Earlier, in late June, the Qing army moved frequently, but Chen Kai sat firmly in the Diaoyutai in Chaozhou City. At that time, the generals were extremely puzzled, until Geng Jimao withdrew, but someone asked that Chen Kai was only in the middle of summer, and most of the feudal soldiers came from Liaodong and Beidi, which was unbearable and hot, and even if he launched an attack, it would not have any effect as a reason. But when the main force of the Qing army retreated, there was only such a soft persimmon as Huang Yingjie left in Haifeng County, but Chen Kai still refused to send troops, and strictly ordered the generals not to move lightly, which was even more incredible.

What Chen Kai was thinking in his head, no one knew, and it was impossible for them to predict the victory in Guilin, which was thousands of miles away. They have always admired Chen Kai's strategy, after all, Chen Kai has been full of tricks in the past few years, and he has never seen him suffer any big losses, but he has played internal and external enemies one by one.

With this prestige, with Chen Kai's friendship with the generals of Guangdong, especially with those high-ranking officers of the heavy army group in the southwest of Chaozhou, and more importantly, Zheng Chenggong's military law, even if they couldn't figure it out, they had to act according to Chen Kai's orders.

After determining Geng Jimao's withdrawal, Chen Kai set off for the Zhongzuo Institute. The army confronted the Qing army in Jinjiang, and the sailor division had roughly completed the expulsion of the Qing army's sailor, and because of the letter sent by Chen Kai earlier, Zheng Chenggong had to rush back to the Zhongzuo Institute in his busy schedule.

“…… Xia Guan believes that with the talent of General Chen, after the establishment of the Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau, it will be able to create another miracle of high production of the Ordnance Bureau. The lower officials are willing to fully cooperate...... In the final analysis, the officials are incompetent and cannot meet the gunpowder production needs of Chaozhou......"

"Henchen, you are not to blame, but the fortress is indeed different from the old city wall. He preferred to use firearms to kill and injure the captive's besieging troops rather than the old walls. In this way, the demand for gunpowder is much greater than normal. You don't have to mind, just do your job. ”

"The subordinate obeys."

humbly withdrew from the official room, Feng Chengshi still maintained the usual breeze. The news that Chen Kai was going to create another armory bureau in Chaozhou had spread across the island, and many of the little people who looked up to him on weekdays were watching his jokes.

The Ordnance Bureau was originally founded by Chen Kai and has achieved brilliant results. Now in his hands, although the output is not reduced, there is also a coinage institution, through the coinage to make a profit for the Ming army, it can be regarded as a good job, but Chen Kai is back, obviously not satisfied that he has always occupied the Ordnance Bureau and refuses to spit out, and now he has to use another organization to attack his position in the production of ordnance and regain this cake. is another battle between the two tigers, Chen Kai is the one who has killed Shi Lang after all, and it is estimated that Feng Chengshi may not be an opponent.

There are many people with similar ideas, Feng Chengshi knows very well that he and Chen Kai are not heavyweight opponents, and now that Chen Kai has made a move, as long as he is not stupid, this political struggle will not end quickly. He has time, and now as long as he guards the stall of the Ordnance Bureau of the Central Left Institute, it will be easy to talk about the future.

For this reason, he admitted that he was incompetent in front of Zheng Chenggong, and even expressed his willingness to reassign the Ordnance Bureau to Chen Kai. With this attitude, Zheng Chenggong naturally couldn't blame him for anything, not to mention that the gunpowder consumption of the fortress was much higher than normal, just to say that Chen Kai was now shouldering the heavy burden, and it was impossible to continue to be distracted by the Ordnance Bureau.

The goal was initially achieved, but Feng Chengshi's heart was not half complacent. Back in the mansion, his son wanted to speak and stopped, he knew very well what Feng Xifan wanted to say, but he was not a fledgling child, and it was the most stupid thing to have a hard time with Chen Kai at this time!

"Feng Hengchen is willing to put the South Australian Ordnance Bureau under the Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau, and said that he is willing to transfer some Seiko craftsmen to ......"

Taking a boat from the capital city of Chaozhou, Chen Kai soon arrived at the Zhongzuo Institute. Congratulating Zheng Chenggong on his brilliant victories in recent months, Chen Kai straightforwardly brought up the issue that triggered the meeting between the two.

Feng Chengshi's attitude was very positive and humble, but with such a performance, Chen Kai was vigilant and simply refused to call the personnel. In this regard, Zheng Chenggong did not make any persuasion, the two have worked together for many years, and they have already understood each other's thoughts best.

Just like Zheng Chenggong's firm will to drive out the Tartars, Chen Kai is not a cautious eye that cannot tolerate people, and Zheng Chenggong is also very clear about this. In the final analysis, the old Ordnance Bureau has been unable to keep up with the great strides of the Ming Army, but he is still skeptical about the effectiveness of the Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau that Chen Kai has asked to set up, even if Chen Kai has created so many miracles.

"Ten times, it's done, isn't that an exaggeration?"

Facing Zheng Chenggong's worries, Chen Kai shook his head with a smile, and then replied: "Ten times is not the upper limit, it is the lower limit." As for the solution, let me keep it a secret for a while. ”

"Hey, it's done, it's done, you're always like this."

Chen Kai said this, and Zheng Chenggong also shook his head with a wry smile. In his letter, Chen Kai said that he had thought of a way to increase production to more than 10 times that of the Ordnance Bureau, as long as the raw materials were sufficient. But to set up another stove, because this time it is not to improve the old working methods, but a new production model, he can better improve in Chaozhou, so to set up a Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau, and Zheng Chenggong naturally came back for this ten times the production capacity.

"Some time ago, Mu Weng asked Hedongjun to come over and give him a ticket of 200,000 taels of silver. It is said that it was raised from the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there were also his furniture among them, which were used to praise military supplies. It's all your work......"

played such a trick in Hongdou Villa, and now it has an effect, Chen Kai doesn't care about this silver matter, but Qian Qianyi chose to express his position at this time, but it is even more thought-provoking.

"Hedongjun asked about King Lu."

"Well, I asked. My teacher was never a fool, greedy and timid. Now that King Lu has taken refuge in Jinmen, he has the courage to support our army, and the emperor will not have any pimples in his heart. ”

Zheng Chenggong also saw this matter clearly, but now the situation is the most beneficial to them. Don't talk about this silver, just say that Qian Qianyi promised to help connect the supply of goods in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which is a lot of profit.

It seems that he will repay the favor, but in fact, out of trust in Chen Kai to increase investment, Zheng Chenggong immediately said that he would allocate 100,000 taels of silver to Chen Kai to prepare for the establishment of this Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau. As a result, you have more money on hand and more things to do. Of course, sometimes it makes sense to appropriate appropriation.

After exchanging some views on the current battle situation, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong set off separately to rush back to their respective battlefields. Accompanying Chen Kai's return to Chaozhou was the 100,000 taels of silver, in addition to a handwritten letter from Zheng Xiyuan. Sitting on the boat, Chen Kai felt the sea breeze and felt the concern between the lines of the delicate and soft words, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Zheng Chenggong once said that he had reached an agreement with Zheng Hongkui on this matter, and some time ago he tried that his grandmother was not as insistent on the divorce as before. After he finished this battle and established the overall victory of the Ming army in Fujian, he could persuade him again to achieve results. As for the time, if nothing else, the marriage can be officially completed within this year.

Filial piety, even if the old lady Huang is unreasonable, it is impossible for these juniors to completely ignore it. Things are still moving for the better, which is a good thing, and Chen Kai's important role on the battlefield in Guangdong is also prompting the attitude of the Ishii Zheng family to ease his attitude. After all, it is not in the interests of this family to tear his face all the time, especially when Zheng Chenggong has shown ruthlessness in the past two years.

This is a game between whether the Zheng group is a military and political group belonging to the Ishii Zheng family, or a military and political group with the main purpose of resisting the Qing Dynasty and only the surname of the group leader. Unfortunately, Zheng Chenggong, Chen Kai, Zheng Xiyuan, everyone is on this chessboard, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong are naturally nothing, but that girl, this is not what she should face, but she has to face it.

The letter was put away again, and at the same time, it was the thoughts that were put away. All the way back, when I returned to the capital city of Chaozhou, the wall of the Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau had been roughly completed. Chen Kai got off the boat and came directly to this hot construction site. Because this will be the beginning of a new era.