Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 249 Love the country and love the beauty more

At this time, Zhu Zhen didn't know what happened in Yingtian, let alone thought that Zhu Yuanzhang might even have made preparations.

Now, Zhu Zhen has led the army to leave Ningxia Town again, and this time he does not need anyone else to lead the way, and goes straight to the Alutai tribe.

Some of the [-] grassland soldiers in the army were initially suspicious, but when they saw that Zhu Zhen was even leading the way in person, and saw that their yurt was right in front of them, they had to believe that their family members might have surrendered. .

At this time, they had no other thoughts and followed the army obediently as the army slowly advanced.

Because this time the army was followed by a large logistics supply unit, and the amount of food and grass baggage was too much, which delayed the march of the army.

As a result, Zhu Chu came out this time and it took him more than ten days to finally cross the boundaries of Helan Mountain and once again come to the headquarters of the Alutai tribe.

At this time, it happened to be when Zhu Yuanzhang received Zhu Chu's letter in Yingtian.

Because I knew the news on the grassland and winter was approaching, it was already the tenth day of November.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang did not think that there would be any big war when Zhu Chu went deep into the grassland this time. Coupled with the lack of preparations, even if Feng Sheng and Fu Youde, two experienced generals, Guo Gong, arrived in Yingtian in a short period of time, it would be difficult to raise an army. The army came to Saibei to retrieve him.

Zhu Ming may have no scruples because of this situation.

Anyway, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and Lao Zhu can't control himself now.

I really don’t blame Zhu Yuanzhang for scolding him, why are you acting like a little piggy and just letting go?

Someone didn't pay attention and asked him to come out. Originally, he was asked to go to work and pay tribute to his second brother or something, but he didn't expect that this kid ran to the grassland nearby.

I believe that when Zhu Yu returns to the capital this time, Zhu Yuanzhang will never let him out easily again.

At the same time, on the first day of this natural month, Zhu Chu's tax system also added 660 million resources to him.

In August, the population of Zhu Zhen's subjects had reached 650 million.

Later, as Qu Neng conquered Dao Bailan and recovered Ningyuan Prefecture, the population increased by 10.

This time, Zhu Zhen increased the population of [-] grassland people by conquering the Arutai tribe.

It can be said that 666.

This also brings the resources in Zhu Zhen's hands to once again reach 580 million, and by the end of next month, it will exceed the [-] million mark.

It also replenished a large amount of resources previously consumed, at least most of them.

This is Zhu Chu's confidence. In the later stages, as various resources become more and more abundant, the role that the system can play will become greater and greater.

The people in the Arutai tribe quickly sensed the movement outside and rushed out to greet them.

Especially the survival of the eight thousand prairie soldiers made many people cry with them.

Because after all, 2 people died this time, and less than one-third of the [-] strong men who went out have returned.

In more than two-thirds of the families, the husband died.

This left many women standing there blankly, some with small children beside them, and some even had children too small to be held in their arms or carried on their backs.

Their men can never come back.

For a moment, the atmosphere was tense and awkward.

Even Peng Yue and Niu Sheng couldn't help but worry. They secretly rode their horses to Zhu Chu's side, vaguely escorting him.

However, Wang Fu was incompetent at this time and just watched from the sidelines.

Because Wang Fu believed that His Highness had a way to control the situation.

Xu Miaojin already had the gun barrel in her hand. If there was a conflict and someone wanted to hurt Zhu Xi, she could immediately draw out the spear and pierce anyone's throat or chest.

At the same time, Xu Miaojin couldn't help but look at Zhu Zhen, wanting to see how he would solve the current situation.

Zhu Zhen had known for a long time that he would have to face this scene sooner or later, but he was not in a hurry at all.

Don't forget, when he was in Yunnan before, not only did he kill [-] strong men in Yingjiang City, but every house had to hang white cloth, and everyone had to wear sackcloth and mourn.

Not to mention that the 20 surrendered troops who were let go were only a minority, and those who were killed were the majority.

Zhu Chu was able to successfully win over the people of Yunnan, but was he afraid that he would not be able to win over the people of the grasslands?What's more, there are only tens of thousands of people.

So Zhu Ming stood up and looked at the many women who had not given up their luck until now. They may have thought that their men would not be killed and that they could be reunited. He said loudly: "This is war. Come and kill." We, we don’t want to be killed by you, so we can only kill you.”

"Two armies are fighting, the enemy and we are both sides, and this is how it should be."

"It's just that we were enemies before, so we killed your families and your men. They died, and I am not a Da Luo Jinxian. I cannot resurrect the dead."

"But you are already my king's subjects. Even if your men die, there is no need to worry, because from now on, I will protect you on their behalf. As long as I am still here, I will not let anyone bully you. Harm you. Even Arutai can no longer enslave you. I will do what I say."

"People will die when they are killed. This is nonsense. But since you are still alive, you must continue to live well. Although I have killed your men, I will protect you and help you live. It’s better.”

"Everything that happened before has passed. From now on, you will live a new life. Do you believe in me?"

Everyone is looking at each other.

Zhu Ming raised his eyebrows, wondering if his language skills had deteriorated?It's all Lao Zhu's fault. He had to stay in Yingtian for a few months, otherwise he would be able to attract a group of believers just by relying on his ability to confuse people.

"Prince Daming. No, Your Highness, you are not planning to be the man to all our widows, are you?" Finally a woman couldn't help but ask.

This is the cultural difference. According to the rules on the grassland, once a tribe is conquered by other tribes, everything will become the spoils of the victor.

For example, the big man Elbek, who has caused dissatisfaction among people all over the grassland, killed his brother and took his pregnant sister-in-law into his tent and became his wife.

Zhu Zhen's statement is indeed easy to cause misunderstanding.

Min Minte stood out from the crowd, standing there cutely, gritting her teeth and glaring at Zhu Chu, her handsome face full of resentment.

If I give you a eldest daughter and you don’t want it, you just like these widows, right?

Cao thief?

"I think you misunderstood," Zhu Zhen finally came to his senses and quickly explained: "Since you have surrendered to me and become my people, I am naturally obliged to lead you, dominate you, protect you and help you. "

"I have said that I came to the grassland to liberate you. I want to help you eliminate the slave owners, so that you can completely turn over and be the masters of your own country."

"I am not your slave master, and you are no longer anyone's slave. You are yourselves, you are human beings, and you are your own masters."

"So you don't belong to anyone's vassals. If you want, you can find a man you like and start a family instead of becoming my private property."

Zhu Ming had to explain clearly, otherwise Xu Miaojin's eyes would be too cold.

Xu Miaojin was still staring at the women in the tribe before, but at some point, she had already set her sights on Zhu Chu's back.

These women are serious. They clearly said good things, so how could they misinterpret it like this?

Zhu Ming was a little annoyed, waved his hand and shouted: "Come out Arutai."

Arutai trotted to Zhu Chu in a panic, begging for mercy in a low voice: "Your Highness, you can't take out your anger on me."

Zhu Ming said funny and angrily: "I am not so stingy, am I? Besides, their husbands and families were indeed killed by me, so it is normal for them to have resentments. But I will not feel any guilt at all, because in the beginning If I hadn’t killed you, what would have happened once you broke through the gate of Ningxia Town?”

There is no need to say this obvious answer to avoid embarrassment to everyone.

After all, Zhu Zhen can't kill Arutai at this time, can he?

So Zhu Chang changed his tune, pointed to the continuous line of baggage troops at the rear of the army, and said: "Get ready to receive the food. This is what I promised you before. And this time I only brought 20 Ten thousand stones, of which one hundred thousand stones are enough for your tribes to easily survive this winter. Another hundred thousand stones are the ration for the entire army. Don’t worry, even if it is not enough, more food will be sent continuously in the future. ." This time in Ningxia Town, Zhu Zhen asked Qian Shu and Tang Jie to exchange a large number of cattle and sheep for 20 shi of grain and grass from the people, especially those from landlord families.

As the saying goes, soldiers and horses move forward before food and grass are used. In war, money is fought and food and grass are fought.

The various tribes in Arutai totaled at least 6 people. One hundred thousand dan of grain seemed like a lot, but in fact it was not enough for people to eat and drink for three to four months throughout the winter.

Including this army, one hundred thousand shi of food can barely last more than a month. If a fierce battle really breaks out, in order to allow the soldiers to have sufficient physical strength and morale, they may not be able to last for more than a month.

But don't forget that Zhu Chu brought back a full 20 cattle, and the [-] shi of grain was not even half of it.

Therefore, Zhu Zhen was very confident. He could afford to support tens of thousands of people in such a tribe.

Arutai was naturally overjoyed and hurriedly called on the people in the tribe to start unloading the food.

Because there are a total of twelve tribes under Arutai, and according to the difference in the number of people in each tribe, the one hundred thousand shi of grain was divided into twelve parts, and the eight thousand prairie soldiers who were lucky enough to return were brought back with them on the way home. .

They are not all men from Arutai's headquarters, they were also gathered from various tribes by Arutai.

This is similar to the Yunnan toast system.

The Great Khan of the Grassland was equivalent to the largest slave owner, controlling the nobles of various tribes.

Once it was time to use troops and men, a message would first be sent to the nobles of those tribes, and then these slave owners would summon the people of their own tribes.

It sounds similar to the situation between lords and kings in the West in the Middle Ages.

As this batch of food was delivered to each household's ger yurt, the atmosphere in the tribe finally relaxed.

Again, living people must continue to live, not to mention Zhu Ming also made it clear that it was you who attacked us first, not to mention that we were all enemies before.

Then the Ming army counterattacked and killed you. Isn't it reasonable?

Only this time, there was no mass slaughter of cattle and sheep, because now the cattle and sheep of each tribe have become the personal property of each tribal family, and the interests of the people cannot be harmed.

Zhu Zhen did not even plan to live in the yurt in the tribe anymore, but asked his soldiers to set up a camp outside the tribe.

The Ming army also had its own military tent. Although it was not built with thick felt blankets like a yurt, it was not bad.

It's just that these trivial matters naturally do not need to be handled by Zhu Zhen personally.

And since this place can be chosen by the Arutai tribe, the nearby environment is also good, and there is a clear water.

Zhu Ming led the horse to the edge of the stream, and while letting the old man drink some water, he squatted next to wash his face.

"That's great, Brother Zhu," Xu Miaojin naturally followed and stood aside with her arms folded, a trace of resentment on her face. Those who didn't know thought she had died like the widows in the tribe.

Zhu Ming raised his head, looked at Xu Miaojin funny, and said, "They said it was a misunderstanding. Can you wash your face too? This water is very cool."

Xu Miaojin snorted lightly and ignored him. She turned her head and looked in the direction of the tribe. She clearly saw a beautiful figure standing in front of the tribe's door, also looking this way.

"Where's she? I was worried to death before, but I didn't expect you to come to the grassland to enjoy it. That girl's name is Min Minte, right? She looks very charming. According to the rules of the grassland, won't you accept her? "Xu Miaojin sneered, and every word in her words seemed as sharp as her gun.

Zhu Chu was helpless. Why did he smell so jealous?He had no choice but to stand up and walk in front of Xu Miaojin. He deliberately dipped his hand in the cool river water and touched the tip of her nose.

Xu Miaojin wrinkled her nose, feeling a little itchy and cool, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so bad."

Zhu Zhen just laughed, and after a while he sighed: "My silly girl, if I were really the kind of lustful ghost who couldn't move when he saw a beautiful woman, and wanted to take her into his pocket when he saw a beautiful woman, you should have been arrested long ago. I've eaten everything and wiped it clean, so why should I let you chase me outside the customs?"

If Xu Miaojin hadn't chased her outside the pass, if he hadn't been greatly moved by the sudden appearance of Xu Miaojin outside Helan Mountain, Zhu Miao would have actually planned to avoid her.

It was precisely because of Xu Miaojin's persistence and awareness of this relationship that Zhu Xi was moved by it, and he also faced his feelings for Xu Miaojin and accepted her.

To put it shamelessly, in fact, in the relationship between the two, it was Xu Miaojin who took the initiative.

As the saying goes, a woman chases a man's veil, and only then did she win over Zhu Ming.

It's not that Min Min didn't mean to sacrifice before, but Zhu Zhen is really not a pervert.

He already had Mu Qiu and Xu Miaojin, and felt that it was enough. If he was still dissatisfied, even God might not be able to stand it.

"Besides, life is short, although you can enjoy yourself in time. But sister, you don't know how big my ambition is. How can I care about the love between men and women? There are so many beauties in the world, why should I just go and see them? Aren't you a woman? Aren't these great rivers and mountains beautiful?" While comforting Xu Miaojin, Zhu Zhen opened his hands and gently embraced the beauty into his arms, regardless of the fact that there were so many people watching from a distance.

Zhu Chu knew that Xu Miaojin had just established a relationship with him, and he had been worrying about gains and losses before, so he suddenly became jealous.

What's more, she's not completely jealous. There is a saying that a woman's sixth sense is still very scary. She doesn't get jealous from others, so why does she only get jealous?

Xu Miaojin was hugged by Zhu Chu from behind. She raised her head and looked at Min Minte in the distance, raising her little face proudly.

"But you can't just focus on your great cause," Xu Miaojin's heart moved. She turned around and looked at Zhu Ming, feeling a little worried again.

In fact, she is only one year older than Zhu Ming, and she is still a girl now. If it were placed in modern times, she would probably be in the second grade of junior high school?
So it was inevitable that he would begin to worry about gains and losses again, lest Zhu Ming would only love the country and not the beauty.

Zhu Ming couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, don't worry, sister, we love the country even more than the beauty. Haven't you experienced it before? You can't bear it alone. If there is a chance in the future, I'm afraid I should let Aqiu and You will fight with us endlessly."

Xu Miaojin's pretty face suddenly turned red. She already knew what Zhu Chu meant, and immediately stamped her feet in shame, but couldn't bear to leave his warm embrace.

This man is really dead.

As a result, I heard Zhu Zhu on the head again, humming softly: "The extravagant love in the world of mortals cannot be exhausted, and the grievances and grievances in the world cannot be fully expressed. It is fate from generation to generation."

No need to think about it, it is the song "I love my country more than my beauty".

Zhu Chu also made an impromptu idea, looking at the vast expanse of grassland in front of him, holding the beautiful woman in love in his arms, and coming here with great ambitions this time.

Is this situation really a bit appropriate?
So he couldn't help but sing.

Xu Miaojin nestled in Zhu Chu's arms, raised her head, and looked at Zhu Chu dreamingly.

She had never heard this song before, and she thought it was strange and did not fit today's music at all.

But I still find it catchy.

Especially those lines.

When she sang, "Of course red flowers match green leaves, who will accompany him in this life, it's so vague and vague, come and go", Xu Miaojin was so excited that she wanted to interrupt Zhu Xi and confess her true feelings that she would accompany him for the rest of her life.

Especially in the long period of "Love the country, love the beauty even more", "Ambition and pride are famous all over the world", "My beauty is in the east, and the Yellow River is in the west".

It was as if the truth had shattered Zhu Chu's ambition.

I love the country, and I also love the beauty, so to the east is my beauty, and to the west is the Yellow River (country).

Although it is not as domineering as the phrase "Drunken on a beauty's knees, awakening to seize the power of the world" that has been used in various modern novels, and the source of this sentence should be from Huo Qubing's "Drunk on a beautiful woman's knees, awakening to hold a murderous sword, don't ask for even the city jade", but I beg for a murderous sword. The Huns are not destroyed, so why should I call my home home?”

After all, the original singer of this song is Li Lifang, so it has a softness to it.

But it is more appropriate to use it here. After all, Zhu Zhen is holding the beauty in his arms while looking into the depths of the Mobei grassland.

You can't sing a song about serving your country with loyalty, right?That would be too much.

Finally, Zhu Miao comforted Xu Miaojin with a song. Finally, Xiao Nizi was buried in his arms, listened honestly, and later started to hum along.

Zhu Zhen couldn't help but secretly feel proud. If he wanted to, wouldn't Xu Miaojin just hold it in his hand?
In fact, this is already a bad way to pick up girls in modern times, and it has long been outdated. It must be said that it was used in the 80s and 90s. If you chase girls and go to sing downstairs, you will not be called crazy, right?

It can only be said that girls in ancient times had little knowledge. For example, Xu Miaojin was already addicted to Zhu Chu's affection.

(PS: Hehehe, this is water. I was listening to this song at the time, and I wrote it immediately. I was wrong. I’m sorry, it’s too obvious.)
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