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

Dare to touch her county residents!

Shen Zheng rolled up his sleeves and immediately called for help!

"Call all the detectives in the county government, equip them with weapons, and follow me immediately!"

After saying that, Shen Zheng trotted to the armory room of the county government. She had to choose a weapon that suits her!

As soon as Shen Zheng opened the door, she was stunned.

A chipped wooden stick, a bow and arrow with two feathers missing, and a rusty long knife.

Shen Zheng: “…”

The killing stick in the court and the iron ruler of the constable should be the most powerful weapons in the county government.

Shen Zheng had no choice but to run back to her room and put all the wooden and silver hairpins into her hair.

As long as she uses them properly, they should be very useful weapons!

When Shen Zheng arrived at the gate of the county government office, Xu Zhubu beside her looked at her hair full of hairpins with a strange expression.

The detectives were ready to go, but except for the two guarding the cell, there were only eight of them...

Shen Zheng sighed inwardly. When the county government has money, he will definitely recruit more people, including yamen runners. Tongan County is so poor now that constables have to do the work of yamen runners.

Then she raised her arms and shouted, "Brothers, get to work!"

"Let's do it!" The detectives responded loudly. It had been a long time since the county government had mobilized all its troops, and now they were getting quite excited!

"set off!"

Erniu, the grandson of the village head, led a group of people towards Huaihua Village!

By the time everyone reached the entrance of Huaihua Village, more than an hour had passed.

Although the March sun was not very bright, everyone was a little exhausted after walking non-stop for more than an hour.

Erniu was trotting ahead to lead the way, looking back from time to time to urge them on.

"We're almost there! Just south of the village!"

It was the slack season for farming and there were few people in the fields of Huaihua Village. I wondered if it was because the villagers were all dealing with the refugees, but the village was so quiet.

As soon as they arrived at the south side of the village, they were spotted by the villagers of Huaihua Village.

"The police are coming!"

Shen Zheng looked carefully and found that the situation had stabilized.

The villagers, holding farm tools in their hands, surrounded the group of refugees in three layers.

At this time, an energetic old man ran out from among the villagers and walked towards the people in the county government office.

When he arrived in front of everyone and saw Shen Zheng who was in the lead, he immediately knelt down.

"Lord County Magistrate!"

The villagers nearby were in an uproar and looked at Shen Zheng secretly.

I have heard for a long time that the newly appointed county magistrate is a woman. It is rare for a woman to serve as an official. I wonder if she has an extra head and two arms than ordinary women!

Shen Zheng looked at the old man in front of her who looked quite bookish. He should be Zhang Deben, the head of Huaihua Village.

"Zhang Lizheng, there's no need to be so polite. Are any of the villagers injured?"

Shen Zheng asked after helping Zhang Deben up.

"Two young men were slightly injured and have been treated. The rest are fine." Li Zheng Zhang said to the villagers.

Shen Zheng frowned when she heard that. It would be a little difficult to deal with if someone was injured.

"The county government has paid for the medical expenses of the two men. When they recover, they can go to the county government and ask Xu Zhubu to pay the money."

Zhang Lizheng was flattered, because the county government was notoriously stingy in the past!

"Thank you, sir! But sir, how should we deal with these refugees?"

Shen Zheng didn't answer. She had an idea in her mind, but she didn't know whether it was feasible or not.

"Let the villagers disperse first. I will take a look at these refugees first."

As Shen Zheng spoke, she walked forward, and the constable beside her immediately followed and protected her on both sides.

Zhang Lizheng stepped forward to stop them: "Sir, the refugees are ferocious and might hurt you."

"It's okay." Shen Zheng shook her head and raised her hand to push Zhang Lizheng away.

Li Zheng Zhang had no choice but to wave his hand to signal the villagers to make way.

When Shen Zheng approached, even though she was mentally prepared, her heart still sank at the sight before her.

There were about 20 to 30 refugees, all of them were half-naked, unkempt, and most of them were so thin that they were just skin and bones.

When they saw Shen Zheng and the constables on both sides of her, they were so scared that they trembled all over and curled up as hard as they could. Perhaps they were afraid that Shen Zheng would suddenly order a beating and that if they curled up and got beaten they might be able to save their lives.

Shen Zheng sighed inwardly when she saw this. It was true that refugees were wandering around and would do anything to survive.

But if it weren't for the pressure of the world, who wouldn't want to guard their own land and be an honest citizen?

"Everyone, raise your heads. Is there anyone among you who has a say?" Shen Zheng asked loudly.

Upon hearing this, the refugees turned their eyes to the thin young man.

The man also stood up. Although his clothes were tattered, he spoke clearly and coherently.

"I am Li Hongmao, a commoner. I am honored to meet you, sir. We have no intention of harming the villagers of your county. We hope you will spare our lives."

Shen Zheng raised her eyebrows when she heard this and looked straight at him: "Oh? But I just heard from the head of the village that two villagers were injured."

Li Hongmao gritted his teeth, as if he couldn't bear it, but he still named two people: "Zhao Shui, Zhao Tu."

Two young men walked out from the refugees, with resentment and anger in their eyes. They looked at Shen Zheng and then suddenly lowered their heads.

"Uncle Li, they were the ones who pushed mother first! Mother was pregnant with my little sister!" one of the teenagers said indignantly.

Li Hongmao did not answer the boy's words, but knelt directly in front of Shen Zheng.

"My lord, the children are still young. They didn't know how to handle the situation when they were trying to protect their mother. I am willing to take the punishment for them!"

Shen Zheng looked at Li Hongmao who was kneeling in front of her, and secretly praised him in her heart, thinking that he was a smart man who dared to gamble.

I bet that Shen Zheng is a woman, and she would be soft-hearted when faced with two teenagers who attacked others to protect their mother.

"If you injure my county citizens, you should be punished." Shen Zheng said in a serious voice.

Li Hongmao's back stiffened. He didn't dare to look up at Shen Zheng's expression. He thought to himself that he had made a wrong bet.

"However, the way of punishment depends on whether Mr. Li can take the lead and accept it on behalf of everyone."

When Li Hongmao heard Shen Zheng addressing him, he suddenly looked up with surprise on his face. He usually prided himself on understanding people's hearts quite well, but at this moment he was not sure what Shen Zheng meant by her words.

"I wonder what your Excellency wants to do?" Li Hongmao asked.

Shen Zheng called Zhang Lizheng and ordered him to tell the villagers to disperse first, and she would inform him after she had dealt with the matter.

The villagers had been here for several hours and had not yet eaten lunch. They did not care about anything else and went home one after another.

Seeing that most people had left, Shen Zheng spoke frankly.

"Mr. Li doesn't want us to be homeless and live like rats on the street."

Li Hongmao laughed at himself and said, "Of course I don't want to, but I'm just an ordinary person, there's nothing I can do."

Shen Zheng put his hands behind his back and looked at Li Hongmao who was kneeling in front of him: "If I say so, I can grant you citizenship."

Li Hongmao was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up.

The rest of the refugees looked up at Shen Zheng with hope on their faces. They had been displaced for more than half a year since the flood last year. They dreamed of becoming citizens, but no matter where they went, everyone wanted to kill them.

But Li Hongmao understood that there were no such good things in the world. They had to pay something, at the very least, it might be a person, at the worst, it might be life.

"I wonder what we can do for you, my Lord?" he asked cautiously.