The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 663 Zhu Yuanzhang's Means
On the wide avenue, rows of troops lined up.

Even though he was wearing heavy armor, his steps were not messy at all.

The weather has become a bit cold, and now it is winter in November, and the cold wind seems a bit cold.

The surrounding vegetation is no longer green, showing a bit of desolation.

Looking from above, the stretching army looks like a long winding dragon.

This is exactly the army of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Ying, and his grandson on the southern tour.

"It's rare to see Da Sun have such a hardworking day."

There was a smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth. The cold wind outside had nothing to do with the dragon chariot. There was a charcoal basin inside for heating, and there was hot tea beside it.

The speed of the dragon chariot is not fast, and there is no strong sense of bumps inside.

"We will be in Annan in another eight months. Although the overall situation in Annan is good, the situation in various regions is not very optimistic."

"I originally thought that Gao Chi would be educated, but judging from the information given back now, it is not as good as I imagined."

"Taking advantage of this southern tour, we must deal with the situation in Annan. Only by thoroughly bringing Annan into the Ming Dynasty can we use Annan as a springboard to gradually control the entire Nanyang."

"If even Annan can't control it, other places will be even more troublesome. I don't want to take that last step."

Zhu Yingfan looked at some detailed information about Annan, and said to the old man.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Sometimes you can just listen to the things Qin Tianjian said, it's not so mysterious."

"It seems that Dasun took all of Liu Rixin's words seriously. In fact, from our point of view, if such a day comes, it will not be controlled by you or me."

Zhu Ying stopped to read, her eyes flickering slightly.

The old man said Liu Rixin just now, but he secretly told Liu Rixin to say it.

That's the prediction about the Little Ice Age.

Because Zhu Ying now needs the old man to support his plan to fully develop and expand Nanyang.

Enlightening Annan is not a simple matter.

It involves too many chieftains.

As far as Annan currently counts, there are more than 40 chieftain ethnic groups in total, each of which has its own customs and culture inherited.

Enlightenment is to let them get rid of their own culture and bad habits, and learn the cultural knowledge of Ming Dynasty.

But for many people, especially the old man, if it is to let him abandon all his cognition, it is no different from killing him.

Even if they die, they must maintain the inheritance of their ethnic chieftain culture.

Maybe this is called stubbornness, but old people often insist on it like this.

This situation is not only in the Han culture, but also in other ethnic groups.

It takes time to change.

Enlightenment is never aimed at the old generation, but the new generation.

But it is obviously impossible to say that all Annan's newborns should come to learn Han culture, which is unrealistic.

If you really want this ability, it's better to popularize the education of Ming Dynasty directly.

Obviously, even now, even though Zhu Ying's education in Ming Dynasty is constantly expanding, most of them are still in the illiterate stage.

Compulsory education only allows more people to read and write, and deepening education is not something that Ming can change today.

Daming is like this, let alone Annan.

Of course, Zhu Ying didn't have to achieve this point, but just wanted to bring more ethnic groups in Annan into Daming, at least they wouldn't form resistance, and honestly farmed the land to provide Daming with enough food reserves. to deal with future crises.

"It doesn't matter if you believe Liu Rixin's words or not. If you rule the whole of Nanyang, then Daming will have so much food that you can't finish it."

"This alone is enough to be a great achievement that will last forever, so my grandson thinks it can be implemented."

"And there is really a huge crisis that Liu Rixin said. Even if the descendants of future generations are a little mediocre, they can rely on the food supply of Nanyang to survive the long darkness."

Zhu Ying's tone was somewhat persistent and serious.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

In fact, he didn't intend to intervene too much in this area. As time went by, Da Sun was Daming's future. No matter what he did, it didn't matter much.

It is obviously a huge project to completely rule Nanyang. This is not to say how difficult it is to occupy by force. According to the current strength of Ming Dynasty, it is not a big problem to draw 50 troops to capture Nanyang.

It's just that after winning Nanyang in this way, the whole Nanyang is a complete mess.

Perhaps in the next few decades, Nanyang will be in the midst of uprisings and turmoil, and people will be devastated everywhere, and food may be grown everywhere.

Such Nanyang is not only of no benefit to Daming, but a greater burden.

This will consume a lot of Ming's treasury and military strength for a long time.

The Nanyang mentioned by Dasun is almost equivalent to half of Daming now.

Expanding the current territory of Ming Dynasty by one third, such a thing even the most eager generals would not dare to imagine.

However, Dasun is developing towards this goal.

"Let's take a look at the situation on Annan's side. If it's too troublesome, why not follow our previous method. Although some people will die, it's not a big problem."

When Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, there was a little indifference in his eyes.

Zhu Ying smiled wryly.

Of course he knew what the old man said, and this was the last step of his preparation.

If going to Annan this time doesn't have much effect, he can only follow the old man's method.

The main point of concern is that Annan is different from the North. After all, it is not settled in the Central Plains, and the support of the people at the bottom may not be as strong as this.

Moreover, the transition between the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, the enslavement of the common people, and the expectation of the former Han Dynasty in the Central Plains were the key to Zhu Yuanzhang not encountering much resistance.

In contrast, in the eyes of Annan people, Daming is an outsider.

If the stimulus is too harsh, it is easy to bottom out and cause greater turmoil.

It's just that according to Zhu Yuanzhang's intention, no matter how much trouble he will have.

Even if the whole of Annan rebelled again, it would be a big deal to calm down again.

If you are not obedient, then keep killing until only obedient people are left.

To be honest, with such domineering words, even Zhu Ying herself is considered ruthless, and it is still very difficult to reach the height of the old man.

Violence may not solve the problem, but it can solve the person who has the problem.

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang really played to the extreme.

"Okay, if it doesn't work, follow Grandpa's method."

Zhu Ying nodded and replied.

Maybe it's simple and rough, and it's no big deal.

The army moved forward slowly, and not far ahead was the Guilin Mansion in Guangxi.

Delhi Sultan.

Now things here have turned into a mess.

Under the continuous invasion of Timur's army, nearly half of the entire territory of the Delhi Sultanate has been occupied.

In the confrontation of the soldiers, the Delhi Sultan has been at a disadvantage.

Originally according to the historical trajectory, the current Delhi Sultanate has been taken by Timur, the rule of the Tughluk dynasty was completely shattered, and members of the royal family were escorted to Samarkand.

But because of Daming's participation, there is still a possibility of confrontation.

Originally, Zhu Ying arranged for people to come here, just thinking about dividing up a wave of wealth, but she didn't expect to stop the offensive of Timur's army.

He didn't know how excellent the students were created with a lot of experience in military confrontation in later generations.

Wang Jinyi, who graduated with honors from the Daming Military Academy, was able to become the deputy commander of Wusi in just over a year, even if he brought a large number of Tubo soldiers, Mongolian cavalry, and a few Han officers. Fifty thousand troops.

In the confrontation with Timur's army, he gained a great advantage.

Timur's grandson, Khalil, the son of Milansha, is not at the same level as Wang Jinyi.

What's more, it's a city defense battle, a confrontation that already has an advantage.

"It's been nearly a month since I attacked, and I think I'm basically not very motivated to come to the other side."

"It's a pity. The Ottoman Empire is too useless. It doesn't even have the ability to delay for a year. Just let Timur take you down so casually, and even his own emperor was captured."

"Otherwise, you can counterattack."

Above the city, looking at the densely packed tents below, Wang Jinyi has nothing to worry about.

The opponent has forcibly attacked the city a dozen times this month, but failed to win the city every time.

There were even a few times when the opponent's momentum was falling, Wang Jinyi opened the city gates and let the Mongolian cavalry go out to ride and shoot twice before entering the city.

There is nothing to do with heavy losses on the other side.

It's just that information came that Timur gave up capturing the Ottoman territory after capturing the emperor of the Ottoman Empire. Instead, he led an army to conquer the Sultan of Delhi himself.

When Wang Jinyi heard the news, he knew that the current city must not be able to stay.

"General, do we really want to completely abandon this city? If we abandon this city, most of the Delhi Sultan will fall into the hands of Timur."

"Although Timur's reputation is great, we are not without advantages. As long as another batch of troops comes over, we can form a garrison of [-] troops. With the addition of logistics supplies, even if Timur comes, he will be dragged to There won't be any major problems next spring."

It was Zhou Cheng, Wang Jinyi's deputy who spoke.

Zhou Cheng also graduated from Daming Military Academy, but obviously his abilities in all aspects are much worse than Wang Jinyi's.

Wang Jinyi shook his head lightly: "Zhou Cheng, you are right, even if Timur comes, we may indeed stick to the stalemate until next spring."

"But you have to know how much it will cost."

"As the most famous sultan now, Timur's strength should not be underestimated, it is almost equivalent to His Majesty's existence."

"The army brought by his personal conquest is definitely the most elite army. Even the Ottoman Empire, which has a huge territory, will be easily defeated."

"Don't underestimate him. Such an army will cause us great losses. We don't know how much of an army of 5 people is left."

"This is not Daming, so there is no need to stick to it. Don't forget the purpose of our coming here."

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng lowered his head dejectedly: "Okay, I will follow the general's orders."

Obviously, Zhou Cheng really wanted to meet the rumored Sultan Timur.

Wang Jinyi patted Zhou Cheng's shoulder lightly.

"If there is a chance, when Timur besieges the Delhi Sultan's capital, we will be able to fight him."

"There is not much time left for us now, we must hurry up and transport all the food in the city, and we cannot leave any supplies for Timur."

"Only in this way can Timur be consumed, and it is enough for us to stick to the Delhi Sultan for a longer time."

Zhou Cheng nodded when he heard the words: "Don't worry, general, leave the matter after the end to me."

Wang Jinyi frowned slightly, but seeing Zhou Cheng's insistence, he nodded in agreement.

After the break is also very important, because it involves transporting food in the city, it is naturally not so fast to act, so it is necessary to allow enough time to not be discovered by Timur's army.

Otherwise, if the tail is bitten, a lot of supplies will be lost.

Without the cover of the city, the Timur army had too much advantage in the war on the plain.

Wang Jinyi never thought of going head-to-head with Timur's army on the plain.

The Tubo and Mongolian soldiers, as well as the [-] army composed of a small number of Han Chinese, are the capital for Wang Jinyi's promotion in the future.

Although this team is made up temporarily, Wang Jinyi is only a temporary commander, but if he has achieved enough victories and wealth, theoretically Wang Jinyi can retain a considerable part of the army.

Regarding this point, the Ming court actually didn't care that much, especially in the Uzang area, as long as the Ming government didn't ask the Ming government to pay the army, it would be easy to get the support of the grandson if he could make such a move.

Wang Jinyi graduated from the Daming Military Academy and had contact with Taisun many times. Such a situation was within the scope of Taisun's acquiescence.

He was not reconciled to just being the deputy commander of Uzang.

As a first-class graduate of the Daming Military Academy, Wang Jinyi could choose a wealthy place to be a hundred householder.

In the end, he chose to come to the distant Uzang to serve as a thousand households, not for the sake of a higher future in the future.

As the deputy commander of Uzang, this is already the bottleneck that he can achieve at present. Even if he works hard for another ten or 20 years, he may not be able to serve as the commander of Uzang.

It seems that there is not much difference, but in fact this gully is like a world of difference.

It is no longer possible to rise to the top by virtue of ability alone. Without a background, what is needed is a lot of merit.

At present, the Wusi-Tibet area has surrendered to Ming Dynasty in name, so it is naturally impossible to start a big war.

The current Delhi Sultan is Wang Jinyi's only chance.

Wang Jinyi played a huge role in the integration of the [-] mixed army.

After becoming the commander-in-chief, a crazy idea gradually took shape in Wang Jinyi's mind.

What he needs now is to bide his time.

After Zhou Cheng turned around to arrange things, Wang Jinyi turned his head and glanced at the city he was guarding.

After several months of devastation, the people here have suffered unspeakably, and the city is also very dilapidated, with traces of artillery bombardment everywhere.

But what does this have to do with him?

This is not Ming Dynasty, and these people are not Han Chinese.

(End of this chapter)