"Probably between October and the twelfth lunar month, I will try to rush back to Fujian. At that time, please ask Guoxing to send a small number of capable warriors to wait for me at Xianxia Pass in northern Fujian. I think it may be useful."

As early as when he parted with the guide, Chen Kai sent the soldier who was the guide in the Fujian area to return to the Zhongzuo Institute first. The plan still needs to be constantly revised as changes occur. He just has a rough consideration. Is it possible?

Chen Kai can't guarantee that it will really work. What's more, continuing this trip is far more important than these uncertain things.

Chen Kai's journey continued, and his soldiers hurriedly returned to the Zhongzuo Station to avoid delaying important events. However, as of today, the area controlled by the Fujian Ming Army is no longer what it used to be.

Chaozhou Prefecture has been restored for more than three years. In the first one or two years, Zheng Chenggong's troops restored the place that was in chaos due to the decline in organizational power in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. After a period of hard work, Chaozhou, represented by the Seven Bandits of Chaohai,

The local bandits were gradually wiped out, including those like Wu Liuqi and Zhang Li who were wiped out by the Ming army, those like Yang Hu, Zhu Ayao and others who integrated into the Fujian Ming army, and even more like Huang Hairu who first complied and then rebelled and was executed.

Nowadays, apart from Xu Long, who had been killed by Chen Kai in Guangzhou, there are only Jieshiwei Suli bases in the southeast of Huizhou, which Zheng Chenggong has been unable to spare to destroy.

With the restoration of local public security, people can relax and focus on production, life, and business travel, which will lead to the prosperity of the town. Civil servants such as Ye Yiyun and Chen Ding are also doing their best to restore local people's livelihood. For a time, Chaozhou Prefecture, today

In the end of the Ming Dynasty, where there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood, it seems like a paradise in troubled times.

For officials such as the prefect Ye Yiyun and Chen Ding, Zheng Chenggong has also planned to be promoted, but there is no suitable position for the time being. Regarding this, Ye Yiyun and the others are mostly not in a hurry, or they have no time to worry about it.

Apart from these, apart from the local civil affairs in Chaozhou, from the end of last year to the present, Chen Kai has given them the new task of managing the people of Guangzhou. This is both a resource and a burden.

At the end of last year, Chen Kai brought back more than 110,000 people from Guangzhou. These people were men, women, old and young, including some military households from the Four Guards of Guangzhou. Zheng Chenggong successively recruited 8,000 recruits from them, most of whom were added to the

The rest of the garrisons from various parts of Chaozhou were used to build new field troops. Of course, this did not include the 500 patrol battalions that Chen Kai recruited from them.

When these men enter the camp, the army will be responsible for their food, clothing, housing and transportation, and their military salary can be used to support their families. Every month, one stone in real money and one to two or five yuan in real money, which is not much, and there may be some in it.

The boss's deductions were made, but they were frugal. The women and children at home could do odd jobs to maintain a normal life.

As a result, the livelihood of 20,000 to 30,000 people has been secured. However, the total number of 110,000 is huge. Even if the Ordnance Bureau recruits one of the craftsman families, those who require the hard work of Ye Yiyun and other Chaozhou officials are still

It's an unbearable number.

"This year's summer harvest and planting have begun in the following counties. The specific situation of the summer harvest is unknown, but judging from the counties I visited, it should be almost the same as last year. Calculating this way, as long as the two counties of Huilai and Chaoyang are included

If the county digs it out, the actual grain tax collected should be this amount."

In the inner hall of the government office, Ye Yiyun had just tried a difficult case and was resting for a while. His brother Ye Yijun brought the general situation he had just obtained from several surrounding counties.

Summer harvest and summer planting, the farming season was not delayed, and God was very kind to me. It was supposed to be a good year. However, at this moment, Ye Yijun's brows were frowning, and the word "worry" was almost written all over his face. In fact, this is no wonder.

It is true that Chaozhou's grain output is not low, but the current consumption is also extremely huge, especially without the two major grain-producing counties of Huilai and Chaoyang, the situation has been aggravated.

Originally, most of the losses were due to the supply of the army. A soldier's one stone per month was equivalent to twelve stones per year. Adding in the consumption in the army and the rewards during the holidays, the total strength of Zheng Chenggong's amphibious and land armies was already

There are no less than 50,000 to 60,000 people, which is a consumption of more than one million dan per year.

Now, there are still tens of thousands of people in Guangzhou brought back by Chen Kai who have not received job opportunities. Although their consumption cannot be compared with that of soldiers, it is still a huge consumption according to the standards of eating porridge and half-full meals.

.Moreover, apart from the poop that will be purchased by someone, there is no return at all for this kind of consumption, especially for local officials like them.

"Brother, I have gone to visit, and it seems that every county has forced apportionment to compensate for corvee labor. This kind of thing cannot be prevented, and there are too many people in Guangzhou, and we don't have that many things to do for them.

"

Compensation for corvee service is a policy that allows Chaozhou people who are unwilling to perform corvee service to pay to hire Guangzhou people to perform corvee service on their behalf. Ever since he learned that Chen Kai had brought back hundreds of thousands of people, Ye Yiyun began to scratch his head about how to arrange them.

Under normal circumstances, this policy can, on the one hand, provide employment for some people in Guangzhou, and on the other hand, reduce or reduce the corvee service for some people in Chaozhou. It is a good law that benefits both sides. However, a good law must also be effective.

It was not that Ye Yiyun had not foreseen the occurrence of such a situation, but it was a pity that he still underestimated the desire of local officials to make money, and now it has become a case of misgovernment.

"According to the report you made, we are no longer considering the issue of giving up food due to choking. If this continues, it will only become a harsh government."

Speaking of this, Ye Yiyun couldn't help but sigh, but Ye Yijun was crestfallen, but he said as if he was complaining: "It's good that Chen Canjun was sent here, but he clapped his hands."

He's leaving. Well, by the way, he still refuses to give up the land and prevents these Guangzhou people from finding work on their own. I don't know if he is sincere in causing trouble for us..."

"That's enough, he turned out to be a gentleman, not as miserable as you thought!"

Chen Kai and Ye Yiyun have a very good personal relationship. It's not that Chen Kai gave him a prefect position. For him who had been the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, this fourth-grade official is not very attractive. It's really Chen Kai's temperament.

, his integrity and conduct made him sincerely admire him.

There was actually no malice in his younger brother's complaint. How could Ye Yiyun not understand that he had been brothers for many years? It was just that Chen Kai was his best friend and he really couldn't tolerate this, so he immediately shouted sharply.

Brother is like this, and Ye Yijun can't continue talking. He just complains and doesn't need to say it, but the problem still needs to be solved: "Brother, Chen Canjun didn't say why the land can't be divided and the people can't find it on their own.

What work do you do?"

"No, I remember that Guoxing sent someone specifically to find Jingcheng about something urgent. I didn't ask any more questions later. Thinking about it carefully, the latter seems to be related to the Dengzhou Rebellion that Jingcheng mentioned before. Remember

Once when he was having a drink with Shang Tu and Brother Yu, he mentioned that the Dengzhou Rebellion was not only an issue with Dongjiang generals such as Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Li Jiucheng, but the imperial court was also concerned about the livelihood of the Liao people after they entered the customs.

No matter what, the Liao people at that time often only asked for a very small reward in order to have a bite of food. As a result, many people in Shandong lost their livelihood and turned to the gentry in Shandong. The people were very interested in the Liao people.

Hostility and exclusion. The Dengzhou Rebellion is more of just a general outbreak of conflicts between the two sides..."

Friendship is inevitable. Chen Kai has talked a lot with Ye Yiyun, Chen Ding and others on weekdays. It is nothing more than friends talking about their thoughts and broadening their knowledge. At this moment, Ye Yiyun said that it is also a good idea for him.

I take this for granted, but the land is not allowed to be divided, but I always feel that just keeping it in vain is not an option in the long run.

"Brother, let's divide the land. We are not collecting the owner's land and giving it to the people of Guangzhou. We are just letting them reclaim wasteland. The land is all extra. It is better than letting them eat for free."

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the farmland area of ​​Guangdong Province was more than 237,300 hectares. However, during the Hongzhi period, due to mergers and tax evasion, it fell to more than 72,000 hectares. By the time Wanli was presided over by Zhang Juzheng,

After the Qing Dynasty, the area of ​​farmland in Guangdong soared again to more than 256,800 hectares.

This number is for the whole province. When placed in Chaozhou Prefecture, the situation is roughly the same. But is the land area after Wanli Qingzhang the limit? It is not the case. There is still a large amount of arable land in various prefectures and counties that is idle. If

If all these can be utilized, the grain output of Chaozhou Prefecture will be enough to support a larger army.

"What Jingchen said must be reasonable, but..." Ye Yiyun paused when he thought of this, and then thought about it before continuing: "It's just that the country seems to want to recruit soldiers from these common people.
Chapter completed!