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

Fang Ziyan nodded fiercely. Yes! Let him go! Let him go!

Ba Lezhan saw Shen Zheng's serious expression and recalled Fang Ziyan's words "Master" just now.

He thought to himself, could it be that he was really wrong?

But why is Fang Ziyan’s master in Tongan County?

At this time, Balezhan was confused, and it seemed that he was somewhat blocked from the news.

He still followed Shen Zheng's words and let Fang Ziyan go.

Fang Ziyan regained his freedom and trotted straight to the yard to stick close to Li Hongmao.

He will no longer be curious about what others say! He will follow his master closely!

Shen Zheng looked at Fang Ziyan's back and smiled, then looked at Balezhan and began to explain.

"Master Ba, you misunderstood. The deal Zi Yan just mentioned was not about the rice seeds in Shen County. Perhaps I didn't make it clear before. For this first year's rice seeds, I have already discussed it with the county's businessman, and he is fully responsible for the rice seed sales of the villagers."

Upon hearing this, Balezhan's expression suddenly became serious. This was rare news for him.

No matter what, as long as Tongan County takes out the rice seeds, the surrounding counties will still have some advantages over the provincial capital which is geographically slightly farther away.

Shen Zheng continued, "As for how to deal with the rice seeds collected by the county government, I will also inform Lord Ba first."

When Bale Zhan heard this, he immediately sat up straight.

Today’s trip was not in vain!

His face was full of curiosity, and he said, "I'd like to hear more about it."

Shen Zheng took a sip of tea and spoke slowly: "Master Ba also knows that the local county government's tax collection standard is 20% tax. Although 10% of it must be handed over to the government office, there is no regulation on what kind of grain to hand over."

Balezhan nodded. What she meant was that she would find a way to keep the 20% tax in the county government warehouse instead of handing it over.

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, I wonder how the prefect will react then?

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. If Lord Shen goes too far, the prefect will probably have a hard time dealing with him.

He was silent for a moment, then he reminded her, "Sir Shen, if you don't hand over even a pound of rice seeds, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the prefect."

Shen Zheng raised an eyebrow when she heard this.

It was she who didn't expect that Balezhan would take the initiative to remind her.

If Shen Zheng was punished by her superiors, the county magistrates of other counties should be secretly happy.

She smiled softly: "I understand what Lord Ba means, but since I dare to do that, I must have the confidence."

She would write a letter in advance to inform the Liuyang government office.

As for her confidence, the textile machine that Old Qiao was building was one of her items. When the autumn harvest came, her prosperity points would increase, and she estimated that she would be able to exchange them for new items.

Ba Lezhan looked at her confident look and thought that Lord Shen really had a lot of secrets.

After today's contact, he also knew that Shen Zheng was not a conceited person.

Since she herself is not worried, he won't worry about it either.

Then he asked, "In this case, I wonder how Lord Shen will deal with the grain we harvest?"

Zhao Xiu on the side also looked over curiously. They, the detectives, should also be involved in it then.

Shen Zheng looked at their identical expressions and said:

"Lord Ba, you and I are both officials who care for the people. We don't want to see the people go hungry. Now that I, Shen Zheng, have this ability, I will certainly not only consider the residents of Tongan County."

"As I said just now, the grain seeds in the hands of the county residents will be sold by merchants, but the grain seeds collected by our county government cannot be given away for free, right?"

Balechan agreed: "This is natural."

There is no reason to give away a county's tax revenue for free.

Shen Zheng paused and continued, "So when the time comes, the grain in my Tong'an County Office will be sold to government offices at all levels. The price will of course be lower than that of merchants. As I said before, everything is for the people."

Ba Lezhan's face lit up with joy. Since the selling price was lower than that of the merchants, then his Quanyang County should also make a profit. After all, this kind of grain was limited and it would not spread throughout the Great Zhou in just a few months.

He complimented, "Lord Shen is righteous."

Shen Zheng shook her head. She wasn't that righteous.

After all, she would make money by selling it to government agencies at all levels.

Apart from her expected profit, she would have to include the canal digging expenses and other costs into the selling price.

And she told this matter to Bale Zhan today just to let him act as a messenger.

"The news that I came to Tong'an County Court in front of Lord Ba today should spread out soon. If the county magistrates of other counties are smart, they will naturally seek out your opinion first."

Balezhan nodded, he was bound to be the first to take action!

Shen Zheng continued, "So I hope Lord Ba can convey what I just said to them."

She said so because Quanyang County, under the jurisdiction of Balezhan, is one of the largest counties among the surrounding counties.

Therefore, the conditions offered by Balezhan for grain seeds would naturally be better than those offered by other county governments.

When the time comes, other counties can go to the Quanyang County Government to ask.

What? You promised them a lifetime of free education, but they were rejected? Why are they trying? They will only be rejected if they go to Tongan County.

In this way, he could save Tong'an County a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, the same scene as today will happen again and again in the county government office in the future.

Not to mention whether the county residents find it annoying, she herself doesn't have the energy to deal with it.

At this moment, Ba Lezhan was naturally happy to accept her words.

He needs to spend more time with Lady Shen in the near future. What if she sees his and Quanyang County's sincerity and is willing to take them out to play when something good happens in the future?

He said, "This is of course a trivial matter. I will convey to them what Lord Shen said today."

Shen Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Today's whole process was quite exhausting, but it should be over now.

She picked up the teapot and added tea to her and Ba Lezhan's cups: "Master Ba, have some tea."

Balezhan looked at the filled teacup and couldn't help thinking that the relationship between them was much more relaxed now than when they first met, all thanks to his ability to know the current situation!

He picked up the teacup and was about to drink it when he suddenly remembered what Fang Ziyan had just said.

What exactly did the Fang family agree on with Lord Shen?

He couldn't help but put down the teacup in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"Sir Shen, what Zi Yan just said... If Sir Shen is not in a position to answer, then forget it."

What inconvenience is there? Shen Zheng asked directly: "Master Ba, do you know why I was not shaken when you proposed that the students from Tong'an go to Liuchang Academy for free?"

Without waiting for Ba Lezhan to answer, Shen Zheng continued, "My Tong'an County will have its own county school."

Balezhan immediately understood why Lord Shen did not waver in the conditions he proposed.

However, the Tongan County School should still be in the process of preparation, otherwise he would not have received no news at all.

Out of curiosity, he asked, "I wonder who are the teachers in the county school run by Lord Shen?"