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

Xiahe Village, river bank.

The pier is wide and the river bank is endless.

At the entrance of the wharf, there is an archway with "Tong'an Wharf" inscribed on both sides. The archway has four pillars and three doors. It was built at the request of Ying Weique. On the capitals of the two main pillars, which require two people to hug, there are words carved with "Connecting rivers and seas, where merchants gather from all over the world".

Going further in, the pier is like a sleeping dragon lying across the river, with a wide platform rising from the water surface and stone steps extending from the bottom of the platform to underwater.

Next to the platform is a one-story-high observation tower with flying eaves, which allows people at the dock to observe the passing ships.

On the west side of the dock is the ship area, which can accommodate several large ships at the same time, while on the east side are the cargo area and warehouses for storing goods. The warehouses are like sleeping beasts, perched on the dam.

The group looked around intently, and exclamations of admiration were heard everywhere. Shen Zheng had to deal with Ba Lezhan while carefully looking at the furnishings at the dock.

Both the archway and platform style far exceeded the standards that Tongan Wharf should have, and were never reflected in the construction drawings.

"It's obvious that Wei Que did this." Yu Shizhang walked beside Shen Zheng with his hands behind his back. "The people from the Canal Transport Bureau are fine on normal days, but when they see the docks, they become crazy and want to do everything to the best of their ability. They are even a little superstitious."

Shen Zheng nodded in praise, "This is a good thing. It gives our county chief face. Whoever comes to the dock to stop the boat in the future, won't they praise us?"

Yu Shizhang curled his lips and said, "Of course it's good to talk about money."

Shen Zheng paused for a moment, "On this auspicious day, let's not talk about money for now..."

Everyone was talking and laughing as they arrived at the pier.

The pier is only one-tenth the length of the river channel, but it is wide enough for two carriages to run side by side. The bridge deck rises from the river bank, arches, and gradually sinks into the river.

The pier is made entirely of brick and wood, with a stone foundation buried underground and underwater, making it look very solid.

Obviously, this pier far exceeds the standards that Tongan Wharf should have.

Seeing them coming, Wei Que greeted them with a smile on his face, "My Lord, Lord Shen, and all the lords, you are finally here. The altar has been set up, and we can start the sacrifice in a moment."

After getting the telescope, Wei Que looked as if he had drunk a tonic soup. All the tiredness on his face disappeared, leaving only a rosy glow.

I saw that on the pier behind him, a sacrificial table tied with red cloth had already been set up. There were still the same old things on the table, but the fruits and livestock were all fresh.

As soon as Shen Zheng saw the sacrificial table, her memories were brought back.

This table...

This red silk...

An old actor.

In front of the pier, there was a line of officials represented by Yu Shizhang, a line of merchants including Mo Qingwan who had hurried back, a line of common people headed by the village heads, and even more common people and merchants from Quanyang and Yonglu counties who had come after hearing the news.

As the time for the sacrifice approached, more and more people came to the dock, and the workers in the cloth workshop were allowed half a day off so that they could come and watch the sacrifice.

The sun gradually rose, and Wu Lizheng took the gong and struck it hard.

"The auspicious time has come!"

Shen Zheng stood in front of the pier, looking at Wei Que who was offering sacrifices beside him, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Another gong sounded, "Please ask the county magistrate, Lord Shen, and the transport officer, Lord Wei, to go up to the bridge and offer sacrifices!"

The two looked at each other and walked towards the pier together.

The trestle was built on the river bank and the water, but it was very stable. With the sound of the river lapping against the shore, Shen Zheng vaguely heard Wei Que say, "I will have a gift for Lord Shen later."

As she walked further forward, Shen Zheng felt the rushing river water getting closer and closer, and in the end, her entire body was "on the water".

Although my feet are on the ground, what I see with my eyes is the flowing and surging river.

This feeling was somewhat novel and a little nervous, so Shen Zheng did not ask Wei Que about the gift.

The two of them stood in front of the sacrificial table together. With another gong sound, Wu Lizheng began to recite the sacrificial words, and Shen Zheng performed the movements in a familiar manner.

The two men faced the broad river, with their backs to the crowd, and after three bows, they raised their arms and cheered.

"We now have our own dock in Tongan County!"

"Are we the first county to have a dock?"

"If we want to travel far away in the future, can we take a boat?"

"Will we be able to see more new and interesting things in the future? I heard that there are a lot of fish and shrimp in the eastern coastal areas! I wonder if I will have the chance to eat some."

Everyone was dreaming about the future when suddenly a cry of surprise rang out, "That... Look! What is that!"

Everyone looked along the river.

On the river, several boats were getting closer and closer. At first they were just a few small black dots, but in the end, their true shapes gradually emerged.

Three large ships and one small ship were approaching the dock one after another.

In fact, the small boat was not small, about the size of a small building, but next to the three large ships, it looked a little petite.

Although the three large ships were not as big as the one carrying cotton, they were still as big as two buildings.

"Ships!" the people exclaimed. "A merchant ship is coming so soon? It's coming at the perfect time!"

Shen Zheng looked at Wei Que with great joy, "Sir Wei, is this the gift you sent? Four ships... You are too generous. How can I accept it?"

Unexpectedly, Wei Que was also stunned when he looked at the boat, "That's not right... That, Lord Shen, please don't misunderstand, the boat belongs to the Caoyun Division, how can I give away a public boat..."

Shen Zheng choked.

Well, I wasn’t scared.

She asked again: "What about your gift? Something on the ship?"

"Yes..." Wei Que frowned, looking at the ships getting closer and closer, "No... If I am not mistaken, only two ships belong to the Caoyun Division, and the other two..."

The other two ships were not arranged by him, were they?

Shen Zheng took a closer look and realized that these ships were indeed different.

The two large ships in the front are obviously old ships with several signs of repairs on them. The color of the wood is also slightly darker than that of the two ships at the back.

To put it bluntly, these two ships don't look very good.

But the next two ships were different.

The two ships at the back, one large and one small, were both brand new. On the masts and deck railings were hung bright red silk rolled into flowers, which looked very pleasing to the eye.

Yu Shizhang and his companions were also very curious, so they came over and asked, "Where did the boat come from?"

"The first two were sent to us by Lord Wei." Shen Zheng looked at the last two ships and shook her head. "I don't know about the last two. We will know after the ships dock."

When Yu Shizhang heard this, he was shocked.

He looked at Wei Que, his face full of "I admire you", "You are awesome, you can give us two big ships just like that? How can we accept them, it's really..."

"No......!" Wei Que glanced at Shen Zheng, "No, Lord, Master Shen, the things on the boat are the gift from the Canal Transport Bureau to the county. The boat......still belongs to the Canal Transport Bureau."

Why are these two always thinking about extorting money from the Grain Transport Bureau?