Chapter 176 Mr. Fang

When I came here, I found that there was not a single grain of food in the granary of Northwest County, nor in the county magistrate's office. It was so clean that even rats would leave in tears.

He had thought Northwest County was bad, but he hadn't expected it to be this bad.

Seeing how hard the people were living, he felt very anxious, but he had no choice. He had no people, no money, and no food. Even a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Just then the prince arrived, and he asked with courage. Logically, it was his responsibility to figure out a solution.

What can I do...

Lord Fang was so worried that a handful of his hair fell out.

Murong Li patted Lord Fang on the shoulder, feeling very pleased. His coming to Northwest County to be the county magistrate was a blessing for the people of Northwest County.

"Don't worry about this. Find a warehouse tomorrow, and I'll find a way to transport the food and winter supplies. They should arrive in the next two days. Once they arrive, immediately arrange for the county magistrates to collect them. It's time to recruit staff for your government office."

When I entered the yamen, there was only an old man guarding the door and a cook, which was quite shabby.

Lord Fang gave a bitter smile and said, "I do want to find one, but we have no money or food here. Even if someone comes here, we won't have anything to eat."

I brought some silver with me when I came here, but it wasn't enough to fill my stomach.

"What I'm saying is that the supplies have arrived. There's no need to be so discouraged. Everything will be fine as long as we can survive this winter."

This winter is the most difficult to endure. As long as we can survive until spring, the people's hard days will be over.

Fang Da nodded and said, "Then I will do it tomorrow. There is a row of warehouses behind the county government office, so we can put it inside the government office."

As long as there is food, things will be easy, and Lord Fang is not in such a bad mood now.

"You can keep this in the government office, and it will be considered your achievement in the future."

The emperor sent him here, but he did nothing. It's time for the old guy to find someone to take the blame, saying it was the inaction of the officials below.

If he has to do everything, then what is the point of being an official?

"Thank you, Your Highness. It doesn't matter what the Emperor thinks of me. The people here are truly miserable."

"It is a blessing for the people if officials can think about the people. If all local officials were like you, Northwest County wouldn't be so empty-handed."

Murong Li was moved and said that if Yue'er had not been helping the people silently all the way, nine out of ten houses would have been empty.

"I cannot guarantee that the people will live and work in peace and contentment, but I will do my utmost to make their lives better."

Lord Fang bowed and said that this was his heartfelt words. If an official does not serve the people, there is no point in being in office.

He was a student from a poor family and could understand the difficulties faced by the people at the bottom of society.

"You are doing well. I will come to see you again tomorrow night." After Murong Li said this, he disappeared.

Lord Fang looked up through the door and saw a black shadow leap a few times before disappearing into the vast night.

Lord Fang quickly closed the door and sat on the bed thinking about what Murong Li had just said. He slammed the bed and felt a little excited. He had been here for so long, but he had never been able to raise food. It was only when the prince came that he solved the problem.

There are many people with money and food in the northwest city, but he is a county magistrate without any money. No one pays attention to him and treats him as air.

Now everything is fine. Lord Fang let out a long sigh, and most of the depression in his chest was gone. Then he lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

After Murong Li returned to the Su Mansion, he did not move but went to bed.

The next day, Su Yue put the cement in the warehouse and asked Liang Bo to send someone to take out the cement and start paving the yard.

With Su Qiwen as the instructor, Su Qicheng returned to the second room that night. He could do it alone.

It happened that there was no snow today, so we planned to finish paving the road before the New Year.

After receiving the order, Liang Bo called the twenty people led by Zhang to help. It took only one day to level the ground in the yard, and the next day they poured cement.

You can leave on the third day.

When everyone saw such magical cement, they walked and jumped on it curiously, laughing.

Especially the old marquis, his eyes lit up when he looked at the cement floor. He had the same idea as Luo Dinghai. If this thing was used in fortifications, how solid would it have to be?

No weapon with strong attack power can destroy it.

He was not in a hurry, nor was he worried that this thing would be useless.

On the contrary, I hope that this treasure will be used extensively after Murong Li comes to power.

At this time, Su Yue was growing a large amount of grain in the space. That night, she gave all the grain in the space to Lord Fang and also gave him five million taels of silver notes. She was heartbroken at that time.

Now the food in the space is also empty.

Only then did she realize that Lord Fang was Murong Li's man. She cursed him in her heart as an old fox. After returning, she started working in the space. Of course, Murong Li was indispensable in the work.

The maturity period in the space is very fast, and the crops planted in a dozen days can be harvested. The crops being harvested now are those planted before and have not yet been harvested.

The space became larger, and it was too tiring for Su Yue to collect it with her mental power, so Murong Li insisted on collecting it manually.

However, when collecting, Su Yue also used her mental power.

After harvesting, Su Yue sowed the seeds by herself, which did not consume much mental energy.

Now the two of them were exhausted and sweating profusely after they packed the harvested grain and put it in the warehouse.

"Yuer, let's take a break." After a busy day, Murong Li couldn't hold on any longer.

"Okay, then you take a rest first. I'll bring the food over. Fill your stomach first and then rest."

Anyway, there was food in the space, so she didn't need to cook. She just put it on the table and started eating.

"The imperial chefs in the palace are different. The taste is absolutely amazing." Su Yue praised while eating.

"Let the imperial chef cook for you from now on." Murong Li grew up eating food cooked by the imperial chef. Even after he opened his mansion, he hired two imperial chefs to work in the Prince Li's Mansion. He didn't think the food cooked by the imperial chef was that delicious, he was just used to it.

Instead, I like the dishes cooked by Su Yue.

"Of course I can. I'd love to have the royal chef cook for me."

Su Yue smiled and said that her cooking skills were just okay and the food she cooked was edible, but compared with the royal chef, her mediocre skills were far inferior.

Murong Li patted her head and said, "It will be quick, but before that, I'll cook for Yue'er when I have time."

Su Yue pursed her lips: "I'll cook it myself."

Their cooking skills are almost the same, not to mention the eldest brother.

"Yuer, after we get married, we won't live in the Su Mansion anymore. Are you used to living in my house?"

Murong Li asked carefully, he had wanted to ask this question for a long time.

"It's nothing to get used to. Children will eventually grow up, start their own families, and leave their parents."

She is a free and independent thinker and this is not a problem for her.

"That's good." Murong Li thought to himself that he had worried for nothing.

After the two of them had their meal and rested, they built a warehouse in the space.

With Murong Li as the laborer, the warehouse was quickly built. Of course, it was a simple warehouse, and the previously packaged food was placed inside.

(End of this chapter)