Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Timur is almost seventy years old this year!"

"At such an old age, he must be in poor health!"

Guo An said thoughtfully: "However, he wants to attack our Ming Dynasty, and he is not afraid of losing himself to our Ming Dynasty!

However, Wei Chen guessed that an elderly man like him still likes stability deep down in his heart.

This time, as long as they give them a head-on blow, the Timurid people will be afraid. "

Zhu Di asked: "Guo Qing wants to defeat Timur in one fell swoop outside Gansu?"

"I have this idea too!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Wei Chen felt that he was frightened by these barbarians.

Then they will inevitably run back.

In this way, some of the food, grass and luggage they brought were left to me, Daming.

This will increase the pressure on Timur, and also show the power of our Ming army to the barbarians in the West! "

Other feudal lords, if they are interested, can also join in the fun.

"Back to Your Majesty, I am prepared!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, you can also share some of the pressure on my Ming Dynasty's northern army.

"A sea attack on Timurid?"

With that said, Zhu Di looked at Li Jinglong.

Guo An immediately flattered him.

"Very good!"

If Timur dares to counterattack, if our army can defeat him, then we will fight!

Li Jinglong looked solemn, "The Northern Yuan Dynasty could be destroyed by our Ming Dynasty. How dare a mere Timur dare to insult our Ming Dynasty like this? The humble ministers will definitely destroy their country. Capture that Timur and let him personally give birth to him." Your Majesty, please kneel down and apologize!”

"Can!"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness!"

As for Gansu..."

"Exactly!"

Now, although they patrol the sea and protect our Ming Dynasty sea territory.

In response, Guo An quietly shut up and didn't say much.

Hearing this, Guo An's eyes also lit up, "In this way, the Koreans and the Japanese will be wary of each other, which can save me, the Ming Dynasty, a lot of trouble!"

Zhu Di looked satisfied.

"Ok!"

Let Timurid dare not gather all its troops in the north. "

As long as he preserves his strength, Timur will definitely not be Cao Guogong's opponent! "

Zhu Di nodded slightly and continued: "Tianjin Guards, Weihai Guards, Jinshan Guards, Zhenhai Guards, and the surrounding small guard posts happened to have no fighting, so they mobilized 30,000 troops.

"Wei Chen also has another idea. There are still many young people from Japan in Japan. Wei Chen asks your majesty to recruit 10,000 young people from Japan to serve as my Ming Navy servants and let them be the vanguard to attack Timur!"

"The Japanese are servants and are attacking Timur's vanguard?"

"In addition, if the navy goes to war, food and materials can be easily supplied. Cochin will be enough.

Zhu Di nodded directly, "The Japanese country has a population of millions, and the 10,000 servant army is a little short. Let them provide 20,000!"

Moreover, His Highness King Zhao is close enough to fight.

Zhu Di asked thoughtfully: "If so, do you want them to use Timur to train their troops?"

Guo An quickly said: "Mr. Cao Guo, the western expedition is the most dangerous, that is Timur's territory, please proceed with caution!

Li Jinglong bowed his hands towards Guo An, but his eyes were full of confidence.

If you can't beat him, retreat!
There are a lot of firearms and ammunition, I believe Timur can do nothing to me, Daming!
At the same time, another navy was sent to Nanyang to attack the Timurid Kingdom from the sea. "

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, ever since Goryeo and Japan were captured by the Yanshan Guards.

Zhu Di said again: "Let Goryeo send another 5,000 servants!"

The naval forces of our Ming Dynasty basically have no more wars.

Zhu Di was a little confused.

And our Ming Dynasty only needs to send 50,000 elite troops, carrying a large number of firearms and ammunition, to follow behind those people.

However, if a large army has not fought for a long time, the ministers are worried that their military discipline will begin to loosen, the army will become tired, and there will even be internal problems. "

Hearing this, Zhu Di, Li Jinglong, and Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up.

"Jiujiang, if I were to march westward during the Ming Dynasty, the Timurid Kingdom would be further west in the Western Regions. We won't be able to come back without a year or two!"

Li Jinglong, who had been valued by Zhu Yuanzhang since he was a child and cultivated him vigorously, also had a sense of arrogance in his heart.

At the time of Jiaozhi, Guo An was basically the top scorer.

Now, after the Shenji Battalion is handed over to him, Li Jinglong, he, Li Jinglong, will definitely be able to destroy a country and make a great contribution to the expansion of territory!

Now that the western expedition was decided, Zhu Di was not polite and said directly: "Among the capital's army, Jiujiang can choose 20,000 elites and take them to Gansu!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Jinglong was overjoyed.

In the capital, there is an army of 207,800 soldiers!

When Xu Huizu went to war, he brought more than 30,000 elite troops with him.

Li Jinglong picked another 20,000, and still had 150,000 left, which was completely enough to defend the capital and deal with any unexpected events!

Immediately, Li Jinglong took the imperial edict directly and left the palace.

When the officials in the DPRK heard about this, they didn't say much.

Timur has already come to the door, so it is inevitable to send troops to defend the court.

If someone dares to make irresponsible remarks, if they say it today, the Jinyi Guards will have their house ransacked tonight.

then.

Jinshan Guard, Tianjin Guard, Weihai Guard, and Zhenhai Guard also received the imperial edict.

One giant ship after another left the port, gathered on the sea, and headed towards the Western Ocean.

Wherever it passed, it was so vast that all the ships quickly gave way.

The army has not yet passed Luzon, and all the forces that the Ming Dynasty should know are also known.

"The four sea guards dispatched 400 large ships and a total of 30,000 troops!"

"Thirty thousand troops, plus King Zhao who went to the West, and how many vassal kings are there?"

"Thousands of miles of concrete straight roads have to be built, steel roads have to be built, we have to march north and west, and now we have to launch naval battles. How can I, the Ming Dynasty, endure it?"

"Yes, seeing that my Ming Dynasty has finally become rich, and now it is so aggressive and militaristic, what should we do?"

"Be careful!"

"Hmph, I have a clear conscience when I say these words. Now, my Ming Dynasty has such good seeds, as well as sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other auspicious foods.

As long as the people can farm with peace of mind and my Ming Dynasty cultivate and recuperate for two years, my Ming Dynasty will surely become a prosperous age!

Now, His Majesty is so anxious. As ministers, we should dissuade him! "

"What Mr. Yu said is absolutely true. I will go with Mr. Yu!"

"I'm going too..."

soon.

Jian Yi, the Minister of Personnel, Yu Xin, the Minister of Hubu, Zheng Yi, the Minister of Rites, Sun Xian, the Minister of Works, Yang Jing, the censor of Zuodu, and others all came to Zhu Di neatly.

All of them looked solemn and even a little excited.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"Your Majesty, I would like to inform the people that I am now conducting the Northern and Western Expeditions of the Ming Dynasty, plus the navy, three armies, and more than 200,000 troops...

In this way, how much labor must be mobilized and how much food must be consumed by our Ming Dynasty? "

"Your Majesty, it's hard for the household department to support you!" "Will the household department support it?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but chuckled softly, "Yu Shangshu, with the cement straight road from the capital to Liangzhou, now it is still troublesome for me to transport grain, grass and baggage to Liangzhou in the Ming Dynasty?"

"This……"

Yu Xin, who was full of anger, was stunned.

"Returning to Your Majesty will be much easier than before!"

Zhu Di said again: "Let me ask you again, do you need the Ministry of Revenue to transport the navy's provisions and baggage?"

"what?"

This time, Yu Xin was startled again.

Immediately, he hurriedly looked at Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, I wonder how the navy transports food and baggage?"

"The food in Jiaozhi is enough, or the vassal state of King Zhao can also supply it, so there is no need for the Ministry of Household Affairs to worry!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di's eyes were full of pride.

In fact, not only the 30,000 navy troops, but also the 5,000 Korean troops and 20,000 Japanese troops could all rely on overseas supplies.

"This……"

Yu Xin, Yang Jing and others were stunned.

They came to advise His Majesty like this, but none of their reasons were valid?
After a while, Yu Xin and Jian Yi looked at each other and asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that the steel road that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Shunde are going to build is true?"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded again.

Yu Xin seemed to have regained some confidence and said loudly again: "Your Majesty, it is more than 600 miles from the capital to Jiaxing Mansion. How much steel is needed for such a distance?

And that huge iron car made entirely of steel. Not only does it consume so much steel, but how can such a huge iron car run? "

"Your Majesty, there are still many places in Ming Dynasty that need steel, but such a waste of steel..."

Before Yu Xin could finish speaking, Zhu Di said directly: "You can run even faster than a horse!"

"what?"

"Your Majesty, how do you know?"

"Your Majesty, how is this possible?"

Yu Xin, Jian Yi and others were immediately filled with disbelief.

That was an iron cart, an iron cart dozens of feet long made entirely of steel!
Being able to run is already considered a miracle.

Now, he can actually run faster than a horse?
They all boasted that they had read all the history books in the world and had heard countless absurd and wonderful things, but they had never heard of such a thing.

They don't even dare to think about it!

Such a big iron cart weighs more than ten million pounds? I'm afraid even ten thousand soldiers can't move him!

"I have confirmed this matter!"

Zhu Di ignored the expressions on the faces of these old men and said directly.

Hearing this, Yu Xin, Jian Yi and others were shocked again.

"Confirmed?"

"I wonder how your Majesty confirmed it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, could it be that the Prince of Shunde has already forged such a big iron chariot?"

"It's impossible for such a big iron car to be silent..."

Zhu Di shook his head slightly, "You don't need to make wild guesses, the iron cart has not been completely forged, but I have seen that after it is forged, the iron cart can drive, even better than the cement straight road!"

"Did you forge some?"

Yu Xin, Jian Yi and others' eyes flashed, and then they saluted Zhu Di again.

"Your Majesty, where is such a divine thing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, such a divine thing, I wonder if I, the ministers and others, can take a look at it?"

"His Majesty……"

"alright!"

Zhu Di waved his hand helplessly, but in the expectant eyes of Yu Xin, Jian Yi and others, he still refused ruthlessly.

"The iron carriage is called a train. It has not been completely built yet, and it is not in the capital yet, so please don't inquire.

When the construction is completed, it will be taken out for everyone in Daming to have a good ride! "

"Your Majesty, can you still ride the iron... train?"

Yu Xin couldn't help but ask again.

"naturally!"

Zhu Di nodded lightly, "That train is so spacious that it can transport goods and take people!
If our Ming Dynasty can forge a dozen more trains that can lead to any state capital of our Ming Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty will definitely prosper! "

"To any state capital..."

Sun Xian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was immediately startled and quickly bowed his hands in salute, admonishing him with a grimace.

"Your Majesty, please be careful. Not only is the train itself huge, but it also requires the construction of a special railway.

The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. If you want a train to run all over it, I don’t know how much steel it will cost!

Nowadays, the steel smelted by our Daming smelting plant is already somewhat insufficient for our Daming.

If we continue to build a large number of railways, the farm tools of the people and the weapons of some soldiers will not be enough..."

Zhu Di said directly: "Then we will send out some iron smelting envoys to find a few iron mines, set up smelting furnaces, and start a large-scale furnace smelting!"

"Now, our Ming Dynasty is in the midst of great prosperity. The country is rich and the people are strong. If we open a few more smelting plants, it won't be a big deal!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

This time, Yu Xin, Sun Xian and others did not stop him.

The storm calmed down so quietly.

After walking out of the palace, Yu Xin, Jian Yi, Yang Jing and others were still in disbelief.

Now, these important ministers feel like they have been reduced to mere tools.

They also seemed to have no control over His Majesty.

I don’t know whether this situation is good or bad for Daming.

However, for now, Ming Dynasty seems to be getting stronger day by day.

The few disobedient small countries around, even the Mongolian Tatars in the northern prairie, were all kept submissive by His Majesty.

He even regained Jiaozhi!
Now, the Ming Dynasty faces only one threat, and that is Timur in the west.

However, they don't think that a mere Timur can conquer the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps, in less than two years, Timur will be captured by the Ming army and brought to the capital to plead guilty to His Majesty.

In the Ming Dynasty, not only cement straight roads appeared, but also their own improved varieties, such auspicious foods as sweet potatoes and corns.

Those merchants and gentry could also go out to sea for trade.

Even the vassal kings could lead their troops to sea to attack their vassal states.

Among these, it seems that except for the gentry, whose interests have been slightly damaged, everyone else is getting richer and richer.

Even precious banknotes no longer begin to depreciate...

Thinking of this, Yu Xin, Jian Yi, Yang Jing and other important ministers slowly dispersed one by one.

It’s not that the gentry came to cry to them, but that as important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, they knew more and saw more.

Under this situation, the general trend has been established and cannot be stopped at all.

Even if they try to stop it, they are just trying to block it.

In addition, in this case, some gentry can also obtain some benefits from it!
It's just that some gentry were blinded by interests and couldn't see clearly.

More than ten days later.

Two more fleets came out from Goryeo and Japan, carrying more than 20,000 troops, all the way south, following the navy army!

...(End of chapter)