As expected, the news came before dawn the next morning. It was said that the Qing army in the city had divided into two groups in order to surrender and defend the strategy. They had joined forces last night and made a big move. As a result, today, some of them surrendered.

The Ming faction took control of the west gate and invited the Ming army to enter the city to help suppress the attack.

This might be a trap, but after Chen Kai heard the news, he sent his elite troops led by Hao Shangjiu, and assisted by Shen Ming, the chief military officer of the former town, to attack Huizhou Fucheng.

Hao Shangjiu knew that Shen Ming was a subordinate of Zheng Hongkui, and Zheng Hongkui was Chen Kai's father-in-law, Lao Taishan. This man was naturally Chen Kai's direct subordinate. The two men led the troops and led the party into

Huizhou Fucheng then stormed each gate from the inside and let more Ming troops enter the city. The strength ratio of the Ming and Qing armies in the city quickly tilted. It didn't take long for the city to fall completely under the control of the Ming army.

After taking control of the city, Chen Kai did not enter the city. After completely calming down the chaos in the city, he transferred the troops of Ke Chenshu and Shen Ming out of the city, leaving only Hao Shangjiu's troops to guard the city.

This was a fulfillment of his original promise. For this, Hao Shangjiu was relieved and went out to the city to meet Chen Kai in person. The celebration banquet was of course held at the camp outside the city where Chen Kai was stationed. During the banquet, Hao Shangjiu would figure it out.

He told Chen Kai the situation in the city as if it were a joke.

It turns out that the Jiangming sect and the Adherent sect in the city are not divided according to the units of the town. They are not one town or another sect. Whether it is Xin'an Town or Huizhou Town, there are generals and commanders who hold these two trends of thought. Guangzhou

After the news came, this kind of differentiation occurred, but the defenders still had an absolute advantage. After all, the strength of the Qing court was still there. When the Ming army came to the city, the power of the Ming faction began to expand, and the relationship between the two sides

The quarrels between the two towns continued to break out in the town and at the joint military meeting, and the same factions in the two towns were also secretly collaborating. Last night, a garrison general died of illness. As a result, it was rumored that he had been assassinated by the other faction, and both parties were in trouble.

A big fight.

"The officers in these two towns are quite interesting."

"The Fu army is in the west, the general is in the north, the sea is to the south, and Chaozhou is to the east. After the battle in Guangzhou, the green soldiers were frightened and they were thinking about how to survive."

"Yes, we have to live."

After laughing, he no longer took the matter seriously. After staying under the city for two days, the army began to retreat westward, back to the boundaries of Guangzhou Prefecture.

According to the agreement last year, Hao Shangjiu's troops occupy six counties in the west and north of Huizhou Prefecture, including Huizhou Fucheng - Guishan, Boluo, Heyuan, Longchuan, Changning, and Heping. The first four of these have already

In the hands of the Ming army, Hao Shangjiu had no spare power for the latter two, but now he can send troops to capture them.

Hao Shangjiu's troops occupied the western part of Huizhou, and the three counties of Changle, Xingning, and Chengxiang that were originally controlled were assigned to Zhang Jin. This handover had already begun after Hao Shangjiu captured Heyuan County, and Chen Kai transferred these three counties to Zhang Jin.

As well as Yong'an County in the central part of Huizhou Prefecture and Zhenping, Pingyuan and Dabu Counties in the northern part of Chaozhou Prefecture, the territory of seven counties in total was given to Zhang Jin, who led the army to defend northern Chaozhou and the northeastern area of ​​Huizhou Prefecture.

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The rest are the counties in the central and southern parts of Chaozhou Prefecture and Haifeng County in Huizhou Prefecture. Chen Kai appointed Zhongyong Hou Chen Bao as the chief military officer of Chaozhou, and changed the former deputy general of Chaozhou City Guards Association Hong Zheng as the chief military officer of Nan'ao Town.

The two have handed over defense, and the military defense layout of the entire eastern Guangdong region has been completely completed.

On the way back to the army, Chen Kai thought about Zheng Chenggong's recent letters, but always felt that something was missing. He thought carefully about it, and after thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly remembered that it was February now, and it seemed that this was the time in history that Zheng Chenggong changed his name to a middle school student.

Zuo Suo was Siming Prefecture, and six officials were set up to facilitate administration.

But now, Zheng Chenggong in Simingzhou has not mentioned it, nor the matter of the six officials, but supervision, camp supervision, discipline supervision, formation supervisors and salary supervisors have appeared in advance. Zheng Chenggong also established the Fujian Governor's Yamen to

All civil affairs were handed over to civilian officials.

This one and the other may seem unrelated to each other, but in fact they are just responses to the changes that have taken place in the war situation.

Not to mention the latter, as for the former, it was mainly because at that time Zheng Chenggong only had Haicheng County and the coastal islands including Zhongzuo, but the direction of the army was no longer limited to southern Fujian and eastern Guangdong. The army campaigned in Fujian and divided its forces in Guangzhou.

In eastern Zhejiang and southern Zhili, one Fujian governor's office is absolutely not enough. In order to strengthen control over the army, a more effective bureaucratic system must be established.

Having been in this era for many years, Chen Kai has also worked hard in the bureaucracy for many years, and has made great achievements in administration and military affairs. After thinking about it, he also felt that a more effective system is really needed to ensure that the organization

Strength and execution ability. However, now is not the time, because once some things are taken out, they will definitely scare too many people. Due to fear, these people will unite to eliminate fear, and Chen Kai has not yet done so at the same time.

The strength to face so many opponents.

"Now is not the time. No, I have a way to get more people to board my chariot willingly. There is no need to coerce and lure them all like I did with Hao Shangjiu."

With this thought in his mind, Chen Kai sat on the carriage, jolting, and the army entered the territory of Guangzhou Prefecture.

In the opposite direction, a group of cavalry is running eastward. Their destination is Haifeng County. When they get there, they can use the post station in Chaozhou Prefecture, and then go down step by step to recover Huizhou Prefecture City step by step. The Battle of Guangzhou is roughly

The news of the settlement was sent to Zheng Chenggong.

Huizhou Prefecture was recaptured, Lubu flew quickly, and the news spread rapidly in the place where the cavalry passed by. Zheng Chenggong had already returned to Fuzhou at this time, but it was the Zhongzuo Institute who got the news first. But at this time,

At the Zhongzuo Institute, not many people paid attention to this matter, because not only did Hong Xu come back, but he also came back with a knife.

An adultery case broke out in a military uniform manufacturing workshop. Rumors spread across the island, and even the workshop was paralyzed. During Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Fujian, Hong Xu was transferred to Fuzhou Prefecture to take charge, because the Min River was the hub of the Ming army and provided the army with food and pay.

It all depends on which river for transportation, so Zheng Chenggong must send the most trustworthy person to be in charge to ensure everything is safe.

Ever since the storm last year, Hong Xu has been very busy at work, often to the point of working all night long. Until recently, the war has calmed down slightly, and the main work of various prefectures and counties has changed from military conquest to pacification and relief. With those

Civil servants such as Lu Ruoteng and Ye Yiyun began to assume a greater role, and his work intensity was finally relieved.

However, it seemed that God did not intend to let him live in peace. As soon as the chaos in the Zhongzuo Institute broke out, Zheng Chenggong sent him over again as soon as he came back. And when Hong Xu came to the island, the first thing he did was to

The couple soaked the pig cage and took out the family of Feng Chengshi's cronies and beheaded them in public.

The news quickly spread throughout the island through conscious publicity. Immediately afterwards, Hong Xu posted a notice that anyone who committed adultery with the family members of military lieutenants and soldiers would be punished according to this rule. At the same time, he sent people to arrest several women with long tongues.

, on the pretext of falsely accusing someone of innocence and causing death or injury, he pulled out his tongue in public.

Originally, it would take a long time for such a turmoil to calm down. Little did you know that Hong Xu didn't intend to calm down when he came back. What he wanted to do was to maintain stability and deter anyone who was about to move with a knife.

The more messy it is, the more sharp the knife is to be used. He knows it best!

Hong Xu's harsh punishment quickly deterred the commotion on the island. Soon, as the turmoil quickly calmed down, Chen Qi also took a proactive approach to the matter in the military uniform manufacturing workshop.

"The military uniform manufacturing workshop has resumed production, and those who are interested can sign up. If you need to work at home, you can also pay a deposit, receive cloth and paper molds to cut at home, submit them for appraisal and receive processing fees; you can also purchase cloth from the workshop

, receive the paper model, submit it for appraisal, and after passing the appraisal, the payment for the cloth will be refunded, and the processing fee will be collected. Those who are interested can apply in front of the gate of the military uniform manufacturing workshop. Those with work experience will be given priority. The more you do, the more you get."

They organized manpower to beat the gongs and walk around the streets inside and outside the city to promote these two new ways of working. It was like a night watch, the propaganda men were beating the gongs and shouting hard. It was just that

Due to the affair and rape case, the reputation of the military uniform manufacturing workshop was not very good. No matter how hard they tried, no woman actually came out to ask questions, but there were still many whispers behind those doors.

By.

"It would be a good thing if I could work at home."

"Yes, the female tailors there can earn as much as a man if they work hard."

"I'm afraid that if I get involved with that workshop, my reputation will be ruined."

"Tch, it depends on whether you can keep your reputation or not. If anyone dares to gossip, go directly to Uncle Hong and have her tongue pulled out!"

"..."

Although it is hard work, the female tailors in the military uniform manufacturing workshop earn a lot of money. At least they earn much more than those who help people wash clothes, sew and mend, etc. Moreover, they are still in the Arms Bureau's business. From Chen Kai

When Feng Chengshi arrived, he was very strict about wages. It was rare for him to be deducted, and all he got was real silver and copper coins. Now, the only thing that is hindering him is that nasty thing.

Influence, few dare to act rashly.

Chen Qi responded. In Lin Zhengzhong's small courtyard, several men sat around the table. They talked about the matter in detail, praised Hong Xu's methods, and quickly turned to the current priority.

above.

"Jianjun didn't reply to our letter."

"There is no need to reply to us. That Supervisor Chen has only been with the army for a long time. Helping him like this will naturally help him to gain a foothold. We are not the ones who will benefit. Do you think you still need to write to us?"

Tang Quanyou saw it more clearly than others. Soon, female workers began to sign up at the military uniform manufacturing workshop. Some paid deposits to receive cloth and took it back to make, while others simply bought the cloth.

They took it back and made the paper molds and then sent them back to offset the price, and some simply came back to work directly. Gradually, the workshop's production capacity gradually recovered due to the wave of applications and rework.

With Hong Xu's stern gaze and the new working methods of the military uniform manufacturing workshop, the storm gradually subsided and everything returned to normal. Only Feng Chengshi seemed to be the only victim of this storm.

"Father, I have heard that the first people to go back to rework are the family members of the craftsmen from the Ordnance Bureau."

Feng Chengshi had already guessed this outcome when he returned home. Feng Xifan, on the other hand, seemed to be gnashing his teeth, as if he wanted to eat someone's flesh or sleep on someone's skin.

"How many pounds does Chen Qi have? Father knows best. This trick must have been taught by Chen Kai!"

At this point, there is no need to explain the meaning clearly. The father and son have already understood each other. At this time, Feng Xifan wanted to say something more, but Feng Chengshi shook his head, indicating that his son did not need to say anything more.

Let’s talk more. But the viciousness that flickered between his eyebrows from time to time really made people shudder.

Some are happy and some are sad. Those who lose power are naturally dissatisfied. But as the beneficiary of this situation, Chen Qi is exceptionally relaxed and happy.

I think back then, he was sent by Zheng Chenggong to the Ordnance Bureau to assist Chen Kai, who had begun to take charge of local affairs. At that time, Chen Kai was taking care of the Ordnance Bureau while also taking care of civil affairs, especially the Guangzhou Raiders and the Central-Left Defense Force.

During this period, the affairs here were basically left to him to handle. At most, he just took care of the general direction.

For him, although he was a little tired, he still had real power and was always high-spirited. Until Chen Kai disappeared and Feng Chengshi took over, Feng Shenjun never felt sorry for him and valued him very much.

However, Feng Chengshi only had the errands of the Ordnance Bureau, which had expanded to almost the size of today. At most, he could give some ideas to Zheng Chenggong, who was also at the Zhongzuo Institute. Here every day, he could no longer act on his own.

day.

Forbearance is necessary, because Chen Qi knows very well that his status in Zheng Chenggong's heart cannot be compared with Feng Chengshi. After all, his surname is Chen, but not Chen Kai. However, this does not mean that he will do nothing.

, now that Feng Chengshi has lost power, even if it is only temporary, he must seize the opportunity, and the greeting written to Chen Kai is not only a request for advice, but also a letter of submission.

"Reporting to the supervisor, the military uniform manufacturing workshop has already completed more than half of the rework. It is estimated that production will be basically restored within this month."

"Well, you have done a good job. Let's take the money and share it. Next, we must continue to work hard. If the mess there is restored, I will reward you heavily."

"Thank you, Governor, for your generous gift."

After dismissing his cronies who were still running for this purpose, Chen Qi sat in the official room, carefully calculating the output of military uniforms, and even more importantly, assessing the needs of the army.

"I'm afraid Fujian won't be able to keep up with the pace of military expansion for the time being, but Mr. Guo Xing probably won't act too hastily. Chen Fujun seems to have also mentioned the matter of military expansion. This is another deal. Hey, by the way, it's still
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