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

"Pick up some people from the Construction Bureau to form a reclamation team. We must reclaim a large area of ​​mulberry fields in the shortest possible time."

Xia Yun thought about it and came up with a solution.

Mulberry fields are different from farmland and do not require too much effort to maintain.

On a piece of wasteland, as long as the weeds are removed, the soil is turned over, and irrigation water is added, mulberry trees can survive.

It is July now.

We can still raise two autumn silkworms in the remaining days of this year. As long as the allocation is proper, the silkworms fed by 100,000 mulberry seedlings can produce at least 20,000 rolls of silk!

Although these 20,000 pieces of silk are not a large number, they are Xia Yun’s first step in the silk industry.

As long as this first step is successful, it will not be difficult for Xia Yun to expand the scale in the second year.

"Subordinates take orders."

Xu Wan'er nodded.

But just as Xu Wan'er was about to turn around and leave, Xia Yun suddenly took out a mahogany box from his arms and put it in Xu Wan'er's hands.

"My lord, this is...?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Xu Wan'er's face.

"This is Dong'e Ejiao shipped from Shandong. It is the best for replenishing qi and blood. Remember to take it every morning and evening."

Xia Yun then explained.

Hearing this, Xu Wan'er felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"Thank you, sir."

Xu Wan'er carefully held the mahogany box, bowed slightly, and then turned and left Xia Yun.

……

Several days passed in a flash.

Xia Yun’s latest series of orders have plunged the entire city of Hangzhou into a state of busyness.

Construction workers can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys, busy laying cement on the roads.

At the same time, because of the Hangzhou College founded by Xia Yun, all the people in the city sent their children to school.

"Lord Xia Yun is truly an upright and honest person. Over the years, no official has ever allowed ordinary people like us to study for free!"

"Yes, my ancestors were illiterate for eight generations. If I send my child to school now, maybe he can pass the imperial examination in the future!"

"..."

The people of Hangzhou were talking about it, and their words were full of respect and admiration for Xia Yun.

Under Xu Wan'er's operation, a piece of building land originally belonging to the government in the east of Hangzhou City was directly transformed into Hangzhou College.

Some of these buildings are not old yet, so they are directly used as college classrooms.

The college is divided into three teaching levels: primary school, secondary school and university. Currently, the college only offers primary school classes, with the aim of allowing more people to learn to read first.

on the other hand.

Xia Yun's plan to buy land from a wealthy family in Shishi was also going smoothly.

The reason is also very simple.

Now everyone in Hangzhou knows that Xia Yun personally sent the former governor Chen Hanzhi to the guillotine.

Anyone who dares to continue to oppose Xia Yun will undoubtedly be courting death.

Therefore, the entire acquisition process can even be said to be extremely smooth.

The notice from the prefectural government was posted in the morning, and by the afternoon, a large number of wealthy businessmen had taken the initiative to find Xu Wan'er.

Of course, Xu Wan'er was well aware of the allusion of draining the pond to catch all the fish, and in order to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, she squeezed all the rich businessmen dry.

She only bought half of the land from each wealthy businessman, but even so, Xu Wan'er eventually acquired nearly 200,000 acres of fertile land!

As soon as the land was acquired.

Xu Wan'er immediately ordered people to plant the potatoes.

The land in the Jiangnan region is fertile. If you plant potatoes now, you can still harvest another round by the end of the year.

In this way, by next year, Zhejiang Province will no longer need to import grain from other provinces and will be able to achieve self-sufficiency.

While sowing crops, Xu Wan'er did not forget to cultivate the mulberry fields.

Reclaiming wasteland was originally a physical job.

But there are so many people in Hangzhou Construction Bureau.

Xu Wan'er selected three thousand strong young men, went deep into the barren land, and gradually began to clear out some of the smoky and miasma-filled areas.

Ten acres of land can be reclaimed every day.

This speed is not fast, but it is considered good in Zhejiang.

……

However, while the city of Hangzhou was thriving, a violent storm was brewing in the capital, on the other side of the Daliang Dynasty.

At the morning court session that day, news from Zhejiang had not yet reached the capital.

All officials gathered in the court.

"Your Majesty, the court sent the Censor Chen Ming to Zhejiang that day. Now more than ten days have passed and there is no news from Zhejiang. I am worried that something has happened in Zhejiang. Please send someone to investigate as soon as possible."

Zhang Tianpei, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, stepped out of the queue and, in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, took the lead in starting his presentation for the day.

Sitting on the dragon throne, the empress had a look of doubt on her face when she heard this.

Indeed, since Chen Ming was sent to Zhejiang, there has been no news from the entire Zhejiang officialdom.

Even Governor Lei Zhenning has not been heard from.

No matter how you look at it, it's a little weird.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Zhang said is absolutely right. Zhejiang has always been an important tax collection area for the imperial court. Now that the connection has been cut off, how can this be allowed? We must strictly investigate Chen Ming's dereliction of duty!"

At that moment, another person walked out of the queue. It turned out to be Li Xin, the Minister of Personnel.

However, as soon as Li Xin finished speaking, a group of censors in the Inspectorate showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

"Lord Li, what you said is wrong!" One of the imperial censors stepped out in response.

"Lord Chen is investigating the case seriously and will get to the bottom of it. He is a pillar of our Daliang Dynasty. Now there has been no news for just a few days. Perhaps the messenger encountered trouble on the way to deliver the letter."

"How dare Lord Li speak so lightly of crimes!"

The person who spoke was Xiang Renkai, the Censor of Guangdong and Guangxi of the imperial court.

Xiang Renkai's words were sharp and full of momentum.

"Humph, the Inspectorate is indeed amazing. I am just reporting the facts. Why are you so angry, Your Excellency?"

Li Xin snorted coldly, with a mocking look on his face.

"Li Xin! Stop your sweet talk and gossip. I'm telling you, you haven't even cleaned up the shit off your own ass yet. I want you to find out your crimes and put you in jail!"

When Xiang Renkai heard the other party talking about the Inspectorate, he could no longer suppress his anger and glared at Li Xin fiercely.

In an instant, a tense confrontation situation was formed in the court.

The empress sitting on the dragon throne looked at the scene, frowned and shook her head.

Fierce party struggles in the court have been going on for a long time.

But recently she discovered that the intensity of the party struggles was even beyond his control.

Now, these factions of ministers in the court would quarrel at any time and anywhere, without any regard for the face of the emperor.

Perhaps sensing the empress's impatience, Xu Jinsong, who was always as steady as an old dog, suddenly turned around and looked at the two people who were arguing.

"That's enough. This is the imperial court, not the market. If you two want to quarrel, take off your official uniforms now and go outside the court to quarrel!"

Xu Jinsong's cold gaze swept over the two of them one after another.

Upon hearing this, the two of them took a step back and returned to their respective queues.

This is the pressure from the Prime Minister of the Cabinet!