The first county magistrate in history

Xia Mo Ning looked at Qin Zheng in shock. Why did he seem like a different person?

Along the way, Qin Zheng showed no airs of authority and treated his subordinates with a friendly manner. He even offered money to beggars when he saw them.

Why do you seem like a money-grubber now?

There was a drought in Yangping County, but the people had no problem with their housing. Although many of them were dilapidated, they could provide shelter from the wind and sun.

Yangping County set up more than a dozen porridge stalls, and people lined up to get porridge.

Not only Qin Zheng, but also Xia Mo Ning could see at a glance that these porridge stalls were newly built.

Jia Sizhen followed Qin Zheng closely, never leaving his side.

Even Xia Mo Ning could see that Jia Sizhen was afraid that the common people would have private contact with the imperial envoy.

Seeing Jia Sizhen following the imperial envoy and the imperial envoy chatting and laughing with him, the people of the state showed contempt and even hatred.

Qin Zheng checked the porridge distribution situation.

The white rice porridge has a decent consistency and comes with pickles.

Went to several porridge places.

"Sir, the porridge garden provides porridge 24 hours a day. Originally, each person was allowed to receive three bowls of porridge a day, but now they can only receive two bowls. Even so, the grain reserves in the granary will not last until the end of the month. But we cannot let the people go hungry. The emperor's disaster relief silver has come at the right time." Jia Sizhen said.

Qin Zheng knew what he meant. Didn’t he just want more disaster relief money?

"Prefect Jia, you should also know that disaster relief can only solve the problem temporarily and is not a long-term solution. Has Yangping County ever formulated disaster prevention measures for natural disasters?" Qin Zheng asked.

Jiasi Town is a veteran of many disasters and responded as usual: "We have measures, but due to insufficient funds, many disaster prevention measures cannot be carried out."

Qin Zheng sneered in his heart, he knew you would make such an excuse.

Seeing that Qin Zheng didn't say anything, Jia Sizhen took the initiative to say, "Sir, shall we go to the granary to take a look?"

Qin Zheng waved his hand: "No need!"

Xia Mo Ning looked at Qin Zheng in surprise. Is the inspection over like this?

The granary is of utmost importance, why don’t you go and take a look?

Besides, I didn’t even look at the disaster-stricken fields.

Jia Sizhen suddenly understood that the money had taken effect.

"I will take you back to the inn to rest."

But Qin Zheng said, "I have looked inside Yangping County, but I haven't looked at the other counties and towns under its jurisdiction yet."

Jia Sizhen's face changed. What does that mean? Should I really go and see it, or...

Jia Sizhen looked at Qin Zheng and found that Qin Zheng was also looking at him.

That look, wow, it goes without saying!

Jia Sizhen cursed in his heart, it’s so hard for me to get some disaster relief money!

"Sir, the weather is so hot that even the horses can't bear it if we travel at this time. It would be better to get up early tomorrow when it will be cooler," said Jia Sizhen.

The little eyes blinked.

Qin Zheng smiled knowingly: "Alright, let's go back to the inn."

Inside the post house.

Xia Mo Ning glared at Qin Zheng with her eyes wide open, angrily scolding him: "Sir Qin, I always thought you could govern Hongtong County so well, that you were an upright official. But it turns out you are also a corrupt official!"

Qin Zheng looked at her and smiled.

I didn't expect the little girl to be so upright.

He laughed and said, "What's the point of going? You already know the situation without going. I'm an imperial envoy for disaster relief, not an imperial envoy to inspect officials, nor an imperial envoy to investigate cases. My power is limited to disaster relief, not the power to kill or give life to officials. If I find that an official has violated the law, I can only report it to Your Majesty for judgment. However, how far is this place from the imperial capital? Will Your Majesty have to send someone to investigate? I can wait, but can the people affected by the disaster in Yangping County wait?"

Xia Mo Ning thought about it, it was really like this, could it be?

"Master Qin, what do you want to do?"

Qin Zheng was confident: "Let's wait and see."

At noon, Jia Sizhen invited Qin Zheng to his house for a banquet.

Qin Zheng went there happily.

In the inn, Su Xiaoman, who was eating, suddenly found that Xia Mo was full of energy and stopped eating after taking two bites.

He asked, "Miss Xia, what's wrong with you?"

Xia Mo Ning huffed, "The common people are having porridge, or maybe even no porridge at all, and yet Qin Zheng still has the mind to drink?"

Su Xiaoman chuckled and said, "Don't worry about it. My master is not from a wealthy family. He must be setting a trap!"

Xia Mo Ning was stunned: "What kind of trap is this?"

Su Xiaoman said, "Of course it's to trap the officials of Yangping County, but it's also to benefit the people of Yangping County."

"What do you mean?" Xia Mo Ning was confused.

Su Xiaoman smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Just trust my master."

Xia Mo Ning was helpless. How come Su Xiaoman was the same as Qin Zheng? Was there anything that couldn't be said directly?

Xia Mo Ning was waiting in Qin Zheng's room, wanting to see what trap he had set.

Su Xiaoman was helpless, not knowing why Xia Moring was so concerned about disaster relief in Yangping County. She had no choice but to wait with her.

It was not until nightfall that Qin Zheng came back drunk.

"Sir, you're back. Did you drink too much? I'll go get some sobering soup." Su Xiaoman hurried forward to help Qin Zheng change his clothes.

Xia Mo Ning curled her lips. This Su Xiaoman really knew how to serve people.

"I'm not drunk. Don't you know how much your parents can drink?" Qin Zheng said with a smile.

Suddenly he saw Xia Mo Ning and wondered, "Miss Xia, why don't you go back and rest?" Xia Mo Ning rolled her eyes at him.

Su Xiaoman smiled and said, "Miss Xia is waiting for you."

Qin Zheng was startled: "What's the matter?"

Xia Mo Ning asked, "What did you drink? Can you drink away the disaster?"

So this is what she cares about?

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Moring with new eyes and said with a smile, "Although I can't drink away the disaster, I can definitely drink more of the relief money."

As he spoke, he pulled out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve and slapped them on the table proudly: "Xiao Man, check how much there is."

"Yes!" Xiaoman went to count the money with a smile on her face.

After a moment, he exclaimed: "Two hundred and fifty-five thousand taels!"

"So many?" Xia Mo Ning exclaimed, "They bribed you again? Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will find out and kill you?"

Qin Zheng sighed. "If I don't do this, how can I raise one million taels of gold? The Empress cheated me, and I haven't even settled the score with her yet. She's still trying to punish me?"

Xia Mo Ning smiled secretly, "You still dare to settle accounts with my sister?"