Changtai County is located in the northeast of Zhangzhou Prefecture, so it threatens Jiangdong Bridge, which is the only way for the Qing army to aid Zhangzhou in the direction of Quanzhou. Zheng Chenggong chose to take Changtai first in order to create a situation of closing the door and beating the dog. This is

The importance attached to the two commanders Wang Jin and Wang Zhigang in Zhangzhou Fucheng is even more important for the recovery of Zhangzhou Fucheng this time.

The army went up the Jiulong River and turned to Changtai River. Changtai County was at the intersection of the two. Zheng Chenggong's army approached, but this time the Changtai defenders did not abandon the city or open the city anyway.

Zheng Chenggong also planned to fight steadily and was not in a hurry to complete this siege operation.

The war situation in southern Fujian began to reverse after the victory at Xiaoyingling, and it was only now that there were signs of slowing down. At this time, in the neighboring Chaozhou Prefecture, Chen Kai, who had not returned to Chaozhou Prefecture for a long time, had just passed the first day of the first lunar month.

A few days later, another step was taken.

"... Haiyang County Fengshundu and its surrounding areas have always been the border areas of Jieyang, Haiyang, Chengxiang, and Dabu counties. Surrounded by thousands of mountains, there are many mountains and mountains, which are beyond the reach of each county. Banditry is frequent, so that the people are living in dire straits. In recent years,

Come, the rebels like Wu Liuqi and others will breed and cause chaos. At the same time, Chengxiang will fall, and Fengshun camp is too far away from the capital, making it difficult to defend."

"Therefore, the Marquis of Weiyuan recruited the generals to join the army, and the governor of eastern Guangdong, the Chief Envoy of Guangdong participated in the government, Chaohui branch guarded the road and was the magistrate of Chaozhou Prefecture Chen, and decided to annex the entire Fengshun capital of Haiyang County and Jieyang County.

Lantian Du Jiutu, Ten Tu, the border areas of four counties including Jingxin, Huanqing and Jianqiao Sanbao in Chengxiang County and Baimangshe in Qingyuandu in Dabu County are the county areas, and Pantian, the former Fengzhengdu, is the county

The prefectural city is the county seat. Appointed..."

In the early Ming Dynasty, Chaozhou Road was renamed Chaozhou Prefecture during the Yuan Dynasty. At first, there were four counties: Haiyang, Chaoyang, Jieyang, and Chengxiang. However, due to the large area, it was split several times during the Ming Dynasty. By the Chongzhen period, it had been divided into Haiyang and Chaoyang.

, Jieyang, Chengxiang, Raoping, Huilai, Dapu, Chenghai, Puning, Pingyuan and Zhenping are eleven counties. Rao is the capital of Fengshun at the junction of Haiyang, Jieyang, Chengxiang and Dabu counties.

Still beyond the reach of the counties, the people took advantage of the danger to resist food shortages, stole mines and rebelled, threatening the production and life of the people in the surrounding areas. Therefore, during the Jiajing period, the Pantian Inspection Department was already established, and later the Tongpan Prefecture and the Garrison Prefecture were established.

Fengshundu.

The administration and defense of Fengshun and its surrounding areas belong to each county in name, but in fact they are directly under the jurisdiction of the prefecture. Chen Kai revised the administrative division not only to make it more reasonable, but also to demonstrate his influence in Chaozhou Prefecture.

existence, and to express its attitude to the people of Chaozhou.

"Did you see? Except for the county magistrate, county lieutenants, county magistrates, chief registrars, and officials and government servants in each house, they are all Chaozhou people, especially the officials and government officials, who are all locals from Fengshun County."

"Yes, didn't Mr. Chen say that there is no land allocation in Fengshun, so there will be no increase in the establishment of Guangzhou-based officials and government officials."

"It's not just that simple. Look at the county magistrate and county captain, there is no one from Guangzhou. Mr. Chen has good intentions."

"..."

The dispute between the natives and guests in Chaozhou has only been temporarily calmed down. The conflict between the two sides still exists due to the land issue. Now, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than giving face to Chen Kai, a big man who draws cakes to satisfy his hunger. Chen Kai's move will

It was to use the vacancies of officials and government officials in a newly established county to appease the emotions of the local people and make them believe that Chen Kai was not the mastermind from Chengxiang who helped the Guangzhou people seize Chaozhou land from the local people.

Use revolutionary practical actions to crush counter-revolutionary rumors!

Similarly, in the northwest of Jieyang County, Chen Kai divided the area of ​​13 towns and merged it into a county called Jiexi. The county seat was located on the river that he advised Zheng Chenggong to regard as the key point of defense facing Huizhou Prefecture.

The officials used in Po Town also copied the example of Fengshun County.

After the government order was issued, the administrative teams of the two counties rushed to their respective county seats to take up their posts. However, as Chengxiang was captured by Hao Shangjiu and a large number of people fled south, the pressure on the Chaozhou government was still huge, including the livelihood problems of ordinary people.

, there is also the "employment problem" of a large number of Confucian students, and even in the earlier disputes between natives and foreigners, according to Chen Kai's investigation and understanding, there were also some Confucian students with resentments. However, it would intensify the conflict, and Chen Kai was unwilling to take action lightly.

That’s all.

"Chen Daotai recruited scholars to paint pictures of military affairs in the middle of the curtain?"

"Yes, it was issued along with the newly established decrees of those two counties. If you don't believe me, go check it out."

In the restaurant, a group of local gentry, wealthy households and scholars were eating and chatting about the decrees issued in the first month. The list of sub-counties had been secretly worked out earlier, and Chen Kai was in charge.

The officials below are also included, but they are nothing more than transfers and filling vacancies. The "employment problem" that can be solved for these Confucian scholars is very pitiful, especially for those scholars in Guangzhou, it is even more useless.

However, under this decree, the scope of recruitment is not limited to Chaozhou locals, Guangzhou people, Huizhou people, Fujian people, and even people from any place who want to work in Chen Kaimu and paint military affairs for Wang Shizan are within the scope of recruitment.

The only requirement is that you can read and write. It is best if you can do some calculations or have some understanding of the geographical situation. You will even be given priority to enter the makaku.

"After all, Chen Daotai has read the books of sages, and he must have a grudge against those vulgar warriors in his heart. This scene seems to solve the problem that some scholars have no chance to become officials. It is estimated that there will be greater development in the future.

.”

A relatively rich-looking middle-aged Confucian scholar waved his hand, quite as if he was scolding Fang Qiu, and he seemed to be a few years younger. Chen Kai, who is this person? Although he is only a child, in this Chaozhou, there

Guangzhou, in the territory of southern Fujian, who dares to look down upon its people?

Even many old scholars who are quite famous among the local scholars have said that because of Chen Kai's intelligence and wisdom, he devoted his attention to the eight-part essay, and at least he was ranked among the top three. Of course, for these things,

The old gentlemen who passed the imperial examination all expressed their sorrow to their disciples that if Chen Kai had not caught up with such troubled times, he would not have been able to get ahead. Therefore, as a scholar, the top priority is still

The most important thing is to read the books of sages and learn to write eight-legged essays well.

It was not that Chen Kai had never heard of such a voice before, he just laughed it off. Relying on the fact that Chaozhou is not far away from the Center-Left Institute, Chen Kai’s request from Zheng Chenggong to transfer the school affiliated to the Ordnance Bureau has also been approved by Zheng Chenggong.

Approved, the name was changed to Guangdong Quality Testing School. The word "Quality Testing" refers to the words used by contemporary scholar Fang Yizhi about science in his book "Little Knowledge of Physics".
Chapter completed!