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

These words reminded Shen Zheng of Luo Haowen.

As expected, Yu Zhengqing also mentioned him: "Just like yesterday, a kid came to the door and said bluntly that your Lord Shen is a witch and wanted to get rid of her for the people, right in Nanba Village."

Zhou Lizheng's scalp tightened instantly.

He had heard a little about this matter, but he was too busy in the past two days and had no time to find out the details. The villagers only said that a young boy came to their house to perform monkey tricks, but they did not mention the fact that he said the adult was a "witch".

He didn't expect the matter to be so serious.

The village heads all looked gloomy upon hearing this, and asked fiercely, "Sir, where is that kid?"

Yu Zhengqing simply said: "It is in my hands, I will deal with it myself."

He looked at the village heads and said, "The point is not that boy, but the more you spread the word about Lady Shen, the more people in the outside world who have a problem with her will target her."

"Building a shrine for her life may help her ascend to immortality or enjoy a long life of blessings, but it is not as good as she is now an official. There are many people who seek fame and fortune in the officialdom. If you do this, you will push Shen Zheng to that side, which is not good."

"Moreover, your Lady Shen is the only female official who has made a name for herself in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you give her the title of a goddess as soon as you come, how will the other female officials cope with it?"

Yu Zhengqing said several sentences in a row, leaving everyone speechless. Only then did they realize the gap between themselves and the officials.

When it comes to analyzing the pros and cons, they are really too one-sided. They clearly wanted to do good things, but who would have thought that they would harm Lord Shen!

"We won't repair it, sir, we won't repair it!" The village heads were convinced and their attitude was completely different from before.

Yu Zhengqing and Shen Zheng looked at each other, with smiles evident in their eyes.

Although what Yu Zhengqing said just now was correct, he also deliberately exaggerated the problem. There will indeed be such situations in the future, but they will not be too serious.

As long as Shen Zheng can continue to do practical things for the Great Zhou, and with the support of the Yongning Earl's Mansion, things can't get any worse.

Yu Zhengqing spoke up for Shen Zheng. He thought the ancestral temple could be repaired, but it was indeed a little early now.

He said to the village heads, "Of course, I am not strongly opposed to this matter. As I just said, when your Lord Shen can really gain a foothold in the officialdom, it will not be too late for you to repair it for her."

He asked Shen Zheng: "You said so, right?"

Shen Zheng was silent for a moment and then nodded slightly. The people of Tongan County should have been very wealthy at that time, so if they had to repair it, then they could do it.

The village heads who had just been vying to build the ancestral temple now began to hesitate.

Shen Zheng chuckled and said, "Listen to me, you and the villagers should keep the money in your pockets and buy some new clothes for yourself and your family, or buy some things for your home. If you want, you can even build two houses!"

The village heads nodded, they thought so too!

Shen Zheng suddenly thought of something and asked them, "After you get the silver, if a distant relative from another county or an ordinary friend comes to you and says that they have a way to make money and the bonus is very considerable, but they are short of money and can't come up with the capital, and want to recruit you to join, will you go or not?"

"No!" Zhou Lizheng said immediately.

The money in his family was managed by his wife. He said he didn't want to go, not because he didn't want to earn money, but because he had no right to control the money in the family.

But Zhang Lizheng of Qingyuan Village was a little hesitant and frowned, saying, "This... Sir, I know what you mean. You are afraid that we will be deceived, but if we just save money, there will always be a day when we will run out of money. We have to earn big money..."

He said this, but he was actually a little unsure.

Because the situation that the adult just described happened right in his home.

Just a few days ago, his distant nephew came to his son and said that he had a business opportunity, but he was short of capital, so he wanted to do business with them.

However, the profits are not as considerable as adults say, but it is better than farming after all.

The reason why his son agreed was because he wanted to marry a girl from Quanyang County. The girl's family was much better off than his, and the girl's parents did not despise her and instead prepared a generous dowry for her.

This... How can the Zhang family deal with this? Although they were not very wealthy in the past, they were a family that lived a decent life. How could they let the dowry of a girl be more than the betrothal gift!

What he said just now was also taught to them by his nephew.

So he closed the door and discussed with his son, and decided to take this opportunity to give it a try.

If the business is successful, his son will be able to marry his sweetheart home in style. Why not?

Shen Zheng saw his hesitation and asked, "Someone came to you? Can you trust him?"

Zhang Lizheng briefly talked about his nephew's situation. When Shen Zheng heard the words "reselling antiques, calligraphy and paintings", he frowned.

If she remembered correctly, in the original owner's memory, two years ago, Jingzhao Yin arrested a group of dealers who were trafficking in these cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings.

This business is extremely complicated. Most cheap calligraphy and paintings are fakes. There are many crackdowns on them in the market, and there are also unwritten rules.

If it's a fake, it's fine to keep it at home and enjoy it, but if you want to sell it, I'm sorry, you will have your legs broken and be sent to the authorities.

As for the genuine product, there is no need to mention it.

The most Zhang Lizheng could come up with was one hundred taels of silver, which was totally insufficient in front of a real cultural calligraphy and painting.

Unless his nephew takes an extreme approach and digs up other people's tombs.

This is not just a slight deviation. If the person is caught, it will be more than just a broken leg.

How could an ordinary family be able to afford to put collectibles, calligraphy and paintings in their tomb?

Digging up ancestral graves is an irreconcilable feud. For those high-ranking officials, it is as easy to kill a few petty thieves as it is to kill an ant. Your family members may not even know where you died, and they have no place to cry.

Shen Zheng turned to look at Yu Zhengqing and asked, "Sir, if I remember correctly, Shangjing severely cracked down on this business two years ago."

Yu Zhengqing nodded: "I had just arrived at Liuyang Mansion at that time, and I heard a little about this matter." He paused and said tactfully: "If you are talking about selling calligraphy and paintings, those who don't have a good foundation at home don't dare to touch it. A collection can easily cost thousands of taels of silver, which is unaffordable for ordinary people."

Everyone took a deep breath.

Thousands of taels of silver are enough for them to eat and drink for a lifetime!

Even Zhang Lizheng was surprised and said unconfidently: "Sir... my nephew said that they don't accept too expensive cultural relics and calligraphy and paintings, only those... what was the name of the person he mentioned, Liu... Liu Pu..."

"Liu Pujue?" Yu Zhengqing asked.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's him." Zhang Lizheng replied.