After sorting out his thoughts, Chen Xi finally tasted the food that Hui Niang cooked in person.

Hui Niang has very good skills. Even if it is just a simple meal, it feels extremely delicious in Shen Xi's mouth. Perhaps it is because Xi Shi is in the eyes of lovers, and there is also the ingredients of love houses and black. As long as it comes from Hui Niang's hands, it is the best in Shen Xi's heart.

"Master, you have eaten dinner. Go back early. Don't delay official business!" Hui Niang whispered to remind Chen Xi when she was almost eating.

Chen Xi looked at Hui Niang's expression and knew that this silly woman clearly wanted him to stay, but she said goodbye words on her lips. In comparison, Li Jin's emotions were more sincere.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "When you cooked before, I told Jin'er that you all change into men's clothes today and go back to the governor's office with me!"

Hui Niang was a little timid: "I am a woman who is guilty, how dare I... enter the government office?"

Chen Xi said: "Hui Niang, remember one thing, you are not a sinner, the real guilty ones are those who frame you, and the same is true for Jin'er. You don't have to treat yourself as a sin. I will help you to correct your name no matter what, but it just takes time... I think this day shouldn't be too far away!"

Huiniang and Li Jin didn't understand what day Chen Xi said was "this day".

Chen Xi asked himself that as long as he stayed in the two provinces as governors, no matter what identity Hui Niang and Li Jin were, he had the ability to protect him. In the future, he might have to wait until Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne and took power. Chen Xi said: "Just leave the things to clean up the dishes and chopsticks to the servants. You two go into the room, clean up and go back to the governor's yamen with me! A small separation is better than a newlywed. Tonight, you don't want to run away."

Chen Xi wanted to take Hui Niang back to the governor's yamen, but no one would interfere. Only Yunliu and Xier in the yamen were Yunliu and Xier, and the two daughters were actually not so familiar with Hui Niang and Li Jin. Chen Xi was preparing to send Yunliu and Xier back to Wuchang Mansion to continue to supervise the construction and research of the industrial park, so that Hui Niang and Li Jin can rest assured.

As for the Shen family, they will go directly to Huguang and not Nanchang.

Chen Xi changed his plan and planned to stay in Nanchang Prefecture for about a month before returning to Wuchang Prefecture.

In Nanchang this time, he was not planning to treat local officials and gentry, but the reform of the franchise system would still be carried out. He promoted and used the Jiangxi Provincial Administration and Envoy as the specific implementer to change the rules of salt and tea, which will not affect the status of local families if the rules of salt and tea are slightly changed.

Considering that Chen Xi did not have a deep foundation in Jianggan, even if Wang He helped him... Wang He was different from Su Jingyang, and Wang He had just been transferred to Jiangxi, and his control over the army was obviously not enough.

Furthermore, Chen Xi didn't want Hui Niang to take risks.

He fought with those aristocratic families and moved his whole body with one blow. He could not stay in Nanchang Prefecture forever. Once he left, Hui Niang would fall into a state of fighting alone.

Hui Niang and the business she led are likely to face the encirclement of many local snake-like families, but the power she has is not as powerful as Song Xiaocheng's carriage and horse gang. It is likely to collapse under the attack of local forces, and security problems will also arise.

In addition to breaking the salt and tea monopoly, Chen Xi is preparing to control the coal and smelting industry that Jianggan is not currently valued.

At this time, the Pingxiang coal mine had not yet been explored. The real large-scale development was not until the Sino-Japanese War in the late Qing Dynasty. The coal reserves here were huge, black as lacquer and very shiny, with little volatile content and rich adhesion. They were the best products for the production of coking coal.

In order to vigorously promote the development of science and technology, Chenxi must have a large amount of coal and iron as support. As long as the coal mine is put into operation and then coking nearby, it can completely replace charcoal as the purpose of iron smelting.

In addition, the Dexing copper mine in Jianggan is famous all over the world.

As early as the Tang and Song dynasties, the Dexing copper mine was mined, but after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, all the discovered veins had been mined. Chen Xi went to Dexing to conduct archaeology of those ancient mine caves in his previous life, and knew the specific locations of the two large porphyry copper mine areas discovered in the 1950s. As long as funds were invested to mine, it would soon become a trump card in Chen Xi's hands.

You should know that Dexing copper mine is accompanied by gold and silver mines. Later generations produce 120,000 tons of copper, 5 tons of gold and 20 tons of silver, which shows that its development potential is huge. In today's Ming Dynasty, copper coins cast from copper are real money, and with gold and silver, it can be said that there is huge wealth stored in it.

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That night, Chen Xi was in the Governor's room with his beautiful wife and concubine, and suddenly he reported outside: "Sir, Commander Wang is asking for a meeting!"

For Chen Xi, it was very troublesome to be disturbed when things were done halfway through... Wang He came too badly.

Hui Niang quickly picked up the clothes placed on the bench beside the bed, and then put them in order to serve Chen Xi and get up. Chen Xi grabbed her and said, "Let him wait outside, don't delay our affairs!"

Hui Niang shook her head: "The master should put official affairs first, and then... If the commander-in-chief really has important things and the master is delayed because of me, wouldn't that be my fault?"

"Jin'er, please serve the master in dressing!"

Chen Xi really wants to scold Wang He’s ancestors for the 18th generation. What’s the difference between disturbing him at this time and killing his parents?

"I just met Hui Niang and Jin'er again. Not long after entering the room, I actually had to be busy with business. Are you interested when I come back... If he has nothing to do, let me punish him!"

Although he was reluctant, Chen Xi knew that Wang He would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. If it were not for a major event, it would be impossible for him to run to the governor's office to disturb people's dreams at night.

Under the service of Li Jin and Hui Niang, Chen Xi put on his clothes slowly, teased the two women from time to time, and felt the extraordinary joy of the boudoir.

Chen Xi smiled, but Hui Niang and Li Jin were so embarrassed that their ears were red. They could only urge Chen Xi to stop making trouble.

After finally dressing neatly, Chen Xi wore a regular dress and walked through the corridor from the backyard to enter the lobby in front. However, Wang He, who was sitting on a chair, stood up quickly and walked forward quickly. He gave a deep bow first, and then said: "Sir, there is an emergency military situation in Huguang!"

Chen Xi frowned. He knew that before he took office, the local ethnic minorities in Huguang had been in a state of rebellion.

According to his understanding, ethnic minorities in Huguang, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places live in remote areas, but have to bear heavy tax burdens, live extremely hard, and are harassed by the government and the Ming army, so they will rise up. At the same time, the chieftains saw that there were many conflicts. In order to compete for territory and positions, they often attacked each other and affected local stability. Some chieftains had the ambition of separatist tyrants and developed the strength of other chieftains, and then launched a rebellion, which led to the peace of the area.

The emperor appointed Chen Xi as governor of Huguang and Jianggan, and told him that it would be best to resolve local ethnic disputes and quell the rebellion in one fell swoop during his term. This matter is not yet clear.

"Tell me, what happened?" Chen Xi didn't want to talk nonsense, and the military newspaper didn't want to read it, so he sat on the chair behind the desk.

Wang He bowed and said, "The rebel soldiers of local ethnic minorities have just captured Jingzhou Prefecture City and are currently spreading towards Suining and Wugang, which seems to be aiming to attack Baoqing Prefecture!"

Chen Xi sighed softly.

The local ethnic minority rebellion and one or two counties were lost, which was not a big deal. The imperial court sent local soldiers and horses to easily capture them by combining them, but even if they were recaptured, they would be re-entrusted to those hereditary chieftains, and they would still be managed by those ethnic minority leaders, and they would not be treated as the symptoms.

But once the capital is lost, this matter is a bit big. The provincial capital department, the commander command department and the military preparation department must send troops to recover, and the governor and the governor may even have a great chance of the generals to go to the front line to supervise the army.

Now that local ethnic minority rebellion has expanded to the two prefectures, Chen Xi, as the governor, should lead troops as soon as possible, without any room for negotiation.

Now the rebellion in southern Huguang has conquered the city of one mansion. The next step is likely to be to pass through the prefectures and develop from Jingzhou Prefecture to Baoqing Prefecture. This is actually at the two possible critical points of the governor leading the troops and not leading the troops.

Logically speaking, Chen Xi had to go back to Wuchang Prefecture to deal with emergency military affairs first. He stayed in Jianggan and Gan for many things, because the troops in Jianggan and Gan do not care about Huguang and local affairs. But Chen Xi had to transfer troops from Jianggan and Gan, which is reasonable. Who said he was the governor of Huguang and Jianggan and Gan provinces?
Chapter completed!