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

"General Huo! I didn't know you were here. I apologize for any offense. Please forgive me."

Huo Fang sighed, then waved his hand at her: "Ignorance is not a crime. Besides, I am your escort today and I want to discuss business with you. Please sit down and talk."

"Yes!" Song Jinshu concealed his excitement and calmly sat down opposite him.

"I heard from the Emperor that you made the cotton-padded jacket?"

Ever since Xiao Ren received the cotton-padded clothes and cotton sent back by Grand Tutor Zhou, he immediately and secretly informed Huo Fang who was far away at Jingbian Pass.

It happened that it was cold at the border at that time, and he wanted to take advantage of the enemy's relaxation and lead his personal soldiers to burn their food supplies.

On the way from the camp to the other camp, you will pass through a valley where cold winds blow all year round, especially in winter.

Anyone passing by that place would catch a cold, so after trying on a cotton coat, he immediately decided to take a small group of people with him and go there in person.

The result was that they burned the enemy's food, and they were still warm after going back and forth from the valley many times, and no one caught a cold.

The credit for this achievement was inseparable from the blessing of cotton clothes. Therefore, after the war subsided, he immediately brought his personal soldiers to Jingyang County at full speed.

Song Jinshu couldn't figure out what was going on. Seeing Huo Fang asking, she answered honestly, "I dare not hide it from the General. The cotton was originally sewn by my sisters, but the filling in the cotton-padded jacket was indeed found by me."

When Huo Fang heard that she took all the credit for making the cotton-padded clothes not just to leave a good impression on him, he had a better impression of her.

"Making cotton-padded clothes isn't difficult; the real credit lies in the stuff stuffed inside. I'd like to ask you, are there a lot of stuff in there?"

If hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the military camps could wear warm cotton clothes in winter, they could take advantage of the enemy's shivering and laxity in the cold winter to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop.

Song Jinshu did not answer Huo Fang's question immediately. Now it was New Year, and what Huo Fang wanted to ask was naturally how much cotton could be produced this year.

And it was most likely for all the soldiers at the border. The cotton seeds in her hand looked a lot, but in front of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, they were not enough.

Moreover, winter is cold. If all the cotton is supplied to the soldiers on the border, the people will suffer from the cold. How many people will die then?

Of course, she would definitely not refuse Huo Fang’s request. After all, those were heroes who defended their country!

She would never give up on her people. In this case, she could only send people to various places to find cotton, and then manufacture it in a unified manner and send it to the border.

Or maybe she informed the court of the method of making cotton clothes, and asked the court's special department to make cotton clothes for the soldiers at the border.

Song Jinshu was thinking about which method was better. As a court official, it seemed that she had no choice but the latter.

"General, I won't hide it from you. There isn't much cotton left, but I have some cotton seeds. I intend to plant them in Jingyang County this year, and I expect to produce 40,000 to 50,000 kilograms of cotton. If... I'm afraid it won't be enough."

At the end, Song Jinshu sighed with regret. It was not that she was unwilling to supply, but her strength did not allow it. So she proposed to hand over the method of making cotton. Isn't that sincere enough?

"I am an official appointed by the Emperor, so naturally I must help him solve his problems. Although I don't have enough cotton to make cotton clothes, I can hand over the cotton-making method so that more capable people can serve the general."

Song Jinshu shook her head in frustration. Huo Fang sighed, then heard her trying to offer a solution and quickly stopped her, saying, "No, the cotton issue is of great importance. The fewer people who know about it, the better."

"Since you don't have enough cotton, you should send more people to search before winter. In any case, these cotton-padded clothes must come from Jingyang County."

Perhaps Huo Fang was afraid that Song Jinshu didn't understand, so he added cautiously, "Do you understand?"

Song Jinshu's eyes lit up. It was not her intention to hand over the cotton, but she did not expect Huo Fang to give her a big surprise.

"Hehe! I understand! Please rest assured, General, I will do my best to prepare all the cotton-padded clothes for you this year."

Huo Fang nodded in satisfaction. "Yes! The matters you and I discussed must be kept confidential. Even close friends cannot reveal a single detail."

Song Jinshu understood the seriousness of the matter and nodded immediately. Huo Fang opened the door and asked someone to carry in a few boxes.

After everyone left, she looked at Huo Fang puzzledly.

Huo Fang nudged his chin and said, "Open it and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Song Jinshu was even more surprised, and at the same time, more curious. Could there be a treasure in it?

After opening it and seeing what was inside, I was surprised to find that the boxes were full of treasures. There were two big boxes in total!

The glittering gold ingots made Song Jinshu's eyes widen. She understood what Huo Fang meant.

Song Jinshu desperately resisted the temptation, swallowed his saliva, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and declined politely, "General, this... I really can't accept it. It is my honor to make cotton clothes for the soldiers on the border. You'd better take back this golden, plump ingot!"

Huo Fang's mouth twitched. If you didn't glue your eyes to it, he would believe it a little bit.

"Here! If you give it to me, I'll give it to you and you can work hard for me."

If you give it to those old foxes in Kyoto, you will get the money but the job will not be done. In the end, when you call them to task, they will argue with each other. It is so annoying to watch that you want to slap them to death.

Song Jinshu was afraid that he would regret it, so he nodded immediately. "Thank you, General. Please rest assured that I will do everything you ask. If you need anything else, just tell me and I will say nothing!"

The two large boxes of gold ingots far exceeded the price of the cotton coat. Even if the cost of transportation and going out to find cotton was included, she could still earn more than twice as much.

As expected of a general who protects the country, he is generous in every way he spends.

But these were all won by the soldiers at the cost of their lives, so she is not jealous.

After Song Jinshu accepted the things, the two began to chat about family matters and what was happening in the court.

And the battle situation at Jingbian Pass...

When talking about this, Huo Fang's brows flashed with joy. After the enemy's food was burned by them, they took advantage of their unpreparedness and killed them.

Then they were beaten so hard that they had no power to fight back. The enemy commander was seriously injured and was said to be on the verge of death.

Huo Fang planned to capture the enemy's lair in one fell swoop by the end of this year and return to the capital in the early spring of next year.

He naturally couldn't tell Song Jinshu about these things, so he just said, "If you can handle this matter, I will definitely write to the emperor on the day of returning to the capital. Your contribution will not be small."

Song Jinshu enjoyed Huo Fang's pancakes very much, after all, they had a good reputation.

Moreover, the emperor already knew about the cotton matter. No matter how great her achievements were, they could not allow her to reach the top overnight. What she valued was Huo Fang's attitude towards her.

This powerful backer is standing right in front of her. Should she hug him or not?

There is no doubt that she is determined.