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

Killing chickens to warn monkeys?

Jiang Zhiming widened his eyes. What chickens and monkeys, aren’t they all low-class people in the mansion?

"No, sir!" He rushed back and said hurriedly, "They are just ignorant people. They have no opinions and believe whoever speaks first. We just need to scare them and then defend the city tightly!"

"We must guard against it with all our might?" Governor Lu raised his eyelids. "When an epidemic breaks out, being soft-hearted is a taboo. It is because of people like you who are soft-hearted that those minor epidemics in history eventually became major ones. If we had acted decisively earlier, how could this have happened?"

If one is sick, kill one; if two are sick, kill a pair.

If we kill all the carriers of the disease, how can there be any more disease?

As soon as Jiang Zhiming heard this, he knew that he would have to take the blame again.

In short, when the matter here is resolved and reported to the higher authorities, Governor Lu's hands will be clean and his eyes will be full of compassion.

"No, sir!"

I don't know if he did it for his official hat and concubines, or for the people in the mansion, but he cried to Governor Lu: "Don't kill them! The people really can't be killed. It's just an epidemic. Look, since the epidemic broke out in Changnan Prefecture, haven't you heard of anyone dying from the disease?"

He glanced at Governor Lu's expression, slid forward on his knees, pulled the other's clothes and said, "I will go and find all the doctors in the palace, and send people to search every house. No one who has symptoms will be spared. Please give me a chance, give the people a chance!"

Governor Lu snorted coldly: "Do you need to tell me that? The epidemic must be cured, but those who cause trouble must not be allowed to stay. Those who disturb the people deserve to die."

Jiang Zhiming suddenly hated himself for rushing in crying and pouring out his grievances to Governor Lu.

The bitter water was poured out, and the people were harmed.

He was unwilling to give up, and begged for mercy by pulling the other's clothes. With tears in his eyes, he said, "Please give me another chance, and I will go and talk to the people. With you in the palace, nothing will happen. The people also know that you are a good official who always cares about them, and they will definitely listen to you."

Perhaps his flattery worked, or perhaps Governor Lu was a little unsure about the rash killing.

Finally, he let out a sigh of relief: "I'll give you one more day, just one more day. If those people are still guarding the city gate tomorrow, don't bother me... Oh no, don't blame you, the prefect, for not being considerate of the people."

A bastard.

Jiang Zhiming glared at the floor tiles.

It turns out that all the bad things were done by Jiang Zhiming!

"Thank you for your mercy!" He raised his head with a different look, "I will go right away, I will go right away!"

When I came here, sparks appeared on the soles of my feet, and when I leave, I wish the soles of my shoes would be worn through, as there is no time to lose.

He walked to the gate of the government office and shouted, "Gather your men! Follow me to the city gate!"

"Yes!"

"Master!" A figure came around the corner. It was a graceful woman with worry in her eyes. "Master, why didn't you come back home today? I brought you some pear soup. I stayed up all night. Even if you don't come back home, you have to take care of yourself."

Jiang Zhiming was anxious, but fortunately the palace soldiers were still gathering. He took the time to step forward, held Xiaomei's hands and said, "I know that Yin'er loves me the most. I am busy today. I will go back to the palace tomorrow to see you... Oh no, to see you."

"Hateful!" Yin'er hit him lightly on the chest, and the maid handed the pear soup to his subordinates.

"Then I won't bother you anymore, my lord. You have more important business to attend to. I'll go back home and wait for you." After she said that, she bowed and left without looking back.

Jiang Zhiming looked at the heavy food box and gritted his teeth and said, "Even for Yin'er and the others, nothing must happen to me..."

......

"How about it?"

There were eight women standing at the corner of the government office gate. They had different figures but each had her own unique charm. They were all rare beauties.

On the other hand, their expressions were exactly the same. Seeing Yin'er come back, they were all curious.

"Madam!" Yin'er walked lightly to them and said to the woman in front, "He can't come back today. I guess he's been entangled with something."

"Okay!"

Except for Mrs. Jiang who did not move, the other seven women cheered together. For a moment, the fragrance flowed in the corner of the alley, refreshing the heart.

"Madam?" Seeing that Madam Jiang didn't respond, they asked curiously, "Are you unhappy? Whenever he comes back, he will definitely go to your room first. Since he can't come back today, we can play two tables of mahjong again."

Mrs. Jiang walked lightly, turned her head slightly at the corner, looked towards the entrance of the mansion, and a trace of worry flashed between her brows.

"This..." Yin'er took her arm and said, "Madam, what's wrong with you? You are not worried about him, are you? The governor is in our house now, nothing will happen."

She was puzzled. Apart from his wife, who came from a famous family and was carried back by Jiang Zhiming in a sedan chair with eight men, she and the other seven were all beauties that Jiang Zhiming had collected from various places.

But they all knew that the lady had little feelings for Jiang Zhiming. In fact, every time Jiang Zhiming welcomed a new person into the family, she would be happy for a while.

——Sisters are having fun together again.

But...her reaction today was really strange.

"I'm not worried about him." Madam Jiang retracted her gaze, looked at them and frowned, "It's just that he hasn't returned for two days. I'm afraid something might have happened in Xingning Mansion..."

Although Jiang Zhiming was a bit of a jerk, they all knew that apart from handling affairs at the government office every day, he would go home to accompany them - although they did not want him to accompany them and wished that he would stay in the government office and not come back for as long as he wanted.

Therefore, they could guess the political situation in the mansion from Jiang Zhiming's daily movements. If he didn't come home for two days, something big must have happened in Xingning Prefecture.

Mrs. Jiang believed in her own feelings. She felt that this was her natural advantage as a woman and also a skill given to her by God.

After a moment, she said, "In any case, let's make preparations first. After returning home, pack up your belongings just in case."

Yin'er and the other eight were all stunned, "Madam, are we...going to run away?"

I always say I want to run away, but when the day comes, I always feel weird inside.

Mrs. Jiang did not say whether to run or not, but just said: "Now it is rumored everywhere that there is an epidemic in the palace. Judging from his reaction, it is almost certain, and it is related to the governor. If we don't run, we should try not to go out."

Upon hearing this, Yin'er and the other eight people no longer looked as relaxed as before.

"It's so creepy... Then let's go back to the mansion first! Send the servants to buy the expenses for the mansion."

Could something really happen in Xingning Prefecture, which has been peaceful for so many years?

......

Xingning government office.

"Limestone..." Governor Lu was reading the letter, stroking the letter paper repeatedly with his fingers, "Yu Jiusi, as expected of a descendant of the Yu family, has as many crooked ideas as his father. I wonder...how do you want to struggle?"

"Have you brought the limestone?" he asked his men.