Chengxiang County was the strategic center of the Ming army in the northern part of Chaozhou, and although Zhang Jin, who was in charge of the defense of northern Chaozhou, was not a native of southern Fujian, he had always been able to win the trust of Zheng Chenggong. The northern area of Chaozhou in charge of him includes the four counties of Chengxiang, Zhenping, Pingyuan, and Dapu, as well as Sanheba, which is a key place for water and land.

However, in such a large area, because this Ming army has always relied on the superiority of the naval division to maneuver, the terrain in the north of Chaozhou is mountainous, and the military pressure on the northern front is far less than that of the southern part of Chaozhou and the boundary of Zhangzhou Prefecture, most of the counties are garrisons of different sizes.

In the past few years, Zhang Jin's biggest opponent was Hao Shangjiu in the northeast of Huizhou, the commander-in-chief of Chaozhou appointed by the Qing court had few troops, but most of them were veterans of Li Chengdong's era. However, due to the lack of troops, it controls the two counties of Xingning and Changle, and it is more of a harassment to the east, which is not a problem.

Until recently, it seems that due to the urging of Shang Kexi, Hao Shangjiu's offensive has become more and more ferocious, and the cavalry harassed Taiping Township and various official and private mines along Meixi, resulting in a sharp decline in mine production in northern Chaozhou. Not long ago, Hao Shangjiu's army arrived in Jincheng Township, Zhibo City, Zhang Jin hurriedly transferred the guard Qianzhen stationed in Sanheba, but unexpectedly was defeated by the Qing army, abandoned the city, and has now retreated to Sanheba to garrison.

The specific situation, Ye Yiyun is not very clear, and even if it is, he does not have any military experience, and he does not know how to deal with it. For now, I had to report to Zheng Chenggong on the one hand, and at the same time draw grain and grass from the city and send it to Sanheba, and recruit some new soldiers to replenish it, that's all.

The contradictions between the Cantonese and the locals, the lost cities in the north, and the southwest were still under frequent attacks by Suli. The situation in Chaozhou is getting worse and worse, but the Ming army's burning oil in southern Fujian seems to be the sunrise in the east and the rain in the west, which makes people have nothing to say.

In the center and left, the army is in full swing of drills, and the relocated Ordnance Bureau has also begun its initial operation.

Last month, Feng Chengshi recommended Lin Dexiao, the captain of the Arsenal Bureau's guards, to Zheng Chenggong, thinking that Lin Dexiao would not let his brother be of great use, and it was really a waste of talent to throw it in the Arsenal Bureau, which had been blocked all year round. After a few days, the recommendation was approved by Zheng Chenggong, and Lin Dexiao left the Ordnance Bureau and went to Rongqi Town to be a regular class, which can be regarded as an experience.

In October, Zheng Chenggong deliberately planned the next battle, striving to open up the situation in southern Fujian as quickly as possible, and the Ordnance Bureau was working overtime to produce weapons. With Chen Kai's original accumulation, the Ming army's weapons inventory was not bad, and the temporary decline in production capacity caused by the relocation was inevitable, and at the same time it supported the two fronts of Chaozhou and southern Fujian, although it was not too rich, but it was enough. In particular, the military uniform manufacturing workshop under the Ordnance Bureau has the problem of overcapacity.

"Has it been verified?"

"It's definitely right, the surnamed Cai has always been unclean, and I heard that he was disciplined by Chen Kai when he was in the Ordnance Bureau. Later, it may be that the guy was obedient, and Chen Kai let him out. However, he is not greedy, and he can't see it from the books, if it weren't for the relocation of the Ordnance Bureau, he had to change the yamen and merchants who supplied fabrics, I am afraid it would be difficult to find out. ”

"It's good to find out, that place looks like a place to make clothes, but Chen Kai has always attached the most importance to it, and there must be a doorway among them!"

A few days later, a tailor in a military uniform manufacturing workshop reported that Cai Zheng, the principal, had embezzled raw materials and resold them. Zheng Chenggong, who was busy monitoring the movements of the Qing army, had to send someone to investigate in his busy schedule.

Whistleblowing is exaggerated, but corruption is a real problem. The specific situation has been investigated and verified in the past month, and it is said that the human and physical evidence, especially the former, is very unfavorable to the rat's whiskers. This time, even if you don't go to jail, I'm afraid that it will be indispensable. At the very least, dismissal and investigation are the least.

After a month, the relocation is basically over, and Zheng Chenggong does not plan to move all the South Australian Ordnance Bureau over - the minerals from Chaozhou are transported to South Australia for processing, which is indeed much easier than transporting them to the Central Left.

The time is still short, and although the Ordnance Bureau of the Central Left Institute relies on a large amount of manpower and financial investment, it is still unable to compare with the South Australian Ordnance Bureau on the whole. It's one thing that the facilities are relatively simple, and many supporting facilities, such as the large canteen and bathhouse in the living area, are not at all, and it is said that Feng Senjun did not plan these idle things when he was planning.

In the factory area of the workshop, the craftsmen of each courtyard are still busy step by step. The process and division of labor are still done in accordance with the old rules formulated by Chen Kai, which is conducive to the improvement of production capacity.

"Xiao Gui Cao Sui? Boy, as a father, he didn't plan to be like Chen Qi, he was at ease to be Chen Kai's shadow here, only by leaving a clear enough mark here, leaving a good impression on the national surname, and benefiting him in his future career. Because of this, the output of the Ordnance Bureau is in the hands of the husband, and it must not be less, only more. Chen Kai's rules, because the husband did not find a suitable way to replace them, continued to use them, there is no need to ruin his reputation for this. ”

Feng Chengshi thought so, explained this to his son Feng Xifan, and did so. How difficult it is to completely replace a talented pioneer, others may not have much understanding, but for Feng Chengshi, in the past few months, he has experienced it most clearly.

Out of the office, the routine rounds begin. Feng Chengshi walked into the factory with a group of attachés, and the first thing to bear the brunt of was naturally the sword and spear courtyard. Stepping into it, the sound of ping-pong comes and goes. This is the scene as it should be, Feng Chengshi stepped into it, and the first craftsman Tang Quanyou hurriedly put down the work in his hand, and greeted him with a loud voice, and the blacksmiths of the entire sword and spear courtyard hurriedly put down the work in their hands and fell to the ground in the passage to Feng Chengshi.

"The villain has seen the army."

"Get up, go back and get back to work."

"Xie joins the army."

The rule of exempting from performing big gifts during work has been abolished, and Feng Chengshi takes it very seriously. In fact, not only him, but also a normal Confucian scholar and doctor inevitably wanted to do this, because Gangchang ethics is an important part of Confucian political thought, and it is the most applicable to the social reality of feudal society.

Feng Chengshi waved his hand and asked them to go back and continue to do things. After a turn here, I was quite satisfied with the progress of the work, and I continued to spin around.

Coming over from place to place, Feng Chengshi was generally quite satisfied, and after the firearms courtyard that produced naval firearms such as fire hammers and fire bricks, Feng Chengshi entered the armor and guard yard.

This courtyard is mainly responsible for the production of castle defense equipment, rolling wood and stone and other things are built by their own cities, and they are responsible for defensive equipment such as Saimen knife carts, horse rejections, war quilts and other defensive equipment. In addition, such as rattan helmets, rattan cards and so on, this hospital is also responsible. Because it involves a lot of carpentry skills, the head craftsman here is also a carpenter, and Lin Zhengzhong, the earliest carpenter of the Old Ordnance Bureau, is in charge here.

From Nanao to Xiamen, Lin Zhengzhong seems to be a little uncomfortable, and his body and bones are never very comfortable. In the past two days, he has been infected with some wind and cold, but the Ordnance Bureau is still working hard to restore the production capacity stage recently, as the head craftsman, he can't ask for leave to rest for a while, he just looks forward to Xiu Mu coming soon, and the others are nothing more than carrying the medicine soup.

When Feng Chengshi arrived, Lin Zhengzhong knew that it was powerful, and he shouted like Tang Quanyou, and then took the lead to bow down. The movements are already very smooth on weekdays, but today, somehow, after shouting that voice, my body suddenly became a little unstable.

Seeing this, Lin Zhengzhong's apprentice hurriedly stepped forward to help, but unexpectedly, at this moment, Wang Fugui, who was standing on the side, went up with a whip and smoked a person who didn't know how to be polite.

"It seems that Lin Jiangtou's body is uncomfortable, and his apprentice is also very fond of his teacher, so forget it this time." Feng Chengshi waved away the flattering overseer, frowned and looked at the craftsman and his apprentice, and said to Lin Zhengzhong: "Craftsman Lin's body is not feeling well, so go back and rest." However, the head craftsman is very important, and it is indispensable for a day, and the head craftsman of this armor guard yard has been handed over, and after a few days, when he is in good health, the official will make arrangements. ”

After that, Feng Chengshi didn't let those craftsmen get up, and turned to leave. After the inspection was completed, Wang Fugui was summoned, and chatted for a while in the official room, but when the latter came out again, he could not hide the joy in his heart.

If Chen Kai's years in the Ordnance Bureau were Lide, relying on more generous treatment to stimulate the work enthusiasm of craftsmen, then Feng Chengshi wants to be Liwei - he doesn't think it is unreasonable to improve the treatment, after all, Chen Kai has made and made achievements, but it is even more difficult for him to go to the next level. On the contrary, it is better to do the opposite, establish prestige and then show grace and righteousness, and strive to pay equal attention to grace and authority.

This is what Feng Chengshi thought very clearly, and it seems that the work efficiency of the Ordnance Bureau has not decreased because of this, but those awe-inspiring eyes have made him foresee that once there is an urgent and urgent task in the future, these lowly craftsmen will inevitably be forbidden under his grace and power, and desperately complete the task.

Isn't this more painstaking than Chen Kai's efforts to study the production process of each weapon and armor, and it is simple and effective to improve production capacity by improving the process?

took down Lin Zhengzhong, which is nothing more than killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. In terms of means, Feng Chengshi has always been a clean and neat one, and this time is no exception. However, when he was pondering the few craftsmen recommended by Wang Fugui who could be used to replace Lin Zhengzhong, his son Feng Xifan rushed back from Nanao Island, sweating profusely, and it seemed that the qi-nourishing kung fu he taught him on weekdays had been fed to the dogs.

"What's the matter, do you need to be so flustered?"

Feng Chengshi was very dissatisfied, Feng Xifan also hurriedly bowed and apologized, but the anxiety was not easy to fade, Feng Xifan confirmed that there was no one around, so he approached his father and whispered: "Father, I just received the news that Zhang Zhongkuang was defeated and retreated to Sanhe Dam, and Hao Thief Shangjiu has captured Chengxiang County. On the Fucheng side, a larger-scale riot has broken out, and the official Ye Yijun went to suppress it, but he was seriously injured instead......"

Chaozhou's internal and external difficulties have been the norm in recent times, and many people have foreseen the continued deterioration of the situation there. But it really broke out, but it still made Feng Chengshi stunned on the spot. I was thinking carefully about the problems and how to solve them, but I didn't have a practical and effective clue for a while. Moreover, before he could continue to think about it, Feng Xifan even broke out another fierce news.

"In addition, Zheng Cai's matter has been investigated, and it was Chen Kai who persuaded him to come back and lose his sincerity to the country. Moreover, Chen Kai has already returned, and the child saw it at the port just now, and he is going back to his house with his surname! ”