"Feng Chengshi, this is a good thing you did!"

When the General's Recruitment Hall in Zhongzuo Suo City received the news, he left the civil affairs affairs in advance to Lu Ruoteng's governor's Yamen who had not yet gathered enough personnel. Zheng Chenggong hurried back by boat.

A scandalous case in which someone was caught having an affair and was raped in bed caused a stir in the city, and everyone on the island knew about it. If it was just like this, Feng Chengshi did his best to comfort him, appease the emotions of the victim's family, and punish those people.

For the adulterous couple, the next day, only the countless male tailors were left to work in the military uniform manufacturing workshop, and even the women in charge at the grassroots level were nowhere to be seen.

"It's not that the slave family is just a pick. It's actually my mother-in-law who said that this military uniform production workshop has a bad reputation. People on the island say that this is where the women's camp is located, and that working in a trade union here will ruin your reputation."

Feng Chengshi could no longer hear similar words. No matter how hard he tried to explain and how he swore, this workshop, which was originally so popular, now not even a single female worker was willing to come, to the point where some

Onlookers have already spread rumors everywhere, saying that Feng Chengshi really plans to transfer the military prostitutes from the female camp to work to relieve a temporary emergency.

Doing this will only confirm the problem of the military uniform manufacturing workshop and turn the original individual case into an overall problem. Feng Chengshi is not a fool, and of course he will not commit such a fool. However, a woman regards honor as her life, so this

This was strongly advocated by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. He was also a Confucian scholar and knew this truth very well. Now he is completely trapped in it and cannot extricate himself.

Zheng Chenggong was able to endure, but he never had a good temper. He could execute defeated generals, cut off his uncle's head to show to the public, and even made the decision to kill his own son in history. Over the years, that is,

It took Chen Kai many years of hard work to gain enough trust from him, and he made seemingly unreasonable twists and turns within the scope of trust again and again, because he could always get greater benefits, so that he could continue to accumulate this trust.

At this moment, Zheng Chenggong was so angry that he started shouting at Feng Chengshi and pointed at Feng Chengshi's nose and called him by his name. This has never happened before. Even last year when the Ordnance Bureau drastically reduced production, Zheng Chenggong had no regard for this man who had contributed so much.

The staff mostly used a conciliatory attitude, rarely reprimanded, and at most they used Chen Kai's words to criticize. But this time, what he cared about was not the production capacity of the military uniform manufacturing workshop at all, because these things were the affairs of civilian officials.

All he needed to do was look at the results. The truth was that the adulterers were the female dependents of the military officers and the head of the workshop, and the family members of the frontline officers and the bureaucrats in the rear were committing adultery. When something like this happened, the officers and soldiers who were on the war field were called into question.

How to feel at ease!

"Students must try their best to eliminate the impact."

"How to get rid of it? You plan to bring in the captive female relatives who have been enslaved by the government to make up the number. You are not afraid of those people causing harm. I am also afraid that they will bury poisonous needles in their uniforms and harm the warriors in our army!"

Zheng Chenggong was furious, and even Chen Kai might not be able to persuade him. He scolded Feng Chengshi, and when the anger subsided a little, he asked Feng Chengshi to relinquish his duties at the Arms Bureau and fined him his salary.

I went home and thought about my mistakes behind closed doors. As for the work of the Ordnance Bureau, of course I couldn't let it go, so I left it to Feng Chengshi's deputy, Chief Superintendent Chen Qilai, for the time being.

After this turmoil, other departments of the Ordnance Bureau were not affected, which was already the biggest good thing among the bad things. However, the military uniform manufacturing workshop was originally able to prosper because Chen Kai relied on the fact that no training costs were required and

A large number of grass-roots female tailors with low wages, supplemented by a small number of pattern-making tailors with higher wages, were realized by relying on the production model of the garment manufacturing industry in later generations. Now, there are only tailors left there. Without the grass-roots tailors, the working methods are bound to change.

It will return to its original state, and the production capacity is already ruined.

Now, the Ming army has regained the entire province of Fujian and half of Guangdong. It is the time to expand the number of troops to strengthen local defense. Military uniforms are in short supply. At this time, something like this happened. The only thing that can be felt is that it was not two or three years earlier.

Months, otherwise the annual gifts before the first month will not be released, then it will be a real big deal.

The turmoil continued to ferment, especially as women are inherently gossip-producing and gossip-spreading creatures. Soon, before the adultery incident was completely settled, other rumors began to spread on the island about other people who worked in the military uniform manufacturing workshop or who had been there.

There are rumors about female workers who have worked there, and the situation is likely to get worse.

In the residential area near the Ordnance Bureau outside the city, it was still the small courtyard of the Lin family, but this time it was at night. Several middle-aged men who had just resigned from their jobs gathered together, saying they were having a drink together.

I wanted to relieve my fatigue, but when the food and drinks were served, no one moved their chopsticks. The whole room was silent, so depressing that it made people breathless.

I don't know how much time passed, but a man picked up the wine cup, tilted his neck, and drank it directly: "I heard that there was a woman in the east of the city who was forced to throw herself into a well by the rumors."

"Yes, I heard Mr. Shu say before that what is it called? People's words are terrible."

"Why."

They originally just wanted to use the fault of Feng Chengshi's crony to force Feng Chengshi to step down, and they vented their anger to ensure their interests. However, when things have developed to the point where they are now, it has become a big deal.

"What happened..."

"I'm not worried about the extent of this matter. Uncle Hong is back, and it's only a matter of time before things calm down. However, I'm afraid that Governor Chen may not be able to clean up this mess again until Mr. Guo's death.

Once the anger subsides, maybe the person named Feng will be reactivated."

"No way, don't you still want to join the army?"

"Guangdong has been recovered. Can I still join the army and come back?"

"..."

This is undoubtedly a more realistic problem. When their Ming army only had one government and a few counties, Chen Kai controlled one side in Guangdong. Now that the whole province of Fujian has been restored, Zheng Chenggong has to spend all his energy here.

Guangdong will definitely not be able to take into account the strategy of the Fujian region and the surrounding Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces. In addition, the political situation there is complicated, which makes Chen Kai's presence even more important.

The province was restored, and Fujian was generally still under the control of the Ming army, but undercurrents were surging, and this was just the tip of the iceberg. Soon, Chen Kai also received news from Fujian, including official documents and private letters from Zheng Chenggong, as well as from

As for others, there were also greetings from Chen Qi and several old subordinates from the Ordnance Bureau.

"It seems that I underestimated these guys at first."

Shaking his head, Chen Kai couldn't say anything else. To put it bluntly, that matter was caused by the intensification of the contradiction between the bureaucracy and the working class within the government-run military industry enterprise. If it had been Taiping, it would have been without Chen Kai.

Such a figure may not be able to make such a big noise, and the craftsmen don't dare to resist. Now, it is his welfare policy that has raised the psychological bottom line of these people, making them more aware of oppression.

A strong will to resist.

"Perhaps, it's not that simple. Bureaucratic autocracy is like a dam placed there, and any undercurrent is difficult to break through. But if the dam is loosened, it will be like Feng Chengshi changing his tune and starting to restore welfare benefits, which is a sign of weakness.

, which invisibly gives potential opponents a signal that the building is about to collapse due to lack of strength. As a result, if it is sustained, the dam will return to a state of stagnant water. If it cannot be sustained, it will be like now.

There may even be more serious consequences.”

Regarding Feng Chengshi, Chen Kai knew very well that from the moment Zheng Chenggong appointed him to take over his weapons bureau, there was bound to be a gap between the two. This was different from Ye Yiyun's situation. First of all, Ye Yiyun's Chaozhou

The prefect was originally made by Chen Kai with great efforts, and Ye Yiyun, although a little arrogant, is essentially a gentleman, otherwise he would not have a close relationship with an upright Confucian scholar like Chen Ding. As for Feng Chengshi

, I have met Chen Kai a few times, and he is not that ambitious and unscrupulous person, but if he can educate someone as troublesome as Feng Xifan, I am afraid that he may not be a good person.

Compared with these existences that may become opponents in the future, Chen Kai is more interested in the struggles of those craftsmen who have not stated it explicitly, but are still seen through by him. As a frustrated person within the system, borrowing power from outside is the best option.

What is indispensable. What interests Chen Kai is that the resistance of the craftsmen is not manifested in destroying machines, but in trying to replace the bureaucrats who make their lives difficult.

"By the way, the Ordnance Bureau is still a handicraft workshop. I almost forgot about this."

After laughing, Chen Kai thought carefully about the cause, process, and results of this incident, and predicted the possible further impact, and cursed secretly, "A bunch of idiots are messy, and they have ruined the reputation of women participating in industrialized production."

", but still wrote down his thoughts based on Chen Qi's greetings and advice.

"Since Feng Chengshi has used my method out of necessity, then the feud has been settled. In this case, then take care of those old subordinates who are not sensible, stabilize the basics, and free up time to work again.

Teach them how to operate to ensure the rights they deserve within a reasonable range."

The letter was transported to Hong Kong by speedboat and then forwarded from Hong Kong. It will now be forwarded back from there. How it will develop in the future will also be a matter of the future. There is no rush now. At this moment, Chen Kai has already

Returning with Hao Shangjiu's army, the two troops completed the encirclement of Huizhou Fucheng.

In the first month, after nearly half a month of rest and recuperation, Chen Kai also sent several generals to attack almost at the same time as Li Dingguo's army.

The war was like a devastation. Guangzhou fell into the hands of the Ming army, and the feudal soldiers and the Eight Banners Army who came to help were almost wiped out. Such a shock caused the green camps in surrounding counties to either flee upon hearing the wind, or to surrender. For example,

, Conghua, Longmen, Zengcheng, Dongguan and other counties without much effort.

On Hao Shangjiu's side, after all, he is not as famous as Li Dingguo or Chen Kai. He is also a former Green Camp commander who just turned around. Rebellious generals are always looked down upon, and those generals who were originally at similar levels are not willing to give him such a reputation in the future.

The former colleagues started to attack. Therefore, the attack started from Xingning and Changle, and Longchuan and Heyuan counties were expended with great effort. Even when they reached the Fucheng city of Huizhou, there was still no movement from the defenders.

On the other hand, the Boluo County town west of Huizhou Fucheng was captured by Chen Kai who came along the Dongjiang River.

The army surrounded Huizhou Fucheng and trapped the two green camps in Huizhou Town and Xin'an Town. Although the Ming army's strength advantage was not much greater and was scattered, the Qing army had already heard about Guangzhou.

The war in the city has long been frightening, so why would anyone dare to go out of the city to invite a fight?

In the main tent of the Chinese army, Chen Kai brought Ke Chenshu, Shen Ming, Li Jianjie, and the general soldiers, deputy generals, supervisors, and supervisors from the four towns who were not on duty. These people sat on the left side from Ke Chenshu down.

The seats, and the generals brought by Hao Shangjiu sat on the seats on the right side with him, and their loyal eyes gathered at Chen Kai who was at the head.

Hao Shangjiu and Li Jianjie had both hung out with Li Chengdong, and they were very familiar with each other. Chen Kai brought him here this time, which was to reassure Hao Shangjiu. He had just returned to the teacher a few days ago and sat down like this. In the following days, Hao Shangjiu

Shang Jiu always sat together with Ke Chenshu, Shen Ming and others. Until today, because all the generals gathered together and there were supervisors and supervisors present, it was back to the way it was before.

The generals saluted and took their seats. Chen Kai looked around, and without saying anything more, he directly said frankly: "We can put aside the matter of siege for the time being. When the red barbarian cannon is in place, there will be no suspense."

Okay. Today’s military meeting is about the official document that has just been sent to me by Guo Xing. You must have read it.”

The content of the official document was not sent to Chen Kai alone, but to Ke Chenshu, Shen Ming, Li Jianjie, the supervisor, and the supervisory camp. Chen Kai spoke bluntly, and the generals also nodded in response. Only

Hao Shangjiu seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Since the twelfth lunar month of the second year of Longwu, when Guo Xing raised his troops in Anping, our army has recovered one and a half of the enemy-occupied areas of the province. As the territory becomes larger, this rule will naturally have to be established. This time Guo Xing regulates the supervision of the town association and the camp

The titles of camp supervisors and formation supervisors are supplemented by supervisory disciplines, records of merits and crimes, and a separate pay department. This is how it is. Only when those supervisors and discipline officers arrive and cooperate well can we better ensure the implementation of military law and discipline."

"What Fu Jun said is that the last general has been taught a lesson."

The control area expanded rapidly in the second half of last year, and the generals were divided into various parts of the town. Zheng Chenggong decided to improve the military supervision system. According to the original system, supervision was set up at the town and associate levels, and supervision camps were set up at the battalion level. That's it.

As for the food and salary, it is all the responsibility of the relevant staff in Zheng Chenggong's court. The supervisory team is basically handled by the personal troops of the generals of each town, association, and battalion.

It's different now. According to the new system, supervision and camp supervision are still the same as before, but a new formation supervisor has been set up to directly manage the battle team. When going into battle, he will be awarded an iron pole and a red flag, with the inscription "Those who do not respond to orders in front of the army will be killed, and those who shrink from the battle will be executed."

", below the rank of deputy general, they will be killed first and then reported. The grain stations will also be distributed to each town, but they will be handled by a special pay department that is independent of the military town, and will accompany the army in the battle together with the supervisor responsible for recording merits and crimes.

Chen Kai read the official document and understood the general meaning. These supervisors, camp supervisors, formation supervisors, discipline supervisors, pay departments, etc. are roughly the brigade, regiment political commissar, team supervisor captain, military judge and quartermaster in later generations. In addition, Zheng Chenggong also appointed Weng Tianyou, the governor of the transportation, as the prime minister to supervise the camp, and Zheng De, the commander, and Chen Xun, the former chief soldier of Zhengbing Town, as the left and right assistant superintendents, directly under the command of the generals, thus forming a set of automatic Top-down military supervision and military legal system.

In Guangdong, according to Zheng Chenggong's official document, these supervisors and camp supervisors are first responsible to Chen Kai, and then to the Prime Minister's Supervisor Camp. Chen Kai's dispatch in recruiting generals has also been changed to the Guangdong General System, with full power. Responsible for the military and political affairs of the Zheng Group in Guangdong.

The generals, who had been under Zheng Chenggong for a long time, naturally understood and immediately agreed in unison. Hao Shangjiu, on the other hand, was a little slow, but did not raise any objections.

After the meeting, Chen Kai left Hao Shangjiu behind and explained to him Zheng Chenggong's intention. As the first senior officer to lead a large number of Green Camp rebels, he still had to buy horse bones for thousands of dollars, so there was no need to worry about what those people would do to him. As for him, as long as he obeys, glory and wealth are indispensable, so he thought it was comforting.

In fact, there was no such thing in the initial agreement between Chen Kai and Hao Shangjiu. But now the situation is different. It is Zheng Chenggong who wants to improve the system, and has also sent additional supervision, supervisory battalion and other personnel to Hao Shangjiu's department, who has rebelled. Hao Shangjiu must be dissatisfied with this. However, the current situation is stronger than others. The Zheng Group's strength has skyrocketed. He is sandwiched between Chaozhou and Guangzhou and cannot move. In addition, it has been determined earlier that In the future, he started working with Chen Kai and rebelled too many times. Hao Shangjiu himself probably felt that even if he changed his family again, no one would be willing to believe him, so he could only hold his nose and admit it.

Chen Kai knew this very well, but did not say it explicitly. It was enough to comfort Li Jianjie, who was about to take on greater responsibilities in the new round of military expansion, as an example.
Chapter completed!