You Call Rice Porridge Imperial Rations, Then Make Me Wear the Yellow Robe When It Gets Cold

Jiang Ran transmigrates to the ancient Great Qian Dynasty and becomes the county magistrate of a small city in Lingnan.

After more than a decade of foreign wars waged by Great Qian, the people are destitute and miserable.

On top of that, natural disasters strike without end. The people are starving and have to live on grass!

Then the imperial court issues an edict from the Empress: all prefectures and counties are exempt from taxes for a year and corvee labor for three years, so they can recover.

Jiang Ran: ???

You won't give me any disaster relief grain, so how am I supposed to help them recover?

Luckily, the Shopping Mall System comes online. He can use silver and gold to buy modern goods!

Grain, vegetables, meat...

Jiang Ran plans to start by serving the people plain rice porridge with pickled vegetables, so they won't starve to death, and then discuss future development.

Unexpectedly...

On the first day, the people say through their tears, "Are you giving us a farewell meal, sir, before driving us away?"

On the second day, the people bow down and say, "Sir, you are our parents reborn!"

A month later, the people clasp their fists and say, "Just say the word, sir. Who do you want us to kill?"

A year later, in winter,

the people hold up a yellow robe embroidered with dragons and insist on draping it over Jiang Ran.

"Sir, it's cold. Put on another layer!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.