"Here, Chen Daotai, what do you mean?"

After living in Fujian for many years, Tao Qian is indeed planning to return to his hometown recently. The reason is that the rich family who saved his life planned to let his students, the children of the rich, take the imperial examination.

Reading and writing eight-legged essays are just for the sake of one day being named on the gold medal list. This is also in line with the traditional Confucian moral concepts of learning literary and martial arts, or connecting with the emperor's family. At least that's what Tao Qian did back then. But the problem with this matter is that

, the Ming court has not held imperial examinations for many years, and whether it can continue to be maintained is still a question, and that family even plans to let the students he teaches take the imperial examinations of the Qing court!

When a dynasty changes, those who should take the imperial examination must still take the imperial examination. No matter what the court is, don't they have to have people to be officials? That family could think of it, but Tao Qian couldn't think of it, and he even thought of returning to his hometown. The worst thing was to go back to his hometown and go into the mountains with his hair spread loose.

, being a savage is better than this.

Having been in the mountains for a long time, he didn't know much about the situation of the Ming army. He only heard from the wealthy man occasionally, and most of it was news about the bad situation. A lot of it was propaganda from the Qing court, but a lot of it was inertial thinking.

Even if there is news that the Ming army has won the war occasionally, it is often suspected to be a rumor. On the contrary, even if the Qing army has made up a victory, there will always be people who believe it and firmly believe it, because the Ming army has been really defeated in these years.

Too much.

All this, until he was about to leave for his hometown, and until Chen Kai sent someone to look for him, he finally learned some of the real situation. Then, he followed the people to Chaozhou, thinking that Chen Kai thought he was a potential talent.

, he was asked to serve the Ming army, and he did not intend to be hesitant. He just waited for Chen Kai to make the request and agreed to it. Working under Chen Kai in the following days was also for the Ming court and the Han family.

The effectiveness of the world is not.

However, all these illusions were shattered when he saw Chen Kai without even having a cup of tea. After Chen Kai's words came out, Tao Qian was stunned on the spot, but as his mind gradually recovered, his mind was filled with thoughts.

An idea soon came to mind.

"Chen Daotai wants students to go back and do some rest?"

After thinking about it, Tao Qian also came up with ideas like Jie Chongxi and others. But this time, they did not need to deny it on their own. Chen Kai replied categorically: "To be a craftsman? You are overqualified and overqualified. Besides,

Can a small detail make me, Chen Kai, care so much about it?"

"That……"

Since it was not a detailed work, Tao Qian was even more confused about what Chen Kai needed him to do. However, Chen Kai's eyes were very firm, so firm that Tao Qian began to wonder if he was making too much of a fuss...

In the next ten days, Chen Kai conducted systematic training for Tao Qian. The relevant content was very complicated. In some places, Chen Kai also corrected it while training. After ten days, Tao Qian left Chaozhou City.

Accompanied by two Ming soldiers who had shaved their heads and put on Manchu clothes, he embarked on the journey back to his hometown, Ruijin County, Ganzhou Prefecture.

………………

Chen Kai is not sure whether this one person, and only after a very short period of training, can have much effect, and whether he will adhere to and implement his ideas. In fact, when he was planning this matter

, there are always doubts about whether it can achieve results.

However, doubts are doubts, and what needs to be done must be continued. Chen Kai has no intention of giving up halfway. Once this matter starts, he must continue to do it.

Back in Chaozhou Fucheng, the sub-county report has also been sent. The establishment of Fengshun and Jiexi counties will be of great benefit to the administration of those two areas that are beyond the reach of the Ming army. The Ming army can better control the areas of those two counties.

, and of these two counties, one faces Hao Shangjiu to the north, and the other goes deep into the Lianhua Mountains and is connected to Haifeng County in the south. The strengthening of control will also greatly strengthen military defense.

Two counties, a team of officials from one command and three assistants, a team of officials from each house and three shifts of yamen, as well as a Ying yamen and its personnel including the county school. The stalls are set up, and most of the dispatched personnel are experienced

After reading the report this time, Chen Kai was quite satisfied with the official personnel. Especially for the official personnel in these two counties, as well as the counties that had personnel changes due to transfers and divisions, his work enthusiasm was particularly high.

Chaozhou has a layout of thirteen counties in one prefecture. Now the Ming army actually controls ten counties. Two counties are in the hands of local tycoons who are inclined to the Ming army. Only Chengxiang is still in the hands of Hao Shangjiu. In contrast, Chen

After Kai's fierce operations in the second half of last year, he also moved south to half of Haifeng County.

After several months of defensive battles, the Ming army did not lose even an inch of land. This was a rare situation faced by the Eight Banners Army since the end of the Ming Dynasty. On the northern front, as Guo Tai's troops moved north, Sanhe strengthened his strength.

Under the leadership of Zhang Jin, the Daming Army also resisted Hao Shangjiu's harassment more vigorously.

The external environment is getting better, and the internal disputes between natives and guests have gradually eased with Chen Kai's promise and the Ming army's consecutive victories. When Chen Kai returned to Chaozhou Fucheng, the old bustling traffic began to gradually recover, but the local people

But the suspicion between foreigners and foreigners cannot be eliminated overnight.

"In the general system, I believe that the farmland planning in each county is good, and it is indeed a targeted solution to the problem of the King's army's food shortage..."

Wang Jiang was sent out by Chen Kai to inspect farmland affairs in various counties. During this period, he also sent Chen Kai a lot of relevant opinions and suggestions. Compared with other prefects, Chen Kai had full authority to take charge of military and political affairs in eastern Guangdong.

For people like Chen Kai, rights are also responsibilities, so to this day he does not sit in court to investigate cases like other officials, but is busy with the war.

Now that Chen Kai is back, Wang Jiang has also made the necessary summary and detailed report on this. In general, the subdivision farming under Ye Yiyun's leadership is very good, which Chen Kai wants to mention to Zheng Chenggong. If

If there is still room for improvement, then it is how to increase the added value and better "realize the people's pursuit of a better and happy life."

"In the opinion of the lower officials, we can adjust the farmland appropriately. For example, we can build fish ponds, plant mulberry and raise silkworms, feed the fish with silkworm excrement and silkworm chrysalis, and the mud from the fishpond can be used as fertilizer for farming and mulberry planting.

…”

Wang Jiang described it in detail, and pictures began to appear in Chen Kai's mind. Soon, the picture disappeared, and a word called circular agriculture began to appear in his mind, and the way he looked at Wang Jiang began to change. Until, Wang Jiang

After saying this, he suddenly said, "The people in some places are doing very well, but they can't even see the land divided for farming." Only then did he realize that it was not Wang Jiang who should bear his surprised look.

, but this era. (Note)

"... With all due respect, the local people in Chaozhou are willing to do some things because the land belongs to them. However, the people who are divided into farmlands are not willing to do it at all..."

"Well, I know that they are still waiting to return to their hometown in Guangzhou."

This is a big problem. It is obvious that the output of agricultural production can be better improved, but due to the interference of people's hearts and administrative factors, the production capacity that could have been increased cannot be realized because the people are unwilling to do it.

"Planting mulberry trees takes a long time. Xiaguan has a way, which may be beneficial to production."

"oh?"

What Wang Jiang mentioned is indeed a problem that cannot be ignored, but he does not have a real solution. But at this point, it is obvious that he has already made a plan, and even those mentioned earlier are probably just his foreshadowing.

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Seeing Chen Kai's high interest, Wang Jiang didn't show any enthusiasm at all, and simply said bluntly: "Rice cultivation is very common in various parts of Chaozhou. In the opinion of lower officials, it is better to raise fish in rice fields..."

Note: Mulberry fish ponds have already appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. The earliest one should be in Guangzhou, which originated from the sales of raw silk and the combination of local sericulture and fish farming. Once many people mention ancient times, they will
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