#253 - Ming 38: Manchus, and Pirates, and Rebels, Oh My!
The History of China
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The Rebels of the Imperial Empire in the Mid-1630s
Rebel operations expanded during 1635-36, and it was the dynasty's good fortune that a conclave of rebel leaders held in Hanan failed to achieve unity. Hong and Lu spent the next two years combating the mobile rebels, while also trying to control the unruly officers and men under their own command. Appalling economic conditions in the northwest provided rebel leaders with a constant supply of disaffected, desperate, and disgruntled peasants turned rebel recruits.
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