When Chen Kai set off, for the sake of secrecy, the notice only said that he was going out on business, and the others did not say even half a word, whether it was within the Ordnance Bureau or to solicit the general. Within a few days, Zheng Chenggong led the army to set off, and soon the news came that Chen Kai outwitted Chaozhou and Zheng Chenggong swept the Hanjiang River Valley. It wasn't until this time that everyone understood what Chen Kai was doing on his so-called business trip!

Next, due to the need to stabilize the hearts of the people of Chaozhou, Chen Kai acted as the official position of the prefect of Chaozhou. Since then, there has been news on Nanao Island that Chen Kai will step down from his post in the Ordnance Bureau and be in charge of Chaozhou civil affairs. For this reason, even a group of people began to drill the Ordnance Bureau, a golden pimple created by Chen Kai, so as to step on the fast track of promotion.

Unexpectedly, as soon as this momentum was emerging, Chen Kai stepped down as the prefect of Chaozhou. The matter spread, and the trend of drilling camps came to an end, but at the same time, news came out that Chen Kai was injured in the process of seizing the capital city of Chaozhou and needed to recuperate in Chaozhou for some time before returning to his post.

Chen Kai knew the situation of the Ordnance Bureau very well, so after coming back, he just hurriedly met Chen Bao and Hong Xu, and immediately rushed back to conduct a surprise inspection. Sure enough, it really made him see something that was an eyesore.

"Today's food seems to be a little less cooked than usual, huh?"

Maybe it was because the momentum of that battle increased greatly, or maybe it was because he couldn't help but have some murderous aura on his body after killing with his own hands, Chen Kai was just the last one, and everyone present, whether it was the overseer, the cook, or the craftsmen and handymen who had nothing to do with this matter, fell to the ground in an uproar.

"Joining, joining the army, it's really excusable, excusable."

Wang Fugui sweated profusely, less than a year ago, as soon as Chen Kaifu entered the Ordnance Bureau, that is, the ordnance workshop with only a dozen craftsmen back then, he immediately started on the lunch problem, and directly took down the factory bully You Er, which shocked everyone at that time. Now that he has gone and returned, he has seen the cafeteria, and the original scene was immediately reflected in his heart, and he even took himself into a seat.

"Oh?"

Chen Kai snorted again, Wang Fugui hurriedly swallowed his saliva, and replied tremblingly: "That's the case, join the army." After the year, you said that you would give more supplements to the craftsmen, so we began to add eggs to the dishes. But not long after you left, the price of eggs began to rise, and the villains thought that this egg was a good thing, so they didn't dare to reduce it. However, the town government allocates so much money every month, and when you buy other dishes, you can only buy less. I really can't help it, and I ask to join the army to forgive my sins. ”

Egg?

This matter was indeed ordered by Chen Kai, and at that time, it was because I always saw tofu cooking, so I said it casually. At that time, they did start to buy eggs to cook, but he really didn't know about the price increase of eggs.

However, before Chen Kai could figure out the doorway, another voice came: "Actually, not only eggs, but also radishes are expensive." ”

Turnips are also expensive?

Eggs and turnips, what the hell are they?

At this moment, Chen Kai was a little confused. Last year, Zheng Chenggong went on an expedition, and the price of vegetables in South Australia fell for a while, and it was not until the army returned to the division that it rose again. With so much local production and more demand and consumption, prices will naturally rise, and vice versa, which is a phenomenon that conforms to the objective economic law under normal circumstances. But now, the army goes to Chaozhou, and there is no need to transport eggs and radishes from South Australia, and the demand has declined.

"Normal, normal, unless this thing isn't normal at all!"

Seeing this, Chen Kai simply asked them to stand up and start collecting lunch again. As for the rise in prices, he also said that he would find out clearly.

Unlike earlier, Chen Kai is now an official in charge of civil affairs on the two islands of Nanao and Dongshan, and is the same governor of Zhangzhou Prefecture. The angle from which you look at things naturally also needs to be adjusted. Eggs and radishes can be substituted with other vegetables and vegetables, and it seems that the impact on people's livelihood is insignificant, but Chen Kai believes that any subtle change has its own reasons.

At noon, Chen Kai was not idle, and checked all the production records in the past month, whether it was output, or the use of raw materials, or the scheduling of craftsmen, in addition, he had to review the inventory in the warehouse, and seize all the time to restore his familiarity with the Ordnance Bureau.

By the afternoon, the pounding in the factory had been going on for a long time, and he had finished reviewing the matter. Overall, it's not bad, but there are no mistakes because he's been away for a month. With the bottom in his heart, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then Chen Kai began to inspect all parts of the workshop.

The blacksmith group, blacksmiths from Nanao, Dongshan, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou knocked on the iron one after another, and the cold weapons gradually took shape in their hands; The carpenters' group was divided into two, one part continued to make the wooden components of those cold weapons, while the other part had already been assigned to the bird gun manufacturing shop, which was responsible for building the gun frame and the human face frame.

The Bird Gun of the Ordnance Bureau is completely built in accordance with the records and standards in the "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" and the "Miscellaneous Collection of New Books of Discipline and Effectiveness", emphasizing the ability of the gun to resist chamber pressure. For example, Qi Jiguang had already pointed out some manufacturing problems earlier: "Recently, I know that there are few people who are sick and painful, and I don't complain about it, and I really instruct the craftsman to listen to it rolled into an iron cylinder, and the thickness is uneven...... Even if a single cylinder is rolled up, it will be blown up." Chen Kaile ordered the supervisors to strictly supervise them to ensure the quality of the weapons.

For example, the rod in Chen Kai's hand weighs five or six catties, but it is made of fine iron, and there should be a lot of processes, and the explosion rate can be pressed to a very low level. In Chen Bao's words, the weapons produced by the Ordnance Bureau, especially this bird, are much stronger than those of the Ministry of Industry and Yamen.

In this regard, Chen Kai also didn't know whether Chen Bao was a good or bad word to compare the glamorous and cheap goods produced by the Ministry of Industry with those products produced by the Ordnance Bureau. However, if you recall Chen Bao's look when he said this, Chen Kai can probably be understood as a good word, as for why he misunderstood, then he can only blame Chen Bao, a big old man, for not being able to speak.

After inspecting the blacksmith group, carpenter group, rattan group, and bird gun group in detail, Chen Kai had just planned to go to see the situation of artillery casting and gunpowder manufacturing, but it was already time for the next value.

Coming to work happily and going home safely is not only a slogan, but also the principle of Chen Kai's management of the Ordnance Bureau. Since it's time to get off work, it's useless to continue to do it, so the usual late roll call, each group reports the work, and then asks the craftsmen to get off duty, take a bath, go home, and wait for tomorrow to continue to work, which is the rhythm that should be.

The craftsmen were on duty, and Chen Kai was invited to the Hong Mansion for a banquet by a housekeeper of the Hong Xu family, who had been waiting outside the gate of the Ordnance Bureau. This is a reception banquet, but also Hong Xu's send-off banquet, because tomorrow after Hong Xu is Chen Kai Buda, he will rush to Chaozhou, at least to set more sources of goods, in order to continue to expand the sea trade business.

"When I go to Chaozhou, the general affairs of Nanao and Dongshan Island will be pressed on the shoulders of Jingcheng. I am not worried about the ability to achieve it, but there is still one thing to ask for, and I hope that it will be agreed. ”