It is a fact that Ming Dynasty is arming Timurid.
From the perspective of long-term interests, the Timurid Empire maintained domestic stability and did not fall into division and civil war, which was crucial to the stability of the Ming Dynasty's western frontier and the smoothness of the Silk Road.
Xijiang Dusi also considered whether doing so would endanger tigers and encounter backlash. After careful analysis, generals such as Qu Neng and Yuan Yue believed that given Timur's domestic strength and combat methods, he would still not be able to threaten the western frontier of the Ming Dynasty even if he was given twenty years.
The Ming Dynasty did not need twenty years. In ten years, the city defenses, garrison posts, and military towns in Western Xinjiang would be perfected, and the control of strategically important areas would be unshakable. With the addition of firearms and favorable geographical conditions, even if Timur was reborn, there would be no other Want to threaten the Ming Dynasty's western frontier.
This judgment was agreed by the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, and Zhu Yunwen, and this was how Xijiang moved to support Harry and speed up the restoration of Timur's national power. For example, armor, ordnance, bows and arrows, including a batch of old-fashioned firecrackers, were all shipped to Harry in exchange for more gold and silver. In order to strengthen Harry's rule, Fu An and Wang Quanzhen guided Harry to reduce taxes and stop the construction of large The project has won the hearts and minds of the people.
Although Harry was very unwilling to be influenced by the Ming Dynasty, when he thought about it carefully, he found that what the Ming Dynasty said was true. His grandfather Timur was powerful and unrivaled for decades. He conquered a vast territory, but at the same time he also killed countless people. Countless people died in the battle.
Only by recuperating and recuperating can the stability of the country be ensured.
I don’t know if he figured it out, or if he thought it was uncomfortable to sit or lie down without listening to Daming’s advice, Harry accepted Daming’s advice, changed his ways, and began to resume the long-stagnant farmland and water conservancy construction. Encourage people to do farming, encourage businessmen to make money everywhere, and encourage soldiers to strengthen training.
The gold mining in the Kechikum area was very smooth, which was the biggest reason why Harry dared to lower the level of the people. These days, gold mines are money printing machines, and the money you dig out can be used all over the world.
As long as the gold mines were being mined, Harry would have money for all kinds of construction. In addition, due to trade interconnection with the Ming Dynasty, potential inflation problems were eliminated. A large amount of gold flowed into the Ming Dynasty through tribute and trade, and the goods of the Ming Dynasty also continued to enter Samarkand and other places along with the caravans, making Samarkand become a commodity of the East. It is an important distribution center and promotes the prosperity of Samarkand...
Mulongtao gold mine.
Wang Quanzhen inspected the boxes of gold, picked up an ingot of gold and put it in his mouth. He laughed at the teeth marks and said to Fu An beside him: "The quality of this gold mine is good."
Fu An looked at Wang Quanzhen who was stuffing gold into his sleeves and said with a straight face: "If you dare to hide, I will be careful about sending you to the mines!"
Wang Quanzhen smiled awkwardly, took out the gold ingot and put it back: "We don't have the final say here. If there is one missing, we can just go and get it."
Fu An said solemnly: "Forty percent, four percent means forty percent. Brother Wang, we represent the Ming Dynasty here. Since the stipulation is forty percent, we can't ask for more. Of course, we can't ask for one less." . If you haven’t suffered enough from greed, think of Widow Liu.”
Wang Quanzhen shivered.
Forget about Widow Liu, this guy almost killed himself.
Kuleishan came over and was very happy to see Fu An and Wang Quanzhen. After saying hello, he ordered someone to take out a cloth bag: "This is a letter sent from Xijiang Province. They are letters home from you and the soldiers. I came from Samarkand and brought it to you."
Fu An asked Wang Quanzhen to distribute the letters, and the sergeants who could not read read them to them. There are three hundred Xijiang Dusi sergeants in this gold mine, working in three shifts, controlling the two exits of the gold mine to prevent the gold from being taken out and damaging the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
Kuleishan walked towards Fu An and said with a smile: "If the Emperor of Heaven hadn't informed us of the location of this gold mine, we wouldn't have been able to find it. Now that gold is pouring out, the Timurid Kingdom can finally breathe a sigh of relief. King Harry plans to visit again this year. Sending envoys to Ming Dynasty to discuss cooperation matters, what does Brother Fu think?"
Fu An was very happy and said: "King Harry has such an idea, which is a blessing for countless people."
Kuleishan saw that Fu An was cautious in speaking, so he had to go straight to the point: "Brother Fu, please forgive me. I can't see through the Ming Dynasty's plan, and I feel uneasy. When I was in the Ming Dynasty, I once heard your people say that if you kill the New Year pig, you have to raise it. Kill only when you are fat. The Timurid Kingdom once invaded the Ming Dynasty,
Now that the Ming Dynasty is supporting Timur's country regardless of past grievances, is it raising a new year pig? "
Fu An looked at the worried Kuleishan and said seriously: "Kureishan, we can be considered friends."
"certainly!"
Kuleishan and Fu An left Daming together. They ate and slept together for half a year, and they had already formed a friendship.
Fu An became serious: "As a minister, I can't guess what the imperial court thinks. As a friend, I can tell you that a poor, backward, and chaotic Timurid state is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty is not very large. It may extend further to the west. Offensively, if the Ming Dynasty really wanted to conquer Samarkand, it could have conquered Samarkand a few years ago."
"The Ming Dynasty did not do this. Instead, it released Harry, preventing the chaos and collapse of the Timurid Kingdom. The emperor did this not because he wanted to seize it, but because he wanted to stabilize the western border. From the current trade and gold mines, Judging from the transportation of some firearms, the Ming Dynasty really regarded Harry as a brother country, and hoped that Timur's country would be stable and prosperous, that everyone would do business together, and that the people would live and work in peace and contentment."
Kuleishan took note of Fu An's words and felt relieved: "We are also willing to form a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty. There is just one thing that needs to be reported to the court by Brother Fu."
"What's the matter?"
Fu An frowned.
Kureishan pointed to the west: "You also know that more merchants from the west cannot come in. The main reason is that several sons of the Ottoman Empire are fighting among themselves. The relationship between the Mamluk dynasty and Syria is not very good, and this has blocked Many merchants have the desire and possibility to enter the Timurid Kingdom. King Harry intends to march westward, but due to excessive losses in the past few years..."
Fu An looked at Kuleishan in confusion: "You mean, Harry wants to invite Ming soldiers to march westward?"
Kuleishan trembled and waved his hands quickly: "No, no, I want to purchase more advanced firearms from the Ming Dynasty to clear the west."
Harry was afraid of the coming of the Ming army, so how could he ask them to go on a western expedition?
Fu An understood Kuleishan's intention, thought about it and said, "I shouldn't have participated in this matter originally, but for your sake, I will write a letter and bring it to the capital with your envoy. As for the result, Everything depends on the emperor’s wishes.”
"That's enough, thank you Brother Fu."
Kureishan was grateful.
Timurid's defeat of the Ming Dynasty was ultimately due to firearms.
At this time, the Timurid Empire gathered a group of gunpowder craftsmen and built firearms workshops. The power of the firearms they could produce could not be compared with that of the Ming army. When facing the light cavalry, they only had two chances to fire at most, or even one shot. wheel.
The firearms sold by the Ming Dynasty to Timurid were all old-fashioned firecrackers. They did not even sell the core granular gunpowder, only powdered gunpowder with an imprecise ratio and average power.
Harry is eager to restore national power as soon as possible, eager to calm down the chaos in the west, occupy Damascus, Ankara and other places, and once again extend the influence of Timur State to the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea!
Once this area is opened, the Timurid State will use Damascus, Ankara and other places to build ports, connect the countries in the Mediterranean, and create trade routes between the Mediterranean, the Timurid State, and the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that the weak Timurid State cannot support Harry's ambitions.
When Tamerlane led all the elites on an expedition to the Ming Dynasty, the result was the destruction of all the elites. This bitter pill cannot be digested in a few years.
But the huge profits brought by trade are really fascinating. Harry hopes that Ming can help him, use firearms to clear the way, eliminate all enemies, and make the trade routes safe and smooth.
Out of many considerations, after Harry returned to Samarkand from Kure Mountain, he once again sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty in mid-April.
Ming Dynasty, capital.
Zhu Yunwen was a little busy during this period. Government affairs from various places were sent to the capital one after another, and there were actually more things than in previous years. Although the cabinet has given opinions on how to deal with some matters, Zhu Yunwen is still worried and will conduct random inspections from time to time.
Zhang You fell ill in Jiaozhi, which made Zhu Yunwen a little worried. He arranged for Huang Huai to go to Jiaozhi to temporarily take over the duties of chief envoy, and transferred Zhang You back to Beijing to recuperate.
After years of education and governance, Jiaozhi has gradually become Ming Dynasty. Coupled with the strength of Ming Dynasty, Jiaozhi people also feel the glory. Why does Annan not
Annan's, no one will miss it.
When it comes to political clarity, Jiaozhi and Xijiang are definitely among the best in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Because these places are new places, the imperial court has invested a lot of manpower and power in governance and supervision, and has high requirements for local stability. Today, there are officials who bully the people. In less than ten days, the officials will be removed from their posts and investigated.
Coupled with the full governance of Zhang Zhen and Ru Yu, these two places have maintained a high degree of clean government. The people have no resentment towards the court, only a sharp contrast. Comparing the past and present days, they will support whoever can make themselves live well. .
Li Jian entered the palace, saluted and reported: "Your Majesty, the Donghai Navy and the Southeast Navy have sent documents. The main force has been assembled and can sail away at any time."
Zhu Yunwen read the document and put it aside: "Tell them to wait for the decree and strengthen their battle training."
Li Jian accepted the order, hesitated and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have a specific date for the expedition?"
Zhu Yunwen spread out a memorial and wrote: "I think it is better to set this date by Ashikaga Yoshimochi."
Li Jian thought for a while and understood.
The navy can prepare in advance, but it cannot be without a reason to go to war.
Ashikaga Yoshimichi can provide sufficient reasons for the Ming Dynasty to go on an expedition, which is enough to mobilize sergeants and make the navy a righteous expedition.
Zhu Yunwen looked down at the document and continued: "A few days ago, Xue Geng and Wang Sui sent news that the Ainu people had a conflict with the Mutsu Kingdom. The Mutsu Kingdom lost more than 300 people and fled in defeat. From the prisoners' mouths, They have received accurate information that Ashikaga Yoshitomichi is mobilizing the army on a large scale. I guess that he only has one time to go out, and that is this summer."
Li Jian grinned.
Japanese ships are all small wooden boats, and a white cloth can be hung as the main sail. If they want to expedition to Korea, they must use the southeast wind. Once autumn and winter come, if their small wooden boat wants to reach North Korea, they will have to risk their lives rowing...
