Chapter 117: Returning to the Old Land (Part 2)
Chaozhou's internal and external situation is getting better, but the strong external opponents it faces and the internal conflicts are only temporarily alleviated. It seems calm at the moment, but it is only temporary.
Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai divided the east and west. After a period of devastating attacks in southern Fujian, they now began to digest the fruits of victory in preparation for another battle. On the battlefield in eastern Guangdong, Chen Kai faced even stronger enemies.
Being on the defensive is stressful. In this case, if you want to seek development, you have to break out of the tense circle of eastern Guangdong and find the direction of development from the more external environment.
"After I left, Liao Tongzhi acted as the prefect of Chaozhou, Ye Tuiguan was in charge of the litigation and prison, Professor Chen taught Confucian students, and Wang Canjun managed the farming..."
Chaozhou's civil affairs have always been attributed to prefectures and counties. Chen Kai need not say much about the affairs of each county. Even the newly built Fengshun and Jiexi counties have formed an effective administrative system after more than half a year of running-in. In terms of military affairs,
Both the northern line headed by Zhang Jin and the southern line headed by Du Hui are on the defensive. In addition, the bastion needs to undergo certain reconstruction work. Chen Kai has already made it clear that the people below will do it on their own.
Just do it.
After nearly a month of training, those Jiangxi scholars also embarked on their return home in batches. They received more training time than Tao Qian, and the training content was richer. Chen Kai is looking forward to their return to their respective places.
The exhibition after returning to my hometown, but that happened a long time ago.
After the meeting, Chen Kai sent away the last batch of returnees. He was not afraid that these people would betray the Ming army after returning home, because these people were the most determined group of Confucian scholar-bureaucrats to resist the Qing Dynasty, but he was afraid that they would act too hastily.
The premature exposure of his intentions made the Qing court aware of it, so they simply gave a few more instructions.
These people, together with Tao Qian, will be the seeds of the restoration of Jiangxi. All Chen Kai has to do is to pay taxes, fertilize, and eliminate insects at the appropriate time, and then wait for them to take root and sprout. This is not something that can be rushed at the moment.
The top priority is still these things at the moment.
Two days later, Nie Niang and her party arrived in Fucheng, Chaozhou, and the arrangements arranged by Chen Kai were basically completed. After meeting these ambulance soldiers, Chen Kai asked them to report to an injury hospital in Fucheng. They would be there.
More ambulance soldiers were trained there and distributed to various towns.
After some encouragement, Chen Kai suddenly paused and immediately asked everyone about "Is there any volunteer willing to go directly to an enclave closer to the Tatars?" Without even a moment's hesitation, Nie Yiniang asked.
He took a step forward and responded with his head held high.
"The humble job is the way to go."
She was dressed like a military sergeant with her hair tied up. If she were just looking at her from a distance, she might be regarded as a slightly petite Ming army soldier. But at this moment, standing there
In front of Chen Kai, her eyes and expressions were full of bravery, tenacity and indomitableness. She was not timid at all about the enclave far away from the Ming army's homeland and the dangers closer to the main force of the Imperial Army, especially that sense of shamelessness.
The slightest hesitation dwarfed the men beside him.
"It will be very dangerous there..."
"Don't be afraid of humble positions! Please join the army and rest assured, humble positions will definitely complete the mission!"
In Nie Yiniang's proud and decisive eyes, Chen Kai seemed to have some long-forgotten scenes flashing through his mind. At this moment, these scenes began to overlap with Nie Yiniang's figure, no matter at this moment
The resoluteness was the same as that nearly two years ago outside Guangzhou, holding a small boat and rushing towards the slender but strong back of Xu Long's fleet.
"Okay, Nie... Captain Nie, um, I'll set off with my officer tomorrow morning."
The title of Miss Nie was swallowed hard. This little widow seemed to have rediscovered the meaning of life from her military career. Since she was wearing the military uniform of the Ming Army and dressed like a man, Chen Kai couldn't help it anymore.
Distinguish her identity in terms of gender. After all, in this era where men are superior to women, there is gender discrimination.
"I humbly obey my orders!"
After the summons was over, the others went directly to the Injury and Injury Hospital to report. Only Nie Niang stayed here for the time being. The servants led her to the side room, and after a little cleaning, she could move in directly.
Nie Niang spent some time in the army, and later helped Shen Quanqi in the hospital for injuries and illnesses. She had seen so many dirty and tired things that she no longer had any taboos, not to mention the cleanliness of the place didn't look like that at all.
A place where no one has lived for a long time.
During the war, the hospital was very tiring and exhausting. Based on experience, once you have time, you should seize all the time to rest in order to build up your physical strength and spirit. Nie Niang was already used to it, so she put her luggage away and used it.
After finishing the dinner brought by the servants, I lay down on the bed to rest for a while. Lying on the bed at this moment was not a deep sleep, it was just a false drowsiness.
She closed her eyes and recalled that her mother-in-law and her husband's family were still at the Zhongzuo Station. Her military salary should be enough for their livelihood. In addition, her brother-in-law had also joined the branch guarding the road mark camp and was now in
Liu Rong's subordinates worked. The last time she wrote, she said that the training was very hard, but the days were very fulfilling. This made her miss the time when the standard camp was newly built.
The days of hard work are coming.
"Maybe we should move our family to Chaozhou."
This thought is just a thought. In Chaozhou, you can't reach Jieshiwei. Biaoying is there to help defend, but the people of Guangzhou are concentrated in Haiyang, Raoping and Chenghai counties. Even if they move
You can't see her coming here either. And where she will go this time is still unknown. Chen Kai didn't mention it, and she didn't ask, but just when Chen Kai mentioned it, her chest suddenly felt
There was an impulse that made her stand up at that moment.
"He still remembers who I am..."
After a night of tossing and turning, Nie Yiniang followed Chen Kai on the official ship the next day, and went down the river to Chenghai County. When they arrived at Chenghai, she was still waiting on the ship, and Chen Kai saw the long-awaited
Old partner.
"Marquis Lin, I'm going to trouble you again this time."
"What are you talking about? Go back and cause trouble for Shang Kexi. I have my own wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears."
The fleet of Lincha, the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, was specially requested by Chen Kai from Zheng Chenggong, because Lincha knew the hydrological and geographical conditions of Guangdong best, and the two of them also cooperated tacitly in the Guangzhou strategy. At this moment, they looked at each other and smiled.
Chen Kai then revealed the plan in detail. Lin Cha came with the fleet after receiving the order. Another person who knew the plan, Zheng Chenggong, was still busy dealing with the aftermath of the battle at Zhongcuo and had no time to discuss with him.
The plan was mentioned bit by bit. Lin Cha listened carefully and found that it was not incomprehensible. Sometimes he had questions and was able to get corresponding answers quickly. Just like this, he quickly understood the plan.
The plan was further improved.
"It's already September, and time is a bit tight. I'm afraid there won't be much time left for the soldiers to rest and recuperate."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Lin Cha could say anything, there was a knock on the door. When a messenger delivered the letter to Chen Kai, after reading it carefully, he had no choice but to smile bitterly and said to Lin Cha: "Something happened.
Change, I’m afraid we’ll have to leave tomorrow.”
Chapter completed!