Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 773: The Three Guards of the Sai King Restore the Old Secret Weapon and a Hundred Tigers Run Together

After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Qiyu just replied: "Old man, it's good that you care about the safety of your own country.

I rebuilt and strengthened the old Kaiping City, the former site of Yuan Shangdu. Two new cities were built in the surrounding areas. One new city was at an angle to the main city and played a defensive role. Another new city was used for trade with the Mongols.

Don't let the Mongols enter the main city, lest the Mongols cooperate inside and outside and wait for opportunities to cause chaos.

When you take the throne, I will select the best for you and form three bodyguards.

If you close the city gate, at least the Mongols will not be able to enter Kaiping City.

As for completely eliminating the Mongolian threat, that's a long story. In short, I am going to completely occupy the Mongolian homeland, bring them all under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and let them become herders in a down-to-earth manner. "

After hearing this, King Ping was satisfied. His father made it clear that he would form three guards. This was the most important thing.

The absence of three guards means that the feudal king is being raised like a pig.

On the premise of having learned from the past, he still dared to give three guards to the prince. What the emperor did was considered courageous.

King Wei immediately asked: "Dad, my son will be a vassal in the future, will he be the same as his eighth brother?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Yes, you princes from the border towns will be escorted by the Third Guard."

After repeated evaluations, Zhu Qiyu believed that the success of Taizong's Jingnan Campaign was an extremely unlikely event. It was outrageous to happen once in a dynasty, but it would not be so easy to succeed a second time.

It would be better to continue Taizu's strategy of protecting the frontier with his own vassal.

Raising the feudal king like a pig does not mean that the feudal king will rebel, but it brings many side effects.

The Incident of Tumu Fort is a clear proof, but as long as there are a few powerful pro-vassals like the Hongwu Dynasty in the frontier, they will not be killed by Ye Xian.

Leave all the border fortresses to the civil servants and generals. It is really possible that they will not care about anything, such as Yang Hong, the governor of Xuanfu.

There are powerful vassal kings who are sealed at the border fortress, and they check and balance each other with the local civil servants and military generals. Although there are some vassal kings who are very miserable, most of the vassal kings still care about the country, the country and the country.

The rise of the Hou Jin Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty was also closely related to the lack of real power in Liaodong.

There is no immortal dynasty in the world, and every choice has advantages and disadvantages. Zhu Qiyu's concept is that feudal lords with real power can make the Ming Dynasty live for decades longer than raising lords like pigs, which is considered a success.

If a dynasty can last for more than three hundred years, it will be considered dead.

If at the end of the Ming Dynasty, a powerful figure emerges from the vassal kings to reunify the world and establish the Dongming Dynasty, it will be better than the Nanming Dynasty.

If you raise the vassal king like a pig, you will definitely end up with Nanming.

No matter how he does it, no matter how bad he is, he can't be as bad as Nan Ming.

The princes were happy to hear that each vassal king had three bodyguards.

Zhu Qiyu added: "Those of you who are sealed in the south, in Burma, Siam, Bangladesh and other places, can attack Tianzhu if you want.

I don't care, whoever kills it belongs to him.

From Tianzhu to the west, there is plenty of land for the Timurid Empire, the Aries Dynasty, and the Black Sheep Dynasty.

The imperial court cannot directly control so much land. Whoever has an adventurous spirit can go and fight. "

When the princes heard this, they all jumped up excitedly. His father was hinting that the Yuan Empire, the Golden Horde, the Chagatai Khanate, the Ilkhanate, and the Ogedai Khanate coexisted in Mongolia.

It’s not like the Ming Dynasty couldn’t have this form.

The King of Han asked: "Dad, can our princes in the north go and expand the territory?" Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Yes, we can fight to the west, such as the Kazakh Khanate, the Crimean Khanate, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and further to the west. There are so many small countries.

If you are willing to take risks, go ahead and fight. Not only will your name go down in history, but the land you conquer will also be given to your descendants. "

Zhu Qiyu also thought about it. He wanted to mobilize the enthusiasm of the government and the public. If you don't give benefits, who will expand your territory for you?

The imperial court only needs to directly control the most important maritime strategic areas. The large land in the west is obviously beyond the direct control of the imperial court. Instead of letting outsiders occupy it, it is better to entrust it to the Jingtai vassal kings.

Next, it’s time to show off the rocket.

When the Yingzhou Guard soldiers pushed the rocket onto the school field, Zhu Qiyu stood up in surprise and took a closer look.

It turns out that the Ming Dynasty not only had rockets, but also rocket launchers.

Liu Chang excitedly explained to Zhu Qiyu: "Your Majesty, this is a 'swarm of bees', which can fire thirty-two arrows at the same time. During the Battle of Baigouhe when Emperor Taizong was in trouble, the 'swarm of bees' once showed its power on the battlefield.

Earlier, during the Mongols' Western Expedition, Han craftsmen captured from the Southern Song Dynasty were used to create rockets capable of firing multiple arrows.

This one is 'Hundred Tigers of Arrows', improved from 'Swarm of Bees', which can fire up to a hundred arrows. "

"How far is this range?"

Liu Chang replied: "A swarm of bees can reach three hundred steps, and a hundred tigers running together with arrows can reach five hundred steps."

Zhu Qiyu scratched his head, a little confused: "It turns out that these things have been there for a long time, so it will be much easier to defeat the Mongolian cavalry."

Liu Chang smiled and said: "We also need to control the Mongols to obtain armor and firearms. We have the advantage of firearms, and they do not have heavy armor, so it is naturally much easier to deal with them."

Zhu Qiyu nodded repeatedly: "To end the threat of nomads, in the final analysis, we still need firearms. So what we need now is to form an alliance with the Ottoman Empire and jointly eliminate the Mongolian khanates."

Liu Chang was a little puzzled as to why he suddenly jumped to the Ottoman Empire again.

Zhu Qiyu explained: “In today’s world, the only people with decent firearms technology are us and the Ottoman Empire.

So we have to form an alliance with them. In this way, not only can they not sell firearms to Mongolia, but they can also join us to attack the rebels such as the Timurid Empire, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and the Golden Horde Khanate.

The situation in the west has been very bad recently. The Golden Horde has split into several khanates. The Timurid Empire has been flirting with the Eastern Chagha Khanate and has a tendency to unite.

Originally, the Mongols were about to invade the border in large numbers. If they get involved again, it will be enough for us to drink.

Forget it, let’s not talk about this, let’s watch the rocket launch. "

Liu Chang directed the soldiers to set up many targets in the distance, and Zhu Qiyu led everyone back to their seats.

When the soldiers lit the fire, all the tigers rushed forward and shot arrows at the target five hundred paces away.

Ten groups of arrow carts fired a total of one thousand rockets. Under the dense rain of arrows, some targets were actually hit and knocked down.

Zhu Qiyu hugged Ningxiang and smiled: "Don't tell me, it's quite powerful. I really underestimated you. No wonder you dare to bet with me."

Ningxiang smiled and said: "This is the first time I have met the Nujia. I didn't know Rocket was like this before today. It's just that Liu Chang made a vow to the Nujia, and the Nujia helped him trick her husband into coming here."

"Okay, okay, it's not in vain. It really opened my eyes. The craftsmen of our Ming Dynasty are really impressive. Let's reward them generously."

Ningxiang smiled and said: "It's not interesting to just give money. What the craftsmen want is to leave a name in history and to get an official position."

(End of this chapter)