"In later generations, I will have two days off a week, eight days off a month, and now I will take a break in the middle of the month, and I will only take three days off a month, I am really a stinky capitalist."

With the first time, and only the fatigue level has increased, but it has not affected the work efficiency, as long as this pattern continues, the completion of the task is no longer a dream. It's just that whenever he thinks of what he has paid and what the craftsmen have reciprocated, he can't help but laugh at himself.

Even when he returned to the hut in the town and lay in bed, Chen Kai once thought that if industrialization really spread in China, his historical position would be whether he would be the representative of the capitalists who squeezed the surplus value of the working class, or the pioneer of the workers' welfare movement.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can walk this path, the hundred years of humiliation will definitely be completely rewritten. Of course, first of all, we have to find a way to solve the Manchu Qing, only by solving the Manchu Qing will everything really exist! ”

Chen Kai is not responsible for managing a simple government-run enterprise, but a real arsenal. Every weapon produced here can be used to equip a soldier, and it is possible to inflict one more, or even more casualties, on the Qing army. There is a way that water drops through stones, ropes and saws are broken, and if the Qing army dies one more person, the balance of victory will be tilted in favor of the Ming army, and if one more Manchurian Zhenyi can be killed, the foundation of Manchu rule will be shaken by one point.

Chen Kai believes that everything he has done is not only a task, but also a career and the foundation of the future!

With the success of the second day of May, the craftsmen also began to adapt to the new way of working in the following days. The quota of 18 spears per day has been steadily completed, and it is not impossible to move to a higher level, but Chen Kai is not in a hurry, at least until he has new exchange resources, he does not plan to further squeeze these craftsmen.

Since April 28, when Chen Kai took over the ordnance workshop, until today, the 10th day of May, 168 long guns and several pointed wooden guns have been produced. The production capacity of the ordnance workshop has been greatly increased, and Chen Kai has also been praised by Zheng Chenggong. However, Zheng Chenggong either trains soldiers and horses every day, or inspects everywhere, while Chen Kai is "nine in the morning and five in the evening", although they live in the same town mansion, but there are few intersections.

The deadline of one and a half months has not yet arrived, and the task is far from being completed, Chen Kai is still the same, but the ridicule on the second day of the fifth month and before that day has turned into a joke.

Today is the first official day of the mid-term holiday, the factory area of the ordnance workshop has no sound of striking iron and sawing, and the craftsmen who have increased their labor volume are naturally enjoying a rare rest time, and there are only the handymen who are removing the stagnant water due to the rain in the previous two days under the supervision of the supervisors according to Chen Kai's request.

"Joining the army, my brother talked about it yesterday, and the case of You Eryi has been decided......"

You Er was arrested on April 28, and for several days, at first he still stubbornly carried it, refusing to admit his guilt, and even the grain merchant's face-to-face testimony was like this. But just yesterday, most of his people really couldn't survive the punishment, and they had the heart to die, so they confessed to those crimes, and Zheng Chenggong's punishment was very simple, that is, execution, confiscation of family property, and as for his wife and children, he was sentenced to serve a month of hard labor in the army, probably to take care of Hong Xu.

Chen Kai goes out early and returns late every day, going back and forth between the hut in the general town mansion and the ordnance workshop, and has little contact with unrelated people on weekdays. But with the 18 spears entering the arsenal for several days in a row, some of the various officials and generals he met between the exchanges were a little more than his words, and Ke Chenmei said that he had already received the news last night, and at this moment he pretended not to know, just to accept the kindness of the Ke brothers.

"The surname of the country is as jealous as hatred, such as You Erna and others, it is a dead end. was still holding on to it before, probably still counting on someone to save his life, or my Chen Kai's cowhide was blown up, and the surname of the country will continue to rely on him to spur the craftsmen. ”

"That's also the wishful thinking of that guy, not to mention whether the character of the country surnamed Ye will be like this, even if he is a great talent in the army, how can he fight an uncertain battle?"

Among the management of the Ordnance Workshop, Ke Chenmei can be regarded as Chen Kai's closest person, not to mention that the Ke family brothers are his intentional friends, even in terms of character and ability, this guard captain is also the most outstanding among these people. It's just that the identity of this person is destined to be impossible to follow him for too long, but I am afraid that Zheng Chenggong will put the two brothers in the army in the past two years.

"I originally intended to recommend this batch of weapons to you after the production of this batch of weapons. It's just that I've been here to recruit the general for a while, but I don't plan to do this for the time being. ”

Chen Kai's recommendation, Ke Chenmei had heard him say it before, but after listening to Chen Kai's words at this moment, Ke Chenmei was a little puzzled. But in these short ten days, Chen Kai must be right, and he is also quite friendly to their brothers, since he said so at this moment, he has obviously seen some clues, and is about to use this to inform their brothers.

"In my opinion, the surname of the country attaches great importance to Brother Ling, although he is still in charge of military affairs at the moment, but this position is not commensurate with his talents, and sooner or later it will be of great use." Chen Kai had talked to Ke Chenmei about this before, and Ke Chenmei also conveyed it to his brother, but the old words were brought up here, obviously for the sake of later words.

"The surname of the country is now under the command of the soldiers and horses of the six towns, but the total strength is only one more than the regular barracks, which is really not worthy of the talent and courage of the surname of the country. The expansion of the army is inevitable, I estimate that that day will not take long, at most in the first half of next year, Brother Ling will be sent to the army to lead the troops. ”

Chen Kai didn't say when he would recommend it, but a discerning person could also see that it was obviously the day when Ke Chenshu was reused. As far as the Ke brothers are concerned, fighting tiger brothers and going into battle as father and son soldiers, it is best if the two brothers can be together, then there will be a better environment and foundation, and they will get twice the result with half the effort.

"Humble brother Xie joins the army."

"There is no need for this, if the official guesses wrong, don't blame me."

Chen Kai's attention to Ke Chenmei is well known in the workshop, followed by the rat whiskers who have recently "reformed the evil and returned to the right", and Chen Kai has discussed affairs with this account room more and more often. As the only three non-illiterate people in the entire arsenal, it is normal to have a common language, but all this is extremely uncomfortable in the eyes of Wang Fugui, who is full of sycophants to Chen Kai at every turn.

"Doesn't it mean that you don't wear a fart for thousands of people, and you love to listen to flattery? Did I shoot the horse's leg? ”

At this moment, the overseers were overseeing the draining of the stagnant water, and the potholes were covered with ash and slag, but these things were on their minds. In fact, everyone will have some different thoughts, and Wang Fugui's thoughts are understandable. At least, he still worked hard to forge ahead in this weapons workshop with Chen Kai as the main officer, instead of reporting other thoughts.

"This thing must not be over."

"That's it, I should give that guy a little color, so that no birdman will dare to and pee on our heads in the future......"

"I'm against it, if nothing else, we will send troops next month, and we can't make trouble for the national family. What's more, the dynasty has reached this point, and the current situation of our gang is really not suitable for internal friction. ”

"Oh? Jian Chu, you are silent on weekdays, this time the two brothers surnamed Chen ignore the friendship of the same surname, and your surname Lin protects the scholar, which is indeed interesting. ”

After saying this, unexpectedly, the man's words changed, and then he said to the two old brothers whose surname was Chen: "However, in the opinion of the younger brother, what Jian Chu said is not unreasonable. These, in the final analysis, are all private righteousness, and it is really not worth it for this to ruin the country's surname. Our brothers didn't surrender the Tartars on the orders of the Taishi at the beginning, not to kill the Tartars with the national surname, but to continue to do the cause of dominating the sea. Besides, Jiufeng didn't do anything, so why should we be like this. ”

"Jiufeng is a good-natured ......"

"Jiufeng is good-tempered, yes, but when it comes to the ability to see people and things, I'm afraid that a few of us will not be able to compare with him. The younger brother estimated that he had already figured it out, and now it was not so much to avoid suspicion, but rather that he didn't plan to do anything at all, but we were still struggling with such face-saving things. ”

"Either way, this lesson must make him grow. If you two don't want to do it, you don't know. I'll do it, Chen Hui! ”