Entering from West Anchor Bay and exiting from Liyumen, Lin Cha separated a part of the ships, led by a general, to escort Chen Kai and the beggars that Guangzhou used to "compensate for the goods" as well as the goods purchased from Guangzhou.

Return to Chaozhou.

Those goods sent to Guangzhou for export can be sold for 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver. The payment received is impossible to calculate in this way.

Chen Kai's pockets were spent on purchasing local goods in Guangzhou. He didn't know how much Du Yonghe would draw from those shops, but the freight from Guangzhou was returned to Chaozhou.

This can bring back the problem of low profit margins. As for those beggars, their earnings are in vain.

By trading people in the name of work, Du Yonghe saved money and Chen Kai gained people. However, the beggars who were compensated as goods to Chen Kai were always trembling in the cabin, fearing that they would be killed by Chen Kai.

They are sold to some place where birds don't poop and work hard until they die of exhaustion.

"For all the elders of Guangzhou, my official name is Chen Kai, the magistrate of Zhangzhou Prefecture, whom Marquis Weiyuan recruited to recruit the generals to join the army and take charge of the military affairs bureau."

The sea was calm, and after a brief self-introduction, the people with fearful eyes on the deck seemed to be so frightened that they even saluted. Chen Kai didn't care about this, but greeted him with a smile.

They explained the destination of their trip and their plans for the future.

"Nanao Island is located on the coast of Chaozhou. Dear elders in Guangzhou, some of them may not know Chaozhou. Well, it is actually easy to understand. Guangzhou is the provincial capital and is located in the middle of Guangdong Province, while Chaozhou is at the end of Guangzhou Province.

In the east, there is still no one out of Guangdong..."

Not leaving Guangdong Province somewhat reassured these beggars, especially those who knew that Zhangzhou Prefecture in Chen Kai's official title seemed to be a neighboring province, they were even more relieved.

"Guangzhou is besieged. The government is unable to provide relief. The Tatars are ferocious and massacre the city at every turn. You elders will follow me back to Nan'ao Island. Wherever you need to farm, you will always have enough to eat. As for the

Some people are spreading rumors that the officials will buy you to barbarian merchants or demote you as slaves. Don’t be afraid of this. You are still civilians and do not have any other personal dependencies. Those who work or farm,

Everyone can get wages, it’s just a temporary change of place to live, it’s that simple.”

As soon as Chen Kai said this, the beggars on the deck all opened their mouths, completely unable to believe that such a good thing could happen. You must know that not to mention the expenses on the road, every one of these beggars paid for it, both strong men and strong women.

Chen Kai's one tael of silver was given to the old and weak nearly three times for free, but it still cost Chen Kai more than a thousand taels of silver.

However, since Chen Kai said these words in public, it would not be too bad, but it was still hard for them to believe that he could really receive such good treatment.

Next, Chen Kai started chatting with the beggars, talking about their past livelihood, the facilities on Nan'ao Island, his analysis of the current situation and his vision for the future. Hope quietly buried his heart, uneasiness

My mood gradually eased.

As Chen Kai expected, these so-called beggars actually came from outside the city, because the Qing army besieged the city and relied on plunder to force the people into the city and consume the food stocks in the city. When they were outside the city, they were not real

Although there are no craftsmen or literate Confucian scholars in China, there are still farmers, tenants, vegetable servants, flower farmers and some craftsmen and apprentices. It is not idleness that leads to starvation.

The reason for this result is that among the people, there are indeed beggar organizations similar to beggar gangs. However, they are not like the chivalrous and righteous mutual aid non-governmental organizations in martial arts novels.

They are the interest groups behind the professional beggars who have disabled people or pretend to be disabled and beg on the commercial streets. They collude with the government officials. The former provides filial piety and information to the latter, and the latter provides protection to the former. So when Du Yonghe's

After the order was issued, the local beggar gang hid so as not to be an eyesore for the time being, and the government officials also selectively selected those "part-timers" who had just become beggars to complete the tasks assigned by the superior officials.

Of course, Chen Kai also set special restrictions for this. It's not that he discriminates against the elderly, weak, women, children, and disabled people, but that he needs to use these common people to be more "useful" to silence some thoughtful people.

"Don't worry, this is just the first time."

There are only so many civilians that the ship can transport. The civilians on other ships do not enjoy the treatment that Chen Kai personally narrated. However, there are literate people on each ship to explain Chen Kai's notices. Although it is always far inferior,

But for these people, they can only believe these words.

Compared with when we came here, the speed of the return voyage was once again affected by various circumstances, so that it was not until the end of July that Chen Kai returned to Nan'ao Island. Fortunately, the clothes, bedding, toilets and dining utensils brought by Chen Kai ensured a certain degree of hygiene.

, did not encounter any shipwrecks or epidemics, and even Xu Long was still missing. Except for dozens of people who fell ill due to seasickness and died of illness in the end, although most of the other people seemed quite weak after the journey, they

But he finally reached his destination alive.

"Lin Houzhen is a veteran. Every time he goes to sea, he has to bring two or three times of water reserves. He is really experienced."

Compared with Lin Cha, who is used to starving, Chen Kai is even more fortunate that these people were born in Guangzhou, have more contact with rivers, lakes and seas, and their bodies have adapted better. Apart from other things, if they were a group of inland people, they would have been in Guangzhou for nearly a month.

If you don't get it right, you'll die from illness more than half of the time.

After arriving on the island, the common people were assigned to the military camp outside the city for temporary recovery. The officials of the Yamen organized the doctor to check the body, and at the same time registered the households of these common people, and recorded their personal production and life skills for distribution after recovery.

Go to the departments under the Ordnance Bureau and the villages and towns where the labor force has been reduced sharply due to large-scale conscription to strengthen private agricultural and handicraft production.

Everything unfolded slowly as Chen Kai said on the boat. Some of Chen Kai's past and achievements were also spread among the people intentionally or unintentionally. Whether it was the Arms Bureau or Chen Kai's efforts in Chaozhou and Zhangzhou, they were all

It deepens the people's trust in Chen Kai. At the same time, it also continuously improves Chen Kai's experience in this area. The lack of preparation earlier will definitely be made up for in the future.

After completing the routine meeting with Chen Bao, he immediately inspected the camp to ensure that the people were integrating into the military and civil affairs systems step by step. Chen Kai returned to the Ordnance Bureau for inspection. In his absence, the chief inspector Chen Qi was in charge.

, who acted according to Chen Kai's system and ensured the production capacity of the Ordnance Bureau, which was what Chen Kai wanted to see most. Especially the manufacturing of gunpowder, military uniforms, flags and the acquisition of a large number of daily necessities that he had specially emphasized.

The tasks are also unfolding in an orderly manner.

After leaving the Ordnance Bureau, Chen Kai went to the military uniform manufacturing workshop, which is the largest workshop under the Ordnance Bureau. It can even be said to be the most profitable among all departments under the Ordnance Bureau, even if it is just a very low profit margin on sales.

Just a low-profile military uniform.

When he arrived at the military uniform manufacturing workshop, Mouse Beard was already waiting at the door. He then accompanied Chen Kai to inspect the entire workshop. His attitude was even more respectful than a month ago. Even when he was following Chen Kai, he always seemed to be...

He had seen the feeling of a eunuch following Lafayette in TV dramas.

The production efficiency of military uniforms is very high, and the production speed of the newly added tents, quilts and flags before leaving for Guangzhou is not slow. After the inspection, Mouse Xuzi welcomed Chen Kai into the official room, then drove away the followers, and then picked up a locked box.

Li Houer presented some pieces of expensive-looking cloth to Chen Kai like a treasure. Judging from the color and pattern, they should be for women.
Chapter completed!