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

The study became quiet. Yin Wen was silent for a moment, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sir Shen, since you already know what kind of person I am, I will not treat you with the bureaucratic tricks. In any case, I and the people of Baiyun County will remember Sir Shen's great kindness."

After he finished speaking, he bowed to Shen Zheng. For some reason, she felt that Yin Wencai was different this time.

Yin Wencai looked into Shen Zheng's eyes and said sincerely, "If Yin needs this favor again in the future, I hope Lord Shen will not refuse it."

Shen Zheng: He seems to be drawing that big pie.

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The next morning, Shen Zheng found Yu Zhengqing and told him what happened last night.

"I already knew Yin Wencai's character before." Yu Zhengqing was silent for a moment, "Shen Zheng, this is what it means to be a poor man entering the government."

She is also from a poor family.

No matter in her previous life or this life, she actually started out at the bottom of society. In her previous life, she relied on hard work, and in this life, she relied on luck.

This topic was too heavy and Shen Zheng instinctively wanted to avoid it.

This is so unfair, but there is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world.

Shen Zheng felt depressed and changed the subject abruptly: "Sir, I have something to ask you."

Yu Zhengqing thought she was going to talk about the poor man entering the government, but Shen Zheng said, "Wang Guangjin, the owner of the Wang Family Farm, told me yesterday that he would not sell the rice seeds on the farm to the grain shop."

"What should he do? Sell it by himself?" Yu Zhengqing said with a little anger. He thought that Wang Guangjin was another ungrateful person.

Shen Zheng shook her head: "He is not that kind of person. He paid the wages for digging canals in the county to the county government, and his Wang family also paid for the food of the workers."

Yu Zhengqing was stunned: "Is there such a kind landlord?"

Shen Zheng nodded: "I will tell you the reason in detail later. He said yesterday that he would sell all the rice seeds except those for saving to the county government. But you know, the profit from selling to the county government is definitely not as good as selling to the grain shop."

Yu Zhengqing showed an indescribable expression, "You saved his life?"

Shen Zheng was a little surprised, he could guess this.

She nodded and shook her head: "I don't know if it counts or not."

She had wanted to talk about Wang Guangjin's case later, but seeing Yu Zhengqing's expression, she had no choice but to talk about it today.

Shen Zheng took a sip of tea and slowly told the story of Wang Guangjin's patricide. Even Yu Zhengqing was stunned when he heard about the fine.

"I'm so glad you thought of negotiating the crime silver. This system has been used for a long time. It has not been abolished. It is likely that not many people remember it."

Shen Zheng knew that she had exploited a loophole in the law, but now that the matter was settled, she pretended to be shameless and asked, "What do you think, sir?"

Yu Zhengqing smiled and said, "You have already sentenced the case in your court. What can I do about it? Are you going to arrest Wang Guangjin and behead him? With your prestige in Tongan County, I dare not disobey you."

Shen Zheng knew that Yu Zhengqing saw that she was in a heavy mood and deliberately said these words to cheer her up, but it was undeniable that the depression in her heart did dissipate a little.

She recalled Wang Guangjin's "threatening" words last night, and said to Yu Zhengqing: "Sir, if I buy the rice seeds from Wang's farm, I always feel that..."

"I always feel like his source of income has been cut off." Yu Zhengqing said directly.

Shen Zheng had been wondering yesterday where that uncomfortable feeling came from, but she couldn't quite figure it out. However, Yu Zhengqing explained it all in one sentence today.

"That's exactly what I feel, sir. I hope you can help me clear up my confusion."

Yu Zhengqing picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then looked out the window and said, "Shen Zheng, this is a good thing, but I just found out today that you are still a little pedantic and even a little short-sighted."

Shen Zheng was shocked when she heard this.

She has never been a conceited person. Now Yu Zhengqing can be regarded as half of her teacher. She will naturally listen to Yu Zhengqing's criticism.

She began to think carefully in her mind, if she accepted Wang Guangjin's proposal, how it would help her, Tongan County, Liuyang Prefecture, or the entire Great Zhou.

Yu Zhengqing continued, "Although the rice seeds you harvested in Tong'an County this year are enough for our entire Liuyang Prefecture to plant, the Great Zhou is more than just our Liuyang Prefecture."

"Shen Zheng, I know you value your promises, but sometimes being too trustworthy is not a good thing, because then your actions will be put under an invisible yoke."

Invisible shackles.

Shen Zheng suddenly had an epiphany.

Yes, she always remembered what she had promised before, and felt that whether it was to the people of Tongan County or to Wang Guangjin, she promised to only charge them 10% of the profit.

When she said this, she no longer considered the rice as her own, so when Wang Guangjin said he wanted to sell the rice seeds to the county government, she felt like she was receiving a "gift".

If someone gave her one or two taels of silver for no apparent reason, she would feel like she had received a gift from heaven and would quickly put the money in her pocket to spend.

But if she exchanged this one tael of silver for ten thousand taels of silver, it would be too much, and she would be afraid to take it.

Yu Zhengqing was right. Now that the opportunities were in front of her, these rice seeds should not only benefit the people of Liuyang Mansion. She had been too short-sighted before.

Seeing that she understood, Yu Zhengqing showed a hint of approval in his eyes, and then said: "You and Wang Guangjin were right to think that way before, but you must not forget that you are an official of the Great Zhou. You should plan your policies according to your position. Shen Zheng, sometimes you have to look at the long-term."

Shen Zheng made up his mind, stood up and said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir. I understand."

Yu Zhengqing nodded, and wanted to test her, so he asked, "Tell me what benefit you will get from accepting the rice seeds from the Wang family."

Shen Zheng lowered his head and pondered for a moment. "First, it is what the Lord just said. If I accept the rice seeds, I can sell them to government offices all over the Great Zhou in the name of the county government, rather than limiting them to my Liuyang Prefecture. This way, many people can plant the rice a year in advance and avoid famine."

A year is neither long nor short, but it is enough to starve many people to death.

"The second benefit is for me, Tongan County, and Liuyang Prefecture." Shen Zheng continued, "Local governments will remember our kindness when they buy our low-priced rice seeds. This will be beneficial to my career and yours, and to Tongan County and Liuyang Prefecture, it will be beneficial to their reputation."

Yu Zhengqing chuckled, "Since it is beneficial to both parties, why don't you dare to accept it? What, you will have no business to do in Tong'an County in the future? Are you afraid that Wang Guangjin will not make money?"

Shen Zheng's eyes lit up slightly. Yes, Wang Guangjin's financial future was damaged today, but she could make it up to him in other ways in the future.

After she figured it out, she felt a lot lighter. She took a deep breath and praised, "You are a good teacher."

Yu Zhengqing motioned her to sit down and stopped talking about this matter. Instead, he began to discuss the official price of rice seeds with her.

The county magistrates had not left yet, they were all waiting anxiously for Shen Zheng to set the price.