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

For a moment, the three of them tacitly stopped talking. The river water sparkled, dazzling and eye-catching in the sunlight.

Wei Que felt a little uncomfortable being sandwiched between Shen Zheng and Yu Shizhang. After thinking for a long time, he decided to attack Shen Zheng.

"Master Shen, think about it, once the wharf in Tongan County is built, there will be a lot more jobs. For the people of Tongan County, there will be more opportunities to make money, which is also a good thing."

Shen Zheng smiled at him and said, "Master Wei is right. I have never thought that building a dock is a bad thing."

Her stubborn attitude made Wei Que extremely angry.

He took a deep breath, forced a smile and said, "Sir Shen, please forgive me for being blunt. All the water transport docks in our Great Zhou were built by local government officials or wealthy merchants. Except for the Shangjing dock, there is no precedent for the national treasury or the Water Transport Bureau to fund the construction of a dock."

Shen Zheng actually didn't understand why Yu Shizhang asked the Caoyun Bureau or the National Treasury to provide funding, but she knew that Yu Shizhang would not harm her.

Now that Wei Que had thrown the hot potato to her, she could only act like a coward: "Master Wei, I know nothing. Why don't you discuss this with Lord Bo or Master Shen Xingjian?"

Her cowardly look made Wei Que feel as if there was something stuck in his chest, and he didn't know which way to go.

How come this person has so many faces? Where is the aura he had when we first met?

Wei Que gritted his teeth and said, "Sir Shen, Lord, I'm sorry, I don't have the right to do so."

Yu Shizhang seemed to have expected him to say this, and he smiled softly and said, "No problem, Tongan County can advance the funds first, and your Canal Transport Bureau can provide people for the construction. As for other matters, you can discuss them with Minister Ji after you return to Beijing."

Wei Que's whole body trembled and his eyes widened slightly.

He finally understood Yu Shizhang's intention. How could the old man, Earl of Yongning, be targeting the treasury's silver? He was clearly targeting the people in his Canal Transport Bureau!

You have to know that the dock construction workers of his Caoyun Company are all top-notch experts. Any one of them is many times better than the construction workers on the market. It is no exaggeration to say that one is worth three!

Wei Que gave a bitter smile, thinking that Earl Yongning was quite considerate. He was afraid that Earl Yongning could not accept this request, so he made a more outrageous request in advance.

He was silent for a long time, and thinking about the benefits that the Caoyun Bureau would bring after the dock was built, he finally chose to give in.

"Then I'll do as you say. Before I set out west, I'll send people to survey the terrain and see how the dock in Tong'an County should be built. If everything goes well, I'll gather people and start construction when I return."

Yu Shizhang nodded with satisfaction and cast an admiring look at him, "That's great."

Of course.

Wei Que forced back the tears in his eyes and said, "My Lord, I will go and see the limestone calcination."

"Go ahead and take a look around. Your Caoyunbu will be of great use to you in the future." Having achieved his goal, Yu Shizhang was very easy to talk to.

After Wei Que left, Shen Zheng immediately gave Yu Shizhang a thumbs up.

"My Lord, you are so mighty, I admire you."

Yu Shizhang's move is extremely standard - when you want to make a request but are afraid of being rejected, you can first make a request that makes the other party more embarrassed, and then make concessions.

Yu Shizhang has always enjoyed her flattery, and stroked his beard and said, "Wei Que is willing to give in, not only for Ben Bo's sake."

"Where is it?..."

"He also has intentions towards you, otherwise he wouldn't be so easy to let go."

Shen Zheng exclaimed, "Ah!" She never expected that a mere county magistrate like herself could become a "worthy" candidate in the eyes of civil and military officials.

She looked at the rushing river and smiled, "I never thought that Tongan County would have a dock. This is something I would never have dared to think about half a year ago."

At that time, the county residents could not even get enough food to eat, and they all looked pale and skinny. How could they dare to think about the dock?

Who would have thought that in just half a year, Tongan County had developed to this point. But Shen Zheng never thought that this was her own achievement, it was the result of the concerted efforts of the entire Tongan County.

Shen Zheng thought that Wei Que might not like her and Yu Shizhang very much at this time, so she said goodbye and left Xiahe Village to look for someone.

They couldn't be so careless about going west to pick cotton.

......

Before dawn the next day, Niu Chu delivered the ground quicklime powder to the county school.

Wei Que was very curious when holding the bag of lime and wanted to try it out.

Shen Zheng finally yawned enough and warned him repeatedly: "Master Wei, you can put these things in various corners after you get on board. Do not let them come into contact with water directly, and do not eat them. If they get on your hands accidentally, wipe them clean and rinse them with clean water, and do not rub your eyes."

Wei Que had not seen Shen Zheng's previous lime experiment, and had no practical idea of ​​how horrible quicklime powder would be when it came into contact with water.

Seeing Shen Zheng so serious, he was half-believing and half-doubting, but he still promised: "Don't worry, Lord Shen, I will be careful."

Shen Zheng handed him the cotton cloth that she had prepared long ago, "Master Wei, please take this cotton cloth with you on this trip. Take it out when you have a chance on the way and help promote Tong'an County."

"Publicity?" Wei Que was puzzled.

Shen Zheng paused, "Just let it know."

Wei Que showed an "I see" look, and put what he learned into practice: "Don't worry, Lord Shen. Cotton cloth is also in our common interest. I will promote it as much as possible."

Shen Zheng raised the teacup, seemingly wanting to offer Wei Que a cup of tea instead of wine, but in fact she wanted to use the strong tea to wake herself up.

"I would like to thank you, Lord Wei."

While drinking tea, Wei Que asked, "Didn't Lord Shen say that there is another person traveling with me this time?"

"It should be here soon." Shen Zheng looked towards the door.

Wang Guangjin was sent by her to "monitor" Wei Que. She didn't want Wei Que to have a bad first impression of Wang Guangjin, so she explained on Wang Guangjin's behalf:

"It's my fault. I set the time for him, but Niu Chu delivered the lime powder first, so you had to wait."

"No problem."

At this time, there was a sound at the door, and Shen Zheng and the other person looked up together.

Wang Guangjin came quickly from the door with Lai Xi, panting slightly and bowing, "I am Wang Guangjin, meeting Lord Shen and Lord Wei."

He looked a little nervous.

The Lord was willing to help him, and he was asked to represent Tongan County on this trip. So he was afraid that he would be impolite, which would embarrass him, but he was afraid of embarrassing the Lord and the county.

"Are you here?" Shen Zheng waved at him and said to Wei Que, "Master Wei, this is Young Master Wang, the president of our Tong'an Chamber of Commerce. I am going west with you this time mainly to see if there are any businesses along the way that are suitable for our Tong'an County, and to learn from your experience."

Wei Que looked at the person in front of him. It was rare to see such a young president of the Chamber of Commerce.