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

Although there is only one teacher, Li Hongmao, in the county school now, Shen Zheng does not feel embarrassed.

The process from nothing to something is the most pleasing.

She looked at Li Hongmao in the courtyard and introduced him to Balezhan:

"That's Mr. Li, the principal and teacher of Tongan County School. He's a scholar."

Scholar?

Bale Zhan was stunned when he heard this.

It's not that he looked down on Shen Zheng's county school and the principal, but from a scholar's perspective, how can a scholar teach a juren?

Could it be that there are other teachers in Tongan County School?

He asked, "I wonder if there are other teachers in your county school?"

Shen Zheng shook her head directly: "There is only one teacher in the county school now, Mr. Li, and he is also Zi Yan's teacher."

Balezhan looked at Fang Ziyan standing next to Mr. Li and sighed in his heart, thinking that a teacher who could make the young master of the Fang family obey his orders must have some real skills.

Sometimes, scientific examination titles cannot be used as the only criterion for judging a teacher.

An idea suddenly came to his mind. If he could do a good job to Shen Zheng today, he would benefit more in the future.

He thought for a moment and said, "Sir Shen, there are many teachers in Liuchang Academy in Quanyang County. If you need them, I can recommend one or two to you."

Shen Zheng was a little surprised, but she still didn't want to get too close to Balezhan. This was different from asking him to deliver a message on her behalf.

If she accepted it, she would be accepting Ba Lezhan's favor. As a result, they would become more and more involved, and she would be restrained in doing some things.

She turned down Ba Lezhan's kindness and said, "It shouldn't be necessary. Thank you, Master Ba."

This answer was already expected by Balezhan. He had been rejected many times today, so he did not feel uncomfortable at all.

He said cheerfully, "It all depends on what Lord Shen wants."

Shen Zheng nodded at him and deliberately looked up at the sun.

Balechan immediately understood what he meant.

"Sir Shen, thank you for bothering me today. I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do in the yamen, so I will leave now."

Shen Zheng stood up and said to Zhao Xiu, "See Lord Ba off for me."

Ba Lezhan drank the remaining tea in the cup and said, "Sir Shen, we two brothers should visit each other more often in the future!"

Seeing that he didn't forget to build relationships before leaving, Shen Zheng chuckled and replied, "Of course."

Zhao Xiu felt a little strange when he heard the words he had just used to mock Shao Mingyi and they were now being brought up by Lord Ba.

His expression remained unchanged as he walked in front, leading the Quanyang County group out of the county government office.

When they walked to the door, Xiao Zhan smiled at Shao Mingyi again.

Shao Mingyi suddenly felt more uncomfortable than if he had eaten a fly, but he didn't dare to get angry.

He could only pretend not to notice Xiao Zhan's expression and walked out without looking at him, but in fact he was gritting his teeth in anger behind his back.

The residents in the yamen watched as the magistrate of Quanyang County came in aggressively and left smilingly, and they couldn't help but wonder if the two counties had made some kind of deal.

Shen Zheng watched them whispering and thought it would be better to make things clear.

Otherwise, if they make wild guesses, who knows how many versions of what happened today will be spread.

She walked into the courtyard, stood beside Xu Zhubu, and said to everyone:

"Everyone has seen what happened today. The reason is actually similar to what everyone guessed. The people from Quanyang County came here for our rice."

The villagers were in an uproar.

Someone boldly asked directly: "Did the adults promise to give it to them?"

Shen Zheng shook her head, raised her hand to signal them to be quiet, and then said:

"Of course I won't give it to you just because I say so. I have already made a decision on the rice seeds, and I have discussed it with the village heads in advance. You can just follow the village heads' arrangements when the time comes."

The county residents felt relieved upon hearing this. Now they all knew that their good days would come once the autumn harvest arrived.

After Shen Zheng finished talking to them, she returned to the study.

She wanted to write a letter to the prefect of Liuyang Prefecture.

The first half of the letter informed the prefect of the current situation of high-yield rice planting in Tong'an County and the expected yield per mu.

She had originally thought of writing to inform them after some time had passed, after all, the rice ears were filling with grain only then was that certain. But now that news spread quickly, she had to write in advance to take the dominant position.

If the prefect learns about this high-yield rice from other people, it will be a hassle for her to deal with it.

In the middle of the letter was written what to do with the rice seeds after the autumn harvest.

As for this method, the prefect will definitely not be very happy when he sees it.

The government office didn't get a share of the pie, and now it will have to compete with the counties for grain seeds. How can he be happy?

So at the end of the letter, Shen Zheng briefly described the textile machine that Mr. Qiao was currently making.

This loom is Shen Zheng's way of making him happy.

When she first started making the textile machine, she said that once it was built, it would not be for profit but for the benefit of the people.

But no matter what, the drawings of the textile machine belong to her alone, and she can do whatever she wants with them.

What if she was so happy after selling the grain seeds that she wanted to share the textile machine drawings with the government office?

At that time, as long as it does not affect the textile industry of Tongan County, the prefect can do whatever he wants, even if he wants to hand it over to the emperor, both of them will get the reward.

In fact, Shen Zheng had thought about bypassing the government office and reporting the matter of rice seeds and textile machines directly to the emperor.

But she was just a small county magistrate and didn't even have the right to write a letter to the emperor.

If one wanted to write a letter to the emperor, one had to hand it over to the prefect first, who would review it before making any plans.

So after some thought, she decided that it would be safest to write directly to the prefect. How the prefect would handle the matter would then be his business.

In short, she had a textile machine blueprint to protect herself and the county residents.

After Shen Zheng finished writing the letter, she put it into an envelope after the ink dried.

She walked out of the study and handed the envelope to Zhao Xiu in the yard.

"I won't recruit the constables today. You ride Zhuifeng to the government office and make sure to hand this letter to the prefect."

Zhao Xiu looked at the envelope she handed over, on which was written the words "Personally addressed to the Prefect."

He immediately perked up, thinking that the content of the letter must be extremely important.

Moreover, the magistrate of Quanyang County just left today. If he guessed correctly, it should be related to the rice in the county.

This is a major event that concerns the people's livelihood in the entire Tongan County!

Zhao Xiu took the envelope with both hands and put it carefully in his arms.

"Don't worry, sir. I will wait until you open the letter before I leave!"

Shen Zheng nodded. Zhao Xiu's trip should be as safe as possible.

"You will probably have to stay at Liuyang Mansion today. Go ask Xu Zhubu for some money later. Be careful on your way."

After she finished speaking, she thought of what happened in Yonglu County last time and said, "Don't stop in Yonglu County on the way."