As the God of Wealth of the Zheng Group, Zheng Tai has too many things to deal with, and time is naturally something that Sumeru cannot waste. After getting Chen Kai's promise, Zheng Tai did not stay in Guangzhou for a long time, and soon embarked on the return journey.

At this point, although Chen Kai is not the God of Wealth of the Zheng Group, he also has a lot of workload. And what excites them the most is that everything they do is to destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the great enemy of China. Even if Zheng Tai is more led by Zheng Chenggong, Chen Kai is more inclined to the autonomous instinctive rebellion consciousness generated by his understanding of history.

Compared with the internal strife of the Ming army in the southwest, the development of the Zheng group is far more rapid than in history. This anti-Qing organization is struggling towards their ultimate goal, especially Chen Kairusi and Zheng Chenggong.

The "God of Wealth" is gone, and there are more things that Chen Kai needs to consider and deal with. In terms of the Guangdong development ticket number, the deposit deposited in the treasury can be used as a temporary supplement to the finance, and the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau can start construction at full capacity according to the plan. And the money lent out, according to Chen Kai's instructions and the needs of the Guangdong Business Alliance itself, is also a good example of the more profitable buy *** within the alliance, such as the silk weaving workshop in Shunde.

It is a good thing that silk weaving workshops are expected to see a sharp increase in capacity in the future. The increase in commercial tax brought about by the increase in production capacity and transaction volume is also a supplement to the finance.

This is a new model that is different from the old-fashioned feudal society of collecting money to make money and buying and selling for the government, or taking the business to open the knife when there is a shortage of money. In Chen Kai's words, it is a benign path to sustainable development.

However, compared to grabbing it directly, it will undoubtedly take time to reap the benefits. At the very least, the production cycle of the product is inevitable, and some may also need to involve the sales of the product, the cycle of payment collection, etc., and there will be no immediate effect. But in the long run, this is obviously more beneficial for the country and the people.

The idle funds of the private sector are being gathered and used, and Chen Kai's plan to upgrade weapons and equipment also has a stable source of funds. Everything is moving in the expected direction, but for Chen Kai, the pressure on the silver is still very great, this is not only because of the upgrading of weapons and equipment, and the preparations needed for the war that will inevitably break out in the future, but also because Zheng Chenggong plans to open up the situation in Zhejiang, so it was decided to mobilize some troops from Guangdong, which has become half of the hinterland, into Fujian, as a reserve and reassuring pill for entering Zhejiang. And the Zheng group's troops in Guangdong naturally refer to those troops that are controlled by Chen Kai.

"The Chaozhou General Soldier Zhongyong Marquis Chen will lead most of Chaozhou Town into Fujian, and the troops will have other numbers, and the specific national surname has not yet been decided, and Chaozhou will be changed to Zhongkuangbo to guard the ......"

The one who took over Zhang Jin's earlier guard was a general transferred by Zheng Chenggong from Fujian, and Chen Kai had never met with him, and he had no intersection earlier. However, Zheng Chenggong has already ordered him to accept Chen Kai's moderation like Chen Bao and Zhang Jin, as long as he can do business, it is enough for him.

"Pingyi Hou, who assisted in guarding the coast of Guangzhou, wanted to lead his troops to Fujian, and the surname of the country needed to rely on Hou Ye's influence in eastern Zhejiang, as well as the strong combat power of Hou Ye's department, and Hou Ye should be reluctant to make it difficult."

"What Fu Jun said, the country's surname is that the lord has an order, and a certain person should obey the order."

The main military governors of Guangdong, except for the Chaozhou towns that had already begun to be mobilized, were summoned, and the military meeting was held as scheduled in the governor's yamen. informed the transfer of Chaozhou, and Chen Kai immediately called Zhou Hezhi. His sailors followed Chen Kai to recover Guangdong, and he has been stationed in Guangzhou for several years, as a pillar of the Zheng Group on the coast of Guangdong.

This fleet, together with the Lin Cha Division stationed in Qiongzhou, the Pearl River Naval Division stationed in Hong Kong, and the Nanao Town stationed in Nanao, formed the coastal defense force of the Ming army in Guangdong. Of course, there were still some Western Guangdong sailors in southwestern Guangdong, such as Zhou Jintang and Deng Yaozhi, as well as Chen Qice and Li Changrong, two troops who had already fallen to Chen Kai in essence, but they still could not completely replace the importance of Zhou Hezhi's subordinates.

Zhou Hezhi's troops fought mainly in Zhejiang and northern Fujian before they attached themselves to Zheng Chenggong, and now they have been in Guangdong for more than three years. The army was supplemented with a number of Cantonese officers and soldiers, just as they had in Fujian and Zhejiang. There are also soldiers who bought houses and married during the garrison in Guangdong, and this transfer will inevitably cause fluctuations in the hearts of the military.

It is not only Zhou Hezhi's fleet that has the same problem, but also the soldiers and horses of the four towns of Qianchong Town, Zhongquan Town, Guarding Qianzhen and Guarding Houzhen, and the land division of more than 10,000 people will be transferred from Guangdong to Fujian and even Zhejiang.

The morale of the army needs to be adjusted and appeased, and there is still some time, because Zheng Chenggong does not intend to put these troops into the war at the first time. However, the day of mobilization will eventually come, and this is inevitable. Before Chen Kai convened the military meeting, they had already received the news. The military heart is already working to appease, and this time it also has the intention of reporting the progress to Chen Kai.

The movement of these troops will undoubtedly enhance the strength of the Ming army on the battlefield in Zhejiang, but it will inevitably lead to the overstretched defense force of the Guangdong side.

In this regard, Zheng Chenggong ordered the expansion of Chen Kai's Guangdong Governor's Standard Battalion to strengthen the military strength of the Ming army in Guangdong. This entry and exit, the difference is not only as simple as the old army and the new army, but more importantly, Zheng Chenggong is releasing a signal to everyone, that is, the trust between him and Chen Kai is the same as before, and it has not diminished in the slightest.

"It's a good person who has a good reward."

That's what Chen Kai said to Wang Jiang earlier, and after the latter heard this, he directly began to calculate the cost of expanding the army at the first time.

Previously, with Chen Kai's recovery of Southern Jiangxi and the infiltration of the Heaven and Earth Society in Fujian, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong could be regarded as tearing off the warmth and affection on their faces. There will be a battle between him and Zheng Jing, and Zheng Chenggong will definitely not tolerate the split of the Zheng clan. Although the two sides continued to perform their respective duties and made efforts of one kind or another in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, there were already disagreements between the two sides.

This situation was not until Zheng Chenggong launched a trade embargo against the Spaniards, and the Dutch chose to find Chen Kai. Chen Kai's performance is undoubtedly a clear position, and he even does not hesitate to cut himself off. For such a statement, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Tai were naturally very moved, the former reciprocated the peach, and chose to give Chen Kai military authority when he was bound to transfer part of the Guangdong troops this time.

"Once the army invades Zhejiang, I'm afraid that the country will not be able to take care of Guangdong. Now to give the helmsman the right to arms, it is trust, I am afraid that there is no lack of helplessness. ”

In the same thing, Wang Jiang was thinking about what was needed to expand the army, while Cao Conglong was pondering what Zheng Chenggong's intentions were. This is the difference between a technocrat and a politician, and Chen Kai doesn't care about it. What's more, even if it was helpless, Zheng Chenggong chose to be helpless to Chen Kai, rather than helpless to others, such as transferring Chen Kai to Fujian and handing over Guangdong to cronies such as Chen Bao and Hong Xu, which is a kind of trust in itself.

The troops were transferred, but Guangdong's defense still cannot be ignored. Chen Kai ordered the expansion of the army, the first thing he needed to face was money and food, and the second was personnel, and with these, there were those factors that needed to be considered in the end, such as training cycles and training methods.

The order for the transfer was issued, and all the ministries began to prepare. The money and grain transferred to Fujian, Fujian has already made a budget, but Chen Kai does not need to worry about it, what he needs to consider is only the problem of Guangdong. At this point, the ticket number that Chen Kai has begun to lay out earlier is also catching up with the time to increase production capacity. It's just that the upgrading of weapons and equipment requires silver, and the expansion of the army also needs silver.

"In terms of money and food, first of all, there is a way to live in tight days, and it is not appropriate to take too big a step at this stage."

When he said this, Chen Kai also felt funny for a while. He has done a lot of things in these old strides, and now the word "inappropriate" has come to him.

However, he knows very well that after every big stride, he must lay a solid foundation steadily, so as not to end up in a pavilion on the beach. This time, the financial industry represented by the ticket number has just taken the first step, and even the leg that has taken this step has not yet landed, such a big killer has always been a double-edged sword, how can he dare to take a bigger step again?

"The original Fubiao will be expanded into the first and second towns, and the third town will use Ma Bao's troops, and I have already talked to Ma Bao about this. Wang Han and Li Guangen's army headquarters have relatively few soldiers and horses, and it is unrealistic to expand the number of troops into a town at this stage. Therefore, these two parts were adapted into the left and right associations directly under Fubiao. In addition, it may not take too long to prepare the establishment needs of at least two towns. ”

After the military meeting, Chen Kai convened another political affairs meeting. In terms of military supplies and supply, Wang Jiang and Ding Youyi need to share more, especially the latter, who is still taking care of the expansion of the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau at this stage.

The tasks were assigned, and the officials in charge also expounded their ideas, and there was no doubt about the necessity of expanding the army, they were all discerning people, so all ideas were built on this basis. In general, the suggestions are basically decent - Chen Kai has set restrictions in advance, and their thinking is naturally not too detached, and seeking stability is the main theme of the moment.

"What about the officers?"

"The country's surname is not explicitly stated, but I can't help but bring it up. The relationship needs to be thoughtful, otherwise, there will be many anthills, and even a thousand-mile embankment will not escape the fate of collapse. ”

After that confrontation, the appearance of suspicion made Chen Kai pay more attention to this consideration. This time, Zheng Chenggong authorized him to expand his army, which was a rebuilding of trust and a reward for refusing to win over the Dutch. However, military power has always been Zheng Chenggong's most important thing, so Chen Kai wrote a reply directly after receiving the news, asking Zheng Chenggong to transfer some officers from Fujian to enrich the troops.

"That way, we can rest assured of each other."