"Appointed Lincha, the Marquis of the Assistant Ming Dynasty, to take charge of the military affairs of Qiongzhou Prefecture and command the navy..."

"Appointed Du Hui, the chief military officer of Zhongchong Town and the chief military officer guarding Qiongzhou Prefecture, to cooperate with Fu Minghou and be responsible for land suppression..."

"Change, Cai Yuan, the deputy general of Rongqi Town, is the deputy commander-in-chief of Changhua, guarding Changhua County..."

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Chen Kai had already discussed the appointment with Zheng Chenggong before setting off. In terms of military affairs, Lin Cha was the main one, with Du Hui as the assistant, to guard the first prefecture in Qiongzhou. Other counties were assigned between 200 and 400 troops.

Quanzhou soldiers guarded it. The only exception was Changhua County, a county-level administrative unit that was not prominent in Qiongzhou Prefecture. Chen Kai sent a thousand Quanzhou soldiers and Cai Yuan was responsible for guarding important matters.

It is much better than other counties outside Fucheng.

At this stage, the main military task of Qiongzhou Prefecture is defense, so Chen Kai directly withdrew Li Jianjie's Hussar Town. However, Chen Kai retained all the 400 horses under Liu Bolu's command and arranged for one of Li Jianjie's troops.

It will be used for training and as a defensive force.

"Those local soldiers must be captured as soon as possible for training. We do not expect them to cooperate with the army to attack, but if the Li chieftains on the island cause rebellion, these people must be taken out."

"Please rest assured, Fujun, the general will do his best in the end."

Most of the original officials of the Qing court in this prefecture were sent back to Leizhou Prefecture by Chen Kai. This time Chen Kai was determined to win Qiongzhou Prefecture, and he was accompanied by officials brought from Zhongzuo Suo and Chaozhou. These people moved with the army

, has taken over the administration of various states and counties. As for the appointment of prefect, Chen Kai has never made a decision. He prefers Wang Jiang, but given the current situation, Wang Jiang is not suitable - this is not an economic account, this is politics.

Account!

The affairs of this mansion are still under military control for the time being, and Fu Ming Hou Lincha is fully responsible for it. In addition to guarding the military affairs of this mansion, Du Hui is also responsible for training soldiers.

Du Hui's task was very heavy, and so was Lin Cha's. The Ming army had just restored its rule over Qiongzhou Prefecture, and there were countless things that needed to be done. Especially because Chen Kai had never planned to just regain such a place.

It is just a mansion. He not only wants to tap the potential of this mansion to a greater extent, but also wants to use it to do more things. However, no matter what he does, he must first ensure the stability of the local area, so that he can gather together

Greater power. But there is one biggest problem in Qiongzhou Prefecture.

In the early Qing Dynasty, it was said that the Li people in Qiongzhou Prefecture "rebellious and submissive, and no one can live without chaos for ten years." This is not an exaggeration at all. According to records, in the Ming Dynasty, the Li people in Hainan Island were in rebellion as high as

There are as many as fifty-four times, which means that on average, Li Rebellion will break out once every six years. Moreover, the later the Li Rebellion becomes, the larger the scale will be, the longer it will last, and the wider the distribution area will be.

In Qiongzhou, the Han people are mainly distributed in the north and coastal areas. Just as Qu Dajun said in "Guangdong News": The land of Qiong is like a person's body, Li Qi is the confidant, and the prefectures and counties are the limbs.

If the disease in the heart and belly is not cured, it will permeate the limbs and become a disease all over the body.

Different from the situation when Chen Kai was in Chaozhou when he faced local bandits everywhere, although the prefectures, counties and cities in Qiongzhou had fallen into the hands of the Ming army from the Qing court, frequent Li rebellions made it difficult to stabilize the local area.

"Have the papers been sent to Ding'an County?"

"If you want to reply to Mr. Fujun, your humble post has been sent to you."

After the military meeting ended, Chen Kai returned to the government office. The first thing he did was to ask the leading official. The latter also gave Chen Kai a satisfactory answer.

The notices were not only sent to Ding'an County, but also to all the three prefectures and ten counties in Qiongzhou Prefecture. Since Ding'an County was the closest to the capital, it was supposed to be the fastest to arrive.

After crossing the river to the south, the notice was quickly delivered to the Ding'an County Government Office. The county magistrate there was brought by Chen Kai. He has been in office for a relatively long time among his peers. It has been several days. The affairs in the county are still there.

His eyes darkened, and it would obviously take more time to fully control it.

At this moment, when the list of articles arrived, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and quickly sent someone to post it. Soon, those people who Chen Kai needed to see the list of articles saw the content of the list, and quickly

spread.

On the bulletin board in front of the county government office, there were government officials standing on both sides. One official loudly read the contents of the announcement to the people present. Most of the people present were local Han people, but an even larger number were Shu Li who lived in the county town.

, both men and women, all stood there and listened to the official's explanation, and soon the whispers turned into loud discussions, and some even directly asked the official.

"That Chen Fujun is an official in charge of another government. Why did he come to our Qiongzhou?"

"This countryman, Chen Fujun's official title does not include our Qiongzhou Prefecture, but he saved the people of Guangzhou out of charity, and no less than 300,000 people lived as a result. He is a figure who is like a Buddha to thousands of families. His official position,

The imperial court will appoint him soon. It is a great joy for us, the people of Qiongzhou Prefecture, to have such a capable minister come to represent the herdsmen."

The officials performed very well, because in addition to the county magistrate and county magistrate, Chen Kai has already stated that the chief registrar and county lieutenant must be selected from the local officials. In terms of seniority, he has a good chance, and of course he must show his dedication at this moment

Try your best to get a good deal with the county magistrate and county magistrate, who followed Chen Kai from eastern Guangdong.

"I've heard of Mr. Chen who saved Guangzhou on a voluntary basis. He was a man who was smarter than Zhuge Liang. Even the Tatar prince was fooled!"

"Ouch!"

Shang Kexi once again became the background. A man who had heard of Chen Kai earlier said loudly, which immediately caused an exclamation.

With this identity as a basis, no matter what Chen Kai says, his credibility will naturally be greatly improved.

"... Wherever Master Wang comes, he should follow the old rules set in the 285th year of the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of Han people, whether they are familiar with Li or born in Li, they can all practice their own traditions unchanged. Just like the evil law of shaving one's hair and taking clothes easily,

It should be abolished immediately!”

The content of the list is nothing more than a statement of identity and position, which is very important, especially for the current situation in Qiongzhou. It is not enough to just list the list to calm the people.

Li chaos has always been the biggest difficulty in governing Qiongzhou Prefecture. In the early Ming Dynasty, the old system of appointing native officials as governors of prefectures and counties was changed in the early Ming Dynasty. The large and small chieftains were divided into caves.

The number of chieftains in Guangdong is as high as 1,203, with thousands of large households and hundreds of small households. As shown in "Guangdong News": there is a cave every twenty or thirty miles, and there are more than ten villages in the cave. The soil is fertile and smoky.

It’s no different in a foreign country.

The Li native officials who originally controlled the prefectures and counties were abolished, and the big chieftains were divided into small chieftains one by one like a grace decree. This was supplemented by the Confucian education-style Sinicization model. Although Li rebellions were frequent in the Ming Dynasty, they were still less powerful than those in the Yuan Dynasty.

The damage caused would still be small.

However, in the Qing Dynasty, all this suddenly changed. Li people, regardless of gender, raw or mature, attached great importance to clothing and hairstyles, and followed traditions. On this point, the Han rulers of the past dynasties never interfered, and even

There was not even a Yuan Dynasty. However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered the Li people to shave their hair and change their clothes, just like they did to the Han people. They could not bear the humiliation, and a strong resistance immediately broke out.

The Li Rebellion in the Ming Dynasty was more due to economic problems and the oppression of chieftains, while the Li Rebellion in the Qing Dynasty was more manifested in national oppression represented by shaving one's hair and changing clothes. As a result, many people could not accept shaving their hair and changing clothes.

The Han people and the Li people united to resist the Qing court. Facing the suppression of the Qing army, the mature Li people began to flee into the mountains and forests to join the company of the raw Li people. This made those "arrogant and arrogant people, who would wield swords and bows if they disagreed with each other"

The students who are facing each other are even more powerful.

This was a regression of civilization, but the Qing court didn't care about it. Liu Bolu hurriedly sent troops to suppress it, fearing that the traditional "Song Dynasty Restoration Army" that would not interfere would join forces with the Li people and end up being killed.

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Such evil laws were implemented until Ding'an County returned to the hands of the Ming army. Some people who could not leave their hometown and had no choice but to shave their heads and change clothes immediately put on traditional clothes again, just like their Han neighbors in the same county.

Like. Because they knew very well that the Ming court would not interfere in this, only the evil Manchus would do this. At this moment, Chen Kai's solemn statement once again confirmed this in front of everyone.

While the announcement was being explained, many Li people touched their heads, and it seemed that some hair stubble had grown out. But it would take more time to return to its original appearance. This good news was also spread by word of mouth.

The news spread quickly, from the prefecture and county yamen, to all the streets and alleys, to the villages and towns in Fuguo, and even to the land controlled by a large number of Shengli chieftains in the Wuzhishan area.

The states and counties are the origin of radiation. The identity and attitude of the Ming army continue to spread, which will inevitably affect the mentality of the people on the island. After all, the Han people don't like the idea of ​​​​shaving your hair to change clothes, and the Li people don't like it either. As long as you can

If this evil law is abolished, both Han and Li people will be grateful for it, and many causes of Li chaos will certainly be eliminated.

Time is still short, and no effect can be seen for the time being, but whether it is Chen Kai, Lin Cha, Du Hui, Li Jianjie, etc., they are all optimistic about this. Without him, Manqing has this pockmarked face,

Everyone seems to have smooth skin.

In terms of military affairs, Chen Kai has made arrangements. Both Lin Cha and Du Hui have rich experience, so there will be no problems. As for civil affairs, while the list is posted, Chen Kai does not plan to make any big moves for the time being.

How we collected taxes and how we got along with the gentry and common people in the past must be done now, whether in maritime trade, salt tax, fishery tax, etc., so as not to affect the effect of appeasing the people. But one thing is that we must take action now.

of.

"Cai Yuan should be arriving in Changhua soon, right?"

"According to the normal schedule, we should have arrived."

"Then send him another letter and let him start preparations."

In fact, without Chen Kai's supervision, Cai Yuan immediately started relevant preparations after arriving in Changhua County.

Changhua County is located at the mouth of the Changhua River. After Cai Yuan arrived with his troops, he accepted the military power of the two hundred soldiers originally brought by Lin Cha to guard the place. In addition to the eight hundred soldiers he brought, the total was one thousand.

Later, after consolidating his control over the county seat, Cai Yuan immediately took the prisoners out of the city and went upstream until they stopped at a place called Jinniuling.

"is it here?"

"If you go back to Marshal, this is the place. You see, there is a mine over there that was blocked when Zhang Zhi County sent people to expel the mine thieves."

The officials are old people from Changhua County. Compared with those county magistrates, including Zhang Sanguang, the magistrate of Changhua County during the Chongzhen Dynasty, they, the local officials, have been here longer.

A real local snake.

At this moment, the official mentioned to Cai Yuan an old incident. In the second year of Chongzhen's reign, Zhang Sanguang, the magistrate of Changhua County, led local officials, government officials and garrison troops to expel the ore thieves and strictly prohibited private mining of the Yayushan copper mine.

Copper is a metal used to mint currency in ancient China. The copper mine here has been known for many years, and there were many cases of illegal mining during this period. However, Chen Kai said before setting off that this was an iron mine, and Cai Yuan was convinced at first.

There was no doubt about it, but it was only after he arrived in Changhua County that he learned another version from the officials.

While writing a report to Chen Kai, Cai Yuan still escorted the prisoners here step by step - whether it was iron or copper, Cai Yuan felt that since it was a good thing, Chen Kai would most likely not let it go, otherwise it would be so big

Why did Fei Zhouzhang come here?

"Go and take these coolies to cut down the trees. We are going to build a camp here."

You have to dig first, and you have to have a place to live. Whether it is for rest or to take care of the prisoners, it is the most necessary. Cai Yuan rebuilt the Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou twice in history, even though these two times are today

None of this has happened. The person who can take on this responsibility obviously has the relevant abilities.

However, no matter how powerful he was, he didn't know that this place would be named Shilu in later generations. It was Asia's largest rich iron mine, with reserves of up to 300 million tons. Its quality was extremely rare, and it was also an open-pit mine.

This place first appeared in the eyes of the world as a copper mine. It was not until later that it was discovered that copper was just a minority here, and the truly rich mineral deposits were iron. But that was already in 1935, and the National Government at that time due to various reasons

There was no mining, but the result was that the Japanese were given an advantage during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Until the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, more than 690,000 tons of iron ore were looted by the Japanese!

At that time, the Japanese were using semi-mechanized operations. However, with the current technology, what Chen Kai gave Cai Yuan for the time being was a bunch of prisoners and purely manual operations. As for what will happen in the future, that is a matter for the future. Moreover, this is

It's just the beginning, the ancillary facilities alone will consume a lot of time and energy.

Just as Cai Yuan was directing the prisoners to prepare for the excavation of the Shilu Iron Mine, more than ten days passed, and Chen Kai also received the expected results.

The people of Qiongzhou Prefecture, whether they were Han Chinese or Shu Li and Sheng Li, showed great enthusiasm for the abolition of the hair-shaving and easy-service order. Many chieftains from Qiongshan County and Ding'an County came to see them, and even

Many Han anti-Qing armed forces hiding in the mountains also jumped out and expressed their willingness to accept Chen Kai's control.

Cao Junfu, Cao Hongxi and his son from a thousand households in Wanzhou, Hong Tingdong from a thousand households in Yazhou, Hu Yongqing, the governor of Yazhou, Peng Xingu, the leader of the Huangliu Han people in Yazhou to resist the Qing Dynasty, etc., all expressed their loyalty to the Ming army in various states and counties, and they all wished they had wings.

I rushed to Qiongshan County to meet Chen Kai, just to see the Buddha in their eyes.

These Han people's anti-Qing armed forces are the most trustworthy, and Chen Kai naturally wants to meet them. Not only does he want to meet them, but he also wants to incorporate them into the Ming army's system. As for the Limin chieftains who came one after another, Chen Kai

They also need to be properly appeased, for the long-term peace and stability of Qiongzhou Prefecture.

I was caught up in the process of meeting guests every day. I recalled that when I first captured the capital of Chaozhou, the wealthy gentry in the city did not give him face. They waited until Zheng Chenggong arrived to "cure the disease" one by one. But now, only

His name, Chen Kai, is enough to make these people look down upon him, which is no longer the same as before.

In a blink of an eye, it was late April. Cao Junfu, Cao Hongxi and his son from thousands of households in Wanzhou left their troops and rushed to meet him. Chen Kai did not hesitate to appoint Cao Junfu as the general of Qiongzhou Town, and merged his troops with him to serve under Du Hui.

Cao Junfu's son Cao Hongxi was left by Chen Kai to serve as deputy captain of the guard.

This was a promotion, and it was also a huge favor. Not to mention Cao Junfu, even when his son was released in the future, he would use Chen Kai's confidant as his core identity, and his official position would definitely not be lower. The father and son originally only planned to catch up with Chen Kai.

In the future, I would be able to talk to the governors and the generals at the local level. Unexpectedly, I would get such a big bonus. When I expressed my loyalty to Chen Kai, I categorically said those words "Go up the mountain of swords and go down to the sea of ​​fire."

"The words are really sincere at first glance.

After seeing off the Cao family and his son, Chen Kai stretched his waist. These days were really tiring. He talked endlessly and met endless people every day, but there was nothing he could do about it. However, such a monotonous day soon became disturbing. Chen Kai

Just as Kai watched the Cao family and his son leave, he received a new military intelligence report. After reading it, he couldn't help but frown.
Chapter completed!