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

"I see you, my lord!"

Qin Shun was brought into the lobby of the Xia Mansion by servants and knelt respectfully in front of Xia Yun.

Even though I haven't seen you for a long time.

But Qin Shun's attitude towards Xia Yun remained unchanged.

"Get up."

Xia Yun nodded with relief.

During his time in the capital, Qin Shun completed his assigned tasks excellently.

Not only did he complete the transaction between him and the Empress, but he also expanded many other businesses.

This includes the sales of luxury goods in Beijing.

Qin Shun, who was authorized by Xia Yun, was able to allocate supplies directly from Dai County.

Then it is sold through Fenglai Inn.

As a result, Fenglai Inn, which was originally just a small restaurant in the capital, suddenly became a well-known luxury store in the capital.

This also led to the wealthy and powerful in the capital, especially women, flocking to the luxury goods sold at Fenglai Inn.

In just two or three months, Fenglai Inn made considerable profits.

"Sir, these are all the account books of Fenglai Inn for the past two months."

Qin Shun stood up, walked to Xia Yun, took out an account book from his arms, and placed it respectfully on the table in front of Xia Yun.

Then, Qin Shun took out a neatly arranged stack of banknotes from the sleeve of his left hand.

"Sir, this is the total profit of Fenglai Inn over the past two months, a total of 2,760,000 taels of silver. Please take a look."

Qin Shun said this and put all the banknotes on the table.

"You did a great job. Take all these banknotes back and use them for the operation of Fenglai Inn."

Xia Yun did not choose to accept the banknote.

These 2.76 million taels of silver may be a lot for others, but to him, it is just a cold number.

He has no shortage of cash.

On the contrary, the Fenglai Inn, which had just started, was in urgent need of money in all aspects.

In Xia Yun's vision, he intends to build Fenglai Inn into a nationally famous luxury store.

Once its influence grows, the income of Fenglai Inn will be more than just 2.76 million taels of silver.

"Subordinates take orders."

Qin Shun responded respectfully.

But just when Qin Shun took back the 2.76 million taels of silver notes from the table, Xia Yun spoke again.

"From now on, you will serve as the steward of the Xia Mansion, and your salary will be changed to half of the annual profit of the Fenglai Inn."

There is a reward for every achievement.

For Xia Yun, who is clear about rewards and punishments, Qin Shun's outstanding performance is enough to make him qualified to become his confidant.

Xu Wan'er has now been promoted to the position of Minister of Transport.

In addition, Xu Wan'er has various tasks to do, so she is no longer suitable to be responsible for some trivial matters.

It is perfect for Qin Shun, who has proven his ability and loyalty, to take on the position of butler.

"Thank you very much for the promotion!"

Qin Shun, who was originally relatively calm, suddenly felt a surge of gratitude in his heart after hearing Xia Yun's latest appointment.

He fell to his knees in front of Xia Yun again with a thud.

Becoming the steward of the Xia Mansion means that from this moment on, he has officially become Xia Yun's confidant.

“No need for that.”

Xia Yun stood up with a smile, patted Qin Shun on the shoulder, and then helped him up from the ground.

"Tell Qian Dajun to prepare dinner immediately. We are all hungry."

Xia Yun smiled.

"Yes, my lord."

Qin Shun, who had become the steward of the Xia residence, immediately responded and left the hall.

During the time when Xia Yun was not in the capital.

He often went back and forth to the Xia Mansion, so he was already quite familiar with the layout of the Xia Mansion.

"My dear brother, everyone says that you are rich and powerful. After seeing you today, I find that you are indeed extraordinary."

When Qin Shun's figure disappeared from everyone's sight, Lei Zhenning uttered a sigh.

Xia Yun handed over a total of 2.76 million taels of silver to Qin Shun so calmly.

In addition, they also give Fenglai Inn half of its dividends every year. If word of this treatment were to spread, it would be enough to drive many people in the capital crazy.

"Haha, if you doubt someone, don't employ him; if you employ someone, don't doubt him."

Xia Yun still smiled.

This is his style of doing things.

……

Two hours passed in a flash.

Qian Dajun, who followed Xia Yun back to the capital, carefully prepared a sumptuous dinner.

Not only Lei Zhenning was at the dinner, but Xia Yun also invited Xiao Yan.

The Xia Mansion and the Ninth Prince's Mansion were not far apart.

"Ninth Prince, Xia has sent someone to convey a message to Zhili Governor Zhao Gongming, ordering him to lead 200,000 troops to the north immediately to support Changchun, and send another 100,000 troops to the Hexi Corridor."

"Right now, the most lacking things in this war are food and iron weapons. I'm afraid that this matter will require the prince to take care of it."

At the dinner, as everyone was toasting each other, Xia Yun spoke.

As the Minister of War, Lei Zhenning could only take charge of the overall military operations, but the specific work of raising supplies still had to be handled by the six ministries.

It just so happened that the Ministry of Revenue of the imperial court wrote to Pei Yan, saying that they had been at odds with him from the very beginning.

If he expected him to get supplies from Pei Yan himself, it would be nothing but a pipe dream.

Therefore, this matter could only be handed over to Xiao Yan. With Xiao Yan's prestige in the court, he forced the Ministry of Revenue to cooperate with the battle in the northern border.

"You don't need to worry about this. His Majesty has issued an order for me to be in charge of the dispatch of food and fodder for the army. In addition, the combat equipment for the army is currently being transported from Shandong and is expected to arrive in the capital in ten days."

Xiao Yan nodded happily.

What Xia Yun could think of, he and the empress could naturally think of as well.

"In that case, I will trouble you, Your Majesty."

Xia Yun bowed and clasped his hands in thanks.

"Xia Yun, Ling'er has high expectations for you in this war. She asked me to tell you privately that she hopes you can completely solve the problem of the northern border in one fell swoop. The court will give priority to meeting all your requests."

Xiao Yan then continued to speak and conveyed the empress's intention to Xia Yun.

Hearing this, Xia Yun suddenly showed a bitter smile on his face.

He knew why the empress had such high expectations of him.

The reason is nothing more than his performance in Dai County and Zhejiang battlefields.

He remembered it clearly.

When he was in Dai County, he took the empress to the battlefield without knowing her identity.

It was also at that time that the empress saw his almost massacre-like fighting style against the barbarians!

"Xia will definitely do his best."

Xia Yun smiled bitterly.

......

At the same time, in sharp contrast to the lively scene at the Xia Mansion was the Xu family in the capital.

In the study of Xu's house.

Xu Jinsong and Xu Miao, father and son, are constantly checking the intelligence messages coming from Zhejiang.

Both of them had a gloomy look on their faces.

"Who is Xia Yun...?"

After a long time, Xu Jinsong slowly raised his head, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

All they knew about Xia Yun came from the intelligence sent back by spies from Zhejiang.

But they had previously overlooked the most important point.

Those are the specific changes that took place in Zhejiang after Xia Yun took office in Zhejiang!