At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

Without knowing the specific situation on the Zhejiang battlefield, Xiao Yan gave advice that was most in line with Xia Yun's interests.

"Uncle Huang's words make a lot of sense."

"But Uncle Thirteen said in his memorial that Xia Yun had agreed to this matter and promised that the Zhejiang Governor's Office would supply food and fodder for the imperial court's 500,000-man army."

There was still a look of hesitation on the empress's face.

He was not sure whether what Xiao Zongnan said in the memorial was true.

"Xia Yun agreed?"

When Xiao Yan heard this, he was stunned at first. He had never expected things to turn out like this.

But soon, a rather deep light began to grow in Xiao Yan's pupils.

He didn't spend much time with Xia Yun, but he knew Xia Yun quite well.

He knew very well that Xia Yun was definitely not someone who would take risks easily.

If Xia Yun agreed, the Zhejiang Governor's Office would provide food and fodder for the 500,000-strong army. There must be a deeper reason behind this!

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it is fine for Lord Xia to agree. The court can allocate grain and grass from the treasury and transport them directly to the governor's office in Hangzhou."

"This will not only reduce Xia Yun's pressure, but also simplify the cumbersome procedures for food and grass supply."

In just a few words, Xiao Yan gave new suggestions.

"What the emperor's uncle said makes a lot of sense."

The empress nodded thoughtfully.

"Then let's do it this way. Every month, we will allocate 200,000 dan of grain from the imperial treasury to the front line and have Xia Yun transfer it."

Then, the empress made a decision.

……

On this day, Xia Yun, who was inspecting silk manufacturing in Hangzhou City, received three imperial edicts hastily sent from the capital.

The content of the first imperial edict was to commend him for controlling the famine in Zhejiang, promote him to the first rank, and reward him with 100,000 taels of silver.

The content of the second imperial edict was to dismiss Su Chen, the governor of Southern Zhili, and promote him to the governor of Zhejiang and Southern Zhili.

The content of the third imperial edict was that Your Majesty adopted Xiao Yan's suggestion and agreed to have Xia Yun supply food and fodder for the imperial court's 500,000-strong army to quell the rebellion.

But at the same time, the imperial court would also send 200,000 dan of grain and fodder to the Governor of Zhejiang every month.

Xia Yun, who was inspecting the silk manufacturing, couldn't help but reveal a slight surprise on his face when he saw the three imperial edicts that suddenly appeared in his hands.

"Sir, congratulations on your promotion!"

"Congratulations, sir, you are now the governor of Zhejiang and Southern Zhili!"

"Since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty, there has never been a position like the Governor of Zhejiang and Southern Zhili!"

Xu Wan'er, Chong Heihu and others who were following behind Xia Yun all expressed their congratulations.

Needless to say, the three imperial edicts issued to Xia Yun by the court were all beneficial to Xia Yun.

Especially the one about being promoted to Governor of Zhejiang and Southern Zhili.

This will directly solve the current predicament of Hangzhou Shipyard.

You know, just a few days ago, Xia Yun and others were still worried whether the governor of Nanzhili would deliberately target Zhejiang.

For this purpose, Xia Yun also sent a letter to Lei Zhenning, requesting Lei Zhenning to forcibly requisition timber from the mountainous area of ​​Nanzhili.

And now, with the emperor's edict, the former governor of Nanzhili, Su Cheng, was directly dismissed.

Xia Yun instead became the governor of Zhejiang and Southern Zhili, supervising the two provinces.

"Sir, when do we set off for Nanzhili?"

There was a gleam of excitement in Chong Heihu's eyes.

In the entire Jiangnan region, only the area around Nanzhili can be regarded as the true center of Jiangnan.

The so-called Jiangnan misty people's homes mostly describe the common people's villages in the Nanzhili area.

"Early tomorrow morning, we will go to Nanzhili. Xiao Haiyang will stay in Hangzhou and continue to exercise his authority."

Xia Yun raised his eyebrows and responded.

At this moment, everyone present had a look of joy on their faces, except Xia Yun.

In his pair of pupils that were as dark as the night, a deep color quietly grew.

It was because he knew very well that the emperor promoted him to the governor of Zhejiang and Nanzhili, and directly dismissed the original governor of Nanzhili.

This means that from now on, all matters concerning the people's livelihood in the Nanzhili region will fall on his head.

The most critical issue is the persistent famine problem in the southern upright region.

In other words, from the perspective of the court and the emperor, the other party had completely dumped a mess on his head.

It just happened to solve Xia Yun's current dilemma.

"Wan'er, write a letter and send it back to Dai County. Then allocate 500,000 tons of grain and fodder from Dai County and immediately transport it to Hangzhou, Zhejiang."

While everyone was happy, Xia Yun immediately issued another order.

"Sir, this..."

The moment Xu Wan'er heard the order, a hint of hesitation appeared on her face.

Over the past few months, Xia Yun has been continuously allocating grain from Dai County, in addition to business dealings with the Xiao Mansion in the capital.

Dai County’s grain reserves are running low.

"How much grain is left in Dai County?"

Xia Yun saw the confusion in Xu Wan'er's heart and then asked again.

"To reply to your Excellency, according to calculations, there are still about 800,000 dan of grain and fodder in Dai County's granary."

"Once 500,000 dan of grain and fodder are allocated, Dai County will have no grain to allocate in the next four to five months."

After some hesitation, Xu Wan'er told the current situation of grain storage in Dai County.

"It doesn't matter."

Xia Yun waved his hand.

"Just transfer the food here, we will have ways to deal with it in the future."

Xia Yun didn't worry too much about the future.

For him, the top priorities at the moment were, first, fighting against the Japanese invaders in the southeast, and second, controlling the famine in the Southern Zhili region.

If these two things are not done well, those chattering old guys in the court might gossip in front of the emperor again.

Although he didn't care about those people, they still constrained him a little.

"Okay, my lord."

After feeling Xia Yun's firm will, Xu Wan'er no longer hesitated.

at dusk.

Xia Yun and his group returned to the governor's office.

Xu Wan'er drafted the order to allocate grain as soon as possible.

In the lobby of the yamen, Xia Yun once again arranged all the matters to be prepared for after he left Hangzhou.

"The 20,000 new recruits we have just recruited must not relax their daily training in the slightest. We must make sure they are able to fight on the battlefield in the shortest possible time."

Xia Yun first explained to Xiao Haiyang the matter of the training of new recruits.

After he left, Xiao Haiyang temporarily took over the duties of governor, and the task of training new soldiers naturally fell on him.

"The second thing is that all projects in and around Hangzhou must not be relaxed and must be implemented at a faster pace."

"After I arrive in Nanzhili, I will immediately allocate large timber materials from Nanzhili to the Hangzhou Shipbuilding Bureau for the construction of new warships."

"The third thing is to continue to expand the scale of grain production. We must reclaim another 200,000 mu of new farmland before October this year."

Xia Yun issued orders one after another.

There is no doubt that all these orders were given to Xiao Haiyang.

"I obey your orders."

Xiao Haiyang was nervous, as it was the first time he felt such a daunting task.