While Li Jianjie burned down the Qing military camp on the Kowloon Peninsula, a warship galloped westward to Qiongzhou Mansion to report to Chen Kai about the attack on Hong Kong Island.

It was already May 12 when Chen Kai received the news, and during this time, he had been vigorously pacifying all the forces in Qiongzhou Mansion, whether it was the surrender of the civil and military forces who remained in office, or the local Han anti-Qing forces, or those who were born in Tusi and Shu Li who lived together with the Han people, but all the local leaders who rushed to the Qiongzhou Mansion for hundreds of miles, Chen Kai met them one by one, and constantly affirmed to everyone that the Ming Ming Army restored the position of Qiongzhou Mansion.

"This time, the king division has regained the lost territory, there is the strait as the moat, there is the water division of the Marquis of Fu Ming and the land division of General Du Bing, the Tartars do not want to kill this island again!"

"The ancestral system of the Emperor Ming, the Li people have always been the good people under the rule of the Emperor Ming, although there are small people who encourage the people to make rebellion, but they are only a few bad elements. The traditions of the Li people, whether they are the officials or the kings, have no intention of destroying them. ”

"However, now that the captive court is powerful, Wang Shi is still doing his best to regain the lost territory. In the Qiongzhou Mansion, the official agreed with the national surname that the tax would be implemented in accordance with the old system before Jiashen. If there are officials who dare to expropriate under the banner of the government, the officials will not be soft; If you dare to maliciously resist taxes, you should also be punished with the court, and there will be no mercy! ”

“……”

Defending the territory, respecting traditions, and collecting taxes normally are the three principles of Chen Kai. As for the administrative aspect, Chen Kai has no intention of changing the status quo of Qiongzhou for the time being, in order to initially regain the stability of the lost territory.

Although the Qing army ruled the island twice, it is notorious, whether it is the pirates of the South Seas, the Li rebellion on the island, or those foreign profiteers and corrupt officials, even if the notoriety of hundreds of years is not as good as the shaving and easy to obey of the Qing Dynasty.

The first place on the list of villains in Qiongzhou Mansion, I deserve it, with shaving and easy to wear as a comparison, Chen Kai returned to his original state, even those who were dissatisfied with the original state accepted it with joy.

No way, a lot of things are just compared.

Not to mention the Han people and Shuli in various prefectures and counties, they are the people under the rule of prefectures and counties. Those who gave birth to the lord of the mountain and the toast also expressed great praise for the first two, that is, the matter of collecting taxes, some of them were not very acceptable.

"The government collects taxes according to the old system. Even to say that it is unlucky, if the Tartars resume their rule over the Qiongzhou Prefecture, then the monarchs will not only pay more taxes, but also shave their hair and change clothes, so why bother? ”

Chen Kai persuaded him with good words, and the Shengli Tusi naturally had to give the governor a face. Besides, Chen Kai said clearly, according to the old system, that is, the meaning of the tax, just make the attitude of a Ming courtier, as for how much, the government will not hold on to it.

After sending away another group of Tusi and Shan Lords from the hinterland of Wuzhi Mountain, they reaped the guarantee of restoration and happily embarked on the journey back to their hometown. As for Chen Kai, he couldn't stop sneering in his heart.

"When the great era comes, you don't need Lao Tzu to change the land and return to the stream, you also have to pay taxes in a proper manner. Just wait. ”

Stability and unity are the tasks at the present stage. However, Chen Kai did not completely restore the original state, and did not make any improvements, such as Changhua's Shilu Iron Mine, after receiving Cai Yuan's report, saying that it was mainly copper, Chen Kai did not have any stubborn temper, and simply let Cai Yuan restrain the captives there to dig copper mines - copper, which is used to mint currency, has always been more valuable than iron, and there is no loss anyway.

Iron ore and giant trees are the biggest attraction of Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong's negotiation to recover Qiongzhou Capital. The former can build weapons, the latter can build ships. Shilu Iron Mine is now mainly copper, and that's it for the time being, but in terms of giant wood, Chen Kai has communicated with those Tusi and Dao masters in the hinterland of Wuzhi Mountain, saying that they can use these to trade and benefit each other.

There is money to be made, and everyone is naturally happy, but the detailed rules need to be further weighed, and there is no hurry. Just when Chen Kai was pondering the giant wood business, the battleship arrived at Baishajin, and the messenger stepped on the dock and rushed all the way to Fucheng, and Chen Kai delivered the report to Chen Kai.

"Please Fu Minghou and Du Zongbing to discuss the matter. Well, invite the Marquis of Fuming first, and then invite General Du in a quarter of an hour. ”

Cao Junfu, the deputy captain of the guard, was on duty and immediately took the order. A moment later, Lin Cha arrived first, and Chen Kai signaled that he had read the report and quickly set the tone. When Du Hui arrived, Chen Kai handed the report to Du Hui again, who read it, looked at Lin Cha, and then said nothing.

"Still according to the earlier distribution of rights and responsibilities, Lin Hou is in charge of the overall situation, and at the same time manages the water division to defend the strait and the surrounding waters; As his deputy, Brother Du was also in charge of matters related to land suppression and recruit training. I have already thought about the candidate for the prefect, and if nothing happens, I will come soon, but if I want to hold the Qiongzhou Mansion and prevent outsiders from getting involved, I still need everyone's cooperation. ”

"Let's go back to Hong Kong with peace of mind, there are two of us here, and no one can take it away."

"What Lin Hou said is also what I think, please rest assured that this Qiongzhou Mansion will be handed over to the two of us, and it will not disappoint Jingcheng."

When Hong Kong Island was attacked, Chen Kai had to go back, and even if Hong Kong Island was not attacked, he would also have to return to Chaozhou through this to preside over the overall situation. At this moment, the two expressed their attitude, and Chen Kai immediately returned the salute. Early the next morning, the sea boat departed, and Chen Kai embarked on the journey back to Hong Kong Island.

The boat, all the way to the east, was slightly luckier than Li Jianjie, and he only rushed back to the starting point of this expedition after only a one-day delay on the road, which can be regarded as the official end of this expedition.

The role of Hong Kong Island's transit point and forward position has also shown certain results this time. In the final analysis, it is the strength of the Ming army's sailors who are rampant in the Guangdong Sea, which will lead to this. Otherwise, even if the strength of the two sides is not far apart, this time they will inevitably face a steady stream of reinforcements from the Qing army, how can there be such a rapid arrival in the land of a place?

However, the role of Hong Kong Island is too great to ignore. And this time Hong Kong Island was attacked, Chen Kai quickly figured out the root cause after receiving the report.

The Ming army was too strong at sea, so the land division on the island would be in a state of slackness; Li Dingguo was defeated too quickly, so he let Shang Kexi free up his hand to attack him; In addition, there is Shang Kexi's cunning, which really taught the Ming army. These, to put it bluntly, are superficial phenomena, and the reason for this is that the strength of the Ming Army in eastern Guangdong is not strong now, but the stall is already big, and there will always be the possibility of taking care of one or the other.

If you want to solve the problem, the key is to enhance your strength, which Chen Kai should discuss with Zheng Chenggong as soon as possible. However, before that, the loss of Hong Kong Island, especially the loss of the Ming army's dominance in the Canton Sea, must be recovered!

Back on Hong Kong Island, as soon as the boat arrived ashore, Li Jianjie, Jiang Meiao and the garrison hurriedly came to greet them. Chen Kai didn't say a word, and rushed to the wounded and sick place with a group of people to comfort the wounded.

"Take good care of your injuries, don't worry about pensions, rewards or anything, with the presence of this official, we will never let the efforts of the soldiers go unpaid."

After comforting the wounded, Chen Kai announced a day off and raised his account early tomorrow morning. Rest, it is impossible, it is already afternoon, Chen Kai began to summon relevant people one by one, first of all, Li Jianjie and Jiang Meiao, in fact, Li Jianjie and Jiang Meiao's joint report, Chen Kai has read it early, and has consulted the opinions of Lin Cha and Du Hui, but it did not take too much time. Next, because Jiang Meiao's deputy general was still patrolling the waters of the Pearl River Estuary as usual and had not yet returned, Chen Kai passed the garrison to narrate.

"The official has already read the joint report of An Subo and Jiang Shuai, and he has just asked about it, and it is generally what they have seen. Now tell me what you have experienced to the Officer, for your reference. ”

"Obedience."

The garrison hurriedly saluted, and then told the words he had already thought of. The content, the main body is still what he said with Li Jianjie and Jiang Meiao, and when it comes to the difference, it is nothing more than about the Qianzong, that's all.

"Courage to do things, that's what you mean?"

"The old man of the Fu army summed it up in place, and he felt that way of his humble duties. This time he was caught off guard by the Tartars, and he was also at fault for his humble position, and if he was in good health, he would not be able to control his subordinates in the first place. Song Qian was always able to send someone to inform him of his humble duties in time, and made a decision, lit a beacon fire, and led the team to force the Tartars on the beach for a time, and he did his best. ”

"I see."

Chen Kai nodded, and after a little thought, he let the garrison retreat and summoned Nie Yiniang inside. The garrison led the order out of the door, Nie Yiniang had been waiting outside for a long time, signaling his people to enter, as soon as the door closed, he was covered in a cold sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

"This Governor Chen, looking at people's eyes directly into people's hearts, is really scary."

Thinking like this, the guard didn't dare to stay, let alone lie on the door and listen to the movement inside, so he hurriedly retreated.

Chen Kai had a detailed discussion with Nie Yiniang, and then invited the local officials in charge of the dock, the license and the town's related affairs, and talked about it until late at night.

Early the next morning, Chen Kai raised his account at the official office. There are not many things, first of all, rewards and punishments, which must give a judgment result as soon as possible.

"This Tartar sneak attack on Hong Kong Island was almost successful, and it was a ...... to divert the tiger from the mountain at the beginning."

First of all, Jiang Meiao's deputy general is the first person responsible. He rashly led the fleet to meet the Qing army's Guangdong naval division, which was the starting point of Hong Kong Island's lack of defense.

Responsibility, there is - in the plan, this is a big problem. Chen Kai referred to the military law formulated by Zheng Chenggong and fined him half a year. However, considering that his people were able to almost completely annihilate the Guangdong naval division of the Qing army, this is a meritorious achievement, and together with the excellent rewards of the generals of his department, most of them will be offset by merit.

"The sin will thank the boss of the Fujun for his great grace."

In this regard, the adjutant general is already very satisfied, after all, Hong Kong Island is a very important matter, and his responsibility to assist in defending was led away by the Qing army, and the responsibility is very large. Now the sum of money and reward is subtracted and added, and it is not much worse, which is a great good thing. And his men were also praised for their bravery, and this matter was even more important to him.

The matter of the deputy general was quickly resolved, Jiang Meiao was cruising normally according to the schedule at that time, and it was already her best to be able to rush back as soon as possible, so she would not have any responsibility; The timely arrival of Hussar Town not only sealed the victory, but also saved the friendly army that was about to be destroyed, and the credit was indispensable, and Chen Kai also prepared a reward for this.

Next, it is Mr. Song Qian. The official has read the report, and many people explained the situation to the official yesterday, and the attitude of courage in doing things is commendable. But ......"

Having said that, everyone focused all their attention on Chen Kai, looking forward to the arrival of the following. Sure enough, even if Chen Kaixuan said the result of the execution, no one disappointed everyone present.

However, the official felt that mere courage was not enough to show his merits. At that time, the main general was not there, and Song Qian was always able to make the right decision, and quickly pressed the captive on the beach, so that he could not advance an inch. It can even be said that if it weren't for the hidden arrow hurting people, it would be unknown if Song Qian would have driven Qiang Shijue's gang into the sea on his own. Therefore, the official thought that Song Qian always had a great merit in this battle, although he had died in battle, but he should be superior in terms of sealing and rewarding, so as to encourage the soldiers to fight bravely. ”

"The old man of the Fu army sees thousands of miles."

Chen Kai's judgment is basically the same as what the garrison said, but the "not enough" in that sentence, plus a "hidden arrow hurting people", really made his eyelids jump, and he almost didn't keep up with the praise of Chen Kai by everyone present.

It's easy not to fall behind, it seems too abrupt, but Chen Kai still noticed him, to be precise, Chen Kai has already decided, and the next one will decide his fate.

"Song Qian can always have this feat, in the final analysis, it is because our garrison is uncomfortable that we have the opportunity to do it on our behalf. But this official is very curious, that little widow in Yangliu Lane still has medical skills, can you explain to this official that the medical skills were passed on to her by a divine doctor, and can make you leave your post without permission! ”

Chen Kai was smiling at first, as if it was just a joke. But then he shouted loudly, pointing to the crime of leaving his post without permission, completely ignoring the fact that he was Lin Cha's nephew.

At this moment, Chen Kai's eyes were sharp, as if he could penetrate skin and flesh and drill muscles and bones, and he saw that the guard was weak, and he quickly knelt on the ground. Leaving his post without permission, in the eyes of a commander who is famous in history for leading troops like Zheng Chenggong, it is a dead end. What's more, it is not only as simple as leaving his post without permission, but also the guilt of escaping and deceiving the officials, and a dead word is no longer enough.

"Chen Fujun spare his life, humble duty, humble duty, beg Chen Fujun to spare his life in the face of his humble uncle."

The garrison kowtowed like pounding garlic, and everyone also refocused their eyes on Chen Kai. Speaking of which, this person is still in charge of the island's defenses to this day, and has not been punished for his performance in that battle, the key is that he is Lincha's nephew. Even his garrison position was appointed by Lin Cha, and no one dared to do anything to him.

Lin Cha is his biggest reliance, and he has brought out the savior at this moment, with the friendship between Chen Kai and Lin Cha over the years, he just wants to live, and at first glance it seems to be in the cleanup. However, Chen Kai has never been the kind of person who can abolish the public for personal reasons, back then in the Zhongzuo Institute, he was able to kill Zheng Zhiguan, and he could carry Zheng Hongkui to send troops to intercept and kill Ma Degong, and today he will naturally not spare this scourge!

"Lin Hou has already read the report and told this official that he doesn't have a nephew like you, and he can't afford to lose this person!"