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

Ning Zhubu looked at the carriage in front of him.

It was a small carriage, with no carved eaves on the roof corners and no separate small window at the rear. According to the regulations, the passengers were not of high status, but rather looked like...

"Sir, that looks like the carriage style of a minor county official in a local county government office."

Ba Lezhan said "Oh" and suddenly looked at him: "Then why are you sitting in my carriage? Or are you interested in my position?"

Ning Zhubu's heart tightened, and he lowered his head and cried out in injustice, "Sir, didn't you pull me up here? How about I go down and walk forward now?"

"Why are you leaving?" Bale Zhan glared, "Just sit here!"

Lord Shen's carriage was right in front. If she was seen by Lord Shen, would she think that he was mistreating his subordinates?

How could that be possible! Today, Lord Shen's attitude towards him had finally changed, and he had to do his best to maintain the status quo!

However, the carriage in front of them made Bale Zhan curious, so he asked:

"According to what you mean, the woman in front is a minor official in the county government? But I have never heard that in our area, apart from Lord Shen, there are other counties with female county magistrates. Could it be..."

Ba Lezhan was very happy and whispered, "Could she be the new female county magistrate of Tongan County? Could she be sent by His Majesty to help Lord Shen?"

The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible, and he even came up with a new version: "Maybe His Majesty wants to transfer Lord Shen back to the capital to take up his post, and this female official is here to take over Lord Shen's position!"

"It's over..." Ba Lezhan slumped down on the cushion, "I'll tell you why she glared at me just now. If we wait until she takes office, do you think there will be any hope for Quanyang County?"

The woman was not as gentle as Lord Shen, but instead had a cold look on her face. Just by looking at her, he felt cold all over and uncomfortable.

Ning Zhubu was in awe of his ability to imagine things. "Sir, I think... that female official has nothing to do with Tongan County."

"Why?" Balezhan propped himself up and sat up, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"I didn't see Lord Shen communicating with the female official just now. If it is true as you said, the two of them would at least ride in the same carriage, right? After all, they are people sent by His Majesty, how could Lord Shen neglect them?" Ning Zhubu analyzed.

"That makes sense..." Ba Lezhan patted his shoulder and nodded with satisfaction: "Then when we get there later, you can investigate again and find out the details of that woman for me. I want to see what exactly has offended her."

"...Yes, sir."

......

In front, in the carriage.

Shen Zheng was so thirsty from talking that she rewarded herself with a cup of tea and gulped it down in two gulps.

"Good tea! In short, that's it. Now we in Tong'an County are taking five measures at the same time." She counted on her fingers and began to name them: "Repairing kilns to calcine limestone, building cloth and printing workshops, and surveying docks. Once the survey is completed, construction will begin."

Yu Zhengqing was surprised at the changes in Tongan County in such a short period of time, but...

"Aren't there only four tubes? What about the other one?"

Ok?

Shen Zheng counted on her fingers again, "Ah - and also, build cement roads. As the saying goes, if you want to be rich, build roads first. Although we will have a wharf in the future and can develop water transportation, if we go further south, a lot of commerce still has to rely on land transportation, so we can't forget the people over there."

Yu Zhengqing smiled and nodded: "You are a fair person."

He was a little tempted by the cement road Shen Zheng described. "If that road is really that solid and durable, you can send some experienced workers to bring lime powder over to repair all the roads in Liuyang Prefecture that are not paved with bluestone slabs. I will pay you the fee."

How could he, as an elder, not support his younger generation in running a business? Moreover, it was a business with a bright future.

Unexpectedly, Shen Zheng shook his head like a rattle and refused, "I won't sell it to you. The stone mountain in the county is not big, and there will be a day when it will be mined out. But the people in my county haven't even tamped their own land yet."

Durable ground is not as essential to the people as clothes and food. Shen Zheng is not so "saintly" about improving the quality of life. She still wants to focus on her people first.

"So stingy?" Yu Zhengqing raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "You ungrateful little bastard, I'm sorry for treating you so badly."

"My Lord, please judge for sure!" Shen Zheng stretched her hands above her head and made a gesture of bowing, but because she was still sitting, this gesture seemed particularly inappropriate.

She continued to cry out for justice: "I am wronged! I just think it is better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish. The little limestone in my county is not enough for the entire Liuyang Prefecture."

She was not lying. The stone mountain in the county was just a small one, not a large-scale continuous stone mine. If manpower was really invested in large-scale mining, the limestone mined would not last long.

"So what you mean is that you want to teach me how to fish?" Yu Zhengqing asked.

"That's right!" Shen Zheng nodded and leaned forward. "Lord Liang said before that limestone, also known as dolomite, is a relatively common stone. We can also call it ore now. This ore is not uncommon in our Great Zhou and is widely distributed. So, do you think there is no second limestone mine in the huge Liuyang Mansion?"

Shen Zheng opened her hands and showed him a bright future: "Lime powder? As much as you want! Sanhe land? Every household can lay it, isn't it wonderful!"

Yu Zhengqing reached out and hit her forehead, causing her to shrink back into her seat in pain.

He sighed and pretended to be disappointed: "When I was in Tongan County, you were always talking about your parents' affairs and never hid any good things from them. Now... Alas."

"Forget it. I understand. After all, you and Lord Bo are now on the same side. I can no longer squeeze in between you two."

Shen Zheng covered her forehead and whispered, "What are you talking about? You sound so sour. Uncle is your father."

She was stunned for a moment when she said this, and suddenly remembered something, "Sir, has the Lord sent someone to tell you about Master Yu's situation?"

Governor Lu had a major disagreement with him, and he had to be aware of this matter.

"I already know about this." Yu Zhengqing's expression was no longer as relaxed as before, but rather a little ugly. He asked, "Do you still remember Luo Zhijing?"

Luo Zhijing?

Of course Shen Zheng remembered it!

The Fuzhou prefect who was rumored by Yu Zhengqing to have "eaten away all his family members"!

Could it be...