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Seeing Village Chief Wang's absent-minded look, Sheng Changan smiled gently: "Village Chief Wang, go and take a look!"

Although Village Chief Wang was very tempted, he was still a little hesitant. He rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly and said, "This, this is not good."

"If there's anything wrong, go ahead! I just have something to do." It wasn't a lie, she really had something to do.

Village chief Wang thought he had secretly glanced at Sheng Changan's face and found that what she said was indeed true, so he happily agreed.

They were laughing as they walked. Although the new county magistrate looked young, he was quite nice to them. He didn't look down on them even though they looked dirty. Fortunately, the previous county magistrate died quickly.

Sheng Changan found a slightly flatter place and stood over. He felt a headache looking at the child in Wang Yi's arms. He didn't know if she was used to it, but the child didn't cry or make a fuss. She just lay tightly on Wang Yi, holding Wang Yi's clothes tightly in her hands, her eyes anxious.

After such a long time, she must be hungry, but she couldn't go back for a while, so she handed her the bamboo tube she carried with her: "Give her some water first."

"How can I use yours, sir? I have brought some too." Wang Yi took his own bamboo tube and fed her some.

Since that was the case, she could only take the kettle back: "Lin Chuan, what's the matter with the rent?" It was a good opportunity to ask what happened today.

"This land belongs to the government. Ninety percent of what they harvest from the crops here is handed over to the government, and they take about eight percent as transaction tax from the remaining ten percent." It was obvious that Lin Chuan had already understood this matter, so he knew it so clearly.

"Ninety percent of them belong to government officials?" Then why is she so poor?

"To be precise, 90% of it should be handed over to the imperial court, and the rest belongs to the government. However, there are constant wars here, and the county magistrate changes very quickly," Lin Chuan said somewhat implicitly.

Good man, what's the faster change? It's the faster death! If the previous county magistrate hadn't died shortly after taking office, the original owner, this unlucky guy, wouldn't have had his turn.

According to the original owner's memory, the longest time a county magistrate stayed here was no more than one year. He either left through connections or died here.

If you were to ask how the original owner knew this, it was all thanks to the people who took the imperial examination with her. They looked down on the original owner because she was a woman with better knowledge than them, and they ridiculed her. In order to intimidate her, they told her all these things.

Sheng Changan rubbed the throbbing veins in her temples. She had a feeling that she wouldn't live long here. "I don't care how the court divides it. From now on, although the land still belongs to the government, I will only take 10% of what is grown on it. The rest belongs to the people themselves."

"But this time's share doesn't count. I'll still collect 10% and divide it equally among all the people. But others have to contribute to the construction of the county town. Lin Chuan, please draw up a list of regulations for me when you go back." More than 3,000 people will be able to have enough food to eat once the corn and potatoes grow up.

"Wang Yi, go search. If there are any young orphaned children, regardless of gender, temporarily take them in at the county government office. But be sure to investigate thoroughly."

"No one can intentionally throw children here. If I find out, I will write a letter of severing ties with them. I am your witness." In this situation, she can only rescue these orphans temporarily. If she raises them all, she does not have enough food. More importantly, if it becomes a habit, she is afraid that some people will do it intentionally when they have the spare capacity.

"Also, everyone should try to move to the county town. If there is not enough land, push down the city wall, move outward, and rebuild it. Lin Chuan and Wang Yi are in charge of this: "There are only more than 3,000 in total. She would be heartbroken if one is missing. If they all move to the county town, it will be easier to manage."

Lin Chuan and Wang Yi exchanged glances and bowed in agreement. They also guessed that the next move would probably be quite significant. Judging from the situation, this was indeed a good county magistrate.

"Li Dashan, I want to see how good your kung fu is." The county government can't just not have a constable, it still has to recruit people. If it signs out some food tomorrow, it will be no problem to ensure that these people have enough food.

Sheng Changan's eyes moved. Although she didn't quite understand, she knew from seeing Li Dashan's bold moves that he was no ordinary person. How could such a person be a hunter here? "First, recruit ten people. You will lead them. I want you to train them with the intensity of training soldiers. After a year, they must grow to the point where they have the courage to kill a Xianbei soldier."

"Yes." This time his voice was particularly loud.

Lin Chuan was a little envious. He had a lot of work to do, but he just didn't have any capable people. Thinking of the porridge he had had that morning, he guessed that the county government probably didn't have much to eat. He didn't dare mention the idea of ​​hiring ten more people.

Although Sheng Changan saw Lin Chuan's eyes, she still didn't say anything. It really takes a lot of food to feed people. The most important thing is that Li Dashan is easy to fool. She doesn't trust Lin Chuan and Wang Yi yet, so she has to wait and see. "Also, Li Dashan, come with me to that mountain tomorrow to take a look."

Li Dashan hesitated: "If we go, we might have to sleep outdoors tomorrow."

"How long does it take to get there by car?"

"We'll leave at 11:00 AM and arrive at 11:00 AM. If we had a carriage, we could probably make the round trip in the morning."

Sheng Changan converted it, which means that they set out at dawn and arrived at dusk, and suddenly he felt a darkness in front of his eyes.

But we still have to go. It is spring now and everything is reviving. There may be some food on the mountain. Modern times are different from ancient times. Maybe they don’t recognize some things, so they didn’t touch them. The main reason is that there is a severe shortage of food. We can’t just take care of these people under us and let the people starve!

"Then just rest there and go tomorrow." Sheng Changan said simply.

Wu Xiancheng, who had stood there for a while, suggested, "Why not let my wife go with us? She knows a little bit about martial arts."

She also guessed why County Magistrate Wu proposed this. It was simply because she was a woman and she was afraid of gossip. However, under the current circumstances, she couldn't always bring a woman with her when she went out to do things to prove her innocence. "No, there are other things that need her. There will probably be a lot of children coming into the county office soon, and I will trouble your madam to worry about it."

"Your Excellency is too polite. This is my duty." County Magistrate Wu immediately bowed his head and saluted.

Sheng Changan sighed. This County Magistrate Wu was indeed quite capable, but he was a little too polite. Once he was told, he would remind him that courtesy was indispensable: "Zhang Shi and I will go together tomorrow. You keep an eye on the county government office." After saying that, County Magistrate Wu saluted again.

No, she must find a way to correct Wu Xiancheng's habit. He would be tired if he didn't always bow. "Let's go back first!"

Sheng Changan looked at the people not far away who were still hoeing the fields: "Aren't they going back yet?"

"They will finish planting corn and will go back probably tomorrow." Seeing that Sheng Changan was quite friendly, Zhang Shi dared to say a few words in reply.

Sheng Changan nodded without asking any more questions. It was understandable at this moment. Not only them, but even he himself was worried about the food. In the final analysis, the farm tools were too poor. They were basically stone axes, and they still needed to be improved.