"Cao Conglong, whose pseudonym is Yunlin, is the minister of the Ministry of War appointed by Lu Jianguo Dynasty. His status is similar to that of Zhang Huangyan..."

The name touched his memory, and when he recalled his identity and past, what impressed Chen Kai the most was that Lu Ruoteng had mentioned it to him before. He seemed to be one of the six sons of several overseas societies. The other five were Xu Fuyuan, Lu Ruoteng, Shen Quanqi, and Zhang Huangyan. As well as Chen Shijing, Chen Kai, Lu Ruoteng and Shen Quanqi have always been close friends. Zhang Huangyan has also been close to him for a long time, but he has no chance to meet. Xu Fuyuan, Chen Shijing and Cao Conglong have the impression that he and Zheng Xiyuan came to send congratulatory gifts when they got married. The rest are just remembered. Nothing to worry about.

This person is not too well-known, but Chen Kai vaguely remembers that when Lu Jianguo was forced to go south to attach to Zheng Chenggong, this person was among the officials who accompanied him. Over the past few years, aside from the generals, , among the civil servants, it seems that Zhang Huangyan is still serving as the supervisor of Zhang Mingzhen's command, while the others are mostly accompanying Lu Supervisor in Kinmen, including even Zheng Chenggong's guest minister named Wang Zhongxiao.

In total, it has only been three years since Zheng Chenggong actually appointed Cao Conglong as the inspector of Guangdong to assist Chen Kai on the ground in Guangdong. In this way, this person has already turned to Zheng Chenggong and gained a certain amount of trust.

After thinking about it, Chen Kai still couldn't remember what kind of figure this person was in history. He seemed to have a vague impression. Regarding Zheng Chenggong's death, it didn't seem to be too glorious, but he couldn't think of anything else. Can't get up.

There is a saying that if you don’t decide on internal affairs, ask Baidu, and if you don’t decide on foreign affairs, ask Google. You don’t have these two heaven-defying artifacts, but people still have them. So, Chen Kai turned around and turned to Wang Jiang who was at the desk and asked: " Uncle Chang, do you have any impression of Cao Yunlin?"

Wang Yi, who Wang Jiang followed back then, was also the leader of the civil servants in eastern Zhejiang outside Zhoushan in the Lu Supervisor Dynasty. Chen Kai remembered that when chatting with Wang Jiang earlier, they talked about Huang Zongxi, Feng Jingdi, Zhang Huangyan, etc. Li Changxiang, Zhang Mengxi, Hua Xia, Dong Zhining, and so on, the figures in eastern Zhejiang and the figures in the Lu Supervisory Dynasty are all treasures. Many of them are actually known to him, and some are from Wang Yi's visit in the past. When I talked to him after returning, the two of them had always been inseparable, and Meng was inseparable. Compared with the relationship between Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong in recent years, they were closer, so they should have some impression.

Turning his eyes to the person, Wang Jiang raised his head, seeming to be recalling, seeming to be puzzled, but he quickly made a reply: "Jingcheng, I have never seen this person, but Wanxun has mentioned it before. Remember, It seems that he once served in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and led troops, but he was not very able to control the generals below. On the contrary, he has a very good relationship with Zhang Cangshui. As for the other things, I can't remember them at the moment."

This answer is not very good, but after all, Wang Jiang's main job back then was to be responsible for the logistics of the Ming Army in Dalan Mountain. It is not easy to know so much.

"Perhaps, you can write to Lu Ruoteng, Shen Quanqi and the others to read it. However, since they are all figures from several overseas companies, they probably have the same interests, so they won't have much useful information."

The key to politics is to win people. After gaining control of Guangdong, even if most of western Guangdong is still missing, there will be a lot more things that can be done with Guangzhou in hand. And if you want to do things, you must first do it It is necessary to control the overall situation in terms of personnel and ensure that key positions are controlled by trusted subordinates who can handle the situation with ease, or are managed by people who are capable and will not neglect public affairs for personal gain. Only in this way can the execution of government orders be better ensured.

Not long after Li Dingguo left, Chen Kai hurriedly held an internal meeting of the Guangdong Branch of the Zheng Group, and then summoned all the Bailihou in Guangzhou to encourage him, so that the following spirit could be effectively implemented.

Implementation. A foundation has been laid in the early stage. The establishment of the Chief Envoy Si Yamen on Wang Jiang's side has been basically completed. The remaining things are to be carried out step by step. But at this time, Zheng Chenggong stuffed someone into Guangdong.

Although the two of them had a tacit understanding of being from Cyprus, Chen Kai was not familiar with this person, so there was always unavoidable concern.

"When Cao Yunlin comes, let's take a look. If he behaves properly, keep him; if he messes around, let him go!"

This was a worry caused by unfamiliarity, and it passed in his mind. He didn't pay too much attention to it, especially since the next thing was far more important than a senior executive sent by the head office.

That's it.

While convening the magistrates of various counties in Guangzhou to come to Guangzhou for a meeting, Chen Kai also sent invitations to merchants in Chaozhou and Qiongzhou who had long-term cooperation with the Ming army. These people had basically been working in the past few months.

I have joined the Guangdong Business Alliance and basically attend meetings as members.

Soon, with the news that Cao Conglong was about to take up the post of Chief Envoy of Guangdong, Wang Jiang also officially took up the post of Chief Envoy of Guangdong. As his immediate superior, Chen Kai personally assisted Wang Jiang in the Chief Envoy Si Yamen, and then

After returning to the Governor's Yamen for a short rest, we went to the south pier of the city to board the ship.

"Master, count the days, madam and young master, the young lady should be arriving soon."

"Well, I'll come back as soon as possible after the meeting."

The housekeeper who came from Zheng Hongkui's house when they got married was there to give a warning. A pair of eyes secretly peeked at Chen Kai's expression. His voice was very low, with a fluctuating tone, and his words were tentative, as if he was afraid of arousing Chen Kai.

of displeasure.

Chen Kai saw this scene in front of his eyes, but he didn't make any sound. He expressed it calmly, but he felt guilty in his heart. In the past six months, Fujian and Guangdong have been the most powerful provinces, and they have set off another storm in one fell swoop.

His anti-Qing climax was a glorious sight. However, for his wife and his two children, he really did a very poor job as a husband and father. In the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed before he managed to bring his wife to him.

The children were brought from Chaozhou.

"Workaholics, no wonder many of them don't get married."

With a sigh, people had already boarded the official ship, then set sail and sailed down. The scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait flashed by constantly, and soon they arrived at Hong Kong Island.

The liveliness on the island did not decline because the Ming army regained Guangdong. On the contrary, the merchants who were accustomed to trading here have become accustomed to it, and the local merchants in Guangdong who were originally blocked inland by the Qing army came to trade one after another.

, but it seemed a lot busier.

Jiang Mei'ao, Nie Yiniang, and other officials in charge of administration, litigation, payment, etc. were already waiting on the pier. Naturally, Cai Cheng was also indispensable here, but he was low-key, standing beside the generals and officials.

Just behind.

After getting off the boat, he didn't talk much and went straight to the government office. Once there, Chen Kai summoned everyone to listen to the recent reports. Speaking of which, there wasn't much new. The land and water defense was just the same thing.

One point is that some generals from western Guangdong came to do maritime trade and refused to pay their royalties. On this point, Chen Kai only had one instruction for this, which was to let those guys send people to China whether or how much to pay.

Zuo Suo went to talk to Zheng Chenggong, but he didn't care about it, and there was no need to overstep his authority. As for the money that was not handed over before the talks were over, it would be confiscated, so there was no need to coddle them.

Unity is not about retreating and forbearing. Doing so will only make people feel easy to bully, and it will become even more severe. It is also a disguised humiliation for those who abide by the rules. As for the so-called friendly forces, there was internal strife among friendly forces during the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Yes, Chen Kai's principle is very simple. When you come to Lao Tzu's territory, you must abide by Lao Tzu's rules, otherwise you just don't come at all. You won't have time to entertain the reserve team of internal strife.

There were only so many things Jiang Mei'ao had to report. Nie Yiniang was in charge of land defense, so there was actually nothing to talk about. But before Chen Kai could pass her over, she was the first to mention the recovery of Guangdong and Hong Kong's land invasion.

Regarding the fact that the probability of the threat of attack has dropped significantly, Chen Kai was asked whether it was necessary to reduce the number of troops defending the island.

There is a saying that Han Xin orders troops, the more the better. Although there are many generals in the world like Han Bingxian, it doesn't matter how many soldiers and horses he controls, but generals always want to have more and more soldiers under their command. There is no way there is too much. This

After saying these words, Nie Yiniang immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Looking with interest at the female general in front of him who dressed up like a man, Chen Kai smiled and then said: "There are not many two battalions. Lieutenant General Nie does not need to worry about military supplies."

Tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Guangzhou and Shaozhou. Guangdong has just been recovered. Tax reductions and exemptions are indispensable to restore people's livelihood. What's more, there is a food shortage in Fujian. Chen Kai even has to buy food from Annan, which shows that he is stretched. In terms of money and food, basically everything is

When transporting goods from other prefectures and counties, Hong Kong is the most important transit point, and Nie Niang naturally knows it best. The profound meaning here lies in this.

Rejecting Nie Yiniang's proposal, Chen Kai appeased Nie Yiniang. At the same time, he also talked to Jiang Mei'ao, asking them to continue to stay in Hong Kong as long as they could ensure local security and ensure the Navy's sea control at the Pearl River Estuary, and cooperate with the plan.

The collection of wages is enough. Chen Kai can take care of other matters and lead the troops with peace of mind.

After the words came out of his mouth, the second general stood up and responded. Chen Kai knew that the burden on his shoulders was never light. He wanted to save the province, but it was not here. What's more, Chen Kai believed more than saving money.

Open source is the way to go. After all, anything that can be solved with money is no big deal, and money is earned, not saved.

This time, Chen Kai came to Hong Kong just to make money. Therefore, those civil servants who were more concerned about the status of Hong Kong Special Economic Zone were immediately ignored by Chen Kai. After talking with Cai Cheng, the latter said that the personnel had already

We are all here, and we are just waiting for the meeting date to come, and then we can directly hold the meeting. The meeting date is set for tomorrow.

The day passed by in a hurry, and quite a few people came to visit, from Chaozhou, Qiongzhou, Huizhou, Guangzhou, and even Chinese businessmen from Nanyang. However, the first meeting will be held tomorrow, and Chen Kai will have to discuss relevant matters.

After re-adjusting and memorizing the content, I pushed it all to a few days later.

The next day, the meeting officially started, and the chosen location was Honghua Pavilion. It had been built for some time, but it had been idle. On the island, there were rumors about Chen Kai's extravagant spending of money. However, this theory

Not long after I came out, I saw Chen Kai performing a hat trick in Fujian and Guangdong, and everyone choked back. Even though it has been nearly a year since the hat trick started, Honghua Pavilion is also

Put into use for the first time.

On the huge door frame like a gate, a plaque with the three characters "Honghua Pavilion" written on it was placed across the wall, showing the name of this place in front of everyone without any hesitation.

"Where there is a will, things come true. If the cauldron sinks the boat, a hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to Chu."

On both sides of the door frame are door couplets. The wood is the same as the plaque, but the writing seems to be different. The venue is here. There were people who came to visit earlier, but there are also some who have just arrived, or

Those who knew this place didn't come over to take a look in advance. By now, the hour was approaching, and everyone rushed over, not daring to delay at all. But when they came here in person, they looked up and saw that one of them looked like a tall and strong man.

Wufu's merchant recited word for word, and his rough voice really took everyone back to the Battle of Julu, where the overlord of Western Chu defeated 400,000 Qin soldiers with 20,000 Chu troops.

"What a spirit."

A heartfelt sigh came out, and then, from somewhere, a whisper came from nowhere, "It seems that Chen Fujun's cousin is Jingcheng." When thinking of the word "thing", there is always a strange atmosphere.

"It seems that this is how Chen Fujun got his nickname."

Almost in a stunned moment, someone answered this sentence, and the voice just now echoed it immediately, lest others think that he didn't think so. Fortunately, no one paid attention to this, and soon,

Another person, with a deep voice, recited the second couplet on the other side of the door.

"If you work hard, God will not let you down. If you work hard and endure hardships, three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu."

The readers read the neatly contrasting second couplet word for word. Everyone thought of the current situation and recalled Chen Kai's preparations over the years, which seemed to correspond to the allusion quoted in the second couplet.

It seems ordinary and lacks any finely carved door, but it hides such a bold and ambitious spirit, which is really amazing.

After reading the last sentence, I was no longer in awe, but more in contemplation and sudden enlightenment, as I moved forward. The invitation was verified on the inside of the gate, and the merchants attending the meeting slowly walked in. Kapok trees stood side by side on both sides of the road.

, the bright red flowers seemed to dye the entire avenue red.

There was still some time before the meeting started, but everyone did not dare to linger on the road. They had no time to look at the scenery and appreciate the charm and artistic conception of the layout. They just followed the officials who guided them and walked inside.

This meeting was not held in the school grounds, but in the conference hall at the Red Flower Pavilion at the back of the school grounds. There, the seats had already been prepared. Everyone entered, and their names were posted on the backs of the chairs. They sat down directly.

We sat down until the moment when the meeting was about to begin, when an announcement was made, everyone stood up, and Chen Kai walked out of the second hall. Next to him was Cai Cheng, the boss of the Guangdong Trading Company.

In this scene, the background of Guangdong Trading Co., Ltd. was more straightforwardly displayed in front of everyone. After Cai Cheng followed Chen Kai out, he walked directly to the empty seat in the middle row of seats. This time the meeting was all about Guangdong Business.

The members of the alliance mainly come from Chaozhou Prefecture, which has been operated by the Ming Army for the longest time, followed by Qiongzhou Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture, which has many absolute supporters of Chen Kai. The areas are allocated according to their respective positions in Guangdong Province, and Cai Cheng is sitting there.

The part of Guangzhou Prefecture.

"I, the little man, respectfully welcome Mr. Fujun, and wish Mr. Fujun a long life."

After saying that, everyone was about to kneel down and salute, but Chen Kai stopped them with a polite excuse. Next, Chen Kai said that this was a business meeting, and he was just the planner, so there was no red tape here.

, you don’t need this, all you need is to speak freely, that’s all.

The relaxed atmosphere is a good start for a business meeting. However, the status of merchants is inferior to that of gentry and bureaucrats. As Chen Kai said, the inertia over the years still made them appear in a dilemma. Until Chen Kai ordered them to sit down.

That's when it comes to an end.

When everyone sat down, Chen Kai stood up, pressed his hands, indicating that everyone did not need to get up, and angrily announced the purpose of this meeting to everyone present: "Gentlemen, this is not

What kind of meeting is there to encourage donations? I am a businessman and I don’t like this. Let me make it clear that the people meeting here are all members of the Guangdong Business Alliance established by Chen Kai. They are all staunch supporters of Mr. Wang. We are here
Chapter completed!