On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

Today, Chen Kan finally received a letter from Liaodong.

The letter is Xu Su's handwritten letter, written in secret language.

After all, secretly planning this kind of thing is not glorious.

Chen Kan took the letter and went into the study, found a copy of "Zuo Chuan" and began to translate it word by word.

Half an hour later, a complete Liaodong military report was placed in front of Chen Kan.

The content of the military report is very simple, Brother Meng Suhan has integrated most of the forces of the East China Sea Jurchen with the help of Xu Su, and retreated to the deep mountains and old forests to develop secretly.

This is not surprising, there is the batch of armaments and materials supported by Chen Kan, and Xu Su went to be a military officer, if Brother Suhan can't sort out the Jurchen part of the East China Sea, then Chen Kan will have to consider another person to support.

The second is the movement of Cheng Feng and others.

According to Xu Su, after Cheng Feng arrived in Liaodong, he did not meet with Meng's brother Suhan, but turned into a bandit, went deep behind enemy lines, and wantonly plundered and destroyed the cities and villages that Meng's brother Timur had built with great difficulty.

Being so troubled by Cheng Feng, Meng's brother Timur could no longer focus all his energy on the rebellious East China Sea Jurchens, but ordered to return to the division to reinforce the headquarters.

At present, Xu Su is planning a counteroffensive.

All in all, everything is moving in a good direction.

After reading the military report, Chen Kan had no idea of replying.

In the early years, the Jurchens were massacred by the Mongols, and the environment in the deep mountains and old forests was harsh, so the Jurchen ethnic group had not yet developed.

Even if the total population divided into three divisions combined, it will not exceed 100,000.

To put it simply, the current strength of the Jurchens is too weak to be worth letting Chen Kan use more advanced schemes.

And the follow-up plan also needs to be carried out only after Brother Meng Suhan marches into the peninsula under the guidance of Xu Su.

After Chen Kan finished reading the letter from Liaodong, Datong's military newspaper was also sent to Beijing in due course.

Datong's guard, Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao, and Chen Kan's friendship is not very deep, but there is always a layer of interests involved.

Therefore, every time Datong's military newspaper is sent to Nanjing, a copy will also be sent to Beijing.

And although Chen Kan said that he had cut off the relationship between the 3,000 battalions in Beijing and the Datong defenders, Zhang San was in the Datong garrison, and Chen Kan would still pay attention to it when he had time.

Compared with the splendid in Liaodong, Datong's military newspaper is much more unpretentious.

After the steppe split into Eastern and Western Mongolia last year, the Eastern Mongolian lineage, which was ruled by Benshyali of the Golden Family, launched a conquest against the Western Mongolian lineage controlled by the Orthodox Warat tribe.

The Warat tribe had just broken away from the Mongol proper, and had not yet gained a foothold in the steppes itself.

Therefore, at the beginning, the Warat tribe led by Mahamu was defeated by Arutai.

The real parity between the two ministries began in the middle of last year.

At the beginning of last year, the 5,000 Ming army led by Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, penetrated deep into the steppe and became the biggest support for the Warat tribe to break away from Mongolia.

But after all, the Ming army can only be used as a deterrent force for a third party, and Zhu Di is not ready for a full-scale war with Arutai now.

So at that time, although there was a Ming army on the side, the tough battle could only be handed over to Mahamu to fight by himself.

By the middle of the year, after the division of Mongolia had become an established fact, Zhu Gaoxu withdrew from the grassland and rushed back to China to fight for the reserve.

But when Zhu Gaoxu withdrew from the grassland, he left all the 5,000 armaments brought by the Ming Dynasty to Mahamu, and with the support of the armaments left by the Ming Dynasty, Mahamu quickly formed a fine cavalry.

Relying on this elite horse, at the end of last year, there were a few beautiful turnarounds.

Then came the arrival of heavy snowfall, which had to put Mahamu and Arutai to a temporary silence.

In general, the current situation on the grassland is that the two armies are facing each other, and the Ming Dynasty, as a third party, will support whoever is weak.

The Ming Dynasty is now calm, and a grassland that consumes each other is more in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

After reading the military report from Datong, Chen Kan thought for a while, then picked up his pen and began to reply to Wu Gao.

Chen Kan's plans in neighboring countries over the years have become a reality step by step, and the next thing to do is to provoke the grassland to continue infighting.

Wooing, dividing, and assassinating these things are done by the hands of Jinyiwei.

But there is no way to keep the grassland consumed by those means that cannot be put on the table, and when the power of Arutai and Mahamu is consumed to a critical point, they will sooner or later discover those pickling methods of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, on the side of the Datong defenders, they need to make some gestures to attract the attention of the two and delay their fight.

As for how to delay, it's very simple, just send some supplies to both sides if you have nothing to do, and it's better to be able to inadvertently find that each other has the materials supported by the Ming Dynasty in their hands.

This can deepen mutual suspicion of each other.

Chen Kan's bet is that now that the grassland has just been divided, they will definitely not choose to sit down and exchange news with each other.

It only takes advantage of the contradictions between the two sides to make an information gap, and Chen Kan's goal is achieved.

When they found that the number of men was getting smaller and smaller, the strength was getting smaller and smaller, no one was grazing, no one was farming, and there was no war, it was the time when Daming showed his fangs.

At that time, whether the Ming Dynasty sent troops to sweep the grassland, or choked their throats with food, the choice was much broader.

After writing the reply, Chen Kan couldn't help but stretch, and then walked out of the door of the study.

As usual, Chen Kan came to the kitchen to make a breakfast for Zhu Zhanyan.

But when the people carried lunch into the dining hall, they found that Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi, who had not seen anyone these days, were already sitting on the stools.

Chen Kan came to the main seat and sat down, looking at Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi.

Hua Shi took the lead and said: "Teacher, the students have already calculated, the output of the cement kiln built now is enough to supply the entire northern city, if you want to expand the output, you can only build kilns in other places, otherwise overproduction will be inevitable." ”

Chen Kan nodded, acquiescing to Hua Shi's words.

Cement has just come out, and there are not many people who can accept it, and it took time to build more than a dozen cement kilns, which are indeed enough if they are only supplied to large households around Beijing.

If you want to ship to a farther place, the profit may not be enough for the travel expenses, so it is better to build a factory locally.

As soon as Hua Shi's words fell, Zhu Zhanji said: "I will go home for dinner in the future." ”

Zhu Zhanyan, who was sitting on the side, heard the words of the two senior brothers, and a smile suddenly bloomed on his little face.

These days, the two senior brothers have their own things to do, and Chen Kan only teaches him two hours a day.

Even my sister-in-law is busy dealing with the trivial chores in the house.

Although the young master of the Xu Mansion would often come to him to discuss his studies, Xu Zheng had his own home and could not run to the Hou Mansion every day, so he was very bored these days.

Now that the two senior brothers are busy with their affairs, there is someone to play with him.

Zhu Yuelan watched the family finally gather, and Chao Yuncheng, who was smiling, ordered: "Ask the kitchen to add two more dishes." ”

"Huh!"

"Alright, let's eat!"

Chen Kan commanded, and when he saw that he moved his chopsticks first, the three little guys began to fight for food again as usual.

The meal was finished in a cheerful atmosphere.

As usual, Chen Kan is going out to eat.

Only this time when I went out, there was a small tail behind the door.

Zhu Zhanji followed Chen Kan to a pavilion, and then sighed: "Teacher, the disciple found that he was busy in vain a few days ago. ”

Chen Kan sat down with Erlang's legs crossed: "What do you say?" ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head: "It will definitely be impossible for a disciple to become a craftsman in the future, and the skills of a craftsman can be regarded as a vain learning." ”

"Hmm!"

Chen Kan let out a nasal voice in agreement.

Zhu Zhanji continued: "But I finally understand what is called the way of employing people, so I should waste that time." ”

Chen Kan didn't speak, just stared fixedly at the sparkling golden water river outside the pavilion.

Zhu Zhanji followed his gaze and asked with some curiosity, "Teacher, what are you looking at?" ”

Chen Kan came back to his senses, and suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, being a teacher is looking at the water, what else can you see." ”

"What's so nice about water?"

Zhu Zhanji grunted and couldn't help scratching his head.

"Good is like water. Water is good for all things. Dealing with the evil of all people, so it is more than the way. Good place. Kindness of heart. With kindness. Words are good and faithful. Good governance. Good things can be done. When to do good. The husband is not in dispute, so there is no especially. ”

Chen Kan recited the content of the eighth chapter of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", and then turned his head to look at Zhu Zhanji: "Why is the water not good-looking?" ”

Zhu Zhanji looked confused.

Chen Kan got up with a smile: "People, just do what you are good at, and you should do what you are good at." ”

"There is a saying that you can't chew too much, you don't need to learn too many things, you just need to put the right people in the right position, and the world will not be chaotic, you have to learn more from your father."

Thinking of the chubby uncle, Chen Kan suddenly felt that he could carry out the second stage of cultivation for Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi.

Zhu Zhanji will be named the emperor's grandson by Zhu Di sooner or later, and it is impossible for him to keep him in Beijing all the time.

Therefore, he must teach him everything he can teach him before Zhu Zhanji returns to Nanjing.

After a moment of silence, Chen Kan patted Zhu Zhanji's head: "In the future, you will go to Beijing once every three days, and prepare for the second paragraph of teaching you and Hua Shi for the teacher." ”

"No problem!"

Zhu Zhanji agreed very readily, and since he came back to his senses, he has found that he does not have to build Beijing.

Even if he is not there, those skilled craftsmen will build Beijing well sooner or later.

Now, he's not going to do anything that goes hand in hand.

Zhu Zhanji's growth was seen by Chen Kan, and Chen Kan was a little relieved that this little guy was still sensible after all.

However, he was relieved in his heart, Chen Kan did not show it on his face, but said with a serious face: "This time, a few new subjects will be added to the teacher's association, Gewu, Chemistry, and Biology, and the difficulty will increase geometrically compared to the previous basic arithmetic, so you have to be mentally prepared." ”