Chen Wen could understand Zhou Yueying's concerns before going to bed, but he didn't take them seriously. After all, a little girl who is only one year old, she will talk about marriage and get married, even if it's just an engagement, it will take a few years later. No one knows what the situation will be in a few years. In this regard, Chen Wen just thought of her daughter's future as a mother, and soon fell asleep. After all, there are still many official duties to do tomorrow.

The next morning, Chen Wen was on duty normally. Before the completion of the Nanjing royal palace, the functions of the Prince's Mansion of Kuaiji County in Jinhua Prefecture will not change. As for the subsequent transfer, it will also be transferred to Nanjing in batches. After the final transfer is completed, Chen Wen originally planned to use this place as the location of Jinhua University Hall, but now it is obviously going to change the plan.

After the war, the New Year is about to come again, but the work of rewards and land distribution is still in full swing. The main area of ​​this land distribution is still Jiangxi, where the unowned wasteland has been fully entered into the hands of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The part is divided to farm for local households in Jiangxi, and the others will be used to distribute military land.

As for Nanzhili, the administration of the newly recovered area must be controlled in order, and the distribution of the land will not begin until the land is measured. At that time, the honeymoon period between Chen Wen and the gentry of Jiangnan should end.

However, as Chen Wen and Zheng Chenggong's occupied areas became bordered, the Ming vassal kings hidden in the Zhongzuo Institute began to move back to Jiangxi. Before Chen Wen killed Jiergalang, the threat of the Qing army's large-scale southward movement still existed. The royal palace, land, shops, workshops, mines and even gold, silver and treasures were not as valuable as their lives. However, as this news began to spread widely to China, it was not only the Qing Dynasty and the green camps of officials who surrendered to the wind. Their minds also revived and began to take action.

"King, Tingzhou has stopped them now. The reason needs to be proved that there are too many armed personnel in the process, which can easily cause unnecessary trouble. However, those vassal kings are arrogant and say that even the king cannot stop them from returning to their fiefdoms, and Tingzhou garrisons and government officials are even less qualified."

Zhang Jun was indignant. The Military Information Department and the Supervision Department reported these contents, and the Tingzhou Government Office was still a little more tactful, but the garrison was full of dissatisfaction with these descendants of the Zhu family in writing, and even hostility.

"It's normal for the grandson of the Dragon and the Phoenix to be arrogant. If I didn't let me kneel down to greet them, it would be a shame. Otherwise, if someone sued the emperor for a complaint, the emperor wouldn't cut off my head. At that time, will my wife and daughter be allowed to go to the Jiaofangsi to sing?"

The emperor can control Chen Wen now? This is a huge joke! Emperor Yongli is now under house arrest by Sun Kewang in the Qianhu District of Anlong, and he does not even have personal freedom. It is too late to win over or even please the most powerful vassal of the Southern Ming Dynasty like Chen Wen. Even if those distant relatives dare to hand over the paper, they will be imprisoned. How could they use this to cause trouble for Chen Wen? When the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are vegetarians with more than 100,000 iron armor?

However, Zhang Jun has been with Chen Wen for many years, so such anger is rare. Even though he knows that Chen Wen has not had the habit of venting his anger on others, the tremor in his heart is still inevitable.

"Master, Shu Mo will say bluntly that when our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division fought with the Tartars, these guys hurried in the middle and left the Sect now, which is really abominable. It would be better to send someone to do it. Anyway, Fujian has never had very hungry Tartars, local gangs, and pirates. The situation there is now complicated, and no one will talk to them even if they are killed."

There were Chen Wen and Zhang Jun in the room. Zhang Jun was also Chen Wen's personal captain. The relationship between them was a prosperous and a loss. The return of the vassal kings of Jiangxi returned. The interests of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were both Chen Wen's interests, as well as the interests of their generals and soldiers. When dealing with the enemy, they naturally did not mind dealing with it in the most intense way.

"No boxing or courage, but it is a group of hot potatoes. Ignore them for the time being. What can they do if they don't let them enter? Just pointing at a group of guards and fighting the garrison?"

Chen Wen had previously submitted a memorial requesting the transfer of assets of several royal palaces in Jiangxi for military purposes, but the memorial was not approved. To put it nicely, he just kept it and refused to post it. This was Sun Kewang's work, and all the government was controlled by him. Even if Yongli wanted to do favors, he could not do it, and Sun Kewang naturally could not allow Chen Wen to become bigger. However, Chen Wenben did not have the plan to wait for him. He just took a formality and took action first and then reported the basic skills of such warlords.

The general trend of the Qing Dynasty swept the world by sweeping away. Even though it has begun to decline with the efforts of Chen Wen and heroes such as Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong, after the great waves, sandy pavilions such as the garrison and the palace were all destroyed. Chen Wen rose on the wreckage, how could he allow those sandy pavilions to stand up again?

"It won't take long to go, the emperor will be the bad guy for us, because the emperor needs my Chen Wen's support!"

The resurgence of the Jiangxi vassal kings, this problem is not difficult to solve, but another thing forced Chen Wen to have some concerns, and this was the biggest purpose of his recruitment of Zhang Jun.

"That man has started to feel a little restless lately!"

Zhang Jun nodded, and then replied to Chen Wen solemnly: "According to the undercover agent sent to his home, the man and his father-in-law seem to be discussing a clear identity recently."

This is a big problem. With Chen Wen's current power, it is not difficult to control him and turn disadvantages into advantages. But the problem is that even if this person is in control, he is a double-edged sword. If he doesn't do it well, he will cut himself. Even if he obeys wholeheartedly, as long as he is in Chen Wen's territory, the Southeast gentry will use this as a banner to fight against the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, rather than the current state of disarray.

"Follow him closely. Once you really decide this, you can just secretly detain him, including his father-in-law and his family. Do it cleanly and never let the news spread."

"Please rest assured, the general must have kept the man's family dead and never let them jump out and make trouble for the boss."

When Zhang Jun left, Chen Wen needed to focus more on today's official business. Compared with yesterday, today's work focus is more on military affairs. As for what we discussed with Zhou Yueying yesterday, the final completion will be required after the payment is paid today before it can be discussed at the meeting and even officially implemented.

Compared with Nanzhili, the gentry forces in Zhejiang and Jiangxi have suffered very severe blows in recent years, especially in Jiangxi. The war continued until the establishment of the Nanchang Shogunate. However, with Chen Wen recovering Jiangxi, the gentry class did benefit from the restoration of people's livelihood in the following days, but compared with the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Mingjun Group and the local self-cultivated farmers, they were still very different.

Chen Wen was stationed in various places, and was not only guarding against the Qing army, but also the other Ming army, as well as local bandits, bandits, pirates, and more importantly, the defense of the gentry class. After this period of development, the power balance in some areas has changed to a certain extent, so there was a plan to reduce the organization of garrisons in some areas.

The plan has now begun to be implemented, some have been transferred to the newly occupied areas, while others have been incorporated into new division level or battalion level units with the pace of expansion of the army.

According to the plan, the newly formed three first-level units of the Minzhong Division, Yuhang Division and Jiangdu Division have completed the replenishment of troops and weapons and equipment. They are now undergoing running-in training in Quzhou Prefecture, Nanchang Prefecture and Nanjing respectively. They can only be put into designated areas for combat or act as deterrent forces after the training is completed.

Among these three divisions, there are five old camps, namely Pujiang, Lishui, Chun'an, Yushan and Ruian. Among these five camps, the first three are in the Yuhang Division, the latter two are in the Fujian Central Division, and the Jiangdu Division is a new army.

The first-level units of the division were all divided into each division in this way. In terms of combat effectiveness, the troops with old-fashioned combat barracks were naturally stronger. However, the Jiangdu Division did not have combat tasks for the time being, but it was only responsible for assisting the Jinhua, Yongjia Second Division and local garrisons in Jiangbei to assist in defense. Through switching services, training and clearing up surrounding bandits, there is still plenty of time to cultivate combat effectiveness.

After reviewing the reports sent by each department, Chen Wen rode his horse to the workshop outside the city of the Military Industry Department.

Today, the hydraulic workshop of the Military Industry Department has occupied a large area along the Dongyang River. Huge water wheels and wind blades rotate in the distance, driving the mechanical operation. The sound of forging hammers hitting the steel one after another, and you can hear it from a distance, and the closer you get, the clearer it is.

Due to the need for combat, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun Group tried its best to cultivate the Military Industry Department, a big money-burning company, but it was impossible to dump weapons and equipment in other regions. The biggest transaction, and it is almost the only target of arms transactions, is likely to be difficult to trade with it in this regard. It is obvious that it is impossible to replicate the way that states support military industry, launch wars, trade dumping, and finally counter-subsidizing the state to achieve a soar in overall strength.

However, burning money is burning money, and its role is very obvious in the war. The strong army of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has become the best in East Asia. The large-scale manufacturing and use of hydraulic power, wind power and even animal power machinery has also matured the technology. Now it can maintain its advantages and move towards the military and civilian direction, thereby driving the development of industrialization.

Industry is a bottomless pit for burning money, but after the early accumulation, its profits will not be achieved in the past few decades or even hundreds of years. Now, with the rise of new workshops in various places, development is about to enter the fast lane. Chen Wen's expectations for this are no longer something that ordinary people can understand.

"What does Mr. Fang think?"

Fang Yizhi was born into a Tongcheng family, and his ancestors and fathers were both high-ranking officials. From a political perspective, the Fang family, from his father to Fang Yizhi himself, were all members of the Donglin Party. Fang Yizhi was one of the founders of Fushe and one of the four famous young masters. He can be said to be a core member of the juniors of the Donglin Party who are well-off.

Unlike most Donglin juniors who are keen on empty talk and often focus on thoughts in academics, Fang Yizhi has unique insights in Western learning and basic science while being knowledgeable.

However, like other scholars of this era, in the face of the change of dynasty, he chose to be loyal to the Ming court. Not only did he go through torture in Beijing, but he still refused to be loyal to Li Zicheng. Later, he was captured by the Qing army in the Yongli Dynasty and would rather die than surrender. Later, he relied on becoming a monk to be considered a chance to return to his hometown.

He is strong-willed. Chen Wen and the Southeast Shilin have been incompatible for a long time and are unwilling to come. This time, he came to Jinhua only because he wanted to come to visit Song Yingxing and discuss academic issues with him. However, when Chen Wen learned about the existence of such a person, he suggested that Song Yingxing take him to a hydraulic workshop on the banks of the Dongyang River to visit. Who knew that after seeing large-scale mechanical production with his own eyes, this person actually developed mechanical obsession like Chen Wen. For several days, he watched the machinery running day and night, almost reaching the point of never getting tired of watching it.

Chen Wen asked, but Fang Yizhi seemed to be thinking about what was in front of him and did not answer immediately. In response, Chen Wen's personal soldiers, even the officials of the hydraulic workshop, all glared at him. This nerd dared to treat even the prince lightly, which was really hateful.

In contrast, Chen Wen was a little distracted. He followed Fang Yizhi's gaze and looked at the hydraulic forging hammer that he had seen countless times, but was also a never-ending one. In his ears, the forging hammer was hitting the iron material at an extremely fast speed. Seeing that the iron material was beaten into a rough part at a speed that human power could not imagine, it was then thrown into the basket of the trolley by the craftsman to carry out the next step of forging.

The construction of finished products by machinery is divided into at least several and at most dozens of steps. Professionally trained craftsmen control the machinery, and each machine only performs one processing. Although the craftsmen’s mechanical work is boring, the defect rate is greatly reduced, and the production efficiency is naturally further improved.

After a long time, Fang Yizhi sighed and then noticed that Chen Wen was by his side. However, this time, there was more respect for knowledge and thought than the simple awe of strength and status when he met for the first time.

"Our study of Western learning is due to our interest, and the other is our desire to benefit the people and prosper the Ming Dynasty, but the dynasty has not been able to become strong because of this. When we came down to disturb us, we could see that Western learning was truly used to expel the Tartars. It is not accidental that the king had such great power that he could have a name for his name and restored almost the entire southeast."

"Mr. Fang praised this. This atmosphere is not only the work of my king, but also the efforts of the craftsmen of the military industry department. The weapons and armor of our Jiangsu and Zhejiang King Division are all from this. More importantly, although due to the tolerances, more experienced craftsmen still need to be fine-processed to complete assembly, the production efficiency has been improved as much as possible. Even if we do not mention weapons and armor, we will produce civilian materials with machinery in the future, which can greatly improve the living conditions of the people."

Fang Yizhi also heard Song Yingxing mention the large-scale mechanization workshop supported by Chen Wen, and he realized that the significant increase in output may have a huge impact on society. At this moment, it was the eve of the arrival of the great change. Not only in terms of productivity, but also in terms of thought, it will also lead to more industrial progress with the growth of productivity.

"I have heard that in the past few days, other workshops can also imagine the production of weapons and armor. The king has been able to consistently reduce taxes in disaster-stricken areas and provide relief in recent years. I think these workshops will also improve the living standards of the people."

Hearing this, Chen Wen smiled and said, "The sage said that if you have enough warehouses, you will know etiquette. The way to govern should be the people-oriented. The way to improve people's living standards is not only to reduce burdens. Today we can produce more goods with machinery, and tomorrow we can also farm crops and raise poultry and livestock in the same way as industrialized breeding and planting. If one day, even ordinary people can eat meat every day, then no one will rebel, and the world will not fall to this situation today."

Fang Yizhi's compliment is a praise for Chen Wen's good use of machinery, and it is also because Chen Wen and the Southeast gentry are still in the honeymoon period, and the conflict between the two sides is covered by the evil laws of the Qing Dynasty. However, after listening to Chen Wen's narration, Fang Yizhi's heart was surging and could no longer be expressed in words, especially the last sentence, for his father who was impeached for his failure to encircle and suppress the bandits and almost died. For him, who was once beaten by Li Zicheng's subordinates, and saw that the Qing Dynasty was able to enter the pass after defeating the Dashun Army, it was even more fragile.

Fang Yizhi couldn't help himself for a long time, and Chen Wen didn't say anything. He still admired the way he "loved" machinery needed to make pieces of raw materials into this process. It was not until a long time later that Chen Wen took out a prism and handed it to Fang Yizhi's hands.
Chapter completed!