Li Jinglong left in tears, leaving Zhu Yunxi alone in the palace deep in thought.
Everyone in the Ming Dynasty regarded the tiger Bei Yuan as a serious threat. But in Zhu Yunxi's heart, this was not always the case.
It was a man-eating tiger, but it was also a sick tiger.
When the Yuan Dynasty previously occupied Yuan, the political structure and organizational framework were very loose. After returning to the grassland, it never formed a complete and powerful political system. In the final analysis, it was just a military force dominated by descendants of the Jin family. In the north,
Under the Yuan Emperor and the Han Dynasty, there were countless tribal leaders and nobles. Such an organization could not last long.
In the 20th year of Hongwu, Lan Yu's Northern Expedition and the Battle of Yuerhai completely destroyed Bei Yuan's organizational system. After the Jin family was disgraced, all the ministries controlled by Bei Yuan became restless.
Wolves are always full of fighting.
Lan Yu defeated the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and captured nine-tenths of the ruling class of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The Northern Yuan Emperor Tuogusi Timur and the Prince Tianbaonu escaped by chance. However, on the way to escape, the Northern Yuan Emperor, a descendant of the Yuan Shizu, was captured.
Ye Sudie'er, a descendant of Brother Ali, strangled the crown prince with a bow and string.
Later, Bo'er Jijin and Yesudie'er ascended the throne of the Northern Yuan Emperor and the Great Khan of Mongolia. He was known as Zhuoliktu Khan.
But he was not the legal successor after all, and his act of regicide completely kicked off the civil war on the Mongolian plateau.
This is exactly what the Han people said: The emperor has strong soldiers and strong horses!
A few years later, the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia will be usurped by the Oirat leader Brigate and Wuheqi who are not part of the Golden family. From then on, Mongolia, still known as the Northern Yuan Dynasty, split, namely the Oirat tribe of Western Mongolia (
Oara) and the Mongolian proper (Tatar) in the east.
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Even later, the Golden Family once again seized control of the Mongolian Plateau, but the Mongolian Plateau became a piece of scattered sand again, never regaining its former glory.
What is even more worth mentioning is that when the non-descendants of the Golden Family became the Great Khans, many Mongolian nobles and tribes joined the Ming Dynasty. There were even many royal descendants of the Golden Family, and countless Mongolian warriors.
Not everyone in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, or to be precise within Mongolia, wanted to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Arutai, the powerful official who once again supported the Golden Family and ascended the throne of the Han Dynasty, expressed his submission many times in the early years of Yongle.
Historically, the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty had been entangled with each other for more than two hundred years. It was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that the Northern Yuan Dynasty was completely annexed by the Later Jin Dynasty.
It was annexation, not destruction. The rulers of the Later Jin Dynasty used more sophisticated political skills to turn them into partners of the empire.
In Zhu Yunxi's view, the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty were not just war issues, but political issues. The skills of connecting horizontal lines and vertical lines left by our ancestors have great potential.
While Zhu Yunxi was deep in thought, Wang Shai came quietly.
"Your Highness, Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Lian Zining, the Minister of Works, would like to see you!"
"Let them come in!" Zhu Yunxi sat back on the throne and said calmly.
These two people are both close officials, and they are both in their prime. The minister is the minister, and he is also the person selected by Zhu Yunxi to assist the government in the future.
"I am waiting to see Your Highness the Grand Sun!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at the two of them, and after ordering someone to sit down, he took out one of the piles of memorials on the imperial desk, and said with a straight face, "Yan Fan submitted the memorials, and the military supplies promised by the imperial court and the equipment have not arrived, how come
What's going on?"
As early as the beginning of the year, the King of Yan kept making excuses, citing the instability in Liaodong in recent years and requesting the imperial court to allocate supplies and other materials to replenish the military treasury.
Zhao Mian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stiffened his face and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I am responsible for the land affairs in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Such matters of military supplies have always been in charge of the Minister, the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army...
....."
"You don't know anything if you're not in charge?" Zhu Yunxi suddenly lowered his face and spoke in a bad tone.
Next to him, Lian Zining hurriedly spoke, "Your Highness, today I went through the archives of materials allocated to Yan Fan over the years. There is no shortage of things in Peiping! Yan Fan and the Peking Guards have a total of more than 50,000 soldiers. The annual military pay is
The full amount is allocated, and last year we just awarded 400,000 pieces of cotton cloth, as well as a large amount of money and grain!"
"As for ordnance, according to the records of the Ministry of Industry, there are verifiable iron materials, etc., and the arsenal in Peiping contains 300,000 kilograms. Whether it is weapons or armor, they are all piled up in mountains, and there is no need to re-allocate them!"
"Besides, all Yan Fan wants are blunderbuss, artillery, gunpowder pellets and other sharp weapons!" After saying that, Lian Zining glanced at Zhu Yunxi and said cautiously, "The matter is so important that I don't dare to do it myself, so I will take over the work."
After doing the ministry’s errands, I got stuck!”
At this point, he added, "The King of Yan wants these things every year, but the Qin and Jin dynasties, as well as Ning Fan and other kings of Sai, have never asked for them!"
If he is rebellious, of course he has to reach out and ask for it, and the more the better.
Zhu Yunxi thought to himself, his face that had just been stern became much softer when facing Lian Zi.
This thing was done beautifully, and Lian Zining will be a useful person in the future. The ministers who were born as Jinshi did not have a good look towards the vassals everywhere, but there were not many people with as sharp minds as him.
In fact, even if Lian Zining didn't say anything, Zhu Yunxi also knew that King Yan kept asking for things, just to enrich his own strength and prepare for the future.
"As soon as the border war stops this time, we will start replacing the Chief Secretary of Peking, the Chief of Police, the Inspection Censor, and the Commander of the Guard Station with our own people!"
Zhu Yunxi thought to himself, and the expression on his face became solemn again.
"Your Highness, how about I go prepare now?" Zhao Mian said hesitantly, "However, the Beijing camp will be leaving soon, and military supplies and other supplies..."
"Did I tell you to prepare?" Zhu Yunxi said coldly, his eyes making Zhao Mian immediately feel uneasy.
This Zhao Mian is not a smart man, nor is he capable of doing things. The reason why he was chosen in the first place was because he was the son-in-law of his teacher Liu Sanwu from Shushe.
Unexpectedly, this person can be so stupid!
"Since there is no shortage at Yan Fan, what else should we give?" Zhu Yunxi continued, "The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works should write a refutation report and submit it. List the materials allocated by Yan Fan over the years, and then list the materials allocated by Yan Fan over the years.
The consumption is also calculated. Compare them one by one to see if they are in short supply."
There will definitely be no shortage there. When the accounts are calculated, Zhu Yunxi will use this excuse to change officials in Peiping.
"I obey the order!"
"How many artillery pieces are stored at the Ministry of Industry?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.
"Back to Your Highness, I have no right to interfere with artillery and other military weapons. After they are built, they will be handed over to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War for distribution!" Lian Zining said, "However, we just built the big and small weapons last month.
One hundred and thirty artillery pieces will be sealed by the Ministry of War after passing the inspection at the school site!"
Zhu Yunxi held the tea and took two sips, "How is the warship building for the Jing Navy going?"
"Three shipyards are working day and night, but they have just finished building the keel!" Lian Zining was meticulous and clear when talking about official duties.
"You give Gu's handwriting to the Ministry of War. For the shortage of artillery on the warship, choose from the inventory of artillery of the Ministry of War!" Zhu Yunxi put down the tea bowl, "In addition, the Artillery Casting Bureau under the Ministry of Industry is dedicated to casting another batch of firearms for the Jing Navy. Remember
, it must be precise and not shoddy!”
"I understand!" Lian Zining cupped his hands and said, "I will personally supervise this!"
At this time, Wang Shai came in again and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, Li Yuanming, the Minister of Rites, would like to see you!"
"pass!"
There must be something urgent, otherwise Wang Sha would not dare to come directly to report when Zhu Yunxi was talking.
After waiting for a while, Li Yuanming came into the palace holding an urgent memorial. After seeing the ceremony, he said, "Your Highness, this is a letter of credence from Goryeo asking for help!"
This chapter has been completed!