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

The autumn wind is bleak and the dead leaves are falling.

Fang Wenxiu suddenly raised his head, Shen Zheng picked up the fallen leaves on the table and continued to analyze with him.

"I think that if your Fang family gradually withdraws from Quanyang County, it will not lead to a 'one whale falls and everything comes to life' scenario. Instead, it will cause an indelible blow to the business of Quanyang County. Mr. Fang, what do you think?"

Fang Wenxiu suddenly thought of the thousands of people who shopped at Fang’s shop, as well as the shopkeeper, accountant, clerks, and their families who had worked there for several years.

If the Fang family left, what would happen to these people?

He felt a lump in his throat and didn't know how to start. He could only nod his head in agreement.

Shen Zheng folded up all the fallen leaves on the table and asked with a smile: "Think about it again, what benefits did the Fang family get from moving to Tongan County? Maybe... it just brought forward the upcoming events by a year, or... half a year."

Fang Wenxiu lowered his head dejectedly.

Yes, what is there that Tongan County lacks now? All they lack is time.

As long as they are given enough time, they will spring up like bamboo shoots after a rain, and grow all over the mountains and plains.

So even if the Tongan Chamber of Commerce doesn't cooperate with the Fang family, so what? They have the wharf, the capital, and the connections.

Now that I think about it, the previous cooperation agreement is actually unnecessary. If the Tongan County wharf is officially opened, it is their Fang family who needs to take the goods.

Fang Wenxiu stood up in silence and whispered, "I took it for granted. I only thought about developing my own business, but ignored the people of Quanyang County. Lord Shen, you..."

He laughed at himself, "Just pretend that I have never been here today. But I hope you won't create a rift between me and the Fang family because of this. In the future... the Fang family will still rely on you a lot."

Seeing him like this, Shen Zheng felt like she was a villain who was destroying the bridge after crossing it - both the county government and the business in the county had received a lot of benefits from the Fang family before. Now that she ruthlessly rejected Fang Wenxiu, she looked really hateful!

But...she hasn't finished her words yet!

"Don't wait any longer." Shen Zheng said, "The county's cloth shop has already started construction, and the wharf is also being surveyed. What are you waiting for?"

"Yes..." Fang Wenxiu replied blankly. After a moment, he reacted and exclaimed, "What did you say?!"

He took two steps forward, his eyes shining, as if he wanted to tear Shen Zheng apart and eat her.

"Lord Shen, you, you mean..." His hands trembled in disbelief.

Really... would it be what he understood?

"That's right." Shen Zheng nodded and smiled at him. "What I said should be similar to what you think. After the Tongan Wharf is built, both merchants in Tongan County and your family can use it."

She counted on her fingers, "The dock can be used, the cargo ship can be used. Ah... and the warehouse next to the dock can be used if you want. But..."

Shen Zheng paused and said with a smile: "You must pay the county government not a penny less for the usage fee and storage fee, otherwise Wang Guangjin and the others will accuse me of being biased."

How could Fang Wenxiu not understand the meaning of her words? He said in ecstasy, "You mean, the fees for me to use the dock and cargo ship are the same as those of the Tongan Chamber of Commerce?"

He was a little at a loss for a moment, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying: "No, no need, Lord Shen, I am from another county. If you treat me so well, I am afraid that the merchants in your county will..."

Fang Wenxiu was suddenly stunned when he said this.

Will Prince Wang and the others... be dissatisfied with him or Lord Shen because of this?

The appearance of Wang Guangjin and others appeared in his mind, and he remembered what they said to him when they signed the contract.

——"Mr. Fang, although you are not a merchant of Tongan Chamber of Commerce, we all remember your help to Tongan County in the past six months. Now that Tongan Chamber of Commerce is newly established, there is not much we can do to help you, but in the future... in the future, if you need anything, just let me know."

——"Mr. Fang, Lord Shen said that our Tong'an County and your Quanyang County, and even the entire Liuyang Prefecture, are all one. We are actually one family! When doing business, sometimes there is no need to compete for it. Mutual benefit is the real business philosophy!"

At that time, Fang Wenxiu only heard these words, but did not take them to his heart.

But now think about it.

Could those words be the true feelings of the merchants in Tongan County?

mutual benefit?

This was the first time that Fang Wenxiu took this word seriously, because his previous business experience was completely opposite to it - the business world is a series of fights and competitions, there is no coexistence, only the winner is the king.

"What are you thinking about?" Shen Zheng asked him, "In your mind, are merchants from Tongan County so stingy?"

Before Fang Wenxiu could even open his mouth, Shen Zheng stood up and said, "When I said 'helping someone in need' just now, I wasn't blaming you. It's because your Fang family has helped someone in need a long time ago. I have always remembered your kindness in my heart."

Fang Wenxiu stood up with Shen Zheng, and scenes of his previous visits to Tongan County flashed through his mind.

He sent Fang Ziyan to the county government office to study and stay there. Under the pretext of visiting Fang Ziyan, he went to the county government office many times to test Lord Shen. Even every time there was a wedding in the Tongan County Government, he would be ecstatic in his heart - he had another excuse to come over.

His thoughts were clear and laid out in the open.

But despite this, even though Lord Shen knew what he wanted, he still chose to accept his "help in time of need" when Tongan County was in trouble.

——She was not greedy, she just wanted the people of Tongan County to live a good life as much as possible, so she volunteered to join the game.

Into his conspiracy.

In fact, he was not helping someone in need, so how could he be doing any favor?

Fang Wenxiu laughed at himself in his heart. From the very beginning, he just wanted to use flattery again and again to pave the way for future exchange of interests.

Shen Zheng stood beside a big tree and peeled off the dry bark hanging on the trunk, revealing the new bark inside that had been covered for a long time.

"Mr. Fang, a gentleman is judged by deeds, not by heart. No matter what, it is true that you helped Tongan County, and that is enough. Moreover, before Tongan County and the Mo family officially came into conflict, you could have clearly stated that you would sever all ties with the Mo family..."

She looked up and the sunlight cast a dazzling circle above her head.

Fang Wenxiu's eyes felt sore and swollen from the sting of the light, but he still couldn't look away.

Shen Zheng's voice reached his ears, light but powerful: "If you can do this, how can I let you down? Although we have to take care of Quanyang County, we can't let you move the Fang family here directly. But we may be able to find another way to make both sides equal."