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

This day has finally come.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and never stops rising or setting because of people's will.

Although Jiang Zhiming begged for a long time in bed, when the clock struck dawn, all he could do seemed to be to get up, wash, and get dressed.

He had to go to the imperial city first and wait for the assistant ministers of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue. They would exchange a few words at the door before getting on their respective carriages and rushing to Huihe Dam.

The sound of the horse hoof beats made his heart rise and fall. He wanted to count how many times it beat, but he accidentally fell asleep while counting.

"My lord, wake up."

When he was gently woken up by his servant, the carriage had stopped in an unfamiliar place.

When he lifted the carriage curtain, the endless array of gray-white giant beasts was awe-inspiring. He couldn't help but sigh, "This officer is indeed a man who can accomplish great things."

At such a critical moment, he could still fall asleep!

Without the help of his attendants, he got off the carriage by himself and walked towards the pile of officials with a smile.

In addition to him as the chief inspector, officials from the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Capital Water Conservancy Bureau all sent officials to "assist" him in the acceptance inspection.

The person who came from the Ministry of Works was the newly appointed Minister of Works, Zhou Henlin.

I heard that after that beast Lu Sichu stepped down, the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works remained vacant for two months, and this guy "took advantage of it".

Looking at the smile on the other person's face, Jiang Zhiming thought - if he was also less than 40 years old and became a minister of six ministries, the smile on his face might be even less valuable.

How can I not be elated?

Looking at the person coming from the Ministry of Revenue, he is also a vice minister - Chen Shiing-shen.

Hearing that Minister Chen had some personal relationship with Lord Shen, he had to try to please him.

Finally, I looked at the person from the Water Conservancy Bureau - neither tall nor thin, neither short nor fat, and his appearance was ordinary.

He doesn't recognize it.

But before I got on the car, I heard the servant mention that the other person was the Du Shui Cheng, named Wu Ti.

He guessed that Wu Ti Dang was also a puppet, with the same silk threads hanging on his body as him, and today he just needed to nod and smile.

Seeing the few people talking in low voices, he quickly joined in: "I was slow to get off the car, haha. My Lords, has Lord Shen not arrived yet?"

Chen Shiing-Shen looked at him strangely, then looked towards the entrance to the dam.

Jiang Zhiming looked over and his smile froze slightly.

Shen Zheng and others were already waiting at the entrance, and the person they were waiting for was him, the chief examiner!

"commit a sin!"

Cursing himself under his breath, he quickly gathered up his sleeves and walked over quickly, "I'm late. My Lords, I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Looking at his worthless smile, Shen Zheng was slightly confused.

Are all inspectors... so flattering?

"It's us humble servants who are early." She calmed down and bowed to each of them. "I am Shen Zheng, your humble servant, and I greet you all. Everything has been prepared for the inspection. Please proceed to the inner part of the dam."

Among the inspectors, Jiang Zhiming's official rank was not the highest, but he was the chief inspector appointed by the emperor. Therefore, today, even the two ministers Chen and Zhou had to follow him.

As several gazes fell on him, he stiffened his neck and quickened his pace to catch up with Shen Zheng.

"Master Shen," he called out, quickening his pace to walk with Shen Zheng. "According to the regulations of the acceptance book, let's first conduct the three inspections of the documents."

The so-called "three verifications of documents" are "verification of material incoming and outgoing", "verification of account books" and "verification of craftsmen's list".

As for the person who verified it, it was definitely not Jiang Zhiming.

Shen Zheng led a group of people to the acceptance shed.

Project acceptance, document verification, and project quality inspection are of utmost importance.

Although everyone knew that today might just be a formality, the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

Chen Shiing-Shen and the clerks from the Ministry of Revenue began to check the documents and account books. Jiang Zhiming watched from the side and felt a headache, but he still pretended to nod in agreement.

Gusts of wind blew through the shed, and the sun, which had originally peeked out, disappeared without a trace.

"It seems like it will rain today." Jiang Zhiming whispered.

He hadn't intended to start a conversation, but Wu Ti, the Water Minister, interrupted him: "The flood season is approaching. If the rain is too heavy, the Huihe River must be opened as soon as possible to prevent the upstream water level from rising rapidly. By then, it would be difficult to open the sluice gates."

Jiang Zhiming agreed on the surface, but was thinking in his heart: How heavy a rain would it take to cause the water level of the river to rise so sharply?

An hour later, the wind on the dam became stronger.

The sky was dark and gray, and officials' robes of various colors fluttered in the wind. Chen Shiing-Shen pressed down his sleeves and made the final stroke on the Ministry of Revenue's acceptance book.

"Sir Shen, the documents have been inspected and can continue with the inspection."

Tucked her flying hair behind her ears, Shen Zheng led the way: "Please move over, gentlemen, and inspect the dam and the gate."

The dam body and sluice gate are jointly inspected by the Ministry of Works and the Capital Water Conservancy Bureau.

For Zhou Henlin, this was his first move as a new official, so he was very active and followed Shen Zheng closely.

On the other hand, Wu Ti seemed a little absent-minded and was reluctant to keep up with the crowd.

"Master Wu?" Jiang Zhiming looked back at him, then up at the sky. After a pause, he asked, "Are you worried that the weather might be bad and it might rain?"

This person is too pessimistic. Just because there is a dark cloud over his head, he is like a mouse seeing a cat, and is timid in doing things.

Wu Ti's gaze returned to its original state, and he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Yes, perhaps because I've seen the water levels during the flood season, I can't help but feel uneasy."

"Oh..." Jiang Zhiming said, comforting him as they walked. "I understand you. Just like when there was a flood in the east last year, I was terrified when I saw the dark clouds, fearing that the rain would continue and flood Xingning Prefecture. But now it seems that my worries were unnecessary. Xingning Prefecture is doing well!"

"Really?" Wu Ti tucked his hand back into his sleeve and smiled. "It's true that I'm worrying too much. The Huihe project is so massive, there will definitely be no problems during the flood season."

Jiang Zhiming was almost stunned for a moment, then immediately returned to normal.

Compared with the three verifications of documents, the verification of dam body and sluice gate will be more complicated.

Zhou Henlin stood on the dam, his official robe fluttering in the wind. He said, "According to the previous agreement, I will lead the Ministry of Works to inspect the gate plates, piers, water whistles, etc., while Lord Wu will lead the inspection of the dam. After the first inspection is completed, both parties will take turns inspecting."

They had a clear division of labor and scattered to the left and right, while Shen Zheng, Zeng Tongshi and others followed one end each.

"Master Shen!" Jiang Zhiming chose to follow Shen Zheng and chatted with her with a smile: "I heard that Divine Doctor Li came to Shangjing with you. Can he stay in your house temporarily?"

Looking at his innocent smile, Shen Zheng nodded, "That's right. I heard about your deeds from Doctor Li before, and I admire you very much."

When they first met, she didn't realize that the other person was the Xingning prefect, Jiang Zhiming, who "tested the smallpox on himself".

Jiang Zhiming felt very embarrassed by her praise.

Everyone says he is righteous, but only he himself knows that he is actually very afraid of death.

The two of them whispered a few more words, and Jiang Zhiming suddenly turned his head and looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, his lips moved slightly.

"Sir Shen, in fact, before yesterday, I had never thought that I could be the chief examiner." He laughed heartily and said casually, "What a coincidence! I received the appointment yesterday and a guest came to your house. But my health is really not good. I can't breathe when I get excited, so I couldn't meet the guest in person."