The news that Dolgon led 150,000 Houjin Tartars to enter the pass and plunder soon spread to Huai'an.

Zheng Xunrui is a little puzzled, history seems to be developing along the original track, there has not been much change, is it possible that everything he has done, can not change history in the end, you must know that a large number of national capital has appeared in various parts of Huaibei, many large workshops have appeared one after another, the appearance of a large number of these large workshops indicates that many things will change, indicating that a new class is gradually rising, the next step, Zheng Xunrui has to do is to open the sea ban, we must open up the road of overseas trade, This is a huge fortune, and it is also the basis for the tentacles of the Ming Dynasty to really extend outward.

The composition of Huaibei's taxes has undergone fundamental changes in a very short period of time, with commercial and trade taxes accounting for more than seventy percent of all taxes, agricultural taxes can no longer be compared, and the traditional agricultural society has been fundamentally shaken.

It was at this time that the Houjin Tartars invaded the pass again.

This is a big blow to Zheng Xunrui's plan.

Houjin Tatars invaded the Guannei, Beizhili and the northern lands will suffer from looting, the people will suffer heavy losses, the north will also because of the invasion of the Houjin Tatars, too many things have happened, the imperial court in order to be able to protect the capital, will definitely mobilize all aspects of the force to protect the capital, the brunt is Henan and Huguang and other places of the Liukou, the pressure is rapidly reduced, the Liukou will take advantage of this opportunity to vigorously develop, and even directly attack the city and pull out the village, in this case, Caoyun will not be affected, this is something that no one can say.

The second is that Shaanxi is likely to be affected, Hong Xintao recruited 15,000 people in Shaanxi, the total strength of the Zheng army stationed in Shaanxi reached 20,000, and the consumption of money and food has increased significantly, fortunately, the transaction with the Ordos tribe and the Tumut tribe in Mongolia is very smooth, especially the transaction of the Mauser gun, which has never been hot, and the leader of the Mongolian tribe is willing to exchange anything for the Mauser gun after learning the power of the Mauser gun. They couldn't take out so much silver for a while, and they were willing to exchange it for war horses, which allowed Hong Xintao to smoothly solve the expenses needed by the soldiers of the Zheng family.

But once the north is completely chaotic, it is impossible for the huge Shaanxi not to be affected. Zheng Xunrui has written to Wen Zhenheng many times, asking Shaanxi to also start collecting trade taxes, no matter how much it can be collected, at least it needs to change the situation of relying on agricultural taxes to support the situation, and after the chaos in the north. Shaanxi is the first to be affected.

In the end, Cao Yun is very likely to suffer a heavy blow, Liukou has long noticed Cao Yun, but because of the strength of Zheng Jiajun, he has not dared to make any moves, if most of the troops are transferred to the capital, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will not take risks, keep an eye on Cao Yun, or even directly spend more money and grain, if this happens, Shaanxi's mutual market will be affected.

Ordos tribe and Tumut tribe. The two tribes, because of the long-term mutual market, the strength of the gradual growth, with the guarantee of food, can ensure the survival rate of the population, the population of the grassland tribe is the most valuable resource, the strength of the two tribes, but also completely ensure the stability of the border pass in Shaanxi, such a situation must be maintained. Even if there is a great chaos in the north, Wen Zhenheng and Hong Xintao can free up their hands to deal with it, and they can even let the Ordos tribe and the Tumut tribe send troops to assist.

The Houjin Tartars, led by Dolgon, were victorious. In a short period of time, Tongzhou was occupied, forming a huge threat to the capital, and many scholars and merchants in Beizhili knew the news and began to flee to the south, and the scholars and merchants thought that the safest place was Huai'an. The second is Shaanxi, where rich scholars and businessmen first go to Huai'an.

They followed the ships to Huai'an, which also made the Huai'an wharf more lively, and there were scholars and merchants entering Huai'an every day.

Huai'an prefect Wu Weiye, Tongzhi Wenkun, and Shanyin County Commander Li Yan are also extremely busy, the sudden increase in personnel, involving all aspects, Huai'an must not because of a large number of people entering, resulting in rising prices, this is a matter that the county government must control, of course, completely stabilize prices, it is also impossible, for example, the price of restaurants, inns, etc. will definitely rise, and even the price of Qinglou will follow the price.

Zheng Xunrui didn't care about these specific matters, Wu Weiye, Wen Kun and Li Yan and others all went to the governor's palace to report, Zheng Xunrui asked Xu Wanghua to consider these things, and he began to meditate on the map every day.

Xu Wanghua and others knew that Zheng Xunrui needed to think about important things and would not bother, Xu Wanghua was directly responsible for the overall affairs of the Governor's Palace, Li Panlong was responsible for implementing many matters arranged by Xu Wanghua, and Cao Yun was specifically responsible for Ma Zhukui, Ma Shiying, Ma Shiying, and Su Jiancheng, who was escorted to participate in politics.

Huaibei did not suffer any impact because of the invasion of the Houjin Tartars, and even those northern scholars and merchants who came to Huai'an in a panic also quickly calmed down after entering the Huai'an Mansion City, and felt that their choice was very correct, Huai'an's peace and prosperity made them feel at ease, and some people even wrote to friends and suggested that they come to Huai'an.

Caoyun Governor's Palace, study.

Zheng Xunrui looked at the map on the table, pondered for a long time, and turned his head to Zheng Jinhong beside him.

"Jinhong, the imperial court ordered the Jiliao Governor Lord Hong Chengchou to lead the Datong border army to resist the Houjin Tartars, and dispatched the governor of the five provinces, Lord Xiong Wencan, to lead the troops into the capital, what do you think?"

"Young master, my subordinates don't understand why the imperial court didn't transfer the Zheng family's army."

Zheng Jinhong did not answer the question directly, but talked about Zheng Jiajun.

Zheng Xunrui smiled slightly.

"You can think of these, it's very good, the emperor is unwilling to transfer the Zheng family's army, there must be a pimple in my heart, these days I have carefully thought about Huang Taiji's measures, we occupied Fuzhou and other places, after capturing Azig, Huang Taiji suddenly decided to bow down to the court, this is not in line with common sense, the Manchu Eight Banners did not suffer a devastating blow, its strength is still strong, in this case, there is no need to bow down to the ministers, now it seems, I understand the meaning of it."

"Huang Taiji probably decided that it is impossible for me to be stable within the Ming court, in the past, the court focused its main attention on Liaodong, once the situation in Liaodong is stabilized, there will inevitably be infighting within the court, Zheng Jiajun is so strong, it is difficult for the emperor to turn a blind eye, I don't know when he will do it, so there is a problem within the Ming court, Huang Taiji will not be able to take advantage of the weakness."

"The person who can give Huang Taiji this idea is still very good, but unfortunately Huang Taiji can't hold his breath, probably I heard that the rogues in Henan and other places have begun to plunder, and I think the opportunity is very good, and since Huang Taiji ascended the throne, the battle with the Ming Dynasty has not been able to achieve any decisive victory, and it is impossible to explain it internally, so I can't help but send Dolgon to lead the army, and once again enter the pass to plunder."

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Zheng Jinhong followed and spoke.

"The young master's subordinates can't think of these analyses, but the subordinates think that since Huang Taiji sent Dolgon into the pass to plunder, can he order Yang He and Wang Yuncheng to attack Gaizhou and other places, and take advantage of this time to take Gaizhou, Yaozhou, Haizhou and other places, so that they can directly threaten Shenyang and Liaoyang."

Zheng Jinhong said this, he is confident, the Huai'an Firearms Bureau worked overtime to produce, from May to September five months, produced 5,000 Mauser guns, 80 Hongyi cannons, of which 1,000 Mauser guns were shipped to Shaanxi, the remaining 4,000 Mauser guns, all equipped in place, has formed a whole two Shenji battalions, 80 Hongyi cannons, and a number of Fran machines, equipped with two artillery battalions, such combat effectiveness, enough to despise Houjin Tartar.

Of course, the consumption of the Firearms Bureau is also huge, but fortunately, the silver continues to enter the treasury of the Zheng family, which is enough for expenses.

Zheng Xunrui shook his head slightly.

"In the capital, many people are dissatisfied with me and Zheng Jiajun, if it weren't for Huang Taiji's impatience to do it, maybe the emperor would have issued an order, thinking about cutting off the connection between me and Zheng Jiajun, in this case, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty be chaotic, since the emperor is suspicious of Zheng Jiajun and me, I won't be in this troubled water."

Zheng Jinhong was a little surprised, looking at Zheng Xunrui, he was speechless for a while, he had been by the young master's side for decades, and he didn't believe that the young master would make such a decision.

Zheng Xunrui walked to Zheng Jinhong's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"Jinhong, I know what you think, there are some decisions I have to make, at present our focus is not on the Houjin Tartars, not the Huang Taiji, what we need to deal with is the Donglin Party, and even the court and the emperor, specific to this time, what we need to deal with is the Liukou, the invasion of the Houjin Tartars has led to chaos in the north, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will not give up, if they set their sights on Caoyun, then I will not be polite, you immediately send someone to inform Hong Xintao in Shaanxi, and make all the combat preparations, Zheng Jiajun either didn't do it, or if he did, he would let the rogues suffer a heavy blow. ”

Watching Zheng Jinhong leave the study, Zheng Xunrui's face became cold, and the information sent by the secret line of the capital let him know that the emperor and the court had an unusual fear of Zheng Jiajun, and even prepared to do it, in this case, Zheng Jiajun could not act rashly, and when the situation in the north was out of control, and when the emperor and the court asked Zheng Jiajun to send troops, he would really do something to Houjin Tartar.

To be more precise, the invasion of the Houjin Tartars is the strength of the damaged Ming Dynasty, not the strength of his Zheng Xunrui. (To be continued.) )