This was the first time that Chen Bao praised Chen Kai in public, and he still praised Chen Kai so highly, which really shocked everyone. The military discussion ended quickly, and the strategy of attacking Tong'an was completely rejected, but whether to send troops to Chaozhou?

But it's still undecided.

After all, the Zheng Group is mainly composed of people from southern Fujian. They are familiar with Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, and even Xinghua Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture and other places. However, in Chaozhou, they lack sufficient personal connections. Can they

There are still big problems in getting a response from the local gentry, whether it can gain a foothold, and even understanding the local topography and hydrology.

When Chen Kai left the Hujie Hall, the weapons workshop had already announced his duty. When he returned to the small courtyard, he asked the boy to go and tell his subordinates that he had just finished the military meeting and would not go there.

things.

Back in the study, Chen Kai thought about these things carefully, but did not do anything more. In the following days, Chen Kai still went on duty as usual, went off duty as usual, and held military meetings as usual. The only thing that changed was

Whenever any military or government affairs were discussed again, someone would always come to ask for his opinion.

Years ago, Fu Minghou Lincha sent someone to express his gratitude to Zheng Chenggong. The "company" went bankrupt, and the young master worked hard to start his own business. He also did not forget the old guys who started the business with his father. Life was not good for the old guys.

They even helped me when I was there. It would be weird to say that I wasn't touched.

However, Zheng Chenggong only received gratitude and asked the envoy to bring back some grain and South Australian specialties. He only said that he wanted Lin Cha to have a good year, and did not mention anything else.

Finally, on New Year's Eve, the festive atmosphere in Nan'ao City finally diluted the solemnity of this "soldier city". Chen Kai gave everyone in the weapons workshop a holiday, but there must be a few people on duty. First of all

They are the guards. They are responsible for guarding these public properties during the Chinese New Year. Secondly, the craftsmen also have to take turns. Someone must take turns to be here during these days just in case. As for the work tasks, it doesn't matter.

On New Year's Eve, Chen Kai had a special relationship with Chen Yonghua, so he even celebrated the New Year with Chen Ding and his son. Chen Kai liked this adopted son very much. He was smart and wise, young and mature, and he had his own opinions on articles and government affairs. Although,

In Chen Kai's opinion, these opinions are still very immature, and can even be said to be childish, but if you can do this at a young age, if you cultivate them well, you will definitely become a great person in the future.

However, next year's strategy has not yet been decided. Chen Kai will always have some worries, worrying whether Zheng Chenggong will turn to Tong'an again because he knows little about Chaozhou. If that is the case, his previous efforts will be in vain, and Chen Ding and Chen Ding will attack Tong'an again.

The 50,000 people in Tong'an probably couldn't escape the bloody massacre.

Years ago, Chen Ding opened a school to teach, and many students came to study. Among these people, according to Chen Ding, most of them were not very knowledgeable. There were a few who had good knowledge, but they were also nerds who studied rote books. For the time being, they were very good.

It is difficult to rely on them to enrich the civil service team under Zheng Chenggong.

In this regard, Chen Kai could only comfort him by saying that he was just starting out now. If he teaches well, he may not be able to produce talented people. Even if he is not very talented, he can cultivate more upright gentlemen and honest and self-respecting officials.

, it is also good for the country, the people, and the people’s hearts and minds.

"If we can let them stay in Xiandi's weapons workshop for a while, they will definitely benefit a lot."

Internship?

Chen Kai shook his head, and then said with a smile: "I'm afraid if you stay with me for a while, after you complete your studies, it will be difficult to enter other yamen."

"oh?"

"The output in my place is not low now, but in the eyes of those rotten scholars, I'm afraid it's also a deviant place." Chen Kai said with a sneer, and then talked about another matter with Chen Ding: "Actually, I think

The system in the prosperous Tang Dynasty that did not include prefectures, counties, or Taiwan provinces was very good. I have been a people-friendly official and know the hardships of people's livelihood. I know how to do things better than those who talk."

"Dear brother, be careful what you say."

Facing Chen Ding's stop, but before he could say anything else, footsteps came from outside the door. The sound sounded like that of the housekeeper Zheng San.

"Look who's busy this time?"

A moment later, Chen Kai appeared in Zheng Chenggong's study. Today was New Year's Eve, and Zheng Chenggong suddenly sent someone to invite him. There was definitely something going on, but the matter might not be too minor.

The door was closed, and only the two of them were left here. Zheng Chenggong took out a secret letter and then handed it into Chen Kai's hand: "Chen Canjun, take a look at this first."

The envelope of the secret letter was open, and Zheng Chenggong had obviously read it. Chen Kai opened the envelope and looked at it carefully. The content was very simple. He only said that after the Chaozhou General Trooper Che Renzhong suppressed the uprising of King Yi in Jieyang,

The regiment training armed forces who led the army north to attack Dapu Sanheba were severely defeated by the regiment training armed forces and were forced to retreat to Fucheng. There was only one thing here that surprised Chen Kai, and that was that the regiment training armed forces were defeated.

The leader of the Tuan Lian Armed Forces is called Wu Liuqi. It seems that there was such a name in that martial arts novel.

"The powerful general Wu Liuqi slapped Che Renzhong back to Fucheng?"

Chen Kai didn't put it into words, but he was laughing secretly in his heart, and at the same time, some complicated emotions emerged. According to the martial arts novel, Wu Liuqi was a leader of the Tiandihui and Chen Jinnan's right-hand subordinate, but in fact this person

He has been fighting against the Zheng Group all his life. Fortunately, now, a secret letter has arrived. Although it is not mainly about this person, it still involves this person, but it also makes Chen Kai a little weird.

"Thieves are just thieves. They can't even defeat a group of local regiments. If you don't take the national surname, it's a gift from heaven, but you will be blamed for it!"

Zheng Chenggong gave this letter to Chen Kai in order to listen to Chen Kai's opinion. Chen Kai said this, and Zheng Chenggong also nodded. However, his unfamiliarity with Chaozhou made him still seem hesitant and unable to

So I made up my mind.

"To be honest, when I came here, I heard something about the heavy responsibility of the car on the road. That guy was originally a red-headed thief who was recruited, and his subordinates were all thieves. His military discipline was lax and his fighting power was weak. He was a good hand at causing harm to the common people.

, the capital city of Chaozhou has long been turned into a den of thieves, and the good people in the city look forward to Master Wang as much as they look forward to the sweet rain."

After talking about the justice of sending troops, Chen Kai saw Zheng Chenggong nodding and continued: "Chaozhou has a huge grain output. As long as our army captures this place, it will be confident in terms of grain and grass. Che Renzhong is weak, and now

The new defeat has only added to the weakness and injuries. What our army needs to worry about is nothing more than reinforcements."

"Chaozhou Prefecture belongs to Guangdong. Li Chengdong, the governor of Guangdong, was originally a subordinate of Guxing Pingbo Gaojie. Before he was surrendered to the Tatars, he was just a general military officer of Xuzhou Town. He had very few direct troops under his command. He was able to sweep Guangdong, and his men were brave and brave.

It's one thing, the tiger skin of the Tatars is one thing, the key is that he brought a group of elites trained by the Grand Master from Fujian, and relied on those people to conquer cities and territories for him. But in the final analysis, he himself controlled the entire Guangdong

Unfortunately, its actual control area is actually Guangzhou and the prefectures and counties adjacent to Guangzhou, such as Chaozhou, and can only be left to the likes of Che Renzhong."

The issue of military food has always been a hidden concern for Zheng Chenggong. Nowadays, the number of troops is small and they can barely support it. However, if you want to continue to expand the army, you must obtain a stable food-producing area. If the army does not have food, it will disperse. This is not a lie. Zheng Chenggong advocated

During the Anti-Qing Dynasty, his father Zheng Zhilong had restricted food and grass, causing the army under his command to be scattered. Otherwise, he would not have only brought more than 90 people south to take over the army controlled by Chen Bao.

In addition, the Fujian soldiers used by Li Chengdong in Chen Kai's mouth were the Fujian troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, including Wu Yibo Shifu, Shi Lang, Huang Ting, and Hong Xishan. Since the surrender to the Qing Dynasty, they have been used as soldiers by Li Chengdong.

They were pawns, and these people are now participating in suppressing the anti-Qing uprising organized by Chen Zizhuang, Zhang Jiayu and others in the hinterland of Guangdong.

Zheng Chenggong became more and more entranced as he listened, and Chen Kai continued: "Guangdong's local troops are insufficient, so our army will not be attacked by the army for the time being when it enters Chaozhou..."

"What about the provinces?"

"Don't be afraid of other provinces. There are many large-scale rebel activities in Jiangxi, and they have no time to take care of themselves. In addition, according to the administrative division of the Tatars, Fujian and Zhejiang are under the same governor-general jurisdiction, but Guangdong is counted together with Guangxi. Chaozhou, the capital of Guangdong

A mansion in the east. Please forgive me for speaking frankly, eight words, it is beyond the reach of the whip and the will is powerless!"

The biggest habit of bureaucracy is to take credit and blame others. Regardless of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, even so. If Guangdong is not under its jurisdiction, other provinces will not meddle in their own affairs. Even if they want to, the local bureaucracy in Guangdong may not be willing to do so.

Especially Li Chengdong's temperament as a local emperor who wanted to separate his country. Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong recalled what he had seen in Hongguang Dynasty and nodded heavily.

"As for Chaozhou itself, according to what Mr. Chen Hou said last time, it is surrounded by a pack of wolves. Local tyrants, gentry, thieves, and pirates from all over the country have formed a stronghold to protect themselves, resisting food and taxes, and attacking and killing each other. It has long been a chaotic mess.

As long as our army can destroy Che Renzhong with thunderous force and capture the city, we can scare the pack of wolves. In the following days, if we recapture these local tycoons, we can also use those bandits who are not willing to be dispatched as targets for military training. At the same time,

Slowly encroach on the surrounding prefectures and counties until the day we have the strength to fight the Eight Banners Army to the death!"

After saying this, Chen Kai waved his arms subconsciously, as if this long process had passed in just one wave, and the next step was the moment of duel with the Eight Banners Army on the battlefield. Like Chen Kai, Zheng Chenggong was also extremely excited, and just

It seems that we have really seen hope.

However, the attack on Chaozhou is very different from previous military operations. Chaozhou City is hundreds of miles inland, unlike Haicheng County and Quanzhou City, which are close to the coastline. As long as the navy lands with troops, it can easily reach the city. This

Along the way, although there is the Hanjiang waterway, there are many bandits and local tyrants nearby, so it is easy to arouse the enemy. However, if we proceed step by step and delay, it will not achieve the effect of a surprise attack, and it will easily cause a collective backlash among the local people in Chaozhou.

After all, Chaoshan people are very famous for their group gatherings.

"This matter must be risky in the end. Moreover, there is only one chance. On the entire Nan'ao Island, only lower officials can do it. The chance of winning will be greater."

After discussing all night, the moon had gradually set, and the dawn was getting closer and closer. Zheng Chenggong personally sent Chen Kai away from the courtyard where he lived, and Chen Kai also saluted and left. Just walking in

On the way home, Chen Kai's fists were secretly clenched, and his eyes were so deep and soul-stirring.
Chapter completed!