The first county magistrate in history

Qin Zheng said calmly, "I thought it was a diamond, but it turns out to be resin!"

"diamond?"

"Resin?"

Neither Jia Sizhen nor Han Jiance had ever heard of these two words.

Qin Zheng explained: "Diamonds are rare, shiny things. Resin is tree oil!"

"Is this tree oil?" Jia Sizhen questioned.

He didn't know about diamonds, but who hadn't seen tree oil?

That's not the case!

Qin Zheng said, "This is an ancient resin that has been formed after thousands of years of precipitation, wind and sun. Although it is very old, it is not precious. After all, it is not a rare thing!"

Jia Sizhen still didn't believe it, but he agreed, "I was also mistaken. I thought it was a rare treasure. It's really because you are knowledgeable and experienced. I cherished it in vain!"

As he said this, he raised his hand and was about to throw it out of the window.

While doing this, he stole a glance at Qin Zheng with his little eyes. If Qin Zheng stopped him and found a reason to keep it, it would mean that this thing was valuable, maybe it was the thing called diamond.

However, Qin Zheng didn't even look at him and continued drinking.

Is this really not a good thing?

Swish!

Jia Sizhen threw the plastic out of the window, very disappointed.

He really has always treated this thing as a treasure.

If you think about it carefully, if it is really a good thing, how could it be in the possession of a hunter?

Jia Sizhen gritted his teeth and gave all ten thousand taels. If he didn't feed the girl, all the ten thousand taels would be wasted.

Jia Sizhen was no longer reserved and directly took out two silver bills from his sleeve.

Five thousand taels each.

He placed it directly in front of Qin Zheng and said with a smile, "Your Excellency has come a long way to provide disaster relief and must have worked hard. This is a small token of appreciation from the people of Yangping County to the Imperial Envoy and his entourage."

Qin Zheng stopped pretending at this moment. He glanced at the banknote and put it away without any hesitation.

Then he stood up and said, "We've finished eating. Tomorrow morning, all officials in Yangping County will hold a meeting."

After that, he left.

Jia Sizhen and Han Jiance sent Qin Zheng outside the mansion and watched him get into the carriage.

Turn around and come back.

Han Jiance hurried to retrieve the plastic and examined it carefully: "Sir, is it really resin?"

Jia Sizhen said depressedly: "Qin Zheng asked for a bribe so blatantly, if it was true, would he not take it?"

Han Jiance sighed, "I thought it was a good thing!"

As he said that, he raised his hand and threw it outside the courtyard wall.

Qin Zheng returned to the inn and Xiao Man was waiting in his room.

"Sir, the inner armor is ready." Xiaoman happily handed the inner armor to Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng took it and praised: "Xiao Man's needlework is good."

Xiao Man was pleased with herself: "As long as you don't mind, my Lord. Come and try it on, does it fit?"

Help Qin Zheng take off his official robe and put on inner armor.

Perfect fit!

Qin Zheng was happy: "Hehe, not only can I protect myself, but I can also spend money when I'm short of money!"

"Hahaha..." Xiao Man laughed so hard that she fell backwards. "Really? I was wondering why the adults used copper coins to sew soft armor."

Qin Zheng said, "Call the captain of the special forces team."

"Yes!" Xiaoman turned and left.

Soon, more than a hundred special forces members quietly left the posthouse under the cover of night and headed straight for Zuofeng Mountain...

The next morning, Qin Zheng was having breakfast.

A burly man walked in.

This person is Ma Jiaxiang, captain of the special forces team.

"Sir, I found it!" Ma Jiaxiang put the bag in his hand on the table and opened it.

There were several pieces of crystal clear irregular plastic inside.

Ma Jiaxiang said excitedly, "Sir, we've made a fortune! We've conducted a preliminary survey of Zuofeng Mountain and the direction of the mountain range, and discovered that there's mineral deposits not only in Zuofeng Mountain, but also in Youfeng Mountain, five miles away. Preliminary estimates suggest the reserves could reach 10,000 tons. Further exploration will take time, so I've left behind a team to investigate the entire reserve..."

Qin Zheng was overjoyed: "Great, that's great. Notify the Hongtong County Special Service Battalion and send another 3,000 people over to secretly seal off the area. First, transport a batch of materials back for processing and manufacturing."

He took out a foot-long bamboo tube from his sleeve and handed it to Ma Jiaxiang: "This contains the technical information of plastic process. Give it to Tian Zhubu. He knows how to make it."

"Yes!" Ma Jiaxiang turned around and left excitedly.

After breakfast, Jia Sizhen came to invite us personally.

Yangping County Government Office.

The officials stood in two rows, looking at Qin Zheng and Wu Xiaoyou who walked in.

Some officials secretly complained that this imperial envoy was even more corrupt than they were, and that all his guards were women.

Qin Zheng sat in the main seat and Wu Xiaoyou stood behind Qin Zheng.

Jia Sizhen sat on Qin Zheng's right and took action.

"Yangping County has suffered a disaster, and Your Majesty is very worried. The court has allocated one million taels of gold for disaster relief!" Qin Zheng said straightforwardly.

After a pause, he saw the officials' eyes shining.

At this moment, Wu Xiaoyou was not worried at all about the fake gold being exposed.

Based on her understanding of adults, they would not easily use fake gold because the timing was not right.

This time, the adults should use a series of tricks.

Qin Zheng looked at Jia Sizhen and said, "How much disaster relief money does Yangping County need?"

Jia Sizhen's eyes were also shining at this moment. He was immersed in his reverie and was suddenly called out. He shuddered.

"Master Qin, it seems that it is not enough!"

Qin Zheng was speechless, you are so dark!

"This is the allocation for the entire Liangjin disaster area, not all of it belongs to your Yangping County." Qin Zheng said.

"Ah? Sir, even if it were all used for disaster relief in Yangping County, it would not be enough!" Jia Sizhen really thought that the one million taels of gold were all for their Yangping County.

"This disaster relief money must be used for its intended purpose, and I will personally supervise it. Yangping County is a severely affected area, and I will decide how much to allocate after my inspection." Qin Zheng said.

"Everything is up to you, sir. We will cooperate with you wholeheartedly." Jia Sizhen said, and he had already started thinking about how to get more disaster relief funds.

Qin Zheng thought for a moment and said, "As you all know, our Daqian Dynasty has been plagued by constant wars and frequent natural disasters in recent years, leaving the treasury empty. Your Majesty's grace is immense, and he cares deeply about the people of the world. However, the disaster relief funds are indeed insufficient. As the emperor's subjects and the people's parents, we should share His Majesty's worries, solve the people's problems, and lead by example. Right now, the fastest and most reliable solution is to donate!"

Donate?

Everyone's expressions changed.

Qin Zheng said, taking out a silver note and placing it on the desk: "I will take the lead and donate 20,000 taels."

Wu Xiaoyou smiled secretly, it’s starting now!