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Upon hearing Xia Yun's verdict, Xiao Haiyang's face suddenly showed a look of respect.

"Your Majesty, Holy Ming."

He knew that he guessed right. Xia Yun would never show any mercy to those businessmen.

"From now on, pass on this governor's order to allocate 200,000 dan of grain from the Hangzhou granary and immediately set up disaster relief tents throughout Zhejiang Province to provide relief to all disaster victims."

After reading the progress of various projects reported by Xiao Haiyang, Xia Yun had a basic understanding of the situation inside and outside Hangzhou.

The first thing he has to do now is to solve the famine in Zhejiang.

"Jiang Wenzhong, you will handle this matter in person. If you encounter obstruction from local officials or corrupt officials, you don't need to ask for permission, just kill them on the spot."

Xia Yun added one more thing, his voice very cold.

"Don't worry, sir! I promise to complete the mission. If another person dies of starvation in Zhejiang in ten days, I will be subject to military law!"

In front of Xia Yun, Jiang Wenzhong looked serious and directly issued a military order.

"it is good!"

Seeing Jiang Wenzhong's attitude, Xia Yun nodded with satisfaction.

Then he shifted his attention to Xu Wan'er.

"Post a notice tomorrow morning. From tomorrow on, the population tax and other miscellaneous taxes will be abolished throughout Zhejiang Province. Each household will only pay taxes based on the amount of land they own."

"Abolish the rule that officials and gentry do not have to pay taxes. All officials and candidates in Zhejiang must pay taxes according to the actual amount of land they own. Anyone who disobeys will be punished for treason."

Xia Yun spoke up and announced the second order.

"Yes, my lord!"

Xu Wan'er responded and accepted the order.

But Xiao Haiyang, who was standing aside, showed a look of shock on his face at this moment. It has been a rule since ancient times that officials and gentry are not required to pay taxes.

If Xia Yun abolished it.

This meant that from then on, all officials and scholars who had passed the imperial examinations in Zhejiang Province would have to pay taxes together with the common people.

Such an approach is tantamount to going against the officials and scholars of the entire province.

"Master Xiao, do you have anything to say?"

Xia Yun noticed Xiao Haiyang's reaction and immediately asked.

"In reply to your words, I will absolutely obey your orders. However, it has been a rule since ancient times that officials and gentry do not pay taxes. If I follow your orders, I am afraid that it will arouse the dissatisfaction of other officials and scholars in the province."

Facing Xia Yun's extremely sharp gaze, Xiao Haiyang reluctantly said what was in his mind, but at the same time he once again expressed his loyalty to Xia Yun.

"I have already said that anyone who disobeys will be punished for treason."

Xia Yun's seemingly calm voice was actually filled with murderous intent.

He certainly knew that abolishing the rule that officials and gentry did not have to pay taxes would cause dissatisfaction among Zhejiang officials and scholars.

But, he doesn't care.

All he cared about was whether the Zhejiang treasury was full and whether the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

For this reason, he doesn't care even if there is a major reshuffle of Zhejiang's officialdom.

"The Japanese pirates have plagued Zhejiang for many years, and there have been various natural disasters every year, but the people of Zhejiang have to bear the taxes alone, and the officials and gentry have never paid taxes. Where is justice?"

"The sage said: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important. If the officials and gentry in Zhejiang do not pay taxes, what is the point of the sage's teachings?"

At this time, Xia Yun continued to speak, explaining his order.

When Xiao Haiyang heard the words "Saint of Heavenly Justice", his mind suddenly became clear.

"Your Majesty, Holy Ming."

Xiao Haiyang nodded respectfully, and the last trace of doubt in his mind disappeared on the spot.

Seeing this, Xia Yun withdrew his gaze from Xiao Haiyang.

People like Xiao Haiyang, who have been reading the books of sages since childhood and have served in the officialdom for many years.

Although he had joined his team, it would still take some time to completely change his old thinking.

Therefore, he did not get angry when faced with the questions raised by Xiao Haiyang.

"In addition, the reclamation of wasteland in Zhejiang needs to be accelerated. Before the end of September, Zhejiang must reclaim at least 200,000 mu of new land."

Xia Yun then mentioned another matter.

The task of reclaiming new land was undertaken by the Hangzhou Construction Bureau. Naturally, Xu Wan'er was the person in charge of reclaiming new land.

The only way to solve the problem permanently is to expand food production. Zhejiang's geographical location of seven mountains, two rivers and one piece of farmland is not suitable for large-scale rice cultivation.

But it is suitable for growing potatoes.

As long as there are enough people reclaiming wasteland, it is entirely possible to reclaim land in some mountainous areas.

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Wan'er responded again, her face full of anticipation.

Rather than getting involved in a series of intrigues in the capital, she prefers this busy yet meaningful life.

"Okay, we just got back to Hangzhou today, let's go down and rest first."

After making arrangements for the three urgent matters, Xia Yun waved his hand, signaling everyone to go down and rest.

Hearing this, many people present showed a look of relief on their faces.

Indeed, the group in the capital had been maintaining a high level of alertness, worrying all the time about whether someone would assassinate them.

Now that I'm back in Hangzhou, I finally have some time to rest.

After a while, everyone left the yamen.

But Xia Yun did not rest.

For someone like him who is full of energy, it would not be a big problem even if he did not rest for two days and two nights.

Xia Yun first formulated a plan to relocate the government office.

Since he has been promoted to the Governor of Zhejiang, it is naturally not suitable for him to continue living in the prefectural yamen.

Then Xia Yun told the yamen servant about his plans.

We will just wait until tomorrow morning to organize people and start the relocation.

After explaining these things, Xia Yun changed into casual clothes and left them, with only a few followers by his side.

Walking on the streets of Hangzhou, Xia Yun heard noisy sounds coming from the streets and alleys.

There are hawkers selling goods on poles, shops opened along the street, jugglers shouting loudly, and men taking their wives and children out on the street.

All these harmonious scenes brought a rare sense of peace to Xia Yun's heart.

Although Hangzhou City is still not as good as Dai County, it is almost the same as the former Hangzhou.

In other words, he has successfully restored Hangzhou to its former prosperity in the shortest possible time.

And the facts have proved that Xia Yun's order to confiscate all commercial operating rights in Hangzhou was absolutely correct.

When Xia Yun walked through three or four streets, he found that the Daixian merchants who had replaced the Hangzhou merchants had been completely integrated into the city.

And because those Dai County merchants were very clear about Xia Yun's character and methods.

Therefore, when doing business, the merchants in Dai County did not dare to commit any fraud, which left a very good impression on the people.

Looking at the shops that were doing booming business, Xia Yun was a little surprised, but overall, he was very pleased.