The next day, it was the first day of the third month of the fourth year of Longwu. Early in the morning, Du Hui, Ke Chenshu, and Ke Chenmei came together to discuss the next stage of military and political matters with Chen Kai.

The capital of Chaozhou changed hands, and the first night passed peacefully. After a hard battle, three hundred soldiers captured a capital of 50,000 people. The friendship between the four of them was better than before. At this moment, they were reunited, and they were also talking.

There are less official routines and more directness between friends.

"Haha, look at Brother Ke. Who can believe that he looks like this because he worked hard all day yesterday."

Chen Kai smiled and Ke Chenshu responded with a smile, but Du Hui immediately followed up: "You don't know about joining the army. I spent the whole night yesterday to sort out those two thousand people. Now they are all gone."

If they are broken up again, even if they want to cause chaos, they will not be able to find the soldiers, and the soldiers will not be able to find the generals. However, despite my hard work, Brother Ke has not been idle all night. Looking at Brother Ke, I have passed this morning.

I heard from those in charge of the town hall that Brother Ke fell asleep at night and even looked at the newly surrendered town soldiers in the yard."

Hearing this, everyone burst out laughing. Ke Chenshu was sleeping in the yard just to stabilize people's hearts, while Du Hui and Ke Chenmei were taking precautions before they happened. In comparison, only Chen Kai

He was the most relaxed person last night, because once chaos breaks out, he is a civil servant who has no fists and no courage. He has just taken office and the people's hearts have not yet surrendered. It is difficult for him to play a big role.

Fortunately, although the other three people sent by Zheng Chenggong this time are not experienced military generals, they each have their own abilities and are not ordinary people. It is precisely this comparison that makes Ke Chenmei appear to be

It seems a little immature. However, after yesterday's battle and last night's hard work, Ke Chenmei's ability and psychological quality will definitely improve qualitatively. Chen Kai is still full of expectations for this officer who walked out of the weapons workshop.

Sent on time.

"I can't compare to you. My body is weak. I felt a little weak when I woke up this morning. Even yesterday I didn't sleep well."

Chen Kai said with a smile, and Du Hui also nodded and comforted: "It's good to join the army. When I killed someone for the first time, I couldn't sleep all night. The figure of the guy I killed was always in my eyes.

I’m not upset anymore. It’ll be much better later.”

Speaking of which, it was not because of the murder that Chen Kai couldn't sleep. The night the woman fell in a pool of blood had made him feel no guilt for killing Che Renzhong. Even the first time he had been mentioned repeatedly in many stories

Killing people makes you feel sick, but Chen Kai didn't feel even a little bit. Of course, it may be because he had vomited the night before.

In the final analysis, Chaozhou City was still uncertain for a while, and his heart was always hanging in half. This feeling was something he had never experienced even when he was planning to capture the city, but now that he had captured the city, he felt like he was walking on thin ice.

"Yes, actually it's normal to lose strength. After all, we risked our lives yesterday. I heard from my younger brother that joining the army is really brave!"

Appreciation started here. Everyone gave me papayas, and Chen Kai responded with Qiongju. But this gathering was not a celebration banquet. There were still many things that required them to spend more energy to do it.

, to ensure that this city truly falls into the hands of the Ming army.

"The city has been taken, and I have sent people to report the news to Guo Xing. However, before the Guo Xing army arrives, we still have to defend the city with all our strength. Otherwise, we will become bitter and depressed every year.

In the end, are you a fool who makes wedding clothes for others?"

"What Jiang Jun said is true, and we are also seizing all the time. It's just that the number of people we brought this time is too small. If we put them in Chaozhou City, we might not even be able to make a splash. The general thought that it would be better to close all the gates.

Only let the woodcutter enter the city, otherwise if a large number of thieves mix in, or if the squires disobey the king and have other intentions, we will be in danger."

There are too few trustworthy soldiers. This is the biggest problem. Chen Kai was also worried earlier. Fortunately, it only takes a day or two for Zheng Chenggong's vanguard to arrive in Chaozhou. With enough soldiers, we can stabilize the place and move on.

By using troops in the surrounding areas, the rest will be much simpler.

The key is that in the past few days, Chen Kai had already thought clearly and simply said to the three of them: "The four of us should follow the established division of labor. Brother Ke, sit in the main town hall and move in all the weapons from the Chaozhou arsenal.

, leave nothing behind, even if someone wants to cause trouble, without weapons, they are just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered."

Hearing this, Ke Chenshu nodded solemnly. His mission was like this, and Ke Chenmei's mission was to patrol everywhere like last night, especially the seven city gates, which had to be watched closely.

Don't let your guard down just because the troops there are already led by the junior officers they brought.

"Brother Du, we still need to keep a close eye on the barracks. We can't move those bandits now. We have to wait for the Kuomintang to arrive before we deal with them. Now, let's give them a way to survive. If it doesn't work, we will blast some of the unstable ones out of the city.

As long as you hold the city, you will be victorious."

"Joining the army makes sense, so let's do it."

The Chaozhou soldiers were really a mob. When Du Hui attacked the barracks, there were not many officers in the camp who were actually on duty there. When Du Hui took over the barracks and made some inquiries, he found out that those officers who were cooperating with him were on duty in the city.

There are houses here. You can sleep with your wife and concubine in your arms at night. If you want to change your relationship, you can go to the brothel. It’s not as comfortable as working hard in the military camp. Some even have to work three times a day during the day to get up. How can it be compared?

Chen Kai and the others worked so hard from dawn to dusk.

Du Hui waved his hand, and Chen Kai also nodded, and continued: "The rest is my job. I have sent the government officials early in the morning to invite the squires in this city, the commander-in-chief and so on, to come over and talk.

From what I can see, they may not come in person, but they won’t ignore it. As long as they are willing to come, many things can be discussed. If it doesn’t work, just fool them and delay for a few days. As long as Guoxing comes,

Everything is possible.”

The plan was decided and everyone implemented it according to the order. Du Hui and the Ke brothers took their respective positions. Chen Kai also had government servants come to reply. Regarding Chen Kai's invitation, all the country gentry also expressed their intention to come to visit, but many of them

Many of them either caught cold or suddenly broke their legs, so they had to ask their family members to visit them on their behalf. In this regard, Chen Kai also expressed his concern and did not embarrass them.

In the afternoon, representatives of the city's wealthy families, gentry and big merchant families came to the appointment. The guests and hosts sat down, and everyone first congratulated Wang Shi on his feat of regaining Chaozhou, and congratulated Chen Kairong on his appointment as the local father. In this regard, Chen Kai also expressed his gratitude to the official

Official clichés such as "I will benefit the local people" can be regarded as a feast for the guests and hosts. The only thing is that these people have no idea how many troops Zheng Chenggong has under his command and whether they can defend this Chaozhou city.

"Well, you don't need to worry. Tens of thousands of tiger warriors under the command of Mr. Guo Xing will arrive soon. Originally, I was just here to make a stand and test whether Che Renzhong and Huang Menglin had repented.

But after I entered the city and stayed for a few days, it seemed that it would not take much effort to capture Chaozhou. Yesterday I went to find Che Ren to talk again. Now, this is the result of the talks."

Far from even ten thousand, Chen Kai turned into tens of thousands of tigers when he opened his mouth. At this moment, he was smiling, and his words were even more confident, even arrogant and domineering. But after the fermentation last night, Chen Kai was

A few interested people probably had some clues about how to capture Chaozhou.

A civilian official led a military general and two Ming troops into the main town house, and even killed the opponent's general military officer. This is a legend everywhere!

Among the rumors, there are many exaggerations, such as how a man and three followers rushed in through the gate of the main town hall, and when he tore his hands apart, he became a town soldier, and when he inserted two fingers, he became another town soldier.

Che Renzhong and other brave people surrendered their heads in front of Chen Kai in just two rounds. Some believe it, some don't believe it, but there are also some who are half-convinced. Most of them still have some doubts about Chen Kai's force value.

A relatively high estimate. Even if there are some questions here, I don't dare to ask them directly.

"I am thinking that what you are worried about is probably not Li Chengdong, Tong Yangjia and the like. It would be a shame to be afraid of them. I think it is just that you are worried about whether the Tatars will really send out the real barbarians to the south.

A little worried."

The Manchu Qing Dynasty rose in Liaodong, and countless famous ministers and generals lost their lives in the past decades. The fear of the Eight Banners Army has long been deep-rooted. These people do have this concern, but they will never say it out loud.

However, at this moment, Chen Kai put it into his mouth without any scruples. On the contrary, everyone present suddenly became uneasy.

"To be honest with you, I went south from Datong Prefecture in Shanxi Province to join the king's army. What I saw and heard along the way, I think I am better than you. The Tatars have now occupied a large area of ​​land in one fell swoop.

But there was firewood everywhere, and with the order to shave off one’s hair, the world was in a state of uproar, and uprisings were being organized in various places. Even those who did not directly confront them, most of them chose to resist food and taxes, just like Chaozhou, which is also a microcosm.”

"In the final analysis, the Tatars are just a large-scale bandit group with 40,000 to 50,000 male barbarians. Even if you include the Tatars from the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the traitors from the Han Army Banner, there are only around 100,000 males.

, there are not even as many men, women, old and young as there are in Haiyang County combined. They are now concentrated in the capital thousands of miles away, and they still have to take care of the Mongols who are not convinced by them, including those in Mobei, Moxi, and even Monan.

Hal, I can't take care of it at all. Even if we go south, there are bigger goals than our Chaozhou, such as the Lu Fan in northern Fujian and the Gui Fan in Guangxi. They are serious sons and daughters, and their goals are bigger.

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Chen Kai's words are extremely rebellious, but the Emperor Longwu of the Tang Dynasty whom Zheng Chenggong now respects, whether it is King Lu Jianguo or Emperor Yongli, on this basis, they are just pseudo-emperors, not counting.

At this moment, the more careless Chen Kai behaves, the less clear they are about the details of Zheng Chenggong's command. In fact, they will not believe all of Chen Kai's words, but will pick out some content they are willing to believe.

Believing, even believing in those contents, is human nature.

After a heart-warming conversation, Chen Kai did not stay with them for dinner. They were each eager to take home what they heard from Chen Kai so that they could prepare the next response for their respective families. However, unfortunately,

Indeed, several families expressed their willingness to support military supplies and even help the Ming army recruit troops. Chen Kai took note of all these families and said that he would definitely express his gratitude to Zheng Chenggong when Mr. Guo Xing came to Chaozhou in a few days.

Rich families, gentry and big merchants, whether inside or outside the city, are the existences that local officials need to rely on and at the same time be wary of. Chen Kaiyun was covered in fog and talked about the truth all afternoon, but there is still some useful information. I can hear it.

What doesn't come out is their business.

Compared with these people, the city's security chiefs, Jia chiefs and bosses are members of the local administrative system. They are roughly equivalent to the street offices and community offices in later generations, but they have greater rights than them, such as collecting taxes.

, public security and personnel organization, etc. To these people, Chen Kai was not as polite as he was to the former. He was completely giving orders, asking them to control the streets and alleys they were responsible for, and if there was any trouble, he would take them to task.

For the officials of the government and county government, except for Huang Menglin who was thrown into prison, everyone else is still doing what they are supposed to do. The officials, government servants and helpers are like this, even the co-prefects, general judges, and officials of Chaozhou Prefecture

The same is true for the Lingcheng and Lieutenants in Haiyang County. Chen Kai will temporarily retain those who do not shout that they will swear allegiance to the Qing Dynasty. He will wait until Zheng Chenggong arrives in a few days before making adjustments. Even then, even if

He was unwilling to continue to be an official, and he also expressed that he would provide money and food to help him return to his hometown and strive for stability.

Nan'ao is only 20 miles away from the capital city of Chaozhou, plus a hundred miles of Hanjiang waterway. Even with the wind and the current, Zheng Chenggong can arrive in a few days. What's more, Chen Kai and the others only need to wait for the vanguard, and
Chapter completed!