The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 269 A good man should be like this.

"You guessed it right. Sure enough, Yesudier made a rebellion. He intercepted and killed the pseudo-emperor and the pseudo-prince of Beiyuan on the way, and proclaimed himself the Great Khan of Beiyuan."

Zhu Yuanzhang said in amazement.

At that time, Chen Jingke analyzed the situation in Beiyuan for him, but he only thought it was possible and did not completely believe it.

After all, the development of the situation is ever-changing. Who can guarantee that things will definitely turn out this way?
As a monarch, he must consider all possibilities.

But what he didn't expect was that in just a few days, Chen Jingke's predictions had come true one by one.

Xu Da and others were also amazed. Chen Jingke once again showed his ability to judge the situation.

Chen Jingke took the information and read it in detail.

After being attacked by Lan Yu, Emperor Tianyuan fled with the prince, prime minister and others, gathering more than 10,000 tribesmen along the way.

However, immediately afterwards, they were attacked by Yesudier and their entire army was annihilated.

"In this way, the various ministries of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will fall into chaos."

We also know that Feng Sheng's Northern Expedition to Liaodong and Lan Yu's surprise attack on the royal court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Now that he's dead, things are completely different.

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned and said in confusion: "What happened? The false emperor was killed and Beiyuan fell into chaos. Isn't this the best situation you predicted?"

It can only be said that no one who has achieved great things since ancient times is easy to get along with.

Why did the Zhou royal family become a mascot? Why were the feudal vassals and towns divided in the Tang Dynasty?
These are all living examples.

Therefore, Yesudier's regicide will not arouse any strong opposition. As long as he is strong enough, he will be the leader of Beiyuan.

He had previously analyzed for Zhu Yuanzhang that Bei Yuanhui would fall into civil strife because of this matter, and he analyzed it entirely based on intelligence.

"Now that he is dead, the most powerful Yesudie'er can naturally become the Great Khan of Mongolia according to grassland customs."

Xu Da and others also looked puzzled.

Then there was the Tumu Fort Incident...and then there was no more.

If he hesitates at all, things will not go so smoothly.

Did Yesudier really commit rebellion? Also killed Emperor Tianyuan and his son?
After all, he did not specialize in studying history in his previous life, and his understanding of Beiyuan was very limited.

As for what Bei Yuan had become after being attacked by Lan Yu, he had no idea.

"If the false emperor does not die, he can still rely on his prestige and righteousness to gather some strength to compete with the major tribes."

After that, Zhu Di conquered Mobei five times, but we only know that Zhu Di conquered Mobei five times, and we don't know exactly how he conquered it.

Only Mongolia has always maintained its independence.

The royal court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was attacked by Lan Yu, and the forces directly under the Northern Yuan Emperor suffered serious losses. How could the Yuan Emperor's few major generals rely on him to lead other tribes?
Not to mention the grassland tribes who are more particular about fists, even the Central Plains Dynasty is no exception.

After killing Emperor Tianyuan and his son, he immediately proclaimed himself the Great Khan of Beiyuan.

The Mongols were proud. Their horses' hooves conquered Eurasia and created an unprecedentedly huge empire.

"It won't be long before he can unify Beiyuan again."

As for the basis, there are only four words: lead the weak and follow the strong.

Chen Jingke explained: "In the Central Plains culture, killing one's master is a treasonous act and will be spurned by other forces and become the target of public criticism."

The people here learned that the royal court had been attacked, and the people there set up an ambush on Togu Si Timur's escape.

But then Chen Jingke said with a solemn face: "I'm afraid things are not going well."

In the end, they basically became part of the Central Plains.

Since ancient times, countless foreign tribes have entered the Central Plains. However, these tribes were all eventually assimilated by the Central Plains culture.

They still maintain their original living habits and cultural independence.

What he didn't expect was that Yesudier would be so ruthless and decisive.

"Even if someone is dissatisfied, it will be difficult to compete with him."

Since ancient times, whether it is an agricultural civilization or a nomadic civilization, the weak and the strong will inevitably lead to chaos and even the change of dynasties.

Chen Jingke's speculation that Beiyuan would fall into chaos was based on the fact that Emperor Tianyuan was still alive.

Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "No, although Bei Yuan took control of the Central Plains, he was not affected by the Central Plains culture."

Zhu Yuanzhang questioned: "Bei Yuan has been in control of the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years, so he should be affected by the Central Plains culture, right?"

Chen Jingke finally concluded: "Therefore, instead of falling into chaos, the Northern Yuan Dynasty will go south to plunder crazily in the next two years."

Because the Central Plains dynasty lacked the means to rule the grasslands, Wala rose to succeed the Northern Yuan Dynasty and became the overlord of the grasslands.

How could such a nation learn from the culture of its defeated generals?
After the establishment of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, ordinary Mongolian people did not enter the Central Plains to settle, but continued to live on the grasslands.

Anyway, Beiyuan was almost destroyed.

After reading this information, Chen Jingke was equally surprised.

Emperor Tianyuan and his son were captured alive and later strangled to death by Yesudier with a bowstring.

"But Beiyuan is a nomadic people, and according to their customs, whoever has the bigger fist can be the master of the family."

Zhu Yuanzhang and others also understood the reason, and their expressions became solemn.

Xu Da couldn't help but nodded and said: "If it is as Jing Ke speculates, the new king of Yesudier will succeed to the throne, and he will need to prove his ability and accumulate prestige."

"For the grassland tribes, there is no better way to accumulate prestige than going south to plunder the Central Plains."

Zhu Yuanzhang had accepted the reality, but he was not worried at all. Instead, he said murderously:
"Then let's fight. The Yuan Dynasty was so powerful back then, but we were driven out of the Central Plains."

"There are only remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so why should we be afraid of them?"

Others were also infected by this confidence, and they all clamored to march north to the grassland again.

Chen Jingke sighed: "It's not that I'm afraid of them, but it's a pity that we missed an opportunity for civil strife in the grassland."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "You have a very keen understanding of the situation, and your analysis can always hit the nail on the head."

"If you have this ability, you will be able to assist the heroes in the future. Bei Yuan is nothing."

Xu Da patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't always think of taking shortcuts. The national war must be upright."

"Mongolia is different from any previous grassland overlords. They are more powerful and tenacious. It will not be possible to defeat them overnight."

Everyone has to agree with this.

The previous grassland overlords used their own power to forcibly enslave other tribes.

For example, the Turks used their own power to enslave dozens of tribes such as the Khitan, Tiele, and Uighurs.

But he did not complete the unification of identity.

Khitan is still Khitan, Tiele is still Tiele, and Turks are still Turks.

When the Turks themselves were weak, the subordinate tribes rebelled one after another.

Mongolia is different. It not only completed the geographical unification of the grasslands, but also completed the identity unification.

All tribes were conquered and became part of Mongolia.

In other words, there is only one tribe in the grassland now, which is Mongolia.

It's just that it's divided into different forces internally.

A unified national identity is what distinguishes Mongolia from previous steppe overlords.

This is also where he is stronger than his predecessors.

The war between Ming Dynasty and Mongolia will be protracted until one side completely falls.

Chen Jingke naturally understood this truth, and he never thought about defeating Mongolia at once.

But Emperor Tianyuan's death really affected his plan.

"Originally, I thought that in the next few years, Ming Dynasty would rest and recuperate and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight. Now I have to adjust my strategy."

Xu Da and others had strange expressions on their faces. His words revealed a lot of information.

Could it be that the next few years of the Ming Dynasty were mainly about recuperation?
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally discovered their anomaly, but he didn't say anything. He just said:
"Nothing is perfect in the world, and no one stipulates that you can't wage war outside the country if you are recuperating."

"With Ming's national strength, it is capable of supporting a single-line war while recuperating."

Chen Jingke could only accept this reality. After all, Beiyuan would not follow his script, and he could only adapt to the changes in the situation. The next few people discussed together how to deal with the changes in Beiyuan.

A set of strategies was quickly devised: strengthen defense on the northern frontier, and focus on defensive counterattacks in the first year.

This is to give the army a chance to breathe, and it is also time to prepare military supplies and food.

At the same time, we can also observe the development of the situation in Beiyuan and wait a year before deciding whether to fight or continue to defend based on the actual situation.

"The fortress network plan can also be implemented. In the past two years, most of the cement was used to build Luoyang City."

"Now that Luoyang City is built, most of the cement produced can support the northern frontier."

"First, project the fortress fifty miles away. Instead of setting up farmland, use it as an outpost. Each department will take turns to garrison and be on duty."

"If Beiyuan comes to attack, we will defend the city and light up the smoke to notify the rear for support."

Xu Da also supported this plan: "If Bei Yuan invades, these fortresses must be captured first."

"Let them taste the hardness of this cement fortress then."

"When the fortress network is built, we can push the front line deep into the grassland and squeeze Beiyuan's living space."

If you cross the fort and attack the border defense directly, you will easily be taken back by the troops in the fort.

This is also the reason why in ancient times, when marching and fighting, every city must be attacked.

The plan was discussed and everyone dispersed.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Chen Jingke walked home with Xu Da again.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Xu Da invited Chen Jingke to sit at his house.

Chen Jingke already knew his purpose at this time and naturally would not refuse.

As expected, Xu Da got straight to the point and asked about the future policy direction of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Jingke didn't hide anything, but he didn't elaborate either. He just told him to focus on recuperating.

As for the reasons, I won’t go into details here.

Xu Da naturally supported this, saying: "In the decades since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world has never been truly peaceful."

"The Ming Dynasty looks strong, but the people's lives are actually not easy."

"You can see that in population growth."

The unified dynasties of the past dynasties will basically experience explosive growth in population in the first two decades after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

However, in the 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the population growth has not been much.

The big reason for this is that the people have never been able to recover from years of war.

People's lives are not good, so naturally they cannot feed so many children.

Infant abandonment and infant drowning are common everywhere.

It does not mean that there was anything wrong with the rulers of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was forced to fight.

But the objective fact is that the people have not been given a chance to breathe.

In this life, under the influence of Chen Jingke, Ming Dynasty underwent internal reforms.

Many policies have been adopted to reduce the burden on the people.

But what the people need is not just policies, but long-term peace and stability.

Only with long-term peace can they return to production and create more wealth.

In the past, Ming Dynasty had to fight. Only by hurting the enemy could peace be achieved.

Now Beiyuan has been hit hard and has lost the chance to make a comeback.

The four barbarians have been basically pacified, and it's time to recuperate.

To paraphrase a well-used meme on the Internet in previous lives:
Ming Dynasty should stop and wait for his people.

In fact, many people have seen this, but for some reasons, they dare not say it.

Of course, even if they say it, Lao Zhu will most likely not listen.

There are indeed not many people in this world who can change Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

Fortunately, Chen Jingke is one of them.

"I really admire Jing Ke for being able to see this and adjust the policy in a timely manner."

"Having you here also makes me feel more confident about Ming's future."

These were the last words Xu Da said.

Chen Jingke didn't feel happy at all, only heavy.

In the past, he could draw on mature experiences in history, but with the development of the new world timeline, there are fewer and fewer things to draw on.

And he will also face an unprecedented situation and can only rely on his own wisdom to solve it.

But truly governing a country is not about playing games. The game can be repeated, and there is no chance of regret in reality.

A policy mistake may require countless lives to fill the hole.

He has not been able to do so yet, to see human life as a number.

This time, his guess about Bei Yuan was actually a mistake.

They only considered that if Emperor Tianyuan was alive, it would cause the split of Beiyuan.

But he did not consider the consequences of his direct death.

Why would he ignore this result? Because in the Central Plains culture, the consequences of regicide are very serious.

To put it bluntly, he couldn't think outside his own cognition.

When thinking about problems, I will subconsciously judge others by myself.

Fortunately, this mistake is not a big one.

The imperial court obtained Beiyuan's intelligence in time and made strategic adjustments without any consequences.

But no matter what, this is a lesson.

In the future, we must consider things comprehensively and not take things for granted.

Think about defeat before winning. This applies not only to military affairs, but also to governing a country.

A policy must consider the benefits it will bring if it succeeds.

However, we must also consider the adverse effects it will cause and make preventive preparations in advance to minimize the harm.

Time passed quickly, and not long after, the blue jade army returned in triumph.

What Chen Jingke was most worried about did not happen. Lan Yu was very disciplined along the way.

It seems that the scion has indeed tied him up, which is a good thing for everyone.

On the day the victorious army returned, the entire city of Luoyang was deserted, and countless people gathered at the port to welcome them.

After all, Bei Yuan is the sword hanging over everyone's head. Now that Ming Dynasty has defeated Bei Yuan's royal court, it represents too many things.

The expectations of the people are very simple. After defeating the enemy, they can live a good life.

When Lan Yu and others appeared, loud shouts rang out:

"Da Ming Wan Sheng."

Everyone present was excited.

Lan Yu's face flushed with excitement.

He had participated in the triumphal ceremony, but at that time the protagonist was someone else and he was just a foil.

But this time, he is the worthy protagonist.

Zhu Xiongying naturally came to greet his uncle. Looking at the high-spirited Lan Yu, he suddenly said:
"Jing Ke, thank you."

The surroundings were too noisy, and Chen Jingke didn't hear clearly what he was saying, so he asked doubtfully:
"What did you say?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just want to say that this is what a good man should be."

(End of this chapter)