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

Luo Zhijing looked at Shen Zheng and Yu Shizhang in front of him. He felt inexplicably that these two people, a man and a woman, one big and one small, were inexplicably similar.

When he thought about it carefully, he realized that the demeanor and tone of this Lord Shen when he spoke just now were very similar to Yu Zhengqing.

He sighed in his heart, thinking that it was a good thing that Shen Zheng did not learn Yu Zhengqing's bad habits, and the current situation was just right.

In fact, he admired Yu Zhengqing, but no one knew about it except himself, and he didn't dare to let others know.

How embarrassing.

It was not just admiration but also envy. He envied Yu Zhengqing for being born on the top of a mountain. He had tried his best to climb for a long time but still could not reach his height - now the two of them seemed to be at the same level, but Yu Zhengqing's road ahead was wider and longer than his.

But he is not jealous. He has always believed that everyone has their own destiny.

He glanced at Yu Zhengqing, who frowned and looked back at him, "Do you have anything else to say? It's already good enough that I can sell Fuzhou Mansion to you, don't be so shameless."

Luo Zhijing: “…”

He wished he could give himself two slaps.

Yu Zhengqing was his enemy! He actually admired and envied him. He could not forget the humiliation he suffered in Shangjing!

He deserves to die.

But Yu Zhengqing was right. He was still nervous before he came.

This rice seed could have grown in any other prefecture, but it had to grow in Yu Zhengqing's Liuyang Prefecture. Fortunately, Yu Zhengqing was not a good person in private, but when it came to official matters, he would still handle them impartially.

"Pa!" Luo Zhijing reached out and slapped himself on the mouth.

He must have been bewitched by Yu Zhengqing, why is he praising him secretly?

"?" This crisp sound attracted the attention of Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing. Yu Zhengqing narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you want to hit me?"

Luo Zhijing's face turned red and he wanted to burrow into the ground.

He adjusted his mood for a long time before turning stiffly to ask Shen Zheng: "Sir Shen, am I here too early? How long will it take for the rice seeds to grow?"

Shen Zheng calculated in his mind that after each village weighed the yield per mu and screened the seeds, they could pay the tax on rice seeds first, and said, "It will take about five days."

Luo Zhijing lowered his head and pondered for a while, then called his attendant over, "Bring the banknotes."

He then said to Shen Zheng, "Sir Shen, I will pay you the money first, and then I will send someone to collect it after five days. Is that okay?"

This was the method Shen Zheng was most willing to accept. She was also afraid that Luo Zhijing would just wait in Tongan County, which would make both she and Yu Zhengqing feel uncomfortable.

Now that the first person has arrived, more people will surely come one after another. If they all stay, it will be hard to say whether Tongan County will have room to stay.

"Of course it's feasible." Shen Zheng said, "Master Luo, please wait a moment. I will call the county chief clerk here, and we will sign a purchase and sales contract. Oh no, a deed. Do you have your seal?"

The words "purchase and sales contract" left Luo Zhijing and Yu Zhengqing stunned.

Yu Zhengqing said: "'Purchase and sales contract' is quite appropriate."

Luo Zhijing looked a little embarrassed and asked, "I forgot. This is a transaction between our two governments. We should have brought the official seal, but I left in a hurry and only brought my private seal. This..."

"Heh." Yu Zhengqing laughed sarcastically.

Luo Zhijing glared back at him.

Yu Zhengqing sighed and pretended to be regretful, "I have the official seal and can be a guarantor for Lord Luo, but I think Lord Luo may not be willing to do so. I have to trouble you to make another trip back and forth."

The word "ｄｉｎｇ" is very spiritual. Luo Zhijing felt a pain in his buttocks when he heard it.

He had to put on a serious face and said, "There are many things to do in Fuzhou Mansion. This trip back and forth may delay a lot of things. Lord Yu, my character... uh..."

When he said this, he no longer felt confident.

Because he didn't know what he was like in Yu Zhengqing's heart.

Seeing that he was stuck, Yu Zhengqing laughed wildly in his heart and asked, "What is your character like?"

Luo Zhijing: "...We are all brothers in the state, please help me, Lord Yu, to guarantee this official."

In fact, Yu Zhengqing didn't want to see Luo Zhijing again. He signaled Shen Zheng to go find him, and said to Luo Zhijing: "Lord Luo is right. We are all brothers. We must take care of each other in the future."

He emphasized the word "take care of". Luo Zhijing understood the meaning, but this was not the time to get angry.

He replied in a hard voice: "Master Yu is right."

......

The deed was drafted by Shen Zheng and Xu Zhubu before. She integrated the "purchase and sales contract" with the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, making it impossible to find any mistakes. All one had to do was fill in the names of the two parties and the government, as well as the weight of the rice seeds and the amount of silver purchased.

One of the contents caught Luo Zhijing's attention.

"Rice seeds are sold at a fixed quantity. The quantity is small but the price is low. It is enough for the government to plant in the public fields. If there is any surplus, I hope it will benefit the people."

This is the explanation for why Tongan County sells rice seeds at a low price, and it is also an appeal to local governments.

Luo Zhijing's eyes flashed.

The two people in front of me are both smart people. Writing this sentence above has its own unique meaning.

He pondered in his heart, but did not show it on his face. He praised: "It is well-organized, the rules are complete, the content is concise but the meaning is clear. We can all learn to use this style of contract."

After Shen Zheng signed and stamped the contract, she handed it to him, "In duplicate, one copy for you in Fuzhou Prefecture and one for me in Tong'an County. Lord Yu is the third-party witness."

Luo Zhijing took the deed, signed his and Fuzhou Prefecture's names smoothly, and stamped his own private seal on it.

The last step was taken by Yu Zhengqing. He stamped his seal while saying, "Logically speaking, I am a third-party witness and should not stamp my seal as a guarantee for you, but we are brothers after all."

Luo Zhijing glanced at him and said: I borrowed the bran from Yu Zhengqing, so I will have to pay you back with rice in the future.

But what Yu Zhengqing didn’t say was that the third-party witness didn’t have to be him. It could be anyone as long as it was someone trustworthy by both parties present.

But the current rule is that they have the final say. If he and Shen Zheng don't say anything, Luo Zhijing wouldn't dare to argue.

Instead of arguing, he took out the silver bills he had prepared in advance, counted the amount, and handed them to Shen Zheng, "Master Shen, please count them."

Shen Zheng directly handed the banknote to Xu Zhubu behind him, "I trust Lord Luo."

The serious business was over. Luo Zhijing looked at Yu Zhengqing who was sitting opposite him and couldn't sit still for a moment, so he stood up and said goodbye.

Yu Zhengqing sat there calmly, and Shen Zheng stood up to see him off.

After Luo Zhijing and his followers left the gate of Tongan County, he handed the remaining banknotes to him and said, "Keep it."

This is a public banknote.

The attendant took the banknote with a complicated expression, hesitating to speak: "Sir..."

Luo Zhijing glanced at him calmly and said, "You are still in someone else's territory. Let's talk about it after you get out."

The follower suppressed his doubts and went to drive the car.

With the clatter of horse hooves, the two men left Tongan County with different thoughts in their minds.