After the confrontation in Fuzhou, once the affairs of the Zheng Group were involved, Chen Kai's style became more and more cautious. This is a transformation for him, and it is also a stage of growth - starting from setbacks and finally becoming reality.

A lot of time and effort has been spent, and the state that Chen Kai needs is slowly taking shape. Purely from official considerations, taxes will be gradually increased on the basis of no additional levy, and the expansion and upgrading of the army will also be gradually carried out. If the tax model of the feudal government is more like a "grazing" model that allows sheep to graze on their own and then shears their sheep regularly, then Guangdong has begun to gradually change to a "breeding" model.

Chen Kai sees the current change in this way, and of course, many people, including himself, see this change as the government from a simple authority with the function of investment profit. It's like letting the wolf-proof dog take care of the function of feeding the flock. But this kind of thing, he won't say, he will just do it.

At the moment, Fujian is ready to start in Zhejiang, and Zheng Chenggong obviously can't wait, or has to speed up. But in Guangdong, it is obvious that it still needs time to prepare - although Chen Kai has not cooperated with Zheng Chenggong's plan for the time being, he is not without plans. And this plan requires the completion of the expansion of the Fubiao troops in order to have the necessary confidence.

However, the trade embargo against Spain had a loophole on the western coast of Guangdong, which made it imperative for him to hurry up and complete the integration of Guangdong. For this reason, Chen Kai decided to write a letter to Guo Zhiqi, the leader of the civil official group in western Guangdong, that is, the scholar of the Inspectorate University. After all, it is better to resolve the contradictions among the people as a last resort.

"Inspector Guo, seeing the letter is like meeting ......"

Wuzhou fell, although the traffic between the two provinces was not completely cut off, but compared with the previous convenience of running through the two provinces by water, now it can only be detoured to the southwest of Guangdong. The time and effort required for this is unimaginable to the former. At present, the assistance provided by the Guangdong side to Li Dingguo's ministry has been decisively said, and even the situation between them needs more input, which is in line with the phrase "twice the result with half the effort."

The letter bypassed the Wuzhou Prefecture, and although it did not travel through enemy countries, it still had to go through checkpoints one after another on the warlord-infested land in southwestern Guangdong and Guangxi. However, since it was an exchange of letters between military and political officials, the military leaders below naturally did not want to "open and read on their behalf", and the letter was delivered to Guo Zhiqi's case after a little delay, but it caused him to think deeply as always.

"Inspector, what does Chen Kai mean?"

Guilin, the provincial capital of Guangxi, was still in the hands of the Qing army, and the only governor there was in charge of the yamen, Yu Shiyue, who was promoted by Hong Chengchou, while the governor of Guangxi on the side of the Ming court could only be temporarily located in Liuzhou. In the meantime, in the middle of Liuzhou's supervisor, Guo Zhiqi looked at the letter, and Xu Tianyou, the governor who was coming to report on official business, knew that there were mutual grievances between the civil official group in western Guangdong and the Zheng group, and he naturally wanted to use the appropriate title in front of Guo Zhiqi, whether it was Guo Zhiqi or Chen Kai.

He was appointed here after Li Dingguo won the victory in Guilin, and once sat in Guilin and ruled the whole province of Guangxi on behalf of the Ming court. But the great counteroffensive of that year was followed by the discord between Sun and Li, and Guilin was quickly recaptured by the Qing army, so he could only be a "half-provincial governor" here in Liuzhou and take care of this back road for Li Dingguo.

Now, Li Dingguo has entered Yunnan, and he and Guo Zhiqi, the supervisor from Guangdong, have once again taken on the responsibility of taking care of the back road. It's just that this is not what it used to be, and even the direction corresponding to this back road has changed from a retreat for the troops to enter Guangdong to a must-defend place for the army to re-enter Liangguang once Yungui is lost.

Two years ago, Li Dingguo entered Yunnan, and this role began to exist. When Sun Kewang provoked inwardly, Guo Zhiqi and Xu Tianyou made all the preparations for the car. It's just that then Li Dingguo won the hearts of the people, otherwise Liuzhou would have done it now. Of course, it can't be done now, and now it has fallen into the hands of Sun Kewang.

To retreat from Guangxi, it is natural to join forces with Chen Kai in Guangdong. Li Dingguo had a precedent of joining forces with Chen Kai, and even the Western Guangdong Civil and Official Group had a honeymoon period of cooperation with Chen Kai during the recovery of Guangdong. Although the two sides have now returned to that lukewarm state, Xu Tianyou himself is still very concerned about the situation in Guangdong, especially Chen Kai will always "toss" some "moths" out.

The letter was sent to Liuzhou, and he was the head snake of the land, and he knew about it far earlier than Guo Zhiqi. Single-handedly coming to report at this time has the intention of being tentative. During this time, Guo Zhiqi read the letter, frowned slightly, and couldn't say a sad or happy expression for a while, Xu Tianyou waited for a while, estimating that Guo Zhiqi probably thought clearly, and then he tentatively asked.

"It's just those clichés, he hopes that the old man will go to Guangdong, saying that there is something important to discuss."

Guo Zhiqi snorted coldly, Xu Tianyou saw this, and immediately followed: "He is a governor, it stands to reason that he is also here to visit, and now he actually asked the supervisor to see him, this person is really rude." ”

Immediately following such a sentence that was not painful or itchy, Xu Tianyou continued to observe Guo Zhiqi's expression. And the superintendent did not reveal anything valuable, and only lightly said a few words about Chen Kai's letter and the situation in Guangdong, and then returned to the theme of this meeting.

"Although the traitor Sun Kewang has been defeated, our burden has not been lightened at all. The work of preparing for the drive must still be maintained, and there must be no slackness. ”

"The boss said it very well, and the lower officials also said this with other colleagues, but they didn't speak as thoroughly as the boss." With a light pat, Xu Tianyou said tentatively: "It's just that, my lord, Yunnan is now in order, and the strength of the imperial court has increased greatly, so it will always be more stable than the previous two years, right?" ”

He asked knowingly, but Guo Zhiqi didn't understand it, and replied solemnly as if he didn't see it: "One Sun Kewang alone is no longer enough, but now that guy has voted for a tartar." The Tartars have indeed been pressed and beaten by the king in the past two years, but no matter what, there is still a huge gap in strength between the imperial court and the Tartars. Now that there are more people like Sun Kewang who have been entrenched and operated in Yungui for many years, the old man is not worried about the ability of the two highnesses King Jin and King Shu on the battlefield, but he is afraid that those who have received Sun Kewang's favor will not be able to distinguish between the righteousness and the small favor. ”

This is the most realistic problem, as soon as Guo Zhiqi's words came out, Xu Tianyou immediately remembered Gong Yi, who "received ten years of expected favors in Yunnan" and refused to enter the court as an official. He is just a microcosm, a microcosm of the vast number of generals and civil officials in the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, as well as parts of Sichuan and Huguang, which were once under the actual control of the Qin Domain. In the words of later generations, he is not fighting alone, he is not alone!

Sun Kewang's failure does not mean that everything is over, but only the beginning. The Yongli Imperial Court defeated the internal troubles, but ushered in the combination of internal troubles and external enemies. During this time, Guo Zhiqi has always been paying attention to the movements of Yungui and Huguang, which is not only because of his identity and authority as a scholar, but more importantly, he needs to keep abreast of the movements of the imperial court and Hong Chengchou's movements. Only with an understanding of these will he have the opportunity to prepare accordingly. Otherwise, we will have to go with the flow and let the situation develop. This is contrary to his original intention as a superintendent.

Walking on thin ice is still the current situation of Guo Zhiqi and everyone who is struggling to resist the Qing Dynasty. Even if it is like Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong, it is also inevitable.

"What the boss said is very true, recently, Hong Chengchou's old dog is indeed too quiet, and the taste in it is wrong."

Hong Chengchou, everything this name represents, for them, the most important thing is the word heavy. So far, there are very few people who have been able to bargain for some bargains in the hands of Hong Chengchou, there is this person in Huguang, and the Ming army is blocked by strong walls when it advances, and there are spears and spears against it when it retreats. In addition, this person has long been the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Qing Court in the southwest, but any wind and grass may cause a very bad impact. Now, the excessive calmness is more like the calm before the storm, and people inevitably give rise to more worries.

"Huguang's side is something that Sumeru can't be ignored, and he must be stared at to death, and he can't let go of any clue."

affirmed Xu Tianyou's opinion, but Guo Zhiqi's face showed greater worry: "There is a way to be invincible first, and then to wait for the enemy to be victorious." You can't win against yourself, but you can win against the enemy. Compared with the Tartars, the old man is most worried about Yungui's side, whether the imperial court can sort out the military and government affairs of the two provinces before the Tartars send troops, especially whether they can let those Sun Kewang's supporters return to their hearts, this is the most important thing. ”

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Some time ago, there were too many idle things, and I always wanted to update, and I always opened the document and didn't have the heart to write. It's been interrupted for more than half a month.,I'm really sorry.,I'm starting to resume the update today.。 This chapter is a bit short and recovering.