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

After Lin Fanyun was sent away by Mr. Qiao, the pressure on the rest of the people was much less.

Since the last time General Kobayashi came back, he has been running to the dam every few days, staying there for several hours each time, which made them panic-stricken, fearing that they would say something wrong and anger the other party.

The military family is not a pushover, and they can't afford to offend these small fry.

I don’t know if it’s their illusion, but Lady Shen seems to... not like General Kobayashi very much.

While everyone was pondering Shen Zheng's thoughts, they looked at the fan reluctantly and stood up one after another.

"Master Shen, let's first..."

"Please take a seat first." Shen Zheng stopped them and said, "There is one more thing I want to discuss with you."

Everyone was delighted and sat down quickly.

"Master Shen, please feel free to speak. We will listen to you."

Shen Zheng stood up and moved the fan two steps back so that everyone could get some wind.

She said, "It's afternoon now, the hottest time of the day. We are very hot under the awning with fans on, not to mention the people working outside under the scorching sun."

Zeng Tongshi was the first to agree: "The sun is at its hottest right now. If there is no way to cool down, the people's bodies... may not be able to bear it."

He had seen it with his own eyes.

These people will hardly stop working after suffering from the heatstroke.

Their way of cooling off is very simple - ask their companions to pinch their necks as hard as they can.

According to the people, when the neck is pulled red and purple, the heat will naturally dissipate from the body.

Zeng Tongshi didn't know whether this method would work or not, but looking at the red and purple necks of the people, he felt very uncomfortable.

The neck is just a piece of skin, how can it withstand being pulled every day?

He asked, "Sir Shen, besides the fan, do you have any other ways to cool down?"

Everyone also looked at Shen Zheng.

Lord Shen is resourceful and can always think of ways that ordinary people can't think of.

Shen Zheng said: "There are two ways. The first is simple. I can ask Doctor Li in the mansion to make some summer heat soup and put it on the dam for everyone to drink."

"What about the second one?" Zeng Tongshi asked.

"Second." Shen Zheng looked at the figures on the dam and said, "Avoid working at noon and let the people take turns to rest."

Jie Meng looked up upon hearing this and said hesitantly, "This... Lord Shen, maybe it's possible to avoid working at noon, but if the people are allowed to take turns to rest, the construction period may have to be extended..."

"Then can we just ignore the lives of the people?" Zeng Tongshi frowned and said, "I agree with Lord Shen's idea. The people of the Great Zhou are not livestock. Even if they are livestock, their owners will feel sorry for them, right?"

"That's not what I meant..." Xie Meng quickly explained, "I just thought that the Ministry of Works had set a deadline, and if it's not completed on time, it will be bad for Lord Shen..."

Everyone on the dam knew that the Huihe Dam project was Shen Zheng’s “pledge of allegiance” for promotion.

As long as the project is completed perfectly, Lord Shen, who is sitting with them at this moment, will be transformed into a powerful official of the fourth rank.

Anyone present can propose "extending the construction period", except Lady Shen, because the length of the construction period is equivalent to the success of her career.

Zeng Tongshi also reacted suddenly.

He immediately turned to look at Shen Zheng, and changed sides without any bottom line: "Sir Shen, the construction period cannot be delayed..."

He will always remember the day when he ran from the Ministry of Works to the door of the Ministry of Revenue with a basin in his hand, and Lord Shen answered his questions in a soft voice and told him not to worry.

Lord Shen must be promoted.

But those people...

He can't just ignore the people!

"This..." Zeng Tongshi was in a dilemma.

How can this be good?

"The construction period may not be delayed." Shen Zheng looked at the laborers outside and asked, "What do you think of their working speed now compared to the morning?"

Everyone followed her gaze.

Most of the male laborers were shirtless. After working for a while, they would stop to wipe the sweat off their faces. Their hands and feet seemed to be restrained by the summer heat. Their movements were indescribably slow and a little sticky.

The female laborers look even hotter.

Because they couldn't go shirtless, they could only lift the cloth on their stomachs and fan themselves from time to time. After fanning themselves, they wiped the sweat off their faces with clothes and continued to work while panting.

"Actually..." Everyone was silent, and suddenly a manager spoke up: "I am responsible for assigning work for them, so I know them well. In fact, they also know that the deadline is tight, and they all keep the dates in mind. The helpers keep asking me which group is lagging behind the dam so that they can help. They also said that Lord Shen treats them well, and this time working for the court is the most comfortable time, and they will definitely not let Lord Shen down."

Although selfishness is human nature, mutual assistance and gratitude actually follow closely behind.

Shen Zheng looked at the people in the shed and said, "I personally think that people need to rest and eat well to be more motivated. We can ask the people for their opinions. If they are willing, we can implement it on the dam for a few days and compare the progress with the previous progress. How about that?"

Everyone nodded.

"Then let's do as Lord Shen says. In fact, few people want to work at noon."

"I was just about to say this. Last year, a young farmer in the suburbs insisted on going out at noon to tend the fields. He ended up collapsing in the field. He was in good health, and no one knew how he died!"

Everyone felt a chill when they heard this, and subconsciously asked, "Have you asked the doctor?"

"I heard that his family invited a doctor, but the doctor couldn't say for sure, only saying it was caused by a summer wind... But later someone heard from the doctor that the man's death was very strange. Although it was caused by a summer wind, he didn't sweat at all! His clothes didn't even smell of sweat!"

"How can a person who is dying of heat sweat?" Cantou jumped up immediately after hearing this, swallowing his saliva and saying, "It may be some other acute illness..."

Everyone was about to nod when Shen Zheng said, "It could be a heat stroke. I happened to hear Doctor Li say that there is a kind of heat stroke that is so severe that when people around you find something wrong and send them to the doctor, the doctors are almost too late to treat them. In Doctor Li's words, it's because the person is so hot that they can't sweat, and their internal organs are cooked alive. So we must put the safety of the people first and never let them get into trouble under our noses."

No one heard the second half of her sentence, their minds were filled with the thought “my internal organs are cooked”.

"vomit--"

The canteen head retched and ran away quickly: "Master Shen, I'll go make some summer heat soup for everyone."

After running two steps, he fell back: "Master Shen, I, I don't know the recipe..."

Shen Zheng laughed: "I will bring the ingredients with me tomorrow, chef, you can take a rest today."