Transmigrated into a corrupt female county magistrate, defied fate and changed her life in a deserte

The feast lasted late into the night and everyone ate to their heart's content.

The next morning was still a sunny day.

The autumn harvest has not yet stopped, and the villagers are rushing to harvest the crops, bring them home and dry them in the sun.

Half a month passed before all the food was brought home.

The yamen runners here went to the village to collect grain taxes according to the previous rules, and it took them three days to store all the grain into the granary.

Looking at the grain that occupied one-third of the granary, Song Jinshu sighed with a sad face.

"This amount of grain is far from the target given by the court!"

In the past, the magistrate of Jingyang County would always want to plunder all the grain from the villagers during the autumn harvest, especially from the farms of wealthy businessmen.

The part of the basic grain tax that is missing is all made up of "free donations" from wealthy businessmen.

A county magistrate with a better conscience would borrow grain from other counties and slowly make up the difference in a bumper harvest year. However, this would create a huge hole and he would even be stripped of his official hat.

The others looked at the pitifully small amount of food collected from the granary, and a hint of disappointment crossed their faces.

Compared with Song Jinshu's previous potato production, this one is like a sesame seed, pitifully small.

Wang Er felt a little uneasy and looked at Song Jinshu carefully.

In the past, the magistrate of Jingyang County did a lot of trouble when the autumn harvest was poor!

This time… Thinking of this, his eyes darkened and he tried hard to shake off his thoughts.

Lord Song is different from those people before!

They already believed in her, so how could they question her noble character?

Wang Er tried hard to give himself a reason and blindly believed Song Jinshu.

Song Jinshu's disappointment didn't last long, as the scene before her was well within her expectations.

If it weren't for the natural disasters and man-made calamities this year, there wouldn't be such a shortage of food in Jingyang County!

Now she can only think of other ways!

Lu Ruoyu stared at the unprecedentedly low grain output in the account book with a frown. This grain output was the lowest in recent years.

He couldn't help but look at Song Jinshu's back as he left, and made a decision secretly.

After making up his mind, he went home and buried himself in writing the letter.

While Song Jinshu was thinking of ways to refill the granary, the wealthy families in Jingyang County were also worried.

They secretly transferred some grain and divided the remaining grain into four or six portions, six of which they planned to "donate free of charge" to the county government.

Instead of waiting for them to come and grab it, it is better to take the initiative yourself and you can also sell it well.

The same thing happened in the Liu family. Manager Liu spread out the account book in front of Old Man Liu.

"Grandpa, this year's autumn harvest is half as much as in previous years. Should we still give the grain to the county government according to the old rules?"

Mr. Liu didn't even glance at the account book, and simply nodded: "Do it as in previous years!"

Just as Manager Liu was about to go down with the account book, Old Man Liu suddenly stopped him, "Wait a minute! The grain harvest is poor this year, and I'm afraid the county government won't be able to collect much. Let's give a little more!"

It's Song Jinshu's first year as a new official. If so much grain tax is missing, it will be embarrassing for her and it will also affect her official career.

Since he has the ability, he might as well help her and make a good relationship with her!

"Hey! I'll do it right away!" Manager Liu went down with a smile.

He knew in his heart that the magistrate of Jingyang County had won the favor of his grandfather.

In the future, when he deals with the county government, he must act carefully, especially to establish good relations with Mr. Song.

Song Jinshu was preparing to use potatoes to fill the huge hole in grain tax according to the original plan, but then she received news from the provincial capital.

She read the contents of the letter and smiled from ear to ear: "That's good! I can save the food!"

It turned out that the governor of Liang County had a change of heart, and through a trick of playing the victim, Kyoto exempted Shun'an Prefecture from taxes for one year.

But it also clearly stated that Fengnian must make up for this!

Song Jinshu habitually ignored the content that needed to be supplemented and only read the last paragraph.

It turns out that what Lu Ruoyu said before, that the court wanted to increase taxes, was correct!

This year, except for Shun'an Prefecture which was exempted from tax due to natural disasters and plague, taxes in other prefectures have all increased!

Song Jinshu's heart was trembling, and she thought back to what she had overheard about the war at the border.

Since then, she has always paid attention to the situation at the border and the policies of the court. Seeing that there was no unrest, she thought that the court was preparing for peace talks.

But the unwarranted tax increase this year is something to talk about.

When war comes, food is the most important thing, and refugees will also have to relocate on a large scale.

They are relatively far away from the border and are in a safe area, so I think refugees will come here.

As a local official, she had an obligation to accept the people.

The country is at war and the treasury is empty, so the local government has to provide the food.

"Oh! It's so difficult!"

Song Jinshu sighed softly. These peaceful days were really hard-earned. It would be a long way to go if he wanted to live a life of ease and comfort.

Suddenly, there were two knocks on the door, and Datou shouted loudly: "Sir! There is someone outside who wants to see you!"

"Hey! Here we come!"

Song Jinshu came out of the study and turned around to ask, "Who's here?"

Generally, no one would look for her, and if they did, they would look for Lu Ruoyu, who was in charge of miscellaneous matters.

Big Head replied sternly, "They are all wealthy families in our county! Manager Liu is here too! And they brought a lot of carts filled with grain!"

"Oh?" Song Jinshu was a little curious. Since she came here, she had very little contact with rich people.

I don’t know why they came to me collectively?

Thinking about something, Song Jinshu came to the reception room.

The room was already filled with richly dressed men, all of whom looked wealthy, and most of them were carrying bellies of seven or eight months.

It fits Song Jinshu's definition of a rich person.

The wealthy family, led by Manager Liu, saw her coming and hurriedly bowed and greeted her.

"Manager Liu, what brings you here today?"

Song Jinshu took the first seat, looked around, and asked gently.

The others looked at Song Jinshu and spoke in a friendly manner, and the uneasiness in their hearts eased a little, but they were still worried, afraid that she was a smiling tiger and would trick them badly.

Manager Liu kept smiling. He knew Song Jinshu was a straightforward person, so he didn't beat around the bush and explained directly, "The old man asked me to come here to express his congratulations!"

"Most of the farmland in Jingyang County didn't produce much grain this autumn. Fortunately, the Liu family has many businesses and the grain production is still good. The masters of this mansion can't eat it all. So the old master asked me to bring some to you."

Now that the Song family and the Liu family have become relatives, the relationship between the two families is close, and the Liu family is very willing to provide food.

Song Jinshu felt emotional, no wonder everyone wanted to marry into a wealthy family, if this person got married, the whole family would benefit!

"Thank you for your courtesy, my dear father-in-law. I appreciate the Liu family's kindness, but we have enough food at home, so you should take it back!"