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

Liuyang Prefecture Yamen, the prefect's study.

The atmosphere in the study was eerily quiet; Zhao Xiu could only hear the sound of Prefect Yu flipping through the letters.

He stood there not daring to look up, for fear of seeing something he shouldn't see.

When Prefect Yu finished reading the first paragraph of the letter, he looked up at Zhao Xiu several times. He wanted to ask Zhao Xiu to confirm something, but when he saw the rest of the content on the letter, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

He tapped his fingers on the table, pondering the first paragraph of the letter.

High-yield rice, yield per mu...1,000 kilograms.

If the seal of the Tongan County Magistrate had not been printed on the letter paper and the person delivering the letter was not wearing the uniform of a constable, he would not have believed a single word of the contents of the letter.

How can there be a grain yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu?

He was thinking in his mind, is it more likely that the magistrate of Tongan County has gone crazy, or is it more likely that the grain yield per mu is really 1,000 kilograms?

He suppressed the doubts in his heart and continued to read the contents of the letter.

The second paragraph of the letter was a little more normal. It was about the Tongan County Magistrate fantasizing about what to do with the harvested rice seeds.

But this third paragraph?!

When Prefect Yu read the third paragraph of the letter, the calmness on his face disappeared no longer.

He could recognize all the words when they were read separately, but when they were combined together, he began to doubt his own literacy level.

What did the Tongan County Magistrate write?

A loom that can not only weave cotton cloth directly, but also give it different patterns? !

Arabian Nights!

The craftsmen of his Great Zhou had been researching and developing for many years, but they had not yet managed to create a textile machine that could weave cotton cloth!

But now the magistrate of Tongan County told him that she not only wanted to build a textile machine that could weave cotton cloth, but also that machine could be used to make patterns for the cloth?

Prefect Yu's first reaction was that the magistrate of Tongan County was exaggerating too much.

But he couldn't understand after thinking it over. What benefit would it bring to the Tongan County Magistrate by making such a boast?

Spreading false information and making fun of a county magistrate is a serious crime!

What reason does she have to do this?

He couldn't help but recall the appearance of the female county magistrate of Tongan County when she came to report for duty.

The Great Zhou Dynasty stipulated that county magistrates had to report to the government office before taking up their posts. In fact, they had to show their faces in front of the government officials and get to know their immediate superiors to avoid making a fool of themselves later.

They were just going through the motions at that time. Did the woman stay in the government office for half an hour? Maybe not.

What was she like then?

He is dull and quiet, well-educated but lacks spiritual energy.

This was what Prefect Yu said about Shen Zheng at that time. He felt that this woman might not have made any great achievements during her tenure in Liuyang Prefecture, but she would not cause any trouble for him either.

But what about this letter now?

It’s no wonder that Prefect Yu didn’t believe it, because the content of the letter was beyond the understanding of any person in the Great Zhou today.

After taking a final look at the letter in his hand, Prefect Yu folded it and placed it on the table.

"Look up and say something."

His eagle-like sharp eyes looked straight at Zhao Xiu, not missing any subtle expression on his face.

Others may not know, but those who are close to him know that Yu Zhengqing is nicknamed: Yu Fire Eyes.

He is good at observing people's expressions and seeing through people's hearts. If someone lies to his face, at least 99% of them cannot escape his eyes.

Zhao Xiu raised his head, and his heart trembled when he saw Yu Zhengqing's eyes.

But he still encouraged himself in his heart, he couldn't be a coward! If for no other reason, he was the head of the police under the master, he couldn't lose the master's face!

Yu Zhengqing saw what Zhao Xiu was thinking at a glance and nodded secretly.

He asked, "The rice you mentioned just now is the rice you planted in Tong'an County. Can it produce 1,000 kilograms per mu?"

When Yu Zhengqing asked this question, he felt it was ridiculous.

The little boy standing nearby opened his eyes wide when he heard this. What? One thousand catties per mu?

Could it be that the fraud in Tongan County has spread to the government office?

Zhao Xiu quietly cleared his throat, took a breath, and replied, "Your Excellency, that's right. The rice has begun to ear now, and each rice plant has more than a dozen ears of rice."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhengqing stood up and strode towards Zhao Xiu.

He wanted to find any trace of lying on Zhao Xiu's face, but he looked Zhao Xiu from head to toe and didn't notice anything unusual.

You should know that people who are lying will show incoordination in both facial expressions and body movements.

Even if the liar himself didn't realize it, Yu Zhengqing could see it at a glance!

But now he...

Or did he make a mistake today? Yu Zhengqing thought.

He looked at Zhao Xiu and said in a deep voice: "You and the Tongan County Magistrate know that if you dare to deceive the imperial officials on such an important matter, what crime should you be punished for?"

When Zhao Xiu heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable.

How could his master lie? The current state of the rice is obvious to all the people in Tong'an County!

Today, Magistrate Naba rushed here after hearing the news, but now he brought a letter written by the Lord himself to report, but the prefect did not believe it!

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but feel sorry for Shen Zheng.

He responded to Yu Zhengqing's questioning gaze with his eyes, and his tone was not as polite as before:

"Although I don't know the specific contents of the letter, Master Shen of Tong'an County would never spread false information to deceive you, and what I said just now was not false at all! If you don't believe it, you can send someone to check. In order to allow our county residents to grow this high-yield rice, Master Shen recruited county residents to dig canals several months ago, just to catch up with the spring planting!"

Zhao Xiu felt that it was not enough after finishing a long paragraph, so he added: "During the canal digging period, my master also paid the workers daily wages and provided meals! Then the grain price skyrocketed, and my master also negotiated with the grain store owner. I, the Tong'an County Government, paid the grain price out of my own pocket, and I will pay the grain store owner the money after the high-yield rice is harvested!"

Yu Zhengqing frowned when he heard this and thought about it. He had indeed heard about the canal digging and grain subsidies in Tongan County, but the news was not as detailed as what the captain said.

Unexpectedly, the grain was paid for by the county government out of its own pocket. He thought that the county government would first pay it to the county residents and they would have to pay it back after the autumn harvest.

Yu Zhengqing couldn't help but reflect in his heart that he had accidentally overlooked this information. It seemed that he was not qualified to be the prefect.

Then he laughed again. He questioned the County Magistrate Shen with one sentence, and the captain of the police was so anxious that he replied with ten sentences. He was really protecting his master.

When Zhao Xiu replied, his logic was clear and his momentum increased instead of decreasing, which made him believe 90% of the contents of the letter.

A county magistrate who could treat the county residents so well might actually be able to produce those good things. His initial evaluation of County Magistrate Shen might have been a mistake.

If this rice really exists, it would be a great thing that would benefit the country and the people!

What do rice yielding 1,000 kilograms per mu and a textile machine that can weave cotton cloth represent?

It means that the people of his Great Zhou will never have to go hungry again!

It represents the status of his Great Zhou among the neighboring countries. Even if it doesn't rise straight to the top, it will surely improve steadily!

As long as they make good use of rice seeds and textile machines, it would be easy to make those countries follow the lead of their Great Zhou for a period of time!

Even Yu Zhengqing, who prided himself on being calm, was a little disturbed at this moment.

He wants to go to Tongan County in person!

He turned to the boy and said, "Prepare a horse for me. Let's go to Tongan County."

Zhao Xiu was shocked when he heard this, because when he came, the adults did not say that they would take the prefect back.

The little boy was also confused at this time. He followed Yu Zhengqing and learned a lot from him, so he knew how important the rice they just talked about was.

He also understood his master's temperament and knew that he would not be able to sit still, but they had other important matters to attend to today.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, we have to set out for Fuzhou Prefecture today. Prefect Luo and the people from our Chamber of Commerce are waiting there. If you don't go, I'm afraid the two sides will fight."