The playboy county magistrate

With everything settled here, Li Xuanzhi walked with his hands behind his back toward the area where the land reclamation was in full swing.

Ironware is something that not every household has.

The reclaimed land was already sturdy, and ordinary farm tools suffered severe wear and tear here.

Many people reluctantly put down the farm tools they had brought from home and stretched out their hands to touch the ground.

Li Xuanzhi's eyelids twitched violently when he saw that at least ten people's fingers were covered in blood blisters, and he quickly shouted for people to stop.

The village head was also surprised that the county magistrate would come to inspect the work so soon.

"Sir, why did you come here on such a hot day?"

The village head quickly poured a cup of cold tea and then grabbed a large palm-leaf fan that was lying idly on the table and brought it over.

Li Xuanzhi smiled and waved his hand, then pointed to the people who were either kneeling or sitting on the ground, busy with their tasks.

"Why did they dig with their bare hands? Their hands were so badly injured; it would be a real problem if they got infected."

The festering and oozing of wounds is already agonizing enough, but if every household can't afford medical care, how tragic it would be if perfectly healthy hands were rendered useless!

Li Xuanzhi couldn't bear to watch any longer, and how could the village head, who lived with them day and night, bear to do it?

"We had no choice. Too many farm tools were broken, and the repair speed couldn't keep up with the rate at which they were scrapped. In order not to affect the use of the wasteland as soon as possible, we had no choice but to grit our teeth and just take matters into our own hands."

Li Xuanzhi waved his hand.

Wooden farm tools are okay for turning over soft soil, but you have to be careful not to use too much force, or they'll break easily.

Not to mention that the soil here in the wasteland is hard to begin with, and there are quite a few rocks underneath.

"Use those sharp, pointed stones to dig. Or break large stones into thin, long stones to plow the ground; that's better than just using your hands."

"Even if that doesn't work, what can't we use—a sharp, broken plank of wood, a stick for starting a fire? Why do we have to use our fingers?"

If there are no conditions, create them; if you don't have the brains to create them, learn to use what's available.

Don't you understand the principle of making the best use of resources?

The village head suddenly slapped his forehead, realizing he was really getting old and couldn't even think of such a simple method.

"Everyone! Stop what you're doing and find some useful tools to plow the fields. Don't clear the land with your hands!"

Li Xuanzhi watched as someone struggled against a sturdy vine. He squatted down, picked up a sharp stone, and used it to slash the vine a few times before smiling and saying to the person:

"Try pulling it again now, but be careful not to use too much force or you'll fall on your butt."

The next second, the person sat on the ground, pulling on the broken vine, looking completely bewildered.

The people around them were inspired and learned to make good use of the tools at hand and help each other.

Soon, the progress of land reclamation on this side achieved a qualitative leap.

Li Xuanzhi clapped his hands in satisfaction before turning and leaving.

"My lord! Brother Tang is back, followed by several carts. They're already waiting for you at the yamen!"

Seeing the excited look on the newcomer's face, Li Xuanzhi's brow twitched slightly, as if he had thought of something.

I had originally planned to visit the temporary weaving workshop set up by the women, but I couldn't care less about that now.

Tang Zheng was carrying a heavy responsibility, and the fact that he returned so quickly, and that the messenger looked so excited, showed that things were progressing very smoothly.

As soon as Li Xuanzhi returned to the yamen, he saw Tang Zheng leaning against the door with a smile, waving excitedly at him.

"I have fulfilled my mission! Master, I have done everything you instructed me to do. Please inspect and approve my work!"

Li Xuanzhi naturally saw that the cart was filled with all sorts of urgently needed items, such as several bags of seeds wrapped in oil paper, finely tied saplings, and various common dried and processed Chinese herbal medicines.

Just then, the sound of many people talking came from inside the room. Li Xuanzhi looked inside and immediately laughed.

Two people were exchanging their experiences, each with a medicine box beside them.

Both of them were followed by their respective families, who were also busy. Some were writing with pen and paper, while others were reading medical books.

Good guy.

He instructed Tang Zheng to invite two doctors to the local clinic to oversee things. Unexpectedly, Tang Zheng actually invited two families with a long history of medicine.

That's good, it saves female patients from feeling embarrassed to go to the clinic to see a male doctor. See, even women can be doctors.

At this moment, everyone saw the magistrate Li Xuanzhi, whom Tang Zheng had mentioned, who loved the people like his own children and would rather come here to do everything he could to help the people escape poverty than stay in the capital as an idle young master.

Hey!

As expected of a young master from the capital, his demeanor and temperament are simply impeccable!

Doctors are compassionate and naturally favor kind and benevolent people.

Those doctors who disregard the poverty of this place and are willing to bring their families here are naturally people of high moral character.

Now that they had finally met the young county magistrate who was said to love the people like his own children, how could they not be excited?

Li Xuanzhi hurriedly walked in, spreading his arms to quickly stop the person who was about to bow to him.

"Since you all are willing to come and take charge of Fuyu County during its most difficult time, it is only right that I, as the local official of Fuyu County, should pay my respects to you. Only after you arrived have I truly felt at ease."

Nothing is scary if you have nothing; what's scary is the lack of doctors.

Without a cook, the food might taste a bit worse, but boiling anything in water would keep us from starving.

But if there are no doctors, and if one cannot withstand the strain, one will eventually kick the bucket.

The doctors sitting in the room were all talismans, life-saving pills, and life-extending pills.

"I've already chosen a location for the clinic for you. When we were renovating the building recently, we added an extra section, using only the best materials. The clinic's location is about the same distance from the areas where people gather, from the government office, and from the area that will be developed into a market."

"There are several rows of houses behind the clinic. You can stay in the back of the clinic, or you can set aside a few rooms for seriously injured or ill patients who are not suitable for moving. There is also a spacious courtyard with plenty of sunshine, which is perfect for drying herbs."

It can be said that Li Xuanzhi took everything he could into consideration.

When the people learned that the house was intended for a medical clinic, they took even better care of it than when the government office was built.

"Would you all like to go to the clinic together? If you need anything or anything, just let Tang Zheng know, and he will prepare it for you."

Li Xuanzhi was extremely grateful that the medical clinic was built to be extremely large and spacious; otherwise, with two large families living there, it would be too crowded and cause headaches.

"Your Excellency is too kind. This is what a doctor should do."

The group headed towards the clinic, and Li Xuanzhi even ordered a carriage to be prepared to take them there, afraid that they would tire themselves out.

"My lord, we've arrived."