In April and May of the lunar calendar, at this time, both the leaves of mulberry trees and cotton have already entered the growth period, and the production of silk and cotton cloth is realized by relying on cash crops, so it is inevitable that there will be periodicity of agricultural production. However, last year's acquisition has allowed them to have a large amount of reserves, and this year will naturally be a year of pioneering development, just like last year's Shunde silk.

Here in Qiongzhou Mansion, there has not been a too violent military disaster, whether it is the Li Rebellion or the change of the Ming and Qing dynasties in this land, the intensity is far from comparable with Guangzhou. However, as members of the local GDBC, their vision and desire for the future are no less than anyone else's.

Back in the distant city of Guangzhou, in the yamen of the governor of Guangdong, Chen Kai's family had breakfast, a happy scene. Only Chen Kai seemed a little absent-minded in the process. In this regard, Zheng Xiyuan naturally knew why, and after breakfast, he waved his hand to let the maidservants retreat with the pair of children.

"Lady, in your opinion, where is the success of the Shunde model?"

Waking up from their sleep, the couple talked about some recent developments in the Guangdong Business Alliance. Chen Kai handed over these business things to Zheng Xiyuan to operate, and it has been nearly half a year since he set out on the expedition, and Zheng Xiyuan has been worried about this during this time. Obviously, she officially took over these things, and she also had to understand the rules and conditions like Chen Kai before she could further respond.

The husband and wife talked for a long time before getting up to freshen up and eat, Chen Kai has a systematic understanding of the recent development of the silk industry in Shunde and the cotton industry in Qiongzhou, and he is very happy that Shunde has entered a stage of benign development. Thinking about it here, I wanted to see what kind of depth Zheng Xiyuan saw.

Fortunately, Zheng Xiyuan has actually thought about this for a long time, and more than once. Chen Kai asked here, she considered the words and didn't delay too long to tell all her thoughts.

"The success of the Guangdong Business Alliance in Shunde County depends on the humble opinion of the concubine, first of all, the organization of the business alliance gathers funds that are difficult for ordinary businesses to have, and at the same time avoids too much unnecessary internal friction, so that funds and manpower can be invested more in the production process; Secondly, in the past silk production, the utilization rate of hydraulic machinery was very low, and more was manpower, but now the output has been greatly increased; Again, there is a background of the government behind the Guangdong Business Alliance, which makes them much less exploited and restricted in the local area, and they are all very good at being people. Finally ......"

Having said this, Zheng Xiyuan has summarized a lot, which are undoubtedly the internal conditions for the success of the Guangdong Business Alliance in Shunde. It was only at the end that she suddenly stopped, sighed, and continued to Chen Kai: "In the end, the concubine thought that the local ruins of Shunde had shattered the original business order, otherwise a strong dragon would be difficult to suppress the head snake, and it was undoubtedly a fool's dream for them to achieve results quickly." ”

In fact, there are some vague thoughts in her mind, such as the choice of the silk weaving industry, and the comparison of Dongguan, Xin'an's fragrant wood and other industries with comprehensive and long production, which also shows the business vision of these businessmen.

There are some similar ideas, but more investigation is needed to support the conclusions. However, Zheng Xiyuan's opinion is already an unexpected joy in Chen Kai's eyes. At least, he didn't expect Zheng Xiyuan to think so clearly at first, and he entrusted these to Zheng Xiyuan's hands because he was flawless. It wasn't until a long conversation in the morning that he suddenly realized that maybe he really underestimated his wife's business acumen, so he had the answer at this moment. And the answer gave him the feeling of entrusting people.

The soft voice presented these rules hidden in the Shunde pattern, and even though Chen Kaixuan slapped his palms and praised, he saw Zheng Xiyuan's face blushing slightly.

"Actually, what I appreciate more is their other practices......" Halfway through the words, Chen Kai did not continue, looked at the time, but asked Zheng Xiyuan: "Leave a question, if the answer is correct, the husband will take the lady and the children out to play together when he is resting; But if you make a mistake, your husband will go to work overtime. ”

"Hmph, then the husband will go to work overtime, and the concubine will take the children out to play by herself."

said so, Zheng Xiyuan's face was completely eager to try. It's been three years since they got married, and the husband and wife are still in the same state as when they first got married. Seeing Zheng Xi's fate here, Chen Kai also smiled, but it was almost the time to go to duty, and it was inconvenient for him to continue teasing, so he asked the question.

"In the opinion of a lady, what will the Shunde model look like in the next ten years?"

In the future, it will always be able to arouse people's deep thinking and exploration. Leaving this question aside, Chen Kai hummed a little song and walked to the front office, leaving Zheng Xiyuan to stare at Chen Kai's back and mutter.

"The Cantonese Business Alliance will only become more and more insatiable in the future, and sooner or later their appetite will be greater than that of the Zheng family. Husband, have you really figured out how to make this beast work for you? ”

The back seems to be relaxed, but in fact, the pressure on Chen Kai in his heart is heavier than everyone else, because he is in this era, in this position, at the same time, and more importantly, the ambition in his chest, a grand goal can support him to this day. Therefore, his expression is relaxed and his steps are heavy.

Back in the official room, it is still the official documents from yesterday that need to be understood in detail. Of course, early in the morning, the ignorant little official sent it to Chen Kai's case with a bunch of official documents, and then quietly retreated - not because he was afraid that this ignorance would cause Chen Kai's displeasure, because their ignorance was ordered by Chen Kai to come here, but Chen Kai didn't like to be interrupted by others when he was thinking.

The official documents are part of it, and Chen Kai also needs to meet with a large number of officials, and through his meetings with them, he can understand the actual situation in more detail.

The first to bear the brunt are Wang Jiang and Cao Conglong, civil affairs and lawsuits, each other's inside and outside. One Chen Kai made an appointment in the morning, and the other made an appointment in the afternoon, disposing of official documents, and waiting for the time to meet, so in the rhythm of official business, talks, official business, and talks, he finally made up for the nearly half a year of going out and going to the appointment.

"Foshan's manufacturing branch is very good."

The Foshan Manufacturing Branch in Chen Kai's mouth is no longer the same as before the expedition. In the past half a year, the scale has expanded, not to mention, after controlling Zhaoqing Fucheng, those blacksmiths who were relocated by Lianchengbi were also brought back to Foshan, further enhancing the local smelting capacity.

Today, the production capacity of Foshan Manufacturing Branch has gradually leveled with Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau, and it is very possible to achieve overtaking in the future. After all, unlike Chaozhou, with the construction of the Fuzhou Ordnance Bureau, the inclination of Fujian iron will gradually decline, and only the iron ore in Chengxiang counties can be used, Foshan is the most important iron-smelting base in Guangdong, and iron ore and crude iron materials are constantly transported from everywhere.

"The problem in Luoding Prefecture will be solved as soon as possible, so you don't need to worry."

After ending the conversation with the officials of the Foshan Manufacturing Branch, Chen Kai closed his eyes, and the geography of mountains and rivers, administrative regions and the current situation in western Guangdong were all presented in his mind.

Foshan's raw materials mainly come from iron ore in northern and western Guangdong, and originally, Wei Yingdeng and Ye Biao in Luoding Prefecture and Wang Han Foshan in Qingyuan Mountain all have agreements. On Wang Han's side, Chen Kai has already sent someone to invite him, but what needs to be talked about is the matter of this cooperation-although he has not actually made much effort, but this action has been recognized by Chen Kai, so it is naturally a reward for meritorious service.

The iron ore and iron materials on the side of Qingyuan Mountain are still being transported to Foshan through the Beijiang River, so there will be no problems. However, as Chen Kai took control of the northern part of Zhaoqing Prefecture, Foshan's largest source of raw materials, their attitude began to be ambiguous. The specific performance is more on the delay in the transportation of raw materials, and every time they have a reason, Foshan is very scratched.

The reason for this is nothing more than the panic caused by Chen Kai's strong insertion into western Guangdong. In this regard, it is an inevitable reaction, Chen Kai came back from Fujian, and indeed received the task of integrating western Guangdong from the Zheng Group. Although he didn't plan to do this in such a hurry, he couldn't tolerate it affecting Foshan's steel industry.

"How long will Wang Shuai arrive?"

"If you go back to the Fu army, Wang Shuai's side will be there in three or two days at least, or four or five days at most."

After all, it was going downstream, and Wang Han had also made up his mind to follow Chen Kai to make a living, so naturally it would not be too late. In contrast, the messenger who sent the letter to Luodingzhou was still on the road, and it was unknown whether the two would come, but Chen Kai really needed to discuss with them about the relevant matters of Luodingzhou's iron mine, otherwise after a long time, he would always be pinched by someone's neck on this, and he would inevitably play some more uncommercial means.

This thing needs to wait, but another thing is not needed, because the person he is going to invite has been waiting in the post house for many days, and even Guo Zhiqi knows about this matter, but the person is still waiting there, not giving the superintendent the scholar any face.

"The last general, Li Guangen, meet Chen Fujun."

"Li Shuai, please get up, I had a plan to see it, but there are still frequent wars, and today is a wish."

In front of the case, the military generals who stood up respectfully had big shoulders and round waists, and they had a martial and brave posture. This person was originally the general of Baofeng Boluo Chengyao, one of the nine earls at the beginning of Li Chengdong anyway, and later Luo Chengyao conspired to kill Li Yuanyin, so Li Guangen turned to follow Li Yuanyin. When the rule of the Ming court in Liangguang completely collapsed, Li Yuanyin bid farewell to Emperor Yongli and returned to Qiongzhou Mansion to clean up the embers, and Li Guangen has been resisting the Qing Dynasty in the northwest of Zhaoqing Mansion. When they arrived at the victory in Guangzhou, the generals who followed Li Dingguo to send troops all shared a lot of profits and made a lot of money, but those like him and Wang Han who failed to make the trip didn't even have a chance to drink soup.

The opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune is not without him, Lian Chengbi tried to win him over during his operation in the northern part of Zhaoqing Mansion, but at that time he had already contacted Li Jianjie, and Li Da's subordinates and Li Wu naturally hit it off, and they didn't bother to take over again. This time, Ke Chenshu took the northern part of Zhaoqing Mansion to confront the Qing army, and the passage on Li Guangen's side was also opened.

"I heard the fifth master say that Chen Fujun is resourceful and unparalleled, this time even Hong Chengchou's old dog is not an opponent, and in the future, the last general will follow Chen Fujun to mix, and ask Chen Fujun to take him in."

The rough voice expressed respect to Chen Kai, which made Chen Kai a little embarrassed. Not to mention, this time he and Hong Chengchou actually had a draw, at most it was a small victory, as Li Guangen really didn't dare to be, he had to wonder what Li Jianjie had said to Li Guangen, so that this military general made a choice so happily, and he didn't even bargain.

This time, he personally stepped forward to help Li Guangen up, took a closer look, and then calmed him down, and the two of them confirmed the master-slave relationship before sitting down again.

"The specific dispatch cannot be decided by this official for a while. However, the matter of eliminating the old and weak and expanding the organization can be done first, but the future operation must follow the official's side. ”

"The last will obey."

After talking about it in detail, Chen Kai vaguely felt that Li Guangen seemed to have more respect for Li Yuanyin than Luo Chengyao, the marshal he first followed. has been followed by Li Wu for a long time and has also seen Li Si's demeanor, which makes Chen Kai more interested in Li Da Li Yuanyin, who can make Li Si and Li Wu completely worship. It's a pity that Li Yuanyin has already died, otherwise Li Jianjie would not have rushed to Hong Kong to join him.

In that year, Li Yuanyin was captured in Qinzhou, the capital of Lianzhou, and historical records record that the head of the righteous son, who was very brave and thoughtful in Li Chengdong's army, was finally captured by a soldier named Wang Shengtang, which is also a strange thing.

The soldier named Wang Shengtang was promoted because of his merits, and it is said that he lived a very happy life later. It's just that Guangdong is turned upside down, and there are no eggs under the nest, what is the situation of that person now, Chen Kai doesn't know very well, and even Guo Zhiqi, who participated in the battle of Xinhui earlier than him, doesn't know anything. However, Guo Zhiqi knew very well what Li Guangen meant by waiting for Chen Kai to return in the post house, and when he rushed back to Gaozhou Mansion, he couldn't help but talk about it to Zhang Xiaoqi.

"The old man is ready to impeach Chen Kai and annex friendly forces."

"Inspector, Lee Kwang-eun ......"

"No, it's not Li Guangen, it's Zhang Yue and Guo Dengdi!"

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