In March of the third year of Daguan, when Lindan Batur was escaping to the west, at the foot of Chi'er Mountain, the entire Chahar tribe collapsed and returned one after another.
In June of the third year of Daguan, the Chahar tribes officially declared Emperor Feng Keng of Great China to be the Khan of Heaven. Immediately afterwards, the Tumote tribes and the Ordos tribes also recognized the jurisdiction of the Great China Dynasty over the grassland tribes.
In the entire grassland, except for the Inner and Outer Khalkha tribes, the situation has become increasingly clear.
In September of the third year of Dakan, the domestic situation in North Korea was turbulent, and Japan intended to send troops to North Korea. However, the Beihai Navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty was dispatched to Jeju Island and Ezo Island, forcing Japan to give up this attempt.
On September 19, the Nanhai Navy entered Ryukyu; on October 16, the Nanhai Navy sank three Satsuma Navy warships near Tanegashima, and the Sino-Japanese naval battle broke out, known in history as the Taikan War against Japan.
Since October of the third year of Daguan, the war between China and Japan at sea has continued.
On March 12, the fourth year of Taikan, Beihai Navy bombarded Nagasaki, causing hundreds of houses to catch fire and causing heavy losses.
On June 18th of the fourth year of Taikan, the Nanhai Navy bombarded Osaka, causing panic throughout Honshu Island.
Starting from August of the fourth year of Taikan, Dongjiang Town successively entered Ezo Island and crossed the Tsugaru Strait to attack the northern part of Honshu Island.
At the same time, Torai Town, with the cooperation of the Nanhai Navy, attacked from Ryukyu, passed through Amami Oshima and Tanegashima, landed in the west of Kyushu Island, and launched a fierce battle with Satsuma Domain.
Facing the aggressive momentum of China, the Tokugawa shogunate had no choice but to propose peace talks with China.
In February of the fifth year of Daguan, China and Japan held negotiations in Nagasaki, and finally signed the "China-Japan Nagasaki Treaty". Both parties agreed to open the domestic market, and Dahua, cotton, silk, tea, and iron materials began to enter the Japanese market in a large scale.
In the seventh year of Daguan, Zasai died of illness, and the inner Khalkha tribes were in civil strife, which attracted the attention of the Outer Khalkha tribes. Subadi led the Outer Khalkha tribes to drink from the East Mongolian grasslands, intending to annex the Inner Khalkha tribes. The tribes in Inner Khalkha panicked and asked the imperial court for help.
From the seventh year of Daguan to the eleventh year of Daguan, after four years of intermittent wars, the Great China court finally defeated the Outer Khalkhas. Subadi died in the battle, and Shuolei led the Outer Khalkha tribes to surrender. At this time, all the Mongolian tribes have surrendered to the rule of the Chinese court. The northern section of the Chinese territory has crossed the North Sea (Lake Baikal) in the east and reached the Are River (the upper reaches of the Ob River) in the west.
While continuously expanding to the north, the main energy of the imperial court actually began to turn to the south after signing the treaty with Japan in the fifth year of Daguan. Even during the war against Khalkha Mongolia, it did not affect the imperial court's strategy for Southeast Asia. .
With the increasing power of the Netherlands and the Francois occupying Luzon, the entry of the Nanyang Navy has made the entire Nanyang situation even more confusing.
From the ninth year of Daguan to the thirty-second year of Daguan, the Nanyang Navy, together with Jiangbei Town and Denglai Town, successively fought with the Folangji people, the Netherlands and other places in Sulu, Srivijaya, Molucca, Belitung and other places. The people and later the English fought for it, and four battles called the First and Fourth Nanyang War broke out. From the 16th to the 32nd year of Daguan, Dahua successively established Peninsula Prefecture (now Singapore and the southern part of the Malay Peninsula), Bo Ni Prefecture (now the northern and eastern parts of Kalimantan), Xiangdao Prefecture (the Molucca Islands and its Surrounding areas), Jinzhoufu (now central and northern Sumatra).
Finally, after November of the 32nd year of Daguan, all parties signed an agreement in Manchuria. Dahua obtained control of Sulu, Aceh, Manchuria, Molucca and other places, and officially established Nanyang Province. .
"Are we done talking?" Feng Ziying looked at Zheng Chongjian who had rushed back from Guangzhou. Although he was exhausted, he was full of energy. "Dazhang, you should also pay attention to your health. You are not young anymore, so you have to take it easy." ”
Zheng Chongjian has served as Cabinet Group Assistant and Foreign Minister for ten years. Since the great restructuring of Daguan in the 22nd year, he has firmly held this position and no one can shake it.
"That's it, Your Majesty, we also need to take a rest. If we are too aggressive, I'm worried that the Netherlands and the Britons will join forces. In addition, the French and Francons are also interested in joining their alliance. Although they are several They are still at loggerheads in Europe, but in the East, their interests are the same."
Zheng Chongjian nodded, "In addition, in Japan, the English and Dutch are frequently wooing Tokugawa Iemitsu, and even support Tokugawa Iemitsu's suppression of Catholicism. They just want to find an ally in East Asia, Tokugawa Iemitsu." They were moved, so the two sides got very close."
Feng Ziying recalled, "The country in England is in chaos. Can Cromwell still control the situation? That son of Charles I must have been seeking restoration, right? None of the countries on the European continent seem to recognize Cromwell's dictatorship. Is that right?"
Zheng Chongjian admired Feng Ziying's memory very much. He remembered some things that he didn't even tell the other person very much, but the other party remembered them very clearly.
"The domestic situation in England is very chaotic, and Cromwell's health seems to be not very good. In which direction he will go, the news coming back from Europe is uncertain, but these Westerners are fighting to death in their hometown, When we get here, they often make peace and collude, perhaps because we put too much pressure on them."
Zheng Chongjian’s emotional tone made Feng Ziying laugh. “This is our home court, shouldn’t it be like this? There is never anything that can be obtained easily, and I never make such false fantasies.”
"Well, so we have also made up our minds. If they want to fight, we will accompany them. If they want to negotiate, it can be done at our own pace." Zheng Chongjian nodded: "So this time we can still negotiate, and we basically achieved our intention, but It is estimated that they will definitely not give up. This may be a period of truce, and we have also held back a lot of energy in the northwest."
Feng Ziying frowned. The expansion in the northwest was not going very smoothly, but this was expected. The long supply line and the harsh climate and geological environment along the line greatly restricted the progress of immigration, and also had a great impact on the enthusiasm of immigrants to settle. .
This is a long-term process. Feng Ziying will not give up as long as she lives and will continue to work hard.
The only hope is how to solve the problem of supplying and transporting grain and grass materials to the northwest. This is currently the biggest problem. I don’t know if there is any progress at the Imperial Gokuyuan.
Thinking of the Imperial Palace Museum, Feng Ziying couldn't help but look forward to it.