Chapter 196: Coup d'état and a new item, ammonium nitrate.
"Your Royal Highness, how have you thought about it?"
"Your Excellency, are we really going to do this? Is there no other way? ”
"My Royal Highness the Prince, what else can you do if you don't do this, are you really willing to be a slave to that so-called Ming Dynasty! Would you rather spend your whole life under its control and become a lowly slave? ”
"But my father said that their army is strong, they have a million armored soldiers, there are hundreds of huge warships, the country has a strong army, and they can call millions of soldiers at any time, and our country has such a small number of troops, I am afraid that when the time comes, we will ...... them."
"Your Royal Highness, you also believe this kind of deceptive nonsense."
"We still claim to have 300 million troops, but do we have that many?"
"In my opinion, their so-called million troops are only 100,000 at most, and there may be twenty or thirty warships, after all, they can come here, which shows that they are a maritime power."
"Ming Dynasty, to be honest, I really haven't heard of it, I remember that in history, there was a person named Xuanzang who came to us to get the scriptures, if they are really strong, the culture will definitely be very prosperous, why do you need to come to us to learn the scriptures."
"My Royal Highness the Prince, it can be seen that Mr. Yang should be a big fool, everything he says is exaggerated, and may even be a lie."
"This so-called Ming Dynasty is likely to be just a small country with a million people, but it is close to the sea, so the development of naval warships is very good, and the army is estimated to be about 100,000 people."
"They saw the richness of our country, so they wanted to swallow us, but they couldn't beat us, so they chose to deceive us by despicable means. Tell us how strong they are and let us surrender them out of fear. ”
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, think about it, our two countries are thousands of miles apart, and we don't know what the situation in their country is, even if they surrender and want to go over to see it, I'm afraid they will find all kinds of excuses to postpone it, and even refuse us to go over for various reasons to cover up the fact that they are weak."
"And I... Your Minister of State, you have wisely discovered all this, and have prevented our Sayyid dynasty from making a joke. ”
"But your father didn't believe all this, and felt that everything that Mr. Yang said in the Ming Dynasty was true, and he was convinced of this choice!"
"So His Royal Highness the Prince, for the sake of our Sayyid Dynasty and for the sake of the people of the world, we can only choose to do this!"
Saeed's Palace, in a certain room.
The Syyid Minister, speaking to Hazl Khan's eldest son, recounted what he had discovered.
The young man sitting across from him hesitated after listening to the Secretary of State's words.
He also didn't believe in the so-called strength of the Ming Dynasty.
If the Ming Dynasty was really so powerful, would it still send envoys to negotiate?
If it were him, he would have chosen to force the enemy to surrender with a strong military force, rather than finding a storyteller who could tell the story and trick the enemy.
That's right.
In the eyes of this eldest prince, Yang Pu is a storyteller who can speak and make things up.
The powerful Ming Kingdom in Yang Pu's mouth should not exist in the eyes of the prince.
He felt that the Asan region was so powerful and still in chaos, not to mention other countries, it was estimated that it would also be in chaos.
Coupled with the bewitchment of the Minister of State, he was convinced of the statement that the Ming Dynasty was just a small country.
Thinking of his deceived father, the eldest prince was furious in his heart.
If it weren't for the wisdom of discovering this, I'm afraid the Sayyid Dynasty would have become the biggest joke in Ah San's history.
"How many of us follow?"
The eldest prince looked at the Minister of State.
The Secretary of State smiled confidently.
"Most of the generals are willing to follow you, of course, provided that you keep their lives and property safe after the incident, and that they can continue to enjoy what they have now. Of course, it would be better if it could be improved a little more! ”
The eldest prince nodded, and looked at the Minister of State with some hesitation.
"Can you not harm my father's life?"
The Secretary of State spread his hands regretfully.
"As much as I would like not to hurt His Majesty, His Majesty is so stubborn that if he were alive, he would cause us endless trouble."
The eldest prince's expression darkened for a while, and then he asked:
"The army of the Ming Dynasty, what are you going to do with it, they have more than 100,000 people!"
The Minister of State seemed to be prepared, pulling out a map from his sleeve and pointing to the location of the southwestern border of Sindh.
"There is a triangular sea mouth here, we can let them practice here, and we can arrange the army around, and then gather all the ships of the three countries to block the exit position!"
"When the time comes, whether it is a fight or a siege, victory will eventually belong to us!"
Slowly rolling up the map, the Minister of State said excitedly: "When the time comes, we have captured their warships, our sea power will be greatly strengthened, and no one in the surrounding sea countries will be our opponents." ”
"We can even use these warships to attack other small states from the sea."
Looking at the eldest prince who was already moved, the Minister of State tempted like a demon: "With this method of slowly encroaching, our strength will become stronger and stronger, and one day, we will rule the entire Asan region." ”
"And you... My Royal Highness the Great Prince, will be the greatest king in the history of Ah San! ”
"The Greatest King!"
The eldest prince's eyes slowly blurred, and he had to admit that he was really tempted.
"Alas, my dear father, for the sake of Ah San, my son can only be sorry for you!"
The ministers of the Saided Kingdom actually didn't want to join the bullshit Ming Kingdom at all.
I live freely, I enjoy the life of a human being every day, why should I be a dog to others.
At that time, when they were discussing in the hut, many people were opposed to joining the Ming Dynasty.
Later, it was the Secretary of State who stood up and asked everyone to calm down for the time being, first ostensibly promised His Majesty the King and the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and then discussed what to do in private.
Later, they discussed it for two days in a row, and felt that the so-called Great Ming Kingdom should be just a small country, and its strength might even be inferior to the Saided Dynasty.
After all, if the Ming Kingdom is strong and the corpses of the soldiers are humiliated, it is a declaration of war, and no country may be able to endure it, let alone send envoys to talk.
Therefore, they concluded in their hearts that the Great Ming Kingdom was definitely a foreign powerhouse, and even inferior to the Saidd Kingdom in terms of strength.
However, there are some people who have seen the warship of the envoy of the Ming Kingdom, such a huge ship, they have seen it for the first time, and they feel that the warship is a threat to their existence.
Later, after discussion, it was decided to lure the enemy deeper, find an opportunity when the time and place are right and everyone is on their side, defeat the army of the Ming Kingdom, and then capture these warships for their own use.
The perfect battle plan was worked out under the mouths of the ministers.
But the only thing that worries them is what to do with His Majesty.
In the end, it was the Secretary of State who came up with a solution, which was to let the eldest prince, who was relatively easy to control, carry out a coup d'état and get rid of this soft Hazr Khan.
The plan was quickly drawn up, and the Minister of State personally went to persuade the Grand Prince.
can be a king, who wants to be a prince.
Hazr Khan's eldest son, despite his suave appearance, is actually an ambitious man.
His hesitation and worry about his father were actually faked.
If the Secretary of State came over to persuade him and he agreed, wouldn't that seem to be too anxious?
On the third night of Yang Pu's departure, a coup d'état took place in the palace of Said.
The eldest prince could not see that his father had betrayed the interests of the country as an excuse, so he led his troops into the palace, personally hacked his father to death, and strangled his mother with a rope.
In order to prevent his younger brothers and sisters from opposing him, he directly added a few younger brothers and sisters ruthlessly and killed them all.
The next morning, the eldest prince, surrounded by the Minister of State and others, ascended to the throne and became the second king of Said.
The old man was very shocked that the Sayyid dynasty had chosen to surrender completely.
What a fucking weak and incompetent emperor can make such a decision.
If this emperor is a descendant of his Ming dynasty, the old man can swear that he can definitely climb out of the coffin and strangle this bastard to death.
However, it is better to surrender, so as to save money and loss of money due to the death and injury of soldiers caused by the war.
can safely win a big country, and can also write a stroke on his merit book.
Zhu Zhangui was also very stunned.
This is really the Ah San in his impression, this is too much.
In his previous life, as far as he knew, in addition to the cosmic kingdom that ruled the entire universe, the second madest ones were these Ah San.
These arrogant people dare to do anything, even the monitor lizard, you can imagine how bold they are.
But now the two sides haven't even fought, and they haven't even seen the Ming army, so these three have surrendered.
Zhu Zhangui scratched his head for a long time, unable to figure out the reason.
When the generals heard the news, they could be said to be extremely disappointed.
They are also counting on fighting the Three Kingdoms, mixing up the title, or raising their own titles.
As a result, this can't be done, let alone the promotion of the title, it is estimated that there will not even be a few rewards.
If you want to say the most disappointed, it is Xia Yuanji.
He is also counting on beating the Three Kingdoms, snatching a wave of the Three Elites, and bringing back the blood of the Ming Household Department.
There are only a few people in their pockets, and the real rich people are all those powerful people.
As a result, this is all surrendered, and the money cannot be robbed.
For this reason, he was depressed in his heart, and he always regretted in his heart why he didn't go in the first place.
If he had gone to negotiate at the beginning and didn't let the three men fight, he would have been sorry for his position as the head of the household department.
Although everyone was a little puzzled that the Sayyid Dynasty chose to surrender, it was also a happy thing to be able to take a big country safely.
As for the three requests made by the other party, the old man was happy and agreed to them all with a stroke of his pen.
The magnates of the Said Dynasty wanted to see the affairs of the Ming army, and the old man also agreed very boldly.
As for the military exercise or the war, he discussed it with Zhu Zhangui, and finally decided to conduct a military exercise.
The reason why I chose the military exercise is because the three of them are fighting in the war, and if they kill too hard, these people will have a mustard in their hearts, and it will be troublesome to manage in the future.
So the grandfather and grandson discussed it, and chose a slightly more stable military exercise.
After determining the way to display military strength, the old man asked Yang Pu to run again, and determined with the other party where the military exercise was and when the time was set.
Yang Pu's trip was very fast, and he came back after only a few days.
This time he did not go to the palace of Saeed, but at the dock on the shore, and met the Minister of State.
The Syllable Chancellor told him that Hazr Khan had already made arrangements.
In order to prevent the death of innocent Ming soldiers, the Sayyid dynasty still wanted to watch a military exercise.
The two coincided, and Yang Pu happily set the location and time of the military exercise with the other party
After determining the location and time of the military exercise, Daming began to prepare.
For this action to show military power in front of the younger brother, the old man attaches great importance to it.
solemnly told Zhang Fu, the commander-in-chief of this military exercise, that he must show the strongest side of the Ming army.
Although it is a pity that he did not fight, Zhang Fu is quite happy to be able to show the military might of the Ming Kingdom in front of foreigners.
After a night of study and discussion, the order of the military exercises was decided.
The exercise was divided into three phases.
The integrated Shenji Battalion will land first on that day and hold a military formation demonstration and an offensive demonstration in the open area on the shore!
This was followed by naval shelling, landing exercises by the marines.
In the end, the two sides conducted a general exercise on land, showing the serious military discipline of the Ming Dynasty and the tenacious military quality and ended.
However, for safety reasons, the old man will not participate in this exercise in person, and Zhu Zhangui will participate in this military exercise as a representative of the Ming royal family.
And in the follow-up, he completed the joining ceremony with the Syed dynasty, and discussed the follow-up plan to attack the entire Asan.
But before that, the old man decided to go to the military exercise after the New Year.
The day Yang Pu confirmed the location and time of the military exercise with the other party and came back, it was already December 23, Yongle 13.
At that time, Yang Pu was also thinking about the New Year, and pushed back the time of the military exercise, thinking that the soldiers would finish the New Year first.
The Minister of State did not refuse, after all, they were not ready, and the army in their hands was still a little weak.
The two parties met and agreed to start the military exercise on the fifteenth day of the first month of the 14th year of Yongle, that is, the Shangyuan Festival of the Ming Dynasty.
Yongle 13/12 Chinese New Year's Eve.
Zhu Zhangui walked out of the room in surprise.
This month's commodities were extracted, and chemical products were drawn, and Zhu Zhangui remembered that they should be the raw materials for fertilizer fertilizers, which are powerful agents to increase grain production.
However, it still needs some processing, and all he extracts is the original chemical materials.
The name is ammonium nitrate.
Zhu Zhangui always felt very familiar with the name of this material, as if this thing could not only produce fertilizer, but also make other things.
But in his previous life, he didn't study agriculture, nor did he work in a chemical company, so he really didn't know much about this knowledge.
As for the chemistry I learned in school, well, that knowledge has long been returned to the teacher.
"Ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, what the hell is this thing capable of? Why do I always feel like I'm ignoring something! ”
Zhu Zhangui scratched his head and walked to the banquet hall.
Tonight's New Year's Eve, the old man decided to spend it with the soldiers.
Fires were erected in huge clearings.
The fat sheep were roasted by the fire, and the hot sheep fat dripped in the fire below, making a clattering sound.
The soldiers gathered around the fire, waiting for the lamb to be cooked, or roasting the seafood in their hands, chatting and laughing loudly, or singing the songs of their hometown.
"Your Royal Highness, Happy New Year!"
"His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, I have a New Year's greeting to you!"
Along the way, the soldiers who saw Zhu Zhangui greeted each other warmly and greeted the New Year.
Although he was thinking about ammonium nitrate, Zhu Zhangui still nodded at the soldiers with a smile, and at the same time, Hu Yu, who followed behind him, gave candy and snacks to these New Year's greeting soldiers.
When he arrived at the main banquet venue, Zhu Zhangui's face was almost stiff with laughter.
One or two people were a little better, and the dense soldiers along the way gave him New Year's greetings, and the smile made the expression on his face stiffen.
Zhu Zhangui can swear that he has not heard more New Year's greetings in his previous life for so many years than he heard tonight.
"Husband, why did you come? Grandpa was in a hurry. ”
As soon as Zhu Zhangui arrived at the main venue, Zhao Ling'er, who had been watching, hurriedly greeted him.
According to the rules, on such an important occasion, female rolls are not allowed to appear.
But in this foreign country, as far as Zhao Linger and a few maids were concerned, the old man was afraid that a few people would be bored, so he directly authorized Zhao Linger to participate in this banquet.
"It's a bit of a delay!"
Zhu Zhangui, who was still thinking about things, replied with a smile.
Then the two stepped forward and saluted the old man who was holding the little guy and chatting with Yang Pu, Zhang Fu, and Xia Yuanji beside him.
"Meet grandpa and wish him good health!"
"Hahaha, okay, all up."
The old man didn't ask much about his grandson's tardiness, and happily let the two get up, and then let the little snot send the prepared reward.
After the two saluted and thanked again, the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet officially began.
The palace guards who had been preparing outside for a long time heard the little snot shouting, and when His Majesty's decree banquet officially began, the fireworks prepared by Zhu Zhangui were quickly lit.
Beautiful fireworks exploded in the sky.
Every beautiful firework that bursts in the sky causes a burst of cheers from the soldiers.
The little guy who has always liked this thing slapped his face excitedly, pulled the old man and pointed to the sky, saying which one is beautiful.
The old man also echoed happily and agreed with the words of the little great-grandson.
And below, Zhu Zhangui, who was holding a wine glass and preparing to toast the old man, looked at the fireworks that exploded in the sky, his body was excited, he slapped his thigh excitedly, and yelled.
"I remember, ammonium nitrate smokeless gunpowder can not only be used as fertilizer, but also as explosives, a very powerful kind!"
In an instant, the originally lively banquet was suddenly quieted down by Zhu Zhangui's shout.
The old man and the generals and ministers all looked at Zhu Zhangui suspiciously, not understanding what kind of madness Zhu Zhangui was doing.