"I don't know, what's the important matter of recruiting officials with the surname of the country?"

"There's nothing important, I just want to talk to Chen Senjun, and there are some other things I want to hear Chen Senjun's opinion."

Chatting, it's not the most important thing, it's all about those things. Chen Kai nodded, expressing his affirmation of Zheng Chenggong's answer, and continued to listen to his current boss's inquiry.

"Chen joined the army with great talent, and he came to this remote place in Nanao, and I always believe that this is due to the legacy of the first emperor."

"The national surname is too prestigious, and the lower officials dare not be ashamed."

"No, Chen deserves to join the army." Zheng Chenggong nodded solemnly, and then asked Chen Kai: "A few days ago, the craftsmen, Kuding, and handymen in the ordnance workshop did their duty, and the morale was very high. ”

"All of them are the far-sightedness and unique vision of the national surname, Uncle Hong disregards the past suspicions and tries his best to support, and the people in the ordnance workshop feel the loyalty and patriotism of the national surname and strive to serve the country. The lower officials are just foolish. ”

Chen Kai responded respectfully, but Zheng Chenggong was not satisfied with this: "If Chen joins the army and continues to be so modest, you and I will not be able to talk about anything else today." ”

After that, Zheng Chenggong didn't pay attention to Chen Kai's embarrassment, so he asked him directly: "Don't hide that Chen joined the army, I am still young, my experience is still shallow, and it is occasionally difficult to handle official affairs and lead the army, I don't know if joining the army can teach me?" ”

"This ......"

The boss claimed that his talent was insufficient, and this modesty, Chen Kai subconsciously wanted to wipe his sweat. However, Zheng Chenggong was in front of him, just like a boy who was educated, waiting for Chen Kai's answer, with Zheng Chenggong's temperament, he had to bite the bullet and said: "The national surname is Tianzong Genius, the family history is related, when the official is at the age of the national surname, he is just a ridiculous person who doesn't ask about the world and only knows how to think wildly, and there is really nothing that can teach the national surname." However, since the surname of the country is asked, then the lower official will talk about some of the ideas of the lower official when rectifying the ordnance workshop. ”

"That's exactly how it should be."

Calm down, Chen Kai rearranged the wording, and said to Zheng Chenggong: "The lower officials are not doing their jobs, they like to think nonsense, when they were studying, they heard an old man in a neighbor who followed Qi Shaobao to the north of Jizhen and then moved to Datong Mansion told the story of his father following Qi Shaobao. Later, I went to read Qi Shaobao's writings, and occasionally thought about it. ”

Xia Guan remembered that Qi Shaobao governed the army, and the military law was extremely strict, and he often sat together, but the reward for beheading was also extremely rich. The two may seem contradictory, but they are not. Generous rewards are the driving force, severe punishment is the restraint, the army can order and prohibit, and the officers and non-commissioned officers can be like their fingers. ”

"Xiaguan used this idea in the ordnance workshop to improve the treatment of craftsmen, and after they tasted the sweetness, they threatened that if they could not complete the task, Xiaguan would be transferred, and then all the preferential treatment would be said, and the welfare policy that would be gradually developed in the future would no longer exist. In the final analysis, it is to let them have a greater fear of the past after seeing hope and enjoying joy, and stimulate greater motivation in the yearning for beauty and a sense of danger. ”

"Generous reward, severe punishment." Zheng Chenggong nodded, and then said thoughtfully: "The cafeteria, lunch break, and being able to bathe in the workshop after getting off duty are the preferential treatment that continues to unfold. ”

"Exactly." Zheng Chenggong had already figured it out, and Chen Kai continued: "Management must start from the hearts of the people. The lower officials treat people with sincerity, and they must gradually implement the new welfare policy, so that the people below will work harder. ”

"Chen joins the army without spending a penny, he can make his subordinates do their best, and he is indeed a genius. However, people are insatiably greedy, how can Chen join the army to ensure that they will not be uneasy? ”

"Where there is contrast, there will be harm!"

Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong was immediately stunned on the spot, and after a moment, he reacted, then stood up and bowed.

"Takami."

Whether he has a high opinion or not, or whether Zheng Chenggong's thoughts are consistent with Chen Kai's thoughts, is not something he can control. In the study, there was silence between the two, and Chen Kai continued to think, because today's words were also a kind of transformation and sublimation for his own management ideas, and Zheng Chenggong was still digesting his ideas in order to better use them.

After a long time, Zheng Chenggong was relieved, and his face finally showed a relaxed and even excited color. Seeing this, Chen Kai decided not to continue to dwell on this, but to lead the topic to another topic.

"In the eyes of the lower officials, everything must keep pace with the times in order to get twice the result with half the effort."

"Oh?"

The word "keeping pace with the times" obviously attracted Zheng Chenggong's attention, and Chen Kai continued to say according to this statement: "For example, if the Yiwu soldiers under Qi Shaobao are placed in the Chongzhen Dynasty from the Jiajing Dynasty, and all the military rewards remain unchanged, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will also be inferior. ”

"Why?"

"This is very simple, the silver of the Jiajing Dynasty and the silver of the Chongzhen Dynasty are more expensive, the purchasing power is so much worse, the temptation of the reward to the soldiers will inevitably decrease, and the intention of killing the enemy bravely will be a little lighter, and the combat effectiveness of the troops will of course decline."

"Wait, the word Chen Senjun used just now, purchasing, purchasing power? Why? ”

In the past half a year, most of Zheng Chenggong has sent troops to Fujian, and he has heard Chen Kai's fresh vocabulary much less than that of an active and enthusiastic character like Hong Xu. However, when it comes to the absorption speed, Zheng Chenggong is much faster, but Chen Kai didn't intend to continue to dwell on this, so he explained.

"Silver and copper coins are money, they cannot be eaten or worn, and their greatest use is to be used as an equivalent substitute in exchange for those things that can be eaten, clothed, and used. Since the opening of Longqing, the silver of Taixi and the Wa Kingdom has been pouring into my Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty exports goods such as silk, porcelain and sugar, silver as a currency into the supermarket, reserves continue to increase, silver prices will inevitably fall, purchasing power will naturally decline. In the opinion of the lower officials, how many things can be bought for one tael of silver, or even a copper coin, these are all related to the well-being of the people's livelihood. ”

"This is all Chen Shenjun came up with?"

"Exactly, the lower officials love to think nonsense the most on weekdays, and Mr. once taught the lower officials not to do their jobs, and now even the imperial examination road has been delayed."

"No, Chen Senjun has his own splendid chest in his chest, which is hundreds of times stronger than those corrupt Confucians who are also prone to care."

"The surname of the country is falsely praised, and the lower officials dare not be ashamed. As a child, I don't dare to compare myself with other readers. ”

"Chen joins the army's worries, I naturally understand, today's words are only between you and me, not the ears of the third person."

"Thank you for your understanding."

Talking about it today, Zheng Chenggong felt that he had benefited a lot, and he was even more happy when he saw Chen Kai. Immediately afterwards, Zheng Chenggong took Chen Kai to the ancestral hall dedicated to the tablet of Emperor Longwu, Chen Kai saw this, and hurriedly bowed respectfully to the ground, and kept saying that he wanted to be under the command of Zheng Chenggong, and strive to repay Zheng Chenggong's kindness, and also repay the righteousness of the monarch and ministers that Emperor Longwu had not fulfilled.

With this worship, when Zheng Chenggong looked at Chen Kai again, he was even closer, as if it was no longer just the relationship between the proprietor and the staff, but the sympathy of like-minded people.

Back in the study, Zheng Chenggong gave Chen Kai two reports. One of these two reports was sent back by a spy sent by Chen Bao to Chaozhou Mansion, while the other was collected by a subordinate sent by Hong Xu to contact the source of the goods.

In the former, the incident occurred on September 21, that is, a month ago, Yiwang Zhu Youzhen raised troops against the Qing Dynasty in Jieyang County, west of Chaozhou Prefecture, but was suppressed by the Chaozhou General Soldier in just three days; The latter, much earlier, said that Li Chengdong raided Guangzhou last year and destroyed the Shaowu Imperial Court, and the core force of the Shaowu Dynasty, Guangdong General Soldier Fuming Hou Lincha, was driven off the sea by Li Chengdong and wandered around, and now Hong Xu has established contact with it.

Yi Fan, the first Yi Wang Zhu Youbin is the sixth son of Zhu Jianshen of Ming Xianzong, Chenghua was enthroned in the twenty-third year, and Hongzhi was in Jiangxi Jianchang Mansion in the thirteenth year. The Qing army went south, the stars of the Yi clan were scattered, when Zhu Youzhen was sealed, even Zheng Chenggong is not very clear, but a month ago he was supported by the local tyrants and pirates, and raised troops in Jieyang, but he was suppressed in three days.

This matter is relatively close, but it has already ended, and even Zhu Youzhen himself was captured and killed by Che Renzhong, and the rest of the people were scattered. It's Lin Cha's matter, but there is still room for breaking the bottle.

After reading these two reports, Chen Kai only thought about it for a moment, then congratulated Zheng Chenggong with a smile: "The lower officials think that this is a godsend. ”

"What a godsend?"

"All Zheng is one!"