Chen Kai is crazy.

Not only did Hong Xu, who came later, think so, but even Zheng Chenggong, who originally had some expectations for Chen Kai, also thought so.

It is important to know that these days, the supervisors of the workshop are not undedicated, and any lazy behavior will be severely punished, but the output has been squeezed to the limit, and there is no way. Now it takes two and a half months to three months to complete the work, Chen Kai's mouth has been reduced by nearly half as soon as he closes it, if it weren't for the fear of being rude and hurting the heart of this fist, Zheng Chenggong and Hong Xu have already come up with the idea of whether to find a Lang Zhong first and show this madman before talking.

"That's right, it's a month and a half."

"Mr. Chen doesn't think about it anymore?"

"Thank you for your concern, no need, the students have already thought very clearly, one and a half months is enough."

Chen Kai was full of confidence, but he looked at Zheng Chenggong and Hong Xu stupidly. However, if the output of weapons can be effectively improved, this is also what Zheng Chenggong and they are happy to see. So, Zheng Chenggong gave Chen Kai the position of recruiting the general to join the army and manage the affairs of the ordnance workshop, and after the latter got the official appointment, he simply did not wait for lunch, and went directly to the workshop.

"Country surname, a month and a half, is this possible?"

Regarding Chen Kai's wild words, Hong Xu still remained skeptical. Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong is far less pessimistic than Hong Xu, at least not exactly.

"For a month and a half, the scholar just talked wildly. However, this person, in my opinion, does have some doorways. There are too many delusions, and if this boy can limit the production of these weapons to about two months, I will be satisfied. I can't send troops in early July, anyway, it's August that was agreed, so it's not good to let my two brothers underestimate it too much. ”

Sending troops to assist Zheng Cai in attacking Haicheng County, for Zheng Chenggong, there is a risk, but with his actual situation, he does accumulate a batch of materials to replenish. And to be able to cooperate with Zheng Cai, you can also get more points in sea trade. Moreover, it also has the advantages of training troops in combat, expanding the momentum, and making a stand clear, and the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

In contrast, Zheng Chenggong is happy to see the production capacity of the ordnance workshop increase, but if you say how much confidence you have in it, it may not be. At least in his opinion, there are only a dozen craftsmen in the workshop, but he now has three or four thousand soldiers in his hands, and he has allies to meet, and it should be faster to rob the Qing army than to build it himself.

Zheng Chenggong mentioned these to Chen Bao and Hong Xu when he made up his mind. These two people also know Zheng Chenggong's temperament, and since they have already decided, it is useless for them to say more, so they have to try their best to prepare. Who knew that today, there would be such a moth as Chen Kai.

"According to the general, I am afraid that only two months is not enough."

………………

"This Chen joins the army......"

"Wait a minute."

The main room in the small courtyard of the workshop is the official room, which was originally the place where Hong Xu stayed every time he came to inspect, and he cleaned it all the time on weekdays, but it was rare to use it.

Chen Kai took over the workshop, and this place naturally became his official room for sitting. However, before Ke Chenshu, who was sent by Zheng Chenggong to read out the order, had no time to open his mouth, Chen Kai directly interrupted him, and asked the supervisors of the four workshops: "The huge workshop, are there just a few of you?" ”

As soon as Chen Kai said this, Ke Chenshu watched with interest, but the four overseers looked at each other, and then one of these overseers, who was the most big-shouldered and round-waisted, replied: "Back to Chen joining the army, the people outside are all untouchables such as craftsmen and handymen, not to mention the dirty office, and there is no such a big place to stand. ”

The overseer's demeanor was very deferential, but Chen Kai heard the attitude outside of the words. But he didn't do anything, but smiled and said: "What you said is very reasonable, this is indeed a little smaller." In that case, he went and summoned all the people of the workshop to the courtyard. Note that the official is talking about a number of people, including craftsmen, handymen, men, and guards, as long as they are working in the workshop, all of them are called. ”

"Isn't this too messy?"

After Chen Kai finished speaking, he glanced at the four overseers in front of him. In this regard, the four overseers were a little dissatisfied, and when they found that Chen Kai did not have the idea of retracting this proposal, they looked at Ke Chenshu, a genuine member of the army, and had no choice but to make a promise and withdraw from the official room to call someone.

"I'm afraid I'm going to delay Brother Ke for some time."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Kai and Ke Chenshu exchanged nourishing greetings in the official room, and after a while, everyone had gathered, and it was the overseer with a big waist and a round waist who walked in and asked Chen Kai and Ke Chenshu to go out to give a lecture.

There were indeed a lot of people in the workshop, gathering in twos and threes to whisper. However, the four overseers and a bookkeeper were still at the front, and at the back were three blacksmiths and several carpenters, with the older master in front and the apprentices following behind. Later, there are all kinds of miscellaneous servants, basically all of whom are local people in South Australia who come to serve as servants, and there are also a few long-term miscellaneous servants who are in charge of affairs. On the contrary, those guards were scattered and stood on the periphery of the crowd, and if they were watching, the officer who led the team stood under Chen Kai and Ke Chenshu with a waist knife, which looked a little similar to Ke Chenshu.

The position of these people is very much in line with their respective class positions in this small society. But there was one exception, and that was a rather stout woman standing here, who not only appeared here, but also stood behind the prisoners, which was very eye-catching.

When the personnel arrived, after a silence, the small courtyard also fell silent. Chen Kai nodded to Ke Chenshu, who read out the appointment aloud.

“…… Shanxi Cheng announced that the political envoy of the Datong Mansion Tongfu Tong Sheng Chen Kai traveled thousands of miles to the south to serve the king, and his loyalty was commendable. Zhongxiao Bo successfully recruited the general surname of the country, and on April 28 of the third year of Longwu. ”

After reading the appointment, Ke Chenshu then said to the supervisors, craftsmen and miscellaneous servants present: "The national surname has entrusted Chen to join the army with full power, and you should also fulfill your duties, obey the management of Chen Shenjun, and do things better for the national surname." ”

"The villain obeys."

After Buda, Chen Kai bowed, Ke Chenshu replied, and then turned around and went back to his life.

Ke Chenshu is a native of Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian, Emperor Longwu had awarded him to join the army, when Zheng Chenggong was in charge of military affairs, he led his division out of the customs, and also had a strange plot, which won Zheng Chenggong's trust. However, this military officer in charge of counselor's military affairs was a military general, and later led an army alone, but unfortunately he died relatively early, but because Zheng Chenggong's regret after the news of this martyrdom was recorded in the annals of history, Chen Kai also had a vague impression.

Zheng Chenggong specially sent this person over for Chen Kai Buda, which shows that he attaches great importance to Chen Kai. At this moment, Ke Chenshu had already left, and Chen Kai also took the opportunity to say something about the scene. However, when everyone thought that Chen Kai's new official had gone through such a round, they saw him shouting: "Take the roster." ”

In public, the head of the person with the roster, the head of the leader, with a big waist and a round face, changed suddenly, and then returned to its original state.

"Chen joined the army, the work of ordnance manufacturing has always been very full, do you think you should let the craftsmen finish the work under their hands first, and then come to the roll call?"

After saying in a low voice, even the bookkeeper who was in charge of the statistics, records and archiving of documents was motionless, as if he was still waiting for Chen Kai to take back the final result of his fate.

There will be such a scene, Chen Kai had already expected. Seeing this, he just sneered and said, "Sharpening the knife is not a mistake for the woodcutter, since it has already gathered, why waste time on regathering." What, is the roster lost, or broken? ”

In the first half of the sentence, Chen Kai said to the man with a big waist and a round waist, and in the second half of the sentence, he glared directly at the bookkeeper. Rosters are personnel records, and whether they are damaged or lost, they are not guilty of a feud. Since Chen Kai had already said this, Mr. Bookkeeper didn't even say anything, and he didn't hesitate to run to the room where the relevant documents were stored.

Mr. Bookkeeper was a middle-aged man with a mouse's whisker on his chin, and the speed of his running here did not live up to the shape of his beard.

The rat's whiskers went in with his front feet, and Chen Kaimo counted for more than ten seconds, then saw him running back with a booklet, and then handed it to him. Chen Kai opened the roster and scanned it roughly, except for the miscellaneous servants who served as conscripts, all of them had clear records here, and it seemed that Zhongzhenbo Hongxu, who was in charge of supervising this place before, still had two brushes.

"When you stand where you are, and your name is called, raise your right hand, shout a word, and then stand under the corridor according to the instructions of the officer." After that, Chen Kai turned the first page and read aloud: "Ke Chenmei." ”

"Here!"

Chen Kai shouted his name, and the leading officer responded when he heard it. Seeing the name, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile a little, and then he began to call out the names of the overseers.

"Yuji."

was also named by name, the big waist and round first hesitated, but still responded, and then walked to the corridor on the right side according to Chen Kai's instructions.

"Wang Fugui."

"Here!"

“……”

The four overseers were called in turn, followed by the rat whiskers and the guards, and then the blacksmiths and carpenters and a few long-term handymen.

“……”

"It's all soup."

"Here!"

“……”

"Lin Zhengzhong."

"Here!"

“……”

"You Hong."

"Slave, ah, here!"

You Hong was the only woman, and when she saw this name, Chen Kai immediately understood. However, he could see clearly that the face of the big shoulders and round waist just now was complete, but there was no problem.

After sweeping a round, Chen Kai asked the rat whiskers: "Those miscellaneous servants, are they not recorded?" ”

In the middle of the courtyard, there were those miscellaneous servants left, and when the rat whiskers heard this, they replied: "Hui Chen joined the army, they are all local households serving in the army, and they are all selected by Uncle Hong from the servitude in various towns, and they are temporarily used here, and there is no list of them in the workshop." ”

"Hmm." Chen Kai agreed with this answer, but immediately asked another question: "There is no list, there is always a number." ”

"This one has."

"How many?"

"This ......"

The rat whiskers subconsciously wanted to take a look at the big waist circle, but after the roll call just now, the big waist circle had also been pointed out by Chen Kai to the bottom of the corridor, behind the mouse whiskers, unless he had long eyes on his back, he couldn't see anything. What's more, Chen Kai's voice was deliberately lowered here, and he couldn't hear it at all if he was a little farther away. Seeing this, the mouse beard had to grit his teeth and give Chen Kai an answer.

"If you go back to Chen to join the army, there will be a total of twenty people."

The mouse beard and Chen Kai were face to face, and their micro-expressions were clear. Hearing this answer, a smile crossed his lips again, and then he counted the number of miscellaneous servants in the courtyard.

After counting the number of miscellaneous servants, Chen Kai let go of the rat's whiskers, but asked directly to the big waist round: "You Er, you are the overseer, and the miscellaneous servants should be twenty, why are there only fourteen, and the other six?" ”

Chen Kai had noticed this person since he inspected the ordnance workshop in the morning, and later when he was in Buda, it was even revealed that this person was the head of the overseers. Now that there are six fewer handymen, the change of color when he just said the name, and the micro-expression of the mouse's whiskers, Chen Kai naturally understands which one to ask.

"This, this ......"

Chen Kai was new to him, but he was able to target him accurately, which was indeed unexpected by You Er. However, it is not okay to be blunt, and it is not okay not to answer, so he has to use the common reason of being sick in ancient and modern times to prevaricate.

"It turned out that he was sick, and if he was sick, it was six, accounting for one-third of the total number of miscellaneous servants, right, You Er?"

"Yes, Chen joined the army, you are new to the army, and you don't know anything. Recently, the work in the workshop has been a little tired, and those few are relatively weak, so they are sick. ”

You Er said this, but Chen Kai looked at the miscellaneous servants who were still there, but it was just a look from You Er, and those miscellaneous servants fell to their knees and trembled in agreement.

"Since I'm sick, let's forget it today. However, there are six diseases, and the official wants to know if they have any epidemic and whether they are contagious, and you can bring them all to the official tomorrow. ”

"Yes, villain obeys."

"Then let's disperse, do what you have to do, do what you want to do."

When this matter came to an end, Chen Kai did not continue to investigate, but after everyone dispersed, he turned around and returned to the official room, but he said a few words to the rat beard, and the latter also nodded and bowed and left.

At the same time, just out of the gate of the courtyard, the woman also pulled You Er, and said to him worriedly: "Boss, this Chen joined the army won't be coming for our family, right?" ”

This question was also what You Er was worried about, but after a moment, he shouted in a low voice: "Lao Tzu is Uncle Hong's person, how dare he touch me as a poor sour who has just cast himself into the curtain of the national surname." It's just that he wants to be in power, suppress Lao Tzu in front of the people below, and play prestige. Endure him today, go back to explore Uncle Hong's tone, and in the days to come, there will be an opportunity for him to know who has the final say in this arsenal workshop. ”