After leaving the school, the estrangement between Chen Kai and Kuang Lu still exists, but it doesn't seem to be entirely the case, it just seems that the content and method of the estrangement have changed.

After lunch, Kuang Lu went back to rest, and Chen Kai came to Zheng Chenggong's study to talk. The bits and pieces of the Guangzhou delegation, for the next ideas and plans, the two have talked about seven seven or eight yesterday, and many things need to be further developed before they can make the trip. It's some trivial things, but I still have to exchange things before the reception banquet. After all, after the banquet, the execution will begin.

"Recruit soldiers, first solve the problem of eating some people in Guangzhou. For shelter or something, the idle barracks in Chaozhou Mansion will be used by them, and then some of them will be transported to the Zhongzuo Institute. Specifically, you can discuss it with Ye Yiyun. ”

"It's okay for the time being, but I've always thought that sooner or later we'll try to get out. If there is a water master, it can bloom everywhere, so that the Tartars are tired of running for their lives. ”

"It's so good, everything, when I'm done these days, I go to Jieyang to see the fourth uncle, and then we can discuss." After that, Zheng Chenggong, who was still solemn, looked at Chen Kai again, but he couldn't hold back, so he simply smiled with Chen Kai: "It's just right, settle your relationship with fate." ”

"Hmm", Chen Kai nodded, but he didn't show any embarrassment.

The reception banquet was held as scheduled, Zheng Chenggong congratulated the cruelty of the captive, rewarded the accompanying soldiers, and expressed to Kuang Lu and other Guangdong gentry who came to Chaozhou their determination and confidence that they would settle down the people of Guangzhou.

In the next month or so, Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai traveled between the capital city of Chaozhou and Nanao Island, and even Ye Yiyun was worried about the 110,000 people. Originally, most of the people bought by Chen Kai in batches had already been settled on Nanao Island. For now, Zheng Chenggong plans to recruit soldiers, and Chen Kai will also bring all the craftsmen to Nanao Island to continue to enrich the Ordnance Bureau, and there is also the matter of patrolling the standard battalion, Chen Kai also asked Lin Dezhong to recruit from these Guangzhou people, and by the way, he added all the survivors of Guangzhou Volunteers.

But even so, there are still a large number of strong men and strong women who cannot be placed. These people, Chen Kai plans to divert some of them to the Zhongzuo Institute, and even talk to Zheng Hongkui to let the Kinmen side also help share some of them, and the rest can only be settled by Ye Yiyun for the time being.

"It's a good thing to rule more Dingkou. It's just that this breath is too much, and it's not easy for me to settle. ”

"Those who can work harder, besides, I won't leave it alone."

smiled and comforted Ye Yiyun with a smile, they have been friends for many years, but Chen Kai also knows that this proud temperament will definitely settle these people. Under Ye Yiyun's rule, there are many things that he doesn't need to worry about, but there is one thing he still has to explain to Ye Yiyun to put his mind at ease.

"Well, don't give land to these people in Guangzhou, and don't let them affect the employment of local people. It is better to feed them for rice than to do so. ”

After tossing and turning, the time has reached the middle of the wax month. Zheng Chenggong recruited 5,000 recruits, all of whom were trained in the camp, and when the training was completed, the first task was to cooperate with the garrisons of Chaozhou Prefecture and Zhao'an County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, to assist in guarding the place. And Chen Kai, on his side, is also doing his best to make weapons for these recruits, in order to form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.

When things were done, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong went to Jieyang to meet Zheng Hongkui as promised, firstly, for the sake of his and Zheng Xiyuan's family affairs, and secondly, to discuss related matters related to the cooperation between the two armies next year, especially Zheng Hongkui's department now occupies a corner of Jieyang County, lacking further development space, which is the aspect that Zheng Chenggong needs to negotiate with Zheng Hongkui.

"I said earlier, Da Mu, you are a thousand miles of our Zheng family. I can trust your ability to lead troops for several years, recover large swaths of lost territory in such a hostile environment, and build up tens of thousands of troops. I am here to share some of the pressure on Huizhou for you, whether it develops or not, you don't need to mind. Our Zheng family is counting on you. ”

Zheng Hongkui is as optimistic about his nephew as ever, and Zheng Chenggong is also very moved. Next, together with Chen Kai, the three of them discussed the marriage of Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan. Adhering to the custom of not marrying in the first month of the month, all the operations should be carried out in February, and the days should be in March, at least the people Zheng Hongkui found said that there are a few good days in March, and Yu Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan are both auspicious.

"So be it."

Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan's eight characters, Zheng Chenggong has already found someone to read it, which is an excellent karma. In this regard, Chen Kai heard a friend who got married say that it was the ancients: It is better to demolish ten temples than to break one marriage. Eight-character marriage, everyone who does this line of work knows that the ancestor has rules, and he will judge the joy or not the murderer. If it is not a marriage of ten thousand catastrophes, and you are not very sure, you must not judge the murderer. And on the side of Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan, one is the future Daotai master, the other is the daughter of the national prince, or the matchmaker made by the national surname, who dares to say a word of disagreement.

With Zheng Hongkui's approval, this marriage can be decided, and the rest is nothing more than etiquette. In this way, the relationship between the two sides has been further narrowed, and Zheng Chenggong also said that he can be called by his name, and Fang shows his kinship. Although Chen Kai agreed, on an occasion that was not in private, he still called Zheng Chenggong his surname, and there was no change on the surface.

Chen Kai's marriage with the Zheng family can be said to be a certainty, and his status in the Zheng group has also been further improved. During this period, Zheng Tai also came once, and when he saw Chen Kai, he was also a brother-in-law, and he called him so kind, completely ignoring the fact that Zheng Xiyuan had not yet entered Chen's house.

Things in this world, some people are happy, some people are worried, Chen Kai's status is like sesame flowers, and the Shi brothers, who are the most discordant with Chen Kai on weekdays, have no way to be happy. Behind their backs, they inevitably had to scold a few words, such as the despicable villain who relied on the corner of the skirt of the Zheng family, but it didn't help. Regardless of the side, even the two generals Huang Ting and Hong Xishan, who fled to Chaozhou from Shaozhou Mansion with Shi Lang, began to alienate the Shi brothers.

Speaking of which, the centrifugal force of these two people on the Shi family did not start today, but the matter did not reach a certain level, and it will not be too obvious. Especially today, when Chen Kai's status is improving day by day, he puts this "warmth and coldness" in front of the Shi brothers, making them especially hateful.

Zheng Chenggong has been very busy lately, and he has been so busy that the army is stationed in Chaozhou, but he has turned a blind eye to Shi Lang's strong proposal to besiege Chaoyang County and to eradicate Chen Bin and his henchmen who participated in the rebellion. However, Chen Kai knew that Zheng Chenggong had never been idle in private, and had been brewing some big moves, but he wanted to keep Chen Bin's chess piece in the camp of the Qing army.

At the end of the month, the Spring Festival of the fifth year of Yongli is coming, and Zheng Chenggong is already preparing to take part of the troops back to the Zhongzuo Institute to celebrate the holiday. However, with the hurried arrival of a Titang official named Huang Wen from the imperial court. Variables and unpredictability came to them.