The Ming army in western Guangdong, because they themselves were driven into the islands and mountainous areas by the Qing army, when they assisted Li Dingguo's army in sweeping Guangdong last year, the largest number came from the vast area of ​​Gaozhou Prefecture, Leizhou Prefecture, Lianzhou Prefecture and Luoding Prefecture.

area. In Guangzhou Prefecture and Zhaoqing Prefecture, the most important ones are Linghai General Chen Qice and Huben General Wang Xing, followed by Hailing Island General Li Changrong, who are also on the island. As for the others

, since they were already in the Qing government's core control area in Guangdong Province, there were some, but the scale was so small that it would be troublesome for the Qing army to send troops to annihilate them.

In the big tent, a group of Ming army generals loudly expressed their dissatisfaction with Chen Kai's subsidy amount. However, in this world, the final say has always been made with a knife. Although Chen Kai is a civil servant, he has many people under his command.

The army in Guangdong was second only to that of Li Dingguo. Now he had food in hand and he was not panicking. Seeing them like this, he simply slapped the table and silenced everyone present.

After serving as an official for many years and leading many battles in person, Chen Kai had already established his momentum. This slap gave these Ming army generals the illusion that they had encountered a strongman who was robbing their families and homes. Especially the sentence "One price"

"I won't return it." In line with the sudden momentum, I suddenly had a sense of déjà vu: "I planted this mountain and planted this tree. If I want to live from now on, I will leave money to buy the road."

Just this moment, everyone present was calmed down. Afterwards, Chen Kai looked down at them in such a condescending manner, and told them word by word that they were correct about the amount of the subsidy, and only said: Henan Island

There was a place that specialized in handling this matter, so I just walked away.

Using culture to control military force was one of the institutional principles pursued by the Ming Dynasty in the middle and late period. It was a reality in the past that the civilized nobles and the military inferiors. However, nowadays, military generals use their power to benefit themselves, and the words of civil servants have long been like farting. Even if

Those feudal feudal lords with deep prestige often only treated military generals with kindness and coercion, relying on friendship, food, salary, official titles, etc. to intimidate and induce them, instead of running around as they once did.

At this moment, Chen Kai left the tent, but the coercion was still there, which made them all stunned. However, the tricks used to deal with other civil servants were of no use against Chen Kai -

-For a feudal official who was born as a vassal staff, the authority of the imperial court is of no avail. In addition, the army in Chen Kai's hands is even more powerful, so they can only accept it.

Frustration is unavoidable. After Chen Kai left, these generals also felt that they were boring, so they simply left in twos and threes. Some of the close ones walking on the road couldn't help but sigh that the situation was better than others, and they were calculating each other's hands.

There are so many people in Guangzhou who are unwilling to accept any amount of subsidies they receive.

"Twenty kilograms of grain, enough for anything!"

"I can't get along with Governor Guo and the entire army, so in the end it's just us who eat the melon. Well, now it's gods fighting and mortals are suffering."

"Then what else can I do? It's okay to exchange it for a little bit. I don't have much food in my hands now. If I don't use it to exchange it, it will be a loss if it is smashed in my hand."

"Hmph." After the sound, the man gritted his teeth, but deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Who said there is no way to get more food?"

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After leaving the tent, Chen Kai went directly back to the camp. He still had things to do the next day, so he went to bed early. Sure enough, he went to bed early and got up early, and arrived at the dock in the south of the city refreshed after breakfast.

There. At this time, Li Dingguo, Lian Chengbi, Chen Qice and others had also arrived. Only Guo Zhiqi had been out for something a few days ago.

The pier is still the same as usual, but there is a pier that is relatively busy on weekdays. At this moment, it has been cleared, and the Ming army has set up defenses there. When a group of people arrived there, there was already a pavilion and pavilion in front of them.

There is not a stone table or bench inside, but a stone tablet, covered with red silk, and there is a group of Ming troops around it, as if to protect it.

"Four years ago, Xiaguan and the Guangzhou Volunteers set out from here. If General Ling Hai had not led his troops to join them, Xiaguan might have died in state affairs at that time."

"Chen Fujun made a fool of himself. It was Chen Fujun who sent someone to contact the general at the beginning, and he would certainly come upon the invitation. Moreover, at that time, famous navy generals such as Lin Marquis, Zhou Lord, and Uncle Hong were all there.

It just happens at the right time. If you can’t do it, you can’t do it.”

Chen Qice said it very humbly, but in the ears of everyone, they could immediately think of the time when the city of Guangzhou was broken. Tens of thousands of Qing troops broke down the city walls and entered the city to kill Han people wantonly. The governors and generals all

Abandoning the city and fleeing, Chen Kai linked up with grassroots officials to organize the evacuation of the people, and dispatched local guards to fight to the death. With the Zheng Group's fleet brought from Chaozhou and Zhongzuo, as well as local merchant ships and civilian ships in Guangzhou,

It can be said that they used the transfer method to maximize the carrying capacity of the ship as much as possible. When Wu Wenwen and Yin Zhirong fled with the navy, the Qing navy was dispatched, Lin Cha, Zhou Rui, Hong Xu and others all

Being pinned down by the Qing army in the Nansha area and unable to quickly return reinforcements, he fought in person. In the end, relying on the bravery of the Guangzhou volunteers and the reinforcements arranged in advance, he achieved the final comeback, almost overwhelming the Qing army.

The division was wiped out in one fell swoop, thus providing the basis for the Qing navy to be suppressed by the Ming army in the following years.

It was such a critical moment. Even if you only hear a few words, you can quickly realize the frightening steps involved with a little thought.

"At that time, Xiaguan assembled a total of fifty-two boats, and each boat placed a gunpowder barrel, a tung oil barrel, and a fire seal. Many Guangzhou people signed up to participate in the war, but there were only so many boats. Others

They had to continue transporting people, so two volunteers were assigned to each boat, one to block arrows and one to support the boat... When the Lu division's fleet appeared at the end of the river, they rushed out resolutely. Most of them

Most people never come back..."

Only one-fifth of the Guangzhou volunteers survived. The others either died with the ship or were killed by the Qing army and drowned in the fight in the river. Of course, some may not have survived due to the chaos at the time.

As the army headed for Chaozhou, but before boarding the ship, the names and addresses of these Guangzhou volunteers were recorded. Maybe in the future, other survivors can be found among the people who returned to Guangzhou City.

Those Guangzhou volunteers who survived and went to Chaozhou and the Zhongzuo Institute have now become Chen Kai's trusted officers under Fu Biao. Naturally, the best among them are Feng San, Liu Rong and Nie Yiniang.

The three of them were all sent by the deputy generals and were in charge of more than a thousand soldiers. The loyalty of these officers to Chen Kai was unquestionable. They were also Chen Kai's most trusted officer corps, including their boss Lin Dezhong. Chen Kai had already had

Although we have considered military reform, it is just that at this stage it is not the time to make such big changes.

Among the survivors of the Guangzhou Volunteers, only Nie Yiniang, who is responsible for the defense of Hong Kong Island, has not arrived. The others are here. Chen Kai read the memorial in public, then took off the red silk, and the stone tablet came into view.

The names and lanes of the 104 Guangzhou Volunteers are written on the book, and the words "Winter in the fourth year of Yongli, the Guangzhou Volunteers set sail from now on" are directly engraved on the front, as fresh as a drop of blood.

History needs to be remembered, especially the heroes, and it needs to be firmly remembered by future generations. China has always been a country rich in heroes, but the names and deeds of many heroes are not well known to the general public. And that’s all.

Chen Kai's move today is not only to fulfill the promise he made back then, but also to make more people remember a truth, that is, in the face of oppression and massacre, only by rising up and resisting can we have a better future.

The ceremony here ended quickly, and a banquet was indispensable. Just as the deeds of Guangzhou volunteers were widely spread in Guangzhou city again, Guo Zhiqi, the superintendent of Xiangshan County in the south, was also waiting for him further south.

information.

"Master Supervisor, those Folangji people specially sent someone to invite you, and they are waiting outside the county government office."

"The visitor is a guest, and besides, they are here for my business, so we should not wait any longer."

Guo Zhiqi contacted the Portuguese in Macau through Xiangshan County. The latter was very happy that a great scholar of the Ming Dynasty had the intention to believe in God, especially when the Ming Dynasty seemed to be resurrected.

, this is beneficial to their consistent goal of taking the upper-level route and converting more Chinese people to believe in God.

Of course, the baptism still had to be held in the church in Macau. The Portuguese sent people to pick him up, and Guo Zhiqi went south with a group of entourage, and soon arrived at a place he had never set foot before.

Macau here is still nominally under the jurisdiction of Xiangshan County. Judicial, administrative, defense and land rental taxes all exist. But when you arrive here, you see the forts densely covered with artillery. The existence of an independent kingdom

It's already obvious.

Guo Zhiqi had no plans for this. For the Ming Dynasty, this place was a window to communicate with the West. The Ming court obtained a large number of artillery and Western science and technology and machinery from here. Of course, it cost money. Although, in

In the wars of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in those years, science, technology, machinery, and artillery did not play a big role, but this force did have value that could be leveraged, especially the matter of assisting in the defense of Guilin.

Guo Zhiqi is determined to embark on such a journey.

Before being baptized, the local priest had to explain some Catholic beliefs and regulations to Guo Zhiqi. Guo Zhiqi was not interested in devout belief. He believed in the teachings of Confucius, not those that seemed to be related to Buddhism, Taoism and

It is a religion similar to Islam. However, as a well-educated person, his memory has always been very good. After the priest explained it once, he remembered it in his heart and regarded it as a practical technique.

These days, the dispute between Chinese and Western interests within the Catholic Church regarding missionary work in China has begun. As early as the 16th year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1643 AD, a Catholic faction called the Dominicans sued the Pope for being more powerful than them.

The Jesuit priests who came here early had a compromising attitude on the sinicization of Catholicism, such as worshiping Confucius and ancestor worship.

For this reason, the Pope in Rome announced a ban on Chinese believers’ worship of Confucius and ancestors two years later. However, in 1651, the Jesuit priest Wei Kuangguo went to Rome to plead with the Pope. In 1656, Pope Alexander VII decided to allow the Jesuits to do so.

They understand that participation in activities such as worshiping Confucius can be done as long as it does not interfere with the fundamental beliefs of believers.

In terms of promotion, Catholicism has had repeated problems with the sinicization of doctrines. There is a contradiction between the two factions that adhere to the original doctrines and those that give priority to promotion. However, in Macau, this is the territory of the Jesuits. During the Portuguese Restoration War

The Jesuits are also firmly on the side of John IV, rather than on the side of the Spanish like the Inquisition. Here, even if they have not waited for the Pope's approval, they still do things according to the rules of the Jesuits

.

The process of baptism was not complicated. It was just done according to the etiquette used by the Jesuits when they successively served the eunuch Pang Tianshou and entered the court of Emperor Yongli through Pang Tianshou's relationship. For this reason, they also took a baptism for Guo Zhiqi.

The Christian name is just like Pang Tianshou's Christian name Yaqi Lou, the Queen Mother's Maria, the Queen's Anna and the Crown Prince's Dangding.

This is what it should be. Guo Zhiqi just thought it was another nickname and just remembered it. Afterwards, he bought some Catholic classics and read them carefully as if they were endorsements.

After a few days, I consulted with the priests several times, and after completing all the tricks, I went to the Macao Council to request assistance.

Aid, this is what they had guessed early. The spread of Catholicism among the intellectual class in the late Ming Dynasty had other purposes. However, by the time of Nanming, although Catholicism successfully developed the faith to the court, in the final analysis, it was still because of that

At that time, the Ming court only needed assistance from Macau. In this regard, while the Jesuits were providing reinforcements to the Ming army, they were also developing towards the Qing court. They did not put all their eggs in one basket.

This has nothing to do with morality, it's just that their original purpose of coming to China was to preach. Whether they were Ming or Qing, Han or Manchu, in their eyes they were just the objects of missionary work, and there was no difference.

What they have to do is to open up channels for the upper class. There are many ways, but the main thing is to use the achievements of Western science and technology as a stepping stone. Just like they can cast red barbarian cannons for the Ming army, and when the Qing army enters the customs, they can also serve the Qing Dynasty.

The Qin Tian Jian of the imperial court provided talents like Tang Ruowang.
Chapter completed!