The first county magistrate in history

Xia Mochu and his party arrived in Guanghe County.

It went very smoothly. Although they encountered some bandits, the palace guards were not there to sit around and do nothing. Besides, An Dehai was there too.

As for whether these bandits were real bandits, Xia Mochu no longer cared.

The Empress came in person to provide disaster relief, shocking everyone in Guanghe County.

The officials were trembling with fear, their hearts in their throats.

But the common people cheered and told each other the news.

The Empress’s personal presence is a manifestation of her love for the people, and also a reflection of her importance attached to Guanghe County.

The common people all feel that their hard work over the years has not been in vain.

You know, even the old emperor never came to Guanghe County for inspection.

The people of the city were overjoyed and spontaneously went out to welcome them...

I inspected the farmland as soon as possible in the end of summer.

Guanghe County was the granary of the country, so it made an exception and had a garrison of 50,000 troops.

At this time, in the farmland, some soldiers were holding scoop nets to catch the flocks of sparrows that covered the sky.

Some beat gongs to drive them away.

However, human power is far inferior to the flock of birds.

After driving the birds away from this farmland, a new batch of birds will fall into that farmland. It’s impossible to drive them away completely!

The unripe crops were riddled with holes.

"Your Majesty, I have tried my best!" Jin Zhongren, the prefect of Guanghe County, who was kneeling on the ground, had his hair turned white with worry, and not a single black hair was left.

He really tried every possible means and even sent out garrison troops.

Xia Mochu knew that Jin Zhongren was an absolutely loyal and devoted minister, and the most valued senior minister by his father, otherwise he would not have been allowed to manage the most important granary in the world.

He quickly helped Jin Zhongren up and said, "There's no need to do this, County Magistrate. I know this isn't your fault. I came here with a good plan!"

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. Our Guanghe County is saved!" Jin Zhongren was overjoyed.

Xia Mochu immediately gave the method of making straw men.

Jin Zhongren immediately organized soldiers to start construction.

There were 50,000 soldiers stationed in Guanghe County, and each of them made a straw man. In a short while, there were 50,000 straw men.

There were too many birds in the flock and they couldn't be spaced too far apart, so a scarecrow was placed every twenty meters.

When 50,000 clothed straw men stood in the farmland, a magical scene appeared.

None of those crazy birds dared to land in this area.

Everyone cheered.

Jin Zhongren burst into tears and knelt down to pay homage: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Xia Mochu's pretty face was embarrassed. It's not that I'm wise!

At this moment, Xia Mochu felt that Qin Zheng was a treasure that was inexhaustible.

It would be nice if I could carry this with me at all times.

Suddenly, Jin Zhongren hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, if we drive the sparrows away, where can they go? Will they go to farmland in other counties? I beg Your Majesty to spread the straw man method throughout the world!"

Xia Mochu's expression changed drastically.

She had never thought about this problem before.

If Jin Zhongren hadn’t reminded me, I would have almost made a big mistake!

The Empress helped Guanghe County to drive away birds, but she ended up driving the birds to other counties, causing disasters in those counties. What kind of behavior is this?

Does she still want to maintain her reputation as the empress?

Fine beads of sweat oozed from the tip of Xia Mochu's upturned nose. He was just about to order the scarecrow bird-proofing measure to be immediately spread throughout the country by express delivery on horseback.

Just then, a fast horse arrived.

The soldier jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, County Magistrate, Qin County Magistrate of Hongtong County sent a bird-repelling tool, saying that it can destroy the flocks and completely solve the bird problem!"

"Qin Zheng?" Xia Mochu was shocked.

Then his face turned gloomy, and he said, "Qin Zheng, you actually hid this from me."

But, doesn’t Qin Zheng refuse to associate with officials? Why would he help Guanghe County?

Jin Zhongren couldn't wait to ask, "What tool?"

The soldier replied, "Call it Chaotianque!"

Jin Zhongren was stunned: "What is Chaotianque?"

The soldier replied, "I don't know. The young lady personally went to Hongtong County to ask for it. Now, the young lady and Chao Tianque have reached the border of Guanghe County and are on their way."

"I understand, go down!" Jin Zhongren didn't know what Chaotianque was, but he knew that anything produced by Qin Zheng must be a top-notch product.

He quickly knelt down before Xia Mochu and said, "Your Majesty, Magistrate Qin of Hongtong County is a remarkable man. He has completely resolved this bird plague."

Xia Mochu frowned. "During the flood two years ago, you said someone with great talent helped. Could it be this County Magistrate Qin?"

Jin Zhongren kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

He dared not lie to His Majesty and told the truth, "It was Magistrate Qin who alleviated the flood. Otherwise, the entire nation's granaries would have been destroyed. But Your Majesty dislikes taking credit for it, so he told me not to tell anyone. Out of loyalty, I concealed this from Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

"Since it's a loyal act, what's the crime?" Xia Mochu said, "What else has he done for Guanghe County?"

Jin Zhongren replied, "Although I promised Magistrate Qin not to tell anyone, if Your Majesty asks, I dare not disobey. He has helped Guanghe County a lot over the years. The grain production has increased year by year in recent years, all thanks to Lord Qin's guidance."

Xia Mochu was shocked. She didn't expect that Qin Zheng was such a helpful person.

If she can completely solve the bird problem in Guanghe County this time, she will definitely be able to shut up some ministers when she returns to the palace.

In fact, she should also thank Qin Zheng. After all, Chaotianque arrived in time and did not let her lose face here.

However, Xia Mochu gritted his little white teeth, wanting to bite Qin Zheng to death.

If she were to bring Chaotianque directly, the effect would be better...

"You are not allowed to tell anyone that I am here!" Xia Mochu couldn't meet anyone from Hongtong County. If she did, she would be exposed. She didn't want Qin Zheng to know her true identity yet.

He took Li Qiuhan and hid in the woods not far away.

The woods are high up and you can see here.

Jin Zhongren wondered why His Majesty was hiding from the people of Hongtong County?

Soon, a group of people and horses slowly came, surrounding a long carriage pulled by more than a dozen tall horses.

On the car was a large object covered with a red cloth.

The team leader is Wu Xiaoyou.

Jin Zhiruo was looking at the scarecrow in the field at this moment and was shocked. How did my father know this method?

Jin Zhiruo dismounted and saluted Jin Zhongren: "Father, is this scarecrow?"

Jin Zhongren smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Jin Zhongren was shocked. The empress also knew this method?

She had heard reports and knew that the empress was coming.

But she didn't see the empress.

At the moment, the urgent task was to solve the bird plague, and he didn't want to think about anything else: "Dad, I borrowed something."

Jin Zhongren said happily, "Master Qin really has a solution. How kind!"

Jin Zhiruo sneered: "How dare he not help me!"

Everyone looked at the car curiously, wanting to see what Chaotianque looked like.

"Miss, it looks like a sky thunder cannon!" Li Qiuhan said in a low voice.

Xia Mochu also looked like it: "It's just much longer than the Tianlei Cannon I saw on the Hongtong County City Wall."

Wu Xiaoyou personally tore off the red cloth.

A bronze tube that was more than ten meters long and as thick as a man's waist was revealed.

Behind the copper tube is a huge round ball, also made of bronze.

At the tail of the ball, there is a curved bronze rod.

No one could understand what this thing was.

A female yamen runner who looked as strong as a man started shaking the copper rod in one direction.

After a while, the female yamen runner seemed unable to shake it anymore and quickly stepped back.

Wu Xiaoyou warned loudly: "It will be very loud, everyone cover your ears."

Is it loud?

The soldiers were confused and disdainful.

They are not afraid of thunder, so how can your voice be louder than thunder?

No one covered their ears.

Xia Mochu and Li Qiuhan had experienced this before. Although this thing was different from the Sky Thunder Cannon, it was still better to be careful. It was big, so the noise would definitely be loud!

Especially at the end of summer, I don’t want to be scared and sit on the ground again.

Cover your ears quickly.

The same is true for Li Qiuhan.

Jin Zhongren and Jin Zhiruo also covered their ears, but not tightly, as they wanted to hear how loud the noise was.

Wu Xiaoyou and others did not block their ears, but blocked the horses' ears with white cloth.

"Ready..." Wu Xiaoyou raised his hand.

A female yamen runner straightened a rope on the side of Chaotianque.

"Let go!" Wu Xiaoyou's hand fell instantly.

The female yamen runner pulled the rope hard.

boom!

There was a loud bang.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

The space vibrates and hums!

The copper tube seemed to just shoot out a wave of air, nothing else.

thump!

Jin Zhongren sat down on the ground.

Jin Zhiruo's face turned pale, her body shook, and she almost fell down.

Some of the soldiers rolled their eyes and fainted.

Some of them crawled on the ground, trembling.

Herod...

A horse was frightened, its hair stood on end, and it ran away in a cloud of dust...

Even though Xia Mochu and Li Qiuhan were prepared, they were still shocked and their heads were buzzing.

"Look!" Li Qiuhan suddenly pointed at the group of sparrows that should have been circling in the sky.

When Xia Mochu saw it, he was stunned.