"You can divide more land, for example, there were originally ten acres of land in the family, and when you arrive in Liaodong, you will directly give one hundred acres, and you will exchange it according to one to ten, and if you don't have land, you will be given fifty acres of land if you register!"

It is still Liu Bowen's fastest thinking, Zhu Han and Li Shanchang both agree.

"You can also start by exempting the first three years of taxes." Li Shanchang also thought of a way to benefit the people.

Zhu Han also thought of something, "There are still many barbarian tribes in the local area, such as the remnants of the savage Jurchens in the mountains and forests of the northeast, these sent troops to clear them first, control them all, and directly organize them into slaves of the government, so that they can serve the Han people who migrated past." ”

"Another one is that we need to encourage the people who migrated in the past to have children, after all, the eastern and western regions of Liaodong and Western Xinjiang are still very large, and the more Han people have a population, the more helpful it will be for us to control the frontier, so that every Han man who has migrated in the past can get an official compensation to a Goryeo woman, or a Japanese woman, and solve the problem of singles as much as possible!"

"Your Highness Shengming!"

Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen hurriedly said.

At this time, Zhu Han and others all felt that after defeating the Mongols, the frontier was already peaceful, and the rest of the matter was to find a way to enrich the frontier in the northeast and northwest.

They had no idea that Yin Licheng, an important frontier town in the northwest, had fallen into a heavy siege.

The western Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty is the Xinjiang of later generations.

Tens of thousands of troops of the Western Chagatai Khanate, under the leadership of the lame Timur, suddenly invaded the Ming Dynasty and surrounded the important town of Yinli in Western Xinjiang.

The Ming army led by Xu Da had less than 5,000 defenders, and in the face of an enemy ten times his size, many local people and merchants were in a panic.

Xu Da sent his own troops to the rear to mobilize reinforcements, and at the same time calmly prepared for defense in Yin Li City.

Since Wang Baobao led the Mongol and Yuan armies to the west, the local Muslim forces in the river such as Timur the Cripple took the opportunity to revive.

They quickly filled the vacancy of Meng Yuan's departure, and became more and more emboldened, launching a sneak attack on the territory of the Ming Dynasty without declaring war.

"As long as you take Yin Li City, you can capture Yili Bari to the east and gain the entire territory of Chagatai!" Timur, the lame, looked at Yin Licheng, who was surrounded by groups, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

Now his army is ten times that of the Ming army, and the capture of Yin Licheng is simply handy.

But.

There is a lot of wealth and food in the city of Yin Li, if you can persuade him to surrender.

Then all this will become trophies, and for Timur the lame will immediately solve the problem of logistical supply.

In order to achieve this goal, Timur the Cripple sent his own brother Hassan to persuade him to surrender, trying to get the Ming army to surrender obediently.

When Hassan came to the outside of Yinli City under the protection of several personal soldiers' shields, the Ming army at the head of the city had already aimed their artillery at him.

"I don't know how thick the sky is!"

Xu Da stood at the head of the city, staring disdainfully at the general of Xichagatai who was shouting outside the city.

Then he picked up the torch and lit it at the cannon fire.

Rumble!

There was a loud bang.

A solid artillery shell shoots out!

Fifty paces away, Hassan did not expect that the Ming army would open fire on himself who persuaded him to surrender, and he was completely defenseless.

In an instant, Hassan and the guards around him fell to the ground gushing blood.

Timur, the commander of Western Chagatai, could not believe his eyes.

"Hassan!"

Timur only felt a breath of anger rushing to his head, and he felt dizzy.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!"

"Master Taishi!"

Timur fell off his horse with a pop, and the surrounding Western Chagatai generals came up to help.

Fortunately, Timur was as strong as an ox and was not injured when he fell from his horse.

It's just that the anger in his heart can't be discharged.

"My brother, Azan Hassan!"

Timur said fiercely.

"Come on, give me artillery to attack the city, send someone to take back Hassan!"

The West Chagatai outside the city has mobilized artillery.

Dozens of large and small artillery pieces were all pointed at the head of Yin Li City.

Yin Li's defenders and young men were shocked again.

The number of artillery in Xichagatai is much more than theirs, and the Ming army is only ten artillery pieces.

"Hmph, don't be afraid, Ma Zilu aimed at me and hit me hard!" Xu Da gave an order.

Ma Zilu is an artillery officer in Xu Da's army, graduated from the Daming Artillery Military Academy, and is the elite of the army that Zhu Han personally praised.

The artillery position of the West Chagatai outside the city is very close to the city wall, which shows that their range is not far enough, and it is basically covered by the artillery range of the Ming army.

Although the caliber of the Ming army's artillery was smaller, its accuracy and range were far above the West Chagatai.

"Yes, my lord!" Ma Zilu immediately took the order excitedly.

The artillery of the Ming army was not only accurate and long-range, but also lighter, and could move around the city under the traction of manpower.

The West Chagatai artillery outside the city has not yet set up a gun position, and the Ming artillery at the head of the city is ready to fire.

Ma Zilu ran over and said.

"Your Excellency, the artillery is ready!"

Xu Da smiled slightly, "Let's light the fire." ”

Boom!

Rumble!

At this time, Timur, the commander of the Western Chagatai Army outside the city, was full of confidence in the Western Chagatai who was arranging artillery.

"The artillery mobilized by Ben Shuai this time is the essence of all the heavy artillery in the river, and this time to conquer Yin Li, he will definitely slaughter the city and avenge my brother!"

Hassan's body had been snatched back by the desperate charge of the elite Western Chagatai cavalry.

When the other Western Chagatai generals heard Timur's words, they all expressed their approval.

Suddenly.

The sound of cannon fire above Yin Licheng's head interrupted these people's speech.

Timur and others were shocked.

However, before they could react, they saw a few white smoke flying over Yin Licheng's head.

Bang!

A loud bang rang out over the artillery positions of the West Chagatai.

Yes!

Yes!!

A scream spread immediately.

A piece of artillery weighing more than 1,000 catties in the West Chagatai was smashed over on the spot.

Several West Chagatai gunners didn't have time to dodge at all, and they were smashed into a lake of flesh and blood.

There was a sudden consternation on the position of the West Chagatai.

"What's going on!"

Timur couldn't believe his eyes.

According to Timur's experience in fighting with the Mongols, it is impossible for ordinary artillery to be so accurate!

After just a few shots, seven or eight pieces of artillery were overturned by the Ming artillery.

"Why are you so accurate?!" Timur was shocked and angry.

The cavalry of the Western Chagatai just now charged fatally to snatch back Hassan's body, and they were preparing to come with a salvo of 10,000 cannons to give the Yin Li rebels a little color.

But I never thought that the Ming army was the first to attack!

"My lord, it must be the luck of the thief!"

A Western Chagatai general said from the side.

"That's right, my lord, as long as we speed up a little faster, we will definitely be able to make the Ming army have no power to fight back."

The rest of the Western Chagatai generals also said one after another.

The artillery they brought this time was a collection of almost all the elite artillery of West Chagatai.

Once they started firing, it would be impossible for the tiny Yin Li City to resist it.

As long as the walls of Yin Li were broken, nearly 100,000 warriors of the Western Chagatai Khanate would rush in and kill them.

"Order, speed up the fire!" Timur shouted loudly.

"Yes!"

With a burst of orders, the Western Chagatai artillerymen, who had just suffered a round of shelling, began to do their best to arrange the artillery and prepare for fire.

On Yin Licheng's head, the accurate hit just now immediately made a hearty cheer from the defending soldiers.

"Great Ming Shenwei!"

"I have God's help, and the western thief is vulnerable!"

"Haha, if your lord commands the law, the western thieves will be defeated in this battle!"

Xu Da gave the order beside Ma Zilu and asked the gunner to continue preparing to fire.

The artillery of the Ming army used advanced wide artillery carriages, which could be quickly reset for firing.

"My lord, the thief is ready to fire." Ma Zilu pointed forward with his hand.

I saw that the gunners of the West Chagatai there, without any regard for the wounded soldiers around them, began to adjust the arrangement of the artillery.

At this time.

The artillery of the Ming army was again ready for fire.

"Since they don't know the danger yet, let's remind them again." Xu Da said disdainfully.

"Yes!" Ma Zilu responded excitedly.

Boom Boom!

Rumble!

There was another roar of artillery, and the five or six artillery pieces that had just been prepared to be fired in Xichagatai were knocked to the ground again by the 12-pounder guns of the Ming army.

This time it was not just artillery losses, a shell ricocheted on hard ground.

A random ricocheting projectile was formed, which burrowed into the infantry in the rear, and cut off the heads of seven or eight Western Chagatai infantry before stopping.

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The tragic casualties immediately caused a riot.

The face of Timur, the coach of the West Chagatai, was already blue with anger.

His heart was shocked and angry!

The artillery of the Ming army at the head of Yin Licheng and the artillery in his own hands are simply two different things.

The artillery of the Ming army has already fired two rounds, and the West Chagatai artillery has not fired even a single shot so far.

"Come on, pass on my order, if the Ming army opens fire again, our gunners have not opened fire, and all the artillery teams with more than 100 households will be beheaded!" Timur ordered angrily.

As soon as this order was given, the artillery officers of the West Chagatai were all panicked.

I don't care about the amount of gunpowder, and I don't care about the accuracy, it's all about speed.

Boom!

Rumble!

Another roar of artillery.

Clouds of white smoke rose from outside the city, and the defenders at the head of the city ducked to hide.

However, after a roar of artillery, the Yin Li city wall was only smashed out of a few white spots, and there was not even the slightest dent.

"Hmph, these West Chagatai are in a hurry, and they dare to come out and be embarrassed with such a little power."

Xu Da glanced at it and sneered.

"My lord, my subordinates are already panicked when they see that they are in the West Chagatai array, and if they come here twice, there will definitely be chaos." Ma Zilu said.

"Haha, okay, Ma Zilu, if you can command the gunners and destroy ten more West Chagatai artillery, I will give you credit and promote you to a thousand households." Xu Da said loudly.

As soon as he heard this, Ma Zilu suddenly surged with a sense of pride.

"Don't worry, my lord, the last general will definitely complete the military order!"

"Damn, if Ma Zilu becomes a thousand households, then it will be developed!"

Several artillery pieces of the Ming army were soon calibrated and aimed.

"Put!"

With an order, the roar of artillery sounded again at the head of Yin Licheng.

The Western Chagatai army array suddenly fell into a commotion.

As soon as many gunners saw the white smoke coming out of Yin Licheng's head, they immediately lay on the ground and did not dare to move, or dodged to the sides to avoid the position of the artillery to prevent suffering.

After two rounds of artillery, another eleven Western Chagatai guns were destroyed, and more than 20 people were killed.

In the entire Western Chagatai array, all the artillery crews were already panicked and did not dare to continue firing at all.

Seeing this, several Western Chagatai generals also had to persuade Timur.

"My lord, let's let the artillery back a little, the thieves are too accurate, and no one dares to move forward."

"Yes, my lord, back a little and increase the amount of charge, you can also bombard Yin Li City."

"My lord, stand back, or I'm afraid the army's heart will be shaken."

Timur's face turned pale, but he had to accept these proposals.

In just a few rounds of shelling, more than 20 Western Chagatai artillery pieces were destroyed, and if there were another 10 rounds of 8 rounds, I am afraid that the whole army would be wiped out.

"Eighty steps back!" Timur said unwillingly.

Eighty paces is almost equivalent to one hundred and fifty meters.

This is already beyond the effective range of the three-pounder gun, and it is only by luck that you want to hit the target.

The only two twelve-pounder guns were barely able to fire.

"My lord, it's too far, do you want to continue?" Ma Zilu said as he lay on the head of the city.

Xu Da shook his head when he saw Xi Chagatai retreating.

"No, at such a distance, I don't believe they can call."

The artillery of Xichagatai is inferior to the new artillery in Xu Da's hands in terms of craftsmanship and material.

The cannonballs fired at such a distance can only scrape the Yin Li city wall.

But.

The artillery of Yin Li's defenders stopped roaring, but Xichagatai refused to stop.

Despite the opposition of the artillery generals, Timur forced the gunners to reload more gunpowder, and did not understand the word of exploding.

The gunners of the West Chagatai had no choice but to risk reloading more than half of the gunpowder.

"Whoever can't hit the city wall of Yin Li, the first time the baton, the second beheading!"

A group of Timur's Western Chagatai soldiers shouted loudly behind the gunners.

Even if the gunners were reluctant, they did not dare to disobey in the slightest, and Timur's butcher's knife was merciless.

With an order, the West Chagatai issued an order to ignite the cannon and open fire.

Boom!

A loud bang rang out in front of the West Chagatai position, and huge smoke rose up.

"What's going on!"

Coach Timur's ears roared with a bang.

He immediately turned his head to look.

I saw that several artillery pieces in the West Chagatai were crooked, and a group of soldiers were also blown up and bleeding to death.

There were also many soldiers who were seriously wounded, and they were wailing in pain on the ground.

"My lord, blow up!"

A Western Chagatai general said with a look of fear as he leaned on his helmet.

"Explode!?" Timur suddenly looked annoyed.

Because the distance is too far, in order to hit the Yinli city wall, it is necessary to reload more gunpowder.

However, the fragile chamber could not withstand excessive pressure at all, and it was shattered in an instant.