Daming heir

Zhu Shangbing felt that the life he was living now was not good at all.

The decisive battle of the Northern Expedition ended more than a month ago. It stands to reason that all the armies should have returned to the pass, leaving only a small number of soldiers and horses stationed at key points in the grasslands to facilitate the subsequent city construction plan.

But God knows what happened to Fourth Uncle.

He has been going crazy these days, pulling together all the children of meritorious families in the Northern Expedition Army.

I practice on the grassland every day without looking at the sky.

If it was just training, Zhu Shangbing could still accept it.

But the key point is that the Fourth Uncle actually said that he wanted to study the new tactics that the Ming Dynasty would use in the army in the future. Since they would be the leaders of the army in the future due to their meritorious deeds and criticism, they would naturally be the first to master them.

Even so, Zhu Shangbing still wouldn't say anything.

The most important thing is that Fourth Uncle Zuili's new strategy is artillery-infantry coordination and artillery-cavalry coordination.

Every day, those hundreds of artillery pieces flew almost close to their scalps.

If the artillerymen of the firearms battalion had not extended the attack distance, Zhu Shangbing swore that just during this period of training, there would have been heavy casualties.

So much so that now, even if Zhu Shangbing is asleep, he can wake up from his sleep whenever he hears a slightly louder noise.

Puff.

Zhu Shangbing, who had just finished today's training, jumped off the horse with his butt between his legs, and lay down heavily on the grass. He tilted his head and looked at Chang Jizu, who was also lying on the ground next to him.

"Tell me, what happened to Fourth Uncle?"

Chang Jizu pressed his hands on the inner thighs and rubbed them gently with a grin.

After riding for a long time, no matter how good their riding skills are, their legs still can't bear it.

So much so that nowadays, the army is full of unlucky guys who walk with their buttocks between their legs and their legs spread out.

Every time they passed by veteran military generals such as Liang Guogong Lan Yu and Ying Guogong Fu Youde, they would receive a wave of ridicule.

Chang Jizu sighed deeply, with a sad look on his face: "I think His Highness King Yan is being stimulated."

Zhu Shangbing lay looking at the clouds passing above his head with his eyes blank.

On the other side of Chang Jizu are the children of the noble Zhongxun family on the other side.

Hearing what Chang Jizu said, he immediately became interested.

The man was still lying on the ground, but turned sideways and supported his head with his palms.

"What aroused His Highness, Prince Yan?"

Chang Jizu tilted his head and gave a bitter smile: "You haven't remembered that this decisive battle at Hulun Lake in Hailer ended too quickly? Our army is now relying more and more on artillery and firearms. I think, Yan Wang didn't get the chance to lead the men into the battle and fight with the enemy, so he was stimulated."

"Alas!"

Zhu Shangbing sighed.

Chang Jizu continued: "King Yan probably also feels that future wars may be more and more different from the past. Who is he? The person who likes to lead the charge most among the kings of the clan, if he doesn't master it now In the future wars, how will you ask His Highness the King of Yan to bring his troops and horses into battle to kill the enemy?"

"So we are the unlucky ones?"

The meritorious disciple muttered with a sad face.

Zhu Shangbing shouted fiercely: "Help me up, I have to find those bastards in the firearms camp today! The artillery is getting lower every day. Do these bastards want to bombard us?"

"Don't worry." Chang Jizu muttered and explained: "According to my estimation, the firearms battalion this time is just to use up the shells brought out. We have never found an opportunity to fight the Tatars before. The artillery shells we brought were only used at Hulun Lake, and when they are used up recently, they will no longer be like this."

Zhu Shangbing just straightened up and lay down again.

"I hope the imperial court will issue a decree to recall my fourth uncle to the capital as soon as possible."

……

However, Zhu Shangbing's beautiful hopes are destined to be dashed.

Nowadays, Daqing City is as tall as two floors, and the enthusiasm for construction has not yet dropped.

As Daqing City grew taller and taller day by day, more and more court officials and Xinma scouts came and went.

Visible to the naked eye, Daqingcheng will become an important town that controls the entire grassland to the north.

A road across Daqingshan is being widened with the daily roar of artillery fire.

"The Ministry of Industry is leading people to experiment with the feasibility of railways on the grassland."

Zhu Gaochi held his hands together, hiding several latest memorials in his sleeves.

Zhu Yunxi and a few people walked on the meadow in the north direction of Daqing City, looking at the smoke-filled Daqing Mountain.

"I heard that their current plan is to build gravel roads first, and then experiment with cement roads and railways?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded: "Whether it is a cement road or a railway, both require a stable roadbed, and gravel roads are the best choice. Doing this now will also facilitate road improvement in the future."

Zhu Yunxi hummed, raised his head and said, "The army is slowly retreating back to the pass. What news is there now?"

Zhu Gaochi immediately took out a memorial from his sleeve.

"The West Route Army is continuing to march westward, preparing to occupy the territory of the Oara tribe. Then some soldiers will be stationed in the western grasslands, and some will return to the pass from the west and be stationed in the Hexi area to rest and wait for the imperial court's rotation of soldiers and horses to return to their original places. .”

"The Central Route Army and the East Route Army are withdrawing as planned, leaving only some troops stationed in important grassland areas."

"The duke of the State of Liang petitioned the imperial court to set up border guards and forts along the line between Beihai and the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty could control the grasslands."

"The Liaodong Dusi also sent a letter asking whether the troops should be sent out of the Greater Khingan Range and Lesser Khingan Range, or should they stick to the area south of the mountains."

Several things involving outside customs came out from Zhu Gaochi's mouth.

King Abu of Shun'an, who has now been renamed Zhu An, followed the two of them, quietly listening to their conversation, and silently thinking about the future pattern of the grassland.

Zhu Yunxi thought for a while and said: "Although there were few large-scale battles in this Northern Expedition, the soldiers have been out for a long time, so we should try our best to rotate the soldiers on the front line."

Zhu Gaochi nodded: "This matter is already being done. It is estimated that it will take until the end of the year to rotate out all the frontline soldiers."

After grasping the time point, Zhu Yunxi said again: "The grassland has been taken down, and the rest is to manage it. If Tie Xuan wants to be a lonely minister, let him work on the grassland first. Send him a message and let him handle it as soon as possible. After the war, we came to Daqing City to take control of Beikong Grassland."

"Yes."

Zhu Yunxi continued: "The matter requested by Liang Guogong will be approved. However, since he proposed this matter, and I heard that he carved the words "visit here" on the cliff on the north coast, then he will do it. Take someone to take charge of this matter.

We need to lead the soldiers of our dynasty to become familiar with the environment of the grassland and even the North Sea. The construction of border forts can be done step by step. As long as we spend more time, the grassland will eventually become the grassland of our Ming family.

As for the letter of inquiry from the Liaodong Dusi, he replied to Xie Ba, the commander of the Liaodong Dusi, and asked him to prepare for the change of the Liaodong Dusi to Liaodong Road.Once this matter begins, he can be the commander of the Northeast Nuergandusi.

The areas outside the Daxinganling Mountains are based on the current appearance of Nurgan in Northeast China.One bite won't make you fat, and you have to do things step by step. "

At this time, Zhu An (Shun'an King Abu) raised his head.

He seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Zhu Gaochi glanced sideways at Zhu An and asked with a smile: "What does King Shun'an know?"

Zhu An immediately bowed slightly and nodded: "It's not a big deal, I just heard something mentioned by the herdsmen who recently went south to Daqing City."

News brought by the herdsmen?
Zhu Yunxi also stopped and asked: "What is it?" Zhu An bowed again: "Your Highness, it was actually heard by the herdsmen. They heard that the people over there in the Northeast Nuergan seemed to have begun to move towards Migrated north.”

"Migrating north?"

Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly.

In today's period of small glaciers and temperatures continuing to drop, the north is colder than in the past.

Are people from the Northeast going to Siberia?

Zhu An nodded and said: "They are migrating north, but they are not settling in the far north. According to the herdsmen, there seems to be a strait in the northeastern corner of the far north. It used to be isolated by sea water, and the waves were higher than the mountains. But. It seems that the sea water is frozen now, and you only need to walk eastward for a few days to reach the other shore."

Bering Strait!

In an instant, Zhu Yunxi understood what Zhu An was talking about.

There was a twinkle in his eyes.

Zhu An naturally noticed it and did not dare to delay. He continued: "According to what the herdsmen heard, it seems that when they cross the frozen strait to the other side, there is a land no smaller than the Central Plains. As long as they continue to go south. , it’s a fertile land.”

Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly: "What are they going to do?"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaochi's face immediately showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

The reason why people in the Nuergan region of Northeast China want to move north is actually because of the offensive posture adopted by the Ming Dynasty in the area north of Liaodong.

I can’t stay in the Northeast any longer, and it’s extremely cold in the far north.

Those people probably didn't know where they heard the rumors, so they tried to see if they could cross the rumored frozen strait and go to the other side to find a new settlement.

Zhu Yunxi showed an unknown smile, and then looked at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi was a little confused by his look.

He couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? Do you want Xie Ba to send troops to stop those people?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head, and then said: "Have you heard about the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties?"

Zhu Gaochi frowned, as if he was trapped in a huge memory search.

After a long time, his body couldn't help but tremble.

Then his eyes widened and he raised his head to look at Zhu Yunxi.

"The people of Yin traveled eastward?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "After the rumors, [-] miles across the sea to the east, there is a land like the Central Plains. After Makino, there were Yin people fleeing north. Whether it is true or not, no one can give an accurate answer in these years."

Zhu Gaochi raised his eyebrows.

It was obvious that he had sorted out the memories in his mind.

"Liang Shu Volume 54: Biographies of Dongyi: Fusang is more than [-] miles east of the Han Dynasty. It is located in the east of China. There are many Fusang trees in the land, so it is named after it."

"In the 16th year of Duke Xi's reign in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was recorded that the six kites retreated and flew over the capital of Song Dynasty. Du Xuan's note: 'The kites are water birds that fly high and fly back when encountering the wind.' Historical records of Song Weizi's family: 'The six kites retreated because of the wind.'"

Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly and spoke slowly: "These are all records about the east of the East China Sea. If the Yin people really fled eastward, they must have gone to these places."

Zhu An blinked aside.

He understood all the words spoken by Prince Yan, but when combined, it became something completely foreign to him.

He sighed silently in his heart at Prince Yan's huge knowledge reserve.

Zhu Yunxi was smiling.

As a descendant of the Ming Dynasty clan, you don't just learn the Four Books and Five Classics.

However, there is only one person with Xiaopang's memory and reading breadth.

"So, there is indeed a new and unfamiliar land on the other side of the sea."

Zhu Yunxi said lightly.

"It's a legendary place." Zhu Gaochi sighed with emotion, and then immediately looked up at Zhu Yunxi. He hesitated and said, "You want to see it?!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaochi immediately shook his head.

He seemed to be minding his own business and said: "You have no chance to go there. Now that the war has calmed down, you should return to Beijing. But you must send someone over to see it with your own eyes. According to what you said before, if you take it seriously There is such a good place, and I, Ming, have no reason to abandon it.

In addition, through my Ming Dynasty’s interactions with foreign countries over the years, I now know that except for Europa in the west, almost no major countries exist anymore.Even in Europe, just like the ancient pre-Qin Dynasty, the countries were in chaos and the country was weak. "

Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly the largest and most powerful country in the world today.

This point is clearly understood in the DPRK.

Even though the power of the Ming Dynasty now radiates only to the surrounding areas, it does not hinder the intelligent Ming Dynasty people from exploring and understanding the world.

When Fan Chong returned to China, the court gave him many things, but not a single book.

This point has an unprecedented high degree of unity in the DPRK.

Books written in the Ming Dynasty are strictly prohibited from going out.

No one would be stupid enough to use the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty to arm a region and force that are currently weak.

Zhu Yunxi said calmly: "At least go and have a look."

"Who?"

Zhu Gaochi asked a very critical question.

Although during the Qin Dynasty, there was a legend about Xu Fu going to sea and cultivating a Japanese country, no one can give a real answer.

But what if it were true?
If a group of Ming people now cross eastward to the land across the sea, and then find that it is similar to the Central Plains and settle there, then how will the Ming Dynasty respond?

I thought about it over and over again.

Zhu Gaochi gradually widened his eyes.

"You don't want him to go!"

Zhu Gaochi thought about it and decided that Zhu Shangbing, who was still on the grassland now and in the future, was the most suitable candidate.

As long as he has all the troops and horses, he can go all the way north to find the frozen strait, and then go to the other side to take a closer look on behalf of the court.

"He is not reliable in his work." Zhu Yunxi immediately commented.

Zhu Gaochi immediately felt at ease.

Then, he showed curious eyes, wanting to know who Zhu Yunxi would choose to cross the sea eastward.

Zhu Yunxi did not whet his appetite and spoke quickly.

"Sun Cheng is still in the Northern Expedition Army with Brother Wen."

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