Next, Chen Kai and Zhou Tengfeng talked about the story of the Zhongzuo defense war the year before last. Chen Kai asked himself that he was doing everything with public intentions, but in the end, the Zheng family's children regarded him as a jackal and a hungry tiger, and together with the already settled

Their marriage has been delayed again and again. These are all facts that have actually happened. Chen Kai is not afraid of Zhou Tengfeng going to investigate, but after pouring out all his complaints, Zhou Tengfeng knows that there is no way to get help from Chen Kai, so he can only

He said goodbye and went to Zhongzuo to visit Zheng Chenggong.

It was not that far from Chaozhou to Zhongzuo Suo. After Zhou Tengfeng arrived, it took him a few days before Zheng Chenggong found time to meet him. However, the meeting did not take much effort. To be precise, Zheng Chenggong only used one sentence.

After this meeting, they served tea to see off the guests.

"My Lord has rarely interfered with Guangdong's affairs on this matter. The recovery of Qiongzhou is the result of Chen Fujun and the generals. They did write to Qiongzhou Mansion earlier to collect taxes, levy salaries, and protect the territory and the people.

.Specifically, Zhou Daotai can take this letter to Qiongzhou Mansion to discuss with Marquis Lin."

Speaking of which, Zheng Chenggong is far away in southern Fujian, and Chen Kai is a little closer but also in eastern Guangdong. It is thousands of miles away from Qiongzhou in western Guangdong. Zheng Chenggong entrusted the military and political affairs of Guangdong to Chen Kai, and Chen Kai's governance

Chaozhou, where he is located, is within reach of Qiongzhou, so it is logical to hand over the actual rights there to Lin Cha.

This is just like the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the existence of the governors of Gao Lian, Lei Qiong, and Zhou Tengfeng of Hokkaido is also indispensable. This is a ruling structure composed of levels of power, in order to be able to be more

Quickly respond to local changes and maintain rule.

Holding the letter, Zhou Tengfeng took a boat to Qiongzhou Prefecture. After many waves along the way, he finally arrived at the waters of Qiongzhou Prefecture before November. After the letter was delivered, Lin Cha and Du Hui did not continue to treat Zhang Xiaoqi as they did.

, the patrol fleet escorted them to the island. After arriving on the island, the navy did not send Zhou Tengfeng and his party to Qiongzhou Fucheng, but to Qianhusuo in Haikou. Du Hui's main town hall and Zheng Shengying's prefect's yamen were both there.

Fucheng, but Lin Cha was stationed in Qianhu, Haikou, so he could command the navy.

Lin Cha is the head coach here, so it is a duty to visit him. Zhou Tengfeng came with Zheng Chenggong’s letter. Lin Cha took the letter and read it carefully. He was just asking for the opinions of the front-line generals. However, Lin Cha said that

He is only responsible for the navy and ensuring the maritime safety of Qiongzhou Island, that's all. Specific matters will have to be discussed with Du Hui and Zheng Shengying before making a reply.

"Then I will leave for Fucheng now."

"No need, I have already sent someone to invite you. This place is not far from Fucheng. It's a bit late today, but we will arrive tomorrow."

Zhou Tengfeng was arranged to rest, and the next day Du Hui and Zheng Shengying unexpectedly came to meet with him. Zhou Tengfeng made a request, which was not as tough as Zhang Xiaoqi's earlier request. He only said that several prefectures and counties should be separated for food, and that was all.

That's it. But even so, Du Hui and Zheng Shengying also said that they couldn't make the decision on this matter.

"There are frequent Li chaos in Qiongzhou. Now we have finally calmed down the living Li and mature Li by relying on the policy of self-cultivation. Now, other kings and divisions have rashly landed on the island. In terms of government and military orders, who did you listen to?"

If something goes wrong, who will be responsible?"

Du Hui and Zheng Shengying shook their heads like rattles. Lin Cha was helpless. He only said that he would write a letter and ask Chen Kai for instructions. After all, it was Chen Kai who led them to recover the Qiongzhou Mansion. In the past six months,

The series of policies that came before were also formulated by Chen Kai before he left for eastern Guangdong. Without Chen Kai's permission, they could not change Chen Kai's plan without authorization.

The front-line generals were like this, so Zhou Tengfeng had no choice but to take Lin Cha's letter and go to Chaozhou again to meet Chen Kai. This time, the road went smoothly and he quickly arrived in Chaozhou City. Chen Kai arrived as quickly as last time

They met with Zhou Tengfeng, but read Lin Cha's letters. Many of them expressed their concerns about the different powers, and some maritime trade matters were also mentioned.

"To be honest with Zhou Daotai, many of the goods on Qiongzhou Island were ordered by the Zhongzuo Institute. Especially the giant trees are the basis for our army to maintain its advantage over the Tatar navy. I have no say in sea trade matters.

, Guo Xing needs to make the decision, so I will write a letter and ask Zhou Daotai to go to Zhongzuo to discuss with Guo Xing."

Chen Kai did what he said without any concern for Zhou Tengfeng's feelings. The letter was written in a hurry, and as soon as the letter was released, a servant from the inner house came to report that the wife was not feeling well. Chen Kai's face changed greatly when he heard this, and then

He didn't care about Zhou Tengfeng anymore and left quickly.

The last time Zhou Tengfeng came here, she heard that Chen Kai's wife was pregnant. It was said that only five death row inmates survived the massacre in Datong, and there were definitely no Chen family members among them. In this way, the Chen family was the only one left alive.

I gave birth to Chen Kai alone, and now my wife is pregnant with a child. It is inevitable that Chen Kai will be so nervous when it comes to matters of incense.

It is said that the King of Xining will make big plans next year. It is already the twelfth lunar month. Zhou Tengfeng knows that there is not much time left, so he hurriedly sets off to Zhongzuo Institute again.

When he arrived at the Zhongzuo Institute, he learned that all matters related to sea trade of the Zheng Group were handled by Zheng Chenggong's brother Jianpinghou Zheng Tai. Zheng Tai went to Japan some time ago to discuss expanding the scale of sea trade with the Tokugawa shogunate.

Zheng Chenggong was not very clear about the specific details of sea trade with Qiongzhou Prefecture, especially Zheng Tai's layout in several aspects.

"Zhou Daotai will stay here temporarily. If nothing happens, Marquis Jianping will come back to celebrate the New Year."

After running on the sea for several months, it seemed that New Year's Eve was not too far away. Zhou Tengfeng had no choice but to take a short rest here. The result was as Zheng Chenggong expected. When the New Year was approaching, Zheng Tai came back.

"Over there in Qiongzhou Prefecture, I have been conducting sea trade with Japan, Korea and the Ryukyu Kingdom recently. The main route there is the Nanyang route, and the people below have already done it, but I don't know the specific details yet.

In addition, Chen Fujun helped contact some Shengli chieftains in Qiongzhou Prefecture earlier, and they seemed to have not reached an accurate conclusion yet. How about this, I would like to write a letter to Magistrate Zheng and ask Magistrate Zheng what is going on there.

How's it going? Are you okay?"

Zheng Tai was very polite. Apart from the rules of address, he smiled before speaking and did not care about his status as a marquis. The transportation and communication technology of this era is limited, and many things will inevitably be delayed. Zhou Tengfeng

I had no choice but to take the letter and continue returning.

However, the ship was sailing on the sea and was probably close to Nan'ao Island. In Zhou Tengfeng's mind, the letters written by Chen Kai, Zheng Chenggong, Lin Cha, Zheng Tai and others had always been written very quickly, as if they had memorized them by heart earlier.

It was as if he was writing silently in front of the teacher. As long as he ran through these scenes in his mind, especially when he recalled Chen Kai's serious words to him about Zhang Xiaoqi's improper handling of things, Zhou Tengfeng immediately cursed out his mouth.

"How can people be so shameless!"

Zhou Tengfeng did not go to Qiongzhou Mansion, so he went directly to Wencun to ask Lianchengbi for advice. After hearing Zhou Tengfeng's experience in the past few months, the latter couldn't help but curse. But after he cursed, he also expressed his feelings to Zhou Tengfeng.

, since the other party has no intention of transferring the rights and interests of Qiongzhou Prefecture at all, then it is in vain for him to go there many times.

"Zhang Fujun is supposed to be in charge of military control in Qiongzhou Prefecture. The imperial court..."

"Zhou Daotai, don't count on the imperial court. Now that the emperor's safety is in human hands, how can you care about these things? What's more, even if the imperial court is willing to take care of it, as it did to you a few days ago, Chen Kai, Zheng Ci

Lin Cha and I are pushing each other back and forth. If we have time to argue, we might as well spend more time on assisting the King of Xining to regain Guangdong!"

The civil servants in western Guangdong and Chen Kai had conflicts for a long time. It was said that they were afraid that the power of the Zheng Group would penetrate too much into Guangdong.

At this moment, Chen Kai showed this attitude, which was a tit-for-tat attitude. Lian Chengbi cursed in his heart that he had underestimated Chen Kai's strength and ability earlier, but on second thought, even if the two sides had no verbal conflict at the beginning, Chen Kai would

It is absolutely impossible for their power to penetrate into Qiongzhou Prefecture, just like they don't want the Zheng Group's strength to have an excessive presence in Guangdong.

Rights have always been like this. Lian Chengbi rejected the plan to continue wrangling, and everything was just waiting for Li Dingguo's army to enter Guangdong again. Now the almost solidified water can boil.

………………

Zhou Tengfeng traveled between Qiongzhou Prefecture, Chaozhou Prefecture and Zhongzuo Institute, so naturally Chen Kai would not be idle either.

During the slack season in winter, compound agriculture began to be promoted through the Guangdong Minbao and apprentices from the Quality Test School who went to each village to give lectures.

Nanyang Village, Lianxia Town, Chenghai County, between Chaozhou and Nan'ao Island, used to be a majestic place. The Xu family that bullied everyone has long since disappeared, and all that remains is the scene of people working to make a living.

This place, together with Outing Village, Waisha Village, Guanlong Village, and Chenghai County, which are guarded by these villages, constitutes the defense system of this fertile land in the Hanjiang Delta. The Ming army under the command of Hong Xishan, the general officer in charge of Chenghai local affairs, is stationed here.

Here, under the gaze of the Ming army on the city, all the people were busy in the fields that had already been harvested in autumn and were left fallow as usual. They were indeed preparing for next year's spring plowing, but it was not like in previous years.

It seems that they are seizing every moment to improve the fields.

"These ditches, the instruction book says, are one foot deep and one foot wide. They are channels for fish to swim in this rice field..."

"The ridges need to be raised. This height is not enough. Otherwise, the fish will jump onto the ridges and die in the sun. Don't blame me for not saying anything..."

"There is also this fish pit. Dig it deeper. The main habitat of those fish is here. If it is too small, it will affect the production..."

While delivering the lecture, the elders of each village and town were responsible for counting the number of villagers who were interested in carrying out transformation, and then allocating people to the countryside according to regions for guidance.

By raising fish on the water surface of rice fields, you can not only obtain fish products, but also use fish to eat pests and weeds in the rice fields, excrete manure, turn over the soil to promote the decomposition of fertilizers, and create good conditions for rice growth. Generally, it can increase rice production by about 10%.

.And this is only the increase in rice production, and does not include the production of farmed fish.

"Mr. Sun, could you please help me figure out what kind of fish I should keep?"

The apprentice of the quality inspection school who is less than 20 years old is obviously used to being called sir by the villagers. At the end of the day, he is taking measurements in the ground with a ruler, and his throat is already smoking. At this time, the villagers

The old man asked the woman in the village to hand over a bowl of water, and then asked the question. The apprentice drank the water and returned the water bowl. Without thinking, he said to the village elder: "Grass carp, Wang Daotai said that it is good to raise this kind and eat it."

The pests in the fields can also fertilize the fields, which is the best thing."

Apprentices have talked about this issue countless times. It is the same when giving lectures, and it is still the same when going to the countryside to provide guidance. Fortunately, I can receive thanks every time, which is also a kind of satisfaction.

"We must ask the villagers to fill up eel holes and mouse holes. Once discovered during planting, they must also be filled in as soon as possible, otherwise unnecessary losses will be incurred."

There are many points that need to be paid attention to, whether it is the preliminary preparation or the breeding process. After all, this is not just about growing rice and raising fish. Putting them together can increase the yield per mu and also produce fish.

But this can only be achieved if relevant agricultural technologies are well developed.

"By the way, do you know why those Guangzhou people don't raise fish in their own fields, but instead come here to help?"

It is said that the craft of raising fish in rice fields is nothing new in Guangzhou. At least after the apprenticeship has been in the past few months, I have seen and heard from others that many people in Guangzhou are far better than apprentices like them who have only received paper training.

.However, I heard that this is not only the case here, but also in Haiyang, Raoping and Chenghai County, which are almost all divided between Zhangzhou Prefecture and Guangzhou people. Those people would rather come to help and get a salary than work for their own family.

, particularly strange.

"Oh, this matter, to be honest with Mr. Sun, I was also surprised earlier, and even thought they might have ulterior motives. After I asked about it, I found out that those people from Guangzhou said they would go back to their hometown next year, and landed in our Chaozhou

All your efforts are in vain."

"Next year? Go back to Guangzhou?"

The apprentice was stunned when he heard these words. The first thing that came to his mind was whether there would be anything strange. But when he thought about it, it was like this everywhere. It was obviously not a conspiracy. Once he thought about it,

At this point, he immediately realized what was going on.

"Oh, the contract is for three years, isn't it next year?!"

………………

This year's autumn tax is still being collected. Life in southern Fujian is better and there is no need for Guangdong grain to supplement it. Chen Kai is controlling the outflow of Chaozhou grain and storing it in warehouses as much as possible for future use.

use.

Compound agriculture began to develop. According to Wang Jiang's statistics, the number of acres of rice fields and fish ponds is far greater than that of mulberry fish ponds. This is normal when you think about it. After all, fish farming in Chaozhou was far less important than rice cultivation.

People make choices based on their own needs, which is also a good thing.

These two items have occupied a lot of manpower and material resources, and have also affected the planting of sweet potatoes promoted by Chen Kai in the Guangdong Minbao.

Speaking of which, the low popularity of this thing is also due to the choices of the people themselves. After all, even in Guangdong, a land where sweet potatoes first entered China, there are not many people who actually plant them for a long time. More people are still more inclined.

for growing traditional crops like rice.

Fortunately, this thing has one advantage compared to rice, that is, it is not very picky about the planting area. Islands and mountainous areas are almost all unsuitable. This has attracted some people who agree with the conditions, but in this Chaozhou territory,

It is also a minority.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Once you plant it and the yield is high, people will naturally flock to imitate it. We don't have to expend too much effort."

Regarding these, Chen Kai has always maintained an optimistic attitude. After reading Wang Jiang's report, there was also news from Nan'ao Island that Zhou Tengfeng was heading towards Qiongzhou via Nan'ao Island again.

This is the best way for bureaucrats to shirk things. Chen Kai has no problem with him treating Zhou Tengfeng like this. In fact, Chen Kai has always been providing assistance to the Ming army in western Guangdong, and Chen Qice is one of them. Last time

After the bombardment of Guangzhou, Li Changrong also came to express his sincerity to Chen Kai. He was also not stingy and began to provide monthly patrol subsidies.

The principle still lies in whether you are willing to follow his orders - those who are obedient will naturally have benefits, and those who are disobedient or causing trouble can be taken with them wherever it is cool. It is nonsense to take advantage.

In fact, in the past six months of correspondence, Chen Kai also heard from Chen Qice and Li Changrong that the various departments of the Ming Army in western Guangdong were envious of this subsidy. Among them, generals such as Deng Yao were said to be interested in approaching them, and through their

The will to establish a new relationship exists. It’s just that everything came to an abrupt end in September. The specific reason did not need to be reminded by Chen Qice and Li Changrong. Chen Kai also knew it well. But compared to the optimism of those Ming soldiers, he believed it more

own strength.

"I am the only variable next year!"

With this belief, Chen Kai dealt with Zhou Tengfeng without any psychological pressure. At this time, he heard that Zhou Tengfeng had passed Nan'ao Island. He calculated the time and set off, heading towards the Zhongzuo Institute in the opposite direction of Zhou Tengfeng's departure to give him a message.
Chapter completed!