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

In Tongan County Government Office, cicadas are chirping.

As soon as Shen Zheng entered the backyard of the county government office, Fang Ziyan, who was being forced by Yu Zhengqing to learn numbers, suddenly brightened up his eyes, as if he had found a savior.

"Master Shen!"

He just raised his butt half an inch high when Yu Zhengqing pushed him back mercilessly, threatening him: "Want to ask her to save you? Your uncle Yu was taught arithmetic by her, and he is very strict. If you want to be scolded, go ahead!"

"Ah..." Fang Ziyan glanced at Shen Zheng with disbelief, and suddenly remembered the scene when he first met her.

That kind of Lord Shen is still a little scary...

Shen Zheng walked towards Fang Ziyan. When she got closer, she saw Li Hongmao and others who were working with their heads down.

She frowned slightly and took a closer look.

"Policy discussion?" Shen Zheng was confused and asked Yu Zhengqing in a low voice.

Yu Zhengqing put down the brush in his hand and nodded: "Several gentlemen want to compete. The topic I have given is to write a policy paper about the textile machine in our county government."

Competition?

Shen Zheng looked at Jin Zhanpeng who was sitting beside him and said, "Mr. Jin, why don't you join us in the competition?"

Jin Zhanpeng was called and laughed: "I want to learn arithmetic from Master Yu, so I won't compete with you gentlemen."

Having said that, there is nothing Shen Zheng doesn't understand.

Why would the two gentlemen living in the county school suddenly come to the county government office to challenge Li Hongmao?

I'm afraid he's not convinced.

Shen Zheng looked at the few people who were concentrating on their studies, chuckled, lifted his robe and sat down, "It is I who have neglected a few of you gentlemen. It would be a good thing for you all to teach together in the county school and test each other's abilities."

She said so, but after several months of getting to know him, she already knew Li Hongmao's level and was quite confident in him.

As for those two gentlemen, this competition is also an opportunity to get to know them better, and the truth will be revealed in their writing.

Jin Zhanpeng smiled apologetically when he heard this.

"Come and see. When little Ziyan is calculating, he always gets '6' and '9' mixed up. How do you correct him?" Yu Zhengqing pushed Fang Ziyan's math booklet in front of Shen Zheng.

Shen Zheng took a quick look and found that it was a common problem for beginners - they remembered "6" and "9" backwards, couldn't distinguish "2" and "3", and some even wrote them in a mirror image.

Shen Zheng has not systematically learned how to teach beginners, but he has been exposed to this information before.

"For children, it is better not to do arithmetic well. Just memorize the numbers first. There is no rush."

"Oh." Yu Zhengqing nodded and rubbed Fang Ziyan's head. "Uncle Yu did make things difficult for you, but look at Pei Zhaoqi. He remembered it immediately."

Fang Ziyan pouted. How could he be compared with Zhao Qi? The prefect was the first person to compare him with Zhao Qi.

"Zhaoqi has learned it? Let me see." Upon hearing this, Shen Zheng leaned towards Pei Zhaoqi, and Pei Zhaoqi cooperated by pushing the straw paper on the table over to her.

Shen Zheng looked closely and saw that the handwriting on the rough paper was clear and elegant. It listed a lot of two-digit addition and subtraction problems, and the answers were all correct.

She was startled and looked up at Pei Zhaoqi again.

He learned it in just one or two hours. This shows that Pei Zhaoqi's talent in studying is truly unique.

"Awesome! Zhao Qi is the fastest learner I've ever seen." Shen Zheng was generous with her praise.

Pei Zhaoqi's ears turned red. "It's the prefect who taught me well, sir. The prefect also said that after I learn this, he can teach me thousands of addition and subtraction, so I can help you in the future."

Shen Zheng felt warmed at heart when she heard that. His words were sincere, as if he was learning arithmetic just to help her.

"You don't need to help me, Zhao Qi. Once you learn it, you can save a lot of effort when doing arithmetic problems in the future imperial examinations. You learn this for yourself."

"Okay..." Pei Zhaoqi answered a little disappointed.

He could feel that his situation in the county government was different from that of Fang Ziyan.

Everyone had high hopes for him, hoping that he could pass the exam and gain some fame. Although he also wanted to make a name for himself, in his heart...

I just don't want to always be the one being protected, being praised by Lord Shen and Master, and being praised for my intelligence, for my good writing, and for being a fast learner. But what is the reality?

He couldn't help them at all.

This made Pei Zhaoqi very disappointed. He actually envied Fang Ziyan, who just wanted to live a happy life, but people's goals are naturally different.

What else could he do besides passing the imperial examination? Pei Zhaoqi was a little confused.

But Shen Zheng didn't notice his loss.

What did Pei Zhaoqi say just now?

Yu Zhengqing wants to teach him thousands of addition and subtraction?

Shen Zheng looked at Yu Zhengqing suspiciously. Yu Zhengqing raised his eyelids and looked back at Shen Zheng. He said unconfidently, "Why are you looking at me? I can learn it today. Why can't I teach Pei Zhaoqi?"

In fact, he was also anxious. He seemed to be teaching Li Hongmao and others how to count, but in fact he was reviewing on his own.

As a beginner, he may make the same mistake. He immerses himself in solving questions and fails to notice his own problems.

It’s better to find a few newbies to work with and see your own problems in others.

"I can teach you. I can teach you." Shen Zheng replied helplessly. He was the most powerful boss in her life.

She stopped talking about calculations to discourage Yu Zhengqing and changed the subject: "By the way, I have told the village heads about the disaster relief grain. They said they will be able to bring the grain over tomorrow. Ask your people to be prepared."

"So fast?" Yu Zhengqing was a little surprised. "I will send a message now and ask the convoy to come tomorrow. People in Tongan County are so quick and efficient. I can't fall behind."

Shen Zheng smiled, "The convoy may not be able to transport it all at once. You may have to ask them to make more trips. One tenth of the county's grain, even if you exclude the rice seeds, is not a small amount."

"It's indeed a lot, but don't forget, I..." Yu Zhengqing wanted to say that he had plenty of connections and the fleet was not a problem.

But he suddenly thought of the disaster in the east, and his heart became heavy.

Now everyone thinks that 10% of the rice in Tongan County is a lot, but that is without comparison.

He didn't mean to think it was too little. To be precise, Tongan County was already the most magnificent county in the entire Liuyang Prefecture.

But one tenth of the rice is still a drop in the bucket for the entire disaster-stricken eastern region...

Tongan County alone cannot save Zhoudong, where the ground is full of starving people.

Shen Zheng understood what Yu Zhengqing meant, and her heart grew heavy.

She was in a position to do her job, and since she decided to be the people's father and mother, she really couldn't bear to see the people suffer.

Perhaps this analogy is inappropriate: it is as if the people in the entire jurisdiction are his own children, and he only hopes that they live better and better.

"Sir, we all need to relax and do our best. Your Majesty is wise and will definitely have a plan to deal with this."

Shen Zheng's words were meant to comfort her, but also to interpret the emperor's will. She didn't believe that a wise ruler like the emperor would be completely at a loss as to how to deal with the suffering of his people.