Chapter 13 Hidden Dangers (Part II)
Ye Yiyun was already tempted by the matter of dividing the land, hindering Zheng Chenggong's recent examples of giving priority to the people of Guangzhou in recruiting soldiers, he was always worried, and he also needed to seek Zheng Chenggong's approval.
Kumon went down the Hanjiang River to Nan'ao Island, and then transferred to the official ship to the Zhongzuo Institute. At this time, on Nanao Island, Feng Chengshi, who had been appointed by Zheng Chenggong to replace Chen Kai in charge of the Ordnance Bureau more than a month or nearly two months ago, finally completed the management of those mines in the north of Chaozhou.
Compared with the small workshop when Chen Kai first went to Nanao Island, after several years of development, especially after the capture of Chaozhou and the rescue of the people of Guangzhou, the number of craftsmen has surged, and the continuous expansion of the factory area has also made Nanao City full.
Feng Chengshi's first stop was naturally the general workshop of the Ordnance Bureau, which was a weapons manufacturing center with a very large area. What's more, it will be Feng Chengshi's office, and he will be the first to inspect it.
With a kind of attaché, Feng Chengshi and his entourage arrived in front of the gate of the Ordnance Bureau. Here, the guarding Ming army was in full array, and there was a rejection of horses in front of the door, a posture of rejecting people thousands of miles away, which really made Feng Chengshi and his party frown.
"The Ordnance Bureau is important, the comer issues official documents and tokens, and the idlers leave quickly!"
The officer guarding the door saw that the group was heading straight for the Ordnance Bureau, and they had not seen these people, so they simply shouted and asked. Even the guards of Nanao Town, who have Chen Bao in the city, must be with the greatest vigilance to guard the important places of the Ordnance Bureau, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Qing army.
This is Chen Kai's requirements for the guards of the Ordnance Bureau, not only with him, the "Ming Army" who outwitted Chaozhou as an example, but also the two captains of the Ordnance Bureau Guards - Ke Chenmei and Lin Dezhong have had the opportunity to go out to lead the troops, and the Ming army of these guards is no longer just a gatekeeper guarding the Ordnance Bureau, but the Ming army, which is much stricter.
"Well, this Lin Dexiao doesn't seem to let Brother Nai, and he is also a solid officer."
The officer's words were disrespectful, and Feng Chengshi's attaché should even stand up and scold. However, Feng Chengshi waved his hand, just asking his son Feng Xifan to come forward to prove his identity, and stood there waiting for the result.
"Go, inform the Grand Governor Chen Qi and the captain of your guard, Lin Dexiao, to come out to greet you, and say that the new director of the Ordnance Bureau, Feng Shenjun, has arrived."
Compared with Feng Chengshi's harmonious voice, the young Feng Xifan was very arrogant, strode to the door, and drove the officer like a porter.
Yu Feng Chengshi took over, and even Feng Chengshi was about to arrive, but the officers also knew. Once he heard that it was Feng who had joined the army, he didn't dare to hesitate more, and hurriedly went inside to report the news. As for the matter of discernment, Chen Qi and Lin Dexiao are responsible.
At this time, Chen Qishang was disposing of official documents, Chen Kai left, and Feng Chengshi took over, and he had to handle official documents on his behalf during this period. Lin Dexiao, on the other hand, is still inspecting the factory area to eliminate potential safety hazards. At this moment, after receiving the news, the two hurried to the main gate, discerned the authenticity of the appointment document, and hurriedly invited the new official in.
"I have heard the name of Feng joining the army for a long time, like thunder, all these years it is all up to you to preside over the official mines in Chaozhou, otherwise our Ordnance Bureau will also be a clever woman who has no rice...... During the period when the subordinate officials were in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, they felt that their abilities were limited and complicated. Now that the surname of the country is good at people, he sent Feng to join the army to preside over the affairs of the Ordnance Bureau, and the lower officials also felt relaxed. In the future, I will also ask Feng to join the army to give advice, and the next official ......"
In the past two years, Feng Chengshi has been in charge of the government-run mines in Chaozhou, but if it is said that without Feng Chengshi's Ordnance Bureau, it would not have been able to work, but it was too much. Not to mention, a lot of the income from maritime trade is used to purchase materials, and it was not the same before it occupied the northern part of Chaozhou?
The sedan chair carried people, Chen Qiyang said a lot of compliments, and Feng Chengshi also smiled and said a few words of modesty. When he arrived at the young captain of the Guards of the Ordnance Bureau, he just informed the Guards of their duties and powers as if they were on official business, and he didn't say anything more, which really made Feng Xifan frown, but Feng Chengshi still nodded, expressing his appreciation for the dedication of the Guards of the Ordnance Bureau.
"Tell Feng to join the army, all the official documents and records of the Ordnance Bureau are on file. Xiaguan is to have the official document delivered to your office......"
"No hurry, no hurry." Shaking his head with a smile, Feng Chengshi said that he would go to the workshop first. Immediately, Chen Qi became his own guide, and Lin Dexiao asked for orders and went back to continue to inspect the garrison.
"The safety of the Ordnance Bureau is important, and Lin can guard it on its own."
Lin Dexiao said goodbye and left, and Feng Chengshi and his entourage visited the factory of the Ordnance Bureau under the leadership of Chen Qi. Over the past few years, the area of the factory has expanded a lot, but there has not been much change in terms of use. Feng Chengshi and his entourage did not enter the office area, and only glanced at the living area. However, the words "Go to work happily and go home safely" on the wall made Feng Chengshi stop for a moment.
After a hasty look at these inconsequential ancillary facilities, Feng Chengshi strode into the work area. The swords, guns and spears courtyard, the bow and crossbow courtyard, the firearms courtyard, the fire gun courtyard, the artillery courtyard and other divisions are clearly divided, Feng Chengshi looked around, and stepped into the gate of the sword and spear courtyard.
Chen Qi had already informed him that the craftsmen of the Sword and Spear Courtyard were waiting in the courtyard early. Feng Chengshi gave them a few words of encouragement, then asked them to go back to work, and then began to inspect the workshop where the craftsman soup was all working.
In the past few years, the original blacksmith Tang Quanyou has been the head craftsman of the Sword and Spear Academy, responsible for the quality inspection and craftsmanship of these cold weapons. In his spare time, he also made some weapons by himself, firstly, not to let the craft be wasted, and secondly, to take his son out of the division, but his son-in-law, who is now a full-time blacksmith in the courtyard, with apprentices forging waist knives, very much like he was when the Arsenal Bureau was first established.
At this moment, Feng Chengshi asked them to go back to work, and took the attaché to inspect by himself, and was the first to walk to Tang Quanyou's shop, where the craftsman was tapping on the iron while pointing out the forging skills with his son, Tang Ming, who was much taller and stronger than a few years ago. When he saw Feng Chengshi walking to the front of the shop, he gestured with his forehead as usual, and continued his work, completely ignoring the anger rising in Feng Xifan's eyes standing behind Feng Chengshi.
"You are so bold, you don't come out to kneel down and reply when you see you joining the army, it's really presumptuous!"
Feng Xifan scolded, and the Tang family's father and son and the blacksmiths of several nearby shops were stunned. Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi, who was the first to realize that it was wrong, hurriedly asked the Tang family father and son to come out and confess, and he came to Feng Chengshi's side to explain.
Knowing that this was the rule set by Chen Kai, Feng Chengshi didn't say anything, so he asked them to continue working, and then he didn't continue to look at it, so he took care of the swords, guns and spears in the courtyard.
"This Feng joins the army, I'm afraid it's not easy to serve."
Seeing the crowd leave in a hurry, Tang Quanyou sighed and continued their work. It was Feng Chengshi and his entourage, who came out of here and hastily went to other courtyards, but fortunately, Chen Qi had already hinted that his subordinates had made arrangements before Feng Chengshi arrived, so that nothing like that happened just now.
After inspecting the work area, Feng Chengshi looked at the storage of the warehouse, nodded and entered the official room. Chen Qi sent someone to send the account books, copywriting and records that Feng Chengshi needed, and then left, in this official room that was originally Chen Kai, only the father and son of the Feng family remained.
"This group of lowly craftsmen has no respect for the lower and lower at all, I really don't know how Chen Kai manages the Ordnance Bureau, so how can he convince the public?"
Chen Kai's governance is very famous in eastern Guangdong and southern Fujian, but Feng Chengshi looks at the Ordnance Bureau awkwardly. In fact, not only Feng Chengshi, but also Feng Xifan and other attachés, not to mention anything else such as the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, but only to say that they were in charge of those government-run mines in Chaozhou, and there was no such thing.
The smile when he was outside had completely faded, and Feng Chengshi's accumulated dissatisfaction was no less than Feng Xifan's, and he said softly with a gloomy face at this moment, which caused Feng Xifan's echo.
"Father, according to my son, first Lin Dexiao, and then those craftsmen, these guys obviously want to put on an appearance for us to see!"
Feng Xifan was already furious when he said this, but Feng Chengshi shook his head, squinted his eyes and thought for a moment before turning to say: "The Lin family brothers are Chen Kai's cronies, they will not change the court easily, even if they change the court, someone must be able to trust them." As for those craftsmen, I think it is the same as what Chen Qi said, but Chen Kai's way of discipline is different from that of his father. ”
"But my father, you are now in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, not Chen Kai!"
"I know, of course I do."
After saying this, Feng Chengshi leaned back on the Taishi chair, closed his eyes, and weighed it carefully. The office room was quiet, but this silence not only did not calm down Feng Xifan's mood, but it was like cold water into oil, which aroused his anger even more.
"Father, now that Chen Kai is gone, he has entered the court, even if he is a waiter in the Ministry of Works, is it possible that the Ordnance Bureau will still be in charge of him?"
The matter of entering the dynasty has not yet been conclusive, Zheng Chenggong did not explain to anyone, and those who knew the inside story of this matter, such as Hong Xu, Lu Ruoteng and others, inevitably had a Qing army on the island that would pose a threat to Chen Kai, and they were also tight-lipped one by one and did not say a word. As a result, more people's hearts began to itch.
At this time, Feng Xifan wanted to say something more, but was immediately stopped by Feng Chengshi. But Feng Chengshi didn't say anything to Xiao Gui Cao Sui, but just said that before the time came, he didn't say anything, but began to check the account books step by step.