The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 694: The Prince’s First Performance on the Battlefield

Sirkar is a village in the Indian state of Punjab whose natural environment varies depending on its geographical location and climatic conditions. Generally speaking, the geographical area where Sirka is located has a subtropical monsoon climate, with heavy rainfall throughout the year, but the seasonal distribution is uneven, with more rain in summer and drier winter.

In the area near Sirka, the terrain is dominated by plains and the terrain is relatively flat. However, due to the existence of rivers, lakes and other water bodies and the impact of some agricultural activities, the ecological environment of the area may have been damaged to a certain extent. In addition, Punjab, where Sirka is located, is an agricultural region, and agricultural production is one of the pillars of its economy.

Agricultural production in the region may face certain challenges due to limited land resources, water shortages and other issues. Therefore, Sirka's natural environment and geographical location have had an impact on its economic development and lifestyle.

The Ming Dynasty population in the seven western provinces is close to 8 million. Their daily lifestyle is a combination of farming and animal husbandry. In addition to allocating a large amount of land to each household, each household also grazes sheep, cattle, and a small number of camels.

Due to the close trade and resource transactions with the mainland, excess food from the mainland is continuously transported to the seven western provinces. Cash crops such as cotton and soybeans are grown in parts of the seven western provinces, as well as dairy products and meat products. The people of the seven western provinces Lived relatively peacefully.

With the construction of railways, it is the only railway in the seven western provinces that reaches as far as Bukhara and has become a local "main artery".

Not only the influence of culture, merchants produced a large amount of cheap "hu cakes" for trade with vassal countries. From agricultural products to industrial products, Ming merchants spread all over the world, and Ming merchants could appear in the farthest tribes.

The three to four hundred miles between the Xie Shandan Kingdom and Samarkand is the Tehar Kingdom. The entire Tehar Kingdom is more than two hundred miles long from north to south, and there is no clear border line.

Because of extreme poverty, local people live in very difficult conditions.

The caravan of Ming merchants settled in a local village from north to south. The village had low houses built of mud and stones. Many people were naked and had no property of their own.

Small tribes have small trades, and large tribes have big trades. The trade with the city is the main source of profit for the merchant gang. You can find those luxury goods such as chiming bells, silks, screens, braided gold carpets, sound boxes, etc. produced in the mainland. Buyers willing to pay.

Seeing that the other party had no objection, the Ming businessman took out a contract, signed it and took his fingerprints. From now on, Qingzhuang would be the escort of the merchant gang and abide by complex obligations and agreements.

In this way, the strength of the business gangs in the seven western provinces of the Ming Dynasty has become stronger and stronger, and their influence on various places has also begun to increase. Through the continuous absorption of local sources of excellent guards, they have become a force that cannot be underestimated.

The people lived like slaves, and all their decisions were in the hands of the leader, including marriage, life and death.

The merchant gang gave the tribe a stack of biscuits and received a warm reception from the tribe.

Qing Zhuang nodded repeatedly.

Although there are many nobles in the local area, even closely related to the subcontinent to the south, the ruling class is always a minority, and the lives of more common people are more difficult than those of the subcontinent.

Qingzhuang's family was arranged by the merchant gang to work in the Ming Dynasty's manor. Although the work was hard, they had their own remuneration. Compared with the exploitation of the tribe, the manor had an economic cycle and developed productivity, so the standard of living was Far improved.

A young man from the tribe hunted three adult wolves and was the most famous hunter in the area. The merchant gang found this rising star.

The young family members looked at the businessman nervously.

The leader did not come forward to object. On the one hand, he could not do without the supplies from the Ming Dynasty Merchant Gang, and on the other hand, he could not refuse due to his strength.

Especially weapons and salt. Although iron knives are not valued by Ming people, they are the most valued commodities by local tribal leaders. Therefore, Ming merchants are the most valued group in the local area, and no tribal leader dares to offend them.

After two days, Qingzhuang left the tribe with his family.

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty will recruit some outstanding young people from various ministries. From the initial resistance to the acceptance, more and more young people are proud to join the Ming Dynasty Business Gang, and their ambition since childhood is to join the Ming Dynasty Business Gang.

The chiefs have been living like this for thousands of years, and they don’t think anything is wrong. The people are also used to it. Everyone thinks it is natural. As long as you become a beautiful woman or a strong warrior, and win the favor of the chiefs, your family can Live a better life.

The people of the Ming Dynasty traded with the chiefs, purchasing dairy products, meat and furs from the tribe, as well as some gold and silver minerals. The chiefs obtained exquisite garments from the merchant gangs, as well as some iron knives, salt and other goods.

The businessman asked: "Are you willing to join the merchant gang and work for the merchant gang?"

People congratulated Qingzhuang, and Qingzhuang also killed the only sheep in his family to entertain the guests from the tribe. Even the leader came to congratulate Qingzhuang, and Qingzhuang's family cried with joy.

Qingzhuang studied and trained for a period of time and officially started working for the Shang Gang.

The woman's family members left the house with smiles on their faces and even sat outside the door to prevent others from approaching. Early the next morning, the man left some biscuits to the woman so that the family could survive for a while.

The young girls exposed their breasts and stared at the men in the merchant gang with eager eyes. Many young men who had just joined the merchant gang lowered their heads in embarrassment. The old men in the merchant gang disapproved and skillfully picked up the ones they liked. woman, and then followed her to a dark room.

This was exactly what the Ming court initially allowed.

Because of local chaos and disorder, it is difficult for business gangs without the ability to protect themselves to survive, so business gangs are given certain rights of self-defense. However, over the years, through this gap, business gangs have undoubtedly become A behemoth.

The merchants were very concerned about the southern expedition of the Ming Dynasty army, worrying whether it would affect their own interests.

The trade order brought by Ming merchants indeed exerted an unparalleled influence on Ming's dominance in the seven western provinces, so Zhu Neng met with these large merchants.

Zhu Neng promised: "The army is going well. It won't take long before we can attack the Delhi Sultanate and deal a heavy blow."

Several big businessmen nodded repeatedly.

Although they were guests of various local officials, they did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Zhu Neng.

Zhu Neng's character is not a arrogant person. Although he has a high status, he does not look down on the businessmen in front of him. Instead, he treats the businessmen in front of him with great respect, and the businessmen who feel it are also very grateful.

"Whatever Zhu Shuai needs from us, as long as I can do it, I will not refuse." Zheng Gang said respectfully.

Looking at the old man in front of him, Zhu Neng didn't dare to wait any longer.

When Yongle made his second personal expedition to the seven western provinces, this businessman participated in the banquet to welcome the emperor in Samarkand, and is now one of the most famous local businessmen.

Zhu Neng smiled and said: "It is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to govern a country. The environment in the seven western provinces is complex, which is different from that in the mainland. The Delhi Sultanate is even more complicated and cannot do without your help."

"I've been waiting for Zhu Shuai's promotion."

Zheng Gang smiled.

Both parties were relatively polite, and the matter was discussed smoothly.

Under the influence and propaganda of the major business gangs, instead of being hostile to the arrival of the Ming army, various ministries began to help the Ming army, either becoming guides for the Ming army, or informing the Ming army.

As a result, the Ming army gained an even greater advantage on the way south. The same was true in the rear. Due to the cooperation of local tribes, the resistance forces were quickly and completely eliminated. More military nobles no longer dared to act rashly. With this momentum, Zhu Neng launched a second rear sweep military operation, completely Eliminate some military nobles and cut off the Delhi Sultanate's behind-the-scenes role in the Barihe area.

Those military nobles who were inextricably linked to the ruling class of the Delhi Sultanate became the targets of elimination by the Ming army.

Although the Delhi Sultanate had only more than 50,000 troops that year, the Ming Dynasty had more than 50,000 troops in the seven western provinces. With the second sweep military operation, the city of Samarkand summoned a new batch of troops.

The proportion of military households in the seven western provinces is very high, as high as 30%. Among the population of 8 million, there are more than 2 million military households. Each household with one official family has a scale of more than 300,000.

But this is theoretical. The war situation in the seven western provinces has not reached that point. If hundreds of thousands of troops are really recruited locally in the seven western provinces, it will cause great damage to local production and order.

Therefore, the Beijing camp dispatched 15,000 troops, plus the troops from Yili Province and Xiyu Province, combined with the troops from the seven western provinces, it had no impact on the local production of the seven western provinces.

On the contrary, due to the arrival of a large number of troops, the Ming army soldiers had consumption power, which actually stimulated the economy of the seven western provinces in a short period of time, creating a certain degree of prosperity.

The second batch of 60,000 troops entered the Balihe area, including the Tehar Kingdom, and carried out elimination operations from Balihei to Kabul.

A fierce conflict ensued.

Major business gangs in the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to join. The guards in the business gangs were local people and the best young people, so they not only understood the local geographical environment, but were also better.

With the assistance of a large number of caravan guards, the local nobles lost their advantage and returned to the same level as the Ming army.

Under the same circumstances, the weapons and equipment of the Ming army, as well as the quality of the soldiers of the Ming army, were far beyond what the local nobles could contend with. In the process of direct combat, they often collapsed at the first touch.

The situation became increasingly clear. Under the call and request of the merchant gangs, more tribes took refuge in the Ming Dynasty and chose to help the victors.

The famous Tehar Kingdom was wiped out.

The last general, Omubu, led the remaining less than two thousand soldiers and was surrounded by the Ming army to a mountain range. Because of the tip-off from the local indigenous people, Omubu could not escape the pursuers behind him.

There is no way forward and no way back.

The desperate Omubu led the last fire of the Tehar Kingdom towards the Ming army's camp.

The soldiers who were able to hold on to this point on the cliff were as determined as Omubu, but no matter how brave the warriors were, they were helpless in the face of the cold reality. The Ming soldiers only relied on self-made firecrackers to keep them at bay.

Groups of soldiers fell one after another on the way forward, and the last survivors surrendered in despair.

The scene of the Ming army soldiers with powerful firearms was imprinted in the hearts of the chieftains. People once again had a clear understanding of the power of the Ming army.

People attributed the failure to the strength of the Ming army.

But Zhu Neng knew very well that the Ming army's clean victory came from these indigenous people who believed that the Ming army was powerful. Without their assistance, the Ming army would never have been able to establish direct management in the local area.

Timur was already at the period when his military force was at its strongest, and he could only implement the enfeoffment system locally.

It's not because Timur is not strong enough, but the local environment determines everything.

This process is inseparable from the merits of the businessmen. Unlike other nobles, Zhu Neng maintained his original intention and recognized the abilities of the businessmen. But precisely because Zhu Neng valued the abilities of the businessmen, he wrote a Feng Zuoshu told the emperor.

The leveling of the Balihei area to the Kabul area has guaranteed the supply line of the Ming army going south. The Ming army can move forward with confidence without worrying about their own retreat.

Entering the Lahore area from Peshawar, they successfully broke through the gap in the mountains and gained strategic advantage. However, the Delhi Sultanate was completely panicked. They thought that what the Ming army could not do was actually done.

King Mubarak Shah of the Delhi Sultanate sent his successor Alam Shah to personally supervise the army.

At the same time, the king's brother Bahrul Lodhi, the governor of Lahore and Sindh, chose to contact the Ming army for peace talks. He was unwilling to fight the Ming army and consume his own strength.

Historically, after the death of the king of what is now the Delhi Sultanate, the king's brother chose to rebel to seize his nephew's throne.

It is similar to the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Zhu Di was forced and this person took the initiative, and his ambitions were exposed when the current king was alive. However, because of the powerful power in this person's hands, the current king had no choice but to do anything.

This was also a phenomenon destined by the political situation of the Delhi Sultanate.

Ren Li had been promoted to a senior general in the Ming Dynasty. In this war in the seven western provinces, Zhu Neng was dispatched from the capital to the local areas with him. Zhu Neng was responsible for everything and appointed Ren Li to be in charge of the southward army.

Ren Li's army also included King Zhu Gaosui of Qin and Prince Zhu Zhanyong.

Ren Li was very courageous, so Zhu Zhanyong got the opportunity to go to the battlefield. The real battlefield was not the "missed" battlefield on Daying Island in the previous series.

Zhu Zhanyong's personal soldiers leaders Wu Zhongming and Zheng Luo closely guarded the prince on the left and right, and launched a charge with more than 400 escort troops to chase and annihilate the defeated army of the Delhi Sultanate.

Zhu Zhanyong studied under Zhu Gaoxu. Although he was not as majestic as his second uncle, he was skillful with bows and horses and showed great bravery on the battlefield. He shot several people with his own hands and won the praise of the whole army.

Shortly after.

Renli's talks with the Governor of Lahore and Sindh collapsed.

Renli asked the other party to surrender before negotiating, and the governors of Lahore and Sindh demanded that they maintain independence. The gap between the demands of the two sides was too great, and finally a war was launched.

Over the years, relying on his identity as the king's younger brother and the strength of the army at hand, Bahrull Lodi did not take the Ming army seriously and only regarded it as an equal opponent.

But the Ming army gave him a painful blow.

Whether it was equipment or the quality of the soldiers, the Ming army crushed Bahrull Lodi's army.

(End of this chapter)