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When the morning sun shone completely on the earth, Xia Yun had already returned to the governor's office.

However, he was accompanied by only one lieutenant general, Chen Bao, and more than 300 personal soldiers from the governor's office.

In addition, Xu Wan'er, Chong Heihu and others have completely disappeared.

When Gu He came to the court with a huge pile of documents, he couldn't help but reveal a look of doubt on his face because he couldn't see Xu Wan'er and others.

"Where are Master Xu and the others?"

Gu He opened his mouth and asked.

He also had some understanding of Xu Wan'er. Although she was a woman, she was the Governor of Zhejiang Province appointed by the imperial court.

In terms of identity or status, the other party is not inferior to him at all.

"They have other errands to attend to."

In the court, Xia Yun, who was personally drafting various notices, responded without even raising his head.

Gu He nodded thoughtfully, without asking any further questions, and then placed all the documents in his hand on Xia Yun's desk.

"Sir, this is the detailed land data of each prefecture, county, and city in Nanzhili. If we want to completely solve the famine, we have to start with them."

Gu He made this move after careful consideration. The famine in the Southern Zhili region had been spreading for many years, which was certainly due to the inaction of senior officials led by the former governor.

However, the key reason why the famine has not been brought under control is also closely related to the grassroots officials in the prefectures, counties and districts within the territory of Southern Zhili.

When Xia Yun saw that Gu He had taken the initiative to bring the land information of various prefectures, counties and districts, he immediately ordered people to quickly start detailed calculations in the court.

He was also very curious about who actually owned the land in Nanzhili.

At the same time, Xia Yun did not forget the wealthy businessmen in Ningdu City.

Today is the last deadline he gives to those wealthy businessmen.

If those guys refused to hand over grain, he wouldn't mind letting his butcher knife be stained with the blood of more than a hundred people.

"Send these notices and tell all the wealthy merchants in Ningdu City that my patience is running out. Today is their last day."

After Xia Yun finished speaking, he picked up the notice he had written himself from the desk.

"Okay, my lord."

Gu He stepped forward respectfully and took the notice in his hands, but there was a hint of hesitation in the depths of his pupils.

"What, what's the problem?"

Xia Yun noticed something wrong in Gu He's expression and started to ask.

"In reply to your words, Master Su Chensu, the teacher of Xiaguan, has not left Ningdu yet."

"Please be more cautious, sir."

Koga responded hesitantly.

He knew his teacher's methods very well. In terms of cruelty and viciousness, he was probably no less cruel than Xia Yun.

"It's okay, you just need to do your own thing."

Xia Yun waved his hand lightly.

Since Gu He has no intention of betraying Su Chen and others, he naturally will not make things difficult for them.

In his mind, he had already thought about how to solve the problem of collusion between officials and businessmen in Ningdu City.

"Yes, my lord."

Gu He was not a fool. He knew that Xia Yun was trying to protect him, so he immediately bowed respectfully to Xia Yun and then quickly left the court.

Half a day passed in a flash.

In the evening, the moonlight shines under the starry sky, and the gradually autumn weather brings a hint of coolness to the entire Ningdu city.

However, the latest notice posted by Gu He has made the wealthy businessmen in Ningdu City have no intention of enjoying this rare coolness.

"Master Su, you have to make the decision for us. Xia Yun just arrived in Nanzhili, and today he posted a notice saying that he was giving us a deadline. This is too much!"

"Yes, Lord Su, as the former governor of Southern Zhili, it would have been fine if Xia Yun had not come to see you after taking office, but now he actually wants to overturn all your policies!"

"Master Su, you must save us! If you don't take action, the corrupt official Xia Yun will probably do something bad to us!"

"..."

In the lobby of the Su Mansion, all the wealthy businessmen in Ningdu City gathered here at this moment.

Just like when they had collectively approached Wang Dechang before, they were still pouring out their grievances in front of Su Chen at this moment, as if the sky was about to fall.

Su Chen, who was sitting in the first seat, holding a tea bowl in his hand, looked relaxed and contented, without any sign of panic at all.

As time passed, the wealthy businessmen gathered at the scene became more anxious.

In fact, for them, the batch of disaster relief grain that Xia Yunxia Ling asked them to hand over was nothing at all.

What really made them feel a crisis was the policy of equalizing the land tax.

In their view, once they compromised and handed over the disaster relief grain, it would be tantamount to bowing their heads in front of Xia Yun, and the other party would take the opportunity to implement the land-based tax system.

"My Lord, you must make up your mind!"

Among the group of wealthy businessmen, the leader was a middle-aged man who was sweating anxiously. While speaking, he took out a silver note from his sleeve and placed it respectfully on Su Chen's tea table.

Su Chen took a casual glance and saw that the number on the banknote was exactly 100,000 vehicles!

Then, the corners of Su Chen's mouth slightly curved.

"Please be patient, everyone. I have already come up with a solution. I think in two hours, your problems will be solved."

Su Chen reached out and took the banknote, and finally spoke.

The wealthy businessmen who had been extremely anxious just now showed expressions of extreme surprise upon hearing this.

"Sir... have you solved it?"

The middle-aged wealthy businessman who was still in the lead asked in surprise.

"It's just Xia Yun, why are you all so panicked? Since I have personally taken action, I believe Xia Yun will have no chance of survival."

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, looking as if he had everything planned out.

These days, he seemed to have been staying at home and not going out.

But in fact, long before Xia Yun arrived in Ningdu, he had already secretly arranged all the means.

In his opinion, if Xia Yun knew the situation, he would naturally not take action against him.

But the problem was that two or three days had passed and Xia Yun still hadn't come to visit him, as if he had simply ignored his existence, which forced him to take action.

He had not originally planned to go to Beijing to report on his work. If he could not make further progress at his age, the final result would be nothing more than retirement.

"May I ask, sir, what tactics have you deployed?"

The middle-aged wealthy businessman seemed a little worried and asked again.

But this time, Su Chen did not answer. He just looked outside the lobby, with a sneer gradually appearing on his face.

……

When the moonlight completely covered the time, a large group of people dressed in black appeared outside the gate of Ningdu City.

If there were someone present at this moment, at a glance, they would see that the number of these men in black is no less than a thousand!