After listening to Zheng Michang's account, Hu Zongxian did not take this matter to heart, but after a few words of general advice, he shifted the topic elsewhere.

I saw Hu Zongxian turn his gaze to Zheng Michang and command in a deep voice.

"By the way, during the period of the official's absence, you should pay more attention to the situation of changing rice to mulberry."

"I heard that the people who planted mulberry seedlings are about to run out of food at home, so when the time comes, I will distribute all the relief grain prepared in advance in the granary to them, so that they can survive this time."

Zheng Michang knew that this matter must not be sloppy, and it was a matter of whether the change from rice to mulberry could continue, so he immediately patted his chest and responded.

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor, the Lower Officials will definitely get things done!"

After getting Zheng Michang's assurance, Hu Zongxian was also relieved, and then ordered.

"After this official leaves, all the affairs in the Governor's Mansion will be handled by you as usual!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After Hu Zongxian told Zheng Michang, he immediately rode to the school under the escort of the guards.

Here, more than 2,000 elite Ming soldiers and soldiers were already waiting here, with solemn expressions.

Next to the school grounds, out of place were Makoto Tsunoda and his companions, who were also allowed to participate in the crackdown, but they were not wearing armor and the clothes they were wearing were quite ragged.

On the school field, Hu Zongxian looked at the neatly arranged soldiers in the audience, looked around, retracted his gaze, and said loudly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official is Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang!"

"I am calling everyone today, just to exterminate all the last group of Japanese robbers entrenched in my Zhejiang, and since this battle, this official wants to let the Japanese invaders completely disappear in my Zhejiang."

"Your task this time is to exterminate all the pirates entrenched in Jingning, and return the people to a prosperous future, so that they can live a stable life from now on!"

"In addition, all those who participate in this campaign will be given double the salary and pension as usual!"

Hu Zongxian's words fell, and he looked at the soldier in front of him who was extremely quiet, and asked.

"If there is anyone else who has the rest of the opinions, if not, then let's go officially!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Nine times out of ten, the soldiers on the scene were veterans, and even some of them followed Hu Zongxian all the way to fight hard, from the extermination of the Fujian Japanese Invaders to the suppression of the Jiangxi rebellion, most of the battles had their participation.

Originally, it was not necessary to exterminate the Japanese Invaders, more than 1,000 people were enough, but for the sake of safety, Hu Zongxian still brought 2,000 men and horses, plus Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou as deputy generals.

And the reason why Hu Zongxian brought Qi Jiguang and them was so that they could take this opportunity to accumulate more military merits, and they would be more competitive in terms of promotion in the future.

After making all preparations, Hu Zongxian personally led 2,000 elite soldiers armed to the teeth, as well as Kakuda Cheng and other Japanese who should have already surrendered, and embarked on the road to Jingning, Zhejiang.

"Drive!"

The sound of horses' hooves resounded endlessly on the official road, and from mid-air, it was like a black torrent, sweeping away in the distance.

……

After Hu Zongxian left, all the affairs in the governor's palace were taken care of by Zheng Michang.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zheng Michang finally decided to convene He Maocai, Gao Hanwen, Ma Ningyuan and others to the Governor's Mansion to discuss the next countermeasures.

Immediately, I saw Zheng Michang summon the guards and commanded in a deep voice.

"Go and call Lao He and them to the governor's mansion to the governor's mansion, and say that there is something important to discuss, go quickly!"

"Yes, Envoy Servant!"

Not long after, Zheng Michang met He Maocai and them in the conference hall.

As soon as He Mao entered the meeting hall, he turned his gaze to Zheng Michang, who was sitting at the top, and asked instead.

"Lao Zheng, let's talk about it, bring everyone here, what's the matter?"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he didn't answer in a hurry, but pointed to the empty seat on the side, smiled, and spoke.

"Sit, everybody!"

Soon, everyone sat down in their respective positions, and when Zheng Michang saw this, he withdrew his gaze and asked instead.

"Have you heard recently that the food stocks in the homes of the people who grow mulberry seedlings are about to run out?"

"Before leaving, the Governor specially told me to put this matter in place!"

Zheng Michang's words fell, and Gao Hanwen on the side responded without thinking.

"Just in case, let's hurry up and distribute the relief food according to the roster that was sorted out earlier!"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he frowned imperceptibly, and then spoke.

"There is no need to rush about the distribution of relief food for the time being, and the situation must be investigated clearly before it can be distributed!"

"Otherwise, when the time comes, the blame will be borne by you, or by me?"

After that, I saw Zheng Michang call his subordinates, bring the list of people who had been planted mulberry seedlings that had been sorted out before, and immediately ordered.

"In this case, let's send people from house to house according to the names and addresses recorded in this list!"

"After the investigation is completed and it is confirmed that this situation really exists, we will distribute relief food, what do you think?"

Although he was very anxious in his heart and wanted to distribute the relief food to those people immediately, Gao Hanwen knew very well in his heart that this was the safest plan at the moment, and even if something happened in the future, he would not have any responsibility if he pursued it.

As expected, the plan proposed by Zheng Michang was unanimously approved by He Maocai and Ma Ningyuan, and Gao Hanwen saw this situation, so he had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Since everyone agrees on this, this matter is settled!"

"In order to improve efficiency, everyone is responsible for a region, He Maocai, you are responsible for this ......"

……

For the sake of safety, Gao Hanwen finally decided to take someone to check the situation in person, and the area he was assigned to was precisely Wangjia Village, which had many "Diao people".

At this moment, Gao Hanwen, under the escort of a group of guards, came to Wangjia Village.

According to Gao Hanwen's estimates, it will take two months at most to officially produce mulberry leaves, and at that time, the change from rice to mulberry can also be officially announced and there will be achievements.

While Gao Hanwen was still in his reverie, the villagers of Wangjia Village were already facing a great enemy, and they thought that Gao Hanwen was an official sent by the government to force them to plant mulberry seedlings.

"Gather quickly, the government has sent someone again!"

"What, now that the rice is growing just right, and the government has sent people here, isn't it going to destroy all the rice we planted like before?"

"Everyone, copy the guys, you must not let the people of the government succeed!"

In this way, Gao Hanwen saw such a picture, only to see the villagers of Wangjia Village, holding hoes, sickles and other farm tools, gathered at the entrance of the village, these villagers looked at Gao Hanwen's gaze, they were afraid and afraid.

Seeing this, the guard in charge of guarding Gao Hanwen immediately pulled out a long knife from his waist and threatened him.

"You Diao people, what do you want to do with weapons in hand, do you want to rebel, why don't you put it down for me quickly!"

Hearing this, the fear on the faces of the villagers intensified, and their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably slightly, but despite this, they clenched the hoes and scythes and other farm tools in their hands even tighter.

Seeing this, the guard immediately turned around, his face full of flattery, and asked Gao Hanwen for instructions.

"My lord, do you want to give this group of people a little color?"

Gao Hanwen shook his head imperceptibly and said slowly.

"That's it, if you do this, it will only make things more and more out of control, so let's let this official come forward in person!"

Then, I saw Gao Hanwen revealing his figure, clearing his throat, and speaking loudly.

"Don't get me wrong, this official is not here to ask you to change rice to mulberry!"

"This official just came to investigate whether there is enough food in the homes of the people who planted mulberry seedlings?"

"If there is no food in store at home, the government will come forward and distribute relief food to you!"

(End of chapter)