Tianzhu.
After Zhu Yuanzhang's edict came, Lan Yu simply took off his armor directly in front of the angel.
"Fight, according to His Majesty's decree, military law is ruthless, no one is allowed to spare my hand."
"If I feel that someone is holding back, I will definitely deal with it through military law afterwards."
Everyone present looked at each other, especially Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu, and some didn't know how to speak.
Perhaps the most embarrassing thing is Angel. He didn't expect Lan Yu to do it for him, and it was in full view of everyone.
In fact, although Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order for thirty military campaigns, there are too many maneuverability in this. A heavy attack is also a strike, and a light attack is also a strike.
This military battle is not easy to endure. Even if a strong man fights with all his strength, half of his life will be lost if the battle lasts for ten or twenty years.
How heavy the punishment will be depends on the executioner's wishes.
But now, the executioner is coming to beat his chief officer, which is really uncomfortable.
The key point is that Lan Yu is still shouting that he wants to be beaten hard.
"Mr. Liang Guo, there's no need to be so serious. It's not a big deal to watch from here. Why don't you go inside."
After hesitating for a moment, Li Jinglong spoke.
He felt that there were too many people outside, and Lan Yu was worried about his own face. That's why. If no one was watching in the room, how many times and how hard he should be beaten would not be a matter of words.
"No, military law is ruthless, how can it be a child's play, just fight here."
"Where is the executioner? Could it be that he couldn't hear what I said?"
But Lan Yu has a stubborn temper and insists on being tortured outside.
With such persistence, there is nothing anyone can do to persuade him.
Only the two executioners, you looked at me and I looked at you, walked over with military weapons in fear.
Seeing their general lying on the bench, the two of them looked helpless and continued to fight.
"Didn't you eat?"
"Point."
"More emphasis!"
Under Lan Yu's roar, the two of them worked harder and harder, but in fact they still held back their hands.
Let alone twenty armies, if we really wanted to beat people to death, it would only be a matter of a few battles.
After twenty military battles, blood could already be seen oozing out of Lan Yu's butt.
Lan Yu wanted to stand up, but was a little unsteady.
As Lan Yu's good brother Cao Zhen, naturally he rushed over to help at this time.
"Why are you doing this?" Cao Zhen couldn't help but say.
Lan Yu sneered: "You don't understand. This time His Majesty punished me like this. There must be some villain at work. Apart from that old man Zhan Hui, I can't think of anyone else."
"I want him to know this time that this old boy has really become enemies with me. Now in Tianzhu, I naturally can't do anything to him."
"Wait until I return to the capital and see how I deal with him."
After hearing this, Cao Zhen stopped talking.
Lan Yu wants to confront Zhan Huilai, and Tianzhu is too far away from the capital. Lan Yu would rather get hurt than convey this idea.
As for fines and the like, no one cares.
At Lan Yu Zhan Hui's level of status, salary and so on are just ideas, especially at this time when the Ming Dynasty is taking off.
But that's good, at least the matter regarding Tianzhu's conscription has come to an end.
In May of the thirty-sixth year of Hongwu.
The Ming army resumed their offensive and marched southward to attack the Vijayanagar Kingdom.
This is the most powerful kingdom in the Tianzhu region, and can even be said to be a dynasty. It owns the entire southern region of Tianzhu and faces the sea on three sides.
Currently, the Kingdom of Vijayanagar is in the golden age of India's history. It is one of the top powers in military, economic, trade, and all aspects.
His territory is almost equivalent to most of Nanyang.
The population accounts for half of today's Tianzhu area, about 40 million people.
Because of its proximity to the sea, sea trade is very developed. Bulk export commodities include Indian muslin, fine yarn, printed and dyed textiles, indigo, pepper, and cane sugar.
The inputs are mainly gold, war horses, and silk.
The prosperity of Portugal's maritime trade relied largely on its trade relations with Vijayanagar.
The Kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded in 1336 AD, not long before the Ming Dynasty. It is said that in the seventh year of Hongwu, the Kingdom of Vijayanagar even sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Ming Dynasty was established thirty years later than the Kingdom of Vijayanagar, the power of the Central Plains Dynasty and its reputation in the entire Asian circle were quite resounding.
No country would take the initiative to ask for tribute, and no founding emperor would take the initiative to ask for vassalage.
Perhaps it is facing threats, or perhaps it wants to have better trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, so the Kingdom of Vijayanagar wants to become a tributary state of the Ming Dynasty, that is, a tributary state, and seeks asylum from the Ming Dynasty to the Kingdom of Vijayanagar. .
However, the territory of the Kingdom of Vijayanagar was not adjacent to the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea of establishing an overseas colonial power, so he rejected the request of the Kingdom of Vijayanagar.
Until today.
The current emperor of the Vijayanagar Kingdom is Harihara II.
"Twenty-nine years ago, our country faced powerful enemy threats and the brutal rule of the Delhi Sultanate."
"My father Buka, in order to give the country a better future, sent envoys to the far east, where the Ming Dynasty had just been established, hoping to get their protection, even if our country became a satellite of the Ming Dynasty."
"But the emperor of Ming Dynasty rejected our request. He thought that we were too far away from them."
"Under constant wars, my father finally won our war by relying on strong soldiers and firm belief."
"But why, after we won the war after all the hardships, the Ming army came to Tianzhu's territory."
"Now, they are asking us to surrender."
Harihara II felt very aggrieved.
He knew that Ming Dynasty was very powerful, and his father also knew it, so he sought refuge when he faced difficulties.
Well, forget it if Ming doesn't agree. Now we have won on our own. But Ming's army came and captured a large area of Tianzhu. Now we want me to surrender.
"Your Majesty, although Ming's army is very powerful, our soldiers are not easy to mess with. I think we should not surrender directly, but to show our strength."
"We have many cities and towering walls. We also bought a lot of matchlock guns from the Ming Dynasty from merchants."
"Although the Ming Dynasty's army is powerful, it is impossible for them to reach our royal capital all at once."
"If we surrender directly, it will not attract the attention of Emperor Ming. We should let Emperor Ming know that the Kingdom of Vijayanagar also has strong military strength in Tianzhu."
The minister's words made Harihara II feel more pleased, and he also felt that he wanted to show his country's military strength.
You used to be indifferent to me, but now I still can't reach you.
Harihara II was a little embarrassed, because the Ming Dynasty was now even more powerful than it was twenty-nine years ago.
The news brought by maritime merchants was that the Mongols had been defeated by the Ming Dynasty, and Korea, Japan, Annan, Chenla, Champa, and Siam seemed to have all been defeated by the Ming Dynasty.
On the Orissa side of India, the Bahmani Kingdom, which once posed a strong threat to the Vijayanagar Kingdom, also quickly collapsed under the attack of the Ming Dynasty.
So what did the Vijayanagar Kingdom do to resist the Ming Dynasty?
The minister who made the suggestion before was also very embarrassed. He thought that his impassioned and passionate speech would be praised by the emperor and other ministers, but now, there was a feeling of silence in the palace.
"Ahem, how about we carefully consider the surrender plan proposed by Ming Dynasty, or see if there is anything we can discuss."
"After all, once a war breaks out, it will cause many casualties to soldiers and civilians, and it will also damage our buildings."
After a long silence, Harihara II finally spoke.
After these words came out, the palace soon became lively.
The solemnity on the faces of many ministers disappeared, and they all seemed as happy as if they had won a battle.
They began to praise the emperor's wisdom loudly, but the previous minister felt extremely lonely in the lively crowd.
Hongwu thirty-sixth year, June.
The Kingdom of Vijayanagar surrendered, and at this point, southern Tianzhu was occupied by the Ming Dynasty.
As for Ceylon, a small island country under the Vijayanagar Kingdom, naturally it surrendered.
After all, the Ming Dynasty Navy has long been an invincible overlord on the ocean, and the only thing the Ceylon Kingdom can do is its navy.
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Capital of the Ming Dynasty.
The fleet heading to Dongsheng Shenzhou has now returned, and they brought news about Dongsheng Shenzhou.
It was similar to the information obtained before, but this time the fleet recorded a safe sea route.
This also means that Daming can now go to Dongsheng Shenzhou smoothly.
Daming Palace.
"It seems that all of our princes can no longer hold it in any longer. We heard Jin Yiwei say that the second, third, and fourth sons are already recruiting people everywhere. They want to go directly to open a vassal state. ah."
Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Ying with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang is now even thinner and looks completely different from two years ago.
The originally fat figure has become much thinner.
"Dongsheng Shenzhou has a vast territory, much larger than the Ming Dynasty, and can accommodate many royal family descendants."
"Now that a safe route has been discovered, Sun'er is also preparing to organize a fleet so that the emperor's uncles can go there and better establish a vassal state."
Regarding Dongsheng Shenzhou's establishment of a vassal state, basically nothing has changed much now.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and asked, "When will Da Sun prepare to go there?"
Zhu Ying thought for a while and replied: "Nowadays, due to the relationship between Tianzhu and Majapahit, the fleet is not enough now. Before, it was used to build steam ironclad ships."
"It still takes a lot of time to build steam ironclad stations. The northern regions are too cold, so construction will be much slower."
"So Sun'er is planning to build a new fleet to go to Dongsheng Shenzhou. These ships are also mainly used in the ocean, and their safety can be better guaranteed."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "It is estimated that more than a dozen of our sons want to go there, and some of your younger brothers are also old enough to be crowned kings. They are all looking forward to this now."
"This is not a small number. This fleet is probably larger."
Zhu Ying replied: "Grandpa is right. My grandson plans to build 300 ships this time, all of which are ocean-going ships."
"I heard that there are no good cities there, and most of them are aboriginal lives. Therefore, we still need the craftsmen needed to build the city, including trains. It should be possible to build them there."
"Based on this calculation, it is estimated that it will take a year."
"My grandson thought, the cost of this shipbuilding cannot be all funded by the national treasury. Several imperial uncles made a lot of money in the Japanese country, and there are still private soldiers digging gold mines in Luzon. Therefore, these expenses should also come from Your royal uncles will bear part of it."
"The second uncle, the third uncle, the fourth uncle, and the seventh uncle will contribute more if they have money, and the other emperor uncles will contribute less. As for the emperor's younger brothers, it depends on personal circumstances. There is always a place to go. "
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "In the future, our great-grandchildren will also have to make arrangements there."
Zhu Ying said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about this, but fortunately, if we wait for Tianzhu and the Middle East to be conquered, there will still be a lot of room for rewards to the vassal state."
"In addition to Nanyang, Goryeo, the grasslands, and the Japanese countries, my grandson feels that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is almost the same. No matter how big it is, it will be a big trouble to manage. It is better to gradually seal them out."
Zhu Yuanzhang joked: "In such a big place, you have to have more grandsons, otherwise there will be too much space and no one will inherit it."
"I see, if I arrange the draft for you earlier, it can make the harem more lively."
"In the past few years, you haven't given us many great-grandchildren. This is unavoidable. We have to give birth to more."
"In ancient times, King Wen of Zhou had hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren. We think the eldest grandson still has this condition. Our Ming Dynasty's territory is getting bigger and bigger now. I don't know how many vassal kings can be granted to Dongsheng Shenzhou. I can't give it to others. Of course, Our old Zhu family should inherit it."
Zhu Ying smiled bitterly and said: "Grandpa, it's not like you don't know that my grandson's reputation is already bad now. In those countries outside, whenever they inquire about my grandson, the first thing that comes to mind is that he is so beautiful."
"These are the propaganda made by those good ministers for their grandchildren, saying that they should not set an example for future generations of emperors. From now on, all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty will learn from it."
In the past dynasties of the Central Plains, the position of crown prince was not allowed to take concubines on a large scale. Such behavior would also be impeached by the ministers and was against etiquette and law.
Being very beautiful is not a good reputation. It usually has to be related to a faint king, such as Daji, the king of Shang, and the princes of Feng Huo Xi.
Therefore, Zhu Ying has basically stopped making concubines again in these years.
Even so, Zhu Ying still has not gotten rid of the reputation of being addicted to beauty.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that many princes and nobles, including overseas businessmen and monarchs of small countries, are constantly trying to find ways to give Zhu Ying women.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he pondered slightly and said, "Grandson, ascend the throne."
(End of chapter)
