Chapter 798 Ming Dynasty is more powerful than you imagine
Zhu Ying's favorite thing to do is to collect money from the noble class.
What's more, it's something like selling education orders.
Originally, he planned to name it "Opening up Wasteland Ling", but after the old man said it, Zhu Ying immediately decided to change its name to "Sihai Jiaohua Ling".
Fifty of the Four Seas Enlightenment Orders worth one million treasure notes were sold in just three days.
It does not mean that a qualified prince's family will definitely go to sea to seek a feudal country. It also depends on the situation of the family.
Of course, maybe there are not many aristocratic families who have found them now, or maybe they feel that these aristocratic families are unreliable.
After all, it is a matter of sealing the country. It does not mean that the aristocratic family just needs to give money. The two parties will definitely form a deeper bond.
The prince has to worry about whether these aristocratic families will obey his orders when they go overseas. When the time comes, they will turn around and make wedding dresses for others.
The aristocratic family is also worried that the Gonghou family they have taken refuge in will kill the goose that lays the eggs for them later.
The establishment of trust is often not that simple. Overseas, there is no restriction by the Ming Dynasty's laws. Who can control so many things?
In the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang said happily: "The eldest grandson still has a good way to get wealth. He easily got 50 million treasure notes. These aristocratic families are still competing for the first place, for fear that they will not be qualified if they are slow."
"But I think going out to fifty houses at once is a bit too much, and we should restrict it further."
Zhu Ying nodded and said: "It's really not good to be too hasty. It will not have the effect of educating people. Although the barbarians are uncivilized, there are still some places that should not be underestimated. If they do not meet the conditions, they will not be distributed."
The purpose of opening up the canonization of vassal states was not to reduce the power of the noble class, but to allow the Ming Dynasty to reach further areas.
Under the conditions set by Zhu Ying, education was the first element, which required at least hundreds of teachers and enough Chinese schools in the area he ruled.
Of course, there is no requirement to teach students to a certain level, as long as they can be literate and able to speak, that’s enough.
Literacy is to enable everyone to read the Ming Dynasty newspaper and understand the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
If you want to rule a wider territory, law is the most important.
Laws are rules and an extension of imperial power.
When everyone follows Ming's rules, then Ming's dominance can be fully demonstrated.
If someone breaks the rules of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how far away they are, Zhu Ying will send troops to maintain the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.
Even if the price is high.
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grassland.
"When people are born, their nature is good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart."
"If you don't teach, your nature will change. The most important thing to teach is to be specialized."
The loud sound of reading echoed between heaven and earth.
"I really never thought that one day I would hear my Ming Dynasty's Three-Character Sutra in a barbarian land like the grassland. I always feel a little strange."
Zhu Di felt inexplicable. He used to be the vassal state of Beiping and was most familiar with the grassland. He had been dealing with the grassland for almost the first half of his life.
Either fighting or trading with each other.
A scene like today was something he had never imagined.
Following next to him were Zhu Gaoxu and the two brothers Zhu Gaosui.
The two of them didn't like studying, but they were good at fighting. Whenever there was a war, they were usually by Zhu Di's side.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but said: "I heard that my grandson didn't study much either. He left the palace so early when he was a child, and then he was engaged in business as a merchant. I don't know what he thought, but let these barbarians do it."
The Tatars also followed suit."
"Looking back over the past few years, scholars have become very valuable. Now even my son with mud-legged legs can read and write."
"In my opinion, reading is the most torturous thing. Does Taisun want to torture these steppe Tatars with this?"
Zhu Di was speechless by Zhu Gaoxu's remarks.
He immediately scolded: "You uneducated thing, if the Ming Dynasty were not so wealthy now, how could so many people be allowed to study? Do you know what education is?"
"Although I don't like reading, my great-grandson follows the way of the saints, and there is no distinction between teaching and learning."
As he spoke, Zhu Di casually whipped Zhu Gaoxu's body with a horsewhip.
Feeling the pain, Zhu Gaoxu bared his teeth on the horse, but he had long been accustomed to such love from his father.
Although Zhu Di has always disliked Zhu Gaochi, his eldest son, it was definitely Zhu Gaoxu who received the most beatings.
Zhu Gaosui watched from the side, not daring to express his anger, and followed quietly on his horse.
It has been a while since I came to the grassland for the Second Northern Expedition, but this time the tribes in the grassland learned the lesson and ran away when they heard the news. Many of them even gave up their ancestral lands.
The Ming Dynasty's 300,000 cavalry were not comparable to the Mongolian soldiers.
The riding and shooting skills of these grasslands must definitely surpass the Ming army's cavalry, but the crushing equipment cannot be surpassed by individual skills.
Especially in such a large-scale battle.
In the Ming Dynasty, all the armor was in half-body armor, in order to better increase the horse's speed.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's war horses ate corn concentrate every day, and both in terms of endurance and speed, they were superior to the Mongolian horses that were starving with them.
In the small-scale cavalry battle, the grassland could not get any benefits at all this time, not to mention that there were so many rebels in the grassland now. After many tribes surrendered to the Ming army, they acted as guides for the Ming army and pursued other tribes.
Regardless of whether they are captives or surrendered, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, everyone under the age of thirty must enter a school to study.
This is why the grassland is filled with the sound of reading.
"Father, aren't we going back to Yancheng?" Zhu Gaoxu asked after being whipped.
Zhu Di said: "You ask this because of the news that came from the capital yesterday. Why, are you moved?"
"But your eldest brother didn't say that the emperor's grandson can also be granted the title of vassal state. Now the court's intention is that only princes can do so."
Zhu Gaoxu said unwillingly: "The prince can do it, why can't I? Are the descendants of the royal family not as good as the little marquis?"
"How can I not be better than those princes in conquering cities and territories? If they can do it, I can definitely do it. If my father asks Grandpa Huang, he will definitely agree."
Zhu Di snorted coldly: "Why do you think that the matter of sealing vassal states was done by your grandpa? Does this look like your grandpa's handiwork? Throughout the ages, even the vassal states of Shang and Zhou have never had such a seal."
"This is obviously your brother's method. If you want to obtain the enlightenment order, you still need to pay one million treasure notes. Let me ask you, can you get one million treasure notes?"
"Don't think about the things that are there or not. Now is the Northern Expedition. Is it possible that you want to disobey the edict and give up the Northern Expedition, and then go to sea to fight for the vassal states?"
Zhu Gaoxu was speechless and unable to reply.
But one thing Zhu Di was right about was that no matter how lively the capital was now, it had little to do with the three kings for the time being.
Now they must carry out the Northern Expedition in accordance with Zhu Yuanzhang's decree. Only when the Oara and Tatars are wiped out can the Northern Expedition be considered over.
But it is extremely difficult to destroy the Tatars and Oara.
These people are hiding everywhere, and it is very difficult to trace them on the vast grassland.
Even if there are many grassland tribes who have taken refuge as guides, they cannot be found in a short time.
Even if you find some traces, if you alert the snake, you may run away again.
That is to say, the Ming Dynasty is now so wealthy that no other dynasty can compare with it. No other dynasty can withstand such a situation. The daily consumption of food and grass can bring down the peak dynasty.
If there were no trains in Ming Dynasty, it would be equally impossible.
However, the three kings were not in a hurry and slowly expanded the search scope.
Now that the train track from Daqingshan to Aershan is under construction, what the Three Kings have to do is to ensure the smooth laying of this track.
Once the laying is completed, the Ming army will set up a military town in Aershan.
Aershan is located in the hinterland of the Greater Khingan Mountains forest area and is the intersection of the four major grasslands in the world, namely the Mongolian grasslands, the Hulunbuir grasslands, the Xilin Gol grasslands and the Horqin grasslands.
After the Ming army occupied the Aershan, it was equivalent to occupying the four major grasslands of Mongolia. And the Mongols who lost the four major grasslands had no possibility of rising again.
They had only two options, either surrender or move away.
Oh, there is a third way, a decisive battle with the Ming army.
However, this third item was not considered by the Ming army, nor by the Oara and Tatars.
This is not the way to play the game again.
Now the Ming Dynasty has hoarded 300,000 cavalry and 300,000 infantry in the grassland. What are they going to use to fight?
Maybe someone in the grassland proposed to destroy the train, but in fact this is very difficult.
In order to protect the train tracks, the Ming army set up special cavalry patrols on the train lines. Anyone who approached would be shot to death.
Moreover, even if it takes a lot of effort to destroy it once and causes losses to the Ming army, the Ming army can quickly repair it.
So it doesn't really mean much.
Before the train passed, the Ming army often sent cavalry in advance to check whether the rails had been damaged to ensure the safe operation of the train.
News of the steppe soon reached Samarkand.
When Timur heard that the Ming Dynasty already had 300,000 cavalry, he was so angry that he dropped his wine glass on the spot.
We must know that the current number of Timur's cavalry is more than 200,000, and has not yet reached 300,000.
The total number of troops is about 1.3 million, and the main army is about 700,000.
At this time, Timur was still starting wars on all sides at the same time.
It is impossible for him to devote more troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty. This will greatly affect the development of the entire Timur Empire.
You must know that even though Timur was so powerful, the combined population of all jurisdictions was only about 30 million.
According to the latest report from the Ming Di Daily, the current population of the Ming Dynasty has reached hundreds of millions.
This is equivalent to saying that the population of the Ming Dynasty is three times that of the entire Timur Empire. If Timur wants to attack the Ming Dynasty, he still needs to fight from a distance, which consumes more money.
"I didn't expect that the Northern Yuan Dynasty was so useless that the Ming Dynasty plundered more than 300,000 war horses to form such a cavalry."
"The Ming Dynasty now poses a greater threat to us. They have trains that can transport food and grass faster. They may even try to take advantage of us in Samarkand."
"Think about how you should respond."
In the palace of Samarkand, Timur held a scepter and asked the officials, children and grandchildren below.
In the palace, in addition to the ministers, there were also descendants Pir Mahima, Mahima Sultan, Khalil, and Shaharul.
Timur did not send them to the Northern Yuan Dynasty to fight the Ming army, but stayed in Samarkand to make preparations.
In Timur's plan, it was Cabeste who was the vanguard who first explored the details of the Chinese army and opened up the war situation. Later, Timur conquered the Ming Dynasty himself.
The descendants who were supposed to be fighting in various places were also summoned back by Timur to prepare grain, cattle, sheep, and troops, waiting for the expedition to the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that the current situation makes Timur, who has already made enough preparations, feel a little overwhelmed.
I have been preparing for so long and have mobilized an army of 200,000, but you told me that Ming Dynasty suddenly has 300,000 more cavalry.
This is simply a big joke.
Timur was unable to mobilize so many cavalry to fight against the Ming Dynasty. Adding Cabeste's 100,000 cavalry, he could only mobilize a total of 200,000 cavalry, and 100,000 infantry to coordinate.
Because Timur started war with various countries at the same time, he could not gather all his troops. This army of 300,000, or perhaps 400,000 at most, had reached Timur's limit.
You must know that at the beginning, Timur prepared only 200,000 troops. Later, as intelligence from the Ming Dynasty continued to come, Timur found that 200,000 was not enough, so he continued to increase the number of troops.
But now the Ming Dynasty's 300,000 cavalry completely disrupted Timur's plan.
According to the current situation, if he insists on attacking the Ming Dynasty, he will have to prepare another 200,000 troops, reaching a total of 600,000.
But this is impossible unless Timur stops all wars with other countries and concentrates all his troops.
The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty now has 600,000 troops in the grassland, but in fact they have trains that can quickly reinforce them, even reaching a million troops.
Moreover, even if Timur did mobilize an army of 600,000, the food and fodder behind him would not be able to keep up with the pace of the expeditionary force.
This is extremely likely to lead to the collapse of the entire Timurid Empire.
So after Timur heard the news, he was so angry that he broke his favorite ruby wine glass on the spot.
The red gems scattered and broken on the ground represent that His Majesty is in a very unhappy mood.
The ministers below, including the princes and grandsons, were also silent and did not dare to speak.
Timur, who received no response, said to his son Shaharu with a gloomy face: "You are my bravest son. You have won great victories for me in the Golden Horde. Please tell me how to attack now."
Ming dynasty."
Shaharul is considered more honest than others.
Therefore, in terms of personality, he is also relatively straightforward.
Upon hearing his father's question, Shaharul replied: "I think we should stop fighting the Ming Dynasty now. We should withdraw General Kabest."
"The strength of the Ming Dynasty has exceeded our expectations. We cannot sustain such a long-term expedition. Maybe we can have a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty."
Timur snorted coldly, obviously not satisfied with this answer. He stared at Shaharu with fierce eyes and said: "Shaharu, my bravest son, so you are afraid of the war with Ming Dynasty now.
Are you afraid of death?"
"In Samarkand, I have prepared 300,000 troops and countless cattle and sheep. Now let me surrender to the Ming Dynasty again. You want everyone who lives under the blue sky to see my joke."
"They will say, look at the Sultan of Samarkand. He is a timid and cowardly man. He ran away in fear before even seeing the face of his enemy."
Timur's seemingly joking words made Shaharul kneel on the ground and dare not raise his head.
He didn't know what to say.
The other ministers were also trembling with fear.
In fact, everyone now knows that it is impossible to attack the Ming Dynasty again. The Ming Dynasty is stronger than they expected, and this expedition will become a joke.
But these words cannot be said from their mouths, otherwise the Sultan's face will be lost.
Now Samarkand had just conquered the Ottoman Empire and captured the Delhi Sultanate. It was at the height of its power, but it encountered great difficulties in its expedition to the Ming Dynasty.
Obviously, their sultan did not want to give up the expedition against the Ming Dynasty.