"Old fox."

With just one glance, Chen Kai already understood why Guo Zhiqi refused to give in on the Wangzhuang matter yesterday, and even today.

Just fighting for control of the land and people?

Political matters are never that simple. He obviously knows about Chen Kai's three-year appointment, and the recovery of Guangzhou City will inevitably involve the entry of a large army led by Li Dingguo, the leader of this battle. By then,

, he does not need to do anything, as long as he watches from the side, Chen Kai and Li Dingguo will bargain on their own. If there is more or less, there will always be some gaps, and he can further reduce the cooperation between Li Dingguo and Zheng Group.

were affected.

Whether it is for the civil servant group in western Guangdong or for the Yongli imperial court, this is extremely necessary. Because of the current situation, the imperial court is controlled by Sun Kewang, and the Zheng group is not only far away, but also a bit distant.

It seems that the only person they can rely on is Li Dingguo, a world-famous general. They must not let Chen Kai lead Li Dingguo astray!

Guo Zhiqi was sitting next to him, which in itself was a potential threat. With his peripheral vision, Chen Kai thought of many possibilities in his mind, but in the end he decided to use the strategy he had prepared earlier to deal with it.

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Chen Kai made it very clear that it was reasonable for the people who had fled to return to their homeland. However, given the number of Li Dingguo's troops, stationing outside the city for a long time was not an option. Residential areas must be divided into the city.

Only by moving into the city like Shang Geng and the Second Domain did can they achieve a long-term presence.

All the feudal soldiers have been killed, and all the men in the feudal soldiers' families have been reduced to corpses. What's left are just some women and children, many of whom have been recruited by various ministries to open women's camps. In this city, the new city area

As before, the old city area had already been killed by the feudal soldiers, but now there are no more feudal soldiers, and it has become an empty place again, which is perfect for the army to garrison.

Originally, Li Dingguo also planned to have the army stationed from now on, but after hearing what Chen Kai said, he couldn't help but frown.

"this……"

Li Dingguo seemed a little hesitant about this matter. Chen Kai saw this and understood that Li Dingguo could take care of the needs of his allies, but like him, the first priority was the well-being of his soldiers.

In this case, Chen Kai was about to tell the whole story about the compensation plan. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Guo Zhiqi, who was sitting aside, spoke first: "Your Highness, Chen Fujun's idea is right. I also feel that we should take care of those in Guangzhou.

The mood of the local people. As for the land and houses needed for the army, I have an idea, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Once Guo Zhiqi spoke, Chen Kaidang was shocked. According to his idea, the city of Guangzhou was massacred. Although he rescued a large number of people, there were hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in Chaozhou, one after another on Henan Island.

Those who fled on their own in Nansha and other places, and those who were assigned to Chen Qice after the war, totaled about 100,000 people. However, compared with the more than 700,000 people before the massacre, compared with those before the siege

There are still only about one-third of the 500,000 to 600,000 people. The other places are still empty, and the Ming army led by Li Dingguo can still enter. It is nothing more than giving priority to the people.

Chen Kai's plan was to persuade Li Dingguo, so that with the return of the houses and shops in Guangzhou, the problems in Wangzhuang could be solved. But now, Guo Zhiqi spoke, obviously seeing Li Dingguo's hesitation,

There was a possibility of being persuaded by him, and it was probably because he thought of his solution that he chose to end it himself.

Sure enough, when Li Dingguo had to weigh in, Guo Zhiqi came up with a solution. Naturally, he wanted to hear it clearly, but after hearing this, his frown actually deepened.

"I think it's better to be like this. Governor Zhang was ordered by the emperor to manage Gao Lian and Lei Qiong's four mansions. Now that Guangdong is about to be fully restored, Qiongzhou Mansion no longer needs to face the risk of the captors. In this case, it should be put under the management of Governor Zhang again.

.And when the army is stationed, it should not be too far away from Guangzhou. I am willing to come forward and persuade the king's divisions in Yangjiang, Yangchun, Enping, Xinning and other places to give up their control areas and instead station in Qiongzhou, staying with His Highness to garrison. In this way, Zhaoqing Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture will

The western part of Guangzhou can be stationed under His Highness, the garrison in Qiongzhou can come back to enrich the eastern part of Guangzhou to assist His Highness in marching into northern Guangdong, and the people can return to their old places, isn't it the best of all three?"

Guo Zhiqi's opinion, to put it bluntly, is to ask Chen Kai to return Qiongzhou Prefecture, and then make an exchange among the three parties. In this way, Chen Kai will definitely suffer a loss, but after all, it is he who proposed that the people under his rule should be stationed in Li Dingguo's control area and made the request

It makes sense to pay the price. What's more, Zhang Xiaoqi was the high-ranking governor of Lei Qiong's Fourth Prefecture appointed by the Ming Dynasty. Chen Kai was right to regain Qiongzhou Prefecture, but he did not let go of his right to control the local civil and military affairs.

, even if it complies with cleanup, there are still loopholes in the system.

"What a good idea."

Guo Zhiqi is taking advantage of this loophole by asking for high prices and paying back the money on the ground. Of course, Chen Kai also understands the backhand in this - if Chen Kai does not agree, then the previous request will naturally be invalidated, and several

It is not easy to mention the matter of Wangzhuang anymore; if he is bargaining with Qiongzhou Mansion, then he can always add some sand into it; if Chen Kai just gives up his right to control and plays a double-handed game, he can also gradually bring Lin down.

Cha, Du Hui, Cai Yuan, Zheng Shengying and others should be replaced; but if Chen Kai agrees, it will naturally be the best for them, but he has not put even the slightest hope in this from the beginning.

hope.

The discussion between Chen Kai and Li Dingguo has now turned into a struggle between Chen Kai and Guo Zhiqi, and Li Dingguo, who occupied Guangzhou City, has become a supporting role. Li Dingguo was helpless, but the two civil servants were playing tricks on him, so he also intervened

Without talking, I could only sit there and watch Chen Kai's next response.

Regarding the issue of Qiongzhou, last year Zhou Tengfeng traveled between Guangdong and Fujian many times, at the Zhongzuo Institute, Qiongzhou Prefecture and Chaozhou Prefecture. This was a concentrated point of conflict between the two parties. Guo Zhiqi brought up the old matter again and made it clear.

After Chen Kai rejected his good intentions yesterday, the first salvo in the resumption of the party struggle focused on the jurisdiction issue of Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Of course Chen Kai understands the truth. He had already anticipated the resumption of the struggle, but he didn't expect Guo Zhiqi to be so blatant.

"Doctor Guo, don't you think this is troublesome?"

"There may be some trouble. However, it is necessary to take this opportunity to re-clarify the local administrative ownership. Otherwise, Chaozhou, where Chen Fujun's government is located, is so far away from Qiongzhou Prefecture. Once something happens, it will always be beyond our reach.

of."

This is a threat, and even Li Dingguo can understand it. Just when he was about to open his mouth to persuade him to make peace, his mind suddenly remembered what Jin Weixin and Gong Ming had mentioned to him earlier, saying that Guo Zhiqi, Lian Chengbi and the others were related to

The relationship between Chen Kai and Chen Kai was never a personal grudge. It was a struggle for power between two factions within the Wang division. Li Dingguo had face, but it might not be effective in this regard. If he talked about it too much, it would easily cause dissatisfaction between both parties, and the gain would not be worth the loss.

The mouth that had just been opened closed again. In front of him, the argument was still going on: "At the beginning, Governor Zhang was unable to defeat the Tatars in Qiongzhou Prefecture. He was able to recapture Chaozhou in one fell swoop even if he set off from Chaozhou.

The whole territory of Qiongzhou. Even if there is any situation, there are Marquis Lin and Du Shuai on the island. I will always pay attention to it, so I don’t need to worry about it, Governor Guo."

Facing the strong force, Chen Kai responded tit for tat. Guo Zhiqi sneered and replied: "Okay, okay, okay, Chen Fujun is a hero. In this case, let's just let this matter go."

Giving up is a pun. It means giving up on the mobilization, but also on the return of the people to Guangzhou and the giving up of the Wangzhuang discussion. However, Chen Kai never intended to follow Guo Zhiqi's script.

"This matter, speaking of it, has nothing to do with Governor Guo. It was discussed between the lower official and His Highness." Chen Kai sarcastically said that Guo Zhiqi was meddling in other people's business. Chen Kai turned to Li Dingguo and said, "The lower official is willing to use this to increase the city."

, the land of Conghua and Longmen counties is exchanged for the people who originally lived in Guangzhou City to return to their hometown. In addition, the civil affairs, taxation, and defense of Guangzhou City will not be interfered by the lower officials, and are still decided by His Highness."

There are three counties in one mouth, which is already half of the profit of the Ming army in Guangzhou in this battle. Moreover, when people enter the city, they promise not to interfere in civil affairs, taxation, and general affairs. This is basically giving away taxpayers and population in vain.

troops.

Chen Kai's statement directly shocked Li Dingguo and Guo Zhiqi. Just for the word "promise", he was willing to give up his capital. Such a person is both respectable and formidable. It all depends on the situation with him.

relationship above.

"Chen Fujun, I have no such intention..."

As soon as Li Dingguo finished speaking, Chen Kai shook his head and stretched out his hand to stop what he was saying: "His Highness's army is the main force in recovering Guangdong this time, and I just came here at the invitation. Now, since I am the official

To fulfill the promise, there must be exchange. In addition, the official has also promised to allocate land to those people, and these are all calculated from the surrounding areas of Guangzhou City. Even if His Highness does not care, the soldiers still need food and grass.

, field soil.”

"No, it's done. This is one thing. Back then you were willing to take risks to rescue the people of Guangzhou, and you have been worrying about their livelihood these years. Now that I have to fulfill my promise, I think I am the beauty of an adult.

and righteousness.”

You started arguing with me, but the content was completely different from just now - just now, Guo Zhiqi wanted it, but Chen Kai didn't give it; but now, it's Chen Kai who insists on giving it, and Li Dingguo doesn't want it. It's Chen Kai who doesn't want it.

Kai was alone, but he had two completely different attitudes in a moment, which was shocking.

The two people were pushing and arguing. On the side, Guo Zhiqi, who had just been ridiculed by Chen Kai, seemed to have thought of something and joined the fight again.

"There are hundreds of thousands of people who need a lot of houses and land, and it is necessary for your Highness to come to satisfy them. It is reasonable for Chen Fujun to exchange the county territory. However, in the face of the imperial troops in northern Guangdong and even southern Jiangxi,

It cannot be shouldered by Your Highness. Instead, if Your Highness feels it is too much, then we can exchange it for Xiangshan County, where the land is relatively fertile and the output of the military cantonment can be guaranteed."

Another peacemaker gesture, but this time it is not as aggressive as before. However, now it has changed from allies of Shang and Geng to political opponents again, even if there is still the common enemy Sun Kewang.

, Chen Kai would never dare to take Guo Zhiqi’s remarks lightly.

At this moment, Chen Kai lowered his eyebrows, and the three words Xiangshan County continued to expand in his mind. In an instant, they turned into the county in the south of Guangzhou on the map, which was renamed Zhongshan City in later generations. Everything happened

In the midst of the flash of lightning, Chen Kai raised his eyes again and immediately responded to the matter.

Chen Kai compromised, but Li Dingguo originally didn't intend to take over even a single county after hearing those words. But now, Chen Kai was very determined, and with Guo Zhiqi talking beside him, Li Dingguo recalled the bloody battles under his command.

The fighting soldiers sighed and responded.

The two parties reached an agreement that the Guangzhou people in Chaozhou can return to Guangzhou City, and even return to the lanes and courtyards where they have lived for generations. On Chen Kai's side, what he paid for was the governance of Xiangshan County. In addition, with this incident

With the confirmation, the problem of Wangzhuang was solved. Priority was given to returning the land to the old owner, followed by farming. Of course, Chen Kai's original agreement of double compensation for the people of Guangzhou must also be met. It can be said that everyone was happy.

Once this matter is over, there is nothing left. As for the luxury goods, just leave the distribution to the people below, and put the rest into the warehouse and seal the boxes. After confirming these things, the next step is nothing more than the step-by-step deployment of troops.

Collect those prefectures and counties. Chen Kai also said that if necessary, the artillery team of the Ming Army in eastern Guangdong can also lend a helping hand to Li Dingguo.

The atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent was harmonious again. While they were chatting, Li Dingguo's expression suddenly changed, as if he had remembered something. But at this time, both sides had already settled the matter in Xiangshan County. He opened his mouth, but

He didn't say anything and ended it there.

After the meeting, we had lunch together. In the afternoon, Chen Kai said he would go back to the camp in the east of the city to handle military affairs, so he left. When he returned to the camp in the east of the city, Zhou Hezhi, Jiang Meiao, Ke Chenshu, Zhou Quan

When all the generals including Bin arrived, Chen Kai reported on the division of the spoils in this battle. The harvest was confirmed and the generals were quite satisfied. However, they all expressed their dissatisfaction with Guo Zhiqi over the change of hands in Xiangshan County.

"Fujun, the French people in Macau are under the rule of Xiangshan County. The old man named Guo must be trying to borrow power from there!"

It has always been the Zheng Group that bullies people at sea, and no one dares to talk back. Many of the generals are dissatisfied with Guo Zhiqi's taking food from the tiger's mouth. You and I speculated on many possibilities, among which Zhou Quanbin pointed out this

This point immediately aroused the agreement of the generals.

Chen Kai's rise in the Zheng Group was initially based on military production. Now that Xiangshan has changed hands, Guo Zhiqi can completely rely on the power of the Portuguese to develop the military industry, especially since Foshan is in the hands of Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo himself did not have an independent civil service system. The cooperative relationship, the righteousness of the Ming court, and the infiltration of civil servants from western Guangdong were almost certain.
Chapter completed!