Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 241 Beiyuan is going to fight again? (unrepaired)

Even though it was Wang Baobao who found out that something was wrong, but as said before, Liao King Zhu Qi was plotting Yangmou.

Especially now that more than half a year has passed, you can see Daming banknotes everywhere in Beiyuan's market.

Moreover, the sweetness of border trade has already made the nobles and leaders on the grassland want to stop.

If they wanted to trade, they had to use Ming's banknotes. Even if Wang Baobao wanted to abolish Ming's banknotes immediately, it was absolutely impossible to do so.

The border trade between Daming and Beiyuan has been open for so long, how could those ordinary people be willing to abandon Daming's banknotes casually.

Even if the government asked them to give up Ming's banknotes, they would definitely still take these banknotes to border trade in private.

Even if Wang Baobao ordered the closure of border trade, it could not stop these common people from going to trade independently.

After all, the place of border trade is not in the territory of Beiyuan, but in the territory of Daming.

Coupled with the fact that Daming is now eyeing Bei Yuan covetously, many advisors beside him are a little worried.

If the border trade is closed rashly, even if the common people in the country agree, Daming will not agree. If there is a crusade, wouldn't it be the end of it?

It can be said that during this period of time, the ministers on Beiyuan's side have been frightened.

Finally, he was able to do business with Daming, so he didn't have to go to war with Daming.

Naturally, these ministers hoped to continue the business, instead of going to war with Daming's provocation.

Even though Wang Baobao had already discovered something was wrong and told these people about his doubts, these people didn't take it to heart.

Although they were afraid of Wang Baobao in their hearts, at this time they had the guts to oppose the prime minister's destruction of the border trade between the two countries in the face of huge interests.

But these opposing voices are just like a stone falling into the water, short-lived.

The emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had no real power in the first place, and now the most powerful person in the court is the prime minister Wang Baobao.

And Wang Baobao has concluded that the Liao King of Ming Dynasty must be doing something with Daming's banknotes, and now they are constantly buying food from other grassland tribes, and taking their banknotes to send to Beiyuan's market, this is for sure It is unusual.

What's more, they have already developed more powerful weapons and armor, and even firearms, I heard that there are new types of firearms.

It is very different from what they are using now. In this case, selling a large amount of iron ore to Beiyuan is obviously selling some garbage to himself.

It is obvious that a large amount of food can be purchased as long as the money is printed, but the money is owed and not paid. This is clearly premeditated.

The ministers who opposed the closure of the border trade did not receive much support, and many of them were even directly arrested by Wang Baobao, suspecting that they were spies from Ming Dynasty.

After dealing with many things, Prime Minister Wang Baobao started the second war and prepared.

Although he was defeated by the Liao King Zhu Qi of the Ming Dynasty before, it was a siege battle, and he was ambushed by the Liao King Zhu Qi's calculations in the field battle.

That's why it led to such a tragic defeat.

But this time it was different, Northern Yuan Wang Baobao had already made up his mind, he must teach the Liao King Zhu Qi a good lesson, among other things, at least the land of Liaodong would be taken back.

In addition, the border trade must not continue. If this continues, who knows if this Ming Dynasty will be in collusion with those leaders of the grassland tribes.

Just like what happened in Azha Shili, even Wang Baobao didn't quite believe these tribal leaders' loyalty to Beiyuan.

Maybe they just didn't find a chance to surrender directly to Daming, and now in the face of such a lucrative trade, they might not be able to resist the temptation and surrender directly to Daming.

Even now Liao King Zhu Qi may have contacted many tribal leaders.

The more Wang Baobao thought about it, the more frightened he became. Even if he had faced the famous general Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he had never been so flustered.

After all, the confrontation with Chang Yuchun and Xu Da was just a frontal battle. Even if he was defeated, he could escape without affecting the overall situation. Can this Ming Dynasty still fight against the royal court of the grassland?

But now Wang Baobao felt completely threatened.

This Liao king Zhu Qi didn't fight you head-on at all, instead he played these tricks.

The point is that even if you see the intention of these conspiracies and tricks, as well as the possible harm in the future, there is really nothing you can do.

After all, the most difficult thing to figure out in this world is the human heart, and the one who manipulates the human heart is undoubtedly profit.

This Zhu Qike really understood and was so clever, he came up with such a method to weaken Bei Yuan's strength.

Wang Baobao is not an ordinary person either, he immediately figured out these joints, and if this continues and Daming's border trade continues, it will be nothing but the slow death of Bei Yuan.

When the food in the hands of the tribal leaders was almost sold out, they might surrender to Daming before the war started.

You can see that there are quite a few ministers who are speaking for Daming.

What did they say that it was the tribal leaders who were greedy to attack the frontiers of the Ming Dynasty, and they were killed instead.

He also said that it was the greatest sincerity of Ming Dynasty to open border trade, and the prime minister must not act rashly.

There hasn't been a fight yet, and if there is a fight, I'm afraid these people will not directly rebel on the spot.

The more Wang Baobao thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he knew that he couldn't drag on like this any longer.

At least the border trade can no longer continue, and the border trade between the two countries must be destroyed immediately.

The best way, of course, is to fight a war.

Anyway, it seems that autumn has already entered, and winter will soon come again. At this time, the people of Daming in Liaodong are naturally busy harvesting food and crops.

At this time, fight over, on the one hand, you can fight, and Qiufeng grabs some things.

On the other hand, it also destroys the border trade. If Da Ming does not close the border trade, it is really unreasonable.

As for why Wang Baobao didn't close the border trade himself, in fact Wang Baobao was also very helpless.

There are no cities or dangerous places in the grassland, which can be used as a pass to control the herdsmen running around.

And the place where the border trade is in Daming territory, who let Daming now occupy a lot of land on the grasslands in Liaodong.

There is no very suitable means to restrict the actions of those grassland herdsmen.

It can only let Daming take the initiative to close the border trade.

Otherwise, the border trade on the Ming side has been open all the time, and there must be a steady stream of people on the grassland side, and someone has contacted them.

Although he didn't really want to fight, Wang Baobao also knew that this battle must be fought.

He is a very decisive person. Now that he has made up his mind, he immediately started to act, dispatching troops, arranging food, grass and other things.

It didn't take long for the Liao King Zhu Qi on Daming's side to receive news from Jin Yiwei's spies.

They have been active on the grassland all the time, and since Wang Baobao intends to go to war with Daming, such things as food, grass, soldiers and horses will naturally be dispatched frequently.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that they were preparing for war. After the news reached Zhu Qi, it fell right into Zhu Qi's arms.

Daming originally planned to fight Bei Yuan, and it would be best if he could settle it once and for all.

Even if it can't be done once and for all, it is naturally a very good choice to scare Beiyuan, recover Yunnan, and settle the Koryo Peninsula.

Fighting early and fighting late is necessary anyway, and Daming has already collected a lot of food. At this time, Beiyuan's food will definitely be seriously insufficient. It goes without saying how much their fighting power will be.

Moreover, Daming still has a lot of new weapons, so it is just a good time to use this battle to test the effectiveness of the weapons.

Daming has already made preparations for the battle, so naturally there will be no panic.

After some preparations, Beiyuan quickly assembled an army of tens of thousands of people and rushed towards the border of Daming.

Wang Baobao's purpose was not to have a real fight with Daming, but to intensify the originally relaxed relationship between Bei Yuan and Daming.

Then let Daming get very angry and close the border trade by himself. As long as this is done, then Wang Baobao's plan has been successful.

As long as Da Ming is angered, the remaining thing is to preserve his strength as much as possible and not confront them head-on.

Wang Baobao thought his plan was foolproof, but he didn't expect that his opponent Liao Wang Zhu Qi was waiting for him to attack like this.

As for the intensification of conflicts and the closure of border trade, there is no need to think about it. This is basically impossible.

It seems that Bei Yuan has gained more benefits from the border trade, but just like what Wang Baobao was worried about, all this was arranged by Liao King Zhu Qi in advance.

How could it be possible to actively close border trade?
Even though the ministers in the court were filled with righteous indignation and did not understand the reason for doing so, Zhu Yuanzhang had already been persuaded by Zhu Qi, and he would naturally support Zhu Qi's plan with all his strength.

Daming has no plans to close the border trade at all. Even after hearing the news that Beiyuan has assembled troops to prepare for an attack, the border trade is still in full swing.

And the leaders of those grassland tribes were full of complaints.

Wang Baobao, the prime minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, not only did not allow them to do business, but now he took the initiative to fight with Daming. Wouldn't this affect their business with Daming?

You said that if Daming was really angered and stopped going to the border trade to buy things for them, it would not be fatal.

These tribal leaders thought in their hearts, but completely forgot who sent people to the border to rob.

And Daming didn't seem to care about their actions at all. Instead, they sent out very friendly envoys to deliver messages to the tribal leaders one by one.

That is, Daming is very kind to these tribal leaders, and regards them as his friends.

Naturally, it is not because of some small frictions that they will never get along with them.

Even if Wang Baobao gathers a large army to fight against Ming Dynasty, I, Ming Dynasty, will still maintain the border trade. Please rest assured, you tribal leaders.

Don't worry, don't know, but in the hearts of these tribal leaders, who is better, Wang Baobao or Liao King Zhu Qi of Ming Dynasty?
Naturally, the judgment was judged. On the one hand, he let himself go out with a weapon to fight for his life, and on the other hand, he gave himself something, and he was so kind.

It must be better for King Liao, but it is a pity that they are people on the grassland, and it is a bit unacceptable for them to follow Daming all of a sudden.

Even if they don't help Daming, they still choose to be neutral at this time, and it is impossible to contribute wholeheartedly to Wang Baobao.

So it's hard to say how much combat power the newly assembled tens of thousands of troops can have.

Under the circumstances that the combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed, and the weaponry and equipment of Da Ming is comprehensively ahead. As for how to fight, it is naturally impossible for Zhu Qi to be the commander-in-chief of the Dao Battalion, but to delegate these details Gave it to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu is already a very mature general. After more than two years of training on his side, he is already very prestigious in the army, and the soldiers trained are also very strong. Zhu Qi handed over the command directly to Zhang Yu , Naturally, I am very relieved.

And Zhu Neng also joined the battle. A brave general like Zhu Neng charged forward, which is definitely a sharp weapon to boost morale.

Although Zhu Qi didn't participate in the battle in person, he felt very relieved when he saw the battle report delivered in Liaoyang City.

Sure enough, it was exactly as I thought, with Zhang Yuzhu and Neng paired together, it was completely impossible for Bei Yuan to enjoy any kind of sweetness.

Not only that, but he was defeated many times by the combination of Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng, which can be said to be a big defeat.

In history, since the death of Wang Baobao, the prime minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, has been in the north and led the army to attack the Beiyuan grassland many times.

It was Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng, two capable ministers and fierce generals, who advised Zhu Di behind the scenes and charged into battle.

And the two of them did defeat Bei Yuan many times in history, but now it seems that history is repeating itself.

Zhu Qi was also completely relieved, as long as he didn't lose the war, it's fine. As for the credit, it's Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng's, of course.

Zhu Qi thought this way in his heart, and immediately wrote a letter of merit for the two generals.

However, as soon as the memorial was sent to Yingtian Mansion, it was immediately pressed down by Zhu Yuanzhang. Although many ministers in the court were still dissatisfied.

But I just saw the latest official news within two days, and I was secretly surprised when it was delivered.

They never expected that Liao King Zhu Qi would win another great victory at the border.

And this time it was still a direct confrontation with Wang Baobao.

Therefore, the performance of the two generals Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng is also very good, but it is impossible for them to surpass Liao King Zhu Qi in terms of brilliance.

After all, the commander of this battle is His Royal Highness Liao Wang. Those ministers were all dumbfounded. His Royal Highness Liao Wang, who was impeached before, was actually so brave.

Needless to say, the credit is at hand again.

(End of this chapter)