"It just so happened that I had just arrived, and I actually achieved success."

"Yes, it seems that God is not happy to see us wasting time on the road."

They smiled at each other and walked hand in hand. Everything on Nan'ao Island remained as before, except that Chen Bao, who had been guarding here since Zheng Zhilong took over the Fujian General Army, was transferred to Chaozhou by Chen Kai. Speaking of which, it was because of the recapture of Guangzhou

, Chen Kai’s focus will be adjusted next, and Chaozhou is out of reach. Zhang Jin, who was originally responsible for the defense of northern Chaozhou, has to take care of Chengxiang, Xingning, Changle and other counties, while Hong Xishan and Hong Zheng guard Chaozhou.

, Guo Tai, Yu Kuan, no one of the four generals can surpass the others in terms of qualifications. Since the management here must be unified to avoid mutual blame, then generals who are more able to convince the masses are needed to shoulder the important tasks.

"Marquis Zhongyong has an upright temperament, but he has been in Nan'ao for many years and has rich experience. He will definitely be qualified for the job."

Zheng Chenggong said this, which can be regarded as an endorsement of Chen Kai's good opinions. However, even without this endorsement, Chen Kai believed that with Zheng Chenggong's temperament, he would probably directly appoint Chen Bao to be in charge of Chaozhou's defense, because Chaozhou is where they are.

The area controlled by the Zhi Ming Army for the longest time was also the most important grain-producing area of ​​the Zheng Group. Since Chen Kai could no longer take care of both, he had to leave a most trustworthy confidant to guard it.

Zheng Chenggong arrived half a day earlier than Chen Kai. He originally thought he would have to wait a little longer, but he didn't expect that Chen Kai would arrive soon. The defense on the island and the coastal patrol at the border between Fujian and Guangdong were all staffed by the newly appointed South Australia Commander-in-Chief Hong Zheng.

The person in charge is a former general of Zheng Chenggong and has rich experience, which makes him more reassuring here.

As Zheng Chenggong's carriage returned to the military camp where it was temporarily stationed, the discussions were all major, and naturally it was not easy for anyone to hear. After waving away the others, Zheng Chenggong took out a letter and handed it into Chen Kai's hand.

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"Jingcheng, this is what the shepherd asked me to pass on to you."

Since Qian Qianyi had written to him, it was impossible not to write to Zheng Chenggong. It is estimated that the content was not much different, but the emphasis would be different.

"I have become a little friend. I believe you..."

Opening the envelope without identifying the sender, he unfolded the letter. Between the lines, there were many praises for Chen Kai's feat of first helping Zheng Chenggong to regain Fujian last year, and then teaming up with Li Dingguo to regain Guangdong. Qian Qianyi heard from Chen Kai the good news that the two provinces had been recovered one after another.

, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep for two days, and my mind was filled with the beautiful vision of the Ming army joining hands to march north to regain Jiangxi, Zhejiang and even southern Zhili. After the vision, Qian Qianyi even talked about some of his thoughts on the current situation.

Imagine that in Chen Kai's grand plan to unite Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo's armies to move north together, Chen Kai seems to have seen the way he was dazzled by victory at the beginning of Guangzhou's recovery.

"...I have contacted the righteous people from all over the country. When the king's army goes north, we will respond in large numbers to wipe out the evil in Han Dynasty!"

Qian Qianyi's words in the letter were very impassioned. After reading the letter, at the end, there is still no name or surname. Thinking about it carefully, this is in line with the old gentleman's style, but it is also this style.

In fact, Chen Kai didn't dare to have any confidence in the "benevolent and righteous people" he called them.

"The shepherd's plan is still so grand."

Smiling and sighing, Chen Kai didn't say anything else. The two Ming armies marched together and finally met in Nanjing. It seemed to be a little more reliable than the three armies of Liuping, and the most reliable thing was that these two armies

There is a man in the middle who can provide support and coordination. However, this plan is no better than last year, when Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong worked in Fujian for a year, then broke out, and then launched it to Guangdong after the maximum profit period.

investments, rather than simultaneously.

It is easy for Qian Qianyi to say it, but it is almost impossible to complete the task without a radio, especially for Chen Kai who is actually responsible for liaison and coordination work, especially for Chen Kai who is doing such work thousands of miles away.

The criticism ends here. After all, Qian Qianyi is still Zheng Chenggong’s teacher. He will always give corresponding face to Nanming Yu Zecheng. This is also an affirmation and praise for the martyrs lurking behind enemy lines. I have been chatting about this letter.

In two sentences, Zheng Chenggong also mentioned the letter written by Qian Qianyi to him. The general meaning was the same, but there were some more hints that he was trying to instigate a rebellion against the general of the Qing army in Zhejiang. He did not explicitly say who the target of the rebellion was, but

After all, I guess they were the Qing generals who held military power.

"Tian Xiong? Zhang Jie?"

Zheng Chenggong also thought it was funny when he said this. No one else mentioned it, they just said that these two men did hold heavy troops and controlled key points. But the problem was that it was these two men who were killed by Chen Kai in the center and left.

A group of Huang Degong's subordinates, including Ma Degong, took Emperor Hongguang to the Manchus and sold them at a good price. Even the emperor of Nanming was resold by them. How could these people dare to come back anyway?

Aren’t you afraid of being liquidated in the future?

"It's useless to guess. Regarding this matter, Damu, I think we still have to let the herdsman play freely. To the extent that the old man can play his role, we will follow up. We can't expect too much."

"That's true. Moreover, Fujian at this stage cannot support the war. The first thing is to try to restore local people's livelihood."

Regarding this matter, Chen Kai had already mentioned the purchase of grain from Annan on the carriage back. Zheng Chenggong breathed a sigh of relief, and the two of them stopped talking about these things that were getting better.

"By the way, Omu, what was the name of the person who sent the letter this time?"

"Huang Zongxi, Yao Jiang and Huang Xiaozi, have you never heard of them?"

"I've heard of it, it's like thunder."

Of course I have heard of it. Chen Kai not only heard Wang Jiang mention this anti-Qing figure in eastern Zhejiang, but also heard of the famous "Huang Zongxi's Law" in later generations. However, the great scholar in the late Ming Dynasty is still

Instead of calming down to write an article, he took advantage of his internal martial arts skills to spread the anti-Qing affairs. He not only contacted other anti-Qing people, accompanied Feng Jingdi to Japan to beg for teachers, but also dared to go and rob people.

He was also a legendary figure in contemporary Zhejiang.

Huang Zongxi and Qian Qianyi were old friends and teammates who lurked in the same trench. Chen Kai connected the two people, but something suddenly came to his mind.

Earlier when I was in Chaozhou, I heard Wang Jiang mention the Dalan Mountain Ming Army who once closed the cities in eastern Zhejiang during the day, and the petty officials did not dare to go to the countryside to supervise education. The commander of the Dalan Mountain Ming Army was Wang Jiang.

Wang Yi, who had assisted him in the Lu Supervisor State, served as the left minister of the Ministry of War and the left deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and managed the military affairs of Zhejiang Province. Wang Yi not only interacted with Wang Jiang, Feng Jingdi and Ningbo Six Kuangsheng

He made good friends with others and had a close relationship with Huang Zongxi, and even married his children. Wang Yi's predecessor in the official post of Zhizhe Economic Strategy was Chen Zilong, the third son of Yunjian, and Chen Zilong was Qian Qianyi's concubine.

, Hedong Jun Liu Rushi’s ex-boyfriend, the other of the two most important men in her life.

These two people, in a roundabout way, were linked to the official position of Zhejiang Economic Strategy. It had to be said that it was a kind of fate. Thinking about this, Chen Kai found it a bit interesting, but he also felt that he seemed to be too busy.

After too long, the mood of life began to decline and became a bit boring. Without speaking out, we talked about other things.

"In the First World War in Guangdong, there were a few green battalions of Japanese soldiers. To put it bluntly, these guys are just useless. I can't trust them in Guangdong."

As Chen Kai pointed out, it goes without saying that Zheng Chenggong is already like a mirror in his mind. Guangdong is almost fully recovered, but the area controlled by the Zheng Group is only eastern Guangdong, and there is Li Dingguo in western Guangdong, and the western Guangdong Civil Service Group, and northern Guangdong.

Still under the control of the Qing army, even in eastern Guangdong, there is Hao Shangjiu sandwiched between Chaozhou and Guangzhou. He is indeed leaning towards Chen Kai, but he still has a certain degree of autonomy, which is not as good as

Not those generals brought out by Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Hongkui and Chen Kai.

The situation in Guangdong is still very complicated. In contrast, although Fujian is still facing an economic crisis, the political situation is very unified. The Zheng Group unified Fujian, civil servants and people, and the army garrisoned the places.

There is no mention of military power. Even the Qing army only occupied a small city and a few passes. It was just a corner of the country and would not affect the overall situation.

After Chen Kai finished speaking, Zheng Chenggong thought for a moment and agreed, saying that Chen Kai could transfer those green camp soldiers to Fujian in batches and he would be the one to do the resettlement. Then, seemingly inspired by this incident, Zheng Chenggong

Smiling, he told Chen Kai about another person.

"Feng Junrui, Jingcheng, do you remember?"

"How could you not remember?"

Hearing this name, like a conditioned reflex, Chen Kai immediately thought of the potential porn novelist and the fledgling works he had left in the center. Originally, Chen Kai also

Do you want to give that guy some inspiration? If you can use this to write a book such as "Young Agun", "Young Wife Bu Mu Butai", "Is the Wild Boar Skin a Thing in the Circle", maybe it can be done

He persuaded Li Yu to put his thoughts elsewhere. However, later, after learning the news that Feng Junrui was dead, Chen Kai put this busy self-entertainment behind him until Zheng Chenggong mentioned this person again.

"During the attack on Jianning Mansion, this person worked very hard."

It is necessary to work hard. Almost all Fujian officials in the Qing court have withdrawn, but the responsibility for losing Fujian still needs to be shouldered. As a result, Feng Junrui, who dared to sell Fuzhou to the Ming army, naturally became the first to bear the brunt. As a result,

The blame for the fall of a province has to be shouldered. If Feng Junrui still dares to be half-hearted, it is not in line with his usual strong desire to survive.

Precisely because of this person's excellent performance in Fuzhou Prefecture and Jianning Prefecture, Zheng Chenggong planned to train him, even if it was just a horse's bones, it would be a good thing. Chen Kai naturally had no objection to this. Moreover, even if he was a

Yes, Zheng Chenggong had already thought it through this time, and it was just a matter of informing him.

Next, Zheng Chenggong mentioned some things about the Ordnance Bureau, about personnel changes, about large production cuts, and even the dirty things in the military uniform manufacturing workshop. Then, he mentioned some recent changes, some good and some.

If it's not good, obviously we need to listen to Chen Kai's opinion.

"The situation at the Ordnance Bureau is like this at this stage. Chen Qi is still trying his best to maintain it. The suggestions you gave him are also very effective. The losses in military uniform production have been controlled, but the cost has also increased."

When it came to the matter of the Ordnance Bureau, Chen Kai didn't really intend to talk too much, but since Zheng Chenggong already knew that the new tricks of the military uniform manufacturing workshop were from Chen Kai, it would be unfair to continue to hide them.

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"What is supposed to come will always come."

Lifting his eyelids again, he met Zheng Chenggong's gaze full of hope. Chen Kai said confidently: "Today's Ordnance Bureau, according to the old method, continues to recruit craftsmen, and then increases production with the expansion of personnel.

This is one way. However, in my opinion, there is a better way."

"Hydraulic machinery?"

"That's right. The production capacity of hydraulic machinery is far greater than that of manpower. Damu should also understand this. Since the establishment of Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau, I have invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources there. The basic accumulation has been completed.

Now, we can quickly expand production capacity by manufacturing hydraulic machinery."

"I've thought about this too, I'm afraid it will have to be relocated again."

Last year, the Ordnance Bureau drastically reduced production. As a result, the Manufacturing Bureau, which had only a fraction of the number of craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau, took over the task and completed it. Although it was not necessarily perfect, many of the weapons were transferred from Yingtou in eastern Guangdong.

In the past, the production efficiency of the manufacturing bureau has also been shown to the eyes of caring people including Zheng Chenggong. This time, Zheng Chenggong obviously had plans in advance, and he hoped to learn more from professionals like Chen Kai.

Get more professional answers.

"It is indeed necessary to relocate, but of course it does not have to be relocated."

"oh?"

This answer made Zheng Chenggong confused, but it soon became clear that even if the location was not changed, it would just stay within the Zhongzuo Institute, but it would also have to be moved to a nearby place. At least the Ordnance Bureau was now

The location is definitely not enough to see.

"Then let's move directly. Since we have to move, we should choose the safest way to do it."

Whether Zheng Chenggong understood what he was referring to, Chen Kai was not sure. However, since the relocation had been decided, Chen Kai continued: "Hydraulic machinery, as the name suggests, must be located in a location rich in water resources to be able to operate more efficiently."

For this purpose, there are many suitable rivers in Fujian, including Jiulong River in Zhangzhou Prefecture, Lanxi River in Quanzhou Prefecture, and Mulan River in Xinghua Prefecture, which can all be considered. But in my opinion

, it is better to build a hydraulic workshop directly along the Min River. In addition to utilizing water resources, the more important thing is that raw materials can be quickly transported through various upstream rivers of the Min River. Fuzhou is not only the provincial capital, but also an emerging city.

It’s a sea trade base for development. It’s easier to show off there than Zhongzuo Suo.”

Since its establishment, the Zheng Group has been operating as a center of maritime trade for many years. The reason for this is ultimately related to the fact that Zheng Zhilong was in power at that time, but the military power of the Ming Dynasty in Fujian was still stable. Therefore,

As the core sea trade center, it can only be placed on the island to weaken the influence of the Ming court on it. As Zheng Zhilong's power in Fujian officialdom grew, he began to think about transferring the sea trade center to Anping.

However, firstly, the time was short, and secondly, the geographical location of Anping was actually inferior to that of Zhongzuo. In the end, it did not produce any actual results.

However, time has changed, and the behemoth Ming Dynasty has only one flag left to unite various forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Fujian was recovered by the Zheng Group single-handedly, and all the power is in its hands. Now

It seems that it is actually mature to transfer the sea trade center to Fuzhou, which is more advantageous.

However, Zheng Chenggong seemed very hesitant about this, and Chen Kai could understand the hesitation. Later, after Zheng Chenggong said, "More consideration is needed," the two of them stopped mentioning the matter.

They talked for a long time, one after another, and then exchanged some views on the current situation. They were basically the same - the Ming army made efforts to regain the territory of the two provinces in the second half of last year, but in fact its strength had been exhausted.

It's over, at least it won't be enough to carry out large-scale conquests in the short term. The current focus of work is to restore local people's livelihood and lay a more solid foundation. If there is an opportunity, we will naturally continue to work hard, but we must always do what we can.

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Like Fujian, people's livelihood in Guangdong may be better, especially in eastern Guangdong, but the political situation in Guangdong is relatively complicated. If you want to start from Guangdong and use the surrounding provinces as a breakthrough point, you may still be attacked at this stage.

The possibility of being held back. The two directions that the two are responsible for each have their own troubles, and they just need to continue to work hard.

"Damu, this time, I am bound to win against the governor of Guangdong."

"I'm afraid a governor will wrong you."

"Official positions are like a cloud to me. You know this. The key lies in whether we can firmly hold the power of Guangdong in our hands, rather than the title of a high-ranking official." At this point, Chen Kai looked at him.
Chapter completed!