In April and May of the lunar calendar, both the leaves of mulberry trees and cotton have already entered the growth period. The production of silk and cotton relies on cash crops, so there will inevitably be cyclical agricultural production. However,

, last year’s acquisition gave them a large amount of reserves, and this year will naturally be a year of pioneering development, just like last year’s Shunde Silk.

Qiongzhou Prefecture has not experienced too severe military disasters. Whether it is the Li Rebellion or the changes in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in this land, the intensity is far from that of Guangzhou. However, as the local Guangdong Commercial Alliance

Members, their vision and desire for a better future are no less than anyone else’s.

Back in the distant city of Guangzhou, in the Guangdong Governor's Office, Chen Kai and his family were enjoying breakfast. Only Chen Kai seemed a little distracted during the process. Zheng Xiyuan naturally knew why.

, after breakfast, he waved his hand for the maids to leave with the pair of children.

"Madam, in your opinion, what is the success of the Shunde model?"

After waking up from sleep, the couple talked about some recent developments in the Guangdong Business Alliance in bed. Chen Kai handed over these business things to Zheng Xiyuan for operation. It has been nearly half a year since the expedition.

The situation has changed, and Zheng Xiyuan has been worrying about this a lot during this period. Obviously, before she officially takes over these things, like Chen Kai, she must first understand the rules and conditions before she can further respond.

The couple talked for a long time before getting up to wash up and eat. Chen Kai had a systematic understanding of the recent development of Shunde's silk industry and Qiongzhou's cotton industry. He was very happy that Shunde has entered a stage of healthy development. Thinking about it here, but

It was just for the sake of comparison, and I wanted to see how deep Zheng Xiyuan had seen.

Fortunately, Zheng Xiyuan had actually thought about this for a long time, and more than once. When Chen Kai asked about it, she considered her words, and without delaying for too long, she listed all her thoughts.

"The success of the Guangdong Business Alliance in Shunde County, in my humble opinion, is that first of all, the organizational nature of the business alliance has gathered funds that are difficult for ordinary merchants to have, and at the same time avoided too much unnecessary internal friction, so that more funds and manpower can be used

input into the production process; secondly, in the past silk production, the utilization rate of hydraulic machinery was very low, and more of it was manpower, but now it has naturally increased the output significantly; thirdly, there are people behind the Guangdong Business Alliance

With a government background, they are much less exploited and restricted in the local area, and they are all very good at doing things. I joked that it is said that the Shunde magistrate will not be replaced even if he is a magistrate.

Well; finally..."

At this point, Zheng Xiyuan has already summarized a lot. These are undoubtedly the internal conditions for the success of the Guangdong Business Alliance in Shunde. But at the end, she suddenly stopped and sighed before continuing to Chen Kai.

: "In the end, I thought it was Shunde's local failure that broke the original business order. Otherwise, it would be difficult for a strong dragon to defeat the local snakes. They want to achieve quick results, which is undoubtedly a fool's errand."

While talking, Zheng Xiyuan poured out her thoughts. In fact, she still had some vague thoughts in her mind, such as the choice of silk weaving industry, such as Dongguan, Xin'an's fragrant wood and other industries with comprehensive and long-term production.

The comparison also shows the business vision of these merchants.

There are some similar ideas, but more investigations are needed to support the conclusion. However, Zheng Xiyuan's insights are already an unexpected surprise in Chen Kai's eyes. At least, he did not expect Zheng Xiyuan to think so at first.

It was clear that he had entrusted these things to Zheng Xiyuan because he had no time to spare. It wasn't until a long conversation in the morning that he suddenly realized that maybe he had really underestimated his wife's business acumen, and that was the moment.

answer. And the answer made him feel like he was entrusted to others.

The soft voice revealed these patterns hidden in the Shunde model. Even though Chen Kaixuan praised it with his hands in hands, Zheng Xiyuan's pretty face turned red.

"Actually, what I appreciate more is their other methods..." Halfway through, Chen Kai did not continue. He looked at the time and asked Zheng Xiyuan: "Leave a question. If you answer it correctly,

When I take a rest, my husband will take my wife and children out to play; but if I make a mistake, my husband will go to work overtime."

"Humph, then husband, go and work overtime, while I take the children out to play."

As he said this, Zheng Xiyuan's face showed a look of eagerness. It has been three years since they got married, and the couple still maintained the same state as when they just got married. Seeing Zheng Xiyuan here, so did Chen Kai.

He smiled, but it was almost time for duty and he couldn't continue teasing, so he asked the question.

“In my lady’s opinion, what will the Shunde model look like in the next ten years?”

The future can always arouse people's deep thinking and exploration. Putting aside this question, Chen Kai walked towards the front office humming a tune, leaving Zheng Xiyuan staring at Chen Kai's back and mumbling to himself.

"The Guangdong Business Alliance will only become more and more greedy in the future, and sooner or later their appetite will be bigger than that of the Zheng family. Husband, have you really figured out how to make this beast work for you?"

The back view looks relaxed, but in fact, the pressure on Chen Kai in his heart is heavier than anyone else, because he is in this era and in this position, and at the same time, more importantly, is the ambition in his chest, a magnificent

Only goals can support him until today. Therefore, his expression is relaxed and his steps are heavy.

After returning to the official room, the official documents from yesterday still needed to be understood in detail. Of course, early in the morning, the ignorant clerk brought a bunch of official documents to Chen Kai's case, and then quietly

They retreated - not because they were afraid that this lack of knowledge would cause Chen Kai's displeasure, because their lack of knowledge was what Chen Kai ordered them to do. It was actually because Chen Kai didn't like to be interrupted by others when he was thinking.

Official documents are part of the process, and Chen Kai also needs to interview a large number of officials. Only through interviews with them can he understand the actual situation in more detail.

The first to bear the brunt were Wang Jiang and Cao Conglong, who were involved in civil affairs, litigation, and prison. One Chen Kai made an appointment in the morning, and the other made an appointment in the afternoon. They were dealing with official documents and waiting for the time to meet. They were on official business and negotiating.

, in the rhythm of official business and talks, I finally made up for the lessons learned during the past six months of going on expeditions and going to appointments.

“The manufacturing branch in Foshan is very good.”

The Foshan Manufacturing Branch mentioned by Chen Kai is no longer the same as before the expedition. In the past six months, not only the scale has expanded, but after taking control of Zhaoqing Fucheng, the blacksmiths who were moved away by Lianchengbi were also brought back.

Foshan has further enhanced local smelting capabilities.

Nowadays, the production capacity of Foshan Manufacturing Bureau has gradually equaled that of Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau, and it is very possible to overtake it in the future. After all, unlike Chaozhou, with the construction of Fuzhou Ordnance Bureau, the tilt of Fujian Railway will gradually decrease

, only the iron ore from Chengxiang counties can be used locally. Foshan is the most important iron smelting base in Guangdong, and iron ore and crude iron materials are continuously shipped from all over.

"I will solve the problem in Luoding Prefecture as soon as possible, so you don't need to worry."

After finishing the conversation with the officials of the Foshan Manufacturing Branch, Chen Kai closed his eyes, and the mountains, rivers, geography, administrative regions and current situation of western Guangdong were all presented in his mind.

Foshan's raw materials mainly come from iron ore in northern and western Guangdong. Originally, Wei Yingdeng and Ye Biao from Luoding Prefecture and Wang Han from Qingyuan Mountain all had agreements with Foshan. On Wang Han's side, Chen Kai had already sent

People were invited, but what needed to be discussed was the contribution of the co-defendant. Although he did not actually exert much effort, this action has been recognized by Chen Kai, so it is natural that meritorious service will be rewarded.

From the iron ore in Qingyuan Mountain, the iron materials are still being transported to Foshan via Beijiang, so there will be no problem. However, Foshan's largest source of raw materials - Luoding Prefecture, has taken control of the northern part of Zhaoqing Prefecture.

region, their attitude began to become ambiguous. The specific manifestation was more in the delay in the transportation of raw materials, and every time they had a reason, which made Foshan scratch their heads.

The reason is simply that Chen Kai's strong insertion into western Guangdong caused panic among the generals. This is an inevitable reaction. Chen Kai returned from Fujian and indeed received the task of integrating western Guangdong from the Zheng Group. Although

, he originally did not intend to do this matter so eagerly, but it would affect Foshan's steel industry, which he could not tolerate.

"How long does it take for Wang Shuai to arrive?"

"If we return to Fujun, the journey to Wang Shuai's side will take as little as three or two days, or as much as four or five days."

After all, it was going down the river, and Wang Han had also made up his mind to make a living with Chen Kai, so naturally he would not arrive too late. In contrast, the messenger who sent the message to Luo Dingzhou was still on the way.

Whether those two people will come is still unknown, but Chen Kai really needs to discuss with them clearly the matters related to the Luodingzhou Iron Mine, otherwise he will inevitably be pinched by others over time, and he will inevitably play tricks

What more uncommercial means could you come up with?

This matter requires waiting, but the other matter does not, because the person he plans to invite has been waiting in the post house for many days. Even Guo Zhiqi knows about this matter, but the person is still waiting there.

He didn't give any face to the Grand Supervisor at all.

"The last general, Li Guangen, pays homage to Chen Fujun."

"Commander Li, please wake up. We had planned to meet him for a long time. However, there are frequent wars. Today, we finally got our wish."

In front of the case, the military general who stood up respectfully was tall and round, and looked quite brave. This man was originally a subordinate of Baofengbo Luo Chengyao, one of the nine counts at the beginning of Li Chengdong's rebellion. Later, Luo Chengyao plotted details for Li Yuanyin.

After the execution, Li Guangen turned to follow Li Yuanyin. When the Ming court's rule in Guangdong and Guangxi completely collapsed, Li Yuanyin bid farewell to Emperor Yongli and returned to Qiongzhou Prefecture to pick up the embers. Li Guangen continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty in the northwest of Zhaoqing Prefecture. Until the great victory in Guangzhou

, the generals who followed Li Dingguo to send troops all had a lot of profit and made a lot of money, but those like him and Wang Han who failed to make the trip did not even have a chance to drink the soup.

There were opportunities for him to get promoted and make a fortune. Lian Chengbi had tried to win over him when he was operating in the northern part of Zhaoqing Prefecture, but by that time he had already contacted Li Jianjie. Li Da's generals and Li Wu naturally hit it off.

They were too lazy to win over each other. When Ke Chenshu took the northern part of Zhaoqing Prefecture to confront the Qing army this time, Li Guangen's route was also opened. This time he led his troops to Guangzhou and stationed themselves in the camp outside the city.

However, we still need to wait for Chen Kai to come back before we can decide on the dispatch.

"I have heard from the Fifth Master that Chen Fujun is unparalleled in resourcefulness. This time, even that old dog Hong Chengchou is no match. From now on, the general will follow Chen Fujun. Please ask Chen Fujun to take him under his wing."

The rough voice expressed respect to Chen Kai, which made Chen Kai feel a little embarrassed. Apart from other things, this time he and Hong Chengchou were actually tied, or at most a small win, as Li Guangen said.

He really didn't dare to take it, and he had to wonder what Li Jianjie had said to Li Guangen, which made the general make his choice so happily without even bargaining.

This time, he personally stepped forward to help Li Guangen up, looked at him carefully, and then comforted him again. After confirming the master-slave relationship, the two sat down again.

"I can't decide on the specific assignments at the moment. However, we can start with the elimination of the old and the weak and the expansion of staff. However, future operations must follow my lead."

"The general will obey his orders."

After talking in detail, Chen Kai vaguely felt that Li Guangen seemed to respect Li Yuanyin more than the commander he first followed, Luo Chengyao. He had been following Li Wu for a long time and had seen Li Si's style, which made Chen Kai even more interested in that man who could

Li Da, Li Yuanyin, who had both Li Si and Li Wu completely admired him, aroused more interest. Unfortunately, Li Yuanyin had died long ago, otherwise Li Jianjie would not have rushed to Hong Kong to join him.

At that time, Li Yuanyin was captured in Qinzhou, Lianzhou Prefecture. Historical records show that this brave and thoughtful adopted son of Li Chengdong's army was finally captured by a soldier named Wang Shengtang, which is also a strange thing.

The soldier named Wang Shengtang was promoted because of his meritorious service, and it is said that he lived a happy life afterwards. However, Guangdong was turned upside down, and no eggs were left intact under the overthrow of the nest. Chen Kai didn't know what the situation of that man was now, and he didn't even compare him.

Guo Zhiqi, who had participated in the Battle of Xinhui earlier, also knew nothing. However, Guo Zhiqi knew very well what Li Guangen meant by waiting for Chen Kai's return in the post house. When he rushed back to Gaozhou Prefecture, he couldn't help but talk to Zhang Xiao.

and this matter.

"I am ready to impeach Chen Kai for annexing friendly forces."

"Superintendent, Li Guangen..."

"No, it's not Li Guangen, it's Zhang Yue and Guo Dengdi!"

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