"How many clubs?"

Of course Feng Chengshi had heard of this organization. In the late Ming Dynasty, party disputes were frequent. There were gentry associations in local areas, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Some expressed their ambitions in poetry, and some commented on state affairs. They also directly interfered with local and political affairs like Fushe. The organization of the central administration is, to say the least, like a bunch of demons. Under such a situation, several societies came into being, with the banner of respecting the ancients and restoring ancient ways, "the unique knowledge has been revived, and the meaning of the gods has been understood." It has great influence in Songjiang.

Among the six sons of Jishe, Chen Zilong and Xia Yunyi died for their country, which undoubtedly gave Jishe a better reputation. Xu Fuyuan went into exile in Fujian and rebuilt Jishe in Zhongzuo. At that time, he absorbed Lu Ruoteng, Shen Quanqi, Zhang Huangyan, Cao Conglong and Chen Shijing are also known as the six sons of Houjishe.

Feng Chengshi had heard about this matter, but as a close aide of Zheng Chenggong, it was inconvenient for him to have any interactions with him even if he yearned for him. Among them, Lu Ruoteng and Shen Quanqi were fine, but the key was Zhang Huangyan. Cao Conglong, Xu Fuyuan and Chen Shijing were all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and had served in the Lu Supervisory Dynasty.

When Tang and Lu fought for power, the Zheng family stood at the head of Tang Fan and were at odds with Lu Fan. There were many conflicts between the two sides. Even now, Zheng Chenggong would never let Lu Fan become bigger again, even if he had to use Zhang Mingzhen He and Zhang Huangyan entered the Yangtze River three times, and they were very strict about food and wages, and later sent Chen Hui north to compete for dominance, which is evident from this.

Even when Feng Xifan was suspicious of these people before, he never lacked worries about this aspect, and the same was true for Feng Chengshi. However, after hearing about these societies, especially Xu Fuyuan's plan to attract Shen Guangwen and others to join the society, , but he just smiled, and then smiled and shook his head, secretly thinking that he had been troubled before.

"Father, don't forget that Chen Zilong was appointed by King Lu back then!"

Unlike Wang Jiang's old friend Wang Yi, who based his Zhizhe economic strategy on the Ming and rebel armies of Siming Mountain and Tiantai Mountain, Chen Zilong, when he accepted the appointment of Zhizhe economic strategy from the Lu Jianguo Dynasty, first relied on Taihu Wu The Yi Suo rebel army later instigated a rebellion against the Songjiang Admiral Wu Shengzhao of the Qing Dynasty as an aggressive strategy. Although compared with Wang Yi and Chen Zilong's two strategies, both of them ended in failure. It was not as good as the Dalan Mountain Ming Army, which at least once tormented the two prefectures of Ning and Shao. An Ning, but Chen Zilong's official position is the same as the former, and he was appointed by Lu Jianguo.

Feng Xifan's words were nothing more than to equate Jishe with Lu Jianguo Dynasty. Feng Chengshi didn't take it seriously, because he knew those society organizations far better than his son, and he understood the innermost feelings of many people who resisted the Qing Dynasty better. Thoughts everywhere.

"Xu Fuyuan was once an envoy appointed by the late emperor, and Cao Conglong is now also an envoy to Guangdong appointed by his surname, not to mention Lu Ruoteng and Shen Quanqi. A few communities are nothing to be afraid of."

Tang and Lu fought for power, but when Emperor Longwu died and Lu Jianguo was invited by Zheng Cai to cause trouble in Fujian, figures such as Liu Zhongzao, a scholar in the cabinet of the Longwu Dynasty, also raised troops to respond. Tang Fan and Lu Fan responded to many resistance to the Qing Dynasty For people, it is not important. What is important is the inheritance of clothing and culture, which has been inherited for thousands of years. They are absolutely unwilling to watch it be ruined.

Feng Chengshi himself was such a person. When he took his son to defect to Zheng Chenggong, he also had the same thoughts. Compared with Feng Xifan, he understood the thoughts of these scholars better. What's more, Xu Fuyuan, the founder of several societies today, also accepted The official position of Zuo Deputy Imperial Envoy of the Imperial Court of the Yongli Dynasty had no reason to plan anything for the Lu vassal.

"Let's leave this matter at this for now. At this stage, we still need to focus on building a good relationship with the eldest son, and let other things go first. Don't abandon the fundamentals and chase the inferiors."

"What father taught you is that the child understands."

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"It's really terrible."

The data on the output of indigo and its sales to Guangdong were sent back via flying pigeons. After receiving the news, Chen Kai casually forwarded it to the Guangdong Business Alliance. After the official office was restored to his sole status,

Finally, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Confucian scholar-bureaucrats without systematic training are really troublesome."

Shaking his head, Chen Kai couldn't help but laugh at himself. The Confucian classics did not teach these people how to work in hiding. Those guys had not been exposed to this in the past few decades, so it was normal for them not to understand.

As the founder of the Tiandihui, when he recruited Lu Ruoteng and Shen Quanqi into the association, he also neglected to treat these two people because he needed to take advantage of the opportunity of the Battle of Zhaoqing to regain Qiongzhou, as well as the subsequent large number of military and political affairs on the Guangdong battlefield.

training work. It can be said that compared to those members who were sent to Jiangxi and Nangan to lurk, Chen Kai really didn't spend much thought on these two people, and he didn't expect that they would bring the situation to its current situation.

Now, the news about Lan Indigo has come back. Although there is no clear code, Chen Kai believes that it has been done according to his method. For now, it is enough, because there is not enough challenge within the Zheng Group as the second

For a guy with a high status, he should have enough time to make the necessary adjustments to Lotus Hall.

This is indeed a top priority for Chen Kai, not only to prevent bigger problems from breaking out, but also to take the opportunity to integrate and adjust the entire Tiandihui system and strive to play a greater role in the future.

After last year's war, both the Ming and Qing Dynasties are currently in a stage of adjustment. Just like Chen Kai's metaphor earlier, the two beasts looked at each other, licking their wounds, and when they had accumulated enough strength, they

Once again, they rushed forward to bite and fight. For the Ming army, Ming court, and even this nation, the only thing to be thankful for is that it is no longer completely one-sided, but in the future, there is also a hidden worry, maybe it will

It overturned all his efforts over the years.

"You still need to be strong when you are forging iron. You still need to continue to restore people's livelihood and raise your strength. If you don't accept it, just punch it in the face."

To others, Shunde's model may be just an alternative attempt by capable officials to quickly restore people's livelihood, but for Chen Kai, it is the prelude to a revolution.

There, the sericulture and silk industries invested by the Guangdong-Hai Business Alliance in Longjiang, Longshan and other places have entered a stage of healthy development. This moment came very quickly, much faster than normal, but it was not something

The problem is that due to the current situation, the supply of silk is in short supply. Anyone doing silk-related business in Guangdong is making money, and the Guangdong Business Alliance has occupied a dominant position by virtue of its advantages in funds, background, etc.

Mulberry planting, sericulture, silk reeling, weaving, printing and dyeing, embroidery, industrial chains are in full swing, and there is huge capital to connect them. In terms of sales, the Zheng Group's large orders, as well as Guangzhou and Hong Kong

With these two trade center cities on the Guangdong Sea in hand, and Shunde County is still within the period of tax reduction and exemption, the recovery of the industry is unimaginable.

Flying pigeons in Fujian carry messages, and indigo is not just a code, but also a real commercial message of raw material resources. Goods can be transported to Guangzhou and Qiongzhou by sea, or they can also be transported to Chaozhou via official roads. Unless it is not as convenient as sea transportation,

The official roads in Huizhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture are also being renovated, and many of them can be put into use again. Shipping them directly from Fujian is a relatively stable logistics method.

Recovery is the main theme in Fujian and Guangdong. However, the Ming army did not stop its momentum of expansion. In Guangxi, Wuzhou Prefecture had been captured by Li Dingguo early, and the army took advantage of the victory and went straight into the hinterland of Guangxi. It headed north to Guilin.

, Capture the provincial capital and the northern gateway, or go to Liuzhou and wait for the opportunity to serve as king. Li Dingguo had his own plan, and Chen Kai didn't know it very well. He just provided food and grass step by step for military use, that's all.

For Chen Kai, after all, Li Dingguo was only an ally formed in the past two years. He is a member of the Zheng Group, has a close relationship with Zheng Chenggong, and is also responsible for the Zheng Group's responsibilities in Guangdong. The two cannot be the same.

language.

Chen Kai introduced Shunde's rapid recovery to Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Chenggong also continued to write letters, mentioning the recovery of people's livelihood in Fujian, the sporadic wars in Shaowu Prefecture and Tingzhou Prefecture, and the fact that they had been stationed outside Xianxia Pass for several months.

A large army. If you can't meet face to face, you must try to communicate with your face. Only by communicating can you reduce the occurrence of misunderstandings and misjudgments. This is a tacit understanding between the two sides. Chen Kai was considering the next direction of military attack and wrote a letter to discuss with Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong also mentioned something, a war that Chen Kai had long anticipated.

"Damu, I really don't want to hold you back this time."

As Chen Kai thought about it, his vision penetrated the time of September, passed through eastern Guangdong, Fujian, and Shangbafu in Zhejiang, and landed directly on the more distant land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

From September of the eighth year of Yongli to September of the ninth year of Yongli, in this year, Fujian and Guangdong provinces were turned upside down. The changes were so fast that it was dazzling and jaw-dropping. During this period, as the partial force of the Zheng Group heading north,

, Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan entered the Yangtze River for the third time in the twelfth lunar month of the eighth year of Yongli Dynasty. It was also the last attempt of this year to meet the Ming army in the southwest.

This time, the Ming army penetrated deep into the Yangtze River and even reached Yanziji outside Nanjing. It can be said that since the fall of Nanjing, the Ming army has been closest to the Longxing land of the Ming Dynasty in these years. And in Nanjing

Zhujiazui in Shangyuan County burned Jiangxi's water ships, posing an actual threat to the safety of water transportation on which the Qing government relied for its livelihood.

However, their long-awaited Southwest Ming Army still did not wait. Sun Kewang's ambition to usurp the throne, Liu Wenxiu's procrastination and precautions, and internal disputes led to the failure of the Three Catapults in the eighth year of Yongli. For these, Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan were

Unknown to everyone, after they were driven out of the Yangtze River by the Qing army, they did not return directly to Fujian, but continued to be stationed in Chongming, insisting on finishing this fishbone to the end.

Because Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan entered the Yangtze River three times, especially the last time they were close to Nanjing, even the earth-shaking changes in Fujian and Guangdong did not prevent the Qing court from feeling the shock.

In April of the ninth year of Yongli, not long after General Dingyuan and Prince Zheng Jidu led the army to Quzhou, the Qing government appointed the Han Army Flag Gushan'er Zhenshi Tingzhu as General Zhenhai and led the Eight Banners Army to station in Jingkou to strengthen the Yangtze River.

Jiangfang.

At the same time, Li Ripeng, the governor of Caojiang, also focused on strengthening the defense of the Yangtze River near Zhenjiang to ensure the smooth flow of water transportation between Nanjing and the north and south: he planted wooden piles near the water of Tanjiazhou in the Yangtze River outside Zhenjiang City, and weaved wooden rafts deep into the water and surrounded them with iron cables.

Cannons were placed on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River and Jinshan opposite Tanjiazhou to block the Ming army's westward march. New embankments and wooden bridges were built on the south bank from Zhenjiang to Lushan and on the north bank from Guazhou to Sanjiangkou to facilitate patrols by military troops.

.More orders were given to the four battalions of Lushan and Guazhou to guard, and to lead the sentry ship navy to conduct more patrols and defenses to prevent unexpected events.

Many arrangements were made to prevent Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan from entering the Yangtze River again and threatening the safety of Nanjing and the canal. These two places were the two biggest achievements Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan had achieved since they entered the Yangtze River three times.

However, the Ming army stationed in Chongming did not stop. On the third day of July, the Wusong Sea at the Yangtze River Estuary was very windy and the waves were high. Zhang Mingzhen led more than 700 ships to raid Wusong at night at the second watch.

At that time, Wusong had more than 200 warships built by the Qing government with a daily requirement of 1,000 people. It took five years to build more than 200 warships. The ships were "fully equipped with equipment, food and pay." The Qing government originally planned to go out on the fifth day of July to expel the Ming army from Chongming.

, but before they had a chance to do anything, they were all captured by the Ming army, and those that were not completed were burned to the ground.

Subsequently, the Ming army entered the Huangpu River again, landed at Yangjiazui, and attacked the Donggou and Iron Chain areas of Shanghai County, threatening Shanghai County and Songjiang Prefecture. The Qing army blocked the river and was caught off guard. The Ming army immediately retreated to Chongming.

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The Ming army frequently attacked along the Yangtze River, but the Qing army often focused on one thing and lost the other. This situation lasted until Su Song's admiral Zhang Tianlu was dismissed from his post and arrested for investigation in Beijing for concealing the defeat, and Su Song's naval commander Wang Jing was dismissed from office for failing to take precautions.

, the Qing government transferred Liang Huafeng, deputy general from Ningbo, Zhejiang, to act as Su Song's commander-in-chief, and that was the end.

Liang Huafeng, courtesy name Chongtian, was born in Chang'an, Shaanxi Province. He was a Jinshi of Wu in the third year of Shunzhi. He once attacked Jiang Xiang from Azige. In the eighth year of Shunzhi, he was hired to serve as a general in the Wuyong camp in the south of the Yangtze River. He was known for his ability to conquer and fight well. Zhang Tianlu, Wang

Jing was already a veteran general, but there really wasn't much he could do to take advantage of the Ming army's superior navy. However, once Liang Huafeng took office, he quickly drove the Ming army out of Chongming, which had been based here for nearly two years.

It takes too much effort.

With the demise of Chongming, the Ming army lost its foothold at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Soon, in September, the Qing government established Fushan, Yangshe, Jiangyin, Jingjiang, Menghe and Yongsheng camps along the river in Suzhou and Changzhou.

, and added 1,800 flood control soldiers along the river. In this way, the river defense was further consolidated. Without Chongming as a foothold, the Ming army could not gain a foothold on the Yangtze River and had to retreat south and return to Fujian. But at this time, Zhang Mingzhen

and Zhang Huangyan received news that Zheng Chenggong had sent another large army north to cooperate with them in launching an offensive against Nanjing.

However, their family members knew about their own affairs. Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan had already hit a wall in front of Liang Huafeng. During this period, the Qing government also continuously strengthened the Yangtze River defenses. If they wanted to go as deep into the Yangtze River as they did three times last year, I'm afraid it would be impossible.

Copied. So, after a brief exchange, Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan, who were heading south from Chongming, and the army heading north from Fujian, decided to adjust their target to the Zhoushan Islands off the coast of Zhejiang, where Lu Jianguo Dynasty once traveled.
Chapter completed!