On the broad road, rows of troops lined up.

Even though he was wearing heavy armor, his steps were not messy at all.

The weather has become a bit cold. It is winter in November, and the cold wind seems a bit bit cold.

The surrounding vegetation is no longer green and looks a bit desolate.

The stretching army looked like a long winding dragon when viewed from above.

This is exactly the army of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Ying, and his grandson who patrolled the south.

"It's rare to see my eldest grandson working so diligently."

There was a smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's lips. The cold wind outside had nothing to do with the dragon chariot. There was a charcoal basin that was enough for heating, and there was hot tea next to it.

The speed of the dragon chariot is not very fast, and there is no strong bumpy feeling inside.

"We will arrive in Annan in eight months. Although the situation in Annan is still good overall, the various regions are not very optimistic."

"I originally wanted to let Gao Chi teach me, but judging from the information I'm getting back now, it's not as good as I thought."

"Taking advantage of this southern tour, we must deal with the situation in Annan. Only by thoroughly incorporating Annan into the rule of the Ming Dynasty can we use Annan as a springboard to gradually control the entire Nanyang."

"If Annan cannot be controlled, it will be even more troublesome elsewhere. I don't want to take that final step."

Zhu Ying looked through some detailed information about Annan and said to the old man.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Sometimes you can just listen to the things Qin Tianjian said. How can they be so mysterious?"

"It seems that Da Sun took everything Liu Rixin said seriously. In fact, from our point of view, if such a day comes, it is not something you and I can control."

Zhu Ying stopped reading and his eyes flashed slightly.

The old man mentioned Liu Rixin just now, but he actually secretly told Liu Rixin to say it specifically.

That's predictions about the Little Ice Age.

Because Zhu Ying now needs the old man to support his plan to fully expand Nanyang.

Educating Annan is not a simple matter.

It involves too many Tusi ethnic groups.

As far as Annan is concerned, there are currently more than 40 chieftain ethnic groups in total, each of which has its own customs and culture.

Enlightenment is to let them get rid of their own culture and bad habits and learn the cultural knowledge pioneered by the Ming Dynasty.

But for many people, especially the elderly, if they are asked to abandon all their knowledge, what is the difference between killing them.

Even if they die, they must maintain the inheritance of their national chieftain culture.

Maybe this is called stubbornness, but this is how old people often persist.

This situation is not only in Han culture, but also in other ethnic groups.

If you want to change, it takes time.

Education is never aimed at the old generation, but at the new generation.

But it is obviously impossible to say that all newborns in Annan should learn Chinese culture. This is unrealistic.

If we really want to have this ability, we might as well just popularize Ming education.

Obviously, even now, even though Zhu Ying continued to expand education in the Ming Dynasty, most of them are still in the illiterate stage.

Compulsory education only makes more people literate, and deepening education is not something that today's Ming Dynasty can change.

The Ming Dynasty was like this, let alone Annan.

Of course, Zhu Ying did not have to achieve this point, he just wanted more ethnic groups in Annan to be continuously integrated into the Ming Dynasty, at least they would not form resistance, and they would farm the land honestly and provide sufficient food reserves for the Ming Dynasty.

to cope with future crises.

"It doesn't matter if you believe Liu Rixin's words or not. If he rules the whole of Nanyang, then the Ming Dynasty will have too much food to eat."

"This alone is enough to be a great achievement that will last forever, so my grandson thinks it can be implemented."

"And if there really is a huge crisis like Liu Rixin said, even if the descendants of future generations are a little mediocre, they can still rely on Nanyang's food supply to survive the long darkness."

Zhu Ying's tone was a bit insistent and serious.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

In fact, he doesn't have much intention to interfere in this area. As time goes by, Da Sun is the future of Ming Dynasty. No matter what he does, it doesn't matter much.

Completely ruling Nanyang is obviously a huge project. This does not mean that it is difficult to occupy Nanyang by force. According to the current military strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is not a big problem to dedicate 500,000 troops to conquer Nanyang.

But after capturing Nanyang like this, the whole of Nanyang was in a complete mess.

Maybe in the next few decades, Nanyang will be in the midst of uprisings and turmoil, with lives everywhere devastated, and food may be grown everywhere.

Such Nanyang not only has no benefits to Ming Dynasty, but is also a greater burden.

This will consume a lot of Ming Dynasty's treasury and military strength in the long term.

The Nanyang that Dasun mentioned is almost equivalent to most of the Ming Dynasty today.

To expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty by one-third again is something that even the most eager generals would not dare to imagine.

However, Dasun is developing towards this goal.

"Let's take a look at the situation in Annan. If it's too troublesome, we might as well follow our previous method. Although some people will die, it's not a big problem."

When Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, there was a hint of indifference in his eyes.

Zhu Ying smiled bitterly.

Of course he knew what the old man said, and this was also the last step of his preparation.

If this trip to Annan doesn't yield much results, we can only follow the old man's method.

The main worry is that Annan is different from the north. After all, it is not settled in the Central Plains. The support of the people at the bottom may not be as strong as it is.

Moreover, the transition of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the enslavement of the people, and the expectations of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains were the key to why Zhu Yuanzhang did not encounter much resistance.

In comparison, in the eyes of the Annan people, Daming is considered an outsider.

If the stimulation is too severe, it will easily bottom out and cause greater turmoil.

But according to Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, it doesn't matter how big the storm he will cause.

Even if the whole Annan rebels again, so what, the worst is to pacify it again.

If you don't obey, keep killing until only the obedient ones are left.

To be honest, with such domineering words, even Zhu Ying himself is considered cruel. It is still very difficult to reach the heights of the old man.

Violence may not solve the problem, but it can solve the person who has the problem.

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang really reached the extreme.

"Okay, if it doesn't work, just follow grandpa's method."

Zhu Ying nodded and replied.

Maybe it's simple and crude, and it's not a big deal.

The army moved forward slowly, and not far ahead was Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi.

Delhi Sultan.

Now the situation here has become a mess.

Under the continuous invasion of Timur's army, nearly half of the territory of the Delhi Sultanate has been occupied.

In the confrontation between the soldiers, the Sultan of Delhi was always at a disadvantage.

According to the historical trajectory, the current Delhi Sultanate has been captured by Timur, the rule of the Tughluq dynasty was completely shattered, and the members of the royal family were escorted to Samarkand.

However, due to Ming's participation, there is still the possibility of confrontation.

Originally, Zhu Ying arranged for people to come over just to divide a wave of wealth, but unexpectedly, he actually stopped the offensive of Timur's army.

He didn't know how excellent the students he created were mixed with a lot of experience in military confrontations in later generations.

Wang Jinyi, a student who graduated from the Ming Military Academy with honors, was able to become the deputy commander of Us in just over a year, even with a large number of Tibetan soldiers, Mongolian cavalry, and a few Han officers.

Fifty thousand troops.

In the confrontation with Timur's army, he gained a great advantage.

Tamerlane's grandson, Khalil, son of Miran Shah, is not at the same level as Wang Jinyi.

What's more, it's a city defense battle, a confrontation that inherently has advantages.

"We have been attacking for nearly a month. I think the opponent has basically lost his temper."

"It's such a pity. The Ottoman Empire is so incompetent that it doesn't even have the ability to hold off for a year. It's so easy for Tamerlane to capture you. Even its own emperor was captured."

"Otherwise, we can counterattack."

Above the city, looking at the densely packed tents below, Wang Jinyi had nothing to worry about.

The opponent has forcibly attacked the city more than ten times this month, but failed to capture the city every time.
To be continued...