As soon as he said these words, Hao Shangjiu stood up immediately. He heard a sway and the chair fell straight to the ground. He still held the tea cup in his hand, but all the tea splashed on him. In this way, Hao Shangjiu remained the same.

He turned a deaf ear and just stared dumbly at Chen Kai, who still had a nonchalant look on his face.

Until the noise was heard outside, Hao Shangjiu's soldiers rushed in without hesitation, but were immediately stopped by Chen Kai's guards, and the two sides immediately became tense.

"Commander?"

"It's okay, don't move without my command!"

He burst out these words word by word, finally making the soldiers take half a step back. Hao Shangjiu stared at Chen Kai with a pair of tiger eyes, bloodshot eyes gradually formed, and so did the blood color in his eyes.

, anyone could see that Hao Shangjiu was furious at this moment, but Chen Kai still sat there noncommittally, looking at him with a smile on his face.

That look seemed nonchalant, but in fact it was a basin of cold water that quickly poured down the anger. After a while, Hao Shangjiu loosened his fists, lifted up the chair, and sat down again.

"Chen Fujun, business cannot be done without justice. If you harm me like this, who will dare to do business with you in the future?"

It had become a reality, and Hao Shangjiu did not continue to struggle with it, but he could not avoid this complaint. However, Chen Kai still had the same expression, and he only spoke again after Hao Shangjiu's complaint was expressed.

"Hao Shuai just stopped being hysterical, so I want to give you a high look. To be clear, I originally planned to lure Monk Kakamu Kexi to Chengxiang, and at the same time lure Duke Zhang's army to come, with superior strength

Instead of fighting a battle, as long as we can defeat the Eight Banners of Manchuria in one battle, the improvement in people's morale will be immeasurable."

What Chen Kai said is inevitable. Even if it cannot be compared with Li Dingguo's attack on Nikan, it was a great benefit to the Ming Army's psychological disadvantage against the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

When Hao Shangjiu heard this, how could he not understand what Chen Kai was thinking? But in his opinion, this was undoubtedly a dream. He said "You are crazy" and even pointed his finger at Chen Kai.

Trembling slightly.

"Am I crazy?" Facing Hao Shangjiu's accusation, Chen Kai smiled and shook his head, and then said seriously: "Hao Shuai probably doesn't know how many soldiers and horses Kakamu brought south. I think Shang Kexi is also happy with that dog thief.

I won’t tell you.”

"Could it be possible that you knew?!"

"Of course I don't know." Chen Kai said matter-of-factly. Hao Shangjiudang was stunned for a moment when he acted so unconventionally. But when Chen Kai finished speaking, the blood in his eyes was quickly washed away by fear.

Clean.

"But I know that the four left-wing banners of Jiangnan and Jiangning only have a total of 2,000 Eight Banners troops, including the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia. By the way, there are also dozens of bowsmiths and blacksmiths accompanying the army. The importance of Jiangning is beyond the reach of Guangzhou.

In comparison, therefore, Kakamu can bring up to a thousand people, which is already a high estimate. In addition, he should also bring some Han army flag soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River to assist in defense, and the number will not be too many. To put it bluntly,

Kakamu came south in the most haste this time. If he wants to fight, he still has to rely on the vassal soldiers of Pingnan and Jingnan vassals and the local green camp. Those guys are all old rivals. I know what they can do.

Like. If we don’t catch him off guard this time, wouldn’t it be too cheap for the Tatars?”

Not only can he calculate, but he also has the courage to calculate all the garrisoned Eight Banners, vassal soldiers, and green battalions. Everything seems to be on Chen Kai's chessboard. It is not that Hao Shangjiu has never seen such a civil servant, but compared to those who have read it several times

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" dares to claim to be a civil servant who knows military affairs. All Chen Kai's words and deeds are endorsed by his achievements over the years.

Once he thinks of those things, Chen Kai's arrogance at this moment, especially those calculations that have been done after careful calculations to determine that the Ming army can have a military advantage, can no longer be called arrogance, but truly strategizing.

Victory thousands of miles away!

Such an opponent is always not far from his control area, and even thinking about it makes him feel scary. With such a feeling as a base, being tricked by Chen Kai is not a big deal.

"As a result, the trip failed because the countryman negotiated peace with the Tatars?"

"Yes, and no."

Chen Kai didn't have any more explanations. Assuming that Zheng Chenggong won the battle in Yongchun, then the next step would be to sweep across Fujian. Guangdong would naturally take a defensive stance. But even so, he was more inclined to gain from Zheng Chenggong.

The limited reinforcements were used to instigate a rebellion against Hao Shangjiu in order to continue bleeding the two vassals of Pingnan and Jingnan.

This is taking a risk, but if he doesn't do it now, next year, Hao Shang will be around for a long time, and it will not be so easy for him to achieve greater results.

"This year, we can't fight. In my opinion, next year we won't be able to fight either. But when the Tatars come back the year after tomorrow, they will be with thunderous power. By then, I will see that Hao Shuai is willing to give up the iron ore during this period."

I'm afraid I won't be able to help you if you sell it to me."

Chen Kai still had the same impeccable expression, but Hao Shangjiu could hear Chen Kai's dissatisfaction with his restrictions on iron ore and metal trade. All along, he was just afraid that the Qing court would find out, and Chen Kai's

Military production is expanding rapidly. But now, Chen Kai obviously can no longer tolerate it, so that's why he is like this - either to get rid of him with the help of the Qing army, and then fight the Qing army from afar; or to force him

Anyway, if we join forces to fight the Qing army, it will not be easy to continue to ride on the wall.

"Chen Kai, you are threatening me!"

Calling someone by their first name was equivalent to swearing in ancient times. Before he finished speaking, Hao Shangjiu raised his eyebrows and glared at each other. However, Chen Kai was no longer as calm and calm as before, which was rare.

Sitting upright, a pair of eyes stared at Hao Shangjiu's eyes as if locked, until Hao Shangjiu's eyes dodge slightly for a moment, and then the sneer at the corner of his mouth finally came out.

"Whether it is a threat or a prophecy, Hao Shuai can watch. Next year, before May, there will be chaos in Guangdong. At that time, I want you, Hao Shangjiu, to give me a clear answer, otherwise don't blame me, Chen Kai, for being cruel."

Having said that, Chen Kai stood up and left, leaving only Hao Shangjiu in the empty room. I don't know how much time passed, but the sky had darkened slightly. The soldiers outside couldn't bear it any longer, so they simply came in.

Ask for instructions. It was only then that Hao Shangjiu, who had been silent for a long time, cursed, and then left the village with his soldiers.

After stopping for a while at Sanheba, Chen Kai went down the river back to Fucheng. Chaozhou Fucheng has undergone great changes in the past few months compared to the previous six months.

The gathering of the army caused the ratio of soldiers to civilians in this city to increase again. However, the soldiers were restrained in the barracks and the school grounds as always, and there was little disturbance to the people. Moreover, with the establishment of earthworm farms and chicken farms, the number of meat in the army increased.

The food supply is increasing, the soldiers' meat and egg intake has increased, their morale has improved, and their resentment has decreased. Coupled with the constraints of military law, the harassment of civilians has naturally become less and less.

The migration of the army means a surge in population. The prices of vegetables, grains and even meat, which were previously high and rising, are gradually returning to normal levels while the price of manure, the culprit of this, has fallen.

However, according to Chen Kai's plan, it is impossible for these troops to be stationed here for a long time. The problem will reappear sooner or later. For this reason, he established an earthworm farm and a chicken farm, and tried to further expand their scale. With the help of earthworms

The organic fertilizers of manure and chicken manure can replace part of the functions of human and animal manure. However, it is only the beginning, and the proportion that can be affected is not high.

With the support of the governor's yamen, the Guangdong People's Daily quickly established distribution outlets in various counties. As the editor-in-chief, Kuang Lu was a well-known talent in Guangdong. In addition, people in this era had few channels for obtaining news. The newspaper

Once it is published, it will quickly gain a large number of readers. Every January when it is published, the distribution points will be overcrowded.

Although this is not Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the literacy rate in the south is already higher. Guangdong is also a relatively wealthy province in the south. There are many gentry and common people who can read newspapers. However, there are always some who cannot afford to read or buy newspapers.

Therefore, those storytellers also found a new career outside of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, The Romance of the Gods, and the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, that is, reading newspapers, euphemistically called: reporting to doctors.

"At that time, my boudoir was so precious that I couldn't hold my skirt and go to the waterfront.

I wish my parents to stop being attached to each other, and I will still be a daughter when I enter the river."

Dr. Bao held the somewhat yellowed newspaper and read it while shaking his head. This was a short story published in the first issue of the Guangdong Minbao a few months ago. It was about a massacre by the Qing army in Huguang. The Qing army killed men.

, Snatching Women, a story about a woman who was not a member of the imperial court but was forced to board a boat and left a farewell poem and then plunged into the water to preserve her reputation.

This is not the first time I have read it, but in Chaozhou, the Guangdong Minbao is almost the only newspaper. It is published monthly. Tea drinkers and drinkers who can't get enough of it will have to read it over and over again. It is also an indispensable part.

"Every time I hear this poem, the scene of the woman resolutely throwing herself into the river always comes to mind. It is truly poignant, beautiful and magnificent."

"It's true, it's true."

Starving to death is a small matter, but lack of integrity is a big deal. This is a famous saying in Neo-Confucianism. The lack of integrity here is not just the honor of women, but more importantly, the integrity of scholar-bureaucrats. In occupied areas, there may be some complicated reveries.

, but in this place where the banner of the Qing Dynasty was changed only a year ago, and it was quickly returned to the Ming Dynasty and recovered for more than five years, the self-positioning of the scholar-bureaucrats was to keep the Ming Dynasty, not to be dishonest, which touched the people.

It is also quite huge.

"I have read this month's Brother. The story is also very well written. Kuang Haixue's talent is well-deserved."

"That's natural, but Brother Yu appreciates the technical details of fish farming in rice fields explained later. It is a way to benefit people's livelihood. Just those mud-legged people, how many of them can read a newspaper?"

"This is not necessarily the case. Chen Fujun and Wang Daotai started training personnel a few months ago, and now students from the Quality Testing School have begun to go to the countryside to give explanations. One phase for each village, it is precisely this year that we should take advantage of

I put up the shelf during the off-season."

"Chen Fujun is indeed an extraordinary person, but Brother Yu is too worried."

When the farming is busy, the people have no time to listen to these things, even if they send people to the countryside to explain it. But when the farming is slack, there is always endless work to do, such as corvee labor and odd jobs, so some farmers are not idle all year round.

statement.

For this reason, Chen Kai stopped a large number of corvee work this year, just so that these people can have time to learn this knowledge and have time to do what they have learned. As long as the benefits of compound agriculture are shown, there will always be people who do it.

And those who do it will get benefits, which will naturally attract more people to do the same.

The great agricultural changes in Chaozhou were slowly beginning. Chen Kai returned to Fucheng. Before leaving for Nan'ao, Zheng Xiyuan felt unwell, so he called for a doctor and diagnosed a happy pulse. This really made Chen Kai very happy.

There is no need to go into details about what a child means. After a few days of excitement, he was busy with official duties, so he had to set off south. Then Zheng Chenggong's letter arrived. After discussion, he went to see Hao Shangjiu. Only then did he finally take the time to go south.

It took some time.

"Come, let me hear what the little baby has to say."

After entering the room, Chen Kai sat aside and listened to Zheng Xiyuan's stomach. At this moment, there were many servants waiting around. Zheng Xiyuan was so embarrassed that he quickly dismissed them until the servants all left with snickers.

She only complained once or twice about the house.

"What are you afraid of? We are husband and wife, and we haven't done anything that is not worthy of recognition by outsiders. We see it when we see it. Is it possible that the lady is still afraid that they will gossip?"

Except for the cook, gardener and maid who had followed Chen Kai in Nan'ao earlier, the servants in the back house of the governor's Yamen were all brought by Zheng Xiyuan from her natal family. They knew everything about them and were used to it. Between master and servant

The relationship is also excellent.

After being married for half a year, Zheng Xiyuan has gotten to know Chen Kai better. Outside, he is a civil servant and always has to show some etiquette and airs, but when he gets home, he has to relax a lot and do shameless things as a matter of course.

At the beginning, she was still very uncomfortable with it, but now, she has no choice but to let Chen Kai do it.

"It's not that I'm afraid of them, it's just that my husband talked about prenatal education a while ago. I'm afraid that the child will become bad while he's in my womb."

"this……"

Shooting himself in the foot, Chen Kai was stunned for a while when Zheng Xiyuan covered his mouth and smiled, but he could only laugh at himself.
To be continued...