The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Since ancient times, the princes of all dynasties have been eager to become emperors.

Like Zhu Ying now, it can be said that she is fully qualified to force the palace.

At present, almost all the military power in the palace is under Zhu Ying's contact, not to mention complete control, but it is necessary to fake an imperial decree, dismiss the imperial guards, and then recruit some cronies or something.

It is simply not too easy.

It's just that Zhu Ying never thought about it in her heart.

He sincerely hoped that the old man could live as long as possible.

Putting aside the busyness of government affairs, it doesn't mean to be lazy or anything, but after so long, the old man treats him well, even if he doesn't usually express it.

But people's hearts are fleshy. Although I have the memory of later generations, it seems that I don't belong to this era, but even if the old man treats him like this, no one can say that he has a heart of stone.

So on many policy issues, even if the old man disagrees with it now, or puts it on hold, Zhu Ying will not say that he has to deal with it in a hurry, and just take it slowly.

Up to now, since Zhu Ying entered the palace for more than two years, earth-shaking changes have taken place in Daming.

The country of Wa, which was not fought before, has now been fought.

The lowliness of a businessman in the past is gradually rising.

Civil officials used to be poor, but now their salaries have been increased. At least the truly upright officials can live comfortably without corruption.

There is also the development of firearms, the promotion of high-yield crops, and the encouragement of fertility.

A series of measures such as education, popularization of the law, sea ban, etc., are constantly adding foundations to the Ming Dynasty, strengthening the national strength, and extending the country.

Nowadays, no matter whether it is in the palace, or in the army, among the ministers, or among the common people, whoever speaks of His Highness the Grandson will not be able to say yes.

Now that her reputation has reached the current level, Zhu Ying is already very successful. As long as it continues step by step, Daming will become more and more prosperous, and in terms of territory, it can also expand even more.

After two years of recuperation, Daming now has enough food reserves and enough wealth.

It's time to really expand the territory.

Now the first step is not to fight the grasslands, nor is it to invade Nanyang and occupy the country of Japan.

Instead, turn those lands that have been indirectly controlled by the Ming Dynasty into the real territory of the Ming Dynasty.

There are two big chunks here.

One is the Western Regions, and the other is Liaodong.

These two places belonged to Daming in name, but in fact the local aborigines made their own decisions. No matter whether it was the law or other aspects, they did not say to follow the direction of Daming.

Even when the new lord is ruling the roost, he is seeking a name on Daming's side, that's all.

Between the Western Regions and Liaodong, Zhu Ying still thinks Liaodong is the most important.

There is fertile black land there, and it can also resist the threat of the border. If you take all Liaodong into your pocket first, it means that you can plant with peace of mind, and you can also accumulate troops.

From the top of Liaodong, there are many Jurchen ministries.

The current Jurchen is not in any danger to Da Ming at all, the level difference is too great.

Now Jurchen is divided into three parts: Jianzhou, Haixi, and Savage.

But its main body is the Jurchen in the broad sense of the Jin and Yuan dynasties, that is, the tribal alliance that surrendered to the Jin Dynasty regime.

It is not a distinction of race, but of geography.

Most of the Jurchens now need to rely on supplies such as food, ironware, and seeds from the Ming Dynasty in order to be able to survive.

For example, fishing and hunting, most of them can only be small tribes, and they cannot develop into most of them without farming.

A simple ration issue can stump all small tribes.

"There is a shortage of soldiers in the grasslands, so why not go directly to the Jurchen tribes to recruit soldiers. As long as the rations and salaries are sufficient, those Jurchen tribes will naturally have no possibility of refusing."

Thinking this way in Zhu Ying's heart, she simply revised a book and counted it as an order.

Let the steppe military base be established to strengthen the absorption of Jurchen tribes.

At this point, even Zhang Bo once belonged to the barbarian Jurchen.

Thinking so, he summoned Zhang Wen to the palace.

"Greetings to Your Majesty the Grandson." Zhang Wen saluted respectfully.

Zhu Ying waved her hand and told her to sit and talk.

"I heard that you have been living a very comfortable life recently. That girl came all the way to see you. Has it already been discussed?"

"If there is no problem, I will give you a marriage. Youdao means to start a family and start a business. You are not too young. If you are your age, the children are already running around. It is time to settle the marriage."

Zhu Ying said with a smile, she was very concerned about Zhang Wen.

Zhang Wen was born in Jurchen and was illiterate since he was a child. Although he read later, his literary level was actually limited to the stage of literacy.

But for Zhu Ying, lack of ability doesn't really matter much, what he wants is his own people.

There is no doubt about Zhang Wen's loyalty.

As a grandson, or as an emperor, do you want to extend your power by relying on those capable ministers?
No, on the contrary, it depends on the servants who are loyal to themselves.

In history, many emperors liked corrupt officials, villains, and treacherous officials. Is it because these emperors are stupid?

Not sure.

Because these corrupt officials, villains, and treacherous officials, to a large extent, although they have their own shortcomings, they will seriously help the emperor.

People, the most fearful thing is that there are no shortcomings.

If it is too perfect, it will hinder the emperor's power.

After all, the emperor is also a human being, and he also has his own selfishness. Some things that are not easy to put on the surface always need people to do them.

This principle is true whether it is in the past, the present, or in the distant future.

Talented people are often very high-ranking, but they are flattering people, but they are always rising step by step.

It sounds uncomfortable, but it's just the reality, and it doesn't add much.

Even if it is Zhu Ying, she must have enough cronies who can trust her in order to firmly control the entire Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Wen felt warm in his heart when he heard His Highness Taisun's concern.

Sure enough, the boss still didn't forget himself.

During this period of time, since Zhang Wen was expelled from Jin Yiwei because of Zhang San, he followed Uncle Zhang in the chamber of commerce as before.

Mostly dealing with intelligence matters, which is also his specialty.

It's just that from a sensory point of view, it seems that he has not been reused by the boss. Even Zhang Bo is more anxious about this point, but there is nothing he can do.

Now it's finally time.

"My lord, thank you Your Highness."

Zhang Wenna bowed his head.

Although he is not Jin Yiwei, he is still an official and can be regarded as an alternate, so he can also call himself a minister.

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "It should have been like this a long time ago."

Then he said with emotion: "It has been seven years since I brought you out of the grassland."

Zhang Wen replied seriously: "Your Highness, seven years and three months, I will always remember that it was His Highness who gave us tribal rations at that time, so that our clansmen would not starve to death. Survive the winter."

"Zhang Wen has already sworn to Changshengtian that he will always be loyal to His Highness in this life."

Zhu Ying nodded: "Time flies so fast, it's been so long in a flash."

"Since I came out there, you have been running around with me, and you have never gone back."

Hearing this, Zhang Wen also had some memories.

After all, he grew up there, and people always have an inexplicable yearning for their hometown.

But then, Zhang Wen replied firmly; "The place where His Highness is, and where the clansmen are, is our hometown."

Zhu Ying laughed and said, "I'm not here today to test your loyalty, there's no need to say that."

"Recently, you should have heard about the establishment of a military base on the grassland. The place where the base is currently established is not far from your home. Now Daming is getting richer and stronger, and the food reserves are relatively large. enough."

"I just thought, after you get married, bring some people over there to gather some Jurchen tribes, let them join our big Ming family, and avoid the suffering of hunger and cold in the future."

When Zhang Wen heard this, he kowtowed immediately: "Zhang Wen is for the Jurchen clan, thank you for your kindness."

After all, there are some good tribes who are still discussing life among the black water and white mountains.

Zhang Wen could see Daming's wealth, and if nothing else, at least he would have no problem eating his fill.

Only on this point, it is impossible for Zhang Wen to communicate with Zhu Yinglai. Now that Daming has such a policy, Zhang Wen is really happy for the Jurchen clan.

Zhu Yingdao: "Since you have no opinion, I will send an order to the Qin Tianjian to fix an auspicious day for you to get married."

"After marriage, you can take your wife and go to the Liaodong grassland together. I will appoint you as the supervisor of the grassland military base, so that in the name of Ming Dynasty, I can easily recruit some tribes to join."

"I will also give you the position of chief instructor of the grassland military base. The tribesmen who have been summoned, or the tribes of the grassland who have joined, can be trained by you."

"There are fewer doctors on the grassland. I will send some imperial physicians to go with you. First, it can better treat some diseases. Second, if your wife is pregnant, she can also take better care of her."

Hearing his master take care of him so carefully, Zhang Wen was very excited: "The minister must devote himself to His Highness, and die!"

Zhu Ying waved her hands and said with a smile: "Okay, you are not someone else. We have supported each other all this way. I just said it. There is no need to say these words of loyalty, just keep them in mind."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other for more than ten years, but the young eagles will always grow up, and you can't stay by Uncle Zhang's side all the time."

"This grassland military base, I count on you to set it up for me, do it well, don't let me down."

"I will be here in the capital, waiting for your good news."

In Zhu Ying's words, she couldn't help but sigh a little.

Over the past seven years, Zhang Wen and the others have been by his side all the time, from the humble beginnings, wandering in the grasslands, the desert, and the Western Regions, and going through countless dangers, they have always been guarding by his side.

Emotionally, Zhu Ying was naturally reluctant to part with Zhang Wen and the others.

But the grassland border is a big deal, especially the grassland base.

Lan Yu, Zhu Di, is quite capable of fighting, but that is not his confidant.

Liu Yiyi graduated from the Beijing Military Academy, so he can be regarded as a member of his own family, but compared to Zhang Wen, he must still be a little worse.

So sending Zhang Wen over there is an inevitable key.

In Zhu Ying's vision, the grassland military base, based on rations and other items, must recruit at least hundreds of thousands of grassland cavalry, especially the Jurchens, who are the most important.

If they want to conquer the huge grassland, they even want to bring Beiyuan, East Chagatai Khanate, Oala Tribe, Golden Horde Khanate and other places into the Ming Dynasty.

It can only be dominated by cavalry on the grassland.

Once this possibility is manifested, then the Ming Dynasty not only completely solved the problem of the grassland border, but even followed the example of Genghis Khan back then and fought all the way to Obaro, across the entire Asia-Europe plate.

Especially the impact on Timur is not a problem.

This is a big deal, and Zhu Ying once worried in her heart whether a new force would be cultivated.

So now at the Beijing Military Academy, Zhu Ying has to devote himself to training a large number of middle-level officers, and then continue to send them to the grassland military base.

And the cultivation of educational personnel is also the top priority.

Separately set up special personnel for the study of grassland belief worship.

Prairie people are almost all illiterate. For Zhu Ying, except for some inherent customs that are hard to change, others are like blank paper.

The first thing Zhu Ying has to do is to connect the beliefs of the grassland with the mythology system of the Central Plains, strengthen the connection between the two, and even compile a lot of short stories to fully integrate them together.

For example, the roaring dog of Erlang God is actually born of a prairie wolf, such as some poignant love stories, the daughter of the prairie and the god of the Central Plains.

There are also a series of connections, even if they are a little outrageous, they must be forcibly involved.

It sounds a little outrageous, but Zhu Ying deeply understands that once something is believed, it will be passed on forever, and the common myth system is not only the grassland's recognition of the Central Plains, but also the Central Plains' recognition of the grassland.

It's mutual.

The better place is that the belief in the grassland is a totem, which is messy, has its own legends, and is not specific.

On this point, Zhu Ying's side is still very easy to operate.

The so-called enlightenment, the first step is naturally belief.

As for whether the grassland side would believe this set of rhetoric, Zhu Ying did not have the slightest worry in this regard.

The grassland itself does not have much cultural heritage, it just needs to be spread continuously, and there will always be people who believe it.

Even if it is a lie, if more people tell it, it will gradually become the truth.

Grab it from the dolls and tell them from an early age.

If the first generation doesn't believe it, it's okay.

The second and third generations will gradually believe in the statement compiled by Zhu Ying. When more people believe in it, then this set of common mythology system will gradually become popular among the people.

At that time, there will be no distinction between grassland and central plains, nomadic farming and farming.

We all have the same ancestor, and we are all Ming people.