I was a god in the 18th century

After returning to the Lion battleship with Owen, Xia Qingdai put away the drone, chose to remove her makeup, change into home clothes and cook dinner. During this time, she received a call from her brother Xia Shanglu, telling her that she had to work overtime and would eat outside, so she didn't need to save food for him.

So Xia Qingdai didn't bother herself any more and just picked out some food she had bought today to make herself a simple dinner.

After dinner, she did not choose to go into the room to see Lilliput. Instead, she changed into going-out clothes and asked a runner to deliver the Hanfu to her West Lake Hanfu shop. Then she went to visit and learn at the Liang's Chinese Medicine Clinic opened by her master at the entrance of the community downstairs.

At night, when there are no doctors in the clinic, the flow of people to the clinic is much smaller than during the day.

Xia Qingdai knew that Mr. Liang was not in the Chinese medicine clinic these two days. So she went straight to the Chinese medicine pharmacy as soon as she entered, helping the Chinese medicine pharmacist to sort the Chinese medicines that arrived today and learning how to identify them.

She can't spend all her time in Lilliput, she has to live her modern life.

While Xia Qingdai was busy studying and making progress, the world of Lilliput was also bustling with activity.

It was the hot summer, and in order to alleviate the people's suffering from drought and famine, the Lilliputian Kingdom issued an official notice that some disaster relief supplies would be distributed today to help the people of the entire island overcome the difficulties.

There wasn’t much, just a few pounds of pork per family.

The seemingly small gift was invaluable in a season of scarcity, and everyone was naturally grateful for the court's generosity.

During this period, the people of Dinghai could not afford to eat meat.

Needless to say, cattle were not allowed to be slaughtered at will. Occasionally, one or two old and dead cattle could be sold, but they were usually reserved in advance by well-informed people and could not be circulated on the market.

Sheep and pigs have a long confinement period and are expensive, so there are not many of them on the market.

There are only relatively more poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese, and seafood, and there is also a kind of meat that sells very well - dog meat, but these are not affordable for ordinary people.

For ordinary people, being able to eat meat two or three times a year is considered a happy life.

This time the official actually gave out the meat for free, which is really flattering and unbelievable.

As a result, a piece of news went viral among the people.

It is said that the courtyard of the town's government office was covered with unheard-of rice from heaven. The pork distributed to the common people this time was not ordinary pork, but heavenly pork raised by heaven, which could prolong one's life.

Yesterday in the Heping Village area in the east of the island, there was news that a goddess in the sky had sent rain and rice. Today's charity of sending meat was due to the appearance of the goddess.

But no matter what, the court really did something this time, and it was not just empty talk, which is really exciting.

While the people were grateful for the court's righteous actions and the government's credibility was soaring, the government lost no time in announcing a major news:
Starting from tomorrow, people will be recruited to build bridges and roads to improve transportation and promote people's livelihood.

What is particularly striking is that this project did not involve allocating labor, but instead adopted an unprecedented paid method - distributing "sacred rice" as wages to migrant workers.

Each grain of the sacred rice is the size of a palm and is definitely not an ordinary thing.

Regarding this matter, Zhang Yutian discussed the countermeasures with his advisors after receiving Ma Yu's letter.

Today, the gods showed great mercy and not only scattered silk cloth, but also gave rice, meat, and vegetables. Eight out of ten households became rich.

But Xia Qingdai only said that Ma Yu should distribute grain, but did not say how to distribute it or how much to distribute. This gave the county magistrate room to operate. Direct distribution is most likely to breed lazy people. Therefore, Zhang Yutian came up with this trick to encourage people to work hard and avoid the laziness caused by direct distribution.

Zhang Yutian knew that food was the primary need of the people. God's gift certainly greatly alleviated the people's livelihood difficulties, but this sudden gift also made him feel a little uneasy and worried.

What intentions are hidden behind this mysterious power? Why did God choose to come at this moment? Will there be other unknown requirements or tests?

In short, he is always ready to deal with emergencies.

On the one hand, he organized people to get meat and grain from the general town government and made overall arrangements to ensure that every citizen could get a fair share; on the other hand, he secretly sent his confidants to gather news from all directions, trying to uncover the truth behind the miracle.

Whether it is a true God or an evil God, a human or a demon, there must be an explanation.

After that, Xia Qingdai never appeared in Dinghai in the 18th century again. However, she fed the little people a large cabbage and brought two drizzles.

Ever since she left her base at Fucui Villa, the power of faith in her body has never been as abundant as it is today. After all, the Chinese people have strength in numbers.

After the British delegation's ship stayed in Dinghai for two days, General Ma Yu flew several colorful flags with "British Tribute Envoy" on the ship, and then set sail again.

The next destination was Dagu Port in Tianjin. This was the route to Beijing chosen by the Qing people for them, and they had no choice.

During the days when the fleet was drifting on the sea, Xia Qingdai stayed by her master's side and copied prescriptions from him, without wasting any time at all.

In late July, after many twists and turns, the fleet finally arrived at Tianjin Dagu Port.

Unlike the last time in Dinghai, the people of Dagu Port were well prepared for their arrival. Not to mention the dense crowds of onlookers, there were also Qing soldiers lining up to welcome them and giving them a lot of gifts.

These included livestock such as pigs, sheep, and cattle, as well as poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese. There were also countless silks, satins, gold, silver, and treasures, so much so that even the large cargo ships accompanying the fleet could hardly hold them all.

Macartney, the leader of the mission, later wrote in his diary: "Because the Qing officials sent too many livestock, many were crushed to death on the road.

Everyone had no choice but to throw the dead animals into the sea, and a terrible scene occurred.

The common people who had been welcoming us on the shore jumped into the sea one after another as if they had been injected with chicken blood, scrambling for the dead animal carcasses, no matter how the Qing officials scolded them.

Unlike the main envoy Macartney who recorded the poverty of the Qing people, the deputy envoy Staunton's diary recorded the extravagant and hedonistic life of Qing officials. Five meals a day, with meat for every meal, were nothing special.

For Xia Qingdai, she could still tolerate the corruption and extravagance of the Qing officials, but what made her uncomfortable was that the common people chased the British delegation's ships and picked up their leftovers.

The people were living in such a state, but the officials were generous to the British.

But because she was about to meet Qianlong, she did not do much and endured for the time being to avoid any further complications.

Ever since she had seen the county government of the Qing Dynasty, Xia Qingdai felt that she should keep a low profile and make plans before taking any action.

(End of this chapter)