The time entered May, and the world of the entire Ming Dynasty was still in chaos, the drought and turmoil in the northwest still showed no signs of abatement and relief, and the rebellion in the southwest was still in the stalemate stage of trying to calm down. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The southeast is a little better, after the Tu Achou Rebellion in Zhejiang was pacified, Cai Maode took Ling Mengchu and some soldiers and horses under Zhang Cunren's command, and still rushed around the mountainous areas of western Zhejiang, preparing to exterminate all the big and small thieves on the hills.

Tu Achou changed his name to Tu Yongzhong and became a commander of the rural soldiers under Ling Mengchu, following Cai Maode and Ling Mengchu to the front line of suppressing bandits in various mountains in western Zhejiang.

And Zheng Zhilong also led the main force of more than 20,000 sailors under his command, and they have also been stationed in the Bengang base camp on Dongfan Island.

After Zheng Zhilong landed in Bengang, his troops were quickly divided into two routes, one was led by Zheng Cai, He Bin and others, and the troops entered Tamsui to guard against the Spaniards in the city of San Salvador near the port of Jilong in the north of Dongfan Island, especially the fort of Santo Domingo.

On the other hand, Zheng Zhilong personally led the main force south to Dongfanwei Xiao Yuanqianhusuo, recruited people to build more cities, and prevented the Dutch red-haired devils who occupied the southern part of Dongfan Island.

With the return to the imperial court for a year, Zheng Zhilong no longer shy away from talking about the Spaniards and Dutch on Dongfan Island in his report to the imperial court.

These situations, which were previously avoided as hidden worries, have now become the reason for him to obtain muskets, artillery and other armaments from the imperial court, and at first he regarded them as a threat to the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty from time to time, and the imperial court openly exaggerated them.

However, for Zheng Zhilong and the Fujian and Guangdong officials such as Cai Shanji and Hong Yunsteam, who helped Zheng Zhilong write a book to talk about maritime threats, the Chongzhen Emperor is now supportive, and he is happy to see them exaggerating the maritime threat of the Spaniards or the Dutch to the southeast of the Ming Dynasty in the imperial court.

Because, although the maritime threat to the southeast coast of the Taixi countries is not as big as they say at present, it is real.

One day, the official army and sailors of the Ming Dynasty will have a long time at sea with these Western Hongmaoyi, rather than working hard to mobilize at that time, it is better to start to wake up the courtiers now, and create a good atmosphere of public opinion between the government and the opposition in advance for the future Daxing sailors.

Although the southeast coast is also in chaos, it is not so urgent compared with the northwest and southwest, and even compared with the situation faced by Liaodong and Dongjiang Town, it is much better.

At least for now, the external disturbances on the southeast coast can be pushed to the Zheng Group, which has a stakeholder, to deal with it for the time being.

The reason why this is so is because Emperor Chongzhen really does not have much energy, financial resources and troops to invest in coastal defense affairs in the southeast.

In October of the second year of Chongzhen in history, Huang Taiji, the Houjin Tiancong Khan, led more than 100,000 troops to detour through Mongolia and break through the border from Jizhen.

Now that it was May, Emperor Chongzhen had to focus more of his imperial attention on the northern frontier.

Although the current Dongjiang Town is much stronger than the Dongjiang Town in history, not only the troops are stronger than the original, the equipment is better than the original, and the supply of grain, grass and ammunition is much more sufficient than the same period in history, but even so, Emperor Chongzhen does not dare to conclude whether Jianyu will give up the detour south to attack the Ming Jingshi because of this.

Historically, the background of the Jin State detouring south through Mongolia to attack the Ming Dynasty was not only the elimination of the threat of Dongjiang Town after the death of Mao Wenlong, but also two other reasons, one was the serious economic difficulties in the Later Jin Dynasty.

After the defection of the Liu Xingzuo brothers, the attitude of the Jurchen nobles of the Later Jin Kingdom towards the Han people under their rule deteriorated, and a large number of Han coated serfs fled from the territory of the Later Jin to North Korea and fled to Denglai, which made the Later Jin Kingdom in the following year, the grain production was greatly reduced, and the trade and trade were withered.

Therefore, it can be said that economic difficulties are the fundamental reason why Huang Taiji led the Houjin army southward in October of the second year of Chongzhen, that is, in October of the third year of Tiancong.

So this factor, at this time in this time and space, has not been eliminated, and it can even be said that the economic difficulties in Houjin have not only not improved, but also with the failure of the attack on Dongjiang Town, the defection of the Liu brothers, and the return of North Korea to the Ming Dynasty, it has further intensified and deteriorated.

If since the spring, the Houjin army has not plundered enough population and wealth from their northern savage Jurchens and other unaffiliated tribes, then going south to plunder the Ming will still be an inevitable choice for them.

Compared with history, Donggang Town has changed now, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula has also changed, but the economic difficulties in Jianyu's country have not changed.

Therefore, even if the threat of Dongjiang Town to the back road of the Jin Kingdom after Jianyu became more and more serious, it was still possible that Jianguo would lead the crowd south to loot the Ming during the most difficult period of life for the Jurchens and Mongols in the autumn and winter.

This is a basic judgment of the situation in the Northeast after Emperor Chongzhen synthesized various intelligence during this period of time.

In the north of the Later Jin Kingdom, there lived a large number of wild Jurchen tribes, as well as Buryats, Hezhes, Daurs, Oroqen, Evenks, Yakuts, and other tribes or nomadic or fishing and hunting.

These various northern tribes, large and small, some of them of Mongol and some of them of Tungusic race, although they were vast and numerous tribes, were poorer than the other, and after the conquest of these tribes, apart from them a large number of brave and warlike adult men, they could not get much other wealth they needed, such as salt, tea, grain, cloth, and so on.

Moreover, the property they can plunder from these northern tribes, such as furs, Dongzhu, deer antlers, etc., also needs to find ways to sell them to the Ming Dynasty, so attacking the Ming Dynasty in the south is also a dead knot that is difficult to untie for the survival and development of the Houjin Kingdom.

In addition, there is another reason that cannot be ignored, that is, the practical need of the Later Jin to further stabilize the Eastern Mongolian tribes.

Historically, Huang Taiji had such considerations, and in the current situation, he will definitely still have such thoughts, and it should be more urgent.

After all, not all the Eastern Mongolian tribes in this time and space were attached to the Houjin, at least the Karaqin tribes, the Kulun tribe and the Duolun tribe have now switched to the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the Horqin tribes, the Mongol tribes in the Eastern Mongolian steppes that had previously been annexed to the Houjin have either been wiped out in the war last year, or have been severely weakened in the war, and thus have developed centrifugal tendencies.

Then the Jin army made a detour through Mongolia and attacked the Ming Dynasty, which could not only deter the Mongolian tribes that were not so desperately following with a strong military might, but also lead the armies of the Eastern Mongolian tribes to go south together to avenge the defeated tribes in last year's war, and completely tie these Mongolian tribes to the chariot of the Jurchens against the Ming Dynasty, so as to prevent these tribes from following the current Karaqin tribes and defecting to the Ming Dynasty.

With so many benefits in front of him, even if he faces the threat of Dongjiang Town in the future, Huang Taiji will choose to detour to Mongolia and go south to Daming.

Since there is such a basic judgment, then Emperor Chongzhen must continue to make the final preparations in order to prevent the prisoners from entering the army, and as for the chaos in the northwest, southwest, and southeast, he can only let other ministers deal with it.

After all, the Jianyu in the northeast is the most insidious and terrible enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and this is also a real confidant.