Timur himself was the prince-consort of the Western Chagatai Khanate, and he climbed to high positions step by step. He regarded Hezhong as his base.
He made extensive use of the military resources left by the Mongol Empire and unscrupulously captured the remaining resources of the local forces in Central Asia. This was the foundation of his empire.
Although the Timurid Empire was powerful, it was a large empire that extremely violated objective laws.
This empire was established after the Mongol conquest of Central Asia, which caused political turmoil and a power vacuum in the area. It also relied on Timur's personal ability and skill.
But compared to the Ming Dynasty, it is much inferior.
At present, the territory of the Ming Dynasty, under direct rule and indirect rule, is approximately more than nine million square kilometers.
Timur's empire now covers more than four million square kilometers, part of which has been expanded in recent years.
This is why the Timurid Empire can only surrender to the Ming Dynasty at present. Although it is a wolfish ambition, it is so in name.
"This is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. It seems to be much more prosperous than ours, and this is only the border of the Ming Dynasty."
"I really don't know how prosperous it would be if we went to the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
On the carriage, Pi'erma Heima drank heavily of Ming Dynasty's strong wine and sighed.
He likes to drink heavily, has a tawny complexion, and unlike other Turks, he does not grow a beard.
Next to him is a Mongolian minister.
The strange thing is that both of them are communicating in Chinese.
Not Turkic, not Mongolian.
Perhaps the reason why Pirma Heima was able to come to the Ming Dynasty as an envoy had a lot to do with his Chinese proficiency.
Judging from the excitement on his face, he seems to be very interested in Daming.
Although he is the eldest grandson of Timur's empire and looks like a young man in his twenties, he was born in the ninth year of Hongwu and is only sixteen years old this year.
It's just that he may look a little anxious, which is also a characteristic of yellow and white races.
Hearing this, the Mongolian minister smiled and replied: "Please allow me to use the title of Ming Dynasty. Your Highness will address you, the noble one."
"Of course." Pirma Heima said with a smile.
"Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty is the most powerful country that I know of at present. Even your Highness's grandfather's empire may not be half as big as the Ming Dynasty."
"I heard from those businessmen that there are millions of people living in the capital of the Ming Dynasty alone!"
The Mongolian minister said in a very exaggerated tone.
"Millions!!! My Allah!!!"
Pirma Heima was completely shocked and spoke directly in Turkic language.
Today, the total population of the Timur Empire is about 20 million, and the capital of the Timur Empire has a total population of about 800,000.
Pi'erma Heima simply couldn't imagine how glorious and powerful a city with millions of people could be.
You must know that his grandfather once vowed to make Samarkand the capital of Asia.
Treasures plundered from all over Asia were piled up in Samarkand by Timur. He brought the most exquisite craftsmen from each city to Samarkand and built the most splendid palaces and temples in the city.
But now compared with the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there is a huge difference.
Of course the Mongolian ministers can understand the Turkic language, but the Mongolian ministers who have been baptized by Chinese culture, when they see Pirma Heima.
When Tamerlane, the future leader of the empire, was so shocked, he actually felt a little bit proud.
This is the great thing about Chinese culture. In terms of assimilation, it is unparalleled.
This Mongolian minister himself had served the Yuan Dynasty and lived in the Ming Dynasty for many years.
Although he has now surrendered to the Timurid Empire, in his heart, he recognizes the Ming Dynasty's regime.
This is also the thinking of many Mongolians living in the Ming Dynasty today.
Zhu Yuanzhang treated all ethnic groups equally, which attracted the hearts of many ethnic groups. Coupled with the influence of Han culture, he was also very loyal.
After all, even in the current court and center of power of the Ming Dynasty, there are many Mongolians serving as ministers.
"Speaking of which, some of His Highness's past are very similar to His Highness the Ming Dynasty's grandson today."
The Mongolian minister said with a smile.
Of course he was referring to Zhu Yunwen.
Hearing this, Pi'erma Heima immediately became interested. In other words, he was very interested in everything about the Ming Dynasty, let alone the emperor and grandson of the Ming Dynasty, who had a similar status to himself.
Mongolian ministers also began to introduce Zhu Yunwen.
In fact, as far as the original history is concerned, Pier Ma Heima and Zhu Yunwen had almost very similar experiences.
They are both grandsons of the emperor, and have been designated by their grandfather as heirs to the empire or dynasty.
And both of them have big brothers.
Zhu Yunwen's eldest brother was naturally Zhu Xiongying, who died suddenly when he was a child.
Although Pir Ma Heima's eldest brother, Ma Heima Sultan, is still alive now, he died suddenly later.
The final outcome is similar.
Timur scolded Zhu Di for bullying his father and killing his nephew, and marched eastward to the Ming Dynasty to teach Zhu Di a lesson.
As a result, he died on the Eastern Expedition. After his death, his grandson Pirma Heima was secretly murdered by his cousin Khalil.
It's also a cool ending.
The only difference is that the Timur Empire fell apart after Timur's death.
As the last Han dynasty, the Ming Dynasty lasted for three hundred years.
Pi'erma Heima suddenly became interested after listening to the Mongolian minister's introduction to Zhu Yunwen.
At the same time, I couldn't help but think in my heart: "If my eldest brother also dies, then wouldn't I be exactly the same as the grandson of the Ming Dynasty?"
He felt a little pity. After all, at present, it seemed that in terms of status, he was much worse than the imperial grandson who was in a similar situation to himself.
If he were to know, Zhu Yunwen's eldest brother Zhu Xiongying would be alive.
I think I would be quite happy if I came to Pierma Heima.
"Let the team move forward quickly. I can't wait to make friends with this grandson of the emperor."
Pirma Heima said to the Mongolian minister.
Immediately, under Pi'erma Heima's instructions, the entire envoy team immediately sped up.
at the same time.
Daming Palace, Huagai Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on a chair and listened to Jin Yiwei reading documents next to him.
This is a document from the Timur Empire. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally does not understand Turkic language, but Jinyiwei has a separate organization in this regard to collect translations from all over the world.
This is a special institution of Jinyiwei, similar to the translation offices of later generations.
Everyone in the Jinyiwei department knows more or less the languages of other countries.
"It seems that Timur has an impure mind when he lets his grandson come over. Do you think we can't see it?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he smiled coldly.
Then he asked: "How is the situation with our eldest grandson? When Timur's grandson comes, the eldest grandson should also be back."
"Let our eldest grandson deal with this Timur's grandson."