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

"Don't be petty when doing big business. As I said before, don't be afraid to spend money. If there is no money in the capital, transfer 5 million from Hangzhou."

Xia Yun waved his hand and had no time to worry about these details.

"Yes! Don't be petty when doing big business. Remember this, my subordinates!"

Qin Shun nodded respectfully.

Having a generous master like Xia Yun made him feel more confident.

Early in the morning.

Qian Dajun and Qin Shun left the lobby.

At this time, Xu Wan'er had not returned to the Xia Mansion yet.

However, an uninvited guest appeared in the lobby of the Xia Mansion.

"I see you, my lord!"

After the man entered the lobby, he fell to his knees in front of Xia Yun.

"Get up."

Xia Yun nodded with relief.

The visitor was none other than the current Zhejiang Governor Xiao Haiyang.

Previously, with his recommendation, Xiao Haiyang undoubtedly secured the position of governor.

As for this trip to Beijing, on the one hand, it was to report on his work, and on the other hand, it was about the Daliang Navy's march into the East Japan Island.

"Thank you, sir!"

Although he has become the governor, Xiao Haiyang has never forgotten that everything he has today is all because of Xia Yun.

Therefore, in front of Xia Yun, he was always the cautious fifth-rank Tongzhi of Hangzhou.

"How are the navy's pre-war preparations going? When can they march?"

After Xiao Haiyang stood up, Xia Yun asked immediately.

Since he came to the capital, he handed over all military and political affairs of Hangzhou to Xiao Haiyang.

"At present, the Daliang Navy has completed its training. It has a total of 32 new warships and 567 old warships. The total number of naval forces is about 150,000. Various types of food and fodder have been prepared, about 2 million dan, and they can be dispatched to the Japanese Island at any time!"

Xiao Haiyang reported one after another.

Before going to Beijing this time, he had made sufficient preparations. Under his leadership, the combat effectiveness of the Daliang Navy was further improved to a higher level.

"If the court agrees, I intend to lead the army to Dongying Island around the eighth day of next month."

Then Xiao Haiyang gave the detailed time of sailing.

"I am very relieved that you are so cautious. Remember, after the fleet arrives at Dongying Island, it is necessary to establish a base as soon as possible and send a battle report to the capital every ten days or so."

As Xia Yu spoke, a look of great satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Facts have proven time and again that his decision to promote and employ Xiao Haiyang was correct.

Even if he is not in charge of Zhejiang, as long as Xiao Haiyang is there, he can ensure the prosperity and stability of the entire Zhejiang region.

"You can go down and rest first. I will lead the army to attack the northern border tomorrow. You can discuss all matters with the Minister of War Lei Zhenning at that time."

Xia Yun waved his hand.

The Xia Mansion is his home, and also the home of his subordinates.

"Yes, my lord!"

Xiao Haiyang knew that the battle in the northern border was imminent, so he did not take up too much of Xia Yun's time.

Then, under the guidance of the servant, he went to his residence in the Xia Mansion.

Although it was his first time to come to the Xia Mansion, everything in the mansion, including the various people coming and going, made him feel a sense of peace as if he was home.

After Xiao Haiyang left, Xia Yun still sat in the lobby.

He was waiting for Xu Wan'er.

Before leaving, he had one important thing to tell the other party.

However, what Xia Yun did not expect was.

After that, Xu Wan'er did not return to the Xia Mansion for the entire night.

He sat in the lobby until dawn.

When the early morning sun shone, Xia Yun slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a puff of foul air from his mouth.

At the same time, a group of generals led by Qin Tianye came to the lobby fully armed.

They had already received the news of today's expedition last night, so they all made preparations in advance.

"In the Wolf Altar camp, there are a total of about 400,000 soldiers and horses. Pass on my order. Qin Tianye will serve as the general commander of this march and command all the chariots as the central army. Zhao Xinlei and Chong Heihu will each lead 50,000 cavalry as the vanguard..."

In the lobby of the Xia Mansion, Xia Yun began a series of pre-war arrangements.

Although Xia Yun currently has more than a hundred chariots under his command, the number of troops is as high as hundreds of thousands after all.

It is almost impossible to accommodate hundreds of thousands of soldiers in more than a hundred tanks.

Therefore, we followed Xia Yun’s strategy of advancement.

The fastest way to march was for the army to set out as a whole, and then have hundreds of chariots transport soldiers back and forth along the way.

Dozens of breaths passed, and as soon as Xia Yun finished speaking, all the generals in the hall received their tasks, except Jiang Wenzhong, of course.

"Go ahead, you guys go to the Wolf Altar camp first, I'll come later."

Once these words were spoken, they became the final marching orders.

"I will obey your orders!"

In the lobby, a group of generals responded in unison!

……

When Qin Tianye and a group of generals quickly rushed to the Langtan camp, Xia Yun brought Jiang Wenzhong to the Ministry of Communications.

Things turned out just as Xia Yun had imagined.

When he appeared in the lobby of the yamen, he saw Xu Wan'er, who was sleeping on the table due to overwork.

At this time, the yamen runners on both sides of the hall also looked drowsy.

Obviously, they also stayed here with Xu Wan'er for a night.

When these yamen runners saw Xia Yun coming, they immediately wanted to salute, but Xia Yun stopped them by waving his hand.

Then Jiang Wen gave everyone another look, and the yamen runners retreated from the hall.

Xia Yun tiptoed to Xu Wan'er's side, and his eyes quickly swept across the table.

On the table are detailed road construction plans.

The most eye-catching plan is a highway directly connecting Dai County to the capital.

Xia Yun's mouth curled up slightly.

It seems that Xu Wan'er has put a lot of thought into these plans.

That was when Xia Yun was thinking about how to wake up Xu Wan'er.

Xu Wan'er suddenly opened her eyes, and their gazes met, with their noses less than two or three inches apart.

"Sir, why are you here?"

Xu Wan'er, who was still sleepy, had a look of surprise in her eyes.

"I didn't go home all night, so why am I here?"

Xia Yun stretched out his finger and scratched Xu Wan'er's nose.

This kind of thing of not coming home overnight happened to Xu Wan'er for the first time.

Xu Wan'er then came to her senses and realized that she had slept in the yamen last night due to overwork.

"My lord, I was wrong."

Xu Wan'er was like a little girl who had done something wrong, and an expression of apology immediately appeared on her face.

"Safety is of utmost importance. Remember this and always go home at night."

Xia Yun had no intention of blaming her and gently patted Xu Wan'er's head.