Chen Kai did not make it clear what "whether it is too late" meant. Ding Youyi did not ask for details. This was a professional habit he had developed based on his years of working as a pian, and it also depended on his trust in Chen Kai.

, he believed that the person in front of him could solve all problems and make the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau move in the established direction, just like when he rescued so many people in Guangzhou.

With trusting eyes, Chen Kai pulled out a few books, pointed out the contents clearly to Ding Youyi, described them according to his memory, and then returned to the governor's Yamen, where he began to write a letter to Zheng Chenggong.

Because it involves the army, especially a large-scale change of uniforms, Chen Kai must win the support of Zheng Chenggong. Of course, if only a few troops directly under Chen Kai, such as Fu Biao, change their uniforms, there is still a degree of freedom, just like

It is Fubiao that is obviously different from other towns in terms of tactics and equipment. For example, the Guo Xing Ping and Iron Man Army came out in advance. Unfortunately, Chen Kai only had a big game in mind.

The Zheng Group's army must be completely redressed. Only in this way can the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau get real development opportunities.

If you want to do things, talent and funds are equally indispensable. In recent years, the quality testing schools in Chaozhou and Guangzhou have trained batches of talents who are proficient in basic physics, geometry, algebra and other knowledge. Through infrastructure construction,

He has rich work experience in machinery manufacturing, weapons production and other aspects of work. Over the years, Chen Kai has successively found some European science and technology books, especially those that have passed through Confucianism and are interested in Western learning.

Many of the translated books by scholar-bureaucrats can play a very beneficial role in practical work.

There are already a lot of students trained by the Quality Inspection School. Most of these people have entered the manufacturing bureaus and ordnance bureaus of Chaozhou, Foshan, Zhongzuo Institute and Fuzhou, and some have entered local government offices. They have been working in various places.

It has played a more or less effective role, which Chen Kai is happy to see.

Of course, there was also something he didn't like to see, and that was that some of them started to study the eight-legged essay again and were still deeply influenced by tradition.

This is a personal matter. As long as it does not delay work, Chen Kai is not interested in taking care of it. But this also reveals a problem, that is, the number of engineering dogs is too low, especially in government and government-owned enterprises.

They were still just a handful of heterogeneous elements surrounded by Confucian scholar-bureaucrats. Some civil servants even regarded their status as just knowing a little more words than craftsmen. You can imagine the discrimination they received in daily life.

Talents still need to be cultivated. Chen Kai believes that science, natural sciences and humanities are equally important. To this end, he decided to build three new quality testing schools in Huizhou Prefecture, Qiongzhou Prefecture and Shaozhou Prefecture, and to build new ones in the original two.

Expand and expand enrollment because he believes that more scientists are needed in the future.

The transfer order to the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau was issued, and the specific personnel involved were decided by the responsible officials. Chen Kai did not intend to exceed his authority, nor did he intend to hold all the power in his hands like He Tu. That was a very stupid thing.

With the framework and talents, the rest is funds. Guangdong's treasury has money and food that has gradually accumulated since the last war. Especially in the past two years, the vigorous development of the Guangdong-Hai Business Alliance has led to explosive growth in commercial taxes.

However, Chen Kai does not intend to spend it easily, but plans to obtain some subsidies from the Zheng Group. After all, each town has always been supported by the Zheng Group's sea trade profits, and Guangdong is mainly responsible for

It's just supplies such as military rations - financial responsibilities also involve military power. Touching the red line casually is not conducive to the achievement of the goal.

At the same time that the research and development work started, the letters were also flying on the official road connecting Guangdong and Fujian provinces. By the time they were delivered to Fuzhou, it was already the twelfth lunar month, and the air here became increasingly tense. Even the courier who had just arrived here could

Feel it easily.

In the military camp outside the city, the sounds of drills and killings can be heard all the time, and can be heard even far away outside the military camp. Once inside the city, there are many troops patrolling the streets step by step, and occasionally you can see a car.

Grain and grass are transported. Some are transported to the warehouses in the city for storage, while others are transported from the warehouses and sent to where they are needed according to orders. As for the specific places, those who first come here will naturally not know, but there is one thing

, that is, most of these incoming and outgoing warehouses pass through the dock, which delays the courier a lot of time.

In Zheng Chenggong's study, after asking the messenger a few questions, Zheng Chenggong asked him to go down to rest temporarily and send it back directly after he finished writing his reply.

With his pen at his desk, Zheng Chenggong wanted to make a start several times, but failed several times. He has a strong and determined temperament, and is not a person who hesitates. What is happening here is more due to the current situation.

Development. Obviously, there were some differences in the choices he and Chen Kai made.

"I have already considered the matter of Sun Kewang's internal crime mentioned in Jingcheng's last letter. With the state of affairs in the country like this, we must move forward with determination. Today I received Jingcheng's proposal to replace the weapons and armor of the entire army. I

I am very pleased. However, we are not waiting for time. It is impractical to completely change the costumes. Maybe we can do it step by step, and we should prioritize stationing in various towns in Guangdong..."

After thinking for a long time, Zheng Chenggong changed the pen and paper again when the nib of his pen became a little stiff, and explained his attitude towards Chen Kai's suggestion and his next plan. At first, he was fashionable and kept writing.

, but the more I write, the faster my writing becomes. Thousands of words are floating on the page in just a moment.

I wrote back and rushed back on the same official road. When I arrived in Guangzhou, there was no tense atmosphere in Fuzhou. If there is one tension that must be emphasized, it is that the local people and businessmen from other places are all preparing for the Yongli Tenth Festival.

Preparations are being made for the second year of the Spring Festival, the sales and purchases of new year's goods, especially as the New Year is approaching. Not only the merchants, but also the government are too busy with the inventory and settlement for this year. The officials in the yamen

, the petty officials, even the government servants, and the helpers all seemed to have practiced Qinggong, but the anxious look on their faces completely ruined the martial arts atmosphere.

"Aren't all heroes supposed to have no job, but they can eat and drink a lot every day, have no worries about food and clothing, and even spend extremely generously, making them as rich as the country? These guys, at a glance, you can tell that they start working at dawn.

How can a miserable person who works until he goes to bed at night have any demeanor like a hero?"

It took more than half an hour to place the value. Chen Kai originally planned to use the rich and wealthy as a comparison. However, the wealthy businessmen and big businessmen he knew were all too busy.

Even the children in each family who are not particularly idle are mostly working in the family's industry. It seems unrealistic to use them as an analogy, so he thought of the heroes in martial arts who used to go around doing chivalry every day.

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It was a joke on the officials of the yamen, but at the same time it was also self-deprecating. But after hearing this, Zheng Xiyuan chuckled, and then said with a smile: "I heard that those heroes are also very busy on weekdays..."

As soon as he said this, Chen Kai took a small dish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. As a result, the dish was put into his mouth and he chewed it twice, but when he reacted, he almost spit it out.

"I almost forgot that the heroes of this era are actually gangsters. In Cantonese, they are young and Dangerous. Nowadays, the word "Young and Dangerous" does not mean the meaning of later generations. It probably means cunning and shrewd. Unfortunately, in later generations, the term "Young and Dangerous"

The meaning has changed, the meaning of hero has also changed, even the clothes and beasts have changed. The lack of traditional culture makes me sad."

There are many things that are even more distressing. For example, the jokes about the lack of traditional culture that Chen Kai saw on the Internet are quite interesting sometimes. However, some jokes are really inconvenient to tell Zheng Xiyuan, especially when he

Just joking in front of the servants.

Thinking this in his heart, he smiled on his face. Chen Kai vaguely remembered that he had thought that if he could go back to ancient times, he would always have three wives and four concubines, and enjoy the blessings of the whole family. However, the ideal was very fulfilling.

, the reality is very skinny, we have really reached this era, we are so busy every day that we have no other thoughts. Now being able to sit down and have a meal with our family is a rare time of rest. If we go on an expedition, it will last for several months.

Outside, he ate and lived with the officers and soldiers.

Busyness is still the main theme of the moment. Chen Kai is used to it, and he is watching it blossom and bear fruit with his own eyes. The satisfaction he feels is irreplaceable.

From a war-torn, landless province, it is now prosperous. Guangdong's recovery is what makes Chen Kai most happy. It's just that Guangdong is just Guangdong, not just Guangdong. She is a part of China.

, it is indispensable. The current situation in the southwest is sliding towards the overturning trend like in history. When it comes to him, it is even more necessary to continue to work hard to do something.

Everything is ready at the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau. The only thing missing is the financial subsidy from the Zheng Group. As for technology, it is not really difficult, because the first batch of new products planned by Chen Kai were already available in the Ming Dynasty.

After mass production, it is just a matter of scale. Technical difficulties are not too much of a problem. Coupled with the "engineers" and craftsmen trained by Chen Kai over the years, and the blessing of hydraulic machinery, it is no longer a problem.

These things are not like the national surname bottle or the iron man army that can cause subversive effects as soon as they appear. However, victory in battle does not only rely on weapons and equipment, but more importantly, how to use them and how to maximize the effect.

, this is the key issue in weapons and equipment.

There is definitely an improvement in the combat effectiveness of the army, especially after it is scaled up. But Chen Kai does not intend to use it as a trump card like the National Surname Ping and the Iron Man Army.

For this reason, from the beginning of the implementation of the plan, Chen Kai used the money in the treasury to purchase raw materials for the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau and further expand the work. This was preparation in advance, and it was also the reason why he had great confidence in persuading Zheng Chenggong.

He was so confident. It was not until he was eating in the garden just after dinner that the messenger hurried back with a reply. Only then did he realize that this time his confidence was actually a little too self-centered and too blind.

"Damu is preparing to use troops in Zhejiang on a large scale."

Zheng Chenggong needs to recuperate in Fujian in recent years, and he has not been idle. He has always maintained an offensive against Zhejiang. In Zhoushan, Taizhou, and Sanpan, it is obvious that he is about to use a large number of troops in Zhejiang. He is already bald and has lice on his head.

This is not only well understood by everyone within the Zheng Group, but also by the Manchu Qing Dynasty - Prince Zheng Jidu's Eight Banners Army, the Eight Banners garrisoned in Hangzhou, and the one currently stationed in Ningbo to defend Zhoushan

The Eight Banners Army, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had already invested heavily in Zhejiang. Zheng Chenggong, on the other hand, was still fighting a trade war with the Spaniards, and on the other hand, he wanted to launch a massive counterattack in Zhejiang, which indeed seemed a little worried.

"Because of the Southwest incident?"

"Yes, you also read Damu's last reply. He was particularly unfavorable about the war situation in the southwest. Especially when Sun Kewang ran away. Once this happened, not only the court, but also Damu and I were worried.

There’s a huge sense of urgency.”

In the past few years of the Ming Dynasty, the prince who controlled the state affairs, or in other words, was short of a crown and a reserve emperor in dragon robes. Such a big shot unexpectedly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The result can be imagined. Chen Kai was about to collapse in the southwest.

We were well prepared before, and so was Zheng Chenggong’s side. Looking at it now, it seems that there really is no waiting for equipment replacement, because equipment replacement is just the beginning of a process, and what’s more important is the running-in training after putting on the new equipment.

The time required here has exceeded the endurance limit of the Zheng Group.

Next year, the twelfth year of Yongli, the war will break out in Zhejiang. There is no need for words like should. When the war begins, money and food will inevitably be like a torrent. All the wealth accumulated by the Zheng Group in the past few years will be used.

In this regard, although Zheng Chenggong did not express any help in Chen Kai's dress change plan in his letter, the subsidies he could provide were very few.

However, on Chen Kai's side, he was already putting up a front for the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau. At this time, he had to stop abruptly and make major changes to the replacement plan, or try to find new sources of income to ensure that the rhythm would not change.

This results in confusion.

There is no other way.

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ps: I said last month that I would be back to normal this month, but it didn’t last long, and I’m ashamed. I’ve been busy with a lot of things these past few days, and I can’t write much even when I open a document. I just asked for a lot of leave, and I’m already embarrassed to talk. Now,
Chapter completed!