"Two generals have also worked hard." Facing these two Timurid Empire royal family members who were as attentive as peacocks, Zhu Su also comforted them politely.
"You two should be the first to surrender and have made great contributions. Fourth brother and I will never forget you. My Ming Dynasty has always been strict and fair, and will not let down any of its meritorious ministers..."
Hearing this, Ma Heima and Khalil's expressions softened slightly. They stepped aside at Zhu Su's signal and looked at each other with Alitaz. The smell of gunpowder between the three of them was very strong.
The three of them joined the Ming Dynasty and made great contributions. The next Sultan must be chosen between the three of them, so now the three of them hate the other two for their immortality.
If the Ming Dynasty was not a country of etiquette, and the military discipline was strict and did not allow private fighting, I am afraid that these three people would have gotten into a fight on the spot.
Since the Ming army went to take over the treasury of Timur's imperial government, Zhu Su and Zhu Di went to take over the palace and inner treasury that originally belonged to Timur in the city. Along the way, Zhu Su kept inspecting this big city, which was a key node on the Silk Road. He felt that this foreign city was huge. The buildings and gardens on the outskirts of the city were roughly twenty miles long. remote. Most of the houses in the city are built on rocks and have many flowers and trees. Squares and thoroughfares are opened between gardens and fruit trees. Shops are set up everywhere, selling all kinds of practical items. Just because Timur imposed an iron-fisted rule on the city to prevent accidents and the Ming army entered the city, now the shops everywhere look a little lonely and depressed, but they can still be vaguely glimpsed. The prosperous scene that it should have been.
When you arrive at the palace, everything you look at is even more jaw-dropping. Timur was extremely extravagant and plundered property from all over the world to build the capital. Of course, these goods were not used to subsidize people's livelihood, but were mostly used by Timur to meet the needs of his extravagant life. This palace is so luxurious and complicated that even princes like Zhu Su and Zhu Di have only seen it: there are luxurious and complicated sculptures everywhere, flower beds and fountains fill the entire palace, and gems and gold decorations are everywhere, almost It didn't dazzle everyone. ..
It was rare that when Khalil and Mahema sealed this place, they didn't think of looting it first... Thinking of this, Zhu Su nodded towards the two of them, which made them happy.
Alitaz's expression froze, why did he forget to take down the palace beforehand, and taught these two bastards the merit...
"My dear, that thief chief really knows how to live a good life. How much money will it cost?" Fei Ju said in surprise.
"It's flashy and expensive, but it loses its grandeur." Zhu Di said disdainfully.
Zhu Su secretly agreed with Zhu Di's idea in his heart. Although Timur's palace smelled like a rich man, as a palace of a country, it did lack the sense of majesty. Speaking of which, the slightly dilapidated Yingtian Palace where Lao Zhu lives now better demonstrates the style of a great country.
After all, the majesty of a country's king is never determined by the luxury of the palace, but by the emperor's behavior and the country's heritage.
Although this palace is very shocking at first glance, after a few more glances, I feel that it is far inferior to China.
"Your Highness, we have found out that the palace's wealth, if converted into silver taels, is probably as much as ten million taels..." Huang Guan, who was ordered to evaluate the property first, walked towards Zhu Su and others, with a look of shock on his face. look.
"So many?" Zhu Su and Zhu Di were also delighted. The first principle of the expedition was not to make a loss-making business. If the deployment of troops and horses does not bring any benefits to the court, but wastes countless money and food, then sooner or later the national policy of expanding the territory will be stopped under heavy resistance... The conquest of Timur's empire has been postponed for a long time. , the Ming court also invested a lot of effort into it, and it must benefit from it. Fortunately, the wealth hidden in this palace was enough for Ming Dynasty to recover all its previous losses.
"Your Highness, this does not include the gold and precious stones that are difficult to remove from the many relief murals. If they were all removed, I am afraid the price would be enough to reach 20,000 taels..." Huang Guan continued, his face full of emotion. Excited: "Great, really great. If this palace is used for military expenses, then the court can support our army here for several years without spending any money. It will even have enough money and food to continue the Western Expedition." Already."
After saying these words, the eyes of Mahema, Khalil, and Alitaz began to look a little subtle.
Zhu Di glanced at them lightly
Eyes turned, he immediately said: "Okay, please step back first."
"Our military occupied this city
.., I still need you to sort out the myriad of things... Pingliang Marquis and Zhang Jushi are in charge of cleaning up the city. I and my fifth brother are a little tired, so we will take a rest here first. "
"yes."
Everyone knew that His Highness King Yan had something important to discuss with His Highness King Zhou, so they all stepped back. After a while, only Zhu Di and Zhu Su were left in this palace, as well as Zhang Yu, Gou'er, and the absolutely trustworthy soldiers.
"Fifth brother, which of Timur's grandsons do you plan to support as Sultan?" Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Zhu Di asked Zhu Sudao straight to the point.
"Fourth brother, don't you think it's best for me, Daming, to run this place by myself?" Zhu Su asked with a smile.
"You must want to test your fourth brother." Zhu Di smiled and glanced at Zhu Su. However, he still answered: "This place is different from Fengming Continent. The people are not ignorant barbarians, and they have not known me, the Ming Dynasty King, for a long time. If we want to force ourselves to educate ourselves, it will cost countless money."
"Tamerlane used military force to seize the great territory of Nuo. Now that he is dead, the four parties must be ready to move... Remember, the Black Sheep Kingdom, the Golden Horde and other countries are eyeing this country... Not to mention there is an Ottoman Empire in the West... …”
"After all, my Ming Dynasty is an outsider. If I, the Ming Dynasty, take over directly, I am afraid that this place will be swallowed up by other countries before we can civilize it."
Zhu Su smiled when he heard this and said, "What the fourth brother said is very reasonable."
"Not to mention that there are still strong enemies around here, just talk about the princes...not all of them are people who are aware of current affairs. Even if there were people who chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger, it was mostly because of the rumor and the two Mahema Khalil. The wooing of people..."
"It can be said that among the princes and warlords here, there are not a few who only recognize the name of the Timurid Empire. Therefore, establishing a well-behaved puppet sultan and using him to indirectly control this place and slowly infiltrate it is indeed a The pile is also the only way to get better."...
"It's just that since we have to establish one... we might as well establish all three. What do you think, fourth brother?"
Zhu Su looked at Zhu Di with a smile.
"Set three?"
Zhu Di was stunned. I have never heard of three puppets being erected at one time.
Shouldn't these three people be allowed to fight to the death on their own to reduce their strength, and then Ming Dynasty will establish the final winner as a puppet...
