Guo Qian was completely unfamiliar with potatoes, but he was able to figure out this kind of French fries on his own, which immediately gave Zhu Han a great inspiration.
"Since these new crops are not accepted by people, it seems that I have to find ways to increase my popularity and influence. For example, these small French fries are hundreds of times more delicious than those steamed in plain water!"
"If we could open a restaurant and sell all these novel dishes, wouldn't we be able to promote these crops immediately?"
When Zhu Han thought of this, he couldn't help but applaud his idea.
At present, crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are only grown in a few prefectures north and south of Yingtian Prefecture. If the people of Ming Dynasty can spontaneously and enthusiastically sow these new crops, then Ming Dynasty will no longer be in danger of famine.
After all, although potatoes and sweet potatoes are high-yield, they still require several months of sowing and harvesting. If there is a disaster, it will be useless to temporarily cultivate these crops.
Only by letting the people of the Ming Dynasty cultivate a part of the land on their own initiative, specifically for sowing high-yielding crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, can every household have more surplus food. Once a disaster occurs, they can survive the famine spontaneously without even requiring the government to provide disaster relief.
hunger.
Although the Ming Dynasty in history was established as a new dynasty, within a few years, disasters were everywhere in the north and south, and many victims even gathered to cause trouble.
Therefore, in Zhu Han's view, it is urgent to promote these high-yielding crops.
"Guo Qian, your French fries are pretty good, do you want to open a bigger store?" Zhu Han said to the stall owner Guo Qian.
"I'm a small businessman. I never dare to think like this." Guo Qian said with an honest face.
"Small business is all about money, isn't it? I'll pay as much as you need, and if you treat your French fries skill as a dry stock, I'll give you 30% of it!" Zhu Han said.
Guo Qian looked shocked. He didn't know which rich family the handsome young man in front of him belonged to.
"Sir, is what you said true?" Guo Qian stammered.
Zhu Han smiled mysteriously, patted the short and fat Guo Qianer on the shoulder and said.
"Of course it's true, and I've already thought of the name for this new store. You're from Kaifeng, and this French fries is also a dish you created. After we open the restaurant, we'll call it Kaifeng cuisine!"
Next to a broad river, a mixed legion of tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry marched forward on the land like a black tide.
The soldiers in this legion are all dark-skinned, with only a small number of cavalry having fair skin and high nose bridges.
"Fight, soldiers!"
"Aton for your sins!"
"The next reincarnation will improve your reincarnation!"
Several high priests in gorgeous robes shuttled back and forth among the army, shouting loudly from time to time.
This was an army composed of Indian Brahmins.
Opposite this Brahmin army, there was also an army of about 10,000 people.
However, this military discipline formation is much stricter.
They carried a bright red flag with large clear characters and several paragraphs written in the flag.
Yes, this army is the remnants of Duan Gong who fled to the Greater Bengal area not long ago.
Although Duan Gong occupied some wealthy areas in Bengal, he ruled many local Bengalis.
But the surrounding Indian Brahmin nobles were very hostile to Duan Gong.
Especially behind these Brahmin nobles, they have also received strict orders from the Delhi Sultanate. If these Brahmin nobles cannot defeat the invaders from the east like Duan Gong, then the Tianfang Religion Legion of the Delhi Sultanate will come in person.
All Brahmin nobles know that the Tianfang Religion Legion of the Delhi Sultanate is a group of nomadic bandits from the northwest region.
Once these Tianfang religious legions are allowed to enter the Bengal area, the local Brahmins will be in trouble.
Although the Delhi Sultanate ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, it occupied almost the entire northern India.
However, the successive monarchs and generals of the Delhi Sultanate never really regarded themselves as Indians. Instead, they all regarded themselves as conquerors of Indians.
The rulers of the Delhi Sultanate adopted a policy of hostility and persecution towards the Brahmins, and would always find excuses to carry out robbery and massacre.
If the Tianfang believers from the Delhi Sultanate were allowed to enter Bangladesh, it would definitely be a catastrophe for the Brahmin nobles. After all, the Tianfang religion claims that all believers are equal, and there are a large number of poor people at the bottom in Bangladesh. Once the Tianfang religion is allowed to
When forces enter Bangladesh, a large number of untouchables and lower-class Hindus will inevitably join the Tianfang Sect.
Therefore, for these Brahmin nobles, they must personally eradicate Duan Gong, an eastern invader, and not give the Tianfang believers of the Delhi Sultanate a reason to invade Bengal.
However, this coalition of Brahmin nobles was almost a joke in Duan Gong's eyes.
"The best of the best!"
Duan Gong said with disdain.
After more than a year of fighting and ruling in Bangladesh, Duan Gong already had a clear understanding of the local people's fighting capabilities.
Logically speaking, the defeated Dali army led by Duan Gong fled from Yunnan to Bangladesh almost like a bereaved dog.
But no one expected that these 10,000 defeated soldiers would occupy an area of Bangladesh equivalent to half of Yunnan in just three months.
"Marshal, I am requesting a battle!"
At this time, the Bangladesh Dali army was ready for battle.
Several generals wearing exquisite armors came to fight.
After Duan Gong gained a foothold in the Bengal region, he immediately sent people to express his surrender to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty immediately conferred Duan Gong as the Marquis of Dali, and the fiefdom was changed from Yunnan to the Bengal region.
Not only that, a large number of merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty also brought armors, swords and guns to Duan Gong. Of course, these were not given for free, but were exchanged for gems, ivory, slaves and other items from Bangladesh.
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The ordinary soldiers were all wearing shabby linen clothes, with their arms and legs exposed, like black lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
"Left attack!"
Duan Gong opened his eyes and when the time was right, he immediately made up his mind to attack.
The left wing of Dali's army consisted of three thousand infantry.
These three thousand infantry were all composed of local Bai Yi from Yunnan. They wore armor made of elephant skin, held broad swords and strong shields in their hands, and rushed towards the Brahmin coalition on the opposite side like a flood.
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Boom, boom, boom.
Three cannon shots were fired in succession, and several artillery pieces in the Dali army roared.
The huge noise and subsequent bombardment caused chaos among the Brahmin coalition forces.
"elephant!"
"Hurry up and take care of the elephant!"
"No, no, no, the elephant is crazy!"
Two of these three cannons hit the elephant in the Brahman coalition.
Elephants appear to be majestic animals, but they are actually very timid.
India's elephant soldiers have almost never fought against armies with artillery.
Therefore, these three cannon shots from the Dali army frightened these timid giants into panic. Even after one of the elephants was hit by the cannon and fell to the ground dead, the other elephants all went crazy and became uncontrollable.
The Hindus who originally wanted to use these elephants to attack Dali's army were all staggering under the random impact of the elephants.
Taking advantage of this chaos, the left wing of Dali's army immediately accelerated its pace and launched an attack.
"Come on!"
"superior!"
"Buddha bless you!"
Almost all of Dali's army are devout Buddhists, but the Buddhists in Dali have no grudge against killing.
Dali's left-wing army quickly launched an attack, causing the Brahmin coalition forces to fall into chaos.
Duan Gong, who was not far away, saw the enemy's confusion and smiled happily.
"The Ming Dynasty's artillery is so powerful!"
"It's a pity that there are too few, only ten!"
"If there are dozens or hundreds of artillery pieces, we can beat these natives to pieces without charging into battle!"
These artillery pieces in Duan Gong's army are all small-caliber artillery pieces.
It was trafficked through some Ming Dynasty merchant ships. Although there were only ten gates, it cost Duan Gong tens of thousands of taels of gold and another box full of gems.
However, these light and strong artillery made by the Ming Dynasty were extremely powerful on the battlefield, and often allowed the Dali army to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
The left wing of the Dali army quickly defeated the enemy step by step. Upon seeing this, Duan Gong immediately ordered the right wing of the Dali army to attack.
Duan Gong personally directed the central army to slowly press forward.
The situation of the battle progressed according to Duan Gong's vision.
The left and right wings of Dali's army gradually surrounded these Brahmin coalition forces in the center.
With three cannon shots.
Duan Gong commanded the center army to launch an all-out attack in coordination with the left and right wings.
The soldiers of the Dali army used weapons produced by the Ming Dynasty. Whether they were fire-breathing matchlocks or sturdy swords and guns, they crushed all the Indian soldiers of the Brahmin coalition.
"kill!"
"Don't stop, move forward!"
The unshakable momentum of Dali's army trapped the Indian native army, which was equal in number to itself, in the center.
"Lord Shiva, save me!"
"Almighty God!"
"Run quickly!"
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The low combat effectiveness of the Indian indigenous army did not disappoint Duan Gong.
In less than an hour, the originally aggressive Indian native army, led by the Brahmin superiors, became prisoners of Dali's army one by one.
After this battle, Duan Gong ordered the battlefield to be cleaned and the results to be counted.
Both sides had an army of ten thousand people. The Dali army had only a few hundred dead and wounded, while the Indian indigenous army had more than two thousand dead and wounded. There were more than a thousand people who ran in in panic.
He fell into the turbulent river and disappeared.
The remaining more than 6,000 people all became Duan Gong's prisoners.
These Indian prisoners had no feeling whatsoever about their capture, with numbness written all over their faces.
Only the Brahmin nobles and warriors could still see some pain in their expressions, but what pained them was that if they wanted to be free, they had to pay a valuable ransom instead of worrying that they would be killed by Duan Gong.
Because according to the custom here in India, even if you are captured on the battlefield, as long as you are not an enemy with a blood feud, you will usually be kept in custody with good food and drink, and then used for ransom.
Duan Gong has been in Bengal for such a long time and is naturally familiar with its ways, so he also takes very good care of these Brahmin nobles and warriors.
However, what Duan Gong asked of these fallen nobles and warriors was not ransom, but their loyalty.
Duan Gong has now deeply realized that if he wants to gain a foothold in India with only his more than 10,000 subordinates, he must not sit back and rush around.
He must adopt a conciliatory policy and gain the support of these indigenous princes.
It must be said that the Indian continent is surprisingly tolerant.
Duan Gonghuan originally planned to adopt a dual-pronged strategy of coercion and inducement. He would first use his powerful force to scare these Brahmin nobles and warriors, and then induce them to maintain their original rights.
Unexpectedly, Duan Gong had just used his first move.
These Brahmin nobles and warriors immediately knelt on the ground and expressed their loyalty to Duan Gong.
"The Revelator from the East!"
"Messenger of God!"
"The wise and powerful prophet of the East!"
"We are willing to follow your teachings and offer our loyalty!"
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These Brahmin nobles and warriors who were imprisoned expressed their loyalty to Duan Gong in very disgusting words.
Because for most people, expressing their loyalty to Duan Gong is nothing more than transferring their original loyalty to the Sultan of Delhi.
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Now, by being loyal to Easterners like Duan Gong, you can avoid paying a large ransom, so why not?
After such a simple battle, Duan Gong easily doubled his territory.
These Brahmin noble warriors all gained their freedom after Duan Gong sent his sons and brothers as human beings.
Duan Gong took these hostages and a large number of tributes and returned to New Dali City in Bangladesh with great power.
New Dali is the original city of Bengal.
After conquering the local indigenous people, Duan Gong changed the city to its current name.
The soldiers who returned victoriously under the leadership of Duan Qinggong had just arrived at the gates of New Dali City, and were immediately greeted by the subordinates who had stayed behind.
"Marshal, the fleet is here!"
"The imperial fleet!"
Duan Gong was immediately surprised when he heard the news.
He had already received an advance notice from the court that the Ming Dynasty would send a powerful fleet from Yingtian Mansion to patrol the Western Ocean.
This Ming fleet will bring more rewards and supplies to Duan Gong, including more advanced weapons.
"Quick, quick, take me there!" Duan Gong said impatiently.
This fleet of the Ming Dynasty was naturally the voyage fleet led by Tang He.
After Tang He led the Ming Dynasty fleet to pacify the city of Ukka, they continued through the Strait of Malacca and entered the Indian Ocean. Then they turned back north, along the Mandala coastline, and reached the waters of Bangladesh.
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Following Maru Ali's guidance, the Ming fleet quickly arrived in Bangladesh, at the dock outside New Dali City.
Because Duan Kuang led his troops out of the city to fight, Tang He ordered them to be stationed outside New Dali City for repairs.
In these two or three days, Tang He took a general look at this Bengal region with its unique humanities and customs.
In Tang He's eyes, the people in Bangladesh are darker than those in Nanyang, and their appearance is also very different. The poverty that can be seen everywhere in Bangladesh shocked Tang He, a boy from a poor peasant family.