The shameless female county magistrate shocked the government and the public

When the people learned that the new county magistrate had taken back 2,000 able-bodied men for conscription, they were shocked. They spread the news everywhere and rushed to the county government office to find out what was going on.

A team of two thousand people marched towards the county government office in a mighty manner.

On the way, the people cheered and knelt on the roadside to kowtow to the county magistrate to express their gratitude!

Yu Jiuer temporarily placed these two thousand people in the yamen training ground next to the county government office.

At this time, they were still excited and still couldn't believe that they really didn't have to repair the Great Wall anymore.

The people followed all the way to the county government office, and cried with joy when they saw their loved ones return!

The two thousand serving men squatted in the yamen training ground and waved desperately to their relatives. Some called them father and mother, some called them wife, and some called them little sister. The joy of reunion made Yu Jiuer feel reluctant about what she was going to say next.

But the brief reunion could not help the Yinshan people, so she had to be cruel. She cleared her throat and shouted:

"The Emperor allowed us to come back under one condition: we must solve the problem of food and clothing, increase the population, and raise taxes within a year, otherwise we will have to serve as laborers next year!"

These cold words were as effective as ever, instantly extinguishing the fire in people's hearts.

The two thousand men who were still immersed in the joy of returning home and the people who were eagerly waiting outside the stadium were suddenly in an uproar.

Everyone knows how difficult this requirement is to achieve.

After much discussion, everyone was eager to go home and work hard, hoping to be better than the old ox and give it a try, maybe they could grow more food.

Wait until the heated discussion gradually subsides.

A young man bowed to Yu Jiuer and thanked her: "Thank you, magistrate, for worrying about us! We will work hard when we return home. I hope God will have mercy on us and bless us to pay taxes and not starve to death!"

"Hey! I knew the emperor wouldn't let us off so easily!"

Some people from the people also spoke up: "The county magistrate has done his best. After all, he can come back for a year. We are already satisfied! Whether he can do something famous after returning home is up to fate!"

Yu Jiuer raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Everyone listen to me!"

Everyone shut their mouths and looked at the county magistrate eagerly.

The square in Norda suddenly fell silent, and the joy of reunion was diluted by the reality, leaving a bitter taste in the mouth.

"You are satisfied now? But I am not! If I can only come back for one year, then what is the point of me risking my life in the Golden Palace to ask the Emperor to change the Yinshan Contract?"

Yu Jiuer's brows were grim. "Can you guarantee that you can grow high-yield crops when you return home? Can you guarantee that there will be surplus food for the winter after paying taxes? Can you solve the problem of food and clothing for the people of the whole county? Can you increase the population of Yinshan within a year under such harsh conditions?"

With every question Yu Jiuer asked, everyone's faces became uglier, and finally they shook their heads in confusion and helplessness.

Yu Jiuer said in a serious tone: "Since you can't, don't even think about going home to enjoy a temporary reunion! Who doesn't want to have a warm bed with children and grandchildren around them? But our conditions don't allow it. If we don't want to starve, we have to change our fate!"

They are so poor and have been so stable for so long. If they don’t have some awareness, she really can’t afford to support them!

Finally, someone asked weakly: "How can we change our fate?"

Waiting for this sentence, Yu Jiuer continued: "At present, the two heaviest mountains weighing on our heads are: food and clothing. A small natural disaster can kill us; the other is the Yinshan Contract. If we are not careful, we will be reduced to slaves.

We can’t do anything about the Yinshan Contract now, but we can solve the first big problem first: food and clothing.

I intend to let you continue to serve, but instead of building the Great Wall, you will serve on my farm! Let’s develop agriculture together and increase food production!”

She cannot use her power to oppress others, she must make the people follow her wholeheartedly.

"farm?"

The people raised questions:

"Don't make fun of us, magistrate!"

"Everyone knows that farms are for the rich. How can we poor people even dream of owning one?"

"You are young and energetic, don't bother to compare yourself with others! We are not qualified!"

……

"This is not a joke, nor is it a comparison. This is a decision I have made after careful consideration! I have confidence that the farm can bring together scattered labor to create income together! As long as you follow my footsteps, I will definitely lead you to fight hard, fight hard, and fight against the sky!"

Yu Jiuer continued with a sad face, "Nowadays, people outside only talk about Northwestern Yinshan County with disgust and contempt! This is the place where we were born and raised. Others may despise it, but we cannot! The only way for us to live up to the heavens and ourselves is to make it better!"

Facing the doubts of the people, her face still showed a stubbornness that refused to admit defeat, and her eyes were full of light, which moved and convinced people.

She said in a resolute voice: "I don't want the people of Yinshan to serve in the army anymore; I don't want the people of Yinshan to suffer anymore; and I don't want the people of Yinshan to be looked down upon by others anymore!

Everyone has to have some ideals, right? What if we can really turn this place into a paradise, a peaceful and tranquil place, a holy place that everyone longs for?

As long as we build Yinshan County, we will have the capital to negotiate with the emperor and ask him to abolish the Yinshan Contract. We don’t have to worry about being demoted to slavery to atone for our sins! Let’s work together, okay?”

The people looked at Yu Jiuer eagerly. Although what she said was unbelievable, she painted a fascinating picture for everyone with confidence; she was so powerful that ripples in people's hearts; she planted a seed of hope in people's hearts like a god from heaven.

Everyone was so excited! There seemed to be a sense of longing in their gray eyes!

"Good! Good! Good!"

The able-bodied men and the common people together made a voice that resounded through the sky!

The goal was achieved. Yu Jiuer finally said: "I want to open up wasteland and build a farm. The conditions are difficult. You decide whether to go or stay. I won't force you! Believe me, let's work hard together! If you don't believe me, go home and farm on your own. Don't hold me back!"

Someone asked: "Will the treatment be the same as when the Great Wall was built?"

Yu Jiuer nodded: "Same!"

Every family had to send one person to serve in Yinshan. They could only be redeemed if there was someone else in the family to take the place or if they had the money to redeem themselves. Fortunately, my father asked for favor for the people, and the whole family of the servicemen were exempted from the head tax and their fields were exempted from tax. Otherwise, the people of Yinshan would have been wiped out by heaven long ago!

There would be no tax exemption when the able-bodied men returned, but she needed to stabilize people's hearts, so she had to pay the emperor's taxes!

Isn't it just money? Anything that can be solved with money is not a big deal.

Someone else asked, "Can you guarantee them food, magistrate? So many people need a lot of food, and it takes more than one or two days to grow food. Don't let them starve to death!"

Yu Jiuer smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. As long as you enter my farm, you will be a farm worker. I will take care of your food and warmth!"

Finally, the able-bodied men hesitated for a moment, and most of them agreed to stay, but there were still some who did not believe her and wanted to go home.

"My Lord, County Magistrate, I am ashamed and sorry! I have chosen to go home to honor my parents. I will work hard when I return. I will be able to pay the head tax and keep my family from starving!"

Yu Jiuer looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the first person who proposed to go home was her third brother-in-law, Ma Liang. Not long after her third sister and him got married, he replaced his father to serve in the army, leaving behind his whole family and his newlywed wife, and was away for ten years.

Don’t her own relatives believe her either?

Maybe he is eager to go home?

His old father broke his leg while building the Great Wall and is now paralyzed in bed. He has a stupid sister and a seventy-year-old mother at home. If it weren't for his third sister's hard work and the frequent help from the women soldiers in the backyard of the county government, his family would probably have starved to death long ago.

Yu Jiuer expressed her understanding and nodded in agreement.

The next person to propose to go home was Tao Daye, the family with the largest population in Yinshan County. There were seven young and strong men in his family, two of whom had returned from military service.

Tao Daye is very confident about returning home and starting his own farming!

"We in the Tao family don't need that little bit of tax, and we won't starve to death. Whether this farm can be built is still to be determined, but at least we can have a hot meal when we go home. We men in the Tao family choose to go home!"

Yu Jiuer also nodded in agreement.

The farm is her only way out, and everyone must have full confidence in her so that they can unite and move forward with all their might, rather than having nothing than having something of inferior quality!

In the end, 1,950 of the 2,000 able-bodied men volunteered to stay, and only 50 chose to go home and "work on their own."

Yu Jiuer was quite satisfied with the result. Those who still stayed to look into the unknown were trusting her, and she would definitely not let them down.

"Now, I declare that you are officially the workers of the farm. I will give you five days off to go home and visit your families. You must all come back after five days to help me open up wasteland and build a farm!"

"I can still go home to visit my family? Thank you, magistrate! Thank you, magistrate!"

Everyone knelt down and kowtowed excitedly.

Some of them have not been able to go home for several years, and now they wish they could grow wings and fly back.