Outside Jiayuguan Pass.
On the Guancheng, which was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, a group of cavalry appeared and attacked the city with firearms.
Fortunately, Chen You took precautions in advance, and the soldiers defending the city responded with fire cannons, which suppressed the enemy's attack on the city.
It's freezing in the northwest, and the Turpan cavalry on horseback are also uncomfortable.
As for Hami, by the time we regain it in the spring of next year, it will probably be completely uninhabited.
Although it was the Chinese New Year, Chen You was still reading. He read all the history, biographies, and everything recorded about the Western Regions.
There are three main difficulties in annexing the Western Regions: first, language difficulties. Although the countries in the Western Regions were ruled by the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, their languages were not unified;
Secondly, regarding religious issues, most people believe in Islam, as well as Yellow religion, Buddhism, and local sects. However, there are many branches within the same sect, and religious disputes are very serious.
Third, the geographical environment is harsh. The Western Region is no longer the prosperous land it was during the Tang Dynasty. After being grazed by the Mongols for hundreds of years, the land has been severely degraded and desertified. It is unknown whether it can still be cultivated.
Chen You sighed quietly, wrote down the question on paper, and then looked for the answer in the book.
Kou Shen returned to Lanzhou. Although it was winter, the entire Gansu Province still needed to operate normally and was full of affairs.
The territory of Gansu was officially established, but the central government had not yet sent the chief envoys, patrol envoys and other officials. It was the former Shaanxi officials who supported Liangyun Province.
Gansu used to be a barren country with not many people, but this year many people have moved in, so it should be established as a province.
The tenth year of Jingtai, the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Chen Wenqi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, set up administrative teams in Gansu, Ningxia and Rehe.
The three provinces have gained vitality and should establish a sound administrative team.
The courtiers discussed it.
In the end, it was decided to appoint Xuan Xian as the chief envoy of Gansu, Wang Xi still served as the commander-in-chief of Gansu, Wang Zhen, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, served as the patrol envoy, and Huang Jian, the assistant lecturer, served as the inspector.
Yuan Jie was promoted to the governor of Ningxia, Li Shao, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, served as the chief envoy of Ningxia, Secretary Xu of the Hanlin Academy came to Beijing as the inspector, and Liu Wen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate served as the inspector. Ningxia did not have a general army, and all the monarchs shared management.
Bai Gui was very reluctant to leave Li Shao.
Li Shao was a capable minister, and he made great efforts in reforming the Ministry of Rites.
This time he was sent out to serve as chief envoy.
I will join the cabinet when I come back.
The Qintian Supervisor has been established, and all the people who are good at calendars have been recruited.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year in the 10th year of Jingtai, Qin Tianjian held a grand ceremony and officially began to compile a new calendar. The emperor named it Jingtai Calendar.
To correct the errors of the old calendar, modify the wrong calendar, and re-calculate the sun (calculation of the sun's position), stars (star position data), lunar separation (calculation of the moon's position), sun-lunar conjunction (calculation of solar and lunar eclipses), and five latitude stars (the five major latitudes). Planetary motion), five-star conjunction (changes in the relative positions of the five planets).
He also gave an overview of mathematics, based on astronomical mathematics, re-deduce new mathematics, and coordinated the compilation of all counting books and the compilation of mathematics canon.
The emperor demanded a change to the hour system, a more detailed division of time, and precise calculation of time.
It is expected that the new Jingtai calendar will be launched in ten years.
And within this year, time will be re-divided and time will be accurately measured.
In the blink of an eye, the first month has passed, the February 2 sports meeting has been held, and the New Year has passed.
All departments are engaged in heavy work.
The Western objects from Guangzhou were brought into the palace and placed outside the Yangxin Hall.
Zhu Qiyu went out to see something new.
Bian Yong came back with Western goods, brought back a thick travel diary, and submitted it.
"How is your father's health?" Zhu Qiyu asked while looking at Western objects.
"Your Majesty, my father is still in good health. He is staying in Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, and is waiting for your imperial edict."
"Don't be in a hurry to come back. Let's take a good look at Siam. Siam is known as the most powerful country in Central and South China. Let Bian Yong see how powerful it is."
Zhu Qiyu asked Bian Yong to stand up: "I heard that Nianfu made you his disciple?"
"Master Nian doesn't think Wei Chen is stupid and is willing to teach Wei Chen. Wei Chen is very grateful." Bian Yong knelt down again.
Zhu Qiyu asked someone to pick up a piano: "Who can play it?"
I ran into the same problem as last year. When I got my stuff back, no one knew how to play with it.
This is a wire piano with a sonorous and powerful sound.
"Get up and talk."
Zhu Qiyu said to Bian Yong: "Young Fu is very capable. If you can learn a thing or two, it will be enough for you to benefit for life."
"Nianfu's requirements for disciples are not low. If you can meet Nianfu's vision, it shows that you are also capable."
Zhu Qiyu fiddled with it a few times, and the sound was harsh and unpleasant.
"I won't make a mistake. You are a capable person."
Zhu Qiyu handed the wire piano to Bian Yong: "Try it."
Bian Yong doesn't know how to play, he's not good at music.
Then he handed it over to the eunuch who was good at music.
"Xue Xuan gave me a secret message and praised you lavishly. The fact that you are able to win the attention of Nian Fu and Xue Xuan shows that I am not wrong about the person."
"I dare not accept His Majesty's praise." Bian Yong kowtowed again.
"You went to Annan yourself. What do you think of the situation in Annan?" Zhu Qiyu asked while playing.
"His Majesty."
Bian Yong said eloquently: "Although I was just taking a quick look at Annan, I saw the strangeness of the situation in Annan..."
He believed that the situation in Annan did not lie with King Annan, but with the powerful ministers.
The powerful ministers controlled the army and the place. Although King Annan was a king, he was actually a puppet.
When King Annan fought with his powerful ministers, they fought for righteousness.
Once the powerful officials fall out, justice is the most useless thing, and King Annan will soon be in trouble.
"When do you expect Annan Kingdom to be stable?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Wei Chen speculates that before the rainy season this year, the results will come out, and King Annan will be defeated. At that time, he will be replaced by a small king, and the powerful minister will be completely in power."
Bian Yong's idea is similar to Fang Ying's secret message.
Zhu Qiyu put down the stuff in his hand and entered the Yangxin Hall, followed by Bian Yong.
"Bian Yong, I have formed two missions, one to Siam and one to Shendu. I want to send you to Annan, do you dare to go?"
Bian Yong was slightly surprised. His ability was far inferior to that of his father, and the situation in Annan was chaotic. If he went in at this time, Ming Dynasty might not be able to benefit.
"Wait until after the rainy season to send the envoy."
Zhu Qiyu said: "The situation in Annan must be controlled at all times, and your father still has an important mission and will not be able to come back for a while."
"I want to put a heavy responsibility on you, do you dare to go?"
Bian Yong knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty has your destiny, and I am willing to go through fire and water."
"No, there is no danger, it's just a normal mission."
Zhu Qiyu considered it and said: "The new king of Annan, I want to send an envoy to confer the throne, and you will be the envoy."
Bian Yong understood the emperor's deep intention, which was to make Annan continue to cause chaos.
The emperor has just appointed a new king, but it turns out that the new king is already dead. What will happen to the emperor?
"Your Majesty, the prosperous land of Annan has been swallowed up by the Ming Dynasty. With its power in the south, it cannot stop the heavenly soldiers. As long as the Ming Dynasty controls the northern part of Annan and annexes the south, it will only take a few months!"
Bian Yong wanted to say, why bother?
If you look at the map of Annan, you will know why there is only one along the coast, because only this area is a plain, and to the west are the mountains. Annan people know how to choose their land.
"Annan has already annexed Champa. I have annexed Annan. I can't let the king of Champa take advantage, right?"
"The next battle south is to swallow them all!"
"Fight all the way to the end of the ocean!"
Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "You go to Annan first, then go to Champa, and discuss with the king of Champa about the annexation. I will give him a title."
"If he agrees, I will accept one of his daughters as my concubine."
Bian Yong's eyes widened: "Your Majesty, how can that little barbarian king become the head of the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty?"
"What a bastard. When he comes to the Ming Dynasty, he will die on the day I tell him to die. As a prince, pick someone small and easy to control and raise him."
Zhu Qiyu was very magnanimous in front of courtiers, and Bian Yong was used to it.
"Your Majesty is wise." Bian Yong also thought so.
I'm afraid that by then the emperor will have feelings for the Champa woman and reward her with favors.
It's impossible even if you think about it. How can there be any beauties in Champa Kingdom?
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Your father said that there is no Buddhism in the body poison."
"Then the great Buddhist sect is the Ming Dynasty."
"I would like to send envoys to collect Buddhist relics of body poisoning and transfer them all to the Ming Dynasty."
"Most of the people in Annam, Champa, Siam, Laos and other places believe in Buddhism. If you want to worship the Buddha, you can only come to Daming."
"The Ming Dynasty is not only their suzerain state, but also a place of pilgrimage for them. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty surrendered them because of the grace of the Buddha."
"I will also send envoys to Wushen to ask them if they are willing to go to Annan to preach?"
Bian Yong kowtowed: "We are willing to send Annan as envoy."
Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with him: "Go back and rest, spend time with your family, and set off in September."
Just talking about Annan.
As soon as Tao Cheng left Lujiang, the chieftains on the west bank of Lujiang rebelled.
The terrain is all mountains, and the mountains are covered with dense woods. Locals would get lost if they went in. Tao Cheng tried setting fire to the mountains, but the effect was minimal.
This generation is a tropical rain forest. Ancient technology is used to set fire to the mountains. Even if there is no rain and the mountains are burned successfully, new trees will grow within a few days, and then the Ming army who enters will get lost. It is better not to burn.
The most important thing is that it rains frequently in tropical rainforests and the air is humid. Fires will go out as soon as they light up, making it impossible to burn mountains.
Tao Cheng took a boat there, and the natives there ran into the mountains. After Tao Cheng left, they crossed the river to the other side to grab things.
It was not difficult for Tao Cheng to regain Annan City.
On the contrary, these natives made him very depressed and suffered heavy losses. Only a thousand officers and soldiers died.
Tao Cheng could only send envoys to persuade him to surrender.
As a result, the natives killed the envoy because they refused to surrender anyway.
Tao Cheng had to station himself on the bank of the Lujiang River so that the natives on the other side could calm down.
It can't be hit, and neither can Huairou.
Tao Cheng wrote to Liao Zhuang for help. Liao Zhuang read a lot and helped him come up with ideas.
Liao Zhuang replaced Xia Xun and garrisoned Hongji. Hongji had been renamed Hongzhou.
Liao Zhuang has been in Jiaozhi for nearly a year and has learned about the autumn and winter in Jiaozhi.
A few years ago, he suffered a serious illness. He thought he was here, but fortunately he survived. However, hundreds of soldiers in his hands died of the illness, causing a great panic.
The key point is that Hongzhou is a place where Annan people are well-cultured. In places where they are not well-cultured, a mosquito or a blade of grass may kill a person.
The difficulty in conquering this huge Central and South China is not the war, but the natural environment.
“If we don’t eradicate these trees, we will never be able to control those west of the Lujiang River.”
Guangxi has been ruled by the Han Dynasty for thousands of years, and it took two thousand years of people's hacking and axing to become livable.
But the area west of the Lujiang River is different. These are not chieftains, but savages.
"You can only lure them with benefits! Be gentle, assimilate, and it will take a hundred years to achieve success!"
Liao Zhuang wrote to Tao Cheng, borrowing Annan's experience in ruling the local area, and only included it in the province, but allowed it to be governed internally.
After all, there is just no way.
With the productivity of this era, there is no way to transcend the tropical rainforest, and it is impossible to control the tropical rainforest.
Liao Zhuang presented the difficult problem to Xia Xun.
Xia Xun is clearing the Chi Road and has almost reached Hongzhou.
Slaves are easy to use.
Xia Xun received the letter and smiled softly: "Set up forts and piers along the coast. As long as the savages don't come out of the mountains, treat them as if they don't exist. If they come out of the mountains, shoot them!"
"At the same time, trade with the savages and purchase wood!"
"Let's not burn the mountains, but use money and supplies to let the savages cut down all the trees in the mountains and plains!"
"These lands are naturally ours."
"And establish friendly relations and establish a system of native officials. They are just chieftains. We destroy and build at the same time. There is no contradiction."
Xia Xun is optimistic.
But it is estimated that it will take two hundred years to clear out such a large area of tropical rainforest.
At that time, he had already changed his ways and returned to his current ways.
Just occupy the rich areas first.
The Ming Dynasty was well versed in the country's transformation and had experience. It also built city walls in Xiangxi and Guizhou to distinguish the natives from the Han, prevent the natives from rebelling, and so on.
After Tao Cheng received the letter, he did not go west of the Lujiang River. He built a fort along the river and wrote to Fang Ying, requesting the dispatch of heavy artillery.
Xia Xun wrote the difficult problem into a memorial and sent it to the central government.
At this time, the grass in the capital is growing and the orioles are flying, and spring has arrived again.
"Tao Cheng was not good at politics, so he sent Liao Zhuang to Jinjiang Prefecture and served as the prefect of Jinjiang Prefecture and concurrently as the chief soldier of Jinjiang Prefecture."
Zhu Qiyu also agreed with Xia Xun's strategy.
Fei Fan has discovered oil. Wouldn't it be easier to follow his instructions and boil the oil to see if it can't produce gasoline? Then use gasoline to burn the tropical rainforest?
Of course, it won't work.
"Tiao Taocheng went to Nansan Prefecture in Guizhou to serve as Guizhou's general."
"Demonstrate to Xiang Wenyao and Li Kuang, I don't want to see a state within a state."
It’s time to clean up Guizhou.
Guizhou toast should become a thing of the past.
The imperial edict was sent to Nansanfu in Guizhou.
Li Kuang was resettling immigrants and training troops at the same time. He had already completed the construction of Sanfuchi Road, opening up the roads to Guangxi, Hunan, and Guizhou.
Li Kuang had about ten thousand soldiers, all of whom he had trained.
It was already three months since Tao Cheng received the imperial edict.
He ran to Fangying of Zhuque Pass and was relieved of his post. He led 50,000 soldiers and took a boat to Guizhou.
Xiang Wenyao and Li Kuang are both waiting for Tao Cheng's arrival.
The chieftains of Guizhou are very powerful and difficult to suppress with the soldiers in their hands. Tao Cheng is a famous general, and his soldiers are all Guangxi soldiers, and he is very good at mountain warfare.
Tao Cheng had 50,000 soldiers, plus the more than 30,000 they had, and borrowed 20,000 soldiers from Sichuan, for a total of 100,000 soldiers to cleanse Guizhou.
Early March, Suzhou.
Chen Youbing went out of Suzhou Guards and met Mansu'er cavalry at Yumen Pass, and they fought with each other, and they were evenly matched.
They drove all the way and fought more than ten times with the Turpan cavalry, driving the Turpan cavalry out of Hami.
Subsequently, Chen Youbing divided into three groups and recaptured Hami again.
Hami was ravaged by the Ming army and starved for another winter. There were not many people left, so Chen You took advantage of the situation to gather the city.
The wood shipped from Guangxi has been transported into Suzhou Guard in large quantities. After regaining Hami this time, Ming Dynasty completely controlled Hami and no longer retreated.
The cavalry in the hands of Chen You divided the land and slaves in Hami and became the new Hami people.
Although there is no way to divide the territory by military merit.
However, he still gave more rewards and encouraged the soldiers to marry more Hami women, especially women with children who were the most popular.
Because children are also given land, according to population, regardless of gender.
The advantage of soldiers is that they have priority in dividing the land, and the richest people are chosen first to be given to them.
At the same time, the central government decreed that after ten years of fighting, they could be disarmed and return to their fields, and their heirs could study martial arts, become soldiers, and take imperial examinations of their own choosing.
The military household system is no longer used.
This will stimulate the militant nature of the soldiers.
The first building in Hami is actually a temple.
Temples and Taoist temples were built everywhere, as well as Wen Gong martial arts halls, reviving the martial arts style.
In mid-April, Chen You was stationed in Hami City. With enough dried meat and 20,000 cavalry, he left Hami and attacked Turpan.
From Hami to Turpan, it is desolate and inaccessible.
One winter, countless Turpan people starved to death.
This year, when the Ming army comes again, Man Su'er is well prepared. We will keep the walls clear and defend the city honestly. When your Ming army withdraws, I, Man Su'er, will go and harass your Ming Dynasty. No one will think twice about it anyway.
After seeing the strong walls and clearing the country, Chen You knew that he was outmatched, so he sent an envoy to discuss with Mansu'er.
"What did you say?"
After hearing what the envoy said, Mansuer stood up and said, "Are you crazy because of Ming's success? You actually asked the powerful Mongol Khanate to cede territory and pay compensation? Aren't you afraid that I will chop off your head?"
All the Mongolian generals in the big tent were furious.
The envoy was dressed in scholar's robes and saluted with neither humility nor arrogance: "I am just a scholar here. In the Ming Dynasty, there are hundreds of thousands of scholars like me. If you kill the next person, it will attract the attack of the heavenly soldiers. You can consider it yourself." "
This scholar actually looked like he was going to kill him at his neck.
Mansuer really wanted to push him out and chop him.
"Your Majesty the Prince!"
"Hami was originally a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty and was protected by our Ming Dynasty."
"But you, Turpan, burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil in the vassal country. Now Hami is in dilapidated state. I, the Ming Dynasty, have taken the lead on behalf of the vassal country. What's wrong with that?"
This scholar is very impressive.
These words are shameless enough.
"Mingshi, do you have a problem with your memory?"
"The ones who massacred Hami were obviously your Ming army. How did it become our Eastern Chagatai Khanate?" Mansuer asked.
"Your Majesty the Prince, you are talking about the battle between Ming Dynasty and Hami, but what I am talking about is the evil deeds you have done in Hami in Turpan since November last year. It is too numerous to describe."
Man Su'er frowned: "Only the state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps?"
"snort."
"According to your logic, Hami is also a vassal state of Eastern Chagatai. Our khanate teaches disrespectful vassals. What is wrong?"
The scholar sneered: "Since Your Excellency, Prince, said you are not being respectful, but as far as I know, Hami is respectful to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and there is nothing disrespectful about it. Why do you want to attack the people of Hami?"
"I know whether to be respectful or not, you know?"
Man Su'er asked: "Let me ask you, why did your Ming Dynasty want to attack?"
"It's all because Hami encouraged Wala and attacked the Ming Dynasty. It's natural for the Ming Dynasty to punish him."
The scholar asked in return: "Where are you, Your Excellency?"
"I!"
Mansu'er wanted to beat him to death: "Okay, I will not agree to your Ming Dynasty's conditions!"
"Your Excellency, do you need to think about it again?" Xiucai asked.
"Ignore it. If Chen You is capable, he will go to Turpan to fight us!" Mansu'er sulked and looked at the conditions offered by Chen You.
He actually asked the Eastern Chagatai Khanate to cede the land of Turpan and compensate the Ming Dynasty with one million taels of silver.
The Mongols have no tradition of ceding territory to pay compensation.
"Tulupan is so strong that even Ming Dynasty will not be able to do anything to it for a while."
The scholar smiled and said: "But what if our cavalry bypasses Turpan and enters Yilibaoli?"
Mansu'er's expression changed instantly. Entering Yiliba would not bring much danger to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
However, his status in his father's heart will be reduced.
He also has a very outstanding younger brother Sayid.
Said was in the west, expanding his territory, but in the east he was beaten very weakly by the Ming Dynasty. If his headquarters was attacked by the Ming army, he would be completely disgraced.
"That's it for now, farewell!" The scholar handed over his hand.
However, Mansuer did not allow it, and the guards naturally did not allow the scholar to leave the tent.
"Your Excellency, if the two countries are at war and do not kill the envoy, do you want to kill me?" The scholar was not afraid.
"Look what you said, you've seen someone else, haven't you?"
A smile appeared on Man Su'er's face: "The Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate are friendly countries. You are the envoy of the Ming Dynasty. Of course I must treat you with courtesy."
"Come here, prepare a banquet."
"I haven't asked your envoy yet, what is your name?"
The scholar chuckled: "Qian Min is not talented. He is just a scholar. He is just a drop in the ocean in the Ming Dynasty."
"The Ming Dynasty is indeed the chosen land, and there are talents everywhere." Man Su'er asked Qian Min to take a seat.
Qian Min is a scholar now, but will be a great person in the future.
He was accidentally recruited to join the army, studied military affairs with Chen You, and was sent to Hami as a civil affairs official.
Chen You was worried outside Turpan, and Qian Min volunteered to persuade Man Su'er.
"I don't dare to praise you as a prince."
Qian Min knows very well that the Meng people today are no longer the muscular men who only knew how to fight hundreds of years ago, but are powerful creatures who understand politics better.
For the vast Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Turpan was just a place.
If he loses points in front of the Great Khan because of such a trivial matter, Man Su'er will definitely not be willing to do so.
This is also the reason why Mansuer harassed Suzhou in the twelfth lunar month of winter, just to regain his face.
And Ming Dynasty did not care about the gains and losses of Turpan.
What we really want to talk about is that we hope that Man Su'er will not disturb Hami, and that they can turn their hostility into friendship and live in peace.
The slaves brought good wine and food, such as yogurt pimples and kumiss.
"Your Majesty the Prince, you have great talent and great strategy. What you should see is the vast land of the entire Khanate, not this corner of Turpan."
Qian Min ate the yogurt pimples without changing his expression.
People who eat this for the first time will immediately throw up. People who like to eat it can't live without it every time.
Mongolians love to test friendship with yogurt pimples.
Qian Min ate without any abnormalities, making Man Su'er and other Mongolian generals look at him highly.
"We, the Ming Dynasty, defeated the Oara and the Tatars, expanded Mobei to the north, swallowed Hami to the west, and merged with North Korea in the east. It is unstoppable."
"The Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate are like two tigers."
"What's the benefit of two tigers fighting against each other?"
"And if you, the prince, are willing to trade a corner of Turpan for the friendship of the Ming Dynasty, I, the Ming Dynasty, can support you to ascend the throne of Khan and sign a non-interference agreement between the two countries. What do you think of the friendship between the two countries?"
Mansuer frowned slightly as he listened to the translated words.
The Han people are afraid of being beaten.
I want to stop the war, I don’t want to start it.
Also, the Han people are proficient in construction, and now they include Hami, but they have no conditions for construction. The Han emperor will blame Chen You for being incompetent.
It's a pity that Chen You, a fierce hyena, works for a pig.
Mansuer smiled and said: "According to your envoy, it means a lot to me."
"If Your Excellency the Prince is not willing, then the war will continue. Your Majesty has transferred the newly developed heavy artillery from the capital and is on the way. The city will be broken by then."
Man Su'er sneered at the so-called heavy artillery.
Ming people are weak, so they make good use of tools. The majestic Mongols themselves are the best tools.
"Your Excellency, signing an agreement at this time will be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, you, and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate."
Man Su'er said: "Even if it is signed, it will not take effect until I ascend the throne."
Is there no point in talking about this?
Qian Min sneered: "Since Your Majesty the Prince is determined to have his own way, let's see him on the battlefield."
The first negotiation ended unhappy.
Qian Min returned to the camp and told Chen You: "Mansu'er has long been prepared to defend the city. The city has been reinforced several feet high. The city's defense equipment is piled up like a mountain. It cannot be broken without human power."
Chen You had people push out the heavy artillery that had just been transferred from the Ordnance Bureau and blast it hard on the Turpan city wall.
A few shots opened a gap.
Mansu'er, who was in the city, saw the power of the Ming army's firearms and immediately sent envoys, willing to negotiate with the Ming army.
And Shenying left the camp quietly.
Staying day and night, bypassing Turpan and entering Yilibaoli, God unknowingly conquered the Qingshi Mountain at the junction of the two places.
He sent people to spread unfavorable rumors on the grassland.
Qian Min entered Turpan City for the second time and held the third negotiation.
"Our army's artillery can destroy gold and stone. Your huge city cannot withstand our army's artillery. I think it is better to negotiate a settlement."
Man Su'er remained silent, Turpan could not be lost.
At least he can't lose it until he ascends to the throne.
But Shenying spread unfavorable rumors about him and tried to break into Yili's barracks, causing him to lose points in front of his father Khan.
"It's better to change the terms."
Qian Min smiled and said nothing.
"I am willing to pay 10,000 taels and ask the Ming army to return to Hami. The two sides will turn their hostility into friendship. What do you think?" Mansuer actually decided to pay compensation.
Although there are only ten thousand taels, this is the first time.
However, Qian Min knew that after receiving the money, Man Su'er felt suffocated. After controlling the main road, the Ming army would turn against him.
If you want to control Turpan, you have to beat Mansu'er until it hurts, so that he will obey.
The third negotiation ended in vain.
Shenying moved westward and conquered several small cities one after another. After conquering, they massacred the cities and set fire to them.
Sure enough, the movement in Turpan alarmed the Khan Court.
Ahema writes a letter to his son.
"Damn Daming!"
Mansu'er can feel what it means to be embarrassed!
Disgraced and thrown into the Khan's court!
The key point is that the city of Turpan was bombarded every day, and the Mongolian army obviously couldn't defend the city. After the gap was made, it was not filled in time, causing the gap to get bigger and bigger, and it was almost about to collapse.
The Ming army also fired rockets into the city.
This kind of rocket shoots very far, as if it were shot from a catapult.
It's not very harmful, it's very insulting.
He sent envoys for the fourth negotiation.
That night, part of Turpan's city was blasted open.
The Ming army and the Mongolian army looked at each other.
The Ming army did not rush in to fight, because they were cavalry and would be at a disadvantage in street fighting.
The Mongolian army is no longer as heroic as its ancestors, and is somewhat fearful.
Qian Min entered the city for the third time and conducted negotiations for the fifth time.
"How about we use Huozhou as the boundary and let each other live in peace and harmony?" Mansu'er made a huge concession.
When his father Khan's letter arrived, he seemed to feel his father's deep disappointment, so he was forced to give in and fake a big victory to let the Khan's court see his ability.
"Your Excellency, the general can march westward at any time. Isn't your life difficult?" Qian Min asked him.
But Mansuer smiled and said: "If Chen You was not afraid of my Turpan cavalry, would he have sent envoys several times to negotiate peace with me?"
"Your Excellency, we are helping you."
Qian Min's words made Mansuer feel like he was eating shit.
"I can give Turpan to Ming Dynasty."
Man Su'er said: "But Daming wants to do a play with me."
Qian Min smelled a conspiracy.
"The Ming army pretended to be defeated so that our army could win a great victory." Man Su'er had a beautiful idea, taking advantage of the Ming army's retreat to turn the fake defeat into a real defeat.
"impossible!"
Qian Min said seriously: "Our Ming army is invincible and has never been defeated. How can we fake defeat? If we fake defeat, how will Uncle Shazhou explain to the central government?"
"Then there's no need to talk?" Man Su'er just wanted to turn a false defeat into a real defeat.
The fifth negotiation failed.
One of the city walls collapsed, and Chen You continued to bombard it and shoot rockets inside.
Just don't send troops in to fight.
The Mongolian army was forced to hide in a corner, their morale was shaken, and they all cursed the general for his incompetence.
Mansuer's reputation is crumbling.
He had to send an envoy to meet Chen You for the third time and hold negotiations for the sixth time.
Turpan was co-administered by the Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
Neither side has troops stationed in Turpan.
It's a military buffer zone.
The Ming Dynasty needed Turpan as a barrier to restore Hami's vitality, and Mansu'er needed Turpan, the nominal territory, to maintain its majesty.
The two sides hit it off immediately.
However, Mansuer asked the Ming army to help him stabilize his position.
Chen You naturally agreed, and then sent an order to Shenying to return to the army.
After the two armies returned to their divisions, they slowly withdrew from Turpan and built fortifications outside Heifengchuan in Hami.
Good news is sent to the center.
It was already May.
Zhu Qiyu was noncommittal.
Two groups of missions had already left Ming Dynasty in February, traveled through Annam, and were envoys to Siam and Shendu.
Two missions, totaling 12,000 people.
Along with them were merchants and a long queue of gifts.
This is to open a new Silk Road.
At the same time, the imperial court sent envoys to Wushuang to lure them, so that Wushuang could be Chineseized as soon as possible.
And the center is making preparations.
The emperor is about to visit southern Zhili.
A huge team, more than 150,000 people, set out from Beizhili to patrol Nanjing.
Expected to leave in September.
On the one hand, it was too early to set off, Nanjing was too hot, and the emperor did not like the heat; on the other hand, it took time to prepare. The emperor's departure from the capital was a huge event, and thousands of things needed to be prepared.
After spending New Year's Eve in Nanjing, we will return to Beizhili.
He will stay in Nanjing for the first half of the year to complete everything that needs to be done.
"Your Majesty, it is also a plan to jointly manage Turpan."
The court officials thought that Chen You could do a good job.
Hami will not immigrate the population for the time being, but will allocate land to Gansu soldiers in Hami so that these soldiers can become locals of Hami.
As for the Hami people who are still alive, they will be gathered and Sinicized.
"Gentlemen, do you know what is the biggest problem in fighting west?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Religious issues."
"As far as I know, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has been completely converted to Islam."
"There are also signs of Islamization in Hami. Fortunately, the state quickly regained Hami and blocked the Islamic religion from Hami."
Zhu Qiyu was afraid of the Islamic religion.
The courtier nodded slightly.
The Mongols are so powerful and are inextricably linked to the Islamic religion. Why are the Mongols not afraid of death?
It’s not innate, it’s all the result of Islamic religion.
If this thing is used well, it can turn the soldiers into madness, but after the soldiers turn into madness, it will be difficult to control them in the future.
"I have established the Zonglu Department and will not oppose, support or advocate sectarian issues."
"Existence is reasonable."
"I can't obliterate them. I just hope that these sects are gentle, tolerant, and oriented towards the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu said: "But, like what the Mongols believed in before, I feel scared when I read it."
"The Mongols are good at fighting, not because they are born, but because they are taught by these teachings, and the teachings become a war machine."
"So, every time I occupy a piece of land in Mobei, I build a large number of temples, modify some teachings of the Quran, and persuade the herdsmen to do good."
"The same principle applies to ruling the northwest."
"We must build a large number of temples to make the people there believe in Buddhism. If you don't believe in the Buddha in the Central Plains, then believe in the Buddha in the Zang District. Don't wear away the evil nature, so that you can use it for me."
Courtiers expressed support.
"However, Buddhism and Taoism are too soft. Compared with Islam, there is almost no comparison."
Zhu Qiyu changed the topic: "I want to activate the Yellow Sect and use the Yellow Sect to resist the Islamic Sect."
It is considered a Chinese religion anyway, so there is no problem with anyone using it.
Buddhism can also form a sect to compete with the Yellow Sect and the Islamic Sect.
"Your Majesty, I think the Yellow Sect teachings can be translated into two languages: Zanwen and Chinese."
"The Yellow Sect lacks history in Mobei, so let's create history for them."
"If we let the Yellow sect and the Yi sect debate each other's scriptures, the truth will not be clear. They must make it clear."
Yao Kui's move is quite cruel.
This is pitting the Yellow Sect and the Islamic Sect against each other. Now they are profiting from it, but they are sowing the seeds of division. This is not acceptable.
"Yao Qing, if we implement this strategy, the Ming Dynasty will fall apart in three hundred years."
Zhu Qiyu said calmly: "I want to force Huang Jiao to speak Chinese and not to use Zhenwen."
"Let the Secretary of Zonglu reform the teachings of Islam. Anyone who supports the center will be allowed to preach freely. Those who do not support the center will be banned."
"Whether it is the Yellow Sect, the Islamic Sect, Buddhism, or Taoism, the only thing that remains unchanged is supporting the rule of the Ming Dynasty."
"Any scriptures that are contrary to the rule of the Ming Dynasty will be deleted."
"All gods and Buddhas that are contrary to the rule of the Ming Dynasty will be removed."
"Anything that is contrary to my ideas will be changed!"
"Now there are masters from various sects in the Zonglu Department, studying various scriptures for me."
"Starting next year, we will re-edit the scriptures and make them universally accepted. The previous scriptures will be burned and no more study is allowed."
This is a means to maintain unity.
Teach the usage of teaching.
"Your Majesty, your hasty burning of scriptures will cause opposition from believers." Geng Jiuchou reminded.
"Burning memorials is too violent, just don't allow faith." Zhu Qiyu agreed.
Religious issues are too difficult.
Zhu Qiyu didn't want to touch it.
The problem is that if you go west, you will definitely encounter this problem.
Going south, the most difficult terrain, the dense tropical rainforest, was insurmountable to the Ming Dynasty soldiers.
The land in the west is vast, and issues such as race, language, religion, etc. are a headache.
Zhu Qiyu really wanted to give up these places and move to America.
But China is the land of our ancestors, how can we lose it?
The only thing that makes Zhu Qiyu happy is that the northwest has not yet been converted to Yi, and the east of Hami is still a paradise for the Han people.
"By the way, Fei Fan discovered a kind of black oil that can be ignited. Do you know about it?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
There seems to be no precedent for burning oil in the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, this black oil can illuminate the night, and it has been recorded in books from previous dynasties."
Chen Wen stood up and said: "Your Majesty, when Wei Chen was an official in Yunnan, he passed through Sichuan. The Sichuan salt wells were illuminated with black oil, and Wei Chen even saw oil production equipment."
"What?" Zhu Qiyu was shocked.
Did the Ming Dynasty also extract oil?
Will they use it?
Not to mention, there are indeed oil wells in Daming. Although there is no official official mining, they are already being mined locally for lighting and fuel.
Zhu Qiyu also wanted to scare the officials with black oil.
It turns out that everyone knows it.
The eunuch presented a glass bottle with dark oil in it. If you light it with a fire stick, it will burn and give off a pungent smell.
"Your Majesty, this is exactly what it is." Chen Wen is very knowledgeable.
Yao Kui also nodded slightly: "To be honest, Your Majesty, when I was patrolling the place, I saw people using this as lighting lamps."
Come on, I am ignorant.
"Fei Fan tried it. This thing cannot be extinguished with fire."
Zhu Qiyu said: "So I thought about using it to burn down the forest in Annan!"
In fact, he took it for granted.
Even if you use gasoline, you can't burn the tropical rainforest.
He has asked Fei Fan to refine the oil.
In fact, what he values most is asphalt, which can be used to pave roads.
Repairing the road with asphalt is equivalent to having an ancient highway, and he can better control border areas such as Annan, Hami, and North Korea.
The courtiers began to whisper.
"Whether this thing can be used, let's try it in Guizhou first."
The chieftains of Guizhou are all powerful and their cities are built in mountains. It is not easy to conquer them. Try using oil to attack them by fire!
Maybe there will be unexpected effects.
(End of chapter)
