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

This immediately put him at a disadvantage.

He could only turn his head and look at Zhang Lizheng of Qingyuan Village, forcing himself to smile:

"I am old now, I must not have seen the map clearly just now, please ask the village head Zhang to show it to me again. If I misunderstood, I have really made a big joke today."

However, Li Zheng Zhang did not hand the map to him. Instead, he turned to look at Shen Zheng. When he saw Shen Zheng nod, he handed the map to Li Zheng Yu.

Zhang Lizheng was also a man who held grudges. The presence of the county magistrate gave him the confidence to fight back. He said in a rather sarcastic tone:

"You must hold it carefully this time. If you drop it on the ground, it won't be usable."

Yu Lizheng was ridiculed by the peasant in his heart, and he felt a little angry again, but he didn't dare to lose his temper when he saw Shen Zheng in front of him.

He had no choice but to take the map with a smile, and pretend to examine it carefully.

When he saw the very detailed hand-drawn map in his hand, he was a little shocked. The edges of the land on the map were clear and the direction of the ditches on it was impeccable.

He only took a cursory glance at the boundary between the two counties, but he knew very well whether the people from Tongan County had actually crossed the boundary.

But his face showed extreme surprise, followed by regret and self-blame.

He frowned tightly, raised his hand and slapped his head, and said to Shen Zheng with an exaggerated expression: "Ouch! My brain, County Magistrate, really misunderstood! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Shen Zheng watched his performance quietly without responding to his words.

He almost lost his pretentious expression, and turned to the villagers of Linmu Village and ordered: "It is true that a flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. Come to my house and get some tea. I will treat the brothers from Tongan County to some tea!"

"No need." Shen Zheng rejected her without even thinking about it. She had a new idea in her mind and didn't have time to deal with him anymore.

Yu Lizheng thought that Shen Zheng didn't give him any face at all, and was about to persuade her again when he heard her start to drive him away.

"We are still rushing to meet the deadline. Uncle Zhubu, if you have nothing to do, please go back to Quanyang County and don't set foot in Tongan County again."

Yu Lizheng thought he had heard wrongly. With the attitude of this woman just now, he thought she would not give up, but who knew she would let them go.

He sneered in his heart. The magistrate of Tongan County was just like the people living there, all of them were paper tigers.

He acted ashamed and respectful, and bowed to Shen Zheng, saying: "Your Excellency is truly a broad-minded person. In this case, we will not disturb you."

After saying this, he led the villagers of Linmu Village away in a mighty procession.

When they entered the territory of Quanyang County, a young man who had a good relationship with him came up to them.

"Uncle Yu, why did that female county magistrate let us go? Seeing the way she came over, I thought we were going to be arrested!"

Yu Lizheng laughed sarcastically: "She is afraid. Tongan County is a poor place. Do you think she really dares to confront us? If the matter really gets to the higher-ups, she will not end up well!"

The young man nodded in sudden realization. Their Quanyang County is really powerful!

At the same time, people in Tongan County asked the same question.

"Sir, why did you let them go like that? They were obviously here to cause trouble!"

Shen Zheng looked at their angry faces, chuckled and said, "Do you believe me, Shen Zheng? If you do, then listen to me today."

Everyone nodded. Of course they believed her.

But her next words left them extremely puzzled.

"Let's change the direction of this last section of the ditch. Instead of digging the section bordering Quanyang County, we can take a detour and go through the village."

Zhang Lizheng from Qingyuan Village came up with a map in his hand. He asked in confusion, "Sir, if we go around the village for this section, we will have to add another two days to the construction period. This is not cost-effective for us."

Shen Zheng certainly knew that it was not cost-effective now, but it would definitely be very cost-effective in the future.

When she drew the direction of the ditch, she took into account the surrounding counties, especially the neighboring Quanyang County.

Quanyang County is geographically located in the middle of several surrounding counties, with no rivers crossing its borders. Residents of Quanyang County mostly rely on small streams and well water for water use, so large-scale irrigation is not possible if hydroponic plants are to be grown.

So when she was drawing the direction of the ditch, she set the last section at the border with Quanyang County.

Considering that hybrid rice will be fully promoted after next year, if Quanyang County needs irrigation, this section of the ditch can be directly dug to Linmu Village.

But now that she saw the expressions of the people in Linmu Village, she naturally didn't want to help them anymore.

Don't let her dig in Tongan County?

Then they really won't dig from there. When the time comes, if the people from Linmu Village want to dig, no one will be allowed to enter the territory of Tong'an County. Let's see who will beg whom then.

"Listen to me, everyone, just work hard for a few more days, and we'll know the results in a few months." Shen Zheng said firmly.

Seeing her firm attitude, Zhang Lizheng had no choice but to nod and agree.

Digging for two more days is a good thing for the workers. They can eat more and get more wages.

Shen Zheng and Zhang Lizheng re-drew the direction of the last section of the ditch. It seemed that the remaining construction period would take about five days.

......

Five days later, the ditch digging and canal construction work that lasted about one and a half months was about to be completed.

Today is a big day in Tongan County. Shen Zheng and Xu Zhubu went to the river dam in Shanghe Village, which is the starting point of the canal.

The distribution of grain coupons in the county government is temporarily handed over to Li Hongmao, and Pei Zhaoqi will assist him. There should be no problem with the two of them.

Shen Zheng and everyone else stood on the river dam, looking at the ditch they had dug bit by bit, feeling a great sense of accomplishment in their hearts.

Today, they only need to dig through the first section connecting to the river, and the entire ditch will be officially open to water!

The workers spontaneously selected several skilled hands to be responsible for the last few dozen hoes.

Shen Zheng took a deep breath and spoke loudly under everyone's expectant gaze: "Start digging!"

"Yes!" Several men raised the hoes in their hands high, and they were very excited at this moment.

One hoe, two hoes, three hoes...

As the hoes in their hands fell, the mud blocking the river water became less and less. After the men dug the last few hoes, the river water rushed into the ditch!

"it is good!!!"

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the water in the ditch rushed down, passing through every village in Tongan County until it reached the downstream of the river.

"Ding, it is detected that the host has completed a case of infrastructure construction. The infrastructure value of the area has increased by 20 points. The current prosperity points total 112 points, which can be exchanged for a small number of items. Please keep up the good work and create prosperity together."

Shen Zheng couldn't help but curl her lips as she listened to the system's report. She had finally stepped one foot into the threshold. Once the rice seedlings were planted in the fields, she should think about the next step to take.

"Mr. County Magistrate, please say a few words to everyone!" The people on the dam began to make a noise.

"Yes! We in Tongan County have done something great. Please say a few words, sir!"

The atmosphere of the entire dam was immediately boosted.