Two hundred thousand troops! ! !
Zhu Ying immediately felt that his situation was indeed too small.
This is not about strategizing Annan, it is just a flat push.
Later, when Zhu Di attacked Annan, he sent more than 200,000 people, but the more than 200,000 people in the early Ming Dynasty were much stronger than those in Zhu Di's Yongle period.
"Grandpa, there is no need for so many people. The burden is too great. Fifty thousand people are already enough."
Zhu Ying said speechlessly, he didn't expect the old man to be so cruel.
You must know that Annan is listed as a country not subject to conquest, which means that Zhu Yuanzhang does not look down on the small country of Annan at all.
Now that he knew about the abundance of rice, especially the word four-season rice, Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately ignited.
"You kid, I'm not talking about you. Although Annan is small, there are probably millions of people. Don't underestimate him. Although his fighting strength is not strong, he should have more than 500,000 soldiers. Otherwise, why do you think we don't fight him. "
The Ming Dynasty had some understanding of the situation in various countries. Zhu Yuanzhang certainly had his own considerations when he listed Annan as a country not to be conquered.
It's just that these understandings are very limited. They are probably the country's laughter, population and soldiers.
They don’t care about the economy, culture, or local characteristics.
Zhu Ying couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, at the request of the Annan royal family, we are sending troops to assist. Fifty thousand is already a lot. Any more will affect the local balance.
When two hundred thousand troops passed by, Zhu Ying knew very well that it would definitely arouse the hatred of the same enemy, and he would have to pay a greater price when the time came.
Fifty thousand troops is a relatively acceptable number and can intervene in the entire Annan Kingdom. The most important thing is to understand the local situation and the soldiers will have a sense of familiarity.
The people of Annan Kingdom will be more accepting later.
"Okay, listen to Da Sun, but things like food need to be done quickly. Our Ming Dynasty is short of food everywhere now." Zhu Yuanzhang said after hearing this.
Regarding the situation in Annan Kingdom, I think Dasun knows better than himself.
With the old man's permission, Zhu Ying began to recruit disciples.
In fact, the departure of fifty thousand troops was just a matter of an edict. The key point was that Zhu Ying had to summon at least thirty disciples to go there.
And before passing, you need to be trained.
The 50,000-strong army used to be not for fighting, but for intimidation. The thirty disciples accompanying them were the key to this.
Each of Zhu Ying's hundreds of disciples is not a small role. All of them have undergone Zhu Ying's strict training before they can become disciples.
The roles these disciples played in the past were similar to the concept of political commissars in later generations.
The first is the ideological guidance of the army, and the second is the integration of vertical and horizontal forces, which is the integration of the entire Annan Kingdom.
All you need to do is create a suitable opportunity to completely capture Annan Kingdom.
At present, Zhu Ying has no intention to rule Annan in the name of Ming Dynasty.
The ultimate goal is to demilitarize and deofficialize the entire Annan Kingdom.
All officials were appointed by the Ming Dynasty, and all military forces belonged to the Ming Dynasty. Soldiers recruited in Annan Kingdom were transferred to other areas of the Ming Dynasty.
Currency, economy, laws and even customs and culture are all moving closer to the Ming Dynasty.
Taxes were also collected by the Ming government.
It is enough to temporarily retain the existence of the Annan royal family. As for the follow-up, it depends on the situation.
The purpose of the Annan royal family was to drive away tigers and devour wolves, but the Ming Dynasty was not a tiger, but a dragon.
Annan is destined to undergo tremendous changes in the future.
Fortunately, Liu Sheng here summoned most of his disciples to worry about Zhu Ying's situation in the capital.
There are still more than fifty disciples who have entered the capital or arrived near the capital.
All personnel can be summoned within two days.
For this reason, the palace guards' training can only be postponed for a few days.
"he came."
In Chunhe Hall, Madam Lu said calmly to Zhu Yunxuan.
Zhu Ying entered Kunning Palace last night, and quickly got the news even though Mrs. Lu had already noticed it.
The news of Zhu Ying's entry into the palace has basically been heard by all the officials in the palace.
After the fermentation of the last time he entered the palace, and the deliberate spread by several eunuchs in the inner department, Zhu Ying's identity was almost revealed.
"Mom, I have to go see my eldest brother."
Zhu Yunxuan's tone was a little nervous. After confirming his eldest brother's residence from Zhu Yun and Zhu Mingyue, he mustered up the courage to go there once before.
However, Zhu Ying was training in the military camp at that time, and Zhu Yunxuan could only miss him.
But in Zhu Yunzhi's heart, he was actually somewhat resistant to meeting his eldest brother, and even a little afraid.
He knew that once he met his eldest brother, things would be completely different, which meant that he would never have any chance again.
But his mother told him that he had to go, even if it was to show the emperor, he had to pretend to be brotherly.
The weather in June changes at any time, and when Zhu Yunxuan was still hesitating, the sky was already covered with dark clouds.
It began to rain lightly in the shelter.
Obviously, judging from the situation, it won't be long before there are heavy rains.
"Go ahead and go see your eldest brother after dinner. Remember, you must be sincere and don't let your eldest brother misunderstand." Ms. Lu warned.
She knew very well that in the future, whether it was the enfeoffment of vassal territory or other aspects, His Majesty would definitely listen to Zhu Xiongying's opinion.
Moreover, His Majesty is already very old. As the saying goes that a country cannot be without a king for a day, he will definitely complete the power transition stage quickly to prevent any accidents.
Everyone has moved into Kunning Palace, so there is no need to think too much about other things, just focus on the present.
Although Zhu Yunxuan was reluctant, he finally decided to go there and meet his eldest brother as arranged by his mother.
The rain fell quickly, but this was a palace, and eunuchs had already prepared umbrellas.
After receiving the news that his eldest brother had returned to Kunning Palace, Zhu Yunxuan was ready to leave.
Zhu Ying is currently meeting with her uncle Lan Rong in Kunning Palace.
Yesterday, Zhu Ying had already inspected the Twelve Emperor's Guards, including the Jinyi Guards, and he found a very serious problem.
Even the current palace guards are basically veterans who have fought with the old man for many years. In terms of loyalty, there is no doubt about it.
But there is a key problem. The age of the palace guards has generally begun to age.
It is estimated that the age of the entire twelve palace guards is already around forty years old.
For a soldier, this is considered the pinnacle, both in terms of combat experience and obedience.
But as for the body, it has started to go downhill.
This means that it is impossible to carry out the high-intensity training arranged by Zhu Ying next.
Human nature is very subtle. Zhu Ying cannot directly eliminate these older soldiers. This can easily lead to misunderstandings.
This left the soldiers in a chilling state, which was not in line with Zhu Ying's expectations.
Zhu Ying already had a plan in his mind about how to place these older soldiers, and Lan Rong was the first person Zhu Ying had to convince.
Uncle, you are in good health recently. Zhu Ying asked with a smile.
Hearing Zhu Ying ask about his physical condition, a look of understanding flashed in Lan Rong's eyes.
Then he said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I have been feeling a little tired recently. I am getting older and can no longer bear it."
Looking at Lan Rong's white beard and hair, Zhu Ying sighed in her heart. There was a feeling of twilight in her tone and eyes just now.
This year, Lan Rong is already sixty-two years old and is still working as a commander.
"Uncle, don't think too much. Recently, my grandfather wanted me to integrate the twelve guards. However, the training content was too strenuous, so I thought that if I were older, my body might not be able to bear it."
"Of course, I know very well that everyone is a soldier who has followed my grandfather in the war. I don't mean to leave the Twelve Guards, but I want to reorganize the Twelve Guards."
"In order to avoid misunderstanding among the soldiers, I specially discussed it with my uncle first. I can rely on my uncle to help me in this matter."
Zhu Ying said slowly, the sixty-two-year-old Lan Rong was still very prestigious among the entire Twelve Guards.
"Your Highness, just keep your words. I will never be vague if I can help you." Lan Rong immediately expressed his stance.
Zhu Ying nodded. After all, she was a relative of her mother's family, so there was definitely no problem in this regard.
Next, Zhu Ying talked about his thoughts.
For all the twelve guards who are over thirty-five years old, a separate restructuring will be carried out, and the guard offices will be re-integrated.
For those under the age of 35, the mix will also be re-integrated and adjusted to be similar to an honor guard.
The responsibilities will basically not change, except for a new training program for those under the age of 35.
For such a thing, Lan Rong accepted it and had no reason to refuse.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang himself carried out a lot of restructuring like this, and the Twelve Guards of the Emperor also made several adjustments.
After taking a look at the weather outside, Zhu Ying left Lan Rong to have dinner before letting Lan Rong leave.
It was raining heavily outside, and Zhu Ying was too lazy to move and started reviewing the memorial directly in Kunning Palace.
In front of the Qianqing Palace, the old man was discussing with many ministers, mainly about the arrangements and details of high-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes.
“It’s simply unbelievable that there are such high-yielding crops in the world. They can produce up to 1,000 kilograms per mu, and they are also cold- and drought-resistant. This is simply a gift from God.
"The world is so vast, there are really many wonders. Such crops have been unheard of for thousands of years. If His Majesty hadn't personally verified it, no one would believe it."
Many ministers sighed one after another, with extremely excited expressions on their faces.
Having been in politics for many years, they certainly understand the significance of these crops to the entire Ming Dynasty, and countless people will survive as a result.
These days, who has not seen the suffering of famine? The scenes are really sad.
There are many hungry people who eat Guanyin soil until they are exhausted just to give them a false sense of fullness.
I would like to ask Your Majesty where these works are currently being planted and if I can take a look at them. "A minister brought it up.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Don't worry, the crops have already been planted. After the harvest, the yield per mu will be measured, and then it will be arranged by various ministries and distributed to the people."
What you need to do now is to write down the distributed charter. "
After hearing His Majesty's reply, everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but no one dared to say more about an issue related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty.
Food is the most important thing for the people. This is not just a simple statement, but also a real existence.
Every year at the end of the dynasty, the people were starving. If they could have enough to eat, who would engage in such headless work as rebellion?
"I dare to ask your majesty, where do these God-given crops come from? I wonder if I know." Zhan Hui, the official minister, asked.
When everyone saw that it was Shangshu Zhan who was speaking, they all fell silent and waited for His Majesty's answer.
Among these important ministers, only Zhan Hui had the courage to ask His Majesty directly.
When Zhan Hui was still a scholar, he had already served as a supervisory censor, and he is now the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Speaking of which, Zhan Hui's father Zhan Tong was also a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and a bachelor of Hanlin.
There were two ministers in one discipline, and it was Zhan Hui and his son who were able to take office like this during the Hongwu period. This shows that Zhu Yuanzhang valued his father and son.
However, Zhan Wei's character has the same problem as Yang Xiu, Cao Cao's chief secretary during the Three Kingdoms period.
Just as later generations of scholars commented on Zhan Hui: "Hui is talented and decisive, and he is the most entrusted by the government." However, it is easy to get a glimpse of the purpose, but in the end it will lead to disaster. "The phrase "Have a glimpse of the emperor's purpose" shows that Zhan Hui likes to pry into the thoughts of superiors and play tricks on talents.
Of course, such a person will not end well. In the Lan Yu case in history, Zhan Hui went to interrogate Lan Yu, and Lan Yu said, "You are my accomplice." Just like that, Zhan Hui was implicated and killed.
But now that Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhan Hui's question, he suddenly fell silent and thought, and then said after a while:
"The person who sent these crops is none other than our crown prince's eldest son and Huang Ming's eldest grandson, King Yu Xiongying."
When he said the last four words, "Yu Wang Xiongying", Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his tone was full of absolute trust.
These words were like a thunderbolt, exploding directly among several ministers.
Currently in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, there are five ministers and three grand bachelors.
The eight people were all shocked and felt it was difficult to breathe. When they reacted, they looked at each other.
Even though Zhan Hui's throat was rolling because of Zhan Hui who liked to talk, he didn't say a word.
He likes to show off, but he is not a fool.
Who is His Highness King Yu? He is His Highness the Grandson who has passed away ten years ago. Now that His Majesty suddenly mentioned it, everyone did not know how to answer and did not dare to speak.
"Why, you think we are joking? Ten years ago, my eldest grandson, a dragon rolled over Xiaoling Mausoleum and the coffin fell into the underground river. Fortunately, he escaped with his life, but his memory is missing."
"As expected of our eldest grandson, he wandered in the wild for ten years and laid a great foundation. Now he has brought back high-yielding crops, which will save tens of millions of people.
"God bless the Ming Dynasty! God bless my grandson!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that several ministers were silent, he suddenly spoke in a low voice, and then gradually became louder.
Recalling everything Da Sun had done, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but cheer for him.
Although many ministers have doubts, His Majesty has said so, so it can still be false.
Even if it is false, it is not something they can question or dare to question.
Seeing this, Zhan Hui immediately stood up and bowed to the ground, shouting loudly: "God bless your majesty, God bless His Majesty Changsun!!!"
Seeing this, the other ministers immediately followed him and prostrated themselves and shouted in unison.
At this time, Zhu Yingao was sitting on the chair on the high platform of the main hall of Kunning Palace, looking at Zhu Yunxuan below.
Below, Zhu Yunxuan took a deep breath, buried the shock in his eyes, and bowed deeply:
My younger brother Yunxuan, hello to my eldest brother! Welcome eldest brother back to the palace! "
