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

Seven quarters of the morning.

The scattered sunlight made the river surface sparkle, and the workers on the dock in the distance were also peeking at the cloth shop. After Wei Que finished explaining his affairs, he tidied his clothes and walked towards the cloth shop.

More and more people are coming.

Wu Lizheng was so nervous that he kept wiping his sweat. Looking around, at least three out of ten people were strangers! Some people looked around curiously, while others saw acquaintances in the crowd and went up to chat with them.

Carriages of various styles were parked on the wide river dam. Most of the people who got off the carriages were wearing brocade robes, with jade pendants hanging around their waists and folding fans in their hands.

Judging from his dress, he seems to be a scholar, but judging from his appearance and temperament, he is definitely a businessman.

If you ask them why they are like this?

Well, today they are here to watch the ceremony in Tongan County. The county magistrate, Mr. Shen, is a scholar, so they certainly can’t dress up to show their wealth, right?

Wu Lizheng was looking at the folding fans, his teeth chattering: "It's so cold, what are these people fanning themselves with? Aren't they afraid of the cold?"

Zhou Lizheng smiled and shook his head: "They are obviously businessmen, but it's a bit strange to dress like this... I don't know why so many people came today, it's beyond our expectations, I wonder if it will make the adults unhappy..."

"is not that right."

Wu Lizheng also found it a bit strange. It was clearly decided not long ago that the construction would start on the twelfth day, but these people seemed to have ears in Tongan County. They would rush here as soon as the twelfth day arrived!

Today's scene was even more lively than the previous rice seed sales in the county. It was clearly a big event for their Tongan County, and in the blink of an eye, it seemed to have become a big event for the entire Liuyang Prefecture.

As the two were talking, the surroundings suddenly became even noisier than before.

Zhou Lizheng felt something in his heart and looked up into the distance.

as predicted.

I saw horse-drawn carriages and donkey-drawn carts slowly approaching the dam in the sunshine. On the donkey-drawn cart in the front sat a few teenagers, who raised their arms and waved to them.

"Why are there so many people!"

Fang Ziyan was stunned by the crowds of people on the dam. He pointed at the dam and exclaimed, "There are not so many carriages in Tongan County combined! Where did all these people come from? What are they doing here?"

In the back car, Shen Zheng lifted the curtain, and after seeing the magnificent view of the river dam, she shook her head slightly, turned to Yu Shizhang and said, "It is just as you guessed. Many merchants from the surrounding areas have come."

As early as yesterday, Yu Shizhang told her that there were a lot more unfamiliar faces in the county in the past two days.

Before, although there were some businessmen among the new faces who came to the county, most of them were ordinary people looking for work. But starting from the day before yesterday, these new faces suddenly transformed into businessmen dressed in luxurious clothes.

It goes without saying why these people came.

And they have one thing in common, that is, most of them are in the fabric business.

These people were jealous of the cotton cloth, and they also knew that once the cotton cloth was officially sold in the Great Zhou, it would cause an indelible blow to their business. Therefore, they came here to congratulate Shen Zheng and the cloth shop.

The second is......

They wanted to find a way to survive the impact of cotton cloth.

Yu Shizhang looked ahead through the gap in the car curtain, still calm and composed: "Don't hit a smiling person. No matter what they think under their skin, on the surface, they are here to congratulate us. We just listen to those happy words, but..."

He turned to look at Shen Zheng: "Do you have any idea of ​​the way out they want?"

Shen Zheng lowered the car curtain and remained silent for a moment, analyzing the pros and cons of this "way out".

“Yes, but I don’t know if it’s right or wrong.”

She briefly told Yu Shizhang what she was thinking. Yu Shizhang's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened, and he was almost about to applaud.

"Of course not! But we have to change the details so that they can't really make too much money. So there's no rush today. Let those who are interested come to the county in a few days."

Shen Zheng pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and nodded.

"Uu——"

As soon as the carriage stopped, greetings and greetings came from all directions.

Balezhan was the first to be hit. He even climbed onto the carriage, bent down and lifted the curtain.

"Hey, Master, Master Shen, Xiaoba is here to lift the curtain for you, the two masters, please--"

"..."

Shen Zheng was speechless and motioned to Xiao Yuan to "invite Ba Lezhan" away. "Master Ba, you are the guest today, there is no need to do this."

It can be said that Ba Lezhan is a very flexible person. It was okay for him to call himself "Xiao Ba" in private before, but today, with so many outsiders around, he didn't care about his face at all, and instead made Shen Zheng get goosebumps.

"Master Shen, what are you talking about!" Ba Lezhan deliberately approached everyone, his voice getting louder and louder: "I am really grateful that you are willing to let Quanyang County use the dock. This is just a small token of my appreciation, it's nothing!"

When the merchants around heard this, they secretly exchanged glances.

——It seems that Lady Shen is not a tyrannical person. She is willing to give a way out even to Quanyang County behind Tongan County.

Although they wanted to come forward and talk, they also knew that it would be rude to do so at this time, so they could only stand on the periphery and watch honestly.

Several village heads pushed Ba Lezhan aside and helped Shen Zheng and the other person get out of the car.

Xu Zhubu came over from the back carriage and whispered, "Sir, it's almost time."

......

From the moment Shen Zheng walked towards the door of the cloth workshop, everyone fell silent at the same time.

Wu Lizheng stood beside the sacrificial table, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Tong'an Cloth Workshop will start work today. Please invite the chief priest, County Magistrate Shen Zheng, to come on stage to offer sacrifices!"

It has to be said that everyone spent a lot of money on this opening sacrificial ceremony - not only were the three animals on the sacrificial table complete, but even the front and back of the sacrificial table facing the cloth workshop were covered with a three-foot-wide red linen cloth that stretched all the way into the cloth workshop.

Under the gaze of everyone, Shen Zheng stepped onto the red cloth and slowly walked towards the sacrificial table. After standing still, she nodded slightly to Wu Lizheng.

Wu Lizheng took the fire basin, placed it on the small table next to the sacrificial table, and said loudly: "Pray to the God of Heaven and the God of Earth!"

Shen Zheng picked up the long incense stick that had been prepared long ago, lit it in the brazier, then respectfully bowed three times to heaven and earth, and finally inserted the long incense stick into the incense table.

Wu Lizheng shouted again: "Pray to the God of Wealth!"

Shen Zheng lit three long incense sticks and bowed respectfully to the God of Wealth on the sacrificial table.

“Pray to the river god!”

Because the cloth shop was close to the river bank, they had to pray for the river god’s blessing, just like on the day when the canal digging work started.

After the three bows, Shen Zheng knelt on the cushion facing the sacrificial table and the cloth workshop, and whispered: "The cloth workshop in Tong'an County, Liuyang Prefecture, Great Zhou Kingdom, will start work today. We have prepared three kinds of animals, sweet wine, and fresh fruits and vegetables to offer sacrifices to the God of Heaven and Earth, the God of Wealth, and the God of Rivers. We pray that the gods will bless and protect the cloth workshop from worry-free production and disasters."

"It's done!"

The sound of firecrackers rang out.

The workshop was bathed in sunlight and seemed to be surrounded by golden light.

In the crowd, an old monk in a coarse monk's robe looked at Shen Zheng's back with a gentle expression, raised his palm and nodded: "Amitabha, we wish you the same good fortune."