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As Chong Heihu gave the order to capture the person, all the soldiers guarding the four entrances and exits immediately began the operation to capture the person.

Any scholar who appeared on the street near the governor's office would be pinned to the ground by the soldiers under Chong Heihu without any explanation.

Suddenly, the screams at the scene became louder and louder, and the sound even reached the lobby of the governor's office.

Xia Yun listened to the screams coming from outside, and his heart did not feel the slightest bit of emotion.

On the surface, his direct order to arrest someone seemed a little cruel.

But in fact, in this era, if a scholar is truly committed to supporting the country, he must be studying at home.

Because the big exam is at the end of the year.

At this point in time, the scholars who appeared outside the governor's office were undoubtedly seeking the little benefits for themselves.

Xia Yun will not show any mercy to these people.

The screams outside the yamen continued for a cup of tea before gradually subsiding.

"Your Excellency, all the scholars have been locked up in the custody of the Governor. Please make your decision!"

Qin Tianye walked into the lobby and reported to Xia Yun respectfully.

"Very good. Lock them up for two days and two nights first. Do not give them any food."

Xia Yun responded coldly.

The only thing about this governor's office that made him satisfied was the governor's dungeon.

Compared to the prefectural yamen dungeon that can only hold a hundred people, this governor's dungeon can hold hundreds of people at a time!

Aren’t those scholars self-righteous? Then let them have a taste of what it’s like in a dungeon!

As for being hungry for two days and two nights, it wouldn't kill anyone, so they could experience what it's like to be a disaster victim.

"Yes, my lord!"

Qin Tianye accepted the order and then turned and left the lobby, passing on Xia Yun's order.

"Sir, this is an official letter that Jiang Wen just sent back. Please take a look."

When Xia Yun and Xu Wan'er were the only ones left in the lobby, Xu Wan'er handed an official letter to Xia Yun.

Xia Yun opened it and took a look, immediately raising his eyebrows.

My goodness! Jiang Wenzhong had just arrived in Yian County this morning, but he actually wanted to take the head of the Yian County magistrate directly.

The reason was that after Jiang Wen arrived in Yian County again, he immediately arranged measures to provide relief to the victims, but was obstructed by the Yian County magistrate.

The magistrate of Yian County asked Jiang Wenzhong to transport the relief grain into the county government treasury, and then the county government would be responsible for providing relief to the victims.

Jiang Wen had commanded troops for many years and naturally knew the ins and outs of disaster relief. So without saying a word, he chopped off the head of the Yian County magistrate in public.

When the local people heard the news, they ran around telling each other and cried with joy.

"Quickly send someone to copy this official letter and then send it to all the affected prefectures and counties in Zhejiang."

Xia Yun withdrew his gaze from the official letter with satisfaction, and then handed it to Xu Wan'er.

He wanted to use this official letter to serve as a warning to others.

"Okay, my lord."

After quickly reading the contents of the official letter, Xu Wan'er was shocked, but at the same time she was also very satisfied with Jiang Wenzhong's approach.

Only absolute execution can completely solve the famine in Zhejiang.

Time flies and evening arrives.

Xia Yun brought Xu Wan'er and his party to the Hangzhou Caoyun Wharf to personally inspect the project progress.

"Sir, according to calculations, from now on, the Hangzhou Canal Wharf is expected to complete 3,000 cargo transportation and loading and unloading tasks every day. In addition, the wharf warehouse built will be able to store 5,000 tons of cargo at a time..."

When Xia Yun and his party were walking along the shore, Xiao Haiyang, the actual person in charge of the expansion of the canal wharf, was always accompanying Xia Yun and kept introducing them.

Xia Yun was naturally very satisfied with this.

At first glance, the Hangzhou Caoyun Wharf is extremely spacious, and according to the construction standards set by Xu Wan'er, it can be used as a military wharf.

The fundamental purpose of his trip was to select a site for the Hangzhou Shipyard.

Originally, he planned to leave the site selection to Xu Wan'er.

But later Xia Yun thought about it carefully and decided to do it himself.

Although Xu Wan'er was proficient in management, she had no experience in shipbuilding after all.

During the years in Dai County, it was all land, which gave Xu Wan'er no chance to practice.

When the moonlight completely covered the earth, a strip of burning torches appeared along the coast of the Caoyun Wharf, directly lighting up the already dim environment.

Finally, at around eight o'clock in the evening, Xia Yun selected a shipyard site upstream of the river, three hundred meters away from the Caoyun Wharf.

"How many vacancies does the Hangzhou Construction Bureau have now?"

In the open space, Xia Yun suddenly asked.

"In reply to your Excellency's words, within the Hangzhou Construction Bureau, excluding all the workers involved in the construction tasks, there are currently about 3,000 idle workers."

"In addition, General Qin sent over the Hangzhou City Defense Expansion Project this afternoon, which will require approximately 15,000 workers to participate in the construction."

Xu Wan'er, who knew the situation of the Hangzhou Construction Bureau very well, answered Xia Yun's questions without hesitation.

While answering the question, Xu Wan'er also pointed out the current problem of staff shortage in the Hangzhou Construction Bureau.

"Early tomorrow morning, send fast horses to all prefectures, counties and districts to recruit workers in the name of the governor's office."

"As long as there are people willing to come to the Hangzhou Construction Bureau, each person will be given ten taels of silver as resettlement allowance, and the Hangzhou Construction Bureau will provide them with accommodation and solve the problem of their children's schooling."

Xia Yun thought for just a moment before coming up with a strategy to deal with the situation.

Since they are short of workers now, they should just recruit workers vigorously.

As for the people in the prefectures, counties and districts, will their fields become barren and they will have no food to eat in the future because of their participation in the Hangzhou Construction Bureau?

Naturally, Xia Yun will cover them for this problem.

The characteristic of a small peasant economy is that the people can, to a certain extent, be self-sufficient in life.

But according to the current rice price in Hangzhou, the workers of the Hangzhou Construction Bureau can still save a large sum of money after ensuring the most basic survival needs.

Anyone who is not a fool can understand the pros and cons of this.

After all, Xia Yun didn't care about the little bit of grain produced by the small peasant economy.

"Yes, my lord!"

Xu Wan'er nodded without any hesitation and accepted the order.

But Xiao Haiyang, who was standing by, felt indescribably shocked by Xia Yun's order.

Not to mention the history since ancient times, even among every governor who has taken office in Zhejiang since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty, no one has ever dared to be as bold as Xia Yun!

After the location of the shipyard was determined, the only thing left was to select skilled craftsmen from across the province.

Of course, this task was quite simple. All it required was an official document from the governor's office and generous rewards to mobilize a large number of skilled craftsmen from all over Zhejiang.

Late at night, after Xia Yun and his party returned to the yamen, Xia Yun gave the task of drafting various orders to Xu Wan'er.

He locked himself in the study and did not allow anyone to approach.