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

Shen Zheng felt a little emotional after she finished speaking, wondering when she had become a "Saint Mary".

She thought about how she was ecstatic when she got the high-yield rice seeds when she first arrived here, and shouted in her heart: After the rice is grown, I will make a lot of money from the local governments.

But now, not only did she not kill them, she killed herself instead.

She did not sleep the whole night, and kept thinking about her past life. She was poor at that time, but she did not hate the rich. She only wanted to study well so that she would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future.

Her definition of worry-free is not to have everything she wants, but to have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear.

This simple wish was fulfilled when she came to Tongan County, and she even had her own chef: Uncle Lai.

Uncle Lai would come to ask her what she wanted to eat every now and then, and would cook delicious food for her in different ways. This was something she had never dared to imagine in her previous life. She was simply too happy.

She has always been a very contented person. Now that she is in an official position and has no worries about food and drink, she naturally thinks of the people at the bottom of society. She was a microcosm of them in her previous life.

Although people like her and Yin Wencai are rare in the officialdom, they do exist. Perhaps her actions can awaken the conscience of some people.

She hoped in her heart that there should be more people like them so that more people could grow rice next year and no longer go hungry.

Seeing Yu Zhengqing just looking at her, Shen Zheng smiled and said, "I am just a loser. If the rice seeds are really sold at 500 coins per catty, I don't know what to do with them. I might as well cover the entire Tongan County with gold."

No one knew when her wish started, but it changed from just wanting to make Tongan County rich to wanting to lead the people of Dazhou to live a good life.

Maybe it was the conversation with Yin Wencai that night, or maybe it was even earlier, but she herself didn't realize it.

Yu Zhengqing sneered and said to the villagers around him, "But you are clear-headed. You know to let them sell the rice seeds to the grain shop and make some money."

Shen Zheng stood up and clapped his hands, then said with a smile: "If we really have to rank them first, then the people of Tongan County will get rich first."

Every household has a spare hundred taels of silver. If they don't squander it and manage it carefully, Tongan County will become a place that everyone envies in the future.

Yu Zhengqing suddenly felt that Shen Zheng didn't seem like the kind of person that could be born in this world.

She is worldly-wise but not worldly-wise. She has her own standards of good and evil, and no one can change her decision.

To outsiders, she is like a calm river, but only she knows the turbulent waves beneath the calm surface.

He couldn't help but think: Could she really be a goddess sent from heaven to save people from suffering? The people of Tongan County all said so, and the story was so miraculous that even people in other government offices had heard of it.

"Why do you look at me like this, sir?"

Yu Zhengqing's eyes made Shen Zheng feel a little uneasy, just like the first time they met.

Yu Zhengqing smiled and said jokingly, "Shen Shenxian, the people of Tong'an County call you that in private."

Shen Zheng was a little embarrassed and turned her head away. She was just an ordinary person with better luck and did not deserve such high praise from the villagers.

"Sir, please don't tease me with them. If it gets out of the house, others might kill me as a monster."

"Who dares!" Yu Zhengqing frowned and said viciously.

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While Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing were talking, people from all the villages were secretly gathering together. They had something important to discuss today.

When Zhou Lizheng from Nanba Village saw that everyone had arrived, he closed the gate of the courtyard like a thief and fastened the bolt.

Wu Lizheng of Shanghe Village frowned and said, "Brother Zhou, although we are gathering together privately today, you don't have to act like a thief."

Zhang Lizheng of Qingyuan Village nodded and agreed: "That's right, Lizheng Zhou, just now many people from your Nanba Village saw us entering your house, and you closed the door like a thief, which will inevitably spread rumors."

Zhou Lizheng glared at them and said, "What do you know? I just received news that Lord Shen and Lord Yu are inspecting my Nanba Village. Do you want to be caught red-handed?"

Wu Lizheng was a little unhappy when he heard this, and said with a curled lip: "What do you mean by catching someone in the act? Brother Zhou, you are sounding more and more like a thief when you say this. We just want to give Lord Shen a surprise."

The other village heads nodded in agreement. They were clearly doing a good deed, but Zhou's actions just now made it seem as if they had ulterior motives.

Seeing that everyone was attacking him, Zhou Lizheng made a move to open the door.

"Then I will open the door wide now. If Lord Shen and Lord Yu pass by later, you can go and tell them whether Lord Shen will approve of what we want to do!"

All the village heads were silenced by his words. If they were really seen by the two adults and asked what they were doing, they would never dare to lie.

During the time they have been with Lady Shen, they have come to understand her temperament a little. If she knew what happened today, she would definitely try her best to stop it.

Wu Lizheng was suppressed by Zhou Lizheng today, and he was a little embarrassed. He said awkwardly: "We are planning so early, isn't it too early? We haven't even received the money yet."

"Brother Wu, building a shrine requires selecting a site, purchasing stones, and finding craftsmen. If we wait until we get the money before discussing it, it will be too late," said Zhou Lizheng.

That's right, they all secretly gathered together today for only one thing - all their villages would jointly fund to build a shrine for Lord Shen so that Lord Shen could be worshipped by the people.

In their opinion, a good official like Lord Shen should live a long life and enjoy endless blessings.

They are all ordinary peasants and can do little. If Lord Shen is really a god in heaven, then by accepting their incense, Lord Shen can ascend back to heaven as soon as possible, and secondly, she can continue to protect them after returning to heaven.

Building a ancestral temple for a living person is relatively rare in any dynasty.

There is also a saying among the people: Only those who have great merits and are respected by all people can have a shrine built for them; otherwise, they will suffer backlash.

Therefore, those who seek fame and reputation would never dare to instigate others to build a shrine for them, for fear that they would not be able to bear the incense and worship.

But Li Zheng Zhou felt that Lord Shen was a deity who had descended to earth and must be worthy of the position, so it was he who proposed the idea. Yesterday, he went to each Li Zheng's house and knocked on their doors to inform them.

Each village was worried about how to thank Lord Shen. They were all ordinary people and thought that the purest way to express gratitude was to give him money, but Lord Shen would never accept it.

Therefore, Li Zheng Zhou's proposal to build a shrine for Lord Shen touched their hearts.

Is there any better way to thank you than this?

So after they sold the rice seeds, each family would take out more silver, because they were now eating public grain and could get a considerable amount of monthly salary from the county government every month.

The villagers will decide according to their own circumstances. Those who are willing to invest will invest, and those who are willing to contribute will contribute. There will be no coercion.

Although they said so, as the head of the village, they certainly understand the situation of each household in the village. If their estimation is correct, no one should be unwilling to invest.