After leaving the school, the gap between Chen Kai and Kuang Lu still existed, but it didn't seem to be entirely the case. It just seemed that the content and method of the gap had changed.

After lunch, Kuang Lu went back to rest, while Chen Kai came to Zheng Chenggong's study to talk about everything about the Guangzhou trip. The two had already talked about the next ideas and planning yesterday, and many things were needed.

It can only be done with further development. It is a trivial matter, but it still needs to be discussed before the reception banquet. After all, after the banquet, execution will begin.

"Recruiting soldiers, first solve the problem of food for some people in Guangzhou. Housing and other things, use the unused barracks in Chaozhou Prefecture for them, and then transport some to the Zhongzuo Institute. You and Ye Yiyun can discuss the details.

good."

"That's fine for the time being, but I always think that we will try to get out sooner or later. With the navy, we can bloom everywhere and make the Tatars exhausted."

"That's very good. After finishing these days, I will go to Jieyang to meet my fourth uncle and discuss it later." After saying that, Zheng Chenggong, who was originally serious, looked at Chen Kai again, but he couldn't stand it any longer.

He simply smiled at Chen Kai and said, "Just in time, let's settle your marriage with Yuan Yuan."

After saying "Yeah", Chen Kai nodded without showing any embarrassment.

The welcoming banquet was held as scheduled. Zheng Chenggong gave a congratulatory speech, scolded the cruelty of the army, praised the accompanying soldiers, and expressed his determination and confidence to Kuang Lu and other Guangdong gentry who came to Chaozhou to settle down the people of Guangzhou.

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In the next more than a month, Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai traveled between Chaozhou Fucheng and Nan'ao Island, and Ye Yiyun was also worried about the 110,000 people. Originally, Chen Kai bought the people in batches.

Most of them have been settled on Nan'ao Island. For now, Zheng Chenggong plans to recruit soldiers, and Chen Kai will also bring all the craftsmen to Nan'ao Island to continue to enrich the Ordnance Bureau. In addition, there is also the matter of patrolling the road marking camp.

Chen Kai also asked Lin Dezhong to recruit from these Guangzhou people, and by the way, he added all the survivors of the Guangzhou Volunteers.

But even so, there are still a large number of strong men and women who cannot be accommodated. Chen Kai plans to transfer some of these people to the Center and Left Institute, and also talks to Zheng Hongkui to ask Kinmen to help share some, and the rest can only be temporarily

Let Ye Yiyun come and arrange it.

"It's a good thing to treat more Dingguo. Even if this breath comes too much, it's hard for me to arrange it."

"Those who can do it should work harder. Besides, I won't leave it alone."

After smiling and comforting Ye Yiyun for many years, Chen Kai also knew that this proud temperament would definitely put these people in a good place. Under Ye Yiyun's rule, there were many things that he did not need to worry about, but there were

However, he still had to explain this matter to Ye Yiyun before he could feel relieved.

"Well, don't allocate land to these Guangzhou people, and don't let them affect the local people's employment. It's better to feed them for free than to do this."

After enough work, it was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month. Zheng Chenggong recruited 5,000 new soldiers, all of whom entered the camp for training. After the training, the first task was to cooperate with the garrisons of Chaozhou Prefecture and Zhao'an County of Zhangzhou Prefecture to help defend the place. And Chen Kai

Here, they are also trying their best to make weapons for these new recruits, in order to form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.

After everything was done, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong went to Jieyang to see Zheng Hongkui as scheduled, firstly for his marriage to Zheng Xiyuan, and secondly to discuss matters related to the cooperation between the two armies next year, especially since Zheng Hongkui's troops now occupy a corner of Jieyang County.

, lack of further development space, this is an aspect that Zheng Chenggong needs to negotiate with Zheng Hongkui.

"I have told you before, Damu, you are the darling of our Zheng family. You have led the army for several years, recovered a large area of ​​lost territory in such a dangerous environment, and established an army of tens of thousands. I have trust in your ability. I am here,

I just want to share some of the pressure on Huizhou with you. You don’t have to worry about whether it develops or not. We, the Zheng family, are all counting on you."

Zheng Hongkui was as optimistic about his nephew as always, and Zheng Chenggong was also very moved. Next, together with Chen Kai, the three of them discussed the marriage between Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan. Adhering to the custom of not marrying in the first month and not marrying in the twelfth month, they arranged it as soon as possible

They all started in February, and the date should be in March. At least the people Zheng Hongkui found said that there are some good days in March, and both Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan will have good luck.

"so be it."

Zheng Chenggong had someone read the horoscopes of Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan a long time ago, and they were an excellent match. In this regard, Chen Kai had heard from a married friend that it was an ancient saying: It would be better to demolish ten temples than to destroy them.

A marriage, a marriage with horoscopes, everyone in this business knows that the ancestors have rules, whether it is good or bad. If it is not a marriage of ten thousand catastrophes, and you are not very sure, you must not judge it as bad. But when it comes to Chen Kai

With Zheng Xiyuan, one is the future Master Daotai, the other is the daughter of the Duke of Guo, and the matchmaker of the Duke, who dares to disagree with each other.

With Zheng Hongkui's approval, the marriage was settled, and the rest was just a matter of etiquette. In this way, the relationship between the two parties was further drawn closer, and Zheng Chenggong also expressed that he could call him by his first name.

Fang Xian was related. Although Chen Kai agreed to this, he still called Zheng Chenggong his national surname in non-private situations. On the surface, there was no change.

The marriage proposal between Chen Kai and the Zheng family can be said to be finalized, and his status in the Zheng family has been further improved. During this period, Zheng Tai came once, and when he met Chen Kai, he was like a brother-in-law.

That's called being kind, completely ignoring the fact that Zheng Xiyuan has not yet entered the Chen family.

When it comes to things in this world, some people are happy and others are worried. Chen Kai's status is like sesame. The Shi brothers who are usually at odds with Chen Kai have no way to live happily. They will inevitably scold him behind his back.

A few words, such as being a despicable villain who climbed up Miss Zheng's skirt, did not help. Besides, even the two generals Huang Ting and Hong Xishan, who fled from Shaozhou Prefecture to Chaozhou with Shi Lang, began to alienate Shi.

Family brothers.

Speaking of which, the centrifugal force between these two people towards the Shi family didn't just start today. It's just that the matter has not reached a certain level and it will not be too obvious. Especially today when Chen Kai's status is increasing day by day, it is even more obvious.

This "warmth and coldness of humanity" was put in front of the Shi brothers, making them particularly hate it.

Zheng Chenggong has been very busy recently. He is so busy that he has stationed his army in Chaozhou, but he has turned a blind eye to Shi Lang's suggestion of besieging Chaoyang County and eradicating Chen Bin and his gang members who participated in the rebellion. However, Chen Kai knew that Zheng Chenggong was secretly

But he was never idle, and he was always planning some big move. On the contrary, he wanted to keep Chen Bin as a chess piece in the Qing army's camp.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, the Spring Festival of the fifth year of Yongli was about to come. Zheng Chenggong had already prepared to take some of his troops back to Zhongzuo to celebrate the festival. However, a Titang official named Huang Wen from the imperial court came in a hurry.
Chapter completed!