She crossed her arms and walked with an expression of understanding, continuing, "I will help the master return to the capital and gain a firm foothold there."
Magistrate Li clenched his fists and stared at the servant in front of him, a menial servant.
Thinking about how a servant had promised him something he couldn't even dream of, he couldn't calm down any longer. He braced himself on the table with his arms to stop himself from shaking. He faltered in front of the servant, trying to calm himself down before asking Li Yingying, "Why would you do this?"
Li Yingying smiled darkly and said coldly, "Master, do you think I only have this one book on taxation?" As she spoke, she took out the Drought Management Manual, Super Hybrid Rice Production Technology, Land Merger and Its Countermeasures that she had just bought from the mall from her sleeve and threw them on the table.
County Magistrate Li hurriedly picked up the books one by one. After reading the titles, his jaw dropped to the ground. What a remarkable man this was! He was truly a pillar of the country.
Mr. Xu stood aside, looking at the book in Magistrate Li's hand, his face gradually turning pale. As the magistrate's chief for many years, he knew as much about the national situation as the magistrate did.
Due to continuous droughts in recent years, grain production in several northern regions has dropped significantly.
This led to a number of problems: first, it was difficult to collect taxes, and officials in many places had no way to express their grievances;
Secondly, the people did not have enough food to eat and had to pay it to the court, so riots continued, and the manpower and material resources consumed by the government to suppress them increased greatly;
Third, the imperial court had to distribute grain every winter, taking it from the north to fill the gap in the south, and the national treasury had not increased for many years.
The national strength has been weakening in recent years, and the northern Hu people and the southern barbarians are eyeing it covetously.
Li Yingying's basic theories and solutions all addressed the urgent issues of the court. Just based on these achievements, if they were made by a county magistrate, not to mention the third rank, oh no, he could even consider being promoted to the second rank.
The county magistrate was promoted, and as time went by, he was also promoted.
When Master Xu thought about this, his hands were shaking and his face was full of excitement, so much so that even a blind man could see it.
Magistrate Li naturally thought of what Master Xu thought, but he was more sober.
He held these books tightly in his hands. The strategies were indeed very tempting, but how could a kid have all these things?
He really wanted to return to the capital, but he also wanted to go back alive. Obviously, these strategies were not something that an ordinary person could write.
He quickly flipped through a few pages of these books, and it goes without saying that the contents were exquisite.
County Magistrate Li couldn't think of any clue. He dismissed all the thoughts in his mind and sighed in his heart. What he had in his hands was real, so he would investigate it slowly later.
As he was thinking, he caught a glimpse of his son standing beside him, dumbfounded. Seeing this, he became increasingly angry and shouted, "Zhengwei, you go out and guard the door first. No one is allowed to enter without being summoned."
Li Zhengwei was extremely confused by Li Yingying's series of actions from just now. After hearing what his grandfather said, he came to his senses and retreated angrily.
Li Yingying observed the expressions of these people. It was obvious that what she had just taken out was too much for them to bear, and County Magistrate Li began to compromise.
Seeing the door closed, County Magistrate Li frowned and looked at Li Yingying. He pointed to the chair to his right and said calmly, "Sit down and talk."
Li Yingying sat down without saying a word.
Magistrate Li seemed to understand her thoughts and asked, "What do you want?"
Mr. Xu stood behind the county magistrate, his face gloomy and as if to say, "Don't ask for such exorbitant prices."
Li Yingying laughed inwardly, her face expressionless as she softly said, "I don't want anything. I can get what I want myself."
After hearing this, County Magistrate Li and Mr. Xu looked at each other. With years of tacit understanding, they knew what the other was thinking at a glance.
According to Li Yingying's words, the two interpreted it as: she has something more valuable in her hands and does not care about ordinary gold, silver and treasures.
Then Li Yingying raised her head slightly and said casually, "However, if you insist on giving me a box of treasures, I don't mind."
County Magistrate Li: “…”
Master Xu: “…”
This is what is called not wanting anything. County Magistrate Li complained in his heart for a long time.
After saying this, Li Yingying stood up, picked up the three books that were thrown on the table, and stuffed them back into her sleeves under the watchful eyes of County Magistrate Li and the legal advisor. As she stuffed them back, she said, "I just took them out for you to see. Since you've all read them, I'll take them back. They're of no use now anyway."
County Magistrate Li and Mr. Xu were both very upset. How could they take back something they had already given out?
Seeing that the two men looked unhappy, Li Yingying bowed slightly and said, "Since the master has nothing to do, I will withdraw first." Without waiting for County Magistrate Li to say anything, Li Yingying turned around and walked out...
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