"However, there is still something I would like to ask Manager Gu."
It was Master Liang who spoke. He understood what was going on, but Master Liang still had a concern.
"Please speak, Master Liang."
“Our Anping County is generally blessed with good weather and few disasters. However, Manager Gu also knows that if the weather turns bad and there are droughts or floods, especially floods, there will inevitably be epidemics. Of course, I'm just giving an example. I'm just worried that these pigs might also get sick, and then…”
When the chickens and ducks you raise at home get minor ailments, you can just get rid of a few of them.
But what to do with so many pigs?
Master Liang felt this was a troublesome matter, since the county government was entirely dependent on those three hundred acres of land for its livelihood.
"Master Liang's concerns are not without merit, but you can rest assured about this matter. Since I dared to propose this idea, I will naturally not let the county government bear such a great risk. If this situation really occurs, these sick pigs will naturally be burned and buried on the spot. As for the money lost on these pigs, we, Gu Ji, will bear all the costs."
"That won't work."
Gu An'an and Master Liang were both stunned when they heard this. Neither of them expected that it would be Magistrate Du who raised the objection.
"Sir, what do you mean by 'you'?"
Magistrate Du glanced at his advisor and said, "I told you before, Advisor Liang, you're too lazy to use your brain. Think about it, if Madam Gu were to bear all the losses, wouldn't this situation arise? We might be bribed to deliberately cause trouble for some money, so we could get compensation from Madam Gu, get that dirty money, and more importantly, we wouldn't have to raise pigs anymore. Wouldn't that be killing three birds with one stone?"
Magistrate Du's words left Gu An'an stunned.
She hadn't even thought of that!
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