As soon as Zheng Hongkui said this, many people nodded in agreement, especially Shi Xian, who regarded him as a model. On the contrary, when Shi Lang looked at Chen Kai, the fear in his eyes became even deeper.

It's a pity that Chen Kai really didn't have time to pay attention to the opinions of the Shi brothers. Zheng Hongkui alone had choked him speechless. Especially when he thought that such a cute girl could be the daughter of this stubborn guy,

He couldn't figure out how this girl was taught.

"Okay, you have magical powers and I have science. Since we are not interested in talking about this issue, let's not talk about it."

Relying on the sophistication of artillery and some remaining memories, Chen Kai really showed off his skills. After showing off his skills, he began to think about the plans he had made on Nan'ao Island, and was thinking about how to change the subject. Who would have thought

, Zheng Hongkui, a guy who never stops talking without surprising words, once again refreshed his impression of him.

"This spiritual gun is given to Da Mu. I wish Da Mu a successful trip."

Zheng Hongkui changed hands and gave his "new lover" to Zheng Chenggong. Chen Kai, Zheng Chenggong, and even Shi Lang and others were all dumbfounded. This was probably the first time that Chen Kai and Shi Lang had the same opinion. In fact,

Thinking about it carefully, it is normal. No one would have imagined such a scene when Zheng Hongkui was stroking the cannon just now.

At this moment, Zheng Hongkui is so generous, which makes Zheng Chenggong very embarrassed. The words "inconvenience" can really explain Zheng Hongkui's behavior just now. But even so, Zheng Hongkui is hard to refuse.

, after several pushbacks, the cannon finally fell into the hands of Zheng Chenggong. After Zheng Chenggong confirmed the ownership of the cannon, he immediately took a look at Chen Kai.

The two had a tacit understanding for a long time. At a glance, Chen Kai knew that this cannon was going to be sent to the Ordnance Bureau for imitation. However, maybe not in the near future, because Zheng Chenggong had military operations in the near future, but as a member of the Ordnance Bureau,

The person in charge, Chen Kai, still needs to make corresponding preparations.

As a thank you, Zheng Chenggong hosted a banquet to express his gratitude to Zheng Hongkui, and it was a great time for both host and guest. During the dinner, Chen Kai proposed that the South Australian Ordnance Bureau could contract the production of military uniforms for Zheng Hongkui's department. Due to the production method, labor costs were reduced, and Chen Kai

The quotation that Kai came up with was also very satisfactory to Zheng Hongkui. The business negotiation that Chen Kai originally thought would require a protracted battle was actually settled in a short period of time with a toast, so much so that he even wondered if this was the case.

Zheng Hongkui's drunken conversation was not taken seriously at all.

When the banquet was over, Chen Kai tentatively mentioned it again, and Zheng Hongkui actually agreed. He also specially hired an aide named Chen Siming to deal with Chen Kai. Anyway, he was too lazy to take care of it, as an old man.

Military uniforms are such a small thing.

"Don't be so happy. Price reduction, rebates, coupons, second item at half price, graded membership benefits. I decided it without saying a fucking word. Can you have a business-like attitude?"

Things went smoothly beyond expectations. Even the staff member named Chen Siming, perhaps grateful to Zheng Hongkui for his kindness in avenging his family earlier, or knowing that Chen Kai was not someone to be trifled with, came to look for him the next day.

Chen Kai discussed the details and was very happy with Chen Kai's quotation. He even wanted to get rid of the military uniform manufacturing business as soon as possible. There was no hint of kickback, which made Chen Kai feel a little uneasy.

"This posture looks like a sale of non-performing assets. It's really strange."

Strangely enough, when Chen Kai really started to look at the numbers, he quickly figured out that co-writing was actually a very laborious job for them. Now that Chen Kai had taken over, they naturally wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible.

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"It's not difficult to know how to do it, but it's not difficult to do it. I will definitely make this small amount of money."

After the matter was settled, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui also began to make final preparations for the military operation. After Chen Kai received the order, he was ready to return to Nan'ao Island, after all, that was the focus of his work.

Since the problem of Outing Village always existed, Chen Kai returned the same way. Riding the carriage and walking bumpily on the official road, he suddenly remembered that this time he went to Jieyang and did not see the girl. A kind of

A feeling of regret came to his mind. But then he thought, it would be a good thing not to see him. Otherwise, if the girl asked about the military uniforms, he might not really be embarrassed to "kill" Zheng Hongkui with that still high price.

The carriage carrying Reverie gradually drove away. When Chen Kai had arrived at the foot of Chaozhou City, he unexpectedly rode a fast horse and called him back. And the news that made him worried was that it was Li Chengdong, Duke of Huiguo, who died for his country.

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In March of the third year of Yongli, the three provinces of Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guangxi since last spring have contributed to the first climax since the Southern Ming Dynasty resisted the Qing Dynasty. However, this retrospective dream did not even come for a year.

, it came to ruin with three disastrous defeats on the battlefields of Jiangxi, Huguang and Nangan.

On September 11, the second year of Yongli, the Qing government appointed Prince Zheng Jierhalang as General Dingyuan, "to lead the troops to attack the Huguang rebel Li Jin". In October, Jierhalang's army marched to Caoxian County, Shandong, to participate in the suppression of the rebels.

The farmers in the area resisted and did not reach Lu'an in northern Huguang until December. However, because He Tengjiao, the supervisor in charge of the Huguang battlefield, did not trust the Zhongzhen Battalion, he tried his best to exclude the Zhongzhen Battalion and Du Yinxi, who had the rank of Minister of the Ministry of War and was the governor-general of military affairs.

As a result, the battlefield in Huguang was empty. With no help, he was captured and killed by the Qing army in the first month of the following year.

Also in the first month of the third year of Yongli, during the eight-month siege of Nanchang, reinforcements from He Tengjiao in Huguang and Li Chengdong from Guangdong who had a chance to rescue the siege never arrived, especially He Tengjiao's "Memorial to Save the Nation", which was blindly forged.

When Jin Shenghuan's success in defeating the Eight Banners Army in Nanchang provided him with an excuse for his delay in sending troops eastward, he was finally defeated by the Qing army.

During this battle, Duke Jin Shenghuan of the State of Yu committed suicide, scholar Jiang Yueguang drowned himself, and Prince Jianwu Wang Deren was captured and dismembered. The Qing army massacred the city, and 200,000 people were martyred!

In the first month of the third year of Yongli, Li Chengdong went north to Nanjiang for the second time in an attempt to relieve the siege of Nanchang, which was about to fall. By late February, all the army had crossed Meiling and entered Jiangxi. However, as the city of Nanchang was broken, some of the troops sent by Tan Tai

The Eight Banners Army went south, and Li Chengdong was quickly defeated by Xinfeng, and fell into the water and drowned when the army fled.

The successive defeats of He Tengjiao, Jin Shenghuan, and Li Chengdong declared the official end of the first upsurge of the Southern Ming Dynasty's resistance to the Qing Dynasty since last year. Bad news came one after another, and the Yongli court was filled with grief and panic all day long.

However, the deaths of He Tengjiao, Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong did not mean that the anti-Qing movement in these three provinces was completely suppressed. For the future, Emperor Yongli gave Du Yinxi Shangfang the sword, governor of Huguang military affairs, and commanded the Zhongzhen Battalion to recover the lost territory of Huguang.

; appointed Jie Chongxi, the censor of the Youqian capital of the Longwu Dynasty, and the leader of the Jiangxi rebel army, as the minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right deputy capital, governor of Jiangxi military affairs, and control of all Ming armies in Jiangxi. He was righteous and brave; when the news of Li Chengdong's death came, Yong

Emperor Li wept bitterly, and immediately posthumously conferred Li Chengdong with the title of King of Ningxia, with the posthumous title of Zhongwu, and was given the title of Nine Altars of Sacrifice, which was extremely honorable. The imperial court also promoted Liu Yuansheng, the minister of war, to Guangzhou with an edict in hand to comfort the generals, intending to use Liu Yuansheng and Li Chengdong to be the leaders of Shaanxi Province.

He took over the position of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi due to his fellow villagers.

The first two items were confirmed without any hindrance. Du Yinxi and Jie Chongxi commanded the Ming armies in Huguang and Jiangxi respectively. The rebel army and the Qing army launched a long-term tug-of-war, but by the time Liu Yuansheng arrived in Guangzhou from Zhaoqing,

However, Li Chengdong's Central Military General Jiangningbo Du Yonghe had already mastered the seal of the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, and openly opened the seal to take action. The Yongli court had no choice but to acquiesce in the fact that Du Yonghe had stolen the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi.

The news was blocked by the two "green dames" Huang Yingjie and Hao Shangjiu, and did not reach Chaozhou until May. After receiving the news, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui from Chaozhou were also uneasy, because with their strength

, once the Eight Banners Army goes south, the Ming army in Guangzhou basically cannot be counted on. Although Zheng Chenggong has the courage to fight the Eight Banners Army, his strength is too weak and the chance of winning is too low. On the contrary, it is more likely to lead to

The accumulation over the past year has been completely wasted.

When Chen Kai was summoned back by an urgent order, Shi Lang was excitedly expressing his views on Li Chengdong's generals. In his words, they were a group of short-sighted thieves with no overall perspective. They were far behind Li Chengdong, even though

It's Du Yonghe. After all, he is just a person who is a little sensitive to fighting for a higher position. It is really foolish to expect what they can do.

"On this point, the official and General Shi have the same view. Liu Yuansheng failed to take over as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the court did not take back the military and political power in Guangdong. Du Yonghe was originally just a general of Li Chengdong's Central Military Department, and his status was roughly the same as the others

, even if he wanted to give orders to the various ministries, no one among the other generals would be truly convinced, but instead formed a pattern of mutual restraint."

Chen Kai agreed with Shi Lang's judgment, and the two of them were able to reach an agreement on one matter. This really shocked the generals who were used to seeing Chen Kai and Shi Lang at odds with each other.

However, Chen Kai did not give them time to disperse, but directly admonished Zheng Chenggong: "The situation is already like this, and the variables are nothing more than the imperial court gradually taking back the military and political power in Guangdong, or the Tatars moving south to sweep through Guangdong Province.
Chapter completed!