Once the word "deceive" was spoken, Lin Cha's subordinate's face immediately darkened. But when the words were blurted out, even Du Yonghe felt that it was inappropriate the moment he said them. However, as a governor, he would not

I would like to apologize for this.

Fortunately, the considerate Wu Wenwen once again took the burden on his shoulders. With a few words and a few compliments, he relaxed the atmosphere a little. The only problem is that the Fujian Ming army, which has had many conflicts with them in recent years, actually came to

At this time, Du Yonghe sent such a person who was famous for his cunning and wisdom over Guangdong. What exactly he had in mind was beyond Du Yonghe's ability to guess.

"Then I'd like to invite Magistrate Chen, um, to have a chat with Marquis Lin in the city."

Regarding Lin Cha, Du Yonghe spoke reluctantly, but Chen Kai, on the other hand, was not only interested in seeing him personally, but more importantly, Chen Kai was just the prefect of Zhangzhou Prefecture, and his status was very different from that of the governor.

It poses no threat to it.

Du Yonghe didn't want to see Lin Cha, and Lin Cha didn't bother to look at Du Yonghe's face. After a while, Chen Kai took a small boat and sailed into the port in the south of Guangzhou. By this time, Du Yonghe had returned to the Governor's Mansion. To put it bluntly, it was all set.

He left Wu Wenwen alone to greet him, which was regarded as a complete courtesy.

Chen Kai didn't care about this, and chatted with Wu Wenwen before entering Guangzhou City. Wu Wenwen rode a horse by himself, and prepared a carriage for Chen Kai, with Ming army guards on his side. As he walked on the road, many pedestrians on both sides retreated.

In the alleys or under the eaves of shops, it was obvious that they did not want to interact with these Ming troops to avoid causing more trouble.

Chen Kai was sitting on the carriage. Through the gauze, wherever he saw, there were shops on the streets. The people in the city, whether they were merchants, merchants or foot soldiers, even the ladies and village girls, with their white heads and yellow mouths, could hear them.

, it was mostly a matter of buying and selling. Only the scholars dressed as Confucian scholars seemed to be more or less attracted by the words "Zhangzhou Prefecture" written on the flags of Chen Kai and his party. The rest only waited for the carriage to pass.

He did whatever he had to do, and it didn't have much impact. It didn't show too much panic in the siege. It was just that there were always some places that made him feel as if something was missing.

This was the case all the way from the city's south pier, through Yongqing Gate, through the Zhengnan Gate, and only through the Nancheng. After bypassing Gongbei Tower and arriving in front of the Governor's Palace, Chen Kai got off the carriage and followed Wu Wenwen

Enter the governor's office of Guangdong and Guangdong.

In the Ming Dynasty, he initially served as the chief envoy, acting as an inspector, commanding the three departments to take charge of local affairs, and later became a governor. During the Jingtai period, Guangdong and Guangxi began to have a governor, who was in charge of the military and civilian affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. The first governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was

Wang Ao, a famous minister who served as an official for seven dynasties and assisted the Six Emperors. After that, he served as civil servants until two fresh stories like Li Chengdong and Du Yonghe appeared.

Without lowering his rank to greet him, or even getting up, Du Yonghe sat in the lobby of the governor's office without showing any sign of goodwill. Even Du Yonghe's generals also had serious faces.

Sitting upright on both sides.

"I am lowering my official rank. Weiyuan Marquis recruits the general to join the army and take charge of the military affairs department. Chen Kai, the magistrate of Zhangzhou Prefecture, pays homage to Du Zhijun."

For the position of governor, there are those who are of the second rank and those who are of the first rank. Du Yonghe added the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, which makes him a high-ranking official. He is a serious official of the first rank and also has a title. In comparison, Chen Kai

He is just a prefect, from the fourth rank, and he must bow respectfully. After all, no matter how bad the court is, the etiquette of superiority and inferiority still needs to be respected.

Chen Kai bowed politely, and Du Yonghe's face softened a little. Then, he waived the courtesy and offered a seat, all in one go. Du Yonghe felt that he was worthy of the generous gift, so he asked Chen Kai about the purpose of his visit.

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"I have heard for a long time that Magistrate Chen is both wise and courageous, and has unparalleled political talent. He has always been relied upon by Marquis Weiyuan. I wonder why you came to Guangzhou this time for such important matters?"

I'm not here to deceive Guangzhou City.

On the way, Chen Kai originally planned to tease Du Yonghe, but then he thought about it and realized that he didn't seem to be familiar with him, so he simply explained the purpose of his visit solemnly: "Ten days ago, Weiyuan Hou Feng heard that

The Japanese army went south, and Huang Yingjie surrendered, originally intending to lead his army to Qinwang. However, the Fujian army attacked Zhangzhou fiercely. Su Li, Xu Long and other surrendered bandits raised a provocation in Huizhou. The army was still fighting fiercely in Zhangzhou and Chaozhou, and was temporarily unable to provide reinforcements.

I specially sent a subordinate to come and explain to the imperial court and Du Zhijun."

Compared with the original history, Zheng Chenggong was more focused on the Guangdong battlefield and worked harder on Huang Yingjie's intelligence collection. This was how he was able to obtain information in such a timely manner.

Chen Kai was so sincere that Du Yonghe was stunned, but he would not believe that a person like Chen Kai would come here just for such a "trivial matter". Earlier, Zheng Chenggong changed the title of Emperor Yongli to the Ming Dynasty.

, they just sent Jiang Yucan and Huang Zhigao, two old ministers of the Longwu Dynasty, idlers instead of useful staff like Chen Kai, which is even more unreasonable now.

Before Du Yonghe could ask, Chen Kai took out a memorial and expressed the hope that Du Yonghe would present it to Emperor Yongli on his behalf. When the latter agreed, Chen Kai also mentioned an issue that caused Du Yonghe to have some problems.

"When I entered the city today, I saw that the city was in good order. It can be seen that Du Zhi's army led the troops well. Although there were many soldiers, they could not move half of the strong city of Guangzhou..."

After the flattery, Du Yonghe's expression had completely softened, and there was even a faint smile. Seeing this, Chen Kai continued to say: "The King of Guangzhou fought bravely, and at that time he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Model. Although our army is unable to follow the command of Wang Shi in Guangzhou, it does not want to fall behind others. To be honest, the South Australia Ordnance Bureau, which is in charge of the subordinate officials, produces large quantities of gunpowder, artillery, blunderbuss, various swords, spears, and military uniforms.

Waiting for military supplies, if the King of Guangzhou needs it, I can make it for you."

Speaking of this, Du Yonghe's smile just now gradually faded away. Chen Kai was here to sell goods, not really to support the Guangzhou Ming army in fighting the Qing army. However, what Chen Kai mentioned

Du Yonghe is still somewhat interested in those things, especially when the navy just suffered a tragic defeat, and it is in urgent need of supplements. Otherwise, Chen Kai would directly negotiate business with him. According to his temperament, even if

If you don't open your mouth to criticize someone, you will still be scolded.

"Prefect Chen knows that our army fought bloody battles, yet he still cares about it..."

"General Fan, let Magistrate Chen finish his sentence."

According to Fan Chengen's words, it is just an attitude to ask Chen Kai to support them with some weapons. But Du Yonghe knows very well that in this world, nothing that comes in vain will not last long, and he is afraid that the Zheng family will give him a batch out of face.

, there will be no more intersections, which is absolutely not enough for him who urgently and long-term needs a large number of weapons for city defense.

Du Yonghe stopped Fan Chengen, and Chen Kai smiled calmly and continued: "Originally, I have thought about it, but it is gratifying that the King's Division in Guangzhou was attacked by the Shang bandits, and our army was also attacked by the bandits from two directions. Chaozhou's local production

It is limited. First of all, it has to be used by our army. However, Du Zhijun also knew that the origins of Weiyuanhou's family were closely related to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and to Nanyang and Japan, including Duke Dingguo and Yongsheng.

Uncle, we are all relatives, so there is no need to worry about the supply of goods. But whether it is the output of the people or the income from trade, we can contact you, but in the end, it will not be in vain. I hope Du Zhijun will forgive me for this.

"

After saying these words, Chen Kai picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and sat here, quietly waiting for the answer. It is undeniable that what Chen Kai said was true. At the same time as the whispers sounded, Du Yonghe

His expression changed all over, and until the end, he actually showed a hint of excitement.

"May I ask Governor Chen, are the goods limited to weapons?"

Seeing Du Yonghe's question, Chen Kai immediately said that he would try his best to satisfy both parties in terms of price. As for the types of goods, Chen Kai even smiled and said: "Of course it won't be limited to this. This is also the case."

Please rest assured Du Zhijun."

"As for goods, let's talk about Chaozhou first. Grain, salt, cloth, sugar, Chaozhou porcelain, Chaozhou tobacco, and tinware are all at reasonable prices, and the people are always willing to take some. In other places, there are fabrics from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and special items from Nanyang.

, Japanese mounted objects, Thai gold and silver utensils, and African niggas are all not out of reach. Even women from Manchuria, I can try to contact them and see the maritime merchants in Liaohai.
Chapter completed!