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

"Master Xia, you'd better understand what you are talking about."

Zhou Yunyi, who heard Xia Yun's words clearly, now looked extremely ugly.

He didn't expect that Xia Yun, a mere fourth-rank official, would have the guts to speak to him like this!

I don’t know. Even if they have the same official title, officials from the Hangzhou Manufacturing General Administration are superior.

The reason is simple. The Hangzhou Manufacturing General Bureau is directly under the jurisdiction of the Kilometer, and any problems can be reported directly to the Empress.

"This government knows this very well. This government knows even more clearly that over the years, officials and businessmen of the Hangzhou Weaving General Administration have colluded and embezzled countless amounts of money!"

Xia Yun responded in a deep voice, his face as cold as ice.

Corruption has been rampant in Jiangnan in recent years, and the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau is the main culprit.

Since the other party was asking for trouble, he would not give him any good face.

"Xia Yun, you!"

Zhou Yunyi, whose past was exposed, turned red on the spot, anger rising from his heart, and pointed his finger at Xia Yun.

"Zhou Yunyi, don't say that you are only the second-in-command of the Hangzhou Weaving General Administration. Even if a second-rank chief official came to my court, I would give the same answer!"

A rebuke gradually grew in Xia Yun's voice.

"Get out of here!"

With a loud bang, Xia Yun slammed the gavel and ordered everyone to leave.

"You are such a jerk, Xia Yun! I will definitely file a complaint against you for your arrogance and contempt for an official appointed by the imperial court!"

Zhou Yunyi's anger reached its peak.

But this place happened to be the Hangzhou prefectural government office, and he didn't dare to be too presumptuous on someone else's territory.

In the end, Zhou Yunyi snorted angrily, rolled up his embroidered robe with both hands, and left the yamen court angrily.

After Zhou Yunyi left, Xia Yun was not idle either.

He knew that he had fallen out with the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration this time, and the other party would most likely report him.

So, adhering to the idea of ​​​​strike first, Xia Yun simply opened a blank memorial and began to write immediately.

It was not until half an hour later that Xia Yun stopped writing.

"Send the report to the court overnight."

As he spoke, Xia Yun threw the pen away, a smug look on his face.

The Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, which had little real power, actually dared to go against him.

act recklessly!

In the content of the report, he used all his ability to spread rumors and slander.

No matter how bad the story is, they write it down, even starting from the young days of the director and deputy director of the Weaving Bureau.

When the two reports reach the capital, he wants to see what choice the empress will make.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a shout from outside the court disrupted Xia Yun's thoughts.

Soon, a messenger clerk appeared in the court in a hurry.

"Your Excellency! Hangzhou Canal Transport Terminal has reported that all twelve grain-carrying ships from Huguang and Hubei provinces have sunk near Songshan Island, 30 kilometers from the terminal!!"

The clerk looked extremely panicked and knelt on one knee to report.

"what!"

The sudden news caused Xia Yun's pupils to shrink suddenly.

"All twelve grain ships capsized?"

There was a hint of shock in Xia Yun's voice. Even in stormy weather, it was rare for all the ships to be silent.

"That's absolutely true, my lord."

The clerk was panting, and it was obvious that he had also rushed all the way here.

Hearing this, Xia Yun fell into a brief moment of contemplation on the spot.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Before this, the prefectural office had received reports from the imperial court and the two provinces of Huguang.

It is said that two hundred thousand dan of disaster relief food and fodder will be shipped from Guangzhou to Zhejiang by sea soon.

But now, twelve large ships have sunk in the waters of Zhejiang, and the person who bears the brunt of the responsibility is undoubtedly him, Xia Yun.

"Send someone to inform the Governor's Office immediately and ask the Governor to mobilize the Zhejiang Navy to blockade the waters around Songshan Island."

"Another notice has been posted, stating that from now on, all residents along the coast of Hangzhou are not allowed to go out to sea, and all the money, food and supplies needed for life will be provided by the Hangzhou government."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yun issued two orders in succession.

Two hundred thousand dan of disaster relief food and fodder was not much for Xia Yun.

As long as he wanted, he could continue to allocate grain from the Dai County warehouse at any time.

However, the 200,000 dan of grain shipped from Huguang provinces to Zhejiang were disaster relief grains provided by the imperial court. If they were lost, it would inevitably lead to a lot of trouble.

……

It took less than half an hour.

Xia Yun's two orders were successively delivered to the coastal residents of Hangzhou and the military camp of Zhejiang Governor Lei Zhenning.

"Chen Jingzhong, on behalf of this governor, you are to lead three hundred soldiers to the prefectural government office immediately and wait for the dispatch of Hangzhou prefect Xia Yun."

"Also quickly dispatch the First Battalion of the Zhejiang Navy to blockade the waters around Songshan Island."

After reading the letter sent by Xia Yun, Lei Zhenning's face became extremely gloomy.

As a first-rank official of the imperial court, he had experienced ups and downs in the officialdom for decades. He could sense the danger of this matter better than anyone else in the Zhejiang officialdom.

"The general will get the order!"

Chen Jingzhong, Lei Zhenning's trusted general, immediately responded to the order, turned around and left the tent, and immediately led three hundred soldiers into the city quickly.

At the same time, inside the governor's office.

"Your Excellency! Something terrible has happened!"

The judge Zhang Qingquan rushed to the governor's office from outside, shouting loudly that something was wrong.

However, it was not until Zhang Qingquan entered the lobby of the yamen that he discovered it.

Including the Governor Zuo Anning, all the officials in Hangzhou who were directly under the jurisdiction of the Governor had gathered here.

"This is a very important place in the government office. No noise is allowed."

Governor Chen Hanzhi glanced at Zhang Qingquan calmly.

Zhang Qingquan immediately understood what he meant and found his seat in the lobby and sat down.

"Your Excellency, two hundred thousand dan of disaster relief grain is no small matter. I propose that we immediately submit this matter to the court in an urgent memorial sent eight hundred miles away, and ask the court to quickly send an imperial decree to investigate in detail."

After Zhang Qingquan sat down, the governor Zuo Anning was the first to speak up and make a proposal.

Immediately afterwards, many officials on both sides of the hall spoke up in support of the motion.

"Your Excellency the Governor is right. I second your opinion."

"I second the proposal!"

"..."

In the lobby, all the officials looked worried.

As soon as all the grain ships sank, the news was sent to the governor's office, which is why they gathered here.

"According to your request, I will immediately submit a letter and send it to the court at an expedited speed of 800 miles from Zhejiang."

The atmosphere in the lobby was just right, and Chen Hanzhi nodded immediately.

"But this matter is after all Zhejiang's business, and I still need you to submit a joint petition with me. Do you have any objections?"

Then, Chen Hanzhi's gaze swept across everyone present.

"No objection. For the sake of the people of Zhejiang, please write the memorial as soon as possible."

"We will naturally submit a joint petition with His Excellency the Governor!"

Except for a small number of officials, the rest of the people at the scene gathered themselves together and spoke again.

Hearing this, Chen Hanzhi picked up the pen without any hesitation and started writing the memorial on the spot.