In May, Zheng Chenggong returned to Chenghai County, and the first batch of military uniforms sent by Chen Kai had already arrived. They were standard sizes, and if they were slightly larger, you could look for them by yourself, whether they were your mother-in-law, sister, mother, or neighbor.

There are still many women who can do needlework, such as aunts and sisters-in-law.

The work efficiency of the military uniform tailoring workshop has greatly increased. Zheng Chenggong just looked at the standard sizes and smiled. He was no longer as surprised as when Chen Kai did his magic trick last year.

Too many surprises will always make you numb, let alone this surprise, which is far less important than what Chen Kai did earlier to Zheng Chenggong and the army under his command at that time.

Batch after batch of military uniforms are constantly being sent to Chenghai County, one batch every few days. The soldiers change their uniforms very quickly. At first, some were envious of others for being able to wear new military uniforms, but as the uniforms continue to arrive,

, with more voices, he changed to wearing it for two days in the morning and two days in the evening. It didn’t matter. Chen Shenjun would send another batch in a few days anyway, so there was no need to worry.

Zheng Chenggong's headquarters is constantly expanding. According to the plan, from the old Qinding Town, Zuo Xianfeng Town, You Xianfeng Town, Zuo Hu Town and You Hu Town, Zhong Chong Town, Zuo Chong Town and Zuo Chong Town were established at the end of last year.

In Youchong Town, these eight towns must complete the expansion from one battalion of 500 people to two battalions of 1,000 people as soon as possible. In order to expand the army, Zheng Chenggong simply stopped military operations. Fortunately, Chen Kai captured

In the month after moving to Chaozhou Fucheng, he also rapidly expanded a large area of ​​land. Now he has entered a digestion period, which is just the time to further expand his strength.

At this stage, only the three counties of Chaoyang, Huilai, Puning and the Outingzhai area of ​​Chenghai County are left in the entire southern region of Chaozhou Prefecture. The rest have fallen into the hands of Zheng Chenggong. It can be said that the situation is very good. However,

, under this great situation, Zheng Chenggong suddenly decided to change Yongli to the Emperor and Ming Dynasty and no longer continue to use the Longwu reign.

Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui had discussed this matter in advance. Yu Chen Kai just informed him and took a look at Chen Kai's reaction.

In this regard, Chen Kai just nodded, analyzed the strategic environment, expressed his approval of Zheng Chenggong's decision, and said nothing else. Zheng Chenggong also did not ask any more questions that he should not ask.

The tacit understanding is all in words.

Emotionally, Zheng Chenggong was naturally more inclined to Emperor Longwu, but Longwu was dead and had no heirs to inherit. Zheng Chenggong did not change his position to Shaowu back then. Now he was forced to return to the dead by the Yongli Dynasty, and the Lu Supervisor Dynasty moved from eastern Zhejiang to northern Fujian.

After reviving a defeated army, the Qing court's power still cannot be underestimated. With huge strategic pressure from three directions, he had to choose the only option.

Zheng Chenggong had obviously thought about this matter for some time, and instead of being as hasty as in history, he sent a special person to Guangxi to deliver congratulatory forms and memorials. Chen Kai had thought about the reason a lot, but in the final analysis it still had to do with food.

The problem - at that time, Zheng Chenggong captured Tong'an and fell into a food shortage, so he had to buy it from Chen Bangfu in Gaozhou, Guangdong. However, Chen Bangfu himself was based on Yongli. In order for the soldiers not to go hungry, Zheng Chenggong had no choice but to change his family.

, there is no other way.

Now, with Chaozhou in hand, there is no shortage of food for the time being, especially what was taken from the warehouses of various local bandits, which has accumulated a lot of inventory for this army. This made Zheng Chenggong have a strategic vision for Chen Kai.

A very high evaluation, but it also made Chen Kai start to worry about whether he has changed history too much. And from the current answer, it seems that it has not been able to change too many things. The general trend still exists, and some things will remain the same when they should come.

It will still arrive.

At the end of May, Zheng Chenggong sent Jiang Yucan and Huang Zhigao, two Zhongshushe people from the Longwu Dynasty, to meet Emperor Yongli on his behalf. However, by the next month, Jiang and Huang's group had not arrived, but Li Chengdong's subordinates

General Hao Shangjiu's troops stationed in Changle County, Huizhou Prefecture.

Huizhou Prefecture covers a larger area than Chaozhou Prefecture. In fact, in the entire eastern Guangdong, there were only these two prefectures in existence during the Ming Dynasty. However, although Fucheng is closer to the southern coast than Chaozhou Prefecture, it is only a remote location.

It’s just to the south. The capital of Huizhou is simply located in the southwest corner of this prefecture. It seems to be out of reach of Xingning and Changle counties in the northeast. But in this way, Hao Shangjiu is unable to reach Chengxiang and other places in northern Chaozhou, that is,

In later generations, the Meizhou area immediately posed an actual threat.

Hao Shangjiu's troops were still far away, but this threat actually appeared. In response, Zheng Hongkui's series of offensives in Jieyang County began to be suspended, and like Zheng Chenggong, he focused on expanding his strength just in case.

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Beginning in June, the two Ming armies, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui, entered a long period of rest and occupied the relatively wealthy southern coastal areas of Chaozhou. Not only did the tax revenue increase significantly, but the supply of sea trade goods was also flying faster than before.

Such growth has caused Hong Xu to worry about whether his current trading partners are willing to consume so much goods.

At the end of July, Zheng Cai sent someone to congratulate him, and at the same time expressed his hope that Zheng Chenggong could sell him some grain to stabilize the price of grain in Xiamen. Zheng Chenggong readily agreed to his brother's request.

To reciprocate the favor, Zheng Cai also allocated several warehouses on Gulangyu Island and the western part of Xiamen Island to Zheng Chenggong as the basis for cooperation.

In this regard, Chen Kai expressed great disdain. In his words, Zheng Cai had offended Lu Jianguo terribly. Now it is estimated that the Ming army in northern Fujian has regarded him as an enemy. He no longer has the momentum of last year, and his existence is even worse.

Because of the possibility of being attacked and killed, it was natural to use the guise of relatives to win over Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui as helpers.

"What Jingcheng said is true, but if I don't care, Yong Shengbo can still go to Gaozhou to find Chen Bangfu to buy grain, or even go to Guangzhou to find Li Chengdong. By then, the alienated relationship will also be a loss for our army."

"It's because the official is being stingy."

Chen Kai never mentioned the suggestion of not selling grain to Zheng Cai from beginning to end, but because of Zheng Chenggong and his early experiences, Chen Kai was very disgusted with superficial brothers like Zheng Cai. Whatever Zheng Cai did

, it will inevitably lead to malicious speculation.

This time, Chen Kai was no longer transporting military supplies, but reporting on the work status of the previous month to Zheng Chenggong. Based on the respective conditions of Nan'ao, Haishan, and Dongshan, Chen Kai established the fisheries departments of the three islands respectively.

Everything is still business as usual on Nan'ao Island. The collection of grain taxes has been stopped on Haishan Island, whose grain output is so low that it is negligible, while the salt fields on Dongshan Island are also being reactivated.

In terms of manpower, Chen Kai did not organize immigration, but it did not prevent people from southern Fujian who had no food to eat from taking boats to seek a livelihood on Dongshan Island.

Generally speaking, Chen Kai did not establish any emerging industries to drive economic development, because the shortage of human resources and the low level of science and technology caused great restrictions on him. However, he won the position as soon as he took office in the weapons workshop.

Since he became a relative of Hong Xu and took charge of the civil affairs of the three islands of Nan'ao, he has also constantly reiterated official governance, which has always been of great benefit to local development.

After the report was over, Chen Kai left the Chinese army tent. At a glance, in the military camp, the soldiers were in distinctive uniforms, wearing rattan helmets and holding weapons. They no longer looked like the grass-platform team of the peasant uprising army earlier, but more like a grass-roots team.

A true Ming army.

It is undeniable that there is a lot of effort and talent in this, but we must not ignore the bloody battles of Zheng Chenggong and the soldiers under Zheng Chenggong. Apart from that, if it were not for Ke Chenshu, Ke Chenmei, Du Hui and the three

The Bai Ming Army even just said that if it were not for Ke Chenmei and the two Ming Army warriors, Chen Kai would never be able to kill Chaozhou and seize Chaozhou City with just a weak weapon.

Compared with the same period in history, Zheng Chenggong's army was at least twice as powerful, especially the Tong'an Massacre. Without Chen Kai's guidance, it would have happened on the 16th of next month. Zheng Chenggong suffered such a disastrous defeat, and even more

It is impossible to compete with the current limelight.

Watching this army continue to grow stronger, Chen Kai's heart could not help but be agitated, because with such an army, they are destined to be on the front line of fighting against the oppression of the Manchu nation, and every one of them

If the points are strong, the possibility of victory will be increased by one point!

Walking in the military camp, officers and soldiers kept saluting him. To these people, he could be said to be the most familiar person in the army below Zheng Chenggong. Every ounce of Chen Kai's talents was reflected in them.

He bowed his hand when it was time to do so and nodded when it was time to nod. Chen Kai returned the favor one by one and responded to their respect one by one, which made the pride in his chest even more swollen. But at such a beautiful moment, a man with Ke

An officer of the same age as Chen Mei chased after him and bowed respectfully, but Chen Kai's good mood disappeared at this moment.
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