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

If you want to take away Ba Lezhan's father-in-law's collection of books, it would not just be a matter of one or two books, it is possible that he would be completely taken away.

"He will be willing." Balezhan was extremely confident.

Shen Zheng was pleased to see this happen, and raised her teacup, "Then I'll trouble you, Lord Ba."

Balechan grinned.

Seeing Shen Zheng drinking tea, Fang Wenxiu finally had the opportunity to speak. He stood up respectfully and said directly: "Sir Shen, to be honest, my father likes to collect books whenever he goes out. If you are talking about rare books, there are still some in my father's study. If you don't mind, I will pack up those books and send them to you when I go home today."

Shen Zheng had expected this, but still asked the same question: "I wonder if Master Fang would be willing?"

The answer obtained is the same.

Then comes the fifth exploration, Yang Zhou.

Compared with the family wealth of the others present, Yang Zhou's family wealth is indeed a bit meager, but after all, he was a Jinshi and was appointed an official, so how could he really not have any collection of books?

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Shen Zheng poured tea for everyone.

The previous step is to lift the pole to hit the dates, and the next step is to separate the dates.

"Of course, Tongan County will not take these books from you for nothing. The county is just borrowing them temporarily. After you have copied them, they will be returned to you intact."

Everyone nodded and thanked Shen Zheng: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your consideration."

Shen Zheng smiled and shook her head, "This is not the point. The point is that these books...will appear in Tongan Bookstore one by one in the future, without missing a single one. By then, no matter you or the scholars in the county, you will be able to have a look at them."

Not missing a single one?

Can you still watch it?!

Ba Lezhan wiped the tea that he accidentally spilled and asked half-doubtfully, "Then, Lord Shen, those books that His Majesty sent... also...?"

Shen Zheng still smiled: "Those books are also among them. You and all the readers in your county can read them."

Balechan felt that there was something wrong with his ears.

Can your Majesty's actions be compared to these petty fights?

Those now stored in the warehouse of Tongan County Government are the real treasures!

He originally thought that Lord Shen would carefully select and not allow all the books to be published. As for those truly precious and rare books by famous authors, he was afraid that only the outstanding students in Tongan County School would be able to see them.

It is “human nature” to act this way, isn’t it?

But Lord Shen actually personally specified that all these books should appear in the bookstore? !

This, this, this...

This is really horrifying!

"Lord Shen, this, this..." Balezhan's scalp tightened again and again, and his fingers that were subconsciously pointing at Shen Zheng began to tremble.

He finally understood why Shen Zheng had said half and hidden the other half before.

This move would probably offend a lot of people! Lord Shen has the Emperor protecting him, but what about Ba Lezhan? He can only ask Lord Shen to protect him...

But he had already entered the "den of thieves", and it was too late to regret!

Thinking of the hundreds of students in Quanyang Academy, Balezhan gritted his teeth and stomped his feet.

It's done!

Who knows, his Quanyang Academy can really produce a few Jinshi (Jinshi)?

Who will get the credit then?

He, Ba Lezhan, has stood on the side with gritted teeth, so he should at least get half the credit!

And...what if...Lord Shen...is bragging...?

Although the possibility is extremely small.

"Ahem..." Bale Zhan sat up straight, suppressed his panic, and said calmly, "Since it is beneficial to the scholars of the world, I will wait for your good news."

Shen Zheng raised her cup and said, "I will send someone to inform you two adults. Thank you for your help, you two adults and Master Fang."

Ba Lezhan felt both sweet and bitter in his heart, and raised his cup and said, "No thanks, no thanks. This is what Lord Yang and I should do. Lord Yang, don't you agree?"

Yang Zhou smiled back like a numb supporting actor: "Master Ba is right."

Balezhan was afraid of talking nonsense to Yang Zhou again, so he subconsciously shut his mouth.

"Oh, right." Shen Zheng remembered that they were talking about the house purchase and sale, so she reminded them: "My two lords, you need to pay attention to those foreign merchants who buy houses in your county."

"Pay attention?" Bale Zhan looked over in confusion. "Sir Shen, it's just a matter of money and goods. Why do we need to pay special attention? I hope Sir Shen can give us some advice."

Shen Zheng pondered for a moment and told them about Tongan County’s “housing purchase restriction order.”

Ba Lezhan suddenly realized: "When I heard the news, I guessed that it must be your handiwork. But Lord Shen, why don't you let those foreign merchants buy houses? If they settle down in the county, it will not only promote the county's business, but also pay more taxes to the county."

——People, people are here.

——Business, business is active.

——Taxes, there are too many taxes.

No matter how he thought about it, Balezhan felt that this was a good thing.

Fang Wenxiu also looked over - he had heard about this matter, but he had been working at the porcelain kiln recently and did not pay much attention to it.

Shen Zheng gave them an inappropriate analogy: "If all the eggs are put in one basket, they will all break if one is broken. If the houses in your two counties are all sold to outsiders, then they will have the final say on how much they will be sold for. I would like to ask you two gentlemen, are there people living in those houses that have been bought?"

Balezhan was startled for no reason and turned to look at the servants who were waiting outside the pavilion.

The attendant was stunned for a moment and recalled, his eyes suddenly widened: "To reply to Lord Shen, those houses... no one has moved in yet..."

Bale Zhan's body swayed, and he steadied himself by holding onto the stone table, and asked the attendant, "There are so many houses, but there is not a single one?"

The attendant swallowed and answered honestly: "No... not even any repairs have been started."

"It's bad!" Ba Lezhan slapped his thigh, shocked and angry: "I was tricked by those unscrupulous merchants! I have only heard of such evil deeds in Shangjing. Who would have thought that my small Quanyang County would actually...!"

Those people really came here to do business.

But what they were doing was actually his house business in Quanyang County!

Once they have acquired all the vacant houses, won't they have the final say on how much they are sold for?

And Balezhan also heard of one thing.

"I heard that there are places in the capital that lend money at high interest rates. They lend the money to the people to buy houses, and nine out of ten return it. If the people can't pay back the debts by the time the time comes, those unscrupulous merchants will take back the houses and make a lot of money from the people for buying houses for nothing!"

When he thought of this, Balezhan really couldn't calm down.

That’s not a “human and commercial tax” at all, that’s the executioner coming to slaughter the people!

When he thought about how these people dared to come to Quanyang County to do evil, he felt a surge of anger rising up, almost making his head explode.

"Hurry back to the county!" He stood up and walked towards the attendant, and said solemnly: "Let the chief clerk draft an order, no pawnbrokers or ordinary people are allowed to sell houses. Once it is drafted, post it directly, and send someone to the pawnbrokers to inform them! If anyone dares to make money from this money again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"