Transmigrating to Become a County Magistrate

Ji Chu transmigrated and became a county magistrate about to take office. He came from a family of farmers and scholars. More than a dozen family members had supported his studies, and he'd spent twenty years working toward this day. Unwilling to burden his family any further, his predecessor had rushed into the selection process as soon as he passed the civil service exams. With no connections or backing, he was sent to serve on the border, where bandits were rampant. He'd thought he'd never return from there, but he died on the road and the current Ji Chu took his place. Ji Chu looked at his newlywed wife, who had set out with him in haste, then at the border just ahead. He gritted his teeth. Time to take office. Once he arrived, he repaired the city walls, stockpiled grain and supplies, opened up wasteland and made the people prosperous. Huh? What happened to the frequent invasions by foreign tribes? Why have they stopped coming? His subordinate: “Take a look at the walls you built! And those bows you designed. Who would dare get near?” Anyone who invades our border will be chased for five hundred miles! How did serving as a county magistrate turn into getting ennobled? - Next novel: Transmigrating to Become a Spoiled Brat [Civil Service Exams] Ji Ting was the most notorious playboy in the capital, with no equal. But one day, the Ji family was demoted and the whole family was sent back to their hometown. The old playboy Ji Ting was gone, replaced by a Ji Ting from the modern world. Since the new Ji Ting had the same name as his predecessor, he had no choice but to study seriously in the remote countryside. As he studied, the former playboy rose steadily through the ranks. Every exam he took, he came first. The emperor personally summoned the young genius Ji Ting to the Imperial College in the capital, hoping to improve the scholarly atmosphere there. The capital? Your playboy is back! No, wait, your genius is back! The court officials gradually noticed that this playboy seemed awfully skilled at farming and raising cattle, and knew a surprising amount about public affairs and people's livelihoods. Could he really be a genius? Whether he was a genius or not, he still needed experience. Sent back to a remote place once more, Ji Ting sighed. What else was there to do? Build infrastructure and farm, of course. Years later, Ji Ting returned to the capital with high-yield rice seeds. He seemed to keep a low profile, but in reality, he shocked the entire court. This playboy was a little too much of a genius! Theme: Work hard at life, and good luck will come