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

County government meeting hall.

Li Hongmao and three others sat on one side of the long table, and the village heads sat on the other side of the table.

They were quiet, waiting for Shen Zheng to speak, just like elementary school students being scolded by their teacher.

Shen Zheng smoothed the paper in her hand and said, "There are many things to do in the county government and in the village. I won't go into details. I called you here today for three things."

Three things?

Everyone looked up at her.

"First thing, the county school will open in two days."

County school is about to start!

Xiao Lucai and He Hongzhuo breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that they complained about waiting too long, but this morning, Xu Zhubu of the county government came to find them with the policy paper submitted by them and Li Shanchang.

The result of the policy discussion...needless to say, just one sentence.

At a glance, they knew that they had lost clearly and no longer felt any resentment.

This is what scholars are like. The truth is revealed in their writings. They can compete with others, but they can also afford to lose.

But now that they realize the gap between themselves and Chief Li, they still feel a little... Alas!

Fortunately, Lord Shen did not blame them, but allowed them to continue teaching in the county school. In the future, they will have to discuss articles more with Principal Li!

They two are worried, but the rest of the people are not worried.

Several people's mouths were almost stretched to the back of their heads.

The adults had told them before that the county school was expected to open after the autumn harvest, so they and the other students were actually counting the days with their fingers, looking forward to it every day.

Especially the students in the village schools.

The fact that the county school did not close its doors was a great blessing to the students. They were anxious but too embarrassed to ask.

After all, it was free education, so the students were inevitably nervous. When they asked the head of the village, they were afraid that he would be difficult to deal with. When they asked adults, they were afraid that they would be angry. They were anxious in their hearts, but they dared not show it at all.

Because everyone can see how busy the county government has been recently.

But now that the school starts on a certain date, students no longer have to wait for it every day.

"The county middle school has kept them waiting for a long time. You should go back today and notify the students who have registered before and are willing to study in the county middle school. You will bring them to the county middle school the day after tomorrow to register and get acquainted with the teachers first." Shen Zheng said.

"Yes! Your lord!"

The village heads rubbed their hands and immediately planned a route in their minds.

First go to Liu Xuezi's home, then to Wang Xuezi's home, then...

Hehe, today's news came so suddenly that those students and their families must have been so happy that they were at a loss.

"Oh, right." Shen Zheng seemed to have thought of something and asked again, "When I asked you to pass the news to the students in the village, the students were willing, right?"

"Of course!"

Zhou Lizheng opened his eyes wide and immediately answered, "They don't want to go to the county school in their own county, do they want to go to Quanyang County and be looked down upon?"

He felt that it was inappropriate to say this, so he changed his words in a low voice:

"Although no one dares to look down on people from Tongan County now...but they will definitely not go to other academies to study, your Excellency, please rest assured."

Shen Zheng then realized that what she had just said was ambiguous.

"That's not what I meant. I wanted to ask if there are people who have never been to school and want to study in the county school?"

The village heads looked at each other.

Don't say it, there really is.

But they were scolded back.

What is the county school? It is a sacred place where scholars from all villages study with their teachers and pass the imperial examinations. How can we allow others to mess around?

When Shen Zheng saw their reactions, she knew the answer.

She asked, "Yes, right? Are there many people like this?"

The village heads looked at each other again and said: Sir, please stop asking.

Because there are actually about ten people like this in every village.

Although those people really want to learn to read and write and don’t want to eat for free, can they agree?

But they know that there are only a few teachers in the county school. When there are too many people and too little resources, if they let these people in to mess things up, wouldn't that simply hold the students back?

By that time, those people, who can barely recognize a few words, will make it so that the students cannot pass the examination to become scholars.

Who will compensate...Alas!

"I understand." Shen Zheng understood the expressions of the village heads and said:

"You rejected them for the sake of the county school and the students, that's right. But it's also right that they want to learn to read and make progress. After all, in my future plan for our county, everyone in Tong'an County can recognize some simple characters."

The village heads opened their mouths wide when they heard this.

Is everyone literate?

This, this, this...

Who has ever thought about this in the past?!

Learning to read is not as simple as eating and sleeping. In the past, if a child learned two words or memorized two lines of poetry from others, he would be so proud of himself!

What little prodigy, what little scholar, it makes the kids dizzy, all they talk about is becoming a high official in the future...

The village heads laughed in their hearts when they thought of this, but it showed that those who could read in the village were very rare.

But now, adults actually want everyone to know a few words?

To the village heads, this seemed as difficult as climbing to heaven.

They looked up at Shen Zheng's face and felt a little reluctant to retreat.

In the past few months, the adults have given them enough. If they want everyone in the county to be literate, it will definitely be a considerable expense for the county government.

Whether you can learn it or not is another matter.

Even if the adults are willing to give them this opportunity, they would not have the nerve to continue taking advantage of the county government!

Zhou Lizheng was the first to speak: "Sir, we have the same idea as most people in the village. In this life... we are lucky enough to meet you, have enough food to eat, and make money. We don't ask for anything else..."

Just as Shen Zheng was about to speak, Wu Lizheng took over the conversation:

"We only wish you peace and success, promotion and wealth. If there are students in the village who can pass the imperial examinations, it is also the blessing of our ancestors, and we can also benefit from it, that's enough!"

Li Zheng Wu spoke very sincerely, and all the village heads nodded in agreement.

They know that they are just ordinary people without any big ambitions. Being reunited with their family, being healthy and having enough food to eat is enough for them!

If they really have any hope at the moment, it is to hope that Shen Zheng is well.

Get promoted and get rich.

Shen Zheng looked at the village heads steadily.

Perhaps in their inherent cognition, being an official has only one goal in life, which is to get promoted and make money.

She didn't blame them for thinking this way. To anyone, getting promoted and making money sounded like good things.

But there are always some people who, between promotion and wealth and prosperity for their country, would choose the latter.

Shen Zheng is not arrogant and will firmly choose the latter, nor will she criticize those who become officials just to get promoted and make money. After all, things in the world are not black and white.

But some things have to be done by someone.