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

Chen Hanzhi wrote with great enthusiasm and finished the memorial in less than an incense stick of time.

Originally, other officials should have come forward to check the memorial at this time. After all, this memorial needed to be submitted jointly by the officials present.

However, after putting down the pen, Chen Hanzhi directly took out the envelope, put the memorial into it, and then sealed it with wax.

The operation was smooth and fluid, leaving no chance for the officials present to speak.

"Please sign your names together."

After finishing everything, Chen Hanzhi turned his gaze towards everyone again, and his intention was obviously to ask all the officials to sign a joint letter directly.

Someone who is careful found something wrong with the process.

However, Chen Hanzhi was the governor of Zhejiang and the immediate superior of all the officials present, so they all remained silent for a while.

It was not until the Provincial Governor Zuo Anning that he was the first to step forward, walked to the governor's desk, picked up a brush, and wrote his name on the spot.

"My dear colleagues, 200,000 dan of grain sank on Songshan Island. This is a serious matter. The most important thing is to send a memorial to the court as soon as possible."

Zuo Anning put down his pen and glanced at everyone present.

Seeing this, many officials present could no longer sit still. Even if they had not read the contents of the memorial, they stepped forward and wrote down their names.

the reason is simple.

No one wants to lose his job because of this.

……

Xia Yun was naturally completely unaware of what had happened in the governor's lobby.

At this moment, Xia Yun's figure has appeared at the Hangzhou Caoyun Wharf.

The people traveling with him included Xu Wan'er, who had just finished the bidding activity, Jiang Wenzhong, and Chong Heihu.

There was also Chen Jingzhong, the governor's confidant, who came all the way from the military camp outside the city.

"Where is the Governor's navy now?"

At the dock, Xia Yun stood with his hands behind his back, looking towards the sea with a gloomy look.

"In reply to the prefect, before I left the tent, the First Battalion of the Zhejiang Navy had already set off to Songshan Island. I think they have already blocked the waters of Songshan Island."

"The ship that will pick us up is expected to arrive in another quarter of an hour."

Chen Jingzhong responded respectfully.

Hearing this, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows. If it weren't for the Zhejiang Navy under Lei Zhenning's command, he really wouldn't be able to go to Songshan Island now.

"Before you came, did the Governor have any other instructions?"

At this time, Xia Yun turned his head and looked at Chen Jingzhong.

"In reply to your words, before I came here, the Governor only told me to follow your orders, but did not tell me anything else."

Chen Jingzhong continued to respond.

It was already evening, the sky was dark, and the evening breeze blowing from the sea brought up a turbid heat wave.

Xia Yun stopped asking questions and immediately glanced at Xu Wan'er beside him.

When the news of the shipwreck on Songshan Island came, Xu Wan'er was still presiding over the bidding activities.

Only after Xia Yun appeared at the dock did Xu Wan'er hurried here.

"how is the situation?"

Xia Yun asked calmly.

"All medium and large commercial business rights have been tendered, leaving only some small commercial business rights that have no participants for the time being."

"The bidding activity raised a total of 1400 million taels of silver."

Xu Wan'er responded truthfully.

After a whole day of bidding, the results achieved have far exceeded expectations before the event began.

A full 1400 million taels of silver!

It is equivalent to one-fifth of the annual tax revenue of the entire Daliang Dynasty!

Hearing this number, Xia Yun's slightly irritated mood was finally comforted a little.

“Speed ​​up the construction of roads throughout the city and don’t be afraid to spend money.”

After a moment, Xia Yun gave a reminder.

If you look down from above Hangzhou City now, you can see that the entire road surface of the city has basically been completely dug up.

To a certain extent, this kind of large-scale infrastructure activity will inevitably affect the prosperity of the urban economy.

"Yes, sir. The Construction Bureau will do its best to keep the construction period within fifteen days."

Xu Wan'er nodded.

While the two were talking, three warships appeared in the sight of everyone at the dock.

"Sir, our ship is coming!"

Chen Jingzhong looked at the ship that appeared in his sight and then spoke a few words.

After a while, three warships docked at the pier.

On one of the warships, a commander and two rows of soldiers quickly disembarked and came to Xia Yun.

"Zhang Haimin, commander of the First Battalion of the Zhejiang Navy, pays respect to the prefect. I am obeying the governor's orders and awaiting your orders."

As soon as Zhang Haiming finished speaking, he led two rows of soldiers and knelt on one knee towards Xia Yun.

"Get aboard!"

Xia Yun didn't say much. Since it was arranged by Governor Lei Zhenning, he didn't need to worry too much.

So in just a few minutes, the three warships that had just arrived at the dock, carrying Xia Yun and his party, quickly sailed away from the dock.

"Chen Jingzhong, what is the situation of the war against Japanese pirates in Zhejiang?"

At the front deck of the warship, Xia Yun stood on the bow and suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Chen Jingzhong was also a little surprised. He obviously did not expect Xia Yun to ask such a question, and his expression was a little hesitant for a moment.

However, he remembered that before he came, the Governor had told him to obey Xia Yun's orders completely, and he no longer concealed it.

"In reply to your Excellency, in the past four or five years, Japanese pirates have been landing on the mainland from the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian. Especially at the beginning of this year, the Japanese pirates increased their troops by tens of thousands, and the situation in southeastern Zhejiang is very difficult."

Chen Jingzhong told the truth.

Hearing this, Xia Yun looked towards the southeast coast and frowned slightly.

Zhejiang today can be described as a huge mess.

Not only is there famine at home, but there is also invasion by Japanese pirates from outside. It seems that Lei Zhenning has a heavy burden on his shoulders.

He didn't mind sending his own troops to eliminate the Japanese pirates, but the time was not right yet. If he sent troops to attack, it would be considered as overstepping one's authority.

He might even be impeached by some officials in the imperial court for the crime of keeping soldiers privately!

"Wan'er, pass on this government's order. After returning to Hangzhou, immediately allocate 200,000 dan of grain and grass to the governor to serve as military rations."

After a moment's silence, Xia Yun immediately issued an order.

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Wan'er, who was following Xia Yun silently, responded to the order immediately.

The so-called reciprocation of love.

Lei Zhenning directly sent troops to aid him this time, so he had to respond.

Chen Jingzhong, who was standing by, instantly showed a look of surprise on his face when he heard Xia Yun's order to allocate 200,000 dan of grain and fodder.

Having fought against Japanese pirates for many years, he knew best the weakness of the Zhejiang army, which was the lack of food and fodder.

Although 200,000 dan of food and fodder cannot help the army win the battle directly, it can still be of considerable help.

"I would like to thank you on behalf of the Zhejiang soldiers!"

Chen Jingzhong was so excited that he knelt on one knee and said.

No need to be polite. We are both officials in Zhejiang. Lord Lei is loyal to the country, and Xia is not someone who just sits on the sidelines and watches the fire.”

Xia Yun laughed.

As the words fell, the outline of a small island quietly appeared in sight at the junction of the sea and the sky.