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

"Is this the rice seed you used to produce such a high yield last year? These rice seedlings are growing really well. If we plant them, we'll definitely have a good harvest this autumn."

Xiang An walked quickly forward, squatted beside the rice seedlings, and reached out to gently touch the leaves of the rice seedlings.

The villagers who were in charge of guarding the rice seedlings suddenly became worried, fearing that Xiang An would accidentally hurt the rice seedlings.

Seeing that he was just stroking gently, Song Jinshu felt a little relieved and glanced at Xiang An.

It seems that Xiang An's target is rice seeds.

After his joy, Xiang An became anxious. If such high-yield rice seeds could be brought back to Dafang County for cultivation, the people of Dafang County would be able to have enough food and clothing.

Xiang An rubbed his hands nervously and looked at Song Jinshu with hope in his eyes.

"Master Song, I wonder if you have these rice seedlings for sale?"

Song Jinshu frowned, pretending to be conflicted. Disappointment flashed across Xiang An's eyes. He was just dreaming.

"Sure!" Song Jinshu said with a smile.

Xiang An stood there in a daze, nervously repeating, "Are you really willing to sell it? I'm talking about these rice seedlings!"

He pointed to the rice seedlings growing very well at his feet, fearing that Song Jinshu would misunderstand him and pass off inferior products as good ones.

Song Jinshu nodded helplessly: "I know! Why do you think I brought you here? Did you have nothing to do?"

Wen Yan frowned in confusion, only to hear Song Jinshu explain, "Look at the land you're standing on now. Aren't there a lot of rice seedlings? Actually, these are the rice seedlings I plan to sell to several other counties of yours."

Xiang An was delighted at first, but then puzzled: "I thought all the rice seedlings in Jingyang County were here."

"You're stupid! Since I intend to promote the rice seedlings in Jingyang County throughout the county, I naturally have to let them learn from rice seed cultivation. Now every village and household in my county cultivates rice seedlings on their own."

Song Jinshu walked towards another row of rice seedlings with his hands behind his back, bending down to check the growth of the rice seedlings while explaining.

"If I weren't worried that other counties wouldn't know how to grow rice seedlings and would waste their seeds, and my academy's first batch of students hadn't even finished their studies yet, and there was no one to go to other counties to teach the villagers how to grow rice seedlings, I would have openly sold the rice seeds to you long ago!"

It was only after she carefully consulted Ranchu about this matter that she made the cautious decision to cultivate the rice seedlings before selling them.

By then, when the villagers in Jingyang County have learned how to pick rice seedlings and take care of them on a daily basis, a group of students will be freed up to go to other counties to teach people how to plant crops.

The method is actually simple, it just requires carefulness and patience.

Xiang An pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time, his mood was very complicated. He was judging others by his own standards.

It turned out that she thought so far ahead that she even cultivated the rice seedlings before telling them.

Isn't she afraid that the other county magistrates will collectively lower the price? Will she not make any profit?

Song Jinshu didn't know Xiang An's doubts, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care. Even if she sold a bowl of rice seeds for one tael of silver, there would still be people buying them, and they would even be sold out.

Before the spring plowing season, all the wealthy businessmen from Shunan Prefecture came to her door and asked her to buy the remaining rice seeds from her at a high price.

If she wanted to make a profit, she would have sold it to a wealthy businessman long ago. How could she give it to other counties?

Considering that Xiang An couldn't sit still and came to the door on his own initiative, the other county magistrates should also be anxious.

Song Jinshu simply spread the news of selling high-yield rice seedlings, but only to the county towns under the jurisdiction of Shun'an Prefecture.

In order to prevent his superiors from finding fault, Song Jinshu first sent someone to the provincial capital to inform the governor of Liang County, and then asked him to inform the other county magistrates of the news.

Thinking that the message has been sent out, the county magistrates from various counties will arrive one after another within the next few days.

Xiang An decided to stay for a few days, after all, he hadn't gotten the rice seedlings yet.

The issue of rice seedling distribution will have to wait until all the county magistrates come together to discuss it.

Song Jinshu thought it would take at least three days for everyone to arrive, but he never expected that everyone would be there the next afternoon.

Even the magistrate of the farthest Datian County has arrived. I'm afraid he rushed here overnight after receiving the news.

Seeing everyone gathered, Song Jinshu said, "I believe all of you colleagues have heard the news from Lord Liang. Our county tried to plant a new rice variety last year, and the rice yield during the autumn harvest increased significantly compared to previous years..."

Each county ordered its officers to listen attentively, fearing that they would miss any important news.

"We are all under the jurisdiction of Shun'an Prefecture. I wouldn't keep anything valuable to myself. You've just asked Lord Xiang for confirmation, so I think you should be relieved. If you're not, let's go check on the rice seedlings together tomorrow..."

The county magistrates hurriedly flattered him, "Don't worry! We trust your words, sir."

Song Jinshu nodded: "Well! Then let's talk about how to distribute these rice seedlings!"

"The number of rice seedlings cultivated in our county is limited, and it is definitely not enough for your entire county to cultivate. Therefore, you gentlemen can sell some rice seedlings and take the remaining rice back to cultivate. When the autumn harvest comes, you can select high-quality rice as next year's rice seeds."

Then Song Jinshu briefly recounted his experiences of the previous year, and the county magistrates all had no objections.

This is indeed the best way to do it at the moment.

Wang Zhizhang listened quietly and saw that Song Jinshu only talked about how to distribute the rice seedlings and did not mention the price at all.

In order to successfully buy the rice seedlings, he shamelessly borrowed several thousand taels from a wealthy businessman in Guangrao County.

Add to that the tens of thousands of taels from Guangrao County, and we should be able to grab the lion's share.

"Sir Song, how much do you want for these rice seedlings?"

All of the county magistrates in the room immediately sat up straight. They all took out all the funds that the county could embezzle, and they were determined to buy more rice seedlings than others!

Xiang An simply glanced at the entire room and sipped his tea leisurely. He was sure that Song Jinshu's offer was not as high as they had imagined.

As expected, Song Jinshu laughed innocently and said, "Don't worry, everyone. I'm not selling rice seedlings to you for profit. We are all local officials, and we want the people under our rule to live well."

The county magistrates had different expressions, some were excited, some were confused, and some were embarrassed.

Most of them are just trying to make a good showing in the coming year so that they can find a better future after their term ends.

Some county magistrates are ambitious and dedicated to the welfare of the people.

"So the price is just a formality. Before that, I would like you to draft an agreement with me. The content of the agreement is very simple. I hope you can promise that after you take these rice seedlings back, you will only use them to buy rice seeds and sell them to the public next year."

“Also, you cannot sell rice to merchants before you have cultivated it into rice seeds for the people to grow next year.”

The air seemed to freeze as soon as these words were spoken, and they would more or less make friends with the merchants in the county.

After all, the county needs money to keep running, and merchants pay the highest taxes.

If we get such good things but don't share even a sip of soup with them, it will probably cause their dissatisfaction.

"Okay! I'll sign!" Xiang An was the first to raise his hand to express his opinion.

Others, keeping to themselves, were weighing the pros and cons.

Song Jinshu just smiled, drank tea and waited silently.

About an incense stick later, Wang Zhizhang stood up and said, "I am willing to sign, too!"