The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 454

Hongwu 26 years, June.

It has been a year since he arrived in the capital with Yan Wang Zhu Di last year.

For the capital, or the entire Ming Dynasty, it can be said that earth-shaking changes have taken place in this year.

Because of the appearance of Zhu Ying, the most orthodox eldest grandson, the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty became extremely stable.

As for the open and secret struggle between the emperor and the prince among the various dynasties in history, there is no sign of it.

First, Zhu Yuanzhang is old. In today's world, his age can be regarded as extremely old.

Secondly, Zhu Ying is still very young. He is only 20 years old this year, and he still has a long lifespan.

Of course, the most important of these is Zhu Yuanzhang's doting on his grandson.

It can be said that in any aspect, he is very tolerant. Some original taboos are nothing to Dasun.

At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace, the grandfather and grandson are looking at a map.

On this map, the territory is so large that it can be said to cover thousands of people, and the map is signed, also known as the map of all countries.

"This world is so big, our vast Ming Dynasty actually only occupies a corner of the map, compared to the world, there is a huge gap."

"In the past, Mongolia was a country, and the borders it crossed were more majestic than our dynasties in the Central Plains. It's just a pity that Genghis Khan didn't have the cultural heritage of our Shenzhou."

"Such a vast territory, after this, not only there is no legacy, but it is used as a wedding dress for others."

"In addition to leaving a strong mark in history, in the end, many descendants still live on that grassland."

"Currently, that Timur is still a bit of a great talent, but even so, he will bow down to us."

"However, grandson, you must keep in mind that in the letter of credence given to us by this guy, he puts himself in an extremely low position, and a person with such a territory can be said to have great talent and great strategy, so how can he be willing to be inferior to others? .”

"On the surface, he bowed to us, but in fact, he might have our big Ming's idea in his mind."

Looking at the map of all countries in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help expressing emotion from his heart.

Some things, in the text, especially places that have never been to, are just a very rough and vague concept, but when you see the map, this feeling is completely different.

The origin of this map is naturally not about who completed it, but Zhu Ying recalled some general memories of the maps in his previous life, and then collected the maps in the hands of businessmen from various countries.

Finally, through continuous splicing and modification, this map of all countries is finally completed.

It is naturally impossible to say that it is extremely accurate, but generally speaking, there is not much difference.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned Timur was only because Zhu Ying deliberately asked him to divide the territory directly controlled by Ming Dynasty and the territory controlled indirectly by the painter when he was drawing the picture.

For example, the command office of Uzbekistan in the Western Regions and other places, as well as places such as Liaodong and Nuergan, although guards have been established, the actual appointment and dismissal of officials, management and governance are not in the decision-making of the Ming Dynasty.

There are not many Han Chinese living there. As for the local aborigines, the people's loyalty to Daming is that the benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise sees wisdom.

After removing these places, the territory of Ming Dynasty on the map, which is very similar to the territory of Timur, looks almost the same.

In the westernmost part of the Western Regions, where Ladakh is located, it borders the Eastern Chagatai Khanate to the north and the Delhi Sultanate to the south.

To the west is the Timur Empire.

In the middle, there is the state of Kashmir.

From the map alone, the Timurid Empire has already formed a threat to Ming Dynasty.

"Grandpa, today's Timur is at war with the Golden Horde to the north, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate near Ming Dynasty, and the Delhi Sultanate."

"Bowing your head and calling yourself a minister is just an expedient measure for Timur. This is exactly the case, which shows that Timur is capable of bending and stretching. You really need to be more careful."

Zhu Ying nodded in approval.

Up to now, in fact, Zhu Ying has no idea whether this Timur will die suddenly like in history.

If it really survived, it would be a big trouble.

"We heard from Jin Yiwei that the eldest grandson gave the secret recipe of cement to Timur's grandson. What is that called Mahei?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Ying replied: "Yes, his name is Pi'er Ma Heima. After the cement appeared, he learned from the chamber of commerce that he started to think about the secret recipe of cement. Later, he specially gave it to him on the grassland. Uncle Shah Ruh, who fought in the Hetai Khanate, wrote a letter."

"Let him deliver a batch of belongings, but the letter was intercepted by the grandson, and then he sent someone to deliver it."

"The same is true for Shaharu. He sent a lot of gold and treasures over here, but his grandson had already prepared manpower in the Western Regions, so he got them away on the way."

"At first I thought about blocking the matter of the cement secret method, but after thinking about it, it would be better to give it to him."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "What do you say, grandson, tell us."

Regarding the situation on Timur's side, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know anything about the existence of such a country except that it was going deep.

After all, as far as the Western Regions alone are concerned, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is extremely far away, let alone outside the Western Regions.

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "It is said that Timur admired Genghis Khan very much, and he also imitated Genghis Khan in terms of ruling methods."

"Unlike Kublai Khan of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the emphasis on Mongolian culture is completely an act of enslavement in the areas they conquered."

"The Mongolian cavalry itself does not have the ability to produce. All their property and food come from plundering, even the army under their command."

"This also led to the places that Timur laid down, and the people of all countries are in dire straits, suffering unspeakably."

At this point, Zhu Ying did not continue.

Because the old man has the most say in these things, the root cause of the continuous growth of the original rebel army was not that Meng Yuan was not in the right position.

In the final analysis, the common people don't care about these things. The biggest key is that everyone's life can't go on anymore.

In the age when people couldn't even eat a bite of food, it was all nonsense to talk about family and country.

In the last hundred years of Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the Han people who lived in the late Mongolian Yuan Dynasty were all born in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. They don’t think they are Mongolian people, but they will know that they are Yuan people, just like the generation born at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. .

In their hearts, they are wise people.

This Ming people has nothing to do with race, whether they are Xianbei, Huns, Mongols, or Jin people, anyone who was born after the founding of the Ming Dynasty will consider himself a Ming person.

There are not a few people with blue eyes, yellow hair, or even red hair who are officials in Ming Dynasty. In the market, it is not said that anyone will pay special attention to them.

"What a big grandson, there are two tricks. If this cement is sent, Timur will be very happy. He is warlike in nature, and his vain attempt to restore the glory of Genghis Khan can be described as extremely militaristic."

"On the surface, it seems that Timur built roads and bridges, which greatly increased the speed of the cavalry, but with his temperament, he didn't need to think about it, it must be a mountain of corpses for the road, and bones for the bridge."

"Under the extreme oppression, the people in the areas being conquered by all parties will inevitably rise up to resist. Of course, this requires a good opportunity, an opportunity to break the myth of Timur's invincibility."

"It only needs a little setback, and Timur's seemingly monolithic rule will collapse."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, he was naturally extremely happy.

Because in Dasun, he saw the idea of ​​fighting.

There is a way to go up to the army to attack the strategy, secondly to attack the cross, secondly to attack the army, and then to attack the city.

On Timur's body, it was nothing more than cutting troops to attack the city.

The only thing that can be called diplomatic is the submission to Daming.

But in Dasun's place, a secret recipe of cement can damage its foundation, cracks spread all over it, and it will take a lot of labor to build roads everywhere in such a vast territory.

"Dasun, do you want to get Timur's idea?"

Having said that, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that there was a deeper reason, and that was the consequences of Timur's road construction.

A good road is like a double-edged sword. While gaining advantages, it is also a disadvantage.

His army can be mobilized faster and attack faster.

And similarly, the enemy's army can also enjoy this.

Of course, what Zhu Yuanzhang said here was not about war, but about wealth.

Zhu Ying nodded: "Give it a try, it doesn't matter if you are left or right. I am more optimistic about skinny horses and dark hemp."

"Now on his head, there is another elder brother named Ma Heima Sultan. No, I heard that his elder brother is not in good health, and he is extremely lustful and drunk. His body will be hollowed out. "

"There are no good doctors in Samarkand, they are all done by charlatans. My grandson estimates that this guy may be put to death."

"The posthumous son of Pier Mahema Timur's eldest son, Jahangir, was born forty days after his father's death. Originally, Timur designated the eldest son as the heir, but Jahangir died early, and the second son Umar Shay He also died early."

"The third son Miransha suffered from mental illness due to a head injury during the battle. The youngest son Shaharu was too kind and was not liked by Timur. He is not doing well in the war with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. very good."

"So Timur appointed Pier Mahema's elder brother Mahema Sultan as his successor."

"Assuming his elder brother dies, then Pi'erma Heima is Timur's best heir."

Listening to Zhu Ying's analysis and introduction to Timur's family, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sighed heavily, with a feeling of sadness.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you." Zhu Ying asked subconsciously.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the eldest grandson lovingly, and then said: "We found out that this Timur is also a poor person. Under the inheritance, he has a similar situation to us."

"His eldest son died young, and the huge territory can only fall on the head of his grandson in the end. What is the difference between his eldest grandson and our eldest grandson?"

"However, what makes us feel relieved is that our eldest grandson is much better than his eldest grandson. Even if we go now, we can rest assured that this great Ming will be handed over to the eldest grandson."

Zhu Ying said helplessly: "Grandpa is talking nonsense. With Grandpa's current physical condition, it is a certainty that he will live to be a hundred years old. It is one hundred and twenty-three, and my grandson thinks it is very normal."

"Grandpa is only 66 now. From my grandson's point of view, even if it is another sixty years old, so what."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Live another Jiazi. By then, my grandson will be 80 years old. How could we live so long?"

"To grow old and not die is to be a thief, and none of us want to be a thief."

Zhu Ying said seriously: "This is also possible. Grandpa's body and bones have always been good, very tough. Besides, grandson looked up the history books. Grandpa knows about Sun Simiao who is recorded there."

"Born in the Western Wei Dynasty, went through the Sui Dynasty, until the Tang Gaozong period, and died at the age of 140. This is 16 years longer than what my grandson said, and my grandfather lived another sixteen years."

"He can live for such a long time. How can grandpa not be able to do it? According to grandson, he must do it, and if he can't do it, he must do it."

"Grandson is not talking nonsense. Grandpa should know about medical skills. Grandson has already made preparations and is committed to developing medical talents."

"Especially for the inheritance physicians related to Sun Simiao, Sun Er will try his best to invite all of them to the capital to study more ways to prolong life."

Who wants to die early? There is a saying that the older you get, the more you fear death.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, the whole world is the country he brought down. Although he is a little superstitious, but he is used to fighting on the battlefield, so Zhu Yuanzhang is not so afraid of death.

Now that he wants to live a few more years, it is undoubtedly the appearance of his great grandson, which is Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest concern.

Hearing what Dasun said just now, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that there was some truth to it.

"In this world, there is no such thing as a 60-year-old grandson." Zhu Yuanzhang joked.

Zhu Ying said solemnly: "Don't talk about 60 years, even in this life, the grandson will be the grandson. That is the happiest thing for the grandson, because the grandfather can always be by his side."

"To tell you the truth, grandpa, my grandson doesn't have much expectation or idea about becoming the emperor of Ming Dynasty."

"Now the closer you are to the position of the emperor, the more you realize that while enjoying power, the emperor also assumes too many responsibilities."

"Grandpa's hard work every day, grandson sees it in the eyes, being an emperor, how can a grandson be so comfortable as a grandson now."

"Furthermore, Daming has grandpa in charge, so grandson dares to let go."

"Without grandpa going to town in the court, my grandson might be in a hurry just to deal with those civil servants."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "Whoever dares to bully our eldest grandson, we will destroy his nine clans. Just watch, grandson, grandpa will help you rule these civil officials into obedience. You dare not have any thought."

(End of this chapter)