The Timurid Empire was a descendant of the Western Chakhatai Khanate, and under the iron hooves of the Mongol Yuan, the Turks succumbed for a long time, but the decline of the Mongol Yuan's power gave him the opportunity to develop rapidly.

Starting from the twelfth year of Hongwu, Timur successively captured Persia and Afghanistan, and then conquered the two river valleys. Hongwu conquered Khorezm in 20 years, and after 21 years of Hongwu, he attacked the Kipchak Khanate many times, destroyed its capital Salai Bakr and other cities, and ruled Armenia and the South Caucasus.

In the thirtieth year of Hongwu, he captured Delhi, the capital of the Delhi Sultanate, slaughtered more than 100,000 prisoners of war, and occupied northern India.

Now the Delhi Sultanate has completely become his vassals, and the unsatisfactory nobles who are mixed in the Timurid country can become the emperor when they arrive in the Delhi Sultanate.

The Mongols, the Turks, the Great Cannibals, the Aryans, and the Indians formed a complete food chain in this way.

Perhaps it cannot be said that it is a food chain, but an ecological chain.

This law of the jungle has also directly affected the world's ecological consciousness for the next 600 years.

Since the Europeans had a sense of civilization, in fact, they have always been under the equality consciousness of feudal lords, and even if they fight hard, they have always kept their set of rules.

As long as the enemy admits defeat, he will not be wiped out, and the marriage will be used to form kinship relations in the upper class, and the defeated enemy can buy back his life with ransom.

But the Mongol people made them realize the cruelty of their enemies, and their greatest joy in life was to kill them all, rob them of all their property, watch their relatives weep bitterly, ride their horses, and rape their wives and daughters.

The regression and brutality of this civilization directly influenced the attitude of the Europeans towards foreign races in the future, and the massacres of the Indians, the massacres of Africans and Asians, all of which they learned from the Mongol and Yuan people.

They have a set of guidelines for their own people in Europe and a set of guidelines for others, which they learned from the Mengyuan people.

Seeing these Delhi people, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but wander, thinking about how to correct this ideology.

He doesn't think that this law of the jungle is a good set of rules, like in the Tang Dynasty, the integration of the Han people with different races and the control of the thoughts of the different races are really good rules.

The establishment of a distinct hierarchy between the Han and the aliens, but does not completely block the channels for the lower class to struggle for the upper class, is more civilized and can promote the development of society.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Han people were more noble than people of other nationalities, but the Han people did not reject the upward path of people of other nationalities, and during that period, many foreign races could also become officials in the Tang Dynasty, but it was more difficult than the Han people.

As long as you recognize my set of rules with neighbors, I will recognize you and accept you.

Therefore, during that period, whether it was Korea, Dongying, or Tibet, they all recognized the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty and considered themselves vassal states.

But there were two policy errors during the Tang Dynasty that led to the failure of this rule.

First, the Tang Dynasty did not attach importance to technological and economic control, no matter what advanced technology, it did not matter if it was given to foreign races, which led to the rapid development of foreign races.

At that time, Korea, Dongying, and Tibet, including the Arabs, all relied on the advanced culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty to develop rapidly.

The second is that the central power of the Tang Dynasty gave too much military power, emphasizing military force over literature, which led to the weak support and weakness, and the control of the central power declined too quickly, and in just one hundred years, the imperial court almost lost its control over the grassroots.

In terms of the disparity in the comparison of force, the Tang Dynasty is far inferior to the Han Dynasty, but why do they all think that the Tang Dynasty was the heyday of the Han nationality, regardless of ancient and modern times?

This does not refer to the peak of national power, but mainly to the peak of civilization!

The foundation of the Ming Dynasty is better today than that of the Tang Dynasty, because the Turks and Tibetans in the early Tang Dynasty were very strong and had great troubles.

But now the Ming Dynasty has almost no enemies, and even the grassland people are now cleaned up by the Ming Dynasty.

The only thing that can't be compared now is the population......

Zhu Zhanji checked the records in the palace, in the fourth year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty, the national census was more than 90 million people, but by the Yuan Dynasty to the eleventh year of the Yuan Dynasty, the national population was less than 9 million.

In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the national population inventory at that time was less than 2 million households, but there were too many hidden households at that time. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, because the Ming Dynasty distributed land on a large scale, the people hiding in the mountains came out of the mountains one after another, and the census at this time was 11 million households.

In the fifth year of Yongle, Daming re-conducted a census. After 30 years of development, the number of households in Daming has increased by less than 10 million, but the population is nearly 60 million.

Among them, Jiangxi has the largest population, reaching more than 10 million, accounting for about a quarter of the country's population.

This was mainly because of the war in the north, which caused the people to flee to Jiangxi in the south.

This is also the reason why most of the Jinshi and champions of the Ming Dynasty came from Jiangxi in the early Ming Dynasty, and the population base is there!

The population of the north has been greatly reduced, mainly in Shanxi, because there are many mountains there, which is convenient for the people to hide.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also afraid that the people in the north would collude with other races and move the people of Shanxi to Huguang.

Today's 60 million is a tiny number compared to the billions of people in later generations. A lot of land in the Ming Dynasty has been abandoned, which is also the main reason why the Ming Dynasty is reluctant to develop a maritime policy.

"Your Highness......, Your Highness ......"

Zhu Zhanji raised his head, and Ma Huancai said in a low voice: "The envoy took off his or her two beauties from the Western Regions and presented two beauties from the Western Regions to His Highness, and two horses with sweat and blood. ”

Looking at the envoys under the high platform, Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "I have a long historical relationship with Delhi, during the Tang Dynasty, Master Xuanzang went to Delhi Nalanda Temple to study and translate scriptures, and the people of the two countries had frequent exchanges. Although the mountains and mountains are far away and there is a lack of exchanges, the trade between the two countries can complement each other, and they should be vigorously expanded in the future. Today, I set up a Western palace in Kezhi, and in the future, a large number of Ming goods will be transported here every year. All the specialties you need from your country can be reported to my internal supervision officials. ”

Na Tuo Buhuahua is a descendant of the Mengyuan people, fluent in Chinese, and communication is not an obstacle. He clenched his fists and said: "Your Highness, although my Delhi is not as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty, it is also rich in gold, and the people are not short of food, regardless of cloth, silk, porcelain, tea, our country has a large demand. However, the foreign minister heard that the Ming Dynasty now has a firearm that can hurt people in the air, and I don't know if it can be sold in our country? ”

How dare you think about it! Zhu Zhanji smiled, shook his head and said: "Although there is no conflict of interests between my Ming Dynasty and Delhi, the musket is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty and will not be sold. If it is a folk barter, it is easy to say anything, and the important weapon of the country is not among the folk barter. ”

Nowadays, whether it is the South Seas or the West, they all know the power of muskets. Of course, they want to get this kind of weapon, but Zhu Zhanji will never sell the gun and then give them a chance to deal with him.

Unless the weapons of the Ming Dynasty are upgraded in the future, when they have an absolute advantage, they will selectively sell some low-level weapons and let them kill each other.

No matter what the other party said, Zhu Zhanji ignored them, and it was not until it was dark that they had to leave.

"Your Highness, what to do with the beauties sent by the people of Delhi?"

"Bring it over to me to see, if it suits my heart, I will stay, and if it doesn't meet my heart, I will reward it to the soldiers in the army!"

Women are no longer a pleasure for him, just a burden.

In any case, he can't be like the people of this era, treating women as just goods, not treating people as people.

If you take that woman, you have to be responsible for her life. Just collect it in the harem, sleep for a while, and then let her grow old lonely in the harem for the rest of her life, and die, he can't bear it.

These two women are both Persian women, with delicate faces, which also conforms to Zhu Zhanji's aesthetics of women, with slender figures and no sense of stoutness.

However, their appearance lacked shock to Zhu Zhanji, and he was not too interested. "One of them will be rewarded to Liu An, and the other will be rewarded to Zhao Yongliang. They were instructed not to divulge military secrets. ”

Liu An and Zhao Yongliang are both middle-level generals, they are not like Xue Lu and Zhu Zhen, who will have vassal kings to contribute beauties everywhere they go.

If they are rewarded to Xue Lu, they will not care, and they will be rewarded to more junior generals, who do not have the power to carry female dependents in the fleet, and they may not be able to keep the ability of these beauties.

Zhu Zhanji didn't want to cause conflicts between the soldiers below because of women.

When he returned to the harem, Zhu Zhanji smelled a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine, his heart tightened, and he asked, "Who is sick?" ”

Li Liang, who led the way, said: "Your Highness, it's just that the spring has been dry recently, Ma Liangyuan and the others are on fire and have a sore throat, and there is no big problem. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and put his mind at ease. The problem of not adapting to water and soil is everyone's physical problem. This is unavoidable in later generations, and this era is even more common.

On this trip, the most consumed by the army were medicines for treating skin rashes and extinguishing fires. After arriving in India, it was slightly better, and during their stay in Nanzhou, more than half of the soldiers had symptoms of adaptation and fire.

However, Zhu Zhanji's physique is different now, and he has hardly experienced any discomfort, which makes everyone feel very surprised.

After settling down at night, Zhu Zhanji didn't sleep well all night, and kept thinking about how to deal with this part of India.

It is certain to strengthen the control here in the future, but the extent of intervention and how to implement it are all things that require a lot of energy.

Zheng and the others were busy all night, and early the next morning, they copied the locations and profiles of the countries in West Asia neatly, and marked the locations of the countries on the map.

Although this map is relatively sketchy, at least Zhu Zhanji can know the approximate location of each country at a glance.

Although he knows the location of the country, he does not know much about local specialties.

India is also rich in steel, coal, gold, and one of the few natural saltpeter mines in the world.

The saltpeter ore here is much larger than the reserves of Daming River oil, and the vast majority of saltpeter produced during the Age of Discovery until the middle of the 19th century, when Europe invaded the world, came from India.

Unfortunately, Zhu Zhanji did not know where the saltpeter mine was, and the locals did not know much about the saltpeter mine.

Today, when climbing the sacred mountain to worship, everyone first took a boat, then a car, and finally walked up the mountain.

Today, there is no dragon chariot, this car is the size of a big house, and the general road is not as wide as this car.

Zhu Zhanji rode a horse today, and a group of female dependents sat in a car, and after worshipping the sacred mountain, they would go directly to the Kezhi Palace as a guest.

Along the way, countless Indian people rushed to worship Zhu Zhanji, the emperor and grandson of the Heavenly Dynasty, and when they saw the honor guard of the Ming royal family, they all showed yearning on their faces.

Nowadays, curry is not completely popular in various parts of India, but the lack of hygiene has not changed.

People here, regardless of the size of the toilet, come to the street, even if there is a toilet, it is just a place, and there is no shelter at all.

So much so that as soon as they entered their town, it was a smell of feces and urine, which made people sick to their stomachs.

Many people see the beautiful contours of Indian women's faces in movies, which means that Indians are beautiful, but this is actually a wrong understanding.

The five major races in India, with the exception of the Aryan race, which have some resemblance to the white race, are almost all black. Their complexion ranged from dark to light, and only the Aryan and East Asian races could enter Zhu Zhanji's eyes.

The other three races are either high cheekbones that make people feel deformed, or black and frightening.

Because their blackness is not like black Africans, it is a simple blackness. The color of their skin is almost the same as that of the yellow race after death, so it is particularly pervasive.

Even in later generations, Zhu Zhanji could not appreciate the beauty of the southern Indians, and Kezhi was located in the south of India, and the people here could not get into Zhu Zhanji's eyes.

Bypassing their national capital, Elnagulum, they came to Mount Kinaba, located in the southeast.

During Zheng He's third voyage to the West, Zhu Di ordered the officials of the Ministry of Works to accompany him, and at this moment he laid down a huge stone monument and engraved a Chinese inscription for the local natives to worship.

It took craftsmen months to complete the 20-metre-long stele. This stele is carved on the spot using mountain stones, and in addition to the text, it also carves the dragon of the East, and has become a local sacred relic since the day it was carved.

After climbing more than 300 steps, Zhu Zhanji climbed the mountainside. The officials of the Ministry of Rites laid down the incense, and the civil and military officials, under the leadership of Zhu Zhanji, jointly worshiped the incense.

Then, Zhu Zhanji carefully browsed the huge stone monument.

Wanghua and the circulation of heaven and earth, where the cover is within, the inclusion of Zhen Tao, the benevolence of the body is also.

There is no two reasons in the world, there are no two hearts for the people, the sympathy of sorrow and joy, the same desire for comfort and warmth, and the ridicule is far away.

Whoever is the sender of the monarch and the people should do his best for the people.

"Poem" cloud "Banggi thousands of miles, but the people stop, Zhaoyu and the four seas".

"Shu" cloud "the east is gradually in the sea, the west is in the quicksand, Shuonan is the sound of teaching, and it ends in the four seas." ”

I am the king of the world, and I will rule Huayi, without discrimination, and without treating each other. Push the way of the ancient holy emperor and the king, in order to conform to the heart of heaven and earth.

Far away from the country, the salty envoy has its own place, and those who hear the wind are afraid of the future.

Seeing the content of this inscription, Zhu Zhanji's heart was full of emotion. This inscription fully shows the momentum of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty, and also shows the meaning of encompassing the countries of India.

Today's southern and coastal India are subject to the Ming Dynasty, but in later generations, no one here remembers it at all.

Even if he was well-informed, he had never heard of this holy monument, and I am afraid that it had been destroyed by the locals a long time ago.

If the Ming Dynasty had not given up Jiaozhi, had not withdrawn from the Nanyang region, and had been intervening and controlling the Indian region, I am afraid that no one would dare to do so.

Today, the Ming Dynasty has built a palace here, and is preparing to strengthen its control over the South Seas in the future. Zhu Zhanji believes that as long as the Ming Dynasty does not repeat the mistakes of the past, this holy monument will continue to be handed down for future generations to admire.

It's the end of February, and according to the solar calendar, it's April, and it's already very hot in India.

The people did not delay long on the mountain, but went down the mountain on the same way and went to the palace of King Kochi.

Zhu Zhanji specially summoned Xie Jin's entourage and asked him: "If the Chinese dialect is implemented in this Kezhi, does the master think it is feasible?" ”

Although Xie Jin was a scribe, he was also good at horseback riding, and he said in a deep voice: "If it is only to increase the share of trade and open a Chinese language school, the local natives are afraid that they will not have to rush to be the first. However, if we want to fully implement it, it may be difficult. ”

Zhu Zhanji understood what he meant. Nowadays, the number of literati in the Ming Dynasty is small, and the territory here is vast and the population is large, so it is certainly not easy to fully implement the Chinese language.

But if a Chinese language school is set up here under the pretext of trade, the local kings here will probably send their children to study.

He nodded and said, "Then set up a school first, so that all countries in Tianzhu can be proud of speaking Chinese." The Xie Shi can contact the people among the literati, and it is enough for the time being that more than a dozen literati can stay here to teach Chinese. Lone promises that all those who are willing to stay here to teach, raise people, and after three years, go back to Daming and be awarded officials according to the same jinshi. ”

Xie Jin agreed, willing to help persuade some literati to stay here and teach.

It's a small thing, but it's very important for the Ming who wants to exert influence in India for a long time.

No matter how strong the Ming Dynasty is, no matter how backward the small countries of India are, if there is not enough people-to-people communication between them, there is no way to talk about all control.

Arriving at the Kezhi Palace, the palace construction here is also quite large-scale, the marble building castle, and a little imposing, but a little smaller.

Lord Ke Zhi led his family and civil and military officials to greet Zhu Zhanji and his party outside the castle, and many female dependents were also directly accepted into the harem.

For the next 10 days, Zhu Zhanji spent all kinds of entertainment, meeting with envoys from various countries every day and arranging all kinds of trivial matters.

The most important thing here is to appoint more than 80 soldiers of Yulin Weixue, together with the personnel of the internal prison, to go to various countries in India to conduct trade surveys.

The trade between the Ming Dynasty and other countries requires an understanding of the situation of each country, so this matter is recognized by all countries in India.

But what they didn't know was that in each team, there were several orphaned soldiers from the Yulin Guard, who were tasked with making a detailed map of the Indian peninsula, as well as the roads.

In Zhu Zhanji's plan, it is not only necessary to open a sea route from the Ming Dynasty to India, but also to survey a land route from the Ming Dynasty to India.

For thousands of years, from India to Daming, it is necessary to first detour to Afghanistan, and then enter the Central Plains from the Western Regions.

The most suitable route should be from Yunnan to Myanmar and to Assam via Myitkyina.

The eastern region of India is the most suitable area for tea growth except for China, and this area must be controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

Because as long as it is controlled, there is no other region in the world suitable for growing tea, and tea has become a specialty of the Ming Dynasty, a complete monopoly.

Only goods with a complete monopoly can make huge profits.

Although the Myitkyina region is remote and the roads are difficult, it is the only jadeite producing area in the world. Controlling it there will be equivalent to controlling one of the favorite luxury goods of the Chinese in the future.

The biggest advantage is that the Ming Dynasty has opened up this channel, which is equivalent to having an outlet to the Indian Ocean, which is a great event for the benefit of future generations.

But at least until Zhu Di conquered Timur, Zhu Zhanji would not expose this plan. If you really want to build this road, the energy required will not be small, and the manpower and material resources consumed will not be affordable by the current Ming Dynasty.

In mid-March, just as Zhu Zhanji was about to set off, two warships from the South Seas chased after him.

They were not from the Ming Dynasty's herald ship, but someone sent by Zhang Fu, and the ship was loaded with two boatloads of herbs, and there was an old man who had already reached the age of seventy-four.

Zhu Zhanji was taken aback when he learned that Zhonghezi was coming, and he was even more overjoyed to learn that he had brought various herbs for the prevention and treatment of miasma, and immediately went to the dock to greet Zhonghezi and his party.

As soon as he saw Zhu Zhanji, he smiled and said: "The old man is ashamed, it took a whole year to barely live up to His Highness's trust." ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "I have to know that the chief has finally developed a special medicine for the treatment of miasma, and he is very surprised, and this is a move for the benefit of all people." ”

Although Zhonghezi is a master in the world, he can't help but feel a little complacent at this time, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to be, the old way is just doing his duty." ”

Since his arrival in Cochin in February last year, he has been studying various miasma in the Cochin area. With the help of a microscope, he was able to observe the composition of germs in different miasma.

Although they do not understand the principle, the scholars of ancient Oriental studies have by no means lacked the spirit of experimentation.

The prescriptions and specific pharmacology handed down from ancient times were all gathered through repeated experiments, and then preserved through historical elimination.

Where do the various pharmacology come from? How are the characteristics of each plant formed? Not all of them have been confirmed through various experiments by generations of Chinese medicine practitioners.

Now that we know different germs, we can target them with different drugs and different prescriptions, which is much more effective than the previous drugs for the prevention and treatment of miasma.

In the autumn and winter, he entrusted Zhang Fu to buy countless medicinal materials from all over the country for research. After many tests, seven special drugs for common miasma were determined, and now they have brought medicinal materials to catch up.

The main reason why Zhu Zhanji did not dare to go to Bagu or Bangge Thorn and other places was that he was afraid of the local miasma.

If he had these prescriptions, he would definitely not be afraid to go to those places.

But it's not too late, and when he returns, he will be able to subdue Bago, which is later known as Burma.

He came to Kezhi and said that he was sending prescriptions and medicinal materials to Zhu Zhanji, but more importantly, he wanted to go to the West to have a look.

Although Zhu Zhanji was afraid that he was old and his body would not be able to stand it, he couldn't bear to drive him back when he saw that he insisted.

Zhu Zhanji left Zhonghezi on his flagship and let him be on the second floor of the bow of the ship, with Huang Yuan as his companion.

In the entire fleet, only a few ships have small kitchens, and there are imperial kitchens that specialize in cooking, and after that, Zhu Zhanji also had the most people, so it was best to eat here.

He didn't need women to serve him, but Zhu Zhanji still sent four palace maids to serve their master and apprentice.

Liu Chenghui was the happiest when they arrived, and he was waiting for him every morning and evening.

Among Zhu Zhanji's concubines, Liu Chenghui's role is the largest, she is proficient in medical skills, every time the harem concubine has a cold and fever, and she is on fire, she can directly prescribe medicine without the need for a doctor.

Moreover, she is also responsible for the management of the entire harem and helps Zhu Zhanji manage it in an orderly manner.

Because of Zhu Zhanji's attention and Liu Chenghui's respect, several concubines in the harem also respected this old man.

Although Nakawako is 74 years old, he is still in good health, and he is very interested in the exotic scenery of the West. Every time he talked to Zhu Zhanji about this journey of tens of thousands of miles, he replied to Zhu Zhanji that he would not live up to his life and insisted on refusing to go back.

Taking advantage of the monsoon from the southeast, the fleet traveled more than 3,000 miles in only seven days to reach Khurumus, the mouth of the Persian Gulf, from which the Strait of Hormuz derives.

Kurulus was the farthest point of Zheng He's first three voyages to the Western Ocean, the last and largest trading point of the Ming Dynasty.

This country has long been gone in later generations and has become part of Iran, and in this era, they were also dual vassals of Timur and Ming.

Although the Timurid Kingdom was taboo with the Ming Dynasty, they also needed a trade channel to do business with the Ming Dynasty and obtain Ming porcelain, tea, and silk.

However, this time it has not yet entered the bay, and the former army has reported back that the fleet of Timur has blocked the bay and strictly forbids the Ming fleet to enter.

Zhu Zhan basically came to accompany Zhonghezi to blow the sea breeze on the deck, discussing whether the condition on his body hindered his body, and when he heard the news, he was in high spirits.

"Raise the battle flag, fight first!" He hugged his fist to Zhonghezi and said, "Since there is a war, go alone, go first, and talk to the Taoist chief when you turn around." ”

"Your Highness's body has already been cultivated, so there is no need to worry. Your Highness, please take care of it, and the old way is waiting for good news. ”

Zhu Zhanji turned around and left, asking, "Why don't you let my fleet enter?" ”

Before the herald commander could speak, he heard the voice of the internal supervisors: "Zheng He, the Duke of Dian State, please see ......."

"Yangwu Marquis Xue Lu, please see ......"

"Dinghai Hou Zhu Zhen, please see ......"

“……”

“……”

One after another, the high-ranking generals who had received the news came to meet Zhu Zhanji.

"Xuan ......"

Coming to the command cabin on the third floor, Zhu Zhanji was not in a hurry to ask, and waited until everyone arrived before he asked: "In the past, when our Ming fleet came to trade, Timur did not interfere, why did you stop us this time?" ”

"The other party sent a letter of state, asking His Highness to adjudicate."

"Read!"

The main meaning of this letter is that the previous fleet had only more than 200 ships and more than 20,000 people, but this time there were more than 80,000 people and 900 ships, and Kurumus did not have the capacity to receive them. Therefore, I hope that the Ming fleet will only send merchant ships into the Gulf for trade, and they will not stop it.

After Li Liang finished reading, Zhu Zhanji sneered and said, "What do you think? ”

Zheng He said: "My Ming tea, silk, and porcelain are indispensable to Timur's country. Every time they purchase the goods of my Ming Dynasty, in addition to their own use, many of them trade with the Ottoman State and make a lot of profits, so they will not let go of this financial route. ”

Zhu Zhanji said again: "I know that they will trade with us, I just ask, how should I deal with it?" ”

Zheng He knew that Zhu Zhanji forced him to express his position, and he used to give Zhu Zhanji some opinions or suggestions every time, but later every time it did not match Zhu Zhanji's original intention, so if he made too many suggestions, he would be afraid that Zhu Zhanji would be disgusted.

But as an adjutant, he couldn't help but express his position, and then said: "Since they Timur know that nearly 90,000 people and more than 800 ships have come from my Ming Dynasty this time, of course they will also know that His Highness has come with him." Since they pretended not to know, they obviously despised His Highness. I am not subject to their arrangement, and I should take His Highness's opinion first. ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Since the other party dares to stop, let's fight first." I am unhindered in the four seas, and whoever dares to stop him must be prepared to be sunk. Zhu Zhen ......"

"The last general!"

"Order the front army to raise the battle flag, and I want everyone to sink all the battleships in front that do not belong to my Daming!"

"Yes!"

Zheng He breathed a sigh of relief, what he said this time would not disobey His Highness's wishes.

Xue Lu said with some excitement: "Your Highness, my young army should be able to attack Kurumus for Your Highness, and rob their treasury to give to Your Highness!" ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said: "The country of Timur and Kurumus are not the same, Kurumus is meat on the case, and he has to follow, so when I don't know how deep they are involved, I won't attack the city first." However, the young army was ready and waited for the order to attack the city. ”

The state of Timur was in the Timurid period, and its capital was Samarkand. But after his death, because there was no heir, his sons and grandsons fought with each other for the king, and his two nephews also rebelled.

In the seventh year of Yongle, Timur's grandson Haril was detained by the rebel generals, and the fourth son Shahru took the opportunity to march into Central Asia, expelled the rebel generals, seized Samarkand, quelled the internal strife, and gave Samarkand to his son Ulugh Beg.

From then on, the areas under the jurisdiction of the former Timurid Empire, with the exception of western Persia, Iraq and Syria, eastern Persia and Transoxiana were unified by Shahru.

He moved the capital south to Hareh, which was later known as Herat, Afghanistan, to facilitate the control of the Persian region, so the Ming Dynasty called it "Haret State".

The area around present-day Baghdad also belonged to the Timurid Empire, but it did not belong to Shahru, but was ruled by his nephew, who only submitted to him.

The rulers of the Kurmus were the Black Sheep tribe of West Persia, who survived because they were located on the border between Shahru and his nephew Kumas, and now they have become a trading port for them.

Their lord Saifuddin is a bitter and honest man, sandwiched between the two major forces, no one dares to offend, and claims to the Ming Dynasty, also in order to obtain some materials through trade.

Zhu Zhanji had already learned about the situation here with Zheng He in detail, and he never thought that Saifuddin would dare to oppose the Ming Dynasty, and it was not only Shaharu or Kumas who were opposing now.

If it were Kumas, Zhu Zhanji wouldn't mind going to Baghdad to loot, but if it was Shahru, it would be difficult.

Because their capital was far away in Samarkand in the middle of the river, more than 4,000 miles away from Khurmus, and even the new capital of Haret was more than 3,000 miles away, unless he made a special crusade, he had no time to deal with them here.