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Time flies. Half a month has passed since the empress issued an edict to appoint Xia Yun as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Road.

The 160,000-strong army in Fujian has been integrated into one under the training of Qin Tianye and other generals, and is ready to go to war at any time.

At the same time, Sun Maocai, the governor of Fujian, raised millions of dan of food and fodder within half a month, and also completed all kinds of logistical work.

It is no exaggeration to say that now, as long as Xia Yun gives the order, the 160,000 troops in Xiamen City will come out in full force!

But the weird thing is.

Over the past ten days, Xia Yun not only had no plans to advance, he didn't even mention going north to attack the Japanese pirates.

This caused many people to have doubts.

Among them were the empress and Xiao Yan.

On this day, Xia Yun appeared on the seashore, accompanied only by Xu Wan'er.

"Sir, Qian Dajun sent a message from the capital. He has already built the third Hongyan Building in the capital, and business is booming."

"In the first half of the month, the amount of silver we received was as much as 200,000 taels."

Feeling the autumn breeze blowing from the seaside, Xu Wan'er began to report.

Before this, Qian Dajun had sent a special letter to report on the progress of his opening of Hongyanlou in the city.

"Well, tell him not to be afraid of spending money and to make a name for himself in the capital as soon as possible."

Xia Yun nodded.

Qian Dajun's success was completely within his expectations, as he already had a foundation in the capital.

With the support of the Ninth Prince's Palace, it is only a matter of time before Hongyanlou becomes famous in the capital.

"Yes, sir, I have sent a message to Qin Shun, asking him to give strong support to Qian Dajun in all aspects."

"In addition, I have sent some of the personnel from Black Water Tower to the capital, and they should have arrived at Fenglai Inn by now."

Xu Wan'er responded immediately.

"You did a great job, but remember one thing. Blackwater Tower is currently only responsible for intelligence gathering. If you have any other actions, you must tell me in advance."

Xia Yun nodded again.

The Blackwater Tower, an intelligence organization, was established by Xu Wan'er.

At present, Xu Wan'er has already placed people in the entire Jiangnan region. Once there is any disturbance in the surrounding provinces, he will receive the news at the first time.

"Okay, my lord."

Xu Wan'er nodded in response.

"There was also news from Hangzhou the day before yesterday that the first batch of Xiamao liquor had been brewed and shipped to Hangzhou, and it was quite popular in the market."

"According to Hangzhou's report, dozens of restaurants and hotels have already booked the next batch of Xiamao wine."

Xu Wan'er said again.

"Allocate 200,000 taels of silver to expand the scale of the winery in Shanyin County and focus on producing Xiamao wine."

"In addition to meeting the supply in Hangzhou, Xiamao Liquor also needs to be supplied to all Hongyanlou across the country."

In just a few words, Xia Yun finalized the matter of expanding the production scale of Xiamao Liquor.

If Hongyanlou wants to expand nationwide, Xiamao wine is an indispensable factor.

This kind of liquor made by new brewing method is far superior to the liquor brewed by traditional method in terms of both taste and health.

By using this as a gimmick, it will surely attract diners from all over the country to Hongyanlou.

"Ok."

Xu Wan'er memorized Xia Yun's order in her heart.

"How much money is left in the account now?"

Suddenly, Xia Yun asked a question out of the blue.

"Now, adding up all the silver on the books, including Dai County, the total is about 35 million taels of silver."

Xu Wan'er gave a number directly as if she knew everything by heart.

A full thirty-five million taels of silver!

However, most of this silver was accumulated by Xia Yun during his tenure as an official in Dai County.

When Xia Yun heard this, a hint of regret flashed across his face.

Thirty-five million taels of silver may seem like a lot, but it is far from the goal of five hundred million taels of silver he had set.

Since he left Dai County, the speed at which he made money has dropped sharply.

Even when he arrived in Nanzhili, not only did he not make any money, but he also invested a lot of money in vain.

This won’t work!

Xia Yun shook his head.

While saving the common people from dire straits, he must never stop his own money-making business!

"How many new warships does Hangzhou have now?"

"To answer, there are a total of twenty-five new warships, each of which can accommodate three thousand soldiers."

Xia Yun and Xu Wan'er asked and answered the question immediately.

After more than half a month of expedited construction, seven new warships were built in the Hangzhou Shipyard.

"Wan'er, do you want to go to the other side of the sea?"

Xia Yun suddenly looked towards the sea, with a very confident smile on his face.

"The other side of the ocean?"

"what is the place?"

Xu Wan'er didn't understand what Xia Yun was saying.

In her understanding, the entire world, except for the Daliang Dynasty and the surrounding countries, is full of oceans.

"On the other side of the sea is an equally vast land."

Xia Yun responded with a smile.

As a time traveler, he naturally knew that on the other side of the ocean, there was not only vast land, but also large tracts of farmland suitable for farming!

"If you want to go, Wan'er will go."

Although Xu Wan'er still didn't understand what Xia Yun was saying, she knew that no matter where Xia Yun wanted to go, she would always follow Xia Yun.

Hearing this, Xia Yun glanced at Xu Wan'er.

As the sun sets and the sea breeze blows, Xu Wan'er looks even more beautiful.

But it was at this time.

Empress Xiao Yan appeared in Xia Yun's sight.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

Looking at the two people who suddenly appeared, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Xia Yun, what a coincidence, you are here too."

The empress was also stunned.

The two parties obviously met by chance and happened to meet on the beach.

"What are you doing here, Your Majesty?"

Xia Yun could see that the empress was in a bad mood and had a sad look on her face.

"Come out and relax."

The Empress responded.

However, it did not explain the reason for his inner sadness.

Instead, it was Xiao Yan's words that explained the reason.

"Xia Yun, the 160,000-man army has been training in Xiamen for many days. I wonder when they can head north to Zhejiang?"

Since he met Xia Yun at the beach, Xiao Yan simply went straight to the point and asked.

Hearing this, Xia Yun instantly understood everything.

It turned out that these two people could no longer keep their patience.

"Your Majesty and the prince, don't be anxious. Marching and fighting cannot be done rashly. We need to check the weather and geography."

Xia Yun smiled.

In fact, he is not the only one who has been sitting on his hands these days.

Zhao Gongming and Lei Zhenning in Wangbei City in Zhejiang also closed all the city gates.

All because the time is not right.

"Xia Yun, what is the weather?"

Xiao Yan frowned. In his opinion, the imperial court now had an absolute numerical advantage.

In addition, they were more familiar with the environment in Zhejiang, so as long as the army attacked, the Japanese pirates would undoubtedly be defeated.

"Your Majesty, the weather our army needs for this expedition is a heavy fog!"

Xia Yun still responded with a smile.

A heavy fog that would last for at least a dozen days was the weather that he and Zhao Gongming had been waiting for.

However, it was at the moment when Xia Yun finished speaking.

A sudden gust of cold wind blowing from the sea made the smile on Xia Yun's face come to an abrupt end.

But Xia Yun's pupils suddenly shook, and an incomparable excitement immediately revealed in his pair of eyes as dark as the night!