In words, Chen Kai did not make it clear what "whether it was in time" was. In this regard, Ding Youyi did not get to the bottom of it. This is based on his professional habits cultivated after many years of serving as a warden, and it is also because of his trust in Chen Kai, he believes that the person in front of him can solve all problems and make the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau move forward in the established direction, just like when so many people were rescued in Guangzhou.

In the eyes of trust, Chen Kai took out a few books, pointed out the things on them to Ding Youyi, described them according to his memory, and then returned to the governor's yamen, and he began to write letters to Zheng Chenggong.

Because of the involvement of the army, especially the large-scale change of clothes, Chen Kai must have won Zheng Chenggong's support. Of course, if it is only a small number of troops directly belonging to Chen Kai, such as Fubiao, there is still a degree of freedom, just like Fubiao has obvious differences from other towns in terms of tactics and equipment, and it is more like the early advent of the national surname bottle and the Iron Man Army. It's a pity that what Chen Kai has in his mind is just to play a big vote, and to completely change the outfit of the Zheng Group's army. Only in this way can Foshan Manufacturing Bureau get real development opportunities.

If you want to do something, talent and money are also indispensable. In recent years, the quality testing schools in Chaozhou and Guangzhou have cultivated batches of talents with basic physics, geometry, algebra and other knowledge, and they have rich work experience through their work in infrastructure construction, machinery manufacturing, weapons production, etc. Over the years, Chen Kai has successively found some books on European science and technology, especially those translated by Confucian scholars who are interested in Western studies, many of which can play a very beneficial role in practical work.

There are already a lot of students trained by the Quality Testing Academy, most of whom have entered the manufacturing bureaus and ordnance bureaus of Chaozhou, Foshan, Zhongzuo and Fuzhou, and some have entered the local government. They have already played a more or less role everywhere, which is what Chen Kai is happy to see.

Of course, there are also those that he does not like to see, that is, some of them have resumed the study of Baguwen, and are still deeply influenced by tradition.

This is a personal matter, as long as he doesn't delay his work, Chen Kai has no interest in paying attention to it. But this also reveals a problem, that is, the number of engineering dogs is too low, especially in the government and government-run enterprises, they are still only a very small number of heterogeneous elements surrounded by Confucian scholars and doctors, and even some civil officials only know a little more about their identity than craftsmen, and the discrimination they are subjected to on weekdays can be imagined.

Chen Kai believes that science, natural sciences and humanities are equally important. To this end, he decided to build three new quality testing schools in Huizhou, Qiongzhou and Shaozhou, and expand and expand the enrollment in the original two places. Because, he believes, what is needed in the future is more scientists.

The order to the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau was issued, and the specific personnel involved were decided by the officials in charge, and Chen Kai did not intend to exceed his authority, nor did he intend to hold all the rights in his hands like He Bald, which was a very stupid thing.

With the framework and the talent, all that's left is funding. Guangdong's treasury has gradually accumulated money and grain after the last war, especially in the past two years, the vigorous development of the Guangdong-Haihai business alliance has led to an explosive increase in commercial taxes.

However, Chen Kai does not plan to spend these easily, but is ready to get some subsidies from the Zheng Group. After all, the towns have always been fed by the Zheng group's maritime trade revenues, and the Guangdong side is mainly responsible for the supply of military rations and the like—the financial division of responsibilities also involves military power, and casually touching the red line is not conducive to achieving the goal.

At the same time as the research and development work began, the letter was also speeding on the official road connecting Guangdong and Fujian provinces. When it was sent to Fuzhou, it was already a matter of Layue, and the air here became more and more tense, and even the messengers who had just arrived here could easily feel it.

In the barracks outside the city, the shouts and killings of drills were endless, and even far away outside the barracks could be heard. After entering the city, there is no shortage of troops patrolling the streets, and occasionally you can see truckloads of grain and grass transporting. Some were transported to the storehouses of the city for stockpiling, while others were taken out of the storehouses and sent to where they were needed according to orders. As for the specific place, it is naturally unknown to those who have just entered the room, but there is one point, that is, most of these warehouses in and out pass through the docks, which delays the messenger for a lot of time.

In Zheng Chenggong's study, after asking the messenger a few words, Zheng Chenggong asked him to go down and rest for the time being, and when his reply was finished, he would send it back directly.

Holding a pen on the desk, Zheng Chenggong wanted to get started several times, but failed to do so several times. He has a strong and resolute temperament, and he is not a person who will hesitate. This is the case, but it is more about the development of the current situation. Obviously, there are some differences between his and Chen Kai's choices.

"I have already calculated what Sun Kewang committed in the previous letter. National affairs are like this, and our generation should forge ahead. I am very pleased to receive today a proposal to replace the weapons and armor of the whole army. When I don't wait, it is impractical to change clothes completely, or it can be done gradually, and we should also be stationed in various towns in Guangdong first......"

After thinking about it for a long time, when the tip of the pen was already a little hard, Zheng Chenggong changed the pen and paper again, and told his attitude towards Chen Kai's suggestion and his next plan. At first, it was fashionable and writing stopped, but the more I wrote, the more I put pen to paper, and a thousand words wandered on the paper in just a moment.

The reply letter galloped back on the same official road, and when they arrived in Guangzhou, there was no tension in Fuzhou at all. If you have to emphasize a nervousness, that is, the local people and foreign merchants are preparing for the Spring Festival in the twelfth year of Yongli, the sale and purchase of New Year's goods, especially the New Year's is approaching, this year's inventory, settlement, not only merchants, even the government is too busy to touch the ground, the officials in the yamen, the officials, and even the officials, helpers seem to have practiced light skills, but the anxious look is to destroy the atmosphere of martial arts.

"Aren't heroes supposed to be without a job, but they can eat and drink a lot every day, have no worries about food and clothing, and even have extremely generous shots, and are rich enough to rival the country? These guys, at a glance, know that they are bitter people who start to be busy at dawn and stay busy until they sleep at night, how can they have the demeanor of a hero? ”

It took more than half an hour to get off the duty, Chen Kai originally planned to use local tyrants and big money to compare, but the rich businessmen and big men he knew were all too busy to do anything, and even the children of each family who were not particularly idle were mostly working in the clan's industry, and it seemed a little unrealistic to use them as an analogy, so he remembered the heroes who used to watch martial arts and do chivalry everywhere every day.

is not only an official who ridicules the yamen, but also at least a self-deprecating one. Just hearing this, Zheng Xiyuan sneered, and then smiled: "I heard that the concubine body is that those heroes are also very busy on weekdays......

As soon as these words came out, Chen Kaizheng took a chopstick dish and sent it to his mouth, but the dish was sent into his mouth and chewed twice, but when he reacted, he almost vomited.

"I almost forgot that the heroes of this era are actually underworlds, in Cantonese it is the old boy - in the current word old boy is not the meaning of later generations, probably refers to cunning and shrewdness. It's a pity that in later generations, the meaning of the old boy has changed, the meaning of the hero has also changed, and even the well-dressed beasts have changed, and the lack of traditional culture makes me feel sad. ”

There are many more heart-wrenching, such as the jokes about the lack of traditional culture that Chen Kai saw on the Internet, which are sometimes quite interesting to think about. It's just that some jokes are really inconvenient to say to Zheng Xiyuan, especially inconvenient to joke in front of people.

Thinking like this in his heart, he smiled on his face. Chen Kai vaguely remembered that he had thought that if he could go back to ancient times, he would always have three wives and four concubines and enjoy the blessings of all people. However, the ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, it has really come to such an era, every day is so busy that there is no side mind at all, and now it is a rare leisure time to be able to sit and eat with the family, if it is an expedition, it will be a few months to eat and live with the officers and soldiers.

Busyness is still the main theme of the moment. Chen Kai is used to it, and he is watching the blossoming and fruiting with his own eyes, and the satisfaction of that part is irreplaceable.

From a war-torn and landless province to a thriving atmosphere, the recovery of Guangdong is the most pleasing thing for Chen Kai. It's just that Guangdong is just Guangdong, not only Guangdong, she is a part of China, indispensable, the current situation in the southwest is sliding towards the trend of overturning as in history, and when it comes to him, it is even more necessary to continue to work hard to do something.

The Foshan Manufacturing Bureau is already ready, and the difference is only the east wind of the financial subsidy of the Zheng Group. As for the technology, it is actually not difficult, because the first batch of new products planned by Chen Kai had actually been mass-produced in the Ming Dynasty, and it was nothing more than a matter of scale. Technical difficulties are not too a problem, coupled with the "engineers" and craftsmen trained by Chen Kai over the years, and with the blessing of hydraulic machinery, it is no longer a problem.

These things are not like the national surname bottle and the Iron Man Army, which can cause subversive effects as soon as they appear. However, the victory of the battle does not only depend on weapons and equipment, but more importantly, it lies in how to use and how to maximize the effect, which is the key issue in terms of weapons and equipment.

For the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the army, there must be, especially after the scale. It's just that Chen Kai didn't plan to use it as a killer weapon like the national surname bottle and the Iron Man Army.

To this end, from the beginning of the implementation of the plan, Chen Kai used the silver deposit from the library to purchase raw materials for the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau and further expand the work. This is preparation in advance, and he has great confidence in being able to convince Zheng Chenggong. It wasn't until he had eaten his supper and was eating in the garden that the messenger hurried back with a reply, and he realized that this time his confidence was actually a little too self-egoistic, too blind.

"Damu is ready to use troops in Zhejiang."

Zheng Chenggong has needed recuperation in Fujian in recent years, and he has not been idle, and has always maintained an offensive against Zhejiang.

This point is not only well known to everyone within the Zheng Group, but even to the Manchu Qing Dynasty - Prince Zheng's Eight Banners Army, Hangzhou Garrison Eight Banners, and the Eight Banners Army now stationed in Ningbo to defend against Zhoushan, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has invested a lot of money in Zhejiang. However, Zheng Chenggong, on the one hand, is still fighting a trade war with the Spaniards, and on the other hand, he is going to launch a large-scale counterattack in Zhejiang, which does seem to be a bit manipulative.

"Because of the Southwest?"

"Yes, you also read Da Mu's last reply, he is not optimistic about the situation in the southwest. Especially let Sun Kewang run away, as soon as this matter came out, not only the imperial court, but even Damu and I had a great sense of urgency. ”

The prince who controlled the state politics in the previous years of the Ming Dynasty, or the emperor reserve with a crown and a dragon robe, such a big man was actually cleared, and the result can be imagined. Chen Kai had to prepare before the collapse of the southwest, and Zheng Chenggong was not on his side. From this point of view, it is indeed impossible to wait for the replacement of equipment, because the replacement of equipment is only the beginning of the process, and the more important thing is the running-in training after changing into new equipment, which takes more time than the limit of the Zheng Group's patience.

Next year, in the twelfth year of Yongli, a big war will inevitably break out in Zhejiang, and there is no need for words like should. After the war, the money and grain are bound to be like a torrent, and the goods accumulated by the Zheng Group in the past few years will be used on it. Regarding Chen Kai's costume change plan, although Zheng Chenggong did not say in the letter that he could not help, the subsidies he could give were very few.

However, on Chen Kai's side, he is already building the shelf of the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau. At this time, it is necessary to constantly stop and drastically revise the outfit plan, or try to find new sources of money to ensure that the rhythm is not disrupted by this.

There is no other way.

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PS: Last month, I said that this month would return to normal, but the results didn't last long, shame. There are a lot of things to do these days, and I am distracted, and I can't write much when I open the document. It's just that I've taken too much leave, and I'm embarrassed to speak. So now, I'm still trying my best to recover my state, as for the eunuch, it's still the same sentence, no, it must be done normally, and what I said will naturally be done.