People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 410 The aliens from the north are looking for death at this time! !

Ming Dynasty Beiping.

King Yan Zhu Di is a little happy during this time.

While he had disdained the Japanese prisoners to work day and night, now he finally saw the possibility of the train being opened.

Especially when he saw that the train tracks had been laid, it made him smile from ear to ear.

Although the locomotive has been pulled from the capital, and after experiments it was found that it cannot reach very fast speeds, as Chen Han said, the real advantage of trains is not that they are fast, but that they transport more and are more convenient to maintain than horse-drawn carriages. many.

As the commander-in-chief, how could the King of Yan Zhu Di not understand the meaning? You must know that grain and grass will be transported to the city now. Basically, two kilograms of grain and grass must be consumed on the way to transport one pound of grain and grass. This method of transportation is beyond the capabilities of the current court. borne.

But train transportation is different. The speed is definitely not as fast as horses running at full strength, but it has reached a normal speed, and it can pull a lot at once. It does not require a lot of people to operate it, just a few people who take turns driving the truck. Just people.

This kind of transportation method is quite necessary for today's Ming Dynasty.

It was also under this situation that King Zhu Di of Yan was brewing a big war, and he was going to send troops to attack the remnants of Bei Yuan again.

He did this not just for the sake of his own achievements, but because he really took the current situation into consideration.

You must know that winter is about to enter. Once winter comes, the Mongolians in the north will go south to invade the border because they have no food to eat.

And his intelligence department also inquired about many situations in the north. Just like this time, there has been a lot of pasture desertification in the north. Many grassland tribes who originally planned to spend the winter again are suffering from hunger because they have no fodder. In this situation The foreign tribes must organize large-scale plunder southward to maintain their lives.

As a soldier, especially one who lives in the north all year round, he understands very well the suffering of these foreign races who sometimes keep going south in order to survive.

Especially after listening to Chen Han's lecture on climate change, he could better understand the difficulty of these nomadic tribes. They went south to plunder in order to survive, which was their way of life, but the Han people's struggle against them was also a kind of life. lifestyle.

Since you are destined to live and die, there is no such thing as kindness or cruelty. Everything is for the sake of survival.

"Your Majesty, we once again heard the news that the Horqin tribe in Mongolia is ready to attack south. They have prepared a total of 30,000 cavalry this time. If we don't make a plan, at least the three divisions of Liaodong Duoyan, Shanhaiguan, and Datong will be killed. The tiger's mouth may be attacked by them." Yan Shi, the commander of the Beiping Guards of Zhu Di, found Zhu Di and informed him of the situation.

If it were before, he would still have some difficulties. After all, the Ming Dynasty has gone through several previous Northern Expeditions, and its national power has been severely depleted, especially in terms of food and grass supply. The aliens are in danger of running out of forage. Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty is very difficult here? Okay? maybe.

As an accomplished vassal king, he not only focused on his own Beiping mansion, but also on the whole world.

What's more, he heard a lot of useful lessons from Chen Han and understood that the reason why his father was able to succeed in the Northern Expedition was actually to plunder the people, and the indiscriminate issuance of treasures has caused harm to this day. This kind of thing must never be allowed to happen again. The Ming Dynasty happened again, so it was very difficult for the Ming Dynasty and the foreign races.

But now Yan King Zhu Di is very confident.

It was probably because the traffic in the north was closed. They didn't know how much great changes had taken place in Ming Dynasty in the past two years.

After the Ming Dynasty occupied Japan, a steady stream of gold and silver was transported to the Ming Dynasty every month from the Iwami Silver Mine and the Sado Gold Mine in Japan. The most important thing the Ming Dynasty now lacks is money.

Chen Han even hinted more than once that if the generals on the border wanted to make contributions, they could fight on multiple fronts.

Because the Ming Dynasty was a country with a very scarce commodity economy before, but it is different now. If the Ming Dynasty wants to radiate vitality, it cannot rely solely on the import of gold and silver. It also needs constant consumption, whether it is domestic demand or external demand.

The war machine is a huge gold-swallowing beast when it is turned on, requiring a large amount of food and armament expansion every day.

In fact, the vast Ming Dynasty does not lack these raw materials, but why has it not developed real commerce for thousands of years?

This involves the inconvenience of transportation. It is difficult for an emperor to rule the world and issue decrees to the lowest level. This is because a large part of his power is diluted by middle- and lower-level officials. Emperors can only choose Maintain stability.

The liquidity of merchants happens to be the nemesis of stability, so they naturally become the targets of emperors who want to maintain stability.

In addition, China has always been a country dominated by agriculture. When agricultural output is not high, the more labor force, the more output can be increased. If a large number of labor force goes to do business, who will farm? Who will pay the tax?

Therefore, the common values ​​​​in the market are exclusive to businessmen.

But the Ming Dynasty is different now. After Chen Han established the granary system, with the help of smooth transportation lines, bulk grain trading became the main battlefield of the imperial court. Instead, private grain merchants became a helper in cooperating with the imperial court, inspecting and inspecting grains collected by the imperial court. Now food prices are generally falling.

Under the reform of the tax system, the tax burden of ordinary people has been reduced a lot. After the cost of living has been reduced, it has become popular. This is not only the need of the court but also the needs of the people, and war is the best way to promote the development of business, because As soon as the war begins, medicines, food, weapons and equipment will all be activated.

The soldiers also hope to start a war, only in this way can they have the meaning of existence.

Especially now that the military has long heard that the navy there has reached Nanyang, but the northern army is still moving within the country. Why is the gap so big when everyone is a soldier?
Liaodong, the most unlucky, had also foiled the Jurchen and North Korean conspiracies with Duke Qian some time ago, and they had also made great contributions. Not only were many generals awarded officials and nobles, but even the children of many generals were able to enter the engineering field without taking exams. Academy.

Even the direction of Datong in Shanxi Province worked with Duke Qian to eliminate many wealthy people in Shanxi Province some time ago. This is also a credit.

These temptations are huge for the soldiers. Now it is hard to hear that the nomadic tribes in the north are starting to move again, and the soldiers all want to go to the battlefield.

If you don't compete for credit, you have to compete for tone.

Therefore, after the commander reported the information, he did not forget to add, "Your Majesty, if the soldiers are not allowed to go to the battlefield now, it will probably be difficult to suppress the restless emotions of the soldiers."

King Yan Zhu Di laughed: "Why do some of the soldiers I brought out disobey orders?"

Commander Qian Shi replied: "That's not the case. Now our Ming Dynasty is attacking from all directions in the southeast, northwest, and even Pingxi Marquis set out from Yunnan to kill Japan. Liang Guogong led the navy and almost killed them in Nanyang. The worst is also in the northwest. Killing Hukou wiped out the smugglers and the dealers sent by the Jurchens to do business in Liaodong, a bitter and cold place that we usually despise. It also destroyed the prestige of the Jurchens and the Koreans. Only we in Peiping have not been able to fight properly in these years. In the great battle, brothers all said that we in Peiping used to be elite soldiers and generals, but now we have become old men guarding the Great Wall. "

Not to mention that the soldiers were unconvinced when this was said, even the calm King of Yan Zhu Di found it particularly harsh.

"This is indeed a matter. How about we report to the court and let Duke Qian specially approve a few steam trains to transport food and grass to us?" King Zhu Di of Yan said.

As soon as these words came out, Commander Qianshi's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, if this is true, we will definitely make a great contribution to him this time." To be honest, Commander Qianshi has always felt that it is unfair for his family.

Although the Xuanfu area in Datong, Shanxi Province is bordered by nomadic tribes for hundreds of miles and is often harassed, there is a saying that goes well: If your family is not rich, my family is about the same. Even though there are many wealthy Shanxi merchants in Shaanxi area, These transactions are done outside and not locally.

In other words, if Shaanxi can really support so many people, why do so many people go out to do business?

The local people in Shanxi are not rich, and the foreigners also know this, so they basically don't go to the Xuanfu area of ​​Datong.

In the later period, the Datong area in Shanxi became important because the capital was moved to Peiping, and Datong Xuanfu became the gateway to defend the capital. Only then did their importance become apparent.

But Peiping is different. Peiping has always been the gateway to Liaodong and the north. This place was once the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. One hundred years of capital construction made this place very prosperous in terms of culture and commerce, especially for the Mongols. It has a special meaning, so they pay special attention to Peiping and can't wait to come here day and night.

However, there have been no battles in such an important place in the past two years. The soldiers guarding here have not had many opportunities to make contributions. Now that they have finally detected that the Horqin tribe is about to attack, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Okay! I will definitely apply for the opportunity to attack this time. I will inform the generals below that each of them must propose an attack plan. I will focus on reviewing it." Zhu Di was also a little impatient.

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A few days later.

Prince Zhu Biao summoned Chen Han to Zhongcui Palace to discuss matters.

"My lord, your highness has specifically asked you to bring the young master with you to the palace. Your majesty misses his great-grandson." The father-in-law also wanted to laugh when he spoke.

This father-in-law has been with Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time. He has only heard that his majesty kills people, but he has never seen the old man have such a tender side.

However, the father-in-law can also understand that although the royal family is rich, most of their children and grandchildren are scattered all over the world, and they rarely get together.

Even if they gather together, they must strictly observe etiquette. They cannot get along with each other like the old man and his great-grandson, but they are unscrupulous.

Chen Han came to the backyard after hearing his father-in-law's instructions.

When I arrived in the backyard, I saw my wife, Princess Jiangdu, teasing her son.

The little guy is almost one year old now, and he is restless in his crib. Every time he wakes up from his sleep, he has to climb up the round fence with difficulty, then stand on the bed and jump around happily while holding the railing.

Chen Han had never been a father before and never knew how to get along with babies, but after his son was born, he realized that babies might actually have minds that adults don't have. It can be seen now when he sees his son.

The beautiful Princess Jiangdu became a mother at this time, and her face became more gentle. Even though there were several palace maids who were very good at taking care of babies, he still had to do many things by himself.

As she said herself, she is the mother of her child and she must not miss every detail of her child's growth.

"Son... be good... don't bite the railing, don't chew the two teeth that have just grown out... Hehe... my son is so cute and well-behaved..."

Standing in the distance and looking at the mother and son living harmoniously under the tree, Chen Han felt that having such a family in his life was his biggest dream in this life.

"See you, Lord Duke!" The maids and eunuchs saluted quickly when they saw Chen Han coming in.

Princess Jiangdu was teasing her son with a rattle. When she heard the shouts of the eunuchs and maids, she turned around and saw Chen Han watching at the entrance of the courtyard. He brushed his long hair and tucked it behind his ears.

"Husband!!" Princess Jiangdu shouted sweetly.

Sure enough, he became more gentle.

Jiang Du was a bit careless before.

But now that I have become a mother, my personality has changed a lot.

Maybe every mother wants to show her best side in front of her children, and she definitely doesn’t want her children to see her rude side.

Chen Han walked over, stretched out his hand to tease the little guy who was bouncing on the railing, and said with a smile: "This little guy is really energetic, just like me!"

Jiang Du burst into laughter, "It's not like you, just because this little enemy is so restless, it makes me exhausted."

Chen Han didn't care that there were palace maids and eunuchs watching beside him, and asked Jiang Du to sit on the chair, "Come on, madam, my husband, come and squeeze your shoulders. I just learned some muscle-stretching hands from the imperial physician. Let me try them on you." try."

Jiang Du chuckled: "I didn't expect you, husband, to have such a skill, so I'm going to enjoy it."

Chen Han gently helped Jiang Du squeeze his shoulders, his hands kept moving, and he asked: "How is it? Is the strength okay?"

Princess Jiangdu closed her eyes and enjoyed it, then hummed, "Don't tell me that your method is okay, I thought you were joking!"

Chen Han heheyile: "Who told you it was a joke? I see that you are really tired recently, and I can't help you much. It happened that some medical doctors from the college came to teach the students massage techniques, so I specially learned a few techniques. , just for your enjoyment, I will press it for you every day from now on, what do you think?"

Jiang Du listened to Chen Han's words and said, "Husband, if you really think so, you are really a blessing to me!"

Then Jiang Du asked: "Husband, you must have something to do after you arrived, right?"

Chen Han nodded: "I really can't hide it from my wife. The old man wants to see our son, and I have to discuss the matter with His Highness the Crown Prince."

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(End of this chapter)