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

Is official position and public opinion more important, or is the safety of the people more important?

"No."

Weighing the two evils, choose the lesser one!

Shen Zheng suddenly sat up straight, "I just had suspicions before, but now the news has proved that there is something wrong with that person. We can't just sit there and wait for death."

"Then what should we do now?" Diwu Tanwei also became serious, as if waiting for her instructions.

Shen Zheng thought for a moment, then slammed the table and said, "We can't touch the civilians, but what about our colleagues? They have an obligation to cooperate with our investigation, right?"

Isn’t there a stubborn donkey right there?

Catch him!

torture!

"Colleagues?" Diwu Tanwei was confused. "You mean, there are officials who took the medicine? But the officials of Liuyang Prefecture?"

Shen Zheng shook her head. "He's not an official from Liuyang Prefecture. He's an official from the Canal Transport Bureau who's helping build the dock in our county."

The Fifth Tanwei was speechless when he heard this. "How could he build a pier if he is so stupid? Is that person in Liuyang Mansion now? Do you want me to help you send a message and arrest that person?"

"Are you really going to arrest him?"

Shen Zheng was startled and asked uncertainly: "Did you send someone to arrest him......"

The second generation of gangsters are the second generation of gangsters. They say catching an official is as easy as catching a chick.

They also said that the fifth family had changed their ways, but she didn't think that was true...

Diwu Tanwei realized that he had spoken out of turn and immediately pursed his lips, "No, I am helping Lord Yu to control the person. He has the obligation to cooperate with our investigation."

Shen Zheng was silent.

Diwu Tanwei looked around uncomfortably and forced a smile, "Master Shen, your courtyard... is quite nice, with trees, flowers and plants, and... stone benches."

Typical of making small talk.

Shen Zheng glanced around the yard and pointed to a room for her.

"That's my house, isn't it nice? But I'm not the only one living in this yard, the other houses are theirs."

When Diwu Tanwei heard this, wasn’t this exactly the poor residence she had mentioned – “one that doesn’t even have one’s own yard, and has to live and eat with others”?

The corners of her mouth and eyes froze together, and she wished she could hide under the table. She held it in for a long time but couldn't utter a word.

Shen Zheng smiled and went back to her room to get paper and pen, then started writing a letter. Diwu Tanwei deliberately looked away and didn't read what she was writing.

Shen Zheng took the initiative to say: "I will write a letter to Lord Yu. Previously, I had considered that we were officials in the same dynasty, so it would be difficult to use force against the other party, but now the special situation has forced me to resort to extraordinary measures. I have to find a way to prove that the adverse reaction that person experienced after stopping the medication was a side effect of the medication, not a recurrence of the disease..."

Otherwise, even if you are right, you will be considered wrong.

When Shen Zheng thought of this, she thought of Li Shiyuan who went to the east to provide support. She felt that there was a pair of hands hidden in the dark, secretly stirring up the situation.

And she and the Yu family were right in the center of the storm.

Could it be that Governor Lu who did it alone?

This chess game is a bit too big.

......

The fifth tank waited for an hour.

Since she didn't mention leaving, Shen Zheng didn't want to just sit there with her, so she offered to take her around the county school.

The two walked side by side along the winding path, and further ahead was Xu Zhubu's temporary office.

"Oh, right..." Shen Zheng suddenly remembered that Diwu Tanwei had said that he came here for two things.

Gathering information is one thing, but what about the other thing?

Zhou Lizheng and Wu Lizheng came out talking and laughing, and when they saw Shen Zheng, they immediately came over to greet her.

"Sir Shen! Are you here to see Master Xu?" asked Li Zheng Zhou.

He was talking to Shen Zheng, but his eyes were always on Diwu Tanwei.

How could such a strange-looking woman be with you, adults?

Before he could think about it, Diwu Tanwei glared at him, scaring Zhou Lizheng so much that he trembled and grabbed Wu Lizheng's sleeve.

What a horrible woman, how could she be with Lord Shen! Could it be that she is doing something bad to Lord Shen?

Li Zheng Zhou stepped forward and squeezed between the two men, laughing dryly, "I came here with Li Zheng Wu today to hand in the list of people in the village who want to work in the cloth shop. It will be easier for Xu Zhubu to select them. This way, Xu Zhubu will have less trouble."

Diwu Tanwei frowned and quickly avoided him.

Shen Zheng found it a little funny, took a step back, stood beside Diwu Tanwei, and asked Zhou Lizheng: "After the screening in your village, how many people signed up for the recruitment?"

"Yes..." Zhou Lizheng was still paying attention to the Fifth Tanwei, "There are nearly 500 people. Originally, there were about 1,000 people. After Xu Zhubu gave me the list, I did a preliminary screening. Although..."

He coughed lightly and said, "Although the people from our villages participated in the recruitment, one is to make money, and the other is to contribute to the county, but in fact not everyone is suitable to work in the cloth workshop."

He counted on his fingers, counting those who were "unsuitable".

"Take Granny Wang for example. She is willing to help and even offered to take only half the wages. But her eyesight is not good, she is out of breath after walking a few steps, and she coughs up blood. She has to stay in bed for a few days every few days. How can she guarantee to go to work every day?"

"Although Doctor Li has helped her body recover a little since he came here, I have to say something unpleasant. If something happens to her while she is working, how can I take responsibility and face her family?"

Zhou Lizheng knew that his words were a bit cold-blooded, seemed to be somewhat inconsiderate of the feelings of neighbors, and even had a bit of discrimination.

But as the village head, he has to keep an eye on these situations.

Before Shen Zheng could answer, he brought up the next example.

"And there's Xiangwa from Lao Luo's family. He's at the age of learning to read and write, but he can't even recognize two characters and can barely write his own name, yet he's already thinking about earning money to support his family. How can this villain allow that? Isn't that misleading young people?"

He pursed his lips, looking nostalgic, "If someone wanted to send a half-grown child to work before you came, I would have no objection at all. After all, isn't that what we peasants do? We give birth to children and wait for this day. When the children are about ten years old and have enough strength, they will start to shoulder the burden of supporting the family."

Diwu Tanwei thought this guy was a bit annoying at first. He squeezed in for no apparent reason and started talking nonsense.

But when she heard this, she suddenly became interested in what Zhou Lizheng was talking about.

It turns out... before Lord Shen came, Tongan County was exactly the same as Yonglu County today.

When it is difficult to fill your stomach, there is no quality of life to speak of.

But now in Tongan County, even this little village head can talk freely about the education issues of children.

It goes without saying who deserves credit for this and who brought about the change.

Diwu Tanwei quietly turned his head to look at Shen Zheng, and when he saw the smile on her lips, the last trace of irritation in his heart gradually disappeared.