Back in the back house of the Guangdong governor's yamen, Chen Kai looked at the urgent military intelligence report, and his face was full of nothing to say.

He had already expected Sun Kewang's internal criminals, because Sun Kewang was difficult to ride a tiger and could no longer give up his rights; On the side of the Yongli court, it is even more impossible to return to the state of the Yongli six-year counteroffensive - Emperor Yongli can't accept it, the ministers of the court can't accept it, and Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu can't accept it.

It is inevitable that the two sides will start a fight, even if there is a change in the fall of Chenzhou, which leads to the postponement of the internal strife, it is just a postponement. To make it clear, without Hong Chengchou, the rule of the Qing court in Huguang would have ended long ago, and there would be no problem of the fall of Chenzhou; And with Hong Chengchou here, with his ability, it is absolutely impossible not to see that the collection of the city in Chenzhou will do more harm than good to the Qing court. Since it is impossible for the Qing court to attack Sun Kewang to the death, then Sun Kewang will definitely launch infighting, because for him, the more it drags on, the less chance he will win.

The infighting broke out unexpectedly, and it ended in a sure way. It seems to be unexpected, but for Chen Kai, it is completely different. This is not only because he knows this history, but more importantly, he knows very well what the people want at the moment.

"When I suggested that Li Dingguo enter Yunnan, I knew that there would be such a day. Sun Kewang, Sun Kewang, it seems that in this life, he has no fate to personally command the battle and win. The previous Zhoujiapu was about to win a big victory, and the result was a big hit, and this time it was the same. The only difference is that last time we lost in artificiality, and this time we lost in the general trend. ”

In this battle, no matter how Li Dingguo commands, the chances of victory are actually very small, and the key is to see the opponent's mistakes. This is a gap in hard power, and it cannot be easily reversed by manpower. And Sun Kewang's strategic layout and on-the-spot command in this battle actually did a very good job, at least he was less wrong than Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu. But when it came to the result, Li Dingguo not only won, but won easily.

In the final analysis, in this battle, Li Dingguo did not win in his military talent, nor in Bai Wenxuan's jump, but won in the hearts of the people, even if there is no Bai Wenxuan, there will be Hei Wenxuan and Huang Wenxuan jumping out, Sun Kewang is unpopular to fight a civil war at this time, no matter how strong the law and technique are, it can't defeat a general trend.

After reading the report, Chen Kai stopped the scheduled work and wrote a letter to Zheng Chenggong on the above content. This matter is too important, and Zheng Chenggong's side must notify it as soon as possible, because Chen Kai always has a hidden worry in his heart.

"Next, it should be Sun Kewang to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty will enter Yungui in three ways."

The pressure came from the surface, and his brows couldn't help but tighten slightly. Chen Kai wrote a letter and sent someone to Fujian overnight, and then thought about it for a while, but did not do anything in particular, but returned to the work interrupted by this urgent military information.

Early the next morning, Chen Kai reported the military situation to the generals in Guangdong, and the feedback from the generals was also varied, expounding their views from different angles. Chen Kai didn't pay too much attention to this, because he knew that this had happened, and the general trend of the southwest was still rolling, what he could do was not to stick a stick in it, but to do his own things well, and he would have a greater chance of winning in the next time.

Chen Kai specially found Wang Jiang and Cao Conglong to discuss the matter mentioned to Kuang Lu before, and discussed it with these two senior officials in charge of civil affairs and litigation, and then came to the Advisory Bureau to hold a meeting.

"This official has decided to sell the breeding of earthworms and the related technology of Chaozhou farms at the price of one tael of silver. As long as you pay the money, you can get relevant technical information and paid training. ”

Chen Kai's farm in Chaozhou has played a significant role in calming the soaring manure prices in Chaozhou, and has also led to a reduction in the market prices of chicken and eggs to a certain extent.

There were pros and cons to this effect in many ways, but from a purely commercial point of view, the existence of the farm enriched the meat supply of the Teochew army at that time, and the officers and non-commissioned officers were very happy. However, the increased production capacity has not been actively expanded, and the people who are interested in operating such a business are also taken by Chen Kai's status and do not dare to rashly use relevant technology, so that the Chaozhou farm is still just the place it once was, nothing more.

In the meantime, Chen Kai sold the technology, and with the paperwork in black and white, those who are willing to run such a business can settle down. The price of one tael of silver is actually equivalent to giving it for free, because this production method is not suitable for ordinary farmers, and large-scale production must be carried out, and large-scale production itself requires financial support.

In the Great Hall of the Consultative Bureau, Chen Kai made these words clear, and then announced the training fee for paid training, and the amount was only manual.

Such a statement won unanimous praise from the audience. However, it didn't take long for some lawmakers to come up with ideas. According to his words, Chen Kai is right to do this, but we should take this as an example to establish relevant systems and regulations, and to promote them.

"What Councillor Tung said is very true, and I feel the same way."

"I also feel that this is a way to protect the interests of those who have worked hard to develop new technologies."

“……”

The people who can sit here are all human spirits, and one by one they suddenly realized that they not only strongly agreed, but also cited one reasonable and unreasonable reason after another. All in all, Chen Kai is required to vote in the Advisory Council on whether to formulate relevant systems and regulations.

"From the very beginning of the idea of establishing an advisory bureau, I believed that the advisory bureau would be able to speak for the people and fill in the gaps for the government, as its name suggests. Today, it seems that the Judge is not mistaken, and you have indeed fulfilled the rights and obligations entrusted to you by the Advisory Council. ”

Slapping his hands, Chen Kaidang even expressed his agreement with the bills proposed by these lawmakers. After going through the normal process, the vote on whether to formulate relevant systems and regulations begins and ends like other bills voted in this conference hall, and the final result, not surprisingly, is naturally necessary to formulate relevant systems and regulations.

This is not sycophancy, this is the acquisition of power, or theft - theoretically speaking, the law in Guangdong today is still the "Da Ming Law", because this is the control area of the Ming Dynasty. The "Daming Law" was formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the legislative power was in the Ming Dynasty, and now, the Advisory Bureau is also setting up systems and regulations, which is completely different from the system they formulated earlier, and is formulating systems and regulations that are implemented by other governments and widely applicable to ordinary people, which means that the Advisory Bureau actually has legislative power!

Sitting in the venue, Chen Kai silently watched this gluttonous feast, without saying a word, like a bystander, watching them have a heated discussion on relevant systems and regulations. It wasn't until a long time later that he stood up, suppressed the other voices, and stood in front of the stage to say the last thing to do.

"The magistrate was very pleased to see that the princes had worked so hard for the well-being of the people. However, the formulation of the "Patent Bill" involves a lot of civil affairs and litigation. In the humble opinion of this official, it is better for the Advisory Bureau to invite the officials of the political envoy and the secretary of the inspection department to come over and conduct targeted inquiries and discussions, so as to avoid the possibility of making things behind closed doors. ”

Theoretically, the legislative power is in the center, and the local power is only judicial and executive. However, in the current troubled times, the center is powerless, and the feudal towns go their own way, and Chen Kai has the right to formulate relevant systems and regulations. However, these systems and regulations are only Chen Kai's personal behavior, and when the center is weak, he will acquiesce, and once the center recovers its strength, it can restore its power by defeating Chen Kai.

Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, Gai Mo is like this. For this reason, Chen Kai's establishment of the Advisory Bureau is to bundle more artificial system weight. That being the case, it is important for the Council to coexist and liaise with the executive and the judiciary so that it does not become a dispensable existence.

"Chief helmsman, why don't you just use the Heaven and Earth Society to control the government, and instead of building an advisory bureau?"

During the discussion, Cao Conglong asked this in front of Wang Jiang so straightforwardly, which was not embarrassing for Wang Jiang, who had already become a member of the Heaven and Earth Society.

However, Chen Kai and Tete glanced at Cao Conglong, and then explained: "The future of the Ming Dynasty, if Zhongxing is realized, will also be a state of juxtaposition." We can't pull everyone into the Heaven and Earth Society, and even if they do, they all have their own interests, and they may not be able to share our minds. If you still want to control the court with the Heaven and Earth Society, then you will fall into the old model of Donglin and the eunuch party, and only by establishing a power structure again, using the power of the gentry to limit the power of the monarch, and reducing the influence of the Son of Heaven's personal likes and dislikes on the party to an acceptable level, can we have the opportunity to really become bigger and stronger. ”

Chen Kai said so to these two people, and after thinking about it, they also said that they could understand and accept it. Immediately afterwards, regarding the enactment of the "Patent Bill", the Advisory Bureau sent an invitation to the Yamen of the Political Envoy and the Yamen of the Inspectorate, and received a positive response from the two chief officials, not only in person, but also in a group of relevant officials to discuss and fully cooperate with the Advisory Bureau in formulating relevant systems and regulations.

"It is necessary to set up institutions to manage patent protection in the yamen of the provincial political envoys and the yamen at the state level."

"Where should the expenses for maintenance come from, and you can't use the people's fat and people's anointment, right?"

"Then a certain percentage of taxes are collected from the income of patents, and the reason why it is a certain percentage, rather than a certain amount, is that since the formulation of patent fees is the personal act of the patent holder, it is more or less necessarily. If there are really people who are willing to benefit the people, charge very little royalties, or no fees, then do we still want people to pay money? ”

“……”

"Since the patent holder has collected a fee and the government has also collected a tax, I think that there should be severe penalties for groups and individuals who use it without permission!"

"As it should be, don't tolerate adultery."

"So how did you count the old ones?"

"Well, this is to the point, the official thinks there should be a time limit, and it must be declared to the government. Otherwise, what was hundreds of years ago would not be managed? ”

“……”

The officials of the Political Envoy and the Yamen of the Inspectorate were discussing the relevant matters with the legislators in the Consultative Bureau, among which compromise was the most indispensable, especially the Guangdong Business Alliance, which already had great influence within the Consultative Bureau, and they used too many technologies, among which there was a need to pay royalties, which would undoubtedly increase the cost.

These people are deliberately opposed, but because of Chen Kai and even more so because of the existence of the Advisory Council itself for the purpose of seeking rights, their voices are minimal. Chen Kai believes that cottages may be conducive to rapid development, but do not pay attention to the spirit of invention and creation, can not give sufficient protection in the interests of the people, just rely on cottages, then the more the development will be more will lack the ability of independent innovation.

Transforming temporary rights into long-term effective rights, under the instruction of Chen Kai, the government and the Consultative Bureau in Guangdong sang a double reed, which can be described as a joy.

To be able to do so, the key is that the center is declining, which gives Chen Kaike an opportunity. If you have a strong center, it is very difficult to play such tricks locally. For Chen Kai, the current opportunity is rare, because the situation in the southwest is still developing according to his prediction for the time being, but such a development is unfavorable after all, he always has to try to reverse the unfavorable situation, and once the situation is reversed, it is likely to be accompanied by the disappearance of the opportunity, and it is necessary to take advantage of the current situation to take deeper roots in the Consultative Bureau.

The Consultative Bureau and the government used the Patent Bill as a breakthrough to gain access to the legislative power, and the businessmen who had previously received guarantees from the government and the Zheng group came to the Yamen to issue certificates of payment of taxes and salaries in exchange for the government's guarantee, and after obtaining the guarantee, they set off for Fujian in order to minimize the losses suffered by the no-sail order.

The ban on navigation is undoubtedly the current priority of Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and under its influence, coupled with the fact that Chen Kai, a guy who likes to toss around, and caught up with the collection period of the autumn tax, the officials in Guangdong were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, and they fell asleep when they went home, and they did not even have time to recite poems.

In contrast, Chen Kai, who has become accustomed to throwing actual official duties to his subordinates, has less work on these official duties, but organizations such as the Consultative Bureau, Tiandihui, and the Guangdong Business Alliance also have a large number of things waiting for him to review and deal with every day, even if he has handed over the affairs of the Guangdong Business Alliance to Zheng Xiyuan to take care of, it does not make it much easier.

In the midst of this vast sea of official duties, Chen Kai found a place of fun, which was not far from Guangzhou, to be precise, the manufacturing bureau in Foshan, where after a period of development, there was unexpectedly overcapacity.