What else is there to say?
He Lizheng and the clan elders nodded to each other and pressed their seals.
Whether the county princess was too clever and wanted to make long-term plans, or too young and had not yet been corrupted by the power in her hands, or was filled with compassion.
As long as they offer concessions, they are considered good county magistrates; they only care about the benefits.
I'm afraid if I'm too slow, the county princess will change her mind.
Seeing that the village head and elders all agreed, the villagers no longer hesitated.
They lined up in an orderly fashion and pressed their bright red handprints onto the petition.
Once the first page was full, I flipped it over and continued pressing the back.
Some of them who could write even wrote their own and their family's names on their handprints.
Soon, the petition turned blood-stained and looked heavy, representing the villagers' hopes for the future.
Qiao Lian'er said to He Lizheng, "Please visit the nearby villages, He Lizheng, to help ease the obstacles I will face later."
He Lizheng understood what she meant: "I'll go in a bit. Not to mention the nearby villages, I'll send some eloquent people from the more distant villages as well."
"If what the county magistrate said can be realized, it will be a blessing for us people in our fiefdom. Everyone would love to have it."
At first, He Li was polite but wary, but now he has relaxed a lot and is more genuinely welcoming to Qiao Lian'er.
After all the villagers had signed their fingerprints, Qiao Lian'er picked up the megaphone again.
"Fellow villagers, the rice seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers will be delivered tomorrow, and we will teach you how to use them."
Such high efficiency! This county magistrate is truly remarkable.
It really does fit the Chinese idiom: swift and decisive.
"To ensure everyone's profits, I hope you won't sell the seeds. Just sell the hulled rice after the autumn harvest," Qiao Lian'er reminded them again.
She would send people to keep an eye on things and would never allow the villagers to take a single grain of rice out of the village.
He Lizheng said coldly, "If anyone dares to take the seeds out or sell them, thereby harming the interests and future of the fiefdom, I will be the first to not let him off the hook."
This matter concerned their own lives, so the villagers made a pact and secretly resolved to keep each other in check.
If it were truly possible to make a lot of money, I wouldn't turn down money.
Back at He Lizheng's house, the two cooks had already prepared the meal.
Everyone gathered around a table, having brought a variety of ingredients from the capital, including mutton, pork ribs, roast duck, abalone, and a jar of fine wine. He Lizheng's family and clan elders ate with beaming smiles.
Many villagers wanted to try this rice, so they cooked two more pots and placed them at the entrance of their courtyards.
The rice was glistening and plump, with a sticky, chewy texture and a wonderful aroma. The villagers were overjoyed and eagerly anticipating the harvest of such fine rice from their own fields.
After a good meal, Qiao Lian'er returned to the capital. She planned to come to her fiefdom again in a few days, and she didn't even need to come in person. By then, her actions should have spread to many villages, so she wouldn't have to go through all this trouble as she did today.
The Pei brothers were filled with admiration when they saw that Qiao Lian'er had achieved such results without firing a single shot or exerting any pressure.
They saw something in Miss Qiao: a win-win situation.
After the group passed through the city gate and entered the main street, a man and a boy also arrived outside the city gate.
Like the man, the boy's face was also filled with a lifeless aura.
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