flstandardbreds Chapter 165: Magistrate Cao
Chapter 165: Magistrate Cao
When County Magistrate Cao and Lawyer He arrived at the gate of the county government office, the bailiffs who were called in from behind also arrived.
Magistrate Cao and Lawyer He were stunned to see the row of carriages at the door. They wondered if the Princess of Anping had moved her mansion to Qingshui County. How would they arrange such a large team?
Moreover, the two of them did not know or recognize the Princess of Anping County who suddenly appeared. They only knew that she was a woman. After receiving the official document yesterday, they wrote a letter back to the capital to ask their eldest brother for information, but now they have not received a reply yet. The speed of the action made the two of them confused.
There were several girls standing at the door, and the two men didn't know who they were, so they could only greet the Third Prince first. Magistrate Cao led everyone to kneel down and greet: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Third Prince, may His Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
Sheng Zhen raised his hand and said, "Everyone, get up!"
Everybody stood up.
Sheng Zhen pointed at Zheng Sisi and introduced her, "County Magistrate Cao, this is the Princess of Anping. From now on, Qingshui County will belong to the Princess of Anping. You can consult the Princess of Anping if you have any difficulties or official business."
Princess Cao and Master He looked at each other. They had not expected that the Third Prince would introduce Princess Anping so solemnly that he could even ask her for advice on official matters. Neither of them knew the girl in front of them, and Zheng had never heard of this person.
The Princess of Anping County was not very old, still a little girl, and her appearance was concealed by her dark and thin figure.
The two of them still bowed respectfully to Zheng Sisi and said, "Your subordinates greet the Princess of Anping County."
Zheng Sisi said, "Thank you, County Magistrate Cao and Mr. He, for your courtesy. I am new here, so please take care of me."
County Magistrate Cao raised his hand and said, "Please go to the yamen and rest first, Third Prince and County Lady. I will arrange a welcoming party for you two tonight."
Zheng Sisi looked up at the third prince, wanting to ask for his opinion.
The third prince said, "You make the arrangements yourself, and we will all follow your lead."
Zheng Sisi pondered for a while, then said to Magistrate Cao: "Magistrate Cao, I brought many friends with me today. We are just here to take a look at the county government office and recognize the gate. We will not go in. I have two manors in Qingshui County. I plan to go to the manors first, and then come to the county government office after I have settled down."
Zheng Sisi said to the Third Prince again: "Third Prince, I wonder if the new agricultural tools have been promoted here."
The Third Prince shook his head: "Not so fast yet!"
Zheng Sisi understood and said to Magistrate Cao: "I am here mainly to make plans for the cultivation of crops on the farm.
I also brought a batch of new farm tools. These farm tools are more time-saving and labor-saving than the previous ones. I will leave two sets for you as samples. You can ask the iron shop to make them and sell them first, but I don’t want to hear about the exploitation of the common people. "
County Magistrate Cao cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, my lady. There will be no oppression or exploitation of the people in Qingshui County."
Zheng Sisi nodded and waved to Captain Liu: "Captain Liu, go get two sets of new farm tools from the carriage and give them to County Magistrate Cao."
The third prince has always had a good impression of the Cao family. Their children are all very upright, so he wanted to give some advice to County Magistrate Cao.
He said to Magistrate Cao: "Magistrate Cao, this batch of new farm tools was designed by the Princess of Anping County, but it has passed the emperor's approval. Now the biggest workload of the Ministry of Works is to make this batch of farm tools. The noble families and wealthy households in various prefectures are vying to get the goods first.
The Lord of Anping County is now giving you an opportunity. If you seize the opportunity, you will have a good tax collection result this year."
After hearing this, County Magistrate Cao and Master He were overjoyed and quickly bowed to thank the Third Prince and Princess Anping: "Thank you, Third Prince and Princess Anping, for your support!"
Captain Liu and his men brought the new farm tools over. Zheng Sisi pointed at the tools and said, "You build them first. As for how to use them, I believe the people will know in a few days."
As for how she knew, Zheng Sisi did not elaborate, because by the time new farm tools were used on the farm, people in the neighboring villages would definitely know about it, and such dissemination would be more convincing than your own publicity.
Magistrate Cao and all the people in the county government looked at the new farm tools that were brought in. They all had strange designs. Everyone was wondering if they were really as good as the Third Prince said, and they all rushed to buy them.