As arranged by Chen Kai, when the Japanese military weapons workshop completed the production of 18 spears as usual, it did not increase or decrease, everything was as usual.

After getting off duty, Chen Kai returned to the small courtyard of the town mansion, the layout of the courtyard has not changed, the potted flowers and plants are taken care of by the male servant, and even the carp raised in the big tank in the center of the courtyard is also fed every day.

"The villain and others welcome the master home."

Back home?

This word is the third time he has heard it, but Chen Kai still listens to it and is awkward, but he can't figure out where it is.

"Get up and bring dinner to the study."

Today is the third day, but Chen Kai is still a little uncomfortable with these "red tape". However, even if you don't adapt, you have to adapt, and if you want to gain a foothold here, if you want to develop, you must first integrate into this era and the environment.

Back in the study, the little maid stood guard at the door, while the others continued to do their thing. Chen Kai looked at the manuscript written last night and thought about it carefully, looking for last night's thoughts, as well as some of the things he thought of in the arsenal workshop during the day, and wrote them down. However, some of the key ones are written in English, Chinese pinyin and Arabic numerals, so as not to be lost and cause unnecessary trouble.

Zheng Chenggong's army will go for a few months, not to mention anything else, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Cai agreed to attack Haicheng County in August, and there is still more than a month to go. If there is a follow-up military operation, or if there is any unforeseen situation, it will probably continue to be delayed.

During this time, Chen Kai planned to bring earth-shaking changes to the ordnance workshop, but what was needed was not something that could be solved just by his planning and three inches, but also needed a lot of manpower and material support, which needed to bargain with Chen Bao and Hong Xu who stayed here.

"It seems that in two days, I still have to go to meet that Zhong Zhenbo."

When a new official takes office, the first thing to burn is often personnel. The reason for this is that personnel are not good, and there are always people who are constrained, and the administration of government will achieve half the result. It's just that this time, the first fire is to light people's distant relatives, and during this time, Chen Kai is busy playing the pure image of Zheng Chenggong's staff, and Hong Xu has never been contacted.

After thinking about it for a moment or two, Chen Kai had already made a calculation, and when he got up and was about to find a book from the bookshelf to look through it, dinner was already ready, and he was brought in by the maid.

The maid is very well-behaved, Chen Kai is eating, she is waiting beside her, washing her hands, serving rice, cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, wiping the table, her hands and feet are nimble, not delaying Chen Kai's effort, and she will leave the study immediately after cleaning up. Of course, in this way, it was probably because Chen Kai was bathing the night before, she rolled up her sleeves and came in with a loofah to wipe her back, but Chen Kai, who was thinking about it, was startled and was blasted out in a few words.

After eating, reading a book, washing, sleeping, and going to work early the next morning, I went to the top of the duty, which was no different from the previous month and a half.

June 19 was the same as June 18, with 18 guns, supplemented by a number of pointed wooden guns. Turning their heads to rest, and resting for two days in a row, most of the craftsmen were a little impatient in the afternoon, as if the time had suddenly become sticky in the afternoon of this day.

After nightfall, Chen Kai got off duty and went back to rest as usual. And after these two days of busyness, after the necessary adjustments of the army were completed, Chen Bao and Hong Xu got together, communicating and contacting military affairs, and talking about all other things.

"I have been ordered by the Taishi to expropriate Nanao for many years, and I know every grass and tree in this place. What is lacking now is nothing more than weapons and training for new recruits in Nanao Town. ”

The army went on the expedition, and everything in the city of Nanao was the same, except that the training in the barracks was much quieter. Sending troops to cooperate with friendly forces to regain lost territory, military operations are important, and the guarding, training and administrative affairs of the base camp are not light at all, especially during the period when the tiger is not in the mountain, it is common for the monkey to be the king, and any kind of moth can happen. But now, Zheng Laohu has gone down the mountain, but Chen Leopard, who has been sitting here for many years, has not moved his nest, and Chen Leopard is still handy in guarding the royal affairs, but he has no elite soldiers and good generals, and he still relies on the special geographical environment of the island and the rich experience of his people.

Speaking of this, Chen Bao, who was quite confident, sneered: "Jiufeng, do you know, this time that guy let those craftsmen rest for two days in a row. ”

What Chen Bao said would only be Chen Kai, and Hong Xu naturally understood what he meant: "I heard it, it is said that it is to make up for the last time off." This is his style of controlling the arsenal workshop, and of course he refuses to abandon his martial arts. What's more, you Marquis Chen didn't even close the city gate, so it was clear that he had nothing to fear, and he was still in a hurry. ”

After this sentence, Chen Baoden was dumbfounded by Hong Xu. What Hong Xu said is the truth, now the main force of the Qing army in Guangdong Province has been in the west of Guangdong Province, the main force of the Qing army in Fujian Province is in the northeast of Fujian Province, Chaozhou is nothing more than some bandits, pirates, and the old Ming army that should change the court.

"This ......"

After thinking about it, there was nothing behind this "this guy", and in the end, even Chen Bao himself shook his head, and then said, "These literati have too many hearts", but they didn't say anything else.

Chen Bao was speechless for a while, but Hong Xu sighed, and then persuaded: "Brother Chen, how old are you and me, how old are the national surnames, there must always be some young people under your command, otherwise, after a hundred years of our old brothers, who will serve the national surname, point to our children and nephews?" Speaking of this, even Hong Xu couldn't help but shake his head: "With all due respect, most of our old brothers' sons and nephews are ordinary people, like dogs, who can be a follower, that's all." Brother Shi's nephew is a rare talent, but their Shi family has already lowered their tartars, and they are not all the way to us. ”

"Isn't it impossible to lower the tartars?"

What Hong Xu said was the truth, even Chen Bao had to admit it, but he was stubborn, but it was not a sentence or two that could be convinced: "If it weren't for that guy suddenly inserting a lever, the armory workshop would probably have been like this all the time, Brother Hong, you always have a chance to redeem it." ”

"Hey, even without Chen Kai, this situation can't last. Places such as the armory workshop were originally the territory of civil officials, and now the scholars who are interested in the Ming Dynasty do not know the position of the national surname, and when the national surname goes out to fight a battle or two, or even just after this war, there will always be civil officials and scholars who come to serve. At that time, those experienced civil officials will always increase their output with a little reform, but it will probably not be as exaggerated as after Chen Kai took over. ”

Speaking of this, Hong Xu couldn't help but shake his head, and then sighed: "What are most of the scholars in the Ming Dynasty like, you and my brother have seen too much, and it is really rare to see him like this." This son is indeed very human! ”

In the You Eryi case, Chen Bao can be said to have a deep prejudice against Chen Kai, and at this moment, Hong Xu, who has been implicated, is still talking about Chen Kai in front of Chen Bao, but it is also an outlier. As Chen Hui said to his son before, Chen Bao is not a fool and can listen to people's words, but he is not easily convinced.

After many years of friendship, Hong Xu knows that it is enough to say this. He doesn't have the obligation to make Chen Bao and Chen Kai intersect, as long as Chen Bao doesn't make trouble for Chen Kai and the contradictions don't intensify, he won't have more constraints on military affairs, and this is enough for public and private affairs.

"He's a man who can do things and wants to do things, and if I'm not mistaken, he'll come looking for me these days. Brother Chen, can we make a bet between the two brothers? ”

"Phew, every bet will win Hong Jiufeng, even outsiders know your nickname, whoever bets with you is a fool."