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Chapter 679 The Beginning of the Overseas Shared Prosperity Plan

Zhou Chengcheng was in the apse, so he could naturally hear the commotion in the main hall.

But it's a pity that Zhou Cheng doesn't understand the language here. If he could hear it, he might directly lead the army to kill these weeds first.

"I need to see your leader, Karamo."

Zhou Cheng asked the officer next to him to translate.

The translation officer's forehead was already dripping with sweat, he was really afraid that Zhou Cheng would ask him to translate the words in the hall.

If it is translated, it will definitely cause huge contradictions.

After hearing the translation, the guard on duty thought for a while and did not refuse.

After all, these outsiders are protecting their capital.

Not long after, Karamo came over.

"General Zhou, I don't know what you want from me." Karamo looked at Zhou Cheng with guilt.

As the commander of the imperial guards, he certainly knows the current situation in the hall.

Zhou Cheng didn't speak, just looked around.

Karamo understood what he meant and asked the surrounding soldiers to retreat in Pashto. He knew Chinese, and although his tone of voice was a bit awkward, he was able to communicate with Zhou Cheng alone.

Zhou Cheng was also very straightforward: "The destruction of the capital is imminent, and no one can change it. Under such circumstances, these honorable ministers in the capital are still arguing endlessly for their own interests."

"Perhaps in just a few days, the city will be shattered, and Timur will lead his army into the king's capital. At that time, the whole king will become a purgatory on earth. I don't think I need to be too serious about Timur's cruelty." Tell more."

"Karamo, you are different from these corrupt nobles in the capital. You are a real warrior, so the general and I hope that you can take the imperial guards and retreat with us."

Karamo did not expect that Zhou Cheng would tell himself so directly.

But in the current situation, there are really not many choices.

"Can Your Majesty retreat with us?" Karamo asked after a slight hesitation.

Zhou Cheng shook his head and refused: "It's impossible. If you want to bring His Majesty, then he will definitely bring many members of the royal family with him."

"Even if it is possible to leave, Timur will never let it go, and will keep chasing after him."

Karamo had no loyalty to the Tughluq dynasty, but he was loyal to King Mahmud.

He was the commander of the Janissaries personally promoted by Mahmoud.

"If His Majesty can't be taken away, then I hope at least one prince can be brought along. I don't think it will have much impact."

Karamo said in a low voice.

In fact, in the past few days, Mahmud had already looked for him alone, wanting him to take the prince and follow Wang Jinyi and others to retreat away from Delhi Sultan.

Timur will not let go of the Tughluk Dynasty. At this time, leaving blood has become the only choice.

So when Karamo heard Zhou Cheng's invitation to retreat, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

Perhaps this is also a two-way rush.

Zhou Cheng frowned. In fact, he didn't want to bring a certain prince with him, because his discussion with Wang Jinyi was to subdue Karamo and join the Daming military household.

If there is a prince, then that prince must be the object of Karamore's allegiance.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Cheng asked, "May I know which prince it is?"

Karamo did not hide it: "Your Excellency, it is His Highness the Eighth Prince."

Zhou Cheng was slightly taken aback.

Because this Eighth Prince is less than ten years old now.

Karamo saw Zhou Cheng's doubts and explained: "Your Majesty said that the fall of the Tughluq Dynasty is irreversible. Even if the Delhi Sultanate is restored again, it has nothing to do with the Tughluq Dynasty. There will be a new dynasty."

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng also understood Mahmud's sorrow and plan.

"There is still a lot of wealth in the palace. After the city is broken, it will be cheaper for Timur. Maybe we should take it away." When it comes to this, Zhou Chengcheng doesn't need to hide it.

Karamo took a deep look at Zhou Cheng, and then said, "Your Majesty has made arrangements."

Zhou Cheng thought for a while and said, "Maybe we can take away some other nobles' treasures."

Karamo refused: "There are already enough. It's not that I want to protect these nobles, but if there are more, it will affect the speed of our retreat, which will bring about a greater crisis."

Zhou Cheng shrugged, apparently Mahmud had already arranged everything.

"Okay, then take me to see how many there are."

"it is good."

The Tughluk Dynasty surrendered.

Before surrendering, Mahmud sent envoys out of the city to negotiate.

There are no extra conditions attached, I just hope that Timur can take back the order to massacre the city.

Timur agreed.

But after entering the city, all the nobles, including the royal family, were tried.

Not surprisingly, most of them are death sentences.

And their property was also taken away by Timur.

For ordinary people, there must be bullying, but there is no massacre to vent their anger.

This is not Timur's kindness, but because now he needs a large number of slaves to build his own territory.

The remaining soldiers were included in Timur's slave army.

At this point, the entire territory of the Delhi Sultan was controlled by Timur, and the Tughluk dynasty was completely destroyed.

Next, Timur turned his gaze to the east again.

Zhu Ying didn't care too much about Zhu Yunqi and Song Zhong's affairs together.

He now needs to think carefully about Daming's colonial plan.

At present, the standing army of Ming Dynasty, including all soldiers from military households, already exceeds 200 million.

This is an absolute number one for the entire world, and no country can compare with it.

But at the same time, the vast territory of Ming Dynasty also needs guarding.

The number of troops that can be mobilized at will is about 80.

If too much is transferred, it will have an impact on Ming's rule.

And now, among the four vassal kings of the Wa Kingdom, there are 20 troops stationed permanently.

There are 15 troops in Annan.

This means that 35 troops have been removed.

Here in Zhancheng, including Zhu Yunqi's 25 elite soldiers, there are a total of nearly [-] troops.

Now, out of the 200 million troops in the Ming Dynasty, 60 troops are in the vassal states and subordinate states.

Calculated in this way, there are still 140 million troops in Ming Dynasty, which seems to be quite enough.

Not so.

Because it involves the ratio of combat soldiers to auxiliary soldiers.

200 million soldiers is a total calculation including auxiliary soldiers.

In fact, the number of real soldiers will never exceed 50.

When Zhu Yuanzhang's southern patrol army left Champa, the remaining Ming troops in Champa were Zhu Yunqi's [-] elite soldiers and nearly [-] Ming navy.

A total of [-] troops.

Although the Champa Kingdom is not big, it is rich in products because it is in the Southeast Asia region.

The current population is around one million.

The standing force is nearly 20.

20 vs. [-], it seems that there is a big difference in the number of people, but in fact, Ming's armament can easily crush Champa.

Zhu Ying is not worried about the issue of military strength, but mainly about management issues.

Although Daming is now constantly strengthening popularization of education.

But as the saying goes, it takes a hundred years to grow a tree and ten years to grow a person.

On the previous basis, universal education is being compatible with lower-level counties, but this also takes time to settle.

It has been less than three years since Kankan started the war, how can there be such a large talent pool.

On the other side of the country, because of the gold and silver craze, it has already attracted a large number of talents.

At present, Yunnan also needs continuous migration of people.

At the same time, there is still a large area like Annan, which also needs the filling of Ming people and talents.

Now comes another Champa.

Even if Goryeo is already cooked in the pot, Zhu Ying doesn't have the energy to arrange it.

In fact, Li Chenggui is not a good thing either.

He also has huge ambitions, and often does things that encroach on the territory of the Central Plains.

Historically, as a big country, Ming Dynasty was surrounded by small countries. Although it had no deterrent power, ants were small, but they could break the dike.The reason for the shrinkage of the territory of Ming Dynasty was the attack of small countries, the reduction of the territory of Yunnan was the invasion of Burma, and the reduction of the territory of the Northeast of Ming Dynasty was also due to the attack of North Korea.

After the war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla, the boundary of the Datong River has always been there. After the war between Wang's Goryeo and the Khitan, the boundary line moved to the Dingzhou, Xuande, and Yuanxing three passes south of Hamxing.

Only during the Jin and Yuan dynasties, this boundary line has always been there, without the slightest crossing, but in the Ming Dynasty, the Korean Li Dynasty began to aggressively attack the territory of the Central Plains and occupied parts of the northeast of the Central Plains.

During Zhu Yuanzhang’s Northern Expedition, Goryeo took advantage of the gap between the Ming Dynasty’s battle with Mongolia and occupied the area south of the Yalu River.
After the Ming Dynasty defeated Mongolia, North Korea knew what they were about to face, so they colluded with the remaining forces of the Mongolian Yuan to deal with the Ming Dynasty.

The centipede is dead but not stiff. Although Meng Yuan is destroyed, their remaining power should not be underestimated.

From the 15th to the 17th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang actually attacked Korea twice, but both ended in failure.

It's just that after Li Chenggui seized the throne of Koryo in history, he chose to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty because of internal problems, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to bestow the name "Korea".

In fact, the Yalu River in later generations is not a boundary river, but the late Ming Dynasty was too corrupt. This territory was taken away by Li Chenggui, and later generations failed to return.

The most important reason why Zhu Ying has not fully included Goryeo into the rule of Ming Dynasty is because of the disasters that came during the Wa Kingdom and the Little Ice Age.

Of course, in fact, Li Chenggui's desire to seize the throne is basically a bubble up to now.

Goryeo is currently equivalent to the royal family, Yao Guangxiao, Li Chenggui three parties.

In the absence of a surplus population in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ying did not intend to move a large number of people there.

In Nanyang, there is more than just Champa.

There are many kingdoms lined up behind.

It is unrealistic to simply rely on military force to expand territory.

"Sometimes I envy Timur."

Zhu Ying sighed a little.

At least in terms of expansion, Timur didn't care about the follow-up impact at all, and directly conquered it with a strong force.

In fact, Zhu Ying can easily do this kind of behavior, and even easily occupy a large amount of territory.

But for the entire Ming system, it was dragged into another abyss instead.

The Timur Empire fell apart after Timur's death, not because of the relationship between the heirs, but because of the doomed necessity.

Genghis Khan had the most extensive territory, but in the end nothing was left.

"Maybe I can be more direct and don't need to be so cautious."

Thinking of the current situation in Champa, Zhu Ying began to think about the current situation of Ming Dynasty.

After removing the threat from the northern grasslands, Daming didn't need to hoard a large number of troops on the frontier for the time being, so naturally, he could free up a lot of troops.

Although the Beiyuan Employment Association still needs subsidies from the treasury, the calculation is much easier than before.

It has only been less than three years since the opening of the sea, and Daming's maritime trade tariffs have shown a straight-line increase.

In fact, Zhu Ying could have untied the population trade and absorbed more labor.

However, a large number of foreign populations can easily cause domestic chaos.

He didn't want Daming to be blackened like France in later generations.

"Daming's industrial infrastructure cannot be stopped, but I can spare some resources to make constructive investments in the Nanyang region."

"Guided by the Royal Chamber of Commerce, led the families involved in maritime trade, and opened the colonization process to the outside world."

"After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is over here, the nobles of the Champa Kingdom will vacate a large area of ​​territory under the impact of Song Zhong and Zhu Yunqi. This is an opportunity."

"There are still a lot of vacant places around the Strait of Malacca. I don't need to introduce people to Daming, but I can develop there."

The land of the Ayutthaya Dynasty and the Kingdom of Manraga are connected together.

In other words, if the sea trade route wants to cross the Southeast Asia, it can only pass through the Strait of Malacca, which is currently full of Canada.

At present, the ocean-going fleet led by Li Jinglong is sailing towards India through the Strait of Malacca.

The Strait of Malacca is now ruled by both the Majapahit Dynasty and the Manjapahit Kingdom.

Zhu Ying has already made up her mind that when she returns to the capital, she will start arranging for the navy, and take control of Malacca first.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the last stop of the Southern Tour Army was over.

It also happens to be the time when the ocean monsoon rises.

This means that the Ming Treasure Ship can start sailing with the help of wind.

Zhu Ying has already made up her mind that in at most two years, she must build a steam iron-clad ship.

Especially the use of steam engines.

Even if a large number of blacksmiths are called to rub the gears by hand, they will not hesitate.

In fact, as long as the steam engine can be produced, the manufacture of gears is not difficult, it is nothing more than a problem of abrasive tools.

Although Zhu Ying has never actually done such a simple mechanical structure, the general principle is still clearer.

If the steam ironclad ship can come out, then the big Ming treasure ship can get rid of the restriction of the ocean monsoon and sail to any sea area at will.

This will be the best start for Zhu Ying's secret plan of ocean colonization.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying left, thousands of Jinyiwei headed by Song Zhong are still here.

In the name of opening Chinese schools, they will oppress the nobles of Champa and break up the inherent aristocratic ruling system.

Such behavior may cause chaos in Champa, which is now peaceful.

It's just that for Zhu Ying, if the Champa Kingdom is not in chaos, Daming will have no chance.

No matter in any era, the weak have no rights at all.

(End of this chapter)