After a half-year absence, the Central Left Institute has not changed as much as it did half a year ago. At least, Chen Kai, who landed at the dock in front of Shenqianwo, was not able to see the Arsenal Bureau Workshop of the Zhongzuo Institute farther away, and the rest was not easy to see.

From being killed, to entering the DPRK, to defecting, in the past six months, Chen Kai's temporary departure, and the speculation on the ground of the Central Left Institute and even the entire Fujian and Guangdong can be said to be almost innumerable. In the first two or three months, new rumors spread every day, but later, the popularity faded, and the topic was gradually replaced by Zheng Chenggong's Lian Zhan Lianjie. Until recently, Feng Chengshi seems to have replaced Chen Kai's existence in the Ordnance Bureau, and there are fewer and fewer people mentioned, perhaps many people still don't think that Feng Chengshi can really replace Chen Kai, but the long-term disappearance will also lead to a decline in the sense of existence.

But now, Chen Kai is back. When he wore his official uniform and strode off the boat, on the dock, you said a word, and soon, the shock spread from the mouths of the very few people who had seen him throughout the Shenqian Wo Pier.

"It's Chen Joining, it turns out that Chen Joins the Army and is not dead."

"Who said that Chen joined the army and died, he was invited by the emperor to be an official in the court. The real squire of the Ministry of Works, this time he may have come back with a holy decree. ”

"Isn't it a defection? Look at that head, what about the hair? ”

"Fart, defect! What kind of character is Chen Senjun, who has been born and died so many times, and may defect? ”

"It's not because the Zheng family plans to get out of the marriage......"

"If you change your surname, can you do such a stupid thing?"

“……”

Chen Kai didn't care about the whispers around him, and the rumors stopped at the wise. What's more, he has already returned, and a lot of speculation will only be self-defeating, and there is no need to even explain, let alone care about anything.

Zheng Chenggong had been waiting here at the dock for a long time, Chen Kai got off the boat, and hurriedly rushed to the front in three steps and two steps. Saluted, was stopped by Zheng Chenggong, looked at it carefully, and then the two looked at each other and smiled, walked together, got into a carriage, and went to the city of Zhongzuo.

"Look, Chen has really come back. Great, in the future, the country surnamed Ye will lead the troops to fight, Chen will join the army in the rear, and the recovery of Fujian will be just around the corner! ”

………………

The news of Chen Kai's return has been spread by Zheng Chenggong, which is a big boost to the morale of the people in the center-left institute and even in the entire Fujian Ming army-controlled area.

Back at Zheng Chenggong's mansion, Dong Yougu had already brought Zheng Jing to greet him. After half a year, Zheng Jing's fear of Chen Kai is no longer so superficial, and he is polite, but his eyes still reveal his inner thoughts from time to time.

Chen Kai didn't care about this, and followed Zheng Chenggong into the study. He had indeed just returned, but in the carriage, Zheng Chenggong had already roughly described the current strategic environment, they didn't have much time left, and they had to act as quickly as possible. Otherwise, all the power of the previous years will most likely be wasted in the near future!

"To make a long story short, when I went to Jiangxi, the governor revealed that he was a man who did things, but he hadn't figured out how to do it. The combat effectiveness of the Jiangxi Wang Division is generally weak, and it will be extremely stressful to resist the advance and suppression of the Jiangxi Capture Division, let alone regain the lost territory alone...... One of them is the lack of troops capable of fighting, and their forces are scattered, and they also lack control areas that can rely on their development and growth, and the only advantage is that the people's will is not in the Qing Dynasty...... They don't agree to the cooperation, or they don't feel at ease, we can't expect anything from them......"

Chen Kai proposed to go to Jiangxi at the beginning, Zheng Chenggong was not very optimistic, he was not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Jiangxi Ming Army, and whether he would choose to cooperate. Now that Chen Kai is back, bluntly talking about the various problems existing in the Ming Army in Jiangxi and the failure to achieve practical results, Zheng Chenggong just listened silently, listening to Chen Kai's opinions on this, as if his previous opposition had never happened.

“…… How long they will be able to hold out, it's hard to say. Therefore, our army still has to open up the situation in southern Fujian as soon as possible! ”

This point is the consensus, Zheng Chenggong nodded, and then motioned for Chen Kai to continue: "Mu Weng's side ......"

When it comes to Qian Qianyi, Zheng Chenggong's expression seems to be a little complicated. It's normal to say that it's coming, who made Qian Qianyi a rather complicated guy.

"Mu Weng is the heart of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the past, in recent years, he has also been actively contacting the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, plotting against the generals, and proposed a strategic ...... to the imperial court called the three bureaus of the catalpa."

explained the content of the three games with Zheng Chenggong in detail, and then he also mentioned his efforts here. Of course, he didn't bring all the silver back, and he spent some money on the way, which is also due to the righteousness. Moreover, the silver was not spent where it was useless.

"On the shepherd's side, let's do it first. Specifically, it depends on how he plans, and we really don't want to participate too much. Affirming Chen Kai's approach, Zheng Chenggong asked about Li Yu and Wang Jiang, these two people were the direct reason for Chen Kai's stay in Hangzhou, especially one of them, and now Chen Kai has brought it back.

"Let's talk about Li Yu first, this person is a poor talent who sells for a living on the surface. However, on the way south, I had heard his name, and I had also read his writings this time, and that "Sympathetic Companion" was really a rare masterpiece. More importantly, this person has his own unique views on women and pleasures. If nothing else, I am afraid that in a few years, this person will become the guest of honor of the dignitaries. ”

"So, are you going to let him stay in Hangzhou?"

"It's not Hangzhou, it's Nanjing, or Beijing. There are many dignitaries and nobles in that kind of place, and the information that can be collected will be more valuable! ”

Chen Kai has never been a targetless person. Many of his ideas seem strange, but the actual results are often good. Speaking of which, it's nothing more than some silver, and it's not a big deal for Zheng Chenggong. But if it really works, even if it is only once, the early investment will definitely be recovered.

Because according to Chen Kai's deployment, Li Yu's position, as long as something happens, it must be a big deal!

"As for Wang Jiang, this person has a reputation for being good at financial management when he was in Dalan Mountain, and if the Wang Shi of Dalan Mountain is according to us, he is really weak and pitiful. However, a force with only 3,000 soldiers broke through Shangyu County twice, and even on the eve of the encirclement and suppression of the captive division, it once captured Hushan and besieged Xinchang County, which has its own advantages. And the biggest advantage in this is that the financial situation of the Dalanshan Wang Division is far more normal and good than that of other Eastern Zhejiang Wang Division......"

"Actually, how do you think it should be appointed?"

"Da Mu, if according to me, let him go to Chaozhou to preside over Tuntian, this is the best, he is very handy at doing this when he is in Dalan Mountain." Speaking of this, Chen Kai changed his words: "However, King Lu has completely collapsed in Zhejiang, including King Lu, Zhang Mingzhen, Hou Zhang Mingzhen of Dingxi, and Zhou Hezhi, Hou of Pingyi, and many Zhejiang kings are going south to Fujian. They are likely to defect to you. At this stage, he is really the best horse bone! ”