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The next morning.

Chen Ming is on the road.

In addition to the battalion sergeants, those accompanying them included Zuo Anning, Chen Hanzhi, and all the officials involved in the incident as well as witnesses and evidence.

As for Lei Zhenning, he did not return to the military camp, but stayed in the governor's office.

There is no other reason.

Although Chen Hanzhi was arrested, there are still a large number of officials who rely on him over the years.

After Lei Zhenning's personal promise, many officials involved went to the governor's office after a night of ideological struggle.

While Xia Yun was still eating breakfast, the governor's office was already busy.

However, at this time, an uninvited guest suddenly came to the prefectural government office.

"I am here to see you, sir!"

Xia Yun was eating, and Chen Jingzhong was kneeling on one knee on the ground with a respectful look on his face.

Seeing this, Xia Yun was a little surprised.

"What's the matter?"

Xia Yun raised his eyebrows. Logically speaking, Chen Hanzhi's case had come to an end, and Chen Jingzhong no longer needed to be here.

"Your Excellency, I will convey the Governor-General's words to you in the future. The Governor-General has submitted a memorial recommending you as the Governor of Zhejiang."

Chen Jingzhong responded immediately.

Hearing this, Xia Yun was stunned at first, but he quickly adapted to it.

"Come here, I'll give you a reward of one thousand taels of silver."

Xia Yun nodded.

Xu Wan'er then took out one thousand taels of silver and handed it to Chen Jingzhong personally.

"My lord, this is absolutely not allowed!"

Now it was Chen Jingzhong's turn to be a little panicked.

"Don't worry, the money was paid by the adults themselves, and all the brothers received the reward money yesterday."

Xu Wan'er smiled.

After Chen Hanzhi's matter was settled yesterday, Xia Yun gave a reward of silver to everyone in the prefectural yamen from the bottom to the top, including the yamen runners and cleaners.

It's a reward for everyone's efforts over the past few days.

"Thank you very much for your kindness!"

Chen Jingzhong no longer hesitated and accepted the 1,200 silver coins.

"Thank you, Governor General, for the recommendation."

Xia Yun then continued to speak, saying that once he was promoted to Governor of Zhejiang, the power in his hands would undoubtedly become greater.

However, with it comes greater pressure.

After all, the famine in the entire Zhejiang province has not yet ended.

Now as the prefect of Hangzhou, he only needs to solve the famine problem in Hangzhou city and nearby counties.

By then, he would have to solve the famine in the entire Zhejiang Province.

"I will obey my orders."

Chen Jingzhong nodded respectfully and immediately left the prefectural government office.

"Sir, what should we do next?"

Not long after Chen Jingzhong left, Xu Wan'er took the initiative to ask.

Xia Yun was well prepared for this.

"Starting today, the Hangzhou Construction Bureau will resume construction and make sure all roads in Hangzhou are paved with cement in the shortest possible time."

Xia Yun issued the first order first.

According to his estimation, the project will take about half a month.

"Okay, my lord."

Xu Wan'er immediately memorized it in her mind.

"But sir, the project at the Caoyun Wharf is so huge that I'm afraid I can't take care of it all by myself."

Xu Wan'er then raised another question.

Hearing this, Xia Yun thought about it for a moment and came up with a plan.

"Pass on this government's order. Xiao Haiyang, the fifth-rank co-magistrate of Hangzhou, will be responsible for supervising the expansion and renovation of the Hangzhou Canal Transport Wharf."

The matter happened suddenly, and Xia Yun currently had no other candidates.

Xiao Haiyang is pretty good.

Before this, after Xiao Haiyang joined his camp, he did everything with all his heart and soul.

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Wan'er nodded again.

"Issue the third order of this government, ban all private schools in the city, centralize all private school teachers, and establish Hangzhou College."

"The academy is divided into elementary school, middle school, and university. All children from ordinary families in the city can go to school for free. Anyone who interferes will be punished for disturbing the government."

Xia Yun continued to speak, expressing the ideas that had been in his mind for these days.

Whether it is a country or a city, if you want to develop, you must first have talents.

If there is no talent, even if he issues a series of orders, it will be difficult for anyone to execute them.

Of course, he is only a prefect at the moment and has not yet encountered the problem of shortage of staff.

He did this entirely for the future.

“Free schooling for all children?”

Xu Wan'er was a little surprised. Even when he was in Dai County, Xia Yun had never done such a thing.

"Yes, I will leave this matter to you personally. You must put an end to all corruption."

Xia Yun nodded.

"Do you have a plan for the reconstruction of the bidding venue?"

Suddenly, Xia Yun remembered the temporary venue that had been set up for the bidding.

"Your Excellency, the reconstruction plan has been prepared. We plan to convert the original venue into a guesthouse and expand it into a four-story building, setting up multiple functional places such as entertainment, rest, and reception."

Xu Wan'er responded immediately.

She had already made sufficient preparations before this, just waiting for Xia Yun to ask.

"Very good, let's do it this way and complete the guesthouse in the shortest possible time."

After Xia Yun finished looking at the drawings, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

The current city of Hangzhou is in a state of disrepair.

He urgently needed to build a guesthouse to promote Hangzhou and to let all businessmen see his determination to revive Hangzhou's economy.

"Now, how much food do we have left?"

Suddenly Xia Yun asked.

"Including the 200,000 tons of disaster relief grain that the Imperial Attendant brought from the imperial court, there are a total of about 550,000 dan of grain in the twelve granaries."

Xu Wan'er directly gave a number.

But at the same time, Xu Wan'er's face revealed a hint of difficulty.

Although Hangzhou City was free from famine under Xia Yun's governance, the expenditure on grain was too high.

Five hundred and fifty thousand dan of grain may seem like a lot.

But in reality, it can't last long.

Looking at Xu Wan'er's appearance, Xia Yun immediately understood what the other person was thinking.

"Use some of the money in the Construction Bureau's account to buy land from some big households in Zhejiang. Buy as much land as you can."

Xia Yun's eyes rolled and he immediately came up with a solution.

If there is no food, just farm.

This is an unchanging truth since ancient times.

Although transporting grain from Dai County is a good idea, it is not a long-term solution after all.

Zhejiang Province must achieve self-sufficiency.

"Remember, you can only buy land from wealthy families, not from ordinary people. This matter is also handed over to you to do it personally. If anyone obstructs it, they will be killed without hesitation."

There was a hint of murderous intent in Xia Yun's voice.

The entire Zhejiang Province has seven mountains, two rivers and one field. Farmland is scarce, and nearly 70 percent of the land is in the hands of wealthy households.

As for these people, Xia Yun had no psychological burden at all.

"Yes, my lord."

"There is one more thing. The team that was sent to Huguang and Hunan provinces to buy mulberry seedlings has sent back news. It will take at most half a month for them to return to Zhejiang."

While Xu Wan'er accepted the order, she remembered another thing.