strictlysupreme Chapter 453 A Good Official
Chapter 453 A Good Official
Gu Qingqing heaved a sigh of relief when he asked this, and replied calmly, "My Lord, this acre of land in my family is mountain land that was mined two years ago. Even if I have added enough manure and fermented materials, it is still not enough to turn the raw land into cultivated land."
"Well, farming is like studying, it takes time and effort to accumulate knowledge. Your family learned about this method and offered it without reservation, which is a great event that benefits the country and the people, and is also a model for the farming families in Shangyang County. When I go back, I will write a memorial to the emperor to speak for your family, and I also hope that this method can be promoted throughout the country."
Gu Qingqing was shocked!
She stared at the county magistrate with wide eyes. What did he just say? To write a memorial to the emperor? Her family's method of composting manure was to appear in front of the emperor? And to speak well of her family?
Is this possible?
No, in this era, can an object be presented to the emperor so casually?
Her original plan was that the county magistrate would learn about this method and start promoting it in Shangyang County, and their village would take the opportunity to make some money from selling lime. She never imagined that this matter could be presented to the country's highest decision-makers years ago!
Gu Qingqing swallowed her saliva when she thought of this, and said uncertainly, "Sir, is it too hasty to present this to His Majesty? Shouldn't we promote it in our county first?"
The "I remember you" that Xie Xie had just said was not actually a memory from the one time they met, but after the crops in the fields began to ear, his civil servants came back to the county and boasted that the harvest in Niutoushan Village would definitely be good this year.
As luck would have it, two days later Shen Lin came to visit the house. I don't know what they talked about, but the topic finally fell on Niutoushan Village again. Shen Lin praised the woman in front of him highly, and every word he said was about how great she was, but he refused to say how great she was.
He and Shen Lin have known each other for decades and he knows him well. There are many people who agree with him, but the village woman is definitely the first one.
But now he felt that the person in front of him was not as kind and elegant as Shen Lin said.
If Gu Qingqing knew that he was thinking like this, she would definitely cry out that it was unfair. Although the things in her previous life were no longer within her reach, in that society, if you did something similar, at most you would be awarded an Outstanding Contribution Award in the city. If you were a little more ambitious, you would also be given an award from the province. As for going to China, she didn't dare to think about it, not at all.
So, when Gu Qingqing heard him say that he wanted to write a memorial to the person in the palace, do you think she wouldn't be shocked?
Xie Xie was in a good mood at this time and talked a few more words with Gu Qingqing. He simply said that their Taohua Town was considered good and the land was fertile. In Shishan Town not far away, there were many mountains and few arable fields. The villagers planted crops on all the land they could dig, and because it was difficult to get manure and water, everyone lived in poverty and having enough food was a luxury.
"The experimental field has given me enough answers. Your method can not only change their current situation, but also allow more fertile land to achieve high yields. As long as the grain yields in other places are high, the grain in this county can be circulated to a greater extent. This is the case in this county, and it will be even more so if it is promoted nationwide."
Xie Xie paused at this point, and seeing the woman looking at him with admiration, he said at the end, "You don't need to understand these, you just need to know that your family has done a great good deed that benefits the people."
After listening to his sigh, Gu Qingqing gave him a thumbs up in her heart. The man in front of her was truly a good official.
When she read books before, she often saw the phrase "caring about the world", but it never resonated with her. Unexpectedly, today she saw the annotation of these words "caring about the world" in the county's senior official.
Gu Qingqing did not hide her respect for the county magistrate at all. It was indeed such a person who was worthy of her respect.
This is a good official who truly serves the people!
Gu Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency is wholeheartedly serving the people, which is really our fortune. Your Excellency has worked tirelessly to promote agricultural development, which is our fortune and the country's fortune. I don't know much, but I have a hunch that whatever you want will come true."
Xie Xie laughed out loud at what she said, "That's the emperor's great grace!"
puff!
Gu Qingqing didn't know what to say after hearing what he said. All he did was just a sentence of "The emperor's grace is great!"
Just at this moment, Chen Wenguan excitedly came to the county magistrate with the notebook in his hand, and Gu Qingqing took the opportunity to step back.
Seeing Qingqing standing and talking with the county magistrate without changing her expression, the others were full of admiration and joked with her in a low voice.
"How come you're not afraid of meeting the county magistrate?"
"Did the county magistrate praise our good farming practices?"
"Did the county magistrate say that we can be exempted from taxes for another year?"
Gu Qingqing answered all the questions that the village women whispered to her.
Later, no one knew what Chen Wenguan reported to the county magistrate. No one else knew what the county magistrate told Chen Wenguan.
But when the county magistrate and Lord Chen left, the other people in the village saw Lord Chen call Gu Qingqing over and give her some instructions.
At this moment everyone was waiting. After the county magistrate left, they wanted to know what Lord Chen had said to Gu Qingqing.
Finally, the county magistrate said a few words to them about working hard and having a good harvest next year, and then he left with three people following him, carrying a small amount of sorghum ears.
The whole village knelt down to see the horses off until they were out of sight, and then everyone stood up.
"Qingqing, what did Lord Chen say to you when he left just now? Can you say it? If you can, it will make everyone happy." Wu Shan walked up to Gu Qingqing excitedly.
He was close to it just now and heard the word "lime" or "no lime", which led him to ask this question.
Gu Qingqing wondered why she had never spoken so loudly before. At this moment, she used all her strength to say to everyone, "It's a good thing. Just now, when Mr. Chen was leaving, he told me a great thing, but it was also a tiring thing."
"Ah? A good thing? Or a vexing thing? Can a vexing thing be a good thing?"
"Just go ahead, Qingqing. Tell us what's going on. Don't leave us in silence."
"Qingqing, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us all." Wu Shan became even more curious after what she said.
Seeing that everyone was anxious, Gu Qingqing smiled and became less anxious.
He looked at Wu Shan with a smile and asked, "Uncle Wu, how many kilograms of lime do we have over there?"
Wu Shan was startled by her question. He thought for a long time but couldn't remember it. He could only wave to Li Yu and said, "Li Yu, you have been in charge over there. How many pounds do you say?"
"About one thousand kilograms." Li Yu answered with a smile.
"Hahaha, it's not enough. Far from enough. Uncle Wu, quickly organize some people to go burn lime. Lord Chen just said he wants to buy 5,000 kilograms of lime from us first."