The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 592: Studying in the Ming Dynasty Ten Thousand Miles Away
Every soldier was very excited when the left and right armies merged.

It's so rare.

Wang Dabing hugged the unknown Pao Ze affectionately, and wanted to kiss him twice on the face. In such a distant foreign country, the journey was difficult, either walking or sleeping, and then being on guard, with little time for fighting.

What could be more satisfying than meeting brothers from the same country.

The morale of the entire army reached its peak.

Zhang Fu, Zhu Gaoxu and others were also very happy. Not only had Zhu Neng's left army arrived, but also he had brought many friendly troops. Even Zhu Gaoxu had to sigh. Not only did this man get the first victory, but the situation along the way was also great. Incredible.

"Do those people listen to you?"

Zhang Fu asked with concern.

Zhu Neng nodded first, then shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

People are curious.

Zhu Neng said cautiously: "Whether you listen or not depends on the interests. The various reasons cannot be explained simply. If you want them to work hard to attack the city, I think they are not fools."

"Besieging a city is always the most difficult thing to do. What's more, Samarkand is a big city in itself, and Timur has fortified it for decades. I'm afraid even if we force them to attack, not only will they not be able to capture the city, but it will also cause them to alienate."

"Then what's the use of them?"

Zhu Gaoxu became dissatisfied. Isn't it true that he was taken advantage of? The Ming army was fighting at the front and they were taking advantage of him at the back.

Zhu Neng was not angry and explained carefully.

This person is very calm.

"The king of the county."

"If you want to stabilize the local area as soon as possible, the fastest way is to draw local forces to fight together. It not only cuts off their relationship with Timur and makes them enemies, but also allows us to understand each other and build more relationships. relation."

In the original history, in the second year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoxu was named the King of Han. Now that Zhu Di has ascended the throne, he is still the reign name of the 36th year of Hongwu, so people call him the king of the county.

"No matter how you look at it, our Ming Dynasty suffers the most."

Zhu Gaoxu said unhappily.

Countless supplies were consumed along the way, and the soldiers also climbed mountains and waded in rivers. After going through hardships, they ended up with several useless pieces of land. In his opinion, it would take at least decades for Ming Dynasty to manage Yilipaoli well.

Without him.

There is no population.

According to Zhu Gaoxu's understanding, the Samarkand area is relatively wealthy, and the land is barely fertile. The further you go west, the more barren it becomes. It is full of deserts, hills, and hard ground, and fertile land is rarely seen.

You have to pass through Mulu before you can find some plain areas, and finally you have to cross several mountains before you can open up and start to have plains, which are also the best areas for nomads to plunder.

Only the nomads who are willing to move there and establish a country can survive for a long time.

However, Timur could not leave his homeland and chose to return to his hometown instead of staying there to govern it seriously. Otherwise, relying on the fertility of the local land, he might be able to resume production and obtain supplies to feed the army, ending the practice of supporting war with war. Dilemma.

The Samarkand region, later known as Uzbekistan.

It is the country with the largest population among the five Central Asian countries, with more than 2000 million people, followed by the Golden Horde region in the north, and later Kazakhstan, with a population of nearly 1000 million, and the remaining three countries range from a few million to [-] million. .

The Mulu region was later known as Turkmenistan. It had the largest land area among the five Central Asian countries, with a population of just over five million. However, it was at the bottom of the five Central Asian countries, which shows how barren the land is.

"very good already."

Zhang Fu spoke for Zhu Neng.

In fact, the thinking of mainland countries is not the same as the Spanish voyage and the British colonial model. The environments and situations faced by both sides are different.

"I heard that there are merchants from the Ming Dynasty in the city, and the scale is quite small. Can we expect them to cooperate internally and externally?"

"Take your luck."

"We still have to rely on cannons."

Zhang Fu does not leave his luck to others.

"Heavy artillery is difficult. I'm afraid we have to wait a month. Is it possible that the army is wasting food and grass in vain? What's more, we can't afford to supply the tens of thousands of coalition troops brought by General Zhu."

Since the eldest brother promoted agriculture and developed industrialization, he and his father fought in the surrounding areas of the country. They have never worried about food and grass. Unlike now, everything needs to be calculated carefully, which is distressing.

"In terms of food and grass, we don't need to provide it."

Zhu Neng smiled.

Come all the way to get food from the old land.

Some forces are unwilling to break up with Tamerlane and want to be the wall. They will support whoever is strong. How could Zhu Neng ignore them.

That being the case.

Zhu Neng took the forces that were willing to resist Timur and eliminated these wait-and-see forces. He could not only obtain food and supplies, but also eliminate potential risks. He could also force more people to turn against Timur, and finally cut off many people. Man's way out.

During the two years in Jiaozhi, Zhu Neng grew up a lot.

After discussion, everyone gave up the siege and chose to encircle it. Then they divided their troops and attacked the surrounding areas. They waited for the artillery from the rear to be transported, and then attacked the city of Samarkand in one fell swoop.

And send cavalry to the west. In addition to being vigilant, it is best to find out where Timur's army has arrived.

Since the last night attack in the capital city of Samarkand failed and the entire army was annihilated, they have known how powerful the opponent is. They no longer dare to send troops out of the city to fight, and there are not many troops in the city.

"My guess is that our military is between a rock and a hard place."

In the dome house.

There were more than a dozen businessmen sitting on the street stalls, wearing silk gowns and dressing up that was incompatible with the people in the city.

"That's natural."

"The city is so strong. Although the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are elite, they are still mortals. They are not invulnerable. It is normal that they cannot be attacked." Someone analyzed.

"Then us?"

"No."

Zheng Gang rejected it outright.

"Although "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a novel, it is also a novel that combines historical data. We are businessmen doing business in a foreign country, and we have received preferential treatment along the way. If there is a rebellion in the city now, even if we capture this city, then we should not think about doing business elsewhere in the future. The country is doing business.”

"And if word of this spreads, Ming businessmen in various countries will blame us."

Everyone looked at each other.

"My elder brother is right."

Young Zheng Ang shouted in support.

"Keep your voice down, don't spread the word." Someone reminded.

"But if our army fails to capture this city and His Majesty the Emperor's Western Expedition fails, should we just sit back and ignore it?"

"Why don't you pay attention?"

"Didn't a lot of information about the Timur Khanate come back from us? We brought goods from the mainland thousands of miles away to the Timur Khanate, and brought back Ming goods from the Timur Khanate. We paid taxes There’s less?”

Zheng Gang was very rude.

He is dissatisfied with the country.

Only people with no connections will leave the country to do business, because the largest market in the world is at home.

The most profitable industry is of course the coal industry.

Looking at the coal industry, even iron ore and other industries, domestic management is very strict, and the threshold is high. It is no longer easy for ordinary businessmen to enter. In addition, traditional coal mining firms have strong connections and abundant capital, and ordinary businessmen cannot compete.

The same is true for other industries.

Centering around the Ming Dynasty Industry Bureau system, the upstream and downstream industrial chains require not only capital but also connections.

in short.

The profits are exciting, but they can't eat them.

Who is willing to leave the country, leave the most affluent market system, go through all the hardships and risks, and go to do business in a foreign country?They are small businessmen with no connections and insufficient capital.

If they stay in the country, they will only end up being annexed.

Of course.

The bigger factor is that domestic competition is too fierce. The most famous one is the Kongming Lantern businessman. Although he was very prosperous at the beginning, he failed in the end and ended up in Korea.

The businessmen decided to do nothing.

The Ming Dynasty merchants' peace of mind in the city made many nobles very satisfied.

"The Zheng brothers are too stubborn."

"What they said is not unreasonable."

"What's the point? Could it be that the goods they brought and sold back to the country depended on themselves? Instead of the Ming Dynasty's social system? Without the development and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, how could they rely on doing business?"

"Then what should we do? Are we really taking the risk that other countries will be wary of us in the future?"

Everyone, you speak my word.

The Zheng brothers also discussed behind closed doors.

"Brother, if the imperial army takes Samarkand, will they be dissatisfied with us?" Zheng Ang was not as young and energetic as he appeared on the outside, but rather a little uneasy.

The Zheng brothers are outside, the elder brother is the white face, and the younger brother is the red face. The two of them work together tacitly.

"Ask your men to prepare. If the imperial army becomes stronger, we will move into action, cooperate internally and externally, and make contributions."

Zheng Gang laughed.

Zheng Ang understood and shook his head helplessly.

The eldest brother is really petty in his work, but the two brothers do not rely on connections, and the family does not have much money. The only way they can survive today is by calculating every gain and loss.

It's just that the Zheng family is not what it used to be. The scale of their business is not worth mentioning in the country. However, they are also considered big businessmen in the Samarkand area, so Zheng Ang thinks that the past methods need to be changed.

The eldest brother hedges his bets and wants to go it alone, offending too many people.
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When the two tribes of Nikoteli and Heza learned that the capital of Samarkand was under siege, they quickly contacted the surrounding tribes to support the capital of Samarkand. Some tribes arrived immediately, and some tribes were unwilling, but they did not dare to disobey and delayed. After a long delay, more than [-] cavalry were gathered after a month.

They are said to be cavalry, but they are actually herdsmen.

Timur took good care of his own territory, especially the Nikoteli and Heza tribes, who took him in as a life-saving grace, so they were very partial.

Over the past few decades, the two tribes have become the largest local forces, and they are also loyal to Timur.

After learning.

Huo Zhen led [-] cavalry and united with more than [-] allied troops to launch a battle in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya areas. Zhu Gaoxu led [-] cavalry in the rear to support Huo Zhen at any time.

The herdsmen live on horseback and have some tacit understanding in their daily lives, but they lack training in large-scale tactical operations.

Only Timur's army has such capabilities.

Huo Zhen was originally a Mongolian and had stayed in the Ming army all year round. Huo Zhen knew the opponent's strengths and weaknesses very well. He didn't have any new tricks and could just crush them with the same tactics as the third one.

There were no surprises in the war.The more than [-] tribal cavalry had no power to fight back against the Ming cavalry. No matter how many there were, it was useless, let alone the coalition forces who were also capable of fighting. They were unwilling to attack the city, but they still supported fighting in the wild.

"The Ming army is so powerful."

"Yes."

"The same Ming army can defeat five times the number of enemies."

"In other words, the five thousand Ming army in front of us can defeat an opponent of twenty to thirty thousand, so you can see that they all send troops according to this ratio."

"There is no way. They lack food and grass, so they can only calculate and calculate again."

The leaders of various ministries often commented on the Ming army in private.

This army from afar claimed to be the suzerainty of the Timur Khanate, and Timur wrote a letter and envoy to their king. Many leaders were dubious.

But no matter what, everyone already agrees on how powerful this army is.

It is precisely because of the clear understanding of the facts that many people believe that Timur is not the opponent of the Ming Dynasty, and they have been bullied for many years, which prompted many tribes to join the Ming Dynasty. However, the tribes in the Balihei area are different.

They had been massacred by Timur, and everyone had a grudge against Timur. Not to mention the powerful fighting force of the Chinese army, even if it was slightly weaker than the Timur Khanate, they would try their best to help.

Listening to the familiar sound of gunfire coming from the distance.

As expected, the soldiers of the Ming Army separated in two arcs, bypassing the opponent's main force and not entangled with the opponent's army. Instead, they chose to attack from a distance. Some soldiers of the Ming Army were also shot off their horses by the opponent's bows and arrows.

But more often than not, people on the other side were shot and turned upside down, falling into chaos.

The Ming army cooperated with each other tacitly, moved quickly, and reloaded on horseback. Each military bugle sounded, and flags were waved. From each department to each team and even each department, it was like a whole.

Once again, he came close and fired.

After only two rounds, the tribe's cavalry had lost order and started fighting independently.

"It's not as good as us."

When the leaders saw each other's performance, they laughed sarcastically, seeing that the time had come. Sure enough, the Ming army blew the agreed bugle, representing the coalition's attack, and charged at the tribal cavalry.

"Yoah."

"Yo hoo."

"Here, there, there."

There were all kinds of strange screams, and smoke and dust rose up behind tens of thousands of cavalry.

At this time, the tribe's cavalry had lost its formation and was unable to exert its combat effectiveness. The leaders of the army shouted and even raised their whips, hoping to get the soldiers to recover quickly.

But like a lonely boat in the vast ocean, it cannot resist the general trend.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

There were deserters among the tribal cavalry, and the deserters led to more deserters. Like a mountain collapsing, they collapsed and fled in all directions. Everyone wanted to run to the front.

"Whoosh whoosh."

The coalition cavalry drew their bows and fired arrows, killing one after another from behind.

Many people who had no time to escape were unwilling to fight to death, so a large number of people began to kneel down and surrender, hoping to find a way to survive.

The Ming army did not kill those who surrendered.

The coalition forces did not kill anyone.

General Tian is very generous.

All the population will be given to them. In the eyes of the coalition leaders, these people are their wealth, so the coalition leaders work very hard and do not want to let everyone go.

After the battle, the Ming army began to rest and recuperate.

The leaders of the coalition forces, without Huo Zhen's orders, were already adept at chasing down the defeated soldiers.

There have been many such victories, and the figure of the Ming Army has become unshakable in their hearts. Everyone knows the consequences of offending the Ming Army, because this army is invincible.

At least that's how they see it.

I have never seen the Ming army lose a battle, so no leader dares to disobey the orders of the Ming army generals.

Zhu Di came from behind and ordered.

He already knew the situation at the front and hurried the artillery convoys.

soon.

The heads of various ministries were summoned.

far away.

It is the shadow of the capital city of Samarkand. This city that used to be unattainable and no one dared to approach has lost its former status in the hearts of the leaders. They identified the Ming army.

"Our army's attacking artillery will arrive in half a month. The day it arrives, the city will be broken."

Young Zhu Gaoxu said confidently in front of everyone.

Hundreds of leaders, big and small, were sitting around. People knew that the young man in front of them had a noble status and was the second son of His Majesty the Emperor. No one dared to disobey him. Even Zhu Neng did not have such great prestige.

Even Zhu Neng brought many leaders along the way.

"The Ming army will surely win!"

A leader said loudly, and the people around him echoed.

The atmosphere at the scene is very good.

Zhu Gaoxu said with satisfaction: "The capital of Samarkand is the spoil of the Ming army, and no one is allowed to interfere."

Following Zhu Gaoxu's words, the scene fell silent.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Did the Ming army want to eat alone?

"All the cities in the Balihe area belong to you."

"Based on your respective military merits, you will become hereditary Xuanwei envoys granted by the Ming Dynasty, that is, the local city lord." Zhu Gaoxu explained the Xuanwei Division system of the Ming Dynasty.

The bosses are divided into three parts.

Some are from the Hashar area, and some are from the Balihe area, and then there are the smallest and most recent tribes.

After Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu and others discussed, and with Zhu Di's consent, the future distribution was decided.

current situation.

According to the disappearance of the spies, the vanguard of Timur's army had just arrived in Qazvin. Even if they learned that the capital was under siege, they would not be able to make it back.

This is also the reason why Timur was very respectful to the Ming Dynasty before returning to the capital after the Western Expedition.

Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty today recovered the Eastern Chagatai Capital City early.

Timur's lair is right under Ming's nose. Although the distance is still far away, it is much closer than Timur's army to his capital.

This is also the reason why Zhu Gaochi immediately sent a mission to the Timur Khanate after learning that Zhu Di did not follow his plan to capture the Eastern Chagatai Khanate in advance.

Just like the capital of the Ming Dynasty, if it was Beiping, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty took most of the army to Southeast Asia, a very powerful Hou Jin army appeared in Nurgan.

No one will sit idly by and ignore the situation. They will definitely lead their troops back to the army, confront Hou Jin, and even fight. How can they allow others to snore next to the couch?

This is also the reason why Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, which filled later historians with controversy.

No matter how successful Mao Wenlong's army was, it was a fact that this army grew from scratch, gathered the refugees, recruited troops from the refugees, began to form combat effectiveness, gradually became stronger, and made Hou Jin unable to threaten North Korea.

The biggest controversy should actually be whether Mao Wenlong fought against Hou Jin to the end, or whether he stood on his own feet.

It is not a matter of whether this army can involve Hou Jin.

The existence of this army must involve Hou Jin, otherwise where would the three kings and one duke of Hou Jin come from.

The same is true.

With Zhu Gaochi's preparations, but Timur was unprepared, the current situation naturally resulted. Even though Timur had returned to the capital earlier than the historical time, he was still anxious and had no choice but to fight for the final victory for the Ming Dynasty. Good war environment.

present.

Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu both believed that with the arrival date of the heavy artillery clear, there would be absolutely no problem in taking Samarkand, so it would be better to discuss the distribution of interests in the future sooner rather than later.

That's what happened today.

The largest force in Hashar was the Hudada family, which had been destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. The leaders who followed from the Hashar area belonged to the local small leaders.

The Balihe region was an early ally of Timur, and it was also a thorn in Timur's side.

Not only did he plot to kill his ally Hu Xin, but he also went on a killing spree against the local tribes that supported Hu Xin. As a result, the local vitality was severely damaged, and the leaders who followed Zhu Neng were also weak.

As for the newly attached tribes, they have not made any achievements yet, so there is no talk of trophies.

Balihei is the Balkh Province in Afghanistan in later generations. Its area is larger than Tajikistan and smaller than Kyrgyzstan. The distribution is not stingy. However, compared with the Samarkand area, many people are not convinced when they want to compare the benefits obtained by the Ming army. .

Daming also considered this method comprehensively.

Because there are no Han Chinese in the area.

If you don't have your own race, you can't talk about governance. You can only adopt policies to win over local tribes.

The work of enlightenment takes at least 20 years.

There are too many local leaders and it is difficult to manage them.

Moreover, if the newly recovered areas are divided too finely, it will not be conducive to local stability, and the local population itself is not large. Too many officials will also increase the burden on the local area.

"The Ming Dynasty established the provinces of Samarkand and Bari."

“The Department of Commitment and Prosecution, the Department of Command and Envoys, and the Department of Prosecution and Prosecution were respectively established. The Department of Xuanwei and the Department of Xuanfu were subordinate to the Chief Secretary and were lower-level local administrative agencies.”

Zhu Gaoxu informed Ming Dynasty of its rules.

Everyone listened carefully.

The local military association established a general military officer. The government was responsible for governance, and the general military officer was responsible for military affairs. Each department announced that it was the obligation to send troops to fight the war.

The hereditary chiefs of each department must be appointed by the court when they are replaced. They must obey the court's call at any time and pay tribute to the court regularly. The native soldiers must obey the call of the court.

The same system was adopted by the Xuanwei Division and the Xuanfu Division of the Ming Dynasty in history.

This system is actually very good in a strange land, an area without its own race.

In areas with weak influence, Xuanwei Departments were established to focus on stability.

In areas with great influence, the Xuanfu Department was established, and management was strict. A large number of floating officials were selected to assume the positions of Tongzhi, deputy envoy, and minister, and were responsible for local management.

Outside the capital of Samarkand, a Xuanfu Department will be established.

In the Balihe area, the Xuanwei Department will be established.

At last.

Zhu Gaoxu said that a school will be established.

(End of this chapter)