When Chen Kai came to Nan'ao, he didn't just come to listen to Chen Bao's complaints.

In the past few months, the price of manure in Chaozhou has begun to fall. This is naturally due to the contribution of earthworm farms and chicken farms, but it is also indispensable not to mention the hard work of the soldiers and horses in the towns who have returned to Chaozhou Fucheng-how many people are there every day?

Thousands of piles of manure are put into the market, and the impact on prices is naturally inevitable.

As Chen Kai requested reinforcements from Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Chenggong also responded while coordinating the collection of money and food, including the left admiral Ke Chenshu, the guard in the middle town Chen Yaoce, the Zhongquan town Huang Xing, and the guard left town Xiao Gong.

Chen and other troops planned to move 5,000 troops into eastern Guangdong to assist in the defense. In this way, not to mention the effect of strengthening the defense, the price of the excrement is expected to drop another price.

"These soldiers and horses will be stationed on Nan'ao Island for the time being."

As a transit center between Fujian and Guangdong, the barracks on Nan'ao Island are all ready-made and can be used with nothing more than temporary sweeping and repair. The arrival of these troops will undoubtedly strengthen the military strength of the Ming army in eastern Guangdong. With more

Only with strong strength can we cope with the threats and variables that may arise next.

According to the establishment established by Zheng Chenggong earlier, under normal circumstances, each battalion has 500 people, and each town has two battalion heads. Each admiral has two soldiers and horses on the left and right under his command.

Ke Chenshu's Zuo Admiral Zuo Zhen was the first to arrive in Nan'ao. He was a general who had followed Zheng Chenggong since he started his career. He had made many military exploits over the years. Although his current command was not as strong as the one he had when he was in charge of Zuo Xianfeng Town.

There is no difference, but the rank of admiral is there, and there is a clear class difference with other officers at the level of general military officer. Moreover, this time Zheng Chenggong declined the title of county king and applied to the imperial court for canonization of his title of general.

Including this old man who has been following for many years.

After staying in southern Fujian for a long time, Ke Chenshu finally returned to Nan'ao Island, but Ke Chenshu had no intention of revisiting his old place. He didn't even have time to exchange greetings with Chen Kai, who had been away for a long time, so he took out a letter written by Zheng Chenggong to Chen Kai.

Kai's letter stated that Zheng Chenggong would be back soon and would discuss countermeasures with him.

Ke Chenshu acted in a rigorous manner, so Chen Kai naturally understood that the situation was urgent. He returned to the inn where he was temporarily staying, opened the wax seal, took out the letter and read it carefully, and couldn't help but frown.

"How about it turned out to be successful?"

Ke Chenshu came with the letter, and he obviously already knew the inside story. These two things would inevitably cause changes in the current "good" situation, so he was very concerned. However, Chen Kai thought about it carefully, but he did not show any anxiety.

Come.

"Crisis, crisis, these two words don't seem to be a good thing at first glance, but if they are separated, there is an opportunity only when there is danger, so it might be a good thing."

Next, this private letter written specifically to him was sent to Chengxiang by Chen Kai. He stayed on Nan'ao Island for a few days, and soon waited for someone who was late because he had to deal with recruitment matters.

Zheng Chenggong.

When they met, the two of them didn't say any nonsense and went straight to the topic: "The Tatars are testing!"

"It's natural. People have spent so much effort to appease us. It's better to have some confidence in their hearts. As for Xu Degong, he's just an extra. In comparison, I'm more concerned about the person who made this suggestion.

What is the trend in Guangzhou now?"

Both of them were very shrewd people, and they naturally understood why the Qing government asked Zheng Chenggong to release Xu Degong, the left-wing general of the Jingnan clan who was captured in the last battle to defend the Lufeng Bastion.

Speaking of which, it is not important whether it is Shang Kexi who is trying to please the generals of the Jingnan Fan, or whether the Qing government is using this to test whether Zheng Chenggong really intends to be favored. What is important is that Xu Degong's assessment of the Jingnan Fan's strength after returning to Guangzhou

Which one is more beneficial to the Ming army, between this and the Ming army's continued buying and appeasement? It's like making a deal!

"Hong Chengchou might want to think about it. Xu Degong is not worth so much money. If the Tatars want it, just give it to them. But, you can't just give it to them so casually. You have to give such a vassal under the Han military flag

It would be better if the value of the military commander is reflected."

After the discussion, Zheng Chenggong was completely relieved. On the surface, he was talking to the Qing court about the current peace negotiation, but in fact, the manipulator had long since received Zheng Chenggong's approval of the letter to the Zhongzuo Institute.

It became Chen Kai who couldn't live without Guangdong. During this time, the two of them had unified their opinions, so that they could cope with it well and continue to do things.

After returning to the Zhongzuo Institute, Zheng Chenggong immediately sent someone to contact Fuzhou. Speaking of which, Xu Degong was the highest-ranking general captured by this southeastern Ming army. Once the Qing court had a plan, Liu Qingtai would naturally send all the troops there.

All the energy was invested in this. However, this Ming army developed much more smoothly than in history. For example, during the Battle of Shanghai and Chengdu, Lin Cha encountered a storm and was forced to take shelter in the Qing army's port and was captured accidentally due to Liu Bolu.

The bad luck has not happened, and now Liu Qingtai has no leverage at all.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Zheng Chenggong to send someone to contact him. The governor of Zhejiang and Fujian took this very seriously and immediately sent Zhou Lianggong, the envoy of Fujian Zuobu, to Quanzhou.

After arriving in Quanzhou, Zheng Chenggong happened to be here for a while. When talking about the release of Xu Degong, Zheng Chenggong said that since this person was captured in Guangdong, he sought the opinion of Chen Kai, the governor of the fourth government in Guangdong. However, Chen Kai

Kai insisted that the peace negotiation had not yet been finalized. If the Qing court was not sincere, letting Xu Degong go would only give the Qing army more strength in the end, which would be a great harm to the Ming army.

"Haicheng Gong Mingjian, in the past two months, you have also seen that whether it is the imperial court, Liu Zhijun, or our colleagues in Fujian, they all strongly agree with the recruitment. At the very least, we in Fujian can learn from

It has not caused any trouble for the two sides to stop fighting and make peace, and is still doing its best to supply the needs of the army. If we talk about sincerity, there is really no one in the world who can compare with us."

After talking about their sincerity, Zhou Lianggong saw that Zheng Chenggong had indeed moved, and immediately talked about Chen Kai's problem: "As for Chen Fujun, the court actually intended to give preferential treatment, but it was still the old prince and young prince of Guangzhou who

I'm not easy to talk to. Apart from that, Liu Zhijun has also expressed that at least one term as governor is indispensable. Please discuss this with Chen Fujun."

Zhou Lianggong's words were nothing more than taking advantage of the Qing court's omissions in not properly arranging Chen Kai's arrangements to imply that Zheng Chenggong had Chen Kai's selfish motives. In fact, it was Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao who were unjustly accused in this matter.

There are marshals with military power, and then there are powerful people from the Zheng family. After all, Chen Kai is just a civil servant, and they don't take it seriously. Besides, they have already made great efforts to win over Chen Kai's father-in-law Zheng Hongkui.

However, after Zheng Chenggong heard these words, his original relaxation was a little repetitive. Those micro-expressions were all seen in Zhou Lianggong's eyes, and he quickly tried to comfort him, and finally he got some truth out of it.

"Liu Zhijun, Tong Fujun, or you, Zhou Fantai, know too little about him. He is not a person who is greedy for power. Otherwise, my father-in-law had intended to appoint him as the prefect of Chaozhou, but in the end he was

He vetoed it with all his strength. I have asked myself in my life that he is the most stubborn person I have ever seen. A few months ago, our army was still fighting with the imperial officers and soldiers in a bloody battle.

It’s inevitable that you won’t be able to change your temper.”

Zheng Chenggong dismissed Zhou Lianggong's instigation in an understatement, and then determined the nature of it. The latter also nodded in agreement, secretly saying "talking too much", how could he dare to say more.

Fortunately, Zheng Chenggong didn't bother too much about this, but after careful consideration, he still felt that since he was already talking to the Qing court about recruitment, and since Liu Qingtai and the Fujian officialdom were full of sincerity, he couldn't just give up the money.

This is not the attitude of doing business.

But there was one thing, Xu Degong could only be handed over to Liu Qingtai, because this was the respect earned by Fujian officials through practical actions. He would never hand it over directly to Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to the Guangdong generals.

"Could it be that Mr. Haicheng is afraid that Chen Kai will take risks and kill Xu Degong first when he passes through eastern Guangdong or Hong Kong?"

"No way, then isn't Chen Kai a member of Duke Haicheng's staff?"

"Hey, birth is birth. Now he is the son-in-law of Zheng Hongkui, the brother-in-law of Duke Haicheng, and the governor of Zhangquan Chaohui Fourth Prefecture appointed by the puppet dynasty. His status is different. With that guy dare to compete with Che Ren, the king of Chaozhou thieves back then.

He focuses on hand-to-hand combat, and he has the temperament to go against King Pingnan and King Jingnan several times in the past few years, and he is really capable of doing so."

"It seems that we have to advise the imperial court to confirm Chen Kai's official position as soon as possible, otherwise this guy will ruin the overall recruitment situation sooner or later."

"..."

After Zhou Lianggong returned to Fuzhou, several senior local Fujian civil servants whispered in the governor's office. Fortunately, Zheng Chenggong soon fulfilled his promise to Zhou Lianggong. The two parties agreed on the handover location and sent Xu Degong to

got them.

"Xu Shuaiyi has not disgraced himself, he has suffered, he has suffered, and he will return to Fuzhou City with his subordinates. The two elders, Zhijun and Fujun, are preparing to take care of you."

The matter didn't take much effort, it was just a matter of waiting for a while. Zheng Chenggong did not put forward any harsh requirements. This incident even exposed the hard-line representative of the Zheng Group, Chen Kai.

, so much so that many officials in Fujian speculated that Chen Kai was probably the mastermind behind the last incident at Pinghai Institute.

However, this is no longer important. Zheng Chenggong was able to release Xu Degong, and his attitude is self-evident. The important matter of recruiting has made great progress. Liu Qingtai, Tong Guoqi and other Fujian officials also expressed their feelings after seeing Xu Degong himself.

All of them are filled with excitement.

In contrast, Xu Degong, who had just been released from prison due to the efforts of Fujian officials, was very grateful for the efforts of these Fujian officials, but he mentioned the matter of returning to Guangdong more than once during the dinner.

Heart, clearly expressed.

"We don't want to rush into this matter. Xu Shuai has just been released from prison, and it's time for him to rest and recuperate for a while. Once he's well, he can better serve the court and Prince Jingnan, right?"

While trying his best to persuade Xu Degong to rest in Fujian for a period of time, Liu Qingtai also sent people to the capital at a speed of 800 miles to report the good news to the Qing court.

Speaking of which, this is undoubtedly a great happy event. However, as happy things are happy things, the credit must be clearly distinguished - Guangdong's Shanggeng Erfan did have credit for admonishing the Qing court, but it is Zheng Chenggong who decides whether to let it go or not.

, this achievement was obviously achieved because Fujian officials, under the leadership of Governor Liu Qingtai and Governor Tong Guoqi, actively expressed their sincerity to Zheng Chenggong. At the same time, Zhou Lianggong, the leftist chief envoy, went to the tiger's den in person, engaged in a verbal battle with the Confucian scholars, and refuted Chen.

Kainasi was speechless and finally convinced Zheng Chenggong.

This credit must go to Fujian!

In this regard, Zheng Chenggong was very wise and handed over Xu Degong directly to them instead of Guangdong. However, Xu Degong was also a member of the Jingnan clan. Although a commander with such rich combat experience would definitely stay

Those who cannot come down, but as long as they can be allowed to stay until the Qing court confirms the merits of their hard work, this credit will not be lost.

The recruitment has made progress, and the cooperation between the two parties has become more harmonious. The collection in November started as scheduled, and the scope was further expanded to some local Fujian specialties that can be exported, such as sugar, paper, wood, lychees, longans, citrus, indigo, shark fins,

The scale of tea, tobacco and other products has also been further expanded.

In Fujian, Zheng Chenggong was busy discussing recruitment matters with the Qing officials in Fujian. Zheng Taize had already begun to worry about the sales of these goods. At this time, after leaving the Zhongzuo Institute, Chen Kai went up the river to Sanheba.

When I arrived there, I had already received a secret note from Hao Shangjiu who had come to attend the appointment.

Naturally, the location of the secret meeting between the two sides would not be in Sanheba City, north of Meixi, a small village abandoned by the war in recent years at the junction of the control areas of both sides. Chen Kai finally met this famous wall leader who was used to courting Qin and Mu Chu.

Mr. Grass.

"Chen Fujun, what does this letter mean? Is it trying to instigate a relationship between me and the imperial court?"

"Hao Shuai, if you don't believe it or don't smell anything, why would you come to the appointment?"

Zheng Chenggong's letter mentioned that he learned from information channels in Fujian that Shang Kexi had questioned Hao Shangjiu to the Qing court, collected Li Dingguo's rebellion letters, and had a secret conspiracy with Chen Kai, which made Cheng Xiang

, the three counties of Xingning and Changle were unhappy. The former was purely a malicious frame-up, but the latter did not have similar thoughts. But when Chen Kai sent Zheng Chenggong's letter intact, Hao Shangjiu remained the same.

It is inevitable to doubt Chen Kai's intentions.

At this moment, Chen Kai was sitting there casually, and Hao Shangjiu's questioning was like hitting a ball of cotton with his teeth and claws, but he couldn't use his energy at all.

Speaking of which, it is not that Hao Shangjiu has not smelled the smell. In the past six months, Guangzhou has intentionally or unintentionally blocked his news. For example, the arrival of Kakamu's army, its specific size, where it is marching, and

He knew nothing about the time and direction of the march. He only heard reports from people secretly sent to Guangzhou that Shang Kexi was gathering the Green Camp. Later, most of the assembled troops were demobilized again, and even Kakamu also

He was forced to return to Jiangning. He was kept in the dark about what happened here.

After Chen Kai said this, Hao Shang was speechless for a while. Then the man was not restrained. Chen Kai didn't say anything, and he didn't feel embarrassed. He sat down on the opposite side of the table and even

He also picked up the teapot and began to drink for himself.

In this way, Chen Kai had no choice but to laugh it off. However, this time, Chen Kai seemed to be unwilling to say anything shocking, and he had to scare Hao Shangjiu for some reason.

"To be fair to Hao Shuai, in Guangzhou, the two things that King Xining asked you to tell the truth, and that you and I made peace, were all things I sent people to publicize. As for why I want to let go of my good life.
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