhi is giving special treatment to Liuyang Prefecture?

Wan Guang was slightly taken aback, but after realizing what was happening, he immediately said, "You are unaware of this! After you left the capital, Minister Luo presented these two important books to His Majesty for review. His Majesty was delighted after reading them and immediately ordered the Ministry of Justice to increase the number of copies printed. He also increased the allocation to local government offices to three copies per book!"

"Three books?" Shen Zheng looked at the "twenty-eight books each" in the handover book with great confusion.

This doesn't add up.

Wan Guang's mouth moved twice, and he looked embarrassed: "Minister Ji of the Ministry of Revenue did not agree. He argued with His Majesty and reduced the quota to one ministry and two books, which is what you see now..."

Shen Zheng's mouth also moved slightly.

As expected of Ji Benchang, the miser...

The printing shop lost another sum of money.

"...Two books it is, two books are enough."

She shared the same thought as the Ministry of Justice, hoping that the counties would never have to use this book.

After signing her name in the handover book, she looked at Xue Li, who was writing furiously beside her: "Don't record the matter of Minister Ji arguing with His Majesty."

Xue Li silently crossed out the words "Minister of Revenue Ji interfered" on the paper.

......

Noon.

Today, Shen Zheng added another rule to the government office—a midday break.

At noon, it was time for all officials to take a lunch break, which lasted for one hour. They could go out, take a short rest, or handle private matters, but drinking alcohol was strictly prohibited.

The officials had long heard that the government offices in the capital would have a "noon break" and had been secretly envious. They never expected that such a great thing would fall into their laps in the blink of an eye.

"I want to serve under Lord Shen for the rest of my life..." The officials were all moved to tears.