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Chongzhen summoned his trusted ministers to discuss the matter.

There is no other good way except to send people to chase after them.

Emperor Chongzhen was extremely furious: "Traitors, all of them are traitors! Mobilize the troops immediately, chase them and kill them all..."

Facing the furious Emperor Chongzhen.

Yuan Chonghuan, Wang Huazhen and others did not dare to say a word of advice.

This incident is too serious - those damn guys stole so much food!

This will not only create tremendous pressure on the army's logistical supplies, but will also seriously affect everyone's military morale.

The Ming court left their homes and headed south with a large number of people.

If you can't even fill your stomach, why are you coming here?

There will definitely be a big mess by then.

So this food issue is definitely a big problem.

If strong measures are not taken in time to deal with it, the consequences will be disastrous.

So, Yuan Chonghuan and Shi Kefa quickly led their troops south.

The group was led by Yuan Chonghuan and marched by land.

The other route was led by Shi Kefa, who encircled the enemy by water.

Try to block the routes for the aristocratic families to go out to sea.

They vowed to get back the stolen food.

Otherwise, the days ahead will be extremely difficult...

……

at the same time.

Near the distant Strait of Malacca.

The brothers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng were drinking wine leisurely.

Zheng Zhifeng: "Brother, how much food can you bring back for us this time?"

Zheng Zhilong: "It's hard to say. Emperor Chongzhen and his trusted ministers are very capable and resourceful.

I guess those aristocratic families may not be able to escape smoothly, and if that happens, it’s hard to say how much food they can get!"

Zheng Zhifeng: "Then our fleet has made a wasted trip, right?"

Zheng Zhilong: "It won't be a wasted trip. Don't underestimate the power of those aristocratic families! Those guys may not be able to escape unscathed, but they won't be completely wiped out either.

Moreover, they had already transported a lot of food to remote islands before this, and the people in the court would definitely not be able to find the food.

If nothing happens to the people from the noble families, we will have to do some work after they come here. If something happens to them, all the food will be ours after it is transported back!"

“Hahaha…” Zheng Zhifeng laughed and said, “Brother is right, you told me about this before, but I didn’t remember it all of a sudden!

My brain is not as good as my brother's. If you need anything from now on, just tell me. I really can't use my brain!"

Zheng Zhilong was indeed a man of extraordinary intelligence.

And they dared to fight and struggle, otherwise the Zheng family would not have been able to rise so quickly.

This time Zheng Zhilong made a careful plan.

All aspects have been taken into consideration.

So he could be sure of his fleet.

This trip will definitely not be in vain...

……

The next two days.

Emperor Chongzhen received even worse news.

Those are the large number of ordinary people they coaxed and deceived into coming here from the Jiangnan region.

Surprisingly, many of them followed the aristocratic families.

Emperor Chongzhen suppressed his anger.

He asked his trusted ministers, "What is going on here? Although this place is hot, the grain yield is high!

Three crops can be harvested in a year. The people can stay here and farm peacefully. They will never go hungry. With fields, land and food, why would they run away?

When the imperial court moved south, we tried every possible means to bring as many people as possible with us. You all know this very well.

But how could these common people who were unwilling to leave their homes follow the aristocratic families so easily? "

Zhang Guobing from the Jinyiwei Command Room: “Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei has already found out the reason.

In addition to the sons of the noble families, their servants and guards, and various relatives, the common people followed them because of the great efforts of the Buddhist sect! "

"Buddhism, what did the Buddhists do?" Emperor Chongzhen asked in confusion.

Zhang Guobing: "Your Majesty, the Buddhist sect is colluding with the aristocratic families and taking advantage of their influence among the common people.

They told the people that if they followed them, they would go to a supreme Buddhist kingdom where there was no disease, no hunger, and no oppression.

Under the strong persuasion of the Buddhists, the aristocratic families promised various benefits, so the common people followed them..."

Emperor Chongzhen: "Damn it, all these bald donkeys deserve to die! Now I finally understand why Mao Wenlong wanted to kill the bald donkeys in Buddhism!

These so-called bald donkeys who are pure in six senses and empty of the four elements are the kind who have no king and no father! Jinyiwei and Dongchang will go out immediately and arrest all the bald donkeys for me..."

Zhang Guobing: "I obey your order, but we are a little short of manpower. Your Majesty, please let others cooperate with us."

Emperor Chongzhen: "Yes, Wang Huazhen, mobilize the people of the Beijing camp to cooperate with them and make sure to capture all the traitors!"

Wang Huazhen: "I obey your order..."

Then Wang Huazhen and Zhang Guodong left.

Quickly mobilize personnel and work together with the East Factory led by Wang Chengen to conduct a comprehensive search and arrest of Buddhist members.

There is actually a more serious problem.

Wang Huazhen, Duke of Yingguo, Yuan Chonghuan, Shi Kefa and others all saw it clearly.

But they didn't dare tell Emperor Chongzhen.

That is, Emperor Chongzhen and the Ming Dynasty had been completely abandoned by interest groups such as aristocratic families and Buddhism.

Because they didn't have high hopes for Emperor Chongzhen and the Ming Dynasty at all!

So they just want to run away.

The farther away from Mao Wenlong and the others, the better.

Otherwise, one day, Mao Wenlong and his men will march south.

They will once again face the fate of destruction.

Will the dynasty be destroyed or not? Will the emperor be dead or alive?

Those aristocratic families and interest groups don't care at all, whether it's the emperor or the court.

It's just a tool for them to squeeze the people's money.

In the face of interests, these are not worth mentioning.

So people don’t have any psychological burden when they run!

And Wang Huazhen and others were also very clear about it.

When Mao Wenlong and his men really marched south, the Ming court would have no choice but to flee again or perish!

But they still chose to serve Emperor Chongzhen.

This is certainly due to loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

Another important reason is that they are the royalists.

It is deeply tied to the interests of the court and the emperor.

In this situation, they can't just run away if they want to!

After all, what scholars in ancient times cared about most was reputation.

They don't want to be branded as disloyal and unjust!

……

Aristocratic families and various interest groups.

He has already started running away cleanly.

And the combined fleet of Western colonists.

Heading north quickly...