Timur detained envoys from various countries because he felt that his army was strong enough.
On the other hand, he was short of slaves.
With the construction of cement roads, a large number of slaves in Timur's empire died, and the daily consumption was huge and terrifying.
The post stations around Samarkand are already paved, but the border area is quite different.
For this reason, Timur could only build a single road to the border.
But this requires more slaves.
Samarkand inner city.
This is a gathering place for nobles, and merchants and slaves are not eligible to enter.揓
Pirma Heima and his brother Sultan Mahima were walking in this majestic city.
The noble robes made of oriental silk, coupled with the various jewelry he carried, and the exquisite long sword at his waist, made the passing nobles stop and bend down to salute after seeing it.
"You said that in the far east, millions of people live in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Do they really have such a big city?"
"Did you know that when I came back this time, I had already defeated the poisonous king, captured a large number of their nobles, and brought enough slaves to grandpa."
"Is the Ming army more powerful than the poisonous army?"
Because of some specific relationships, Pirma Heima, who originally led the army to defeat Shendu in history, went to the Ming Dynasty, and it was his brother Mahema Sultan who led the army.
The character of Sultan Mahema is even more violent, and coupled with the powerful cavalry of Timur's army, there is no possibility of resistance on the Shendu side.揓
The bloodthirsty Sultan Mahema slaughtered the city crazily. If Timur had not ordered to bring back more slaves, the killing would have been even more severe.
After he came back, he saw the cement road being built and also learned the secret recipe brought back by his younger brother Pierma Heima. He felt very happy because it meant that his army would be able to reach the battlefield faster.
As the future prince and current heir of Timur's empire, Sultan Mahima has this strength and prestige.
At a very young age, he showed a ruthlessness similar to that of Timur, and was very liked by Timur, who personally gave him a large amount of military power.
Pi'erma Heima heard his brother's question, nodded and said: "The Ming army is really very powerful. Their artillery is no worse than ours. The most important thing is that their firecrackers have a farther range than ours."
More lethality."
"When I came back from there, I saw how powerful the Ming army's artillery was. It could penetrate even light armor within twenty steps. It has unimaginable power."
"The improvement of these fire blunderbuss was all led by the Ming Dynasty Taisun."
"Actually, we shouldn't detain the Ming Dynasty's envoys. This gives us a powerful enemy out of thin air."
Hearing this, Sultan Mahima stopped.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "That's what Grandpa meant. As you know, Grandpa has always been a vassal to the powerful Ming Dynasty in accordance with the Yuan Dynasty regulations, but Grandpa just doesn't want Ming Dynasty to cause trouble when we are fighting in all directions."
"Now we have more than two million troops. I heard that the Ming Dynasty's army is only more than one million. There is no need to worry about so many anymore."
"When the Golden Horde is captured by us, the next step is to see how to conquer the Ming Dynasty."
"You know, grandpa has always longed for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. It was a place with a lot of gold and endless food. It was also the place that our ancestor Genghis Khan wanted to occupy most."
"At this point, even I can't go against grandpa's wishes."
Pi'erma Heima thought for a while and asked, "Grandpa, are you ready to fully march to the west?"
There was an Eastern Chagatai Khanate stuck between the Timurid Empire and the Ming Dynasty.
Although Timur has always had more victories than defeats against the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, he does not have the strength to completely conquer it, and the land he conquered is often easily taken back.
Because they were all Mongolian cavalry, Timur did not want to lose too much.
There is no need to worry about the Ming Dynasty now, but it is not the time to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Sultan Mahima nodded: "The Ottoman Empire defeated the European coalition forces on the battlefield and occupied most of the Balkans. Nearly 10,000 Crusaders were captured. Except for 300 noble knights who were redeemed with huge sums of money, almost the rest
All were killed."
"The Byzantine Empire no longer has the ability to stop the expansion of the Ottoman Empire again, and they are now very arrogant, especially the Ottoman envoys. This time they came to our Samarkand to ask grandpa to surrender directly to the Ottoman Empire."
"You know my grandfather's temper. It is also for this reason that he will directly detain all the envoys, including the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, and will no longer surrender to anyone."
Pilma Heima was previously busy with the construction of waterways and the distribution of inns, so when he came back, he learned that his grandfather Timur had lost his temper, detained all the envoys from various countries, and declared war on all countries.
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It turned out that the envoys of the Ottoman Empire were too arrogant.
Sultan Mahima continued: "Actually, my grandfather did not say that he would detain all envoys at that time, but only targeted the envoys of the Ottoman Empire."
"The result is that the envoy said that grandpa was originally a servant of the Ming Dynasty, and now it is natural for him to become a servant of Osman."
Hearing this, Pi'erma Heima was speechless.
Who gave the Ottoman envoys such courage? They still thought they had defeated the European coalition, so they ignored Samarkand.揓
Pilma Heima knew very well at this time that in the next stage of foreign war, the entire Timurid Empire would inevitably start in the direction of the Ottoman Empire.
It will definitely teach them a very profound lesson.
However, thinking of the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, Pirma Heima still said: "When I was in the Ming Dynasty, I went as an envoy of the Timurid Dynasty and received preferential treatment from the Ming Dynasty. Not only did I give me a good life, but I also received the secret recipe for cement.
It was also given to me directly by the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty."
"Although we have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty now, I still want the Ming Dynasty envoy to at least live a better life."
Pirma Heima knew very well what kind of treatment he would receive in Samarkand.
Especially under Grandpa's rage.
Hearing this, Sultan Mahema didn't care.
It is definitely not possible to release people without authorization, but it is a small matter to take care of them. Grandpa Timur's anger is mainly towards the Ottoman Empire envoys, and other envoys are incidental.
After the two brothers agreed, they headed towards the prison where the envoys were imprisoned.
Unlike the Ming Dynasty, there is no dungeon here in Samarkand, but a separate prison.
There are a large number of wooden cages here. Whether ferocious animals or slaves are imprisoned, these wooden cages are used.
Zhou Rongliang, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, was in a wooden cage and almost collapsed.
He did not expect that the envoy of the Ottoman Empire would be so stupid and go directly to provoke Timur.
Unexpectedly, Timur was so angry that he imprisoned all the envoys. 揓
Although they were said to be incarcerated, it was actually no different from slavery. In just two days here, they suffered a large number of floggings.
The long whip with barbs will cause the skin to burst open and the flesh to drip with every blow.
Then the salt water will be poured directly.
As envoys of the Ming Dynasty, he and other members were whipped three or four times in a symbolic manner, and their entire backs were completely in pain.
Almost all the Ottoman envoys were whipped to death.
Only one or two were left lying in the wooden cage, rising and falling slightly, proving that they were still alive.
At this time.
Pir Ma Heima and Ma Heima Sultan had already arrived here. After seeing the officers on duty, soldiers immediately came over and released the Ming envoys from the wooden cages.
They will be imprisoned in a room instead, and will be treated by doctors and provided with two meals a day.
This is all Pierma Heima can do.
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Ming Dynasty, May of the 29th year of Hongwu.
It’s the time of year again when the Ming Dynasty Capital Military Academy enrolls students.
All those who have the title of scholar or above start to get up before dawn and rush to the registration points set up in the suburbs outside the city.
Now it is very different from the past. In the beginning, people looked down on soldiers. The Ming Military Academy still needed publicity to recruit people, and most of them were still serving soldiers.
Nowadays, everyone knows very well that the military salary for soldiers has become very generous, and as long as they successfully graduate from the Ming Military Academy, they will start with a small banner at least.
Nowadays, the officialdom is very involved. Whether it is a candidate or a scholar, it does not mean that you can become an official just by having a meritorious title. You also need to go through experience in the smallest yamen, and only by accumulating enough merit can you be a candidate for a ninth-grade official.
That's right.
No matter who he is now, he must start from the most basic level as a ninth-grade official. Except for those specially recruited by the emperor, no one is allowed to violate this latest regulation.
This ninth-grade official is not a ninth-grade official from the capital.
The first thing you need to do to get an official position is to go to the local government. If your performance in the local government is not good enough, it means that you may stay there for the rest of your life. 揓
This is something that is difficult for today's scholars and scholars to accept.
Of course, even the smallest official of the ninth rank now has a much richer salary than before. At least it is true that he has enough food and clothing to support a large family.
The biggest problem is that with Zhu Ying's promotion of free education and the improvement of printing technology, the knowledge barriers of the previous classes were directly broken.
Libraries were set up in more than a thousand counties throughout the Ming Dynasty.
There are all books related to assessments here. As long as you pass the children's examination, you can read and copy them for free.
With the reform of the assessment content, the children's examination has become much simpler than before.
No matter what kind of exam it is, there is no age limit, which means that even if you are in your thirties or forties, you can take the children's exam. 揓
This also caused the number of talents throughout the Ming Dynasty to skyrocket.
It is also for this reason that all the privileges that once belonged to scholars and scholars have been basically cancelled. The land and properties once given to these scholars and scholars still belong to individuals and will not be taken back.
At this time, people discovered that being an official seemed to be easy, but it became extremely complicated.
In comparison, the Ming Military Academy was much easier.
It was embarrassing to be a soldier before, but now it is an honor to be a soldier.
This is why the Ming Military Academy is so popular.
"Roughly how many people signed up this year."
At the enrollment point, Zhu Ying came over in casual clothes to check on the situation. There were several long queues outside.
The person in charge of admissions to the Ming Military Academy was He Rong, the son of He Zhen.
In the 20th year of Hongwu's reign, He Zhen resigned from his official position and was granted the title of Dongguan Bo, with a salary of 1,500 dan and an iron certificate to enjoy privileges for generations to come. He died of illness.
He Rong inherited the title of Dongguan Bo from his father He Zhen.
Now he is willing to serve in the Ming Military Academy.
The person in charge of the entire enrollment this time was He Rong.
"Reporting to Your Highness, I have sent people to estimate that there are about 23,000 people, but the college enrollment plan this time is only 4,000 people."
Zhu Ying nodded slightly after hearing this.
This means that nearly 20,000 people outside will be eliminated.
Daming Military Academy recruits students based on annual rankings, and there is no fixed score.
The assessment aspects are war chess deduction, military strategy, riding and archery and the Six Arts of the Gentleman.
As for the cultural examination, it is not required, because the minimum person who can register is a scholar, and there is definitely no need to talk about literacy.
The assessment of more than 20,000 people takes almost three days.
During these three days, the imperial court was responsible for food and accommodation.
This enrollment point was previously a large camp that could accommodate tens of thousands of people, which was equivalent to experiencing military life in advance.
It doesn’t mean it needs to accommodate more than 20,000 people.
Thousands of people will be directly eliminated on the first day, and only the remaining ones can be accommodated.
Zhu Ying's visit this time was not only to see the assessment of new students, but also to give a speech to the graduating military academy students.
Last year's more than 3,000 people, after one year of training, have graduated this year.
The distribution issue is similar to that of officials. They will be directly assigned to the health centers in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.
A small number of outstanding students, probably dozens of them, will be directly granted the title of Hundred Households.揓
The only ones left are the general flag and the small flag.
Since the establishment of the Ming Military Academy, this is already the third class of students.
A total of nearly 8,000 people have graduated.
This also means that Zhu Ying has more than 8,000 mid-level officers who are equivalent to his direct lineage under the control of the military power of Tianxia Guard Station.
In this way, it penetrates and replaces military power and gradually expands its own influence.
When Zhu Ying stood on the judging stage in front of the graduating students, more than 3,000 people greeted him with fanatical eyes.
In the past December, Zhu Ying has come to give a general class to the students at least once a month.揓
In addition to letting these students know and understand themselves, it is also more about educating them on loyalty.
Zhu Ying, who obviously has rich teaching experience in his previous life, can make all the students excited every time.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Ying's control of military power has reached the extreme.
Among military power, the biggest problem is the tiger talisman.
Even the emperor himself needs tiger talismans to mobilize the army, because the soldiers below do not know who the emperor is.
Zhu Ying now wants to eliminate this link.
When enough students graduate from the Ming Military Academy, all mid-level officers in the army will be students who graduated from the Ming Military Academy.
And Zhu Ying's appearance will probably be engraved in their minds for a lifetime.
Even if there is no tiger talisman, as long as Zhu Ying himself is standing there, he will still have the power to control the army.