On a dark night, a full moon shines in the sky, covering Liuhe County with a layer of silver gauze.
From a distance, it looks like the girl's skin is looming.
In the county government hall, the government officials have lit the lights and are nervously counting today's harvest.
Su Cheng was sitting in the lobby, drinking tea, thinking about the next steps to build the village.
With the donations from those big households, all we have to do is collect the money and distribute it reasonably to build houses.
Building houses can mobilize the enthusiasm of disaster victims and stimulate the development of major industries.
Building a house requires wood, so the lumber shop must hire people to cut down trees, right?
Building a house requires manpower, and the county government has to pay people labor wages.
With so many places in need of manpower, disaster victims will definitely be mobilized to come and work so that these victims can earn money.
After the houses are built, the victims have houses and wages, so they have to buy things for their homes.
By then, lumber shops, ironware shops, cloth shops and other industries will be up and running.
Once the economy circulates, all other industries in the entire county will also be driven.
This is just a matter of building a house, which boosts the economy of the entire county.
"Master Su, the inventory has been completed."
While Su Cheng was deep in thought, He Captou reminded him in a low voice.
Su Cheng came back to his senses, turned to look at the sweaty but excited government officials and asked:
"How is it? How much money did you get in this auction?"
"Sir, we sold a total of two hundred and ninety-five thousand taels of silver this time!" He Captou said with excitement on his face.
This was the first time he had seen so much silver.
Although he was working as a head catcher under Wang Defa, all the money was taken care of by Wang Defa and his son, and they, the government servants, did not even have the opportunity to touch the money.
Not to mention two hundred and ninety thousand taels of silver, he had never seen even two hundred taels.
If it weren't for the boxes of money right in front of him, he would really think he was dreaming!
Su Cheng was not surprised by this. In fact, after the auction was completed, he already had a rough estimate of the amount of silver.
"It's not bad. During the three-year lease, nearly three hundred thousand taels of silver were exchanged. It can be considered an overdraft of the next three years' grain harvest in advance."
Su Cheng chuckled, very satisfied with the result.
He Captou looked admiring: "That is to say, Sir, you handled the drought well some time ago, so these big families can have a good harvest of food and earn so much money."
"Coupled with this year's drought, there is a shortage of food in various places, and food prices have skyrocketed. The big households are actually counting on your blessing."
With so much money, in the past, He Captou wouldn't have dared to think about it.
Of course, Capt. He and all the other cops knew that those big households were rich only because Su Cheng's hybrid rice was very successful.
If it weren't for the bumper grain harvest and the skyrocketing grain prices due to drought, it would have been impossible for the big households to spend so much money.
Su Cheng faced He Captou's flattery, although he looked calm on the surface, but he was still very happy in his heart.
The success of Liuhe County today is inseparable from him.
In just over half a year, the big households in Liuhe County have made a lot of money!
If it weren't for this reason, it would be impossible for those big investors to trust him so much and come to participate in this auction.
This is the benefit of fame!
Now what Su Cheng said in Liuhe County is truly true!
"Liuhe County has been able to survive for a few days, all of you have contributed a lot. While everyone is here tonight, this county invites you to a restaurant for dinner!"
Su Cheng was in a good mood, and with a wave of his hand, he immediately started team building.
"Your Excellency is wise!" He Baotou and all the government officials' eyes lit up and they shouted loudly.
However, when Su Cheng reached out his hand to take out the money, he suddenly froze.
It seems like... I have no money!
This is embarrassing.
The money given by Shen Youwei before has been spent long ago.
Moreover, he is the county magistrate and has no habit of carrying money with him.
If you just say this, will you break your promise?
He Captou was good at observing people's emotions. When he saw Su Cheng's hand resting on his cuff, he immediately understood his master's situation.
Alas~ It's not easy for you, sir. After all, he is the son-in-law of the Shen family. I guess the Shen family won't give you any money.
Forget it, adults are already like this, so don’t let them spend money.
"Sir, it's getting late today. Why don't we go to the restaurant for dinner another day?"
As he spoke, He Baotou winked at all the government officials.
Only then did the government officials react and nodded in agreement: "Yes, my mother-in-law is still waiting for me to come back."
"Sir, everyone is tired today. It's better to go back and rest early."
"We have to go down to collect cash tomorrow, so we have to go to bed early tonight."
"Sir, you have been tired for a long day, so you should go back early."
Our adults are already very good, there is no need for them to hold on to a meal.
Seeing this, Su Cheng couldn't help but shake his head and made up his mind to bring some money with him next time.
"Well, since you are all eager to go back, then..."
Just as Su Cheng was about to ask everyone to go back, he heard a sweet laughter coming from outside the lobby:
"Why, Mr. Su wants to break his promise?"
When all the government officials heard that someone dared to laugh at their master, they all turned around and glared at the visitor.
The more tempered one has even picked up the killing stick, ready to show off to the visitor!
However, when everyone turned their heads and saw the face of the person clearly, their expressions changed drastically. Instead of looking up at the sky, they would just look down at the ground. Some even pretended to be like I didn't see anything.
Even Capt. He turned away and pretended to be counting money.
There is no other way, the person who called is the county magistrate’s wife Shen Youwei!
Shen Youwei looked at the reactions of all the government officials and couldn't help pouting: "What, do you welcome me when you see me?"
"What the hell, madam, you are serious!"
Capt. He quickly shouted to everyone: "Why don't you say hello to Madam?"
"I've met Madam!" All the government officials immediately saluted Shen Youwei.
Seeing his wife pretending to be majestic, Su Cheng couldn't help but feel a little amused: "Madam, why are you here?"
"Hehe, if I don't come, how can I see my husband breaking your promise?"
Shen Youwei seemed to have caught Su Cheng's hand. She looked Su Cheng up and down and said with a smile, "But~ I have some money with me, sir, do you want it?"
"Yes, of course!" Su Cheng answered directly without even thinking.
"Okay then, I'll give you the money and you promise me something!"
"What's up?"
"If I have the chance to go to Jiangzhou, can you take me to meet the prefect's lady?"
Su Cheng: "..."
The love affair is not over yet, my wife is still thinking about it.
Forget it, I have nothing wrong with me anyway, so if she wants to see her, just take her there.
Besides, I still don’t know when I can go to Jiangzhou.
"No problem!" Su Cheng agreed and stretched out his hand: "Can you take out the money now?"
Shen Youwei chuckled and threw a bag of money over: "You promised this in front of the big guy, don't go back on it!"
"You go and eat, I'll wait for you when I get home!"
Shen Youwei was not a rude person. She knew that everyone in the county government was gathering for dinner tonight, and she, a woman, was not suitable to participate.
Although her character is indeed carefree, she is still measured in this kind of matter.
Su Cheng took the bag of silver with a smile on his lips.
My wife must have been worried that she hadn't gone back so late, so she came to the county office to look for her.
What more can a husband ask for when his wife is like this?
"Everyone, let's go, this county is treating us tonight!"
Things in the county were not on track, but major troubles followed.
The news that so much money was sold at this auction spread like wildfire.
Nearly three hundred thousand taels of silver is exciting!