The Grand Chancellor of the State Affairs Hall was naturally aware that the increase in farmland reclamation across the country in recent years had indeed been in the south. However, Xu Churen was, after all, a man from the Central Plains, and the forces in the north naturally looked down on the south and even intended to suppress it.

For example, Tang Ke, the Vice Chancellor, was from Jiangnan. The Vice Chancellor and the Grand Chancellor had always been at odds. The court promoted the Vice Chancellor to the position of Vice Chancellor in order to curb the power of the Grand Chancellor.

To some extent, Xu Churen of the State Council represented the northern forces, while Tang Ke represented the southern forces.

If the South were designated as the Song Dynasty's grain-producing region, wouldn't Southerners become arrogant and domineering in the imperial court?

Before Xu Churen could speak, Tang Ke stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I believe it is feasible."

Qin Hui, also a southerner, quickly chimed in, "I second that!"

The other ministers also said, "We second that proposal!"

Seeing this, Xu Churen knew he couldn't say anything more and quickly replied, "I second that!"

Zhao Huan said, "Alright, find someone from the Council of State to set up an Agricultural Department, appointing Chen Fu as the Agricultural Commissioner, and Xu Churen, you can choose another person as the Deputy Agricultural Commissioner to assist Chen Fu in overseeing the agricultural reclamation in the south."

"I obey the decree!"

After returning from the Academy of Sciences, Zhao Huan felt that the current situation was becoming more and more interesting. He naturally knew that although the new policies had not been promoted in Jiangnan, many landlords in Jiangnan were paying close attention to the court's movements at all times, and some landlords were even secretly recruiting soldiers.

The imperial court has now established an agricultural bureau specifically to take action in the Jiangnan region, which will inevitably lead to further conflicts of interest.

Let the conflicts of interest surface. I only need a year at most to sweep away the power of the landlords in the Central Plains, and then I will begin to move towards Jiangnan!