The next day, Zheng Chenggong sent someone to post an invitation to the chiefs of the wealthy clans in Fucheng and Fuguo, as well as the wealthy gentry to come to the Chaozhou General Military Mansion for a banquet. Compared with the last time Chen Kai invited him, the Ming army's strength in the city alone had doubled.

times, including more than 2,300 soldiers and horses in the headquarters. In addition, it also controls 2,000 old town soldiers. Its strength cannot be underestimated.

It is precisely because of this that all those who were infected with wind and cold and who had broken their legs and feet became full of life and vigor in an instant.

Chen Kai couldn't help but laugh and cursed with the sour words: "The surname of Guo is really a miracle doctor in this world."

In the final analysis, firstly, time has changed, but more importantly, Chen Kai is a civil servant, a local official and the head of a wealthy family. There is always room for exchanges between the gentry and the rich, but when they meet military generals, scholars meet soldiers.

, I can’t explain clearly, this is a situation where there is still a chance to reason. Otherwise, if they meet someone like Zuo Liangyu, most of them will not even be given a chance to reason.

Of course, Chen Kai also has some responsibilities in this. Privately, Chaozhou's gentry and wealthy people are somewhat afraid of Chen Kai's evaluation. After all, Chen Kai is a ruthless character who can kill Che and capture Huang Menglin alive. Now

Here comes another man with the surname Guo, who is also Chen Kai's superior officer. From here to there, it is natural that he becomes even more difficult to mess with.

In the evening, Zheng Chenggong held a banquet in the General Military Mansion, firstly to win over the local gentry and wealthy families, and secondly to frighten these people so that they could be truly used by the Ming army.

Unlike Chen Kai, who in later generations did not dare to use the tricks on the wine table casually, Zheng Chenggong came from a wealthy family. Such a scene is just child's play. During the dinner, he changed glasses and exchanged glasses, and talked loudly. He was really a master of it.

Even during the banquet, some people directly took out their banknotes to support military supplies, and only asked Zheng Chenggong to preserve their rights to tie their hair and inherit their ancestors' clothing and civilization.

The banquet at the Chaozhou General Military Mansion can be regarded as a feast for the host and the guest. Zheng Chenggong gained support, the wealthy gentry and patriarchs received the promise of the Ming army, and even Chen Kai learned hard from Zheng Chenggong.

Let’s take a look at some of the banquet routines used by the upper class in this era.

After the banquet was over and everyone dispersed, Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai drank tea to relieve their hangover and started planning the Chaozhou strategy again. While they were talking, Zheng Chenggong suddenly remembered something.

"Dong Guo Gong?"

"Exactly, after much thought, I decided to ask Uncle Ding Guochao to fight alongside our army."

Zheng Chenggong invited Zheng Hongkui, but of course the time was too short, and Zheng Hongkui has not replied yet. But according to Chen Kai's deduction, Fujian is currently suffering from a food shortage, and Zheng Hongkui will not do much there. If Zheng Chenggong can lay a solid foundation in Chaozhou

If the nail comes, then the two armies will join forces and their expansion will be even greater.

Zheng Chenggong had not discussed this matter with Chen Kai before, and it was completely "arbitrary" and even beyond doubt.

Chen Kai has long been mentally prepared for Zheng Chenggong's character. He was able to gain Zheng Chenggong's trust entirely because he could really achieve results and never let Zheng Chenggong down. But in terms of trust, he has been able to gain Zheng Chenggong's trust since he was seven years old.

Zheng Hongkui, who has loved and cared for him since childhood, is probably the person Zheng Chenggong trusts the most, which may not even be comparable to his father Zheng Zhilong. Chen Kai has no intention of asking for trouble.

"I have heard the name of Duke Dingguo for a long time, and my ears are like thunder."

In addition, Chen Kai didn't say much. If he said too much, it would be completely unnecessary for him to misunderstand Zheng Chenggong or even just leave a knot in Zheng Chenggong's heart.

More importantly, Zheng Chenggong's strength was indeed too weak, and Chaozhou in this era was vast, roughly the size of the four administrative districts of Chaozhou City, Meizhou City, Jieyang City, and Shantou City in later generations combined, or even larger.

With a team like Zheng Chenggong's alone, it is indeed a little bit weak. Moreover, even if Zheng Chenggong does not invite him, historically Zheng Hongkui realized that there was no chance in Fujian this year and would choose to run Chaozhou. It is only a matter of time. This is just a matter of time.

It's been dealt with a lot, but there aren't any big problems.

"It's okay if it's not Zheng Cai who's here." Chen Kai still had lingering fears about that superficial brother. He estimated that Zheng Chenggong should also have such a problem. Just thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneered: "No, at this time,

Zheng Cai is probably still fighting with King Lu, and he probably doesn’t have the time to spare."

After leaving the Chaozhou General Military Mansion, Chen Kai returned to the back house of the government office. The Lin brothers had already taken their parents over. The two sisters had already married, but they did not need to take care of them. Now, the two of them were taken care of by Chen Kai.

They were handed over to Du Hui and will be trained as junior officers first. As for when Chen Kai wants to use them, Du Hui will complete the handover procedures at any time.

After following Zheng Chenggong for nearly a year, everyone in the weapons workshop followed him. There were also aids like Du Hui and the Ke brothers in the army, but there were very few true confidants. The Lin brothers were the first ones he came to this era.

He had seen living people along the way, and it was observed that his character was reliable. Originally, he had planned to wait until he had some rights in his hands before sending people to look for him. Unexpectedly, these two found him first. This has to be said.

It’s the word fate.

Chen Kai returned to the government office, read a book and took a rest. At the same time, in Nanyang Village in the southeast of Chaozhou, Xu Long, the head of the Xu clan in Nanyang Village, could not fall asleep. If not for any other reason, it was because of Chen

Kai and Zheng Chenggong are so good at playing.

"A few days ago, we didn't pay much attention to the two batches of sand ships carrying the banner of the Fujian Governor's Yamen. Yesterday, we heard a report from the spies sent to Chenghai County that a Ming army was going up the river, so we didn't think too much about it.

Now it's good, those Fujian navy co-authors are all fake. Not only did they capture Chaozhou, but they also received reinforcements. Now that they have gained a foothold, they will definitely clean up those of us."

As the clan leader, Xu Long is actually just a middle-aged man. To be able to take over a powerful clan like the Xu family in Nanyang Village, in addition to his bloodline, what is more important is that he is also the leader in the clan and even the entire Chenghai County in terms of ability.

It is considered the most outstanding.

But at this moment, Xu Long's breathing was heavy, and he was pacing back and forth in the lobby, looking like an eagle and a wolf, and even the elders, brothers, and nephews in the clan who were present were not even proud.

Dare to breathe.

"Clan leader, Yang Hu is short-sighted. If he sent troops to intercept, how could the reinforcements arrive in Chaozhou so smoothly? I don't know, if we get the news, we may have hope of taking over the city."

A cousin who was very useful in daily life immediately attracted the support of several brothers and nephews. However, as soon as Xu Long glanced at them, these usually brave and fierce people immediately closed their eyes.

His mouth and eyes didn't even dare to look at that sinister and vicious light.

"It's too late to talk about this now! What's more, Yang Hu, he dares to leave the city, isn't he afraid that I will stab him in the back?"

Xu Long shook his head. He had long had plans for Chenghai County. If Yang Hu hadn't captured it earlier and his people were good at defending, he might have fallen into his hands long ago. But now it seems that they Chaozhou people are engaged in internal strife, and in the end

However, it was Zheng Chenggong, a Fujianese, who took the lead in capturing the capital of Chaozhou, which really surprised everyone.

"This Zhu Chenggong, he has many capable people among him."

The news from Fucheng returned to normal as the city gates opened and closed, and quickly spread to the surrounding areas. The news Xu Long received was not too precise, but he also had a rough estimate of how the Ming army captured the city.

. This scam seems risky, but only Zheng Chenggong can do it in this area. Not to mention Chen Kai’s accent and eloquent words, but only the fake official documents from the Fujian Governor’s Yamen. If he wants to forge it to look like the real thing, it’s probably

That is to say, only large merchants like the Zheng family have that ability.

"We can't wait any longer. The Zheng family's Nan'ao and Chaozhou are all connected by the Hanjiang waterway. Their next target must be us. Send people to repair it to Yang Hu. At the same time, contact Zhu Yao from Haishan Island and Chen Jun'e from Outing Village to work together.
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