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

Originally, in Xu Jinsong's view, Xia Yun's so-called outstanding abilities were nothing more than diligence and love for the people.

He has been in officialdom for decades.

He thought to himself that he was quite familiar with the ways of officialdom. If it were any honest and upright official, he would be killed at will according to Xia Yun's practice.

It can also solve the famine problem in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, what the empress said to him in the court made him realize that something was wrong.

as predicted.

When the Xu father and son reviewed all the information sent from the Jiangnan area, they were both greatly shocked.

According to various intelligence reports, the changes that Xia Yun brought to Zhejiang and Hangzhou can only be described as earth-shaking.

First of all, Xia Yun exempted all exorbitant taxes and levies throughout the province of Zhejiang, and only collected land tax.

Originally, this approach would inevitably lead to a reduction in taxes received by the government.

But under Xia Yun's governance, the economic prosperity of Hangzhou City reached an unprecedented level.

The economic benefits generated by various industries have increased at least four or five times compared to Hangzhou’s most prosperous period!

And the city of Hangzhou is still maintaining a fairly high economic growth rate.

In addition, the people in Hangzhou city can go to school for free, and the government can arrange employment for them, among other benefits.

Even Xu Jinsong had to admit that Xia Yun was indeed a capable minister rarely seen in history.

"Father, is there anything wrong with this information?"

After reading all the information sent to him, Xu Miao was shocked and a look of disbelief appeared on his face.

According to various circumstances, Xia Yun can no longer be called a human being, he can even be described as a god!

Xu Jinsong just glanced at Xu Miao coldly and did not respond.

The spies sent to Jiangnan were all his trusted confidants selected by him personally, so the intelligence information they provided could naturally not be false.

Perhaps, he should really go to Jiangnan to take a look.

……

The night passed quickly.

After a night's rest, everyone in the Xia Mansion quickly recovered to their peak state.

And according to Xia Yun's prior instructions.

Chen Jingzhong left the capital early in the morning and went to the Langtan camp to mobilize 100,000 cavalry.

As for Xia Yun, he was not in a hurry to leave the capital.

The season is about to enter November.

It won't be long before the temperature turns directly cold.

Therefore, this war with the barbarians in the northern border was destined not to be as smooth as expected.

There is a high possibility that this war will even continue until next spring.

"Wan'er, are you ready?"

Xia Yun appeared in the lobby of the Xia Mansion early, and he was waiting for Xu Wan'er to go out together.

Xu Wan'er, who has been appointed as the Minister of Transport, now has to find an office location as her top priority.

"Sir, let's go."

Xu Wan'er, who was ready to go, smiled and nodded, with a gleam of excitement in her bright eyes.

Minister of Communications, a first-rank minister of the Daliang Dynasty, although these things did not seem to have much appeal to Xu Wan'er on the surface.

But for Xu Wan'er, being recognized by the court was also a happy thing.

It doesn't take a while.

The two men left the Xia Mansion, accompanied only by Chong Heihu, Jiang Wenzhong, and several personal guards.

Walking on the streets of the capital, Xia Yun kept looking around.

This time when he came to Beijing, he finally had time to appreciate the scenery of the capital.

"The capital city is just like this. Our Hangzhou city is more prosperous."

Chong Heihu couldn't help but complain.

"You are right this time. Look at the roads in the capital. They are all paved with mud."

Jiang Wenzhong rarely agreed with Chong Heihu.

It’s because the scenes in this capital city are so different from those in Hangzhou.

"Sir, according to preliminary calculations, if we want to pave all the roads in Beijing with cement, we will need at least four million taels of engineering silver, and we will also need to recruit 30,000 civilians."

Xu Wan'er ignored the two people's playfulness and turned to speak to Xia Yun.

Four million taels of factory silver was the result of his careful analysis.

The only question now is where to get the four million taels of silver?

At least Xia Yun wouldn't have to pay for it out of his own pocket.

"As for the silver, write a memorial to His Majesty. It's only four million taels. I think His Majesty can still afford it."

Xia Yun responded nonchalantly.

In fact, even if the empress could not come up with the money, there were still so many dignitaries and royal relatives in the capital.

As long as the mind does not slip, there are more solutions than difficulties.

He didn't mind taking some money from these guys who were greedy.

"Okay, I'll make a presentation later."

Xu Wan'er nodded immediately.

After a while, Xia Yun and his group left the street where the Xia Mansion was located.

However, when the group passed the second street, they discovered a dense group of palace-like buildings.

"What is this place?"

Xia Yun raised his eyebrows slightly. He was not familiar with the capital city. Looking at the palace buildings in front of him, a hint of doubt flashed through his mind for a moment.

"Sir, this is His Majesty's Beiyuan Palace."

Xu Wan'er, who was well prepared, responded immediately.

"I think this place is good. It is just right to be used as the office location of the Ministry of Transportation."

After learning that it was the empress's palace, Xia Yun's mouth curled up and a smug smile appeared on his face.

"what?"

Xu Wan'er was immediately surprised when she heard this.

This is the Empress's palace. It would be too extravagant to use it as the office of the Ministry of Transport.

"Will Your Majesty agree to this?"

Jiang Wenzhong asked from the side.

"Your Majesty attaches so much importance to the establishment of the Ministry of Transportation that he will certainly agree."

Xia Yun nodded happily.

He had already figured out the empress's thoughts.

Although the empress still favors the Jiangnan Party officials.

But compared with the greater cause of the country and the people, anyone who stands in front of the empress will probably be kicked away mercilessly!

……

Ten minutes at noon.

Xu Wan'er's two memorials were delivered to the imperial palace.

And soon it appeared on the empress's desk in the South Study.

After the empress finished reading the contents of the two memorials.

A strange smile appeared on his face.

"They actually want to use my Beiyuan Palace as the Ministry of Transportation. This idea was probably thought up by that guy."

The empress thought to herself.

She didn't care about that palace. Since she ascended the throne, she had stayed in the Beiyuan Palace only a few times.

"Pass on my order to change the Beiyuan Palace into the office of the Ministry of Transportation. From now on, Xu Wan'er will be in charge of all arrangements."

"In addition, two million taels of silver will be allocated from the Imperial Treasury and immediately delivered to the Minister of Communications, Xu Wan'er."

The empress gave her instructions on Xu Wan'er's memorial in just a few words.

But when she said the second sentence, there was a hint of pain on her face.