The reception banquet was held yesterday, accompanied by Chen Hui, Hong Xu, Zhang Jin, Lin Xishan and other old brothers, and Lin Cha was also full of emotion. Today, Chen Kai's arrival is actually more about official business. After all, Chen Kai is the most useful and trustworthy civil official under Zheng Chenggong today, and his ability has long been affirmed by the generals within the group.

In fact, this time Chen Kai came with a batch of weapons newly produced by the Ordnance Bureau, which will be used to equip the Lin Cha Department and restore its combat effectiveness as soon as possible. However, Zheng Chenggong has launched a new round of army expansion, and the pressure on weapons and equipment is still very great, and they can only hope for Chen Kai's ability.

"In this matter, the lower officials should do their best."

"I can trust Chen to join the army, if I can't do this thing, I'm afraid that even if I find Hong Hengjiu, I may not be able to make it."

Hong Chengchou, in terms of character, is a trash, but when it comes to ability, he is one of the best figures among the civil officials of this era. It's a pity that such a character is now working for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but it is also a big disadvantage. It's just that Zheng Chenggong compared the celebrity in Quanzhou with one mouth, and Chen Kai once again fell into the contradiction of whether this was a good word or a bad word.

"Since the surname of the country has been collected from Waisha Village, the lower officials dare to ask, do you have any plans for the next step?"

Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Waisha Village happened a few days before Lin Cha's arrival. With the outer sand village, together with Nanyang Village and Guanlong Village, it can form the peripheral defense system of Chenghai County. Even in the entire Hanjiang River Delta, there is only one place left to completely cover this area of influence in Guting Village.

"My original intention was to attack Outing Village and ensure the safety of the waterway in Xixi. However, the army is expanding, and these days I have recruited a lot of new recruits from Haiyang County and Chenghai County, and I am more interested in expanding those towns from 500 to 1,000 people. ”

Hearing this, Chen Kai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps because the capture of Chaozhou was Chen Kai's own effort, Zheng Chenggong had not yet been carried away by the victory. Not to mention, at least he is still following his earlier advice, and fighting those local forces who refuse to belong in the order of first easy and then difficult.

To put it bluntly, Zheng Chenggong's current momentum of sweeping Chaozhou is mostly due to the impact of outwitting the capital city, not all due to the real military strength of Zheng Chenggong's troops. Now Zheng Chenggong is in a hurry to expand the army, just to become a real white-fronted tiger before this tiger skin is useless, and it is not good to rush to fight any tough battles.

"What does that mean?"

"A few days ago, I talked to Zhu Yao, and he is a loyal and honest person, and I am very relieved. However, that Huang Hairu in Huanggangbao is a little unfamiliar, Chen Hou has sent someone over for many days, and he hasn't even replied, which is really hateful, so let's take him first. ”

"By the way, you can also win the water dividing pass."

Chen Kai's tentative words, Zheng Chenggong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then stroked his palm and smiled: "I have this intention, and I actually know my heart!" ”

"Don't dare, it's just reasoning."

It is indeed just reasoning, Huanggangbao is in the southeast of Raoping County, which is adjacent to the water-dividing pass belonging to Zhao'an County, the capital of Zhangzhou, which is the throat of Fujian and Guangdong provinces in the south of Zhangzhou and the east of Chaozhou.

Close the door and hit the dog!

"In addition, there is one more thing that needs to be figured out by me."

"Country's surname, but please speak up."

Chen Kai bowed his hand, and Zheng Chenggong said bluntly: "On the way here, I must have seen it, and now the expansion is still continuing, but the shortage of military uniforms of the officers and soldiers in the army is very serious." Especially the Lin Hou Division, which has been floating on the sea for a long time, is all in tatters, and it really loses the majesty of the king's master. ”

Zheng Chenggong is right, it is indeed like a group of beggars entering the city. Originally, he did plan to make a fuss about this, but now that Zheng Chenggong has mentioned it, it is naturally no better.

"This matter, in fact, is also very simple, there are still a lot of tailors in Chaozhou, especially in Haiyang and Chenghai counties controlled by our army."

"It's a knowingly asked, if the price could be lowered, Governor Ye would have done it a long time ago."

Fortunately, due to the change in strategic direction, Zheng Chenggong has seen Chaozhou as a local occupation area, rather than a place where people who had to come here to raise grain and grass for the realization of the southern Fujian strategy. But in this way, many things are no longer convenient to be pressed, especially in commercial matters, there must always be a bargain, which is also in line with the nature of maritime merchants on the merchant side.

At this moment, Zheng Chenggong was a little careful, but he knew that Chen Kai would always have a way, but he was not in a hurry, so he simply waited for Chen Kai's reply.

"Then leave this matter to the lower officials, on the cloth, the national surname needs to be transferred, as for production, the national surname only needs to put the small workshop of cutting military uniforms in the original town government under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Bureau, and the rest will not be taken care of."

"Just a few tailors?"

Zheng Chenggong's face was incredulous, but Chen Kai laughed, and then showed the crazy look that he had when he went to Nanao Island at the beginning of the year and said in front of Zheng Chenggong that he would complete the army in one month.

"This time, let you enjoy it again, Xia Guan's trick!"

"Okay, okay, okay, I'm looking forward to it."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the question was no longer entangled. In the half month after Chen Kai returned to Nanao, Zheng Chenggong not only took Waisha Village, but also subdued some local tyrants in Haiyang County, which was attached to the capital of Chaozhou, and forced them to pay taxes to the Ming army and bear the conscription. The occupation zone began to gradually become wider from a line down the Han River.

Only by expanding the radiation area can we obtain more resources, whether it is taxes or dingkou. Zheng Chenggong's side is still developing and growing, and Zheng Hongkui, who entered Jieyang County, also came with good news, saying that Zheng Hongkui's department easily took the county seat with the cooperation of Liu Gongxian, and is now also resting and cleaning up the surrounding area.

In this way, the overall situation in Chaozhou seems to be more favorable to Zheng Chenggong, and he is also doing his best to expand his strength. But in this environment, some things have to be thought about a little more.

However, there was nothing to say all night, and Chen Kai hurriedly returned to Nanao Island early the next morning to start work. As for him on the way here, it can even be said that the possibility that had been sprung up as early as when he learned that Lin Cha was coming to attach, but Zheng Chenggong never mentioned it at all.

"Isn't it, it's too early?"