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In a flash, a few days passed and the war was in full swing.

The Hangzhou city defense army led by Xia Yun was always stationed in Shanyin County and never went out.

The Japanese pirate army seemed to be defeated because of the two previous defeats.

This time, even after the reinforcement, no offensive was launched towards Shanyin County.

On the other hand, looking towards the north city, the Japanese pirates mobilized heavy troops again and again and launched continuous attacks.

This day, in the evening.

Xia Yun stood with his hands behind his back and appeared on the bank of the river in the north of Shanyin County.

Qin Tianye, Xu Wan'er and others followed him.

"Sir, the city wall expansion task has been completed by one third so far. It is estimated that in another ten days, the city wall expansion project will be completed."

Qin Tianye reported.

A few days ago, Xiao Haiyang allocated two thousand construction workers and a large amount of construction materials.

The expansion project of the city wall in Shanyin County proceeded extremely rapidly.

"Sir, Wei Erhu reported that the first batch of summer grass has officially started brewing. It is expected that the first batch of wine will be brewed in forty-five days."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Wan'er began to report again.

Hearing this, Xia Yun's eyes revealed a thoughtful look.

"Any news from the direction of North City?"

Xia Yun asked.

"In reply to your words, according to the news from Wangbei City in the past two years, the 500,000-man army led by Xiao Zongnan is currently in a tense situation with the Japanese pirates."

Qin Tianye responded quickly.

The war at the front was in full swing, and Shanyin County received battle reports from the front every day.

Hearing this, the thoughtful look in Xia Yun's eyes became clearer.

The war is intense and it may be difficult to tell the outcome for a while.

It was futile for him to continue staying in Shanyin County.

After all, he doesn't have many soldiers and horses at hand now.

"I will return to Hangzhou immediately. During this time, Qin Tianye will command all the troops in Shanyin County."

"If there is any sign of trouble, send an express train 800 miles back to Hangzhou immediately."

After a few words, Xia Yun decided to return to Hangzhou temporarily.

"Sir, are you going back to Hangzhou?"

When Qin Tianye heard Xia Yun's order, a look of confusion immediately appeared on his face.

"The war is currently at a stalemate. The flames of war will not spread to Shanyin County for the time being. There are still various construction projects in Hangzhou City, and this governor needs to personally inspect them."

Xia Yun immediately gave an explanation.

"Also, the food and fodder stored in Shanyin County will be transported to Wangbei City at a rate of once every ten days."

"If anyone comes from Wangbei City, unless they are under the command of Governor Lei Zhenning, no other troops will be allowed into Shanyin County."

Xia Yun then added.

"I will obey your orders!"

Qin Tianye immediately responded and accepted the order.

Not long after, when the moonlight fell on the earth, Xia Yun, followed by several fast horses, quietly left Shanyin County.

Needless to say, the people traveling with them were Xu Wan'er and Chong Heihu.

What Xia Yun is most concerned about right now is the construction progress of the new warships.

If the new warships cannot be built, then the imperial court's 500,000 troops will have an advantage even on land.

It is also impossible to completely eliminate the hidden danger of Japanese pirates' invasion!

……

Time flies, and a day has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the evening of that day, Xia Yun led his men back to Hangzhou City.

When Xia Yun showed up at the Hangzhou prefectural government office, Xiao Haiyang was busy dealing with official documents.

By the time Xiao Haiyang found Xia Yun, Xia Yun was already standing beside him.

"Xiaguan Xiao Haiyang pays respect to the governor!"

Xiao Haiyang knelt down on the ground in a hurry.

"Get up, no need to be polite."

Xia Yun patted Xiao Haiyang's shoulder gently.

During the time he was away from Hangzhou, Xiao Haiyang assumed the duties of de facto governor.

This made him very pleased.

"Thank you, sir."

After hearing this, Xiao Haiyang stood up.

"Of course. Aren't you on the front line fighting the Japanese pirates? Why did you come back suddenly?"

After Xiao Haiyang respectfully invited Xia Yun to take a seat, he asked about the doubts in his mind.

"The battle on the front line is intense, so I returned to Hangzhou earlier. What is the situation in and around Hangzhou recently?"

Xia Yun had a calm look on his face.

"In reply to your Excellency's words, everything is normal in and outside Hangzhou."

"However, the number of disaster victims pouring into Zhejiang from the Southern Zhili region is increasing. I am worried that if this continues, Zhejiang will inevitably run out of food reserves. Please make a decision, sir."

Xiao Haiyang directly pointed out the most troublesome problem during this period.

Nanzhili is not like Zhejiang. There is no good official like Xia Yun. While the disaster in Zhejiang has been fully controlled, the disaster in Nanzhili is still spreading.

According to the latest updates on the Nanzhili region he had received during this period, the disaster in Nanzhili had even become more serious.

Hearing this, Xia Yun frowned on the spot.

He had not considered the disaster problem in the South Zhili region.

After all, he was not the Governor-General of Zhejiang and had no authority to oversee the disaster in the Southern Zhili region.

"Pass on my order to temporarily stop accepting disaster victims pouring into Zhejiang from Southern Zhili. Just set up disaster relief tents on the border between the two provinces."

After a moment, Xia Yun had to make a decision.

It's not that he is heartless.

The disaster in Zhejiang Province has finally been brought under control, but the number of disaster victims will surge again.

Then all the efforts of officials across Zhejiang Province over the past few months will be wasted.

"Yes, sir, I will send someone to deliver the message tomorrow morning."

Xiao Haiyang nodded locally.

With Xia Yun's personal instructions, it was naturally much easier for him to do things.

"How is the construction of new warships going?"

Then Xia Yun asked another question.

However, at this moment, Xiao Haiyang's face suddenly showed a trace of difficulty.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Yun noticed the change in Xiao Haiyang's expression and her eyes immediately darkened.

"To answer your question, it is like this. Recently, the entire Zhejiang province has been experiencing continuous rainfall."

"In particular, several mountains that supply timber raw materials have experienced sudden landslides, making it impossible to transport the already cut timber down from the mountains."

Xiao Haiyang spoke of the current difficulties in building new warships.

In fact, he just learned the news from the Timber Bureau yesterday.

Xia Yun was a little surprised.

"How much lumber is still missing?"

Xia Yun asked again.

"According to the calculations of the Timber Bureau, we are currently short of at least 32,000 large pieces of timber."

Xiao Haiyang said a number in the street.

"Apart from Zhejiang, are there other provinces that can supply wood?"

As Xia Yun spoke, he shifted his gaze to Xu Wan'er.

"In reply to your Excellency, among the several nearby provinces, only the Nanzhili region can supply the timber for building new warships."

Xu Wan'er nodded.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression in the hall of the prefectural government office changed slightly.

Xia Yun had just issued an order to refuse to accept disaster victims from the Nanzhili area.

If we want to supply large pieces of timber to Nanzhili, it would probably be quite difficult.

"Send the head of the timber bureau to see me."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yun gave the order.