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

Zhao Xiu secretly looked at Shen Zheng's expression and didn't dare to speak.

He sighed in his heart once again, thinking that being able to marry Hui Niang home was a blessing for his Zhao family's ancestors.

If he doesn't handle this matter properly and hides something from the adults, there will be only one result, and that is that he will lose the adults and his heart.

No superior wants a disloyal subordinate.

He swallowed and asked, "Sir, what do you think about this? Will you allow them to build it?"

When Zhao Xiu asked this question, he actually already had the answer in his mind.

"No, we won't build it." Shen Zheng answered quickly and firmly.

"Zhao Xiu, it's not that I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, but I am not worthy of the common people to build a shrine for me now. Besides, they have finally earned money, so they can either buy some things for their family, make a few more sets of clothes for the family, or eat meat every day."

Zhao Xiu stared at Shen Zheng blankly.

Shen Zheng added: "They use this money for themselves and their families, which is the best way to thank me. As for the ancestral temple..."

She paused, "I know they have good intentions and want to be good to me, but I, Shen Zheng, am just an ordinary person. How can I become an immortal by receiving their incense? If you really want to cultivate, then you should wait until every household is well fed and well drunk. I am in good health now, so there is no need for that."

"Sir, avoid prophecies!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiu quickly interrupted Shen Zheng. After listening to what the village heads said today, he also felt that what they said made sense. If the adults could really ascend to heaven in the future, they could also be blessed by heaven.

Shen Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "We have been together for quite a while, and you know me well. They said I was a deity, but you didn't even help me refute them."

Zhao Xiu muttered softly: "I also think you are, why are you arguing?"

Shen Zheng's expression faltered for a second. "Don't say that again in the future. If someone in the county says that, stop them and tell them that I am just like them, an ordinary person with flesh and blood."

Zhao Xiu agreed verbally, but thought in his heart: Now everyone in the county says so, and it has even spread to other counties. He can't dispel the rumor.

Shen Zheng saw his expression and knew what he was thinking. She said, "Zhao Xiu, I, your master, will have to work in the government in the future. If I let them spread the news, it may not be good for me in the future."

Zhao Xiu was stunned when he heard this, and straightened his expression.

Yes, if they praise the Master too much as soon as they arrive, how will outsiders talk about her when she leaves Tongan County?

Would it be said that the adults are used to deceiving people? Would it be said that as soon as the people in the county became a little richer, the adults forced them to build a shrine for themselves?

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Although your achievements in Tongan County are real, it only takes one mouth to spread rumors.

If those people cover their eyes and ears, and say they can't see something that they can clearly see, and slander for the sake of slander, then no matter how many political achievements and good deeds the adults have done, it will be useless.

People who can't stand seeing adults doing well will find ways to discredit her. What can the people in Tong'an County do?

Zhao Xiu was already convinced at this time, and said, "It's getting late now, I will go find the village chiefs tomorrow morning."

"Okay, the sooner this is stopped the better." Shen Zheng nodded and replied.

She pondered for a moment and then said, "No, go find Xiao Yuan and ask him to come now. We can solve this matter today."

Zhao Xiu didn't understand why she was so anxious today, but he understood one thing today: as a subordinate, he had to execute the orders given by the master.

"Subordinate, go right away."

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Shen Zheng called him again: "After telling Xiao Yuan, go to the public kitchen again and ask Uncle Lai if there is any fresh chicken blood or duck blood. If not, go find a poultry, drain the blood, and bring the blood here quickly."

Zhao Xiu was confused by what he heard, but he still clasped his fists and accepted the order.

After he left, Shen Zheng rushed into the county government storehouse, searched for a while, and found a whip with barbs.

The whip was very old. Shen Zheng weighed it in her hand and nodded with satisfaction.

In a moment, Zhao Xiu brought over a bucket of blood, which looked like chicken blood. The color was very bright, like cinnabar.

Shen Zheng dipped a little with her finger, shook her head, and said to herself: "Not very good, the color of chicken blood is too bright..."

Zhao Xiu stood aside and asked in confusion, "What do you want to do, sir?"

"Beat you."

Shen Zheng's mind was still on the bucket of blood, so she answered without thinking.

"what?"

Zhao Xiu was stunned, his mind racing. The master was still praising him, why was he going to hit him in the blink of an eye...

Seeing his stupid look, Shen Zheng smiled and said, "It's not a real fight."

Zhao Xiu couldn't tell what he felt at the moment. He even thought that it would be nice to get beaten up...

Shen Zheng looked at him and said seriously, "The village chiefs have fooled you a lot today, right?"

Zhao Xiu felt guilty when he heard this, and nodded stiffly, "Yes, he seems to be determined not to let me go unless I agree."

Shen Zheng said: "But you still told me the whole story. When they find out about it later, they will definitely feel resentful. You will still be working together in the future, so don't let any grudges arise."

Yesterday when she met the two village heads Zhou and Wu, they refused to confess even if they were beaten to death. This showed that they attached great importance to the establishment of the ancestral temple. If this matter failed because of Zhao Xiu, they would feel resentful to some extent.

Zhao Xiu's eyes lit up and he asked, "My Lord, do you want to..."

If he was tortured into confessing because he "did not want to tell the truth", then the village head would have no reason to blame him, and might even feel guilty towards him!

"That's right. You got beaten today for keeping a secret for them. This will tighten the rope between you two. I will deal with the villain. I will also let them know that my subordinates can only listen to me. Even if it's for my own good, they can't turn against me."

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Shen Zheng's way of handling the matter seemed a little ignorant.

That is a great thing to build a shrine to your ancestors. Others want it but they don't have it. The people are willing to voluntarily pay money to build it for you, and you still don't want it?

It's like a dog sitting on a basket, no one wants to lift it up!

But in Zhao Xiu's eyes at this moment, he felt that his master was extremely heroic.

This plan not only eased his relationship with the village heads, but was also the way an official in a high position should behave.

Power must be held firmly in one's hands in order to govern well, and only by combining kindness and severity can one achieve long-term success.

Tongan County is united as one, and everything must be discussed before anything else. The adults are not blaming them for lying, but want to let them know that they must act in an orderly manner.

If others can incite all her subordinates to rebel in the name of doing good for you, how can you still be an official?