The Dutch had achieved de facto control of Taiwan through forts in the south and north of Taiwan, as well as through the submission of the potbelly kingdom in the western plains. For now, it is unrealistic to rush into Taiwan, and unless there is a war to expel the Dutch, it is better not to rely on these for the time being.

After talking about Taiwan, Chen Kai precipitated for a while, and talked about Hainan with Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong's understanding of Hainan is not as clear as that of Taiwan, but according to Zheng Chenggong, when he was in Nanjing, he once heard people say that the Li people in Hainan, whether they live in the deep mountains and old forests and do not have contact with the Han people on weekdays, or the mature Li who have frequent contact with the Han people and even live together, are fierce by nature. If you don't agree with each other, even if you are a father and son, you will draw a sword against each other. In the Ming Dynasty, there were as many as 54 Li rebellions, and the later the dynasty, the larger the scale.

At that time, there was often no fixed definition between raw Li and cooked Li, basically that those under the jurisdiction of the state government were cooked, and those who were not born were born, and the raw and cooked often changed from each other, all depending on the temper at that time.

The reasons for the riots of the Lebanese people are that the government levied taxes and miscellaneous taxes, that local officials oppressed and exploited, that they were instigated and exploited by people with ulterior motives, and that some profiteers harmed the people. Li Min has a bold personality and is very considerate of his friends, but he cannot be restrained, which is very detrimental to large-scale immigration. Moreover, in the northern part of Hainan Island, which is mostly occupied by the Ming army of other factions, Chen Kai has just made a shadow of Du Yonghe, and that guy should be writing a chapter there to impeach him now, how can he easily allow Chen Kai to settle down in Qiongzhou.

Chen Kai remembered that Du Yonghe would have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but the Ming court's rule in Guangdong fell apart, and more officials would soon be sent to think it would be restored. Even if he waited until Du Yonghe surrendered to Hainan Island before going to Hainan Island, he would have to have a bunch of mothers-in-law on his head, such as the Governor of the University, the Governor of Liangguang, and the Governor of the Four Prefectures of Gao Lian Lei Qiong, his little daughter-in-law would not be comfortable.

Hainan Island is located in the southwest of Guangdong, adjacent to Vietnam, and based in the north of the South China Sea, Chen Kai once imagined gaining a foothold there, gradually recovering northward, and at the same time intervening in the struggle between the north and the south of Annam. Now it seems that he is also thinking too much, especially when he thinks about working under those bureaucrats, he has doubts about whether he can get things done.

"Zheng Chenggong has a problem, he doesn't let Cantonese people eat Dutch, and Cantonese people don't eat Vietnamese, what good is this for him, a Fujianese?"

Taiwan has deerskin, camphor, sulfur, sugar cane and rice, and can also open up the Ryukyu and Japan's maritime trade; Hainan has iron ore, cotton cloth, sugar cane, as well as coconut and a variety of spices, which were already exported in the Ming Dynasty, and can be close to the water, which is convenient for meddle in the affairs of Nanyang maritime trade and Vietnam, Champa and other countries.

Sulfur, dung, nitrate, and charcoal are equivalent to gunpowder, and iron ore can be used to craft weapons, especially firecrackers and artillery, and other things

It can also bring a lot of income. With grain, guns, and sea trade income, theoretically it is possible for the two islands to farm and counterattack the Qing court, but it is too difficult to operate and the initial investment is too much, which is somewhat unrealistic.

However, from Zheng Chenggong's words, it seems that the Qiongzhou side is only a difficulty in his opinion, and it is not almost impossible to consider like Taiwan. It's just that Guangzhou has fallen, Lu Jian Guoyuan has fled to Zhoushan, and Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian brothers are out, and the situation they are about to face will likely be the attack of the Qing army in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and they really don't have much energy and strength to make such a huge investment for the time being.

"Guangzhou has fallen, and Shang Kexi's next step should be to capture Zhaoqing Mansion and Luoding Prefecture to ensure the safety of Guangzhou. As for the next step, it should be a choice between the four prefectures of Gao Lian Lei Qiong and the Chaozhou recovered by our army. ”

"According to Jingcheng, what should our army do?"

When asked about this, Zheng Chenggong's eyes were blazing. Chen Kai lowered his eyelids, his gaze was unrelenting, and after a while, Fang raised his head and said: "Shang Kexi is attacking Guangzhou at the same time, Kong Youde is also storming Guilin, and now that Guangzhou and Guangzhou are being attacked at the same time, Guangzhou has fallen, with what the princes of Zhaoqing have done in recent years, we don't have to expect them to hold out for long." ”

"What does it mean to take advantage of Shang Kexi's unpreparedness to storm Huizhou?"

As he spoke, Zheng Chenggong was already frowning. Chen Kai shook his head and said, "No, there is no need to continue to stimulate Shang Kexi now......

History has changed too much, whether it is Chaozhou or his performance in Guangzhou, it is impossible for Shang Kexi not to realize that Zheng Chenggong's threat to him is increasing day by day. However, Chen Kai deduced many times from Shang Kexi's perspective, but he still felt that there was no need to stimulate the king of Pingnan too much. What's more, only if history continues to move forward on its original track will his "unpredictable prophet" have a crucial significance.

"Dead friends don't die poor, don't blame me Chen Kai for not being kind."

Thinking of this, Chen Kai told Zheng Chenggong about a strategy he had thought of earlier. Listening to this seemingly uncomplicated strategy, Zheng Chenggong glanced at Chen Kai deeply, and then recruited a cronie guard and sent a cursive letter out.

Whether it will be effective or not, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong dare not be sure, and the right is better than nothing. Next, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong chatted about some experiences in Guangzhou, and discussed specific cooperation with Macao, Zhang Yue, Li Yuantai, Li Jianjie and others, and Chen Qice. These things are just an idea between the two for the time being, because Zheng Chenggong has already entrusted Zheng Tai with all the things in the sea trade, so it is inevitable that Zheng Tai's participants can succeed.

Afterwards, Zheng Chenggong picked up a letter from the bookcase and handed it to Chen Kai. Chen Kai took it and read it carefully, but he couldn't help but smile.

"Country surname, it seems that I, the prefect in charge of a county, is going to become a sub-patrol in charge of a county."

After that, Chen Kai sneered, as if he had thought of something ridiculous. He knew very well that Zheng Chenggong did not like to promote his subordinate officials in history, and basically did not appoint officials at the prefectural level when he was in Fujian and Guangdong, and even Feng Chengshi was promoted to the level of Changzhen Dao during the Battle of Nanjing.

With his help, he seized Chaozhou, and Chen Kai pushed the prefect of Chaozhou Yu Ye Yiyun, and Zheng Chenggong had to appoint him as the governor of Zhangzhou and the current prefect. And this time, it is written on the chapter that Guangzhou organized the great merit of rescuing the people, but in fact, I am afraid that it is only to take care of Zheng Hongkui's face - after all, the son-in-law of a prefect is not as good as the son-in-law of a Taoist platform.

"Do you want to?"

"How can you not want to be promoted and get rich." Saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled, it was a joke, but Chen Kai didn't mind continuing the joke: "The surname of the country knows, I just lost Du Yong and more than 100,000 taels of silver in Guangzhou." He is the governor of Liangguang, and there are people in the court, Qu Liushou can discredit the governor, and he blackmails me a small prefect, and it is not a matter of holding a handle. ”

Saying this, Zheng Chenggong just smiled contemptuously, and then said: "A governor of Liangguang who can't even hold the administrative office, what qualifications does he have to interfere with Fujian's affairs." ”