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

Seeing that they understood the process, Shen Zheng stopped lecturing and said, "After recording the yield per mu, lead them to screen the seeds. Remember, this is our first batch of high-yield rice. The quality of the rice seeds is extremely important and will affect the grain production of the entire Great Zhou in the future."

The village heads were shocked, with a hint of pride on their faces.

"The first batch of rice seeds will affect the entire Great Zhou!"

These few words gave rise to a sense of mission in their hearts for no reason.

They couldn't help but wonder, one or two years later, the rice that people in Shangjing would eat might be the descendants of the rice seeds they had screened out!

The rice seeds they sifted out could spread throughout the Great Zhou and benefit all the people of the Great Zhou! What an honor!

Yu Zhengqing added, "After screening, we can select the grains, and then winnow the selected grains. This can save a lot of time. But no matter what, we should first give the villagers a tight skin and let them be more vigilant. Don't mix some inferior seeds in just to sell two more kilograms of rice seeds. If you lose face for Lord Shen and me, I will never let you off easily!"

He didn't speak as nicely as Shen Zheng. First, when Shen Zheng played the good guy, he would play the bad guy. Second, he couldn't believe in the people of Tongan County unconditionally like Shen Zheng did, so he still had to say the harsh words.

Seed screening is a big deal, and the village heads can certainly distinguish the pros and cons.

Selling inferior seeds secretly would only bring them small profits, and would not only ruin their own reputation and that of the village, but would also harm the adults. They certainly would not do such a thing.

"Your Excellency is right. Although we certainly trust the villagers in our hearts, there are always unexpected events. We will explain these things to them clearly before we screen the seeds."

"Yes, if anyone dares to pass off inferior products as genuine ones, then... they will be expelled from the village!"

"That's right! Let's set the rules first, and analyze the pros and cons thoroughly with everyone. If anyone still dares to break the rules, then we won't have to show mercy and save them the trouble."

Seeing that they all understood the situation clearly, Yu Zhengqing stopped talking nonsense.

When the village heads saw that the two adults had stopped talking and were about to get up and say goodbye, they were stopped by Shen Zheng again.

"Oh, by the way, I was so busy today that I forgot to ask you one important thing."

She first asked, "How many children are there in your respective villages, over five and under ten?"

She had previously wanted to lower the lower age limit for children, referring to kindergartens in her previous life.

But the problem is that some children are not aware of things until they are five or six years old, and three or four years old is when they are very ignorant. If you want to put them together without a professional nanny, it may turn out to be a mess.

Some were pulling their trouser pockets, some were crying, some were screaming with hunger, some were drooling while sleeping, and some were even picking their noses and eating their noses...

This makes it quite difficult to manage the enlightenment classes that have not yet been standardized.

So she had to settle for the next best thing and gather these grown-up children together.

Children of this age can understand what is said and can eat, drink, defecate and urinate independently. Also, no matter whether the teacher is teaching them reading or speaking a book, they can be a little more engaged.

If there are children aged three or four there and the teacher is talking while they are crying, that would be a real headache.

The village heads didn't know Shen Zheng's intention, but they still thought about it and answered seriously.

"Your Excellency, there are quite a few children of this age in Nanba Village, about thirty or so."

"My Lord, most of the young people in Shanghe Village are working outside, so there are not many children of this age, about twenty or so."

"Back to my lord..."

Shen Zheng nodded after hearing this. Tongan County was not big and there were not many villages. After a rough estimate, there were no more than two hundred children in the enlightenment classes.

That would be easy. She only needed to run four introductory classes, with about fifty students in each class.

The teacher of the introductory class needs to be invited separately.

Although teachers with high qualifications and rich experience can teach children of all ages effectively, the current situation in Tongan County is that there are more people than resources.

There are only a few teachers in the county school, including a juren. No matter who says that it is a waste of talent to let a juren teach young children, unless the children are disciples accepted by the juren himself.

Moreover, those who can pass the imperial examination are not ordinary people and are somewhat arrogant. If you ask them to teach children, they may be dissatisfied.

In the end, both parties are uncomfortable. The child doesn't listen to anything, and the teacher is angry every day from teaching. It is really unnecessary.

"Sir, you are asking this...is..." asked the village head.

"We're setting up an enlightenment class. Children who are old enough must come to study. It doesn't matter if it's to help them learn to read or to broaden their horizons. In short, it's compulsory for them to study. Do you understand?"

"hiss!"

The village heads gasped.

In the past, they all thought that anything that fell from the sky was a trap, but who would have thought that since Lord Shen came to Tongan County, everything that fell from the sky was pie in the sky!

They were all a little terrified, and Wu Lizheng quickly said, "Sir, children of this age are just mud monkeys, how can they be worthy of reading and learning to read!"

"Yes, sir. The county school is almost finished being renovated. It is a great honor for the students in our village to be able to go to school. Why would we bother you to teach the children?"

Their first reaction was that the children were not worthy of studying seriously from a young age.

In their cognition, those who have teachers to teach them and books to read when they are young are the young masters and young ladies from scholarly families and wealthy families!

They dig for food in the fields, and the children can only roll in the mud... In short, there are two words - unworthy.

Their reactions were completely different from what Shen Zheng had expected.

She had thought that after the announcement of the enlightenment classes, the village heads would be filled with joy, just like when the county school was first opened. However, who would have thought that the people in her Tongan County were all fools.

He was afraid of causing trouble to her, not only to the county government, but also to belittle himself.

She frowned and raised her voice: "You are all people protected by me, Shen Zheng. When you leave Tongan County, you will represent my reputation. It is a good thing for a child to be able to read and have knowledge. How can you not be worthy?"

When Shen Zheng said this, the village heads burst into tears.

They are people who are protected by adults...

They choked and said, "Sir..."

"Alright." Shen Zheng interrupted their sentimental words, "I am informing you of this, not discussing it with you. The enlightenment class must be held. Even Lord Yu, the prefect, supports me. How dare you oppose it?"

"grown ups......"

The village heads wanted to cry when they saw this, but just when they were about to stop crying, Shen Zheng gave them a fatal blow.

She asked, "By the way, did the number of people you just reported include the girls in the village?"