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

The sun is shining high.

Although there was no sunlight in the corner hall, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Balezhan's forehead. A breeze blew by, taking away a trace of dryness from his body.

As the saying goes, things never happen more than three times, and this is only the second time.

He coughed lightly and continued shamelessly: "I hope Lord Shen can listen to my proposal. If you think it is inappropriate or have any requirements, we can discuss it again."

Shen Zheng sighed lightly. This guy was really difficult to deal with.

If he still behaved the same way as when he first came in, he would have walked away in anger after being rejected just now.

But if he is not allowed to speak out now, this person might stay in Tongan County and never leave.

Shen Zheng was a little impatient, and said in a deep voice: "Master Ba, I have always believed that everything depends on the word 'fate', and it cannot be forced. Without fate, good things will be difficult to achieve."

The slightly flattering smile on Balezhan's face turned into a bitter smile. The result of this tug of war was already foreseeable.

But he didn't say it out loud because he was unwilling to give up.

What if?

He came here with full confidence, but now...

He sighed and said, "I will leave after I finish speaking."

Seeing him like this, Shen Zheng felt a little admiration in her heart. When she first met him, she saw that Balezhan looked like a local tyrant and thought that he must be a simple-minded person.

Now it seems that he deserves the title of knowing the times.

If he had shown a decent attitude from the beginning, even if she would not agree to his request, she would not have to humiliate him so much.

Ba Lezhan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shen Zheng did not reject him this time.

No matter how thick-skinned he is, he won't be able to bear it if it happens twice.

He said, "I know that there is no academy in Tong'an County of Lord Shen. If the county students want to study, most of them will come to Liuchang Academy in Quanyang County to study, and there are many difficulties in doing so."

Ba Lezhan was right when he said "full of difficulties". Students from other counties who wanted to study at Liuchang Academy in Quanyang County had to pay high tuition fees and living expenses only after they successfully enrolled.

But who says that as long as you can afford the tuition, you can go to school?

The academy does not recruit students openly, and the first difficult thing is to establish a relationship with the teachers in the academy.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t even enter the academy gate and can’t see anyone. How can you study?

Therefore, if students want to study, the effort they spend in the early stages will be no less than after they enter school. The academy is not a public college, and the relationships involved are complicated.

Even Ba Lezhan didn't dare to say that Liuchang Academy was his one-man show, but he had rights that others didn't have.

For example, using a place in a college as a bargaining chip.

Shen Zheng probably understood what he meant and asked:

"The good thing of mutual benefit that Lord Ba mentioned is the matter of the students in Tong'an County studying?"

Her tone was exactly what Balechan had thought before, extremely calm, without any trace of joy.

But it was obvious that it was so difficult for students in Tongan County to study that there had not been a single scholar in Tongan County in the past few years.

You know, if a county can produce several scholars or juren, the resources of the state government will be tilted towards this county.

Just like his Quanyang County.

The Great Zhou Dynasty attached great importance to literature. If a poor county wanted to develop, then reading was the shortcut among shortcuts.

And he didn't mean that Shen Zheng should give the rice seeds to him directly, but it should be a win-win situation for both parties, so why shouldn't she do it?

He said, "That's right. I was thinking that if Lord Shen is willing to discuss this with me, I will first tell you what benefits my Quanyang County can bring to Lord Shen's Tong'an County through this cooperation."

Ba Lezhan paused, and said with some lack of confidence: "For example, in the future, students in Tongan County who want to study, regardless of family background or talent, can be exempted from paying tuition fees and directly come to Liuchang Academy in Quanyang County to study."

If it were the case before the high-yield rice, this condition would have made Shen Zheng and the students from Tongan so excited that they would not be able to sleep all night.

But you can't say that.

Things are different now. If it weren’t for the rice seeds, Balechan would not have offered such favorable conditions.

Now Tongan County Middle School is preparing to build a county school. It seems that his conditions are not attractive at all.

Shen Zheng was about to refuse when Fang Ziyan, who was standing nearby, gently tugged at the corner of Balezhan's clothes.

"Uncle County Magistrate, why do you think Ziyan is in the Tongan County Office?"

He understood what they meant. Wasn't the county magistrate saying that people in Lord Shen's county were not allowed to study?

So he followed the adults' example and kept the secret.

After Shen Zheng heard this, he rubbed his forehead. Only Fang Ziyan, relying on his good father, dared to make the county magistrate guess about everything.

Balezhan had just been struck by Shen Zheng's calm attitude and was feeling very depressed.

But Fang Ziyan's words made him curious again.

Could it be that the Fang family reached some kind of deal with Lord Shen?

Could it be that the Fang family had already discussed the rice seeds matter with Lord Shen!

Could it be that Lord Shen ignored him because the Fang family had already offered Lord Shen a benefit that he could not refuse? !

Bale Zhan's thoughts quickly diverged. He quickly grabbed Fang Ziyan's hand and asked:

"Zi Yan, tell your uncle quickly, has your father or elder brother already discussed it with Lord Shen?"

Fang Ziyan nodded when he heard this: "It's settled. We settled it a long time ago."

Isn’t it agreed upon? He has been studying with the master for a long time!

Balezhan slapped his thigh and stood up, pulling Fang Ziyan.

"Zi Yan, please come back to Quanyang County with me. I need to have a good talk with your father."

What a jerk Fang Hengyuan was! He didn't even inform him about such a big thing! He ate it quietly without making any noise, not even worried about choking!

Shen Zheng was speechless as she watched the two of them talking at cross purposes. Balezhan even connected their words together to create another version.

But Fang Ziyan didn't want to go back to Quanyang County. Now the Tongan County Government was his home.

His favorite master and best friend are here, he doesn't want to go anywhere!

His fat body began to struggle violently. Although Balezhan had never pressed a pig before, he felt that Fang Ziyan at this moment might be more difficult to press than the pigs in the slaughterhouse.

Fang Ziyan kept shouting, "I won't go back! I won't go back! Uncle County Magistrate, please let me go! Master! Pei Zhaoqi! Lord Shen! Brother Zhao! Save me!"

He actually called all the people he knew at once, and Shen Zheng and Zhao Xiu in the hall hadn't reacted yet.

Li Hongmao, who was sitting in the yard, stood up when he heard Fang Ziyan's shout, and immediately sat back down when he saw Shen Zheng.

The adults were sitting there, how could Fang Ziyan be bullied?

Seeing Li Hongmao sitting back down, Shen Zheng reached out and held Fang Ziyan, then said to Balezhan:

"Master Ba must have misunderstood Zi Yan's intention. Please let the child go first."