"It just so happened that I had just arrived, and I did it."

"yes, it seems that God doesn't like to watch the two of us waste time on the road."

Look at each other and smile, arm in arm. Everything is the same as usual on Nanao Island, except that Chen Bao, who has been guarding here since Zheng Zhilong took over the Fujian General Army, was transferred to Chaozhou by Chen Kai. Speaking of which, because of the recovery of Guangzhou, the focus of Chen Kai's work will be adjusted there, and Chaozhou is beyond the reach of the whip, Zhang Jin, who was originally responsible for the defense of northern Chaozhou, has to take into account Chengxiang, Xingning, Changle and other counties, and the four generals Hong Xishan, Hong Zheng, Guo Tai, and Yu Kuan, who are guarding Chaozhou, can not overpower others in terms of qualifications.

"Zhongyonghou has an upright temperament, but he has been in South Australia for many years, has rich experience, and must be competent."

Zheng Chenggong said so, which can be regarded as an endorsement of Chen Kai's good advocacy. However, even without this endorsement, Chen Kai believes that with Zheng Chenggong's temperament, it is likely that Chen Bao will be directly appointed to be in charge of Chaozhou's defense, because Chaozhou is the area that their Ming army has recovered for the longest time, and it is also the most important grain producing house of the Zheng group.

Zheng Chenggong arrived half a day earlier than Chen Kai, and he thought that he would have to wait a little longer, but he didn't expect Chen Kai to arrive soon. The island's defense and coastal patrols at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong are all in charge of the new South Australian General Hong Zheng, who is Zheng Chenggong's old general and has rich experience, which is also more reassuring here.

As Zheng Chenggong's carriage returned to the military camp where it was temporarily stationed, the discussions were all important matters, and it was naturally inconvenient for the third party to hear them. waved away others, Zheng Chenggong took out a letter and handed it to Chen Kai.

"Actually, this is what the shepherd entrusted me to pass on to you."

Since Qian Qianyi wrote a letter to him, it is impossible not to write it to Zheng Chenggong, and it is estimated that the content is not too much, it is just that there will be a deviation in emphasis.

"I became a little friend, and I saw the letter as if I didn't ......"

Unveiled the envelope that did not indicate the sender, unfolded the letter, and between the lines, it was mostly a tribute to Chen Kai's feat of helping Zheng Chenggong recover Fujian last year, and then uniting with Li Dingguo to recover Guangdong. Qian Qianyi heard the good news of the recovery of the two provinces since Chen De, and he didn't sleep for two days in excitement, and his mind was full of the beautiful vision of the Ming army going north to recover Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and even Nanzhili. After the longing, Qian Qianyi talked about some of his ideas for the current situation, in the grand plan of Chen Kai in the center and Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo's two armies to coordinate the north, Chen Kai seemed to see his appearance of being carried away by victory at the beginning of the recovery of Guangzhou.

“…… Yu has contacted the righteous people from all over the world, and when the king goes north, he will respond from the group and sweep away the bloodiness of the Han land! ”

Qian Qianyi said very impassionedly in the letter, read the letter, and at the end, he still had no name and surname. If you think about it carefully, this is in line with the old gentleman's style, but it is precisely this style that really makes Chen Kai not dare to have any confidence in the "benevolent and righteous people" in his mouth.

"Shepherd's plan is still so magnificent."

Laughing and sighing, Chen Kai didn't say anything more. The two Ming armies marched hand in hand, and finally met in Nanjing, which seems to be a little more reliable than the three bureaus of the catalpa and the reliable place is that there is a man in the middle of these two armies who acts as the intermediary for the central strategy and coordination. However, such a plan is not as good as last year, when Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong worked in Fujian for a while, and then exploded, and after the end of the maximum return period, they invested in Guangdong, not at the same time.

Qian Qianyi is easy to say, but it is almost impossible for Chen Kai, who is really responsible for liaison and response work, especially for Chen Kai, who is thousands of miles away to carry out such work, without radio.

Accusation, this is the end, after all, Qian Qianyi is still Zheng Chenggong's teacher, and he always has to give this Nanming Yu Zecheng the corresponding face, which is also an affirmation and praise for the righteous men lurking behind the enemy. After a few casual conversations about this letter, Zheng Chenggong also mentioned the letter written to him by Qian Qianyi, which roughly meant the same thing, but there were more hints that he was trying to plot against the generals of the Qing army in Zhejiang. I didn't say who the target was, but to put it mildly, it was estimated that it was the Qing army generals who held military power.

"Tian Xiong? Zhang Jie? ”

When the words came out, Zheng Chenggong also felt funny. Others don't mention it, only say that these two masters are indeed holding heavy troops and controlling the main rush, but the problem is that it was these two masters back then, together with a group of Huang Degong's generals, including Ma Degong, who was killed by Chen Kai in the Zhongzuo Institute, who took Emperor Hongguang to the Manchu Dynasty and sold it for a good price. Even the emperor of Nanming was sold by them, how can these people dare to come back anyway, aren't they afraid of being liquidated in the future?

"It's useless to guess, this thing, Damu, I think I still have to let the shepherd play freely. What role does his old man play, let's follow up, we can't expect too much. ”

"That's true, and at this stage, Fujian can't support the war. First and foremost, we must try to restore local livelihoods. ”

In this regard, Chen Kai had already mentioned the matter of buying grain from Annan on the carriage back, Zheng Chenggong was relieved, and the two of them no longer continued to talk about these things that were improving.

"By the way, what did you just say was the name of the person who sent the letter this time?"

"Huang Zongxi, Yao Jiang and Huang Xiaozi, haven't you heard of it?"

"I've heard of it, it's like thunder."

Of course, Chen Kai has heard of it, Chen Kai not only heard Wang Jiang mention this anti-Qing person in eastern Zhejiang, but also heard of the famous "Huang Zongxi's Law" in later generations. It's just that now the great Confucian at the end of the Ming Dynasty has not calmed down to make a fuss, relying on his own kung fu to fight against the Qing Dynasty, not only to contact other anti-Qing people, accompany Feng Jingdi to Japan to beg for a teacher, but also dare to run to rob the Dharma field, and he has succeeded, and he is also a legendary figure in contemporary Zhejiang.

This Huang Zongxi and Qian Qianyi are not only old friends, but also teammates lurking in the same trench. Chen Kai linked the two together, but something suddenly remembered in his mind.

Earlier, when I was in Chaozhou, I heard Wang Jiang mention that the Ming army of Dalanshan once made the city of Leh in eastern Zhejiang closed for daylight, and the little officials did not dare to go to the countryside to urge the department. The commander of the Ming Army of Dalanshan, that is, the Wang Yi who Wang Jiang once assisted, was the left squire of the military department of the Lu Jian State and the left deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Wang Yi not only made friends with Wang Jiang, Feng Jingdi and Ningbo Liumadsheng, but also had a good relationship with Huang Zongxi, and even married children and relatives. And Wang Yi's predecessor in the official position of Zhizhejiang Jinglu is Chen Zilong, the third son of Yunjian, and Chen Zilong is Qian Qianyi's side room, the ex-boyfriend of Hedong Junliu Ruyi, the other of the two most important men in her life.

These two, who are turning the corner, are linked to the official position of Zhizhejiang Economic Strategy, which has to be said to be a kind of fate. Thinking about this, Chen Kai felt a little interesting, but he felt that he seemed to have been busy for too long, and the mood of life began to decline, becoming a little boring, and he didn't say anything, so he talked about other things.

"In the first battle of Guangdong, there were several captive divisions of the green battalion anyway. These guys, to put it bluntly, are all wall grass, and I can't rest assured that they are placed in Guangdong. ”

Chen Kai pointed out, needless to say, Zheng Chenggong's heart is already like a mirror. Guangdong is almost fully recovered, but the area controlled by the Zheng group is only in eastern Guangdong, there are Li Dingguo in western Guangdong, there is a civilian-official group in western Guangdong, and northern Guangdong is still under the control of the Qing army, and even in eastern Guangdong, there is a Hao Shangjiu between Chaozhou and Guangzhou, which is indeed in favor of Chen Kai, but it still has a certain degree of autonomy, and it is not as good as those generals brought out by Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Hongkui and Chen Kai.

The situation in Guangdong is still very complicated, relatively, although Fujian is still facing the situation of economic crisis, but the political situation is very unified, the Zheng group unified Fujian, the civil officials and the people, the army suppressed the localities, and the other Ming army forces are all not to say, even the Qing army is to occupy a prefecture outside the city plus a few passes, are all corners of the place, will not affect the overall situation.

After Chen Kai's words were finished, Zheng Chenggong thought about it, and then agreed, saying that Chen Kai could transfer those green battalion soldiers to Fujian in batches, and he would be resettled. Subsequently, as if inspired by this incident, Zheng Chenggong smiled and talked to Chen Kai about another person.

"Feng Junrui, actually Cheng, do you remember?"

"How can you not remember?"

Hearing this name, as if it was a conditioned reflex, Chen Kai immediately remembered the yellow family with great potential, and the fledgling works left by his people in the middle left. Originally, Chen Kai also wanted to give that guy some inspiration, if he could use this to write books such as "Young Agon ", "Young Woman Bumu Butai", "Is the Wild Boar Skin a Thing in the Circle" or something, maybe he could persuade Li Yu to put his mind elsewhere. It was later, after learning the news of Feng Junrui anyway, Chen Kai left this busy self-entertainment behind, until Zheng Chenggong mentioned this person again.

"During the attack on Jianning Mansion, this person worked very hard."

Work hard, that's a must. The Fujian officialdom of the Qing court was almost completely retreated, but the responsibility for losing Fujian still needs to be borne by others. In this way, Feng Junrui, who dared to sell Fuzhou to the Ming army, naturally became the first to bear the brunt. The black cauldron that led to the fall of a province had to be carried out, and if Feng Junrui dared to be half-hearted, it would not be in line with his usual strong desire to survive.

It is precisely because of this person's excellent performance in Fuzhou Mansion and Jianning Mansion that Zheng Chenggong plans to cultivate him, even if it is just a thousand golden bones, it is a good thing. In this regard, Chen Kai naturally has no objections. Besides, even if there is, Zheng Chenggong has already thought clearly this time, and it is nothing more than informing.

Next, Zheng Chenggong mentioned some things about the Ordnance Bureau, about personnel changes, about the big reduction in production, and the dirty matter of the military uniform manufacturing workshop. Subsequently, some recent changes were mentioned, some good and some bad, obviously to listen to Chen Kai's opinion.

"The situation of the Ordnance Bureau is like this at this stage, Chen Qi is still trying his best to maintain it, and the advice you gave him is also very effective, the loss of military uniform production has been controlled, but the cost has also increased."

When it came to the matter of the Ordnance Bureau, Chen Kai didn't plan to say much, but since Zheng Chenggong already knew that the new tricks of the military uniform manufacturing workshop were from Chen Kai's handwriting, it would not be frank enough to continue to hide them.

"What should come, will come."

Raising his eyelids again, he met Zheng Chenggong's gaze full of expectation, Chen Kai said confidently: "Today's Ordnance Bureau, according to the previous method, continues to recruit craftsmen, and then increases production with the expansion of personnel, this is a way. However, in my opinion, there is a better way. ”

"Hydraulic machinery?"

"That's right, the capacity of hydraulic machinery is far better than manpower, and Damu should also understand this. Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau, from the beginning of construction, I have invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources there, and the accumulation of the foundation has been completed, and it is possible to rapidly expand production capacity by manufacturing hydraulic machinery. ”

"I've thought about this, but I'm afraid I'll have to relocate again."

Last year, the Ordnance Bureau greatly reduced production, and as a result, the Manufacturing Bureau, which had only a fraction of the number of craftsmen in the Ordnance Bureau, took over the task and completed it. Although it is not perfect, and many of the weapons are transferred from the battalion head in eastern Guangdong, the production efficiency of the manufacturing bureau has also been shown in the eyes of people with good intentions, including Zheng Chenggong. This time, Zheng Chenggong obviously had a plan, and he still hoped to get a more professional answer from a professional like Chen Kai.

"It's really going to be relocated, and of course it's okay not to relocate."

"Oh?"

This reply made Zheng Chenggong unclear, but it quickly made it clear, even if he didn't relocate, it was just not out of the left office, but he had to change to a side place, at least the current position of the Ordnance Bureau was definitely not enough to see.

"Then let's move directly, since we want to move, choose the safest way to do it."

Whether Zheng Chenggong understood what he was referring to, Chen Kai didn't know very well, but since it had been decided to relocate, Chen Kai continued to say: "Hydraulic machinery, as the name suggests, always needs to be rich in hydraulic resources to be able to better play its role. In this regard, there are many rivers in Fujian that are more suitable, such as the Jiulong River in Zhangzhou Prefecture, the Blue River in Quanzhou Prefecture, and the Mulan River in Xinghua Prefecture, all of which can be considered. But in my opinion, it is better to build a hydraulic workshop directly along the Minjiang River. There, in addition to the use of water resources, more importantly, raw materials can be quickly transported through the upper reaches of the Min River, and Fuzhou is not only the provincial capital, but also can be developed as a new maritime trade base. It's easier to show your strength there than in the middle and left. ”

Since its establishment, the Zheng Group has been taking the Zhongzuo Institute as its maritime trade center for so many years. The reason why this is the case, in the final analysis, is related to Zheng Zhilong's pacification back then, but the military power of the Ming court in Fujian is still stable, so the maritime trade center as the core can only be placed on the island to weaken the influence of the Ming court on it. When Zheng Zhilong's authority in Fujian officialdom grew, he began to ponder the transfer of the Haimao Center to Anping. However, firstly, the time is short, and secondly, the geographical location of Anping is actually inferior to that of Zhongzuo, and in the end it has not formed a practical effect.

However, time has changed, and the behemoth Ming Dynasty has only one banner left to unite various forces against the Qing. Fujian, on the other hand, was recovered by the Zheng Group, and the power was in its hands. Now that the Haimao Center has been transferred to the more favorable Fuzhou, it seems that it is actually ripe.

However, Zheng Chenggong seemed very hesitant about this, and Chen Kai could understand the hesitation. Subsequently, after Zheng Chenggong's sentence "more consideration is needed", the two did not mention the matter again.

After talking for a long time, they exchanged some views on the current situation, and basically remained the same - the Ming army made efforts to recover the territory of the two provinces in the second half of last year, but in fact its strength had been exhausted, at least in the short term, it was not enough to carry out large-scale conquests. At present, the focus is still on restoring local people's livelihood and laying a more solid foundation. If you have the opportunity, you will naturally have to make persistent efforts, but you always have to do what you can.

Fujian is like this, Guangdong may be better in terms of people's livelihood, especially in eastern Guangdong, but the political situation in Guangdong is more complicated, and if you want to start from Guangdong and take the surrounding provinces as a breakthrough, there may be a possibility of being dragged back at this stage. The two directions that the two are responsible for have their own troubles, and they just need to continue to work hard.

"Da Mu, this time, for the governor of Guangdong, I am bound to win."

"I'm afraid that a governor will wronged you."

"The official position is like a floating cloud to me, you know this, the key is whether we can firmly hold the power of Guangdong in our hands, rather than the name of a high-ranking official." Speaking of this, Chen Kai looked at Zheng Chenggong, and immediately said categorically: "I need a letter from you, maybe it can help me at a critical moment." ”

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