When Shi Lang, Huang Ting and others arrived at Chaozhou Prefecture under Zheng Chenggong's rescue, it was also the time when Chen Kai's vacation was about to come to an end.

Zheng Chenggong had a preliminary understanding of many things on the way. When Shi Lang's troops arrived, Chen Kai was invited to participate in the military convention two days later.

Compared with the last time, this military discussion was missing Chen Bao, Hong Xu, Chen Hui, Yu Kuan, Gan Hui, etc., and new generals such as Shi Lang and Huang Ting were added. As the only civil servant present, Chen Kai was still sitting at the bottom of the scene, but no one present, including Shi Lang, could ignore his existence. Especially whenever there was a general direction for an issue, Zheng Chenggong would inevitably consult Chen Kai's opinions, and the other generals were listening and thinking carefully.

This scene was really frowning in Shi Lang's eyes, but Chen Kai was happy about those issues and did not care about Shi Lang's expression at all.

"Shi Shuai, Huang Shuai's troops have arrived. The lower officials checked the baggage, military equipment and military uniforms yesterday, and the vacancies are very large. For this matter, the lower officials should return to Nan'ao as soon as possible and urge the Military Weapons Bureau to make up for the vacancies as soon as possible."

"I am not worried about this matter. It should be a difficult task to join the army with Chen's talent."

Zheng Chenggong smiled and said that Zhang Jin, Ke Chenshu and other generals showed their own smiles. However, in the eyes of Huang Ting, Hong Xishan and others, they couldn't help but look at Chen Kai again. Because they fought and walked along the way, they did not receive much supplement in Chengxiang County. Instead, they lost a lot of losses in the battles to defend the city again and again. This army, which was originally discriminated against and excluded by Li Chengdong, was also the old guys who were in the Qing Dynasty. Among them, the shortage, damage, and the number was not a problem. However, in the eyes of these people, using Chen Kai's methods was not a problem. Even if they had heard of it when they came earlier, they still couldn't help but feel respect.

"The officials of the lower officials are responsible for this matter. However, as the following officials see, there seem to be many soldiers in the army wearing Tartar uniforms, which needs to be resolved immediately. The officials have sent people back to South Australia to send the latest batch of military uniforms, but it is best not to stay in the army for these Tartar uniforms, so as not to be misunderstood by the gentry and the people."

"What Chen Zongjun said is very much. Shi Shuai, Huang Shuai, General Hong, when you return to the camp today, you will collect all the clothes of the Tartars on the soldiers. If there are any in the warehouse, you will send them to replace them as soon as possible. If it is insufficient, you would rather use the costumes of ordinary people than use the Tartars anymore." Speaking of this, Zheng Chenggong did not wait for them to stand up to promise, and added another sentence: "Let the matter be made clear. If something happens, Wei Er and others will ask."

"The last one will follow the order."

The new generals stood up to fulfill the promise, and Zheng Chenggong said to Chen Kai again: "Chen Zongjun, the shortage of military uniforms should be even greater than that of military preparations. In addition, it is now winter months, and new clothes will be distributed in the first month, and the burden will also fall on Chen Zongjun."

"The officials must do their best."

The original troops were expanded, and the military uniforms had been replenished, and there was even a lot of inventory. Calculate, the pro-tee, the left and right vanguards, the left and right guards, the left and right Sanchong Town and Houjin Town, and the garrisons in various places, the combined total was tens of thousands of troops. However, this time, Shi Lang, Huang Ting and others brought more than 4,000 officers and soldiers at one time, and the army suddenly expanded to more than 15,000, which was nearly half of the original ones. Chen Kai's work was not only to meet the extra part, but also to prepare the New Year's gifts for the entire army as soon as possible. Even with the accumulation earlier, it was a big task.

The huge increase in production capacity and the sharp expansion of the occupied areas are more likely to be that Chen Kai had a beneficial impact on the welfare system of the Military Weapon Bureau. Zheng Chenggong chose to improve the treatment of the soldiers when he was a little more abundant.

In a military discussion, there was actually not much introverted discussion. The key to military operations such as suppressing rebellion is that the integration of this newly affiliated army is actually the most important thing at present. During this period, Shi Lang, Huang Ting and others also expressed some dissatisfaction and anger towards Hao Shangjiu and the local gangsters in northern Chaozhou. Zheng Chenggong comforted him a little, but the most important thing was Chen Kai's military supplies supplement work.

After the military discussion ended, Chen Kai was still waiting for the exact number, so he went around the military camps everywhere. Unexpectedly, the Lin brothers followed closely with two teams of soldiers, and Chen Kai had asked Du Hui to ask them back. After half a year of military career, they not only had their general military ranks, but their temperament was no longer as good as the mountain hunter's aura. It was obvious that Du Hui had not done much effort in training them.

The two led the team closely behind, just following silently, not daring to make any noise, for fear of disturbing Chen Kai's thoughts. The group walked through the military camp of Huang Ting's troops and Hong Xishan's troops, and finally came outside the camp where Shi Lang's troops were temporarily stationed in the south of the city.

Looking from a distance, the donkey cart was pushed into the camp, and soldiers kept throwing away the Qing army uniforms on the cart, and took the opportunity to collect the Ming army's uniforms from the donkey cart behind. After the donkey cart that replaced the military uniforms, the damaged weapons were also handed over, but this time there was no corresponding supplement. This was not because the arsenal was insufficient. In fact, Zheng Chenggong did not intend to make necessary supplements to the newly affiliated army as soon as possible.

After seeing the scene in front of him, Chen Kai turned back to the General Town Government. After nightfall, he chatted with Zheng Chenggong, but did not mention any major military affairs. Instead, he was teased by him because of Ye Yiyun's mediation.

However, even though he was teasing, Zheng Chenggong still expressed that he would choose a suitable woman for him at the right time, and would never insult Chen Kai's ambitions and talents. Early the next morning, Chen Kai set out directly, followed the Han River, and returned to Nan'ao Island to continue to preside over government affairs.

After leaving for a few days, everything was still the same on Nan'ao Island. Chen Kai first returned to the Military Weapon Bureau's workshop. He just used one sentence as usual to finish the production tasks of the Military Weapon Bureau.

Last year, when Zheng Chenggong returned to the army, Chen Kai had already completed the military manufacturing tasks brought about by the establishment of Zhongchong Town, Zuochong Town and Youchong Town in advance. In this year's leap March, he set off for Chaozhou and returned in April. During this period, the weapon manufacturing has never stopped. It is this batch of weapons that continue to support Zheng Chenggong in establishing Houjin Town and garrisons from all over the country, and completed the mission of expanding the eight towns from 500 troops to 1,000 people.

Since April and for more than half a year, the military weapon workshop has continued to produce weapons, some of which are used for supplementary expansion, while others are sent directly to the arsenal. Now that Shi Lang's troops have arrived, they may not dare to say that they can completely meet their needs, but there are very few shortages.

It is indeed unlikely to rely on the original craftsmen alone. However, after taking Chaozhou, Zheng Chenggong selected some skilled craftsmen from the craftsmen controlled by the rich in batches. The current Military Weapon Bureau is also further expanding with the continuous expansion of the area occupied by Zheng Chenggong.

Due to Chen Kai's existence, what is more important is that Nanao is located on the sea, with the navy that the Ming army has the advantage as a barrier, and the series of workshops in the Military Weapons Bureau have not changed. Now, not only the raw materials purchased through maritime trade have to be transported to Nanao for processing, but even the local production in Chaozhou has to be transported here. This is already the largest military production base in Zheng Chenggong's jurisdiction, and even the entire South China region.

Of course, when it comes to the number of craftsmen, there is no way to compare with Xiamen, Guangzhou, and the work department offices of the Yongli court. However, when it comes to efficiency, they are not even qualified to shine shoes on the Military Weapon Bureau.

The sea ships were bustling with people, transporting goods and transporting finished products, which was what Chen Kai was most willing to see. The continuous expansion of the Military Weapon Bureau also brought more job opportunities. A large number of mountain people and islanders walked down the mountain, crossed the sea, came here to work hard, and sought an opportunity to support their families in troubled times. Unfortunately, Chen Kai is responsible for these three islands and the Military Weapon Bureau. Due to the significant problems in the new industry, he had to temporarily shelve the plan, just using the Military Weapon Bureau to expand employment, and by the way, he increased production capacity and cultivated skilled workers to lay the foundation for the next step of industrialization.

In this case, Zheng Chenggong assigned new tasks, and giving clothes to the first month of the year will probably become a common practice. Since this is the case, a new round of expansion can be legitimately launched.
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