When Lu Chuan opened his eyes, he had become the most unfortunate seventh-rank county magistrate in the Great Qian Dynasty.
Floodwaters raged outside the city, while the granaries inside stood empty.
One hundred thousand refugees surrounded the county office. The local gentry hoarded grain and jacked up prices, the deputy magistrate fled with the funds, and even the imperial envoy sent by the court was already preparing to take Lu Chuan's head to appease the angry people.
Everyone thought Lu Chuan was doomed.
Until he saw a line of text appear before his eyes.
[The People's Support Exchange System has been activated.]
[Current public support: -98,762.]
[Reminder: If public support falls below -100,000, the Host will be beaten to death by the people.]
Lu Chuan was silent for a moment, then turned and pushed open the county office doors.
"Someone, bring me the biggest grain merchant in the county."
"If he refuses to open his granaries, tell him this:"
"I'm not only borrowing his grain, I'm borrowing his head too!"
Later, the people of Great Qian realized that this little magistrate, whom they had once surrounded at the county office to beg for food, had first controlled the floods, then wiped out the locust plague, and gone on to build firearms, open maritime trade, and pacify the feudal lords.
By the time the court came to its senses, Lu Chuan was already seated in the Golden Throne Hall, gazing at the civil and military officials kneeling across the entire palace.
"Don't be nervous, everyone."
"At the beginning, I really only wanted to be a good county magistrate."
This kind of book is amazing. A wealthy landowner in a county town dared to steal 50,000 shi of disaster relief grain even if he had connections with the state capital.
I came in after reading the introduction, but what the hell is this content?