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

That child...

Yu Zhengqing thought for a moment and said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about the child."

The child looked shy and timid. If he really knew something, Shen Zheng's method might be useful.

Seeing that he accepted this idea, Shen Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Anyway, you can't test the medicine on yourself. I will tell my aunt later and ask her to keep an eye on you."

Yu Zhengqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, "You've really grown up and learned to complain."

Shen Zheng ignored him and started rummaging around on the small table. "You said you were hungry, let's eat something first..."

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The river breeze blows on your face, the river water flows, the water gurgles, and the sparkling water is like the eyes of a beauty, looking at the beautiful scenery of the fields in late autumn.

Shen Zheng, Yu Zhengqing and others went to the river bank against the wind. When Wang Ruqian saw them, he put down his tools and ran over.

When he saw Yu Zhengqing, he was stunned and quickly led his men to salute: "Your humble servant Wang Ruqian greets the prefect."

Tongan County is really not simple. Not to mention that the emperor sent a general and a governor here, even the entire family of the Earl of Yongning often come here. This time they have come to the right place!

"Master Wang, there is no need to be so polite." Yu Zhengqing got straight to the point and nodded, asking, "Are there any results from the terrain survey?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Ruqian quickly took out the construction drawing from his arms and handed it over with both hands. "Look, sir. This is the result of my survey in the past few days. The sketch of the dock has also been drawn. I originally wanted to go to the county government to find Lord Shen after completing it today. If Lord Shen has no objection to this drawing, I will go back to the mansion and send someone to prepare it."

He was afraid that Yu Zhengqing would think that he was not capable enough, so he stepped forward and explained everything to him based on the sketch.

Sure enough, Yu Zhengqing was no pushover. He pointed out a small problem for him as soon as he stretched out his hand.

"The road here must be padded a little more firmly, with another thick layer and wooden boards on top."

Wang Ruqian secretly raised his head and glanced at him, explaining: "Sir... if we add another layer of padding here, the work will take at least several days. Sir Shen... isn't he anxious to put it into use?"

Shen Zheng was still in a daze, Yu Zhengqing glanced at her: "Are you in a hurry?"

Her scalp tightened, and she asked back: "Should I be anxious?"

Yu Zhengqing glared at her, then turned to Wang Ruqian and said, "She said she's not in a hurry, so just add more."

Everyone present was stunned by Yu Zhengqing's ability to convey messages.

Ba Lezhan turned around and asked Ning Zhubu in a low voice: "Did Lord Shen say that?"

Yang Zhou scratched his ears in disbelief and asked the young woman beside him, "Fifth Chief Clerk, did you hear what Lord Shen said just now?"

The young woman glanced at him coldly and nodded, "Lord Shen said she is not in a hurry."

Yang Zhou:?

Could it be that my ears are really broken?

After hearing how he addressed the young woman, Ba Lezhan chatted with Ning Zhubu: "No need to investigate, that woman is the new Zhubu of Yonglu County...From what she said, maybe she was able to take up the position here because of Lord Shen's influence."

He looked at the woman curiously and whispered, "The surname Diwu? This is rare in our Great Zhou... Could she be the fifth family of Shangjing..."

Thinking of this, Ba Lezhan shook his head suddenly and denied himself: "No, it is impossible. If she is from the fifth family in Shangjing, why would she come to our remote place to serve? But... when did I offend her?"

He began to search in his mind to find out whether he had some conflicts with the people of the fifth family, but after thinking for a long time he still couldn't figure it out.

Shen Zheng looked at Yu Zhengqing's resolute expression and immediately reacted, saying, "Master Wang, I am not in a hurry, not at all. Just listen to Master Yu."

Wang Ruqian opened his mouth, forced a smile and said to Yu Zhengqing: "Master Yu, in fact, there are only two layers of padding here, which will not affect the use of the dock... I assure you that there will be no accidents!"

Yu Zhengqing was unmoved and said in a stern voice, "You don't need to give me a guarantee, just lay two layers."

He walked towards the river bank with his hands behind his back. Wang Ruqian wanted to struggle again, so he chased after him and asked, "But, but why is this happening..."

Shen Zheng was also curious about why Yu Zhengqing insisted on laying an extra layer, so she walked to his side and looked at him.

He said, "The dock at Liuyang Prefecture only has two floors here."

Wang Ruqian thought it was not good and laughed dryly, "Really? But even if there are only two layers, there shouldn't be any accidents."

Yu Zhengqing's brows sank, and his voice, along with the river wind, was heard by everyone: "There has been no major accident involving life, but there have been many injuries. There is often a pile of goods here, and the cargo workers will spend a long time going back and forth between the boat and the shore. There is mud and sand under the river bank, and under the long-term scouring of the river water, a slight collapse is inevitable."

Wang Ruqian didn't expect that Yu Zhengqing was really an expert in this field, and he raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Yu Zhengqing continued, "I have no doubts about your ability as the Director of the Water Transport Department, and I know that the regulations here require two layers of paving. But you have to understand how long this wharf will be used by Tong'an County in the future. Can you guarantee that there will be no problems over the years?"

Shen Zheng then realized that it was not that Wang Ruqian was not doing his job well, but that Yu Zhengqing was asking him to build it to the highest standards.

——With only two layers of padding, there will be no problems within the prescribed service life, just like the "warranty period" of an object. If problems occur after this "warranty period", it is naturally not the fault of the Canal Transport Bureau.

Yu Zhengqing made this request entirely for the future of Tongan County Wharf.

Shen Zheng couldn't help but raise her head. What does it mean to have someone above? This is it!

It sounds simple to put an extra layer of foundation, but just by looking at Wang Ruqian's miserable face, she knew that this was not an easy matter.

Perhaps it is just like constructing a high-rise building. For each additional floor, the manpower and material resources invested are no longer just one plus one equals two.

"How?" Yu Zhengqing didn't get the answer he wanted, so he turned to Wang Ruqian and asked, "Are you going to do it or not? If you don't have the right, I will wait for Lord Wei to return and discuss it with him again."

Waiting for the governor to return?

A thin layer of sweat broke out on Wang Ruqian's back.

Tongan County has the support of the Earl of Yongning. Even if the governor comes to negotiate, I'm afraid he won't be able to overcome so many mouths from top to bottom, right?

It would be better to let Wang Ruqian do them a favor!

He made up his mind, stepped forward and said with a smile: "I have no such intention, but things change so fast that I am thinking about how to change other places."

What he said was in response to Yu Zhengqing's request.

"That's good." Yu Zhengqing smiled at him, making Wang Ruqian's hair stand on end. "Then I'll trouble you, Lord Wang, to revise it."

"It is my honor to build a wharf for Tongan County. In the future... I hope I will have another chance to work for you, Lord Shen, and the Earl." Wang Ruqian was very flattering.