Chapter 233: There is a price to be paid for being careful
For Ulubo, Zhu Zhanyan did not have the slightest scruples, because for now, Da Ming was not afraid of any enemy.
Besides, now that the Timurid Empire has a request for Zhu Zhanyan, what else is he afraid of?
If the Timurid Empire dared to be careful, Zhu Zhanyan really dared to send all the potatoes in Yunnan to the Ottoman Empire and Shahru's direct enemy, Haril.
"Your Royal Highness, you are also a prince, you should also understand......"
Ulugh Beg only felt that Zhu Zhan was now a hedgehog that had formed a ball, and he had no idea where to start.
In the absence of a way, he can only use the stupidest method, even if there is no way to do it.
"Huh! Don't talk about this! Zhu Zhanyan directly raised his hand to interrupt Ulubeg's words.
"Prince Ulugh Beg, instead of talking about the useless ones, think about what to do?"
"To put it bluntly, I'm no different from a businessman now, what I want is profit."
"Actually, you know, and I'm not afraid that you know, I was going to hold the potato in my hand, but in the end it was taken out by those merchants."
"Taking out the seeds and trading with you is a no-brainer, because as long as this kind of thing is negligent for a while, it is the only end if it can't be controlled."
"But even so, I'm not going to fool around."
As he spoke, Zhu Zhanyan pointed in the direction behind him and patted Ulubeg on the shoulder with a smile.
"I'm not afraid you know, at this time in Annam, there are potatoes everywhere, and the same is true for the Wa Kingdom in addition to Annam."
"In today's situation, although I can't stop the potatoes from spreading, I can choose which side gets the most potatoes the fastest."
"Haril, Uthman, plus your father Shaharu."
"In the end, who dies and who lives, who will unify the world in the West of the Ming Dynasty......"
"To put it arrogantly, but realistically, this result is controlled by me."
At this moment, Zhu Zhanyan can really be said to be arrogant to the extreme, do you not know anywhere else, Ulugh Beg only knows that from the beginning of his memory to the present, Zhu Zhanyan is the only one he has seen.
The only one who has enough strength to even have a chance to reach the top of power, but is still so rampant.
However, Ulugh Beg did not understand it either.
For now, Daming has a total of three new grains, corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Corn was the first to be released, and the yield was about double that of ordinary rice and wheat, and without potatoes and sweet potatoes, the yield would be amazing in this era.
Although it could not achieve the level of population explosion in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, it was enough to significantly increase the number of people.
But the problem lies in potatoes and sweet potatoes.
It was no secret about the potatoes now, at least not for the Ulugh Beg, after all, they had received news of the potatoes from the Sultan of Delhi, and now they had the potatoes in their own hands.
As for sweet potatoes......
Until now, no news has come out.
In this regard, Ulugh Beg was a little incomprehensible, because the corn and sweet potatoes were handed over to the Ming court by Zhu Zhan Yan, but neither Zhu Zhan Yan nor the imperial court had ever released the sweet potatoes.
If this were all there was to it, then Ulugh Beg would have thought that the sweet potato was the most important, because only the most important thing should be held the most tightly and the enemy would not be given a chance to get him.
However, the potatoes gave another signal that made him feel confused.
The contradictions between the Zhu Gaochi brothers are well known, even in the Timurid Empire, and Ulugh Beg has heard of them all.
In addition, Ulugh Beg also knew that Zhu Zhanyu was Zhu Gaoxu's biggest helper in the struggle for the crown, even if he began to shine in the seventh year of Yongle, it was enough to overshadow those generals who followed Zhu Gaoxu.
Under such circumstances, the potatoes were held tightly in Zhu Zhan's hands, and even the imperial court did not get them.
As for why the potatoes flow out......
Ulugh Beg had discussed this with his father, Shaharu, and eventually came to the conclusion that Zhu Gaochu and his son were inadequate.
This is really not nonsense, because before the domain of Yunnan, Zhu Gaochu was notoriously reckless, and his eldest brother Zhu Gaochi was notoriously benevolent.
These two brothers, one south and one north, are two extremes.
The eldest brother Zhu Gaochi is very good at handling government affairs and governing the country, otherwise it would be impossible to supervise the country many times, and Zhu Di is still so relieved.
The second eldest Zhu Gaoxu is quite good in martial arts, and it can even be said that he is at the ceiling level during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.
At the time of Jingjing, if there was no Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di would have died at least three times.
But it's the same, the boss is excellent in civil and political affairs, but not in martial arts, and the second is excellent in martial arts, but not in civil affairs.
Therefore, Ulugh Pag and Shah Ru eventually blamed the potato outflow on the fact that the skill tree of Zhu Gaochu and his son was too simple and had no specific experience.
Thinking of this, Ulugh Beg gritted his teeth and decided to fight for it, no matter what the cost.
Because in his opinion, there may be better food in the world than potatoes, but if he doesn't fight for it this time, it is likely that he will never have a chance.
If they don't fight for it this time, the result is that they are destroyed by the Haril and the Ottoman Empire, the people are gone, and the incense inheritance is broken, where will there be any chance?
"This matter is something we did wrong, His Royal Highness thinks we should make amends, just ask!"
Ulugh Beg gritted his teeth and said this, because he knew that if he didn't pay a big enough price for this trip, then he basically had no chance of getting Zhu Zhan's help to let his father Shahru continue to weigh on the head of Haril and the Ottoman Empire.
"Oh? Let me say it? Zhu Zhanyan's eyes lit up.
"Yes!" Having opened this mouth, Ulugh Beg was relieved.
"Your Royal Highness, just speak! We don't let it go! ”
"That's ......" Zhu Zhanyan smiled and nodded, he was still quite satisfied with this result.
"Since Prince Ulugh Beg is so sincere, then I won't hide it, I have a total of three requests."
"Your Royal Highness, please speak!"
As soon as he heard the three demands, Ulugh Beg immediately regretted that he had not done the same, but he had no choice.
Before, Zhu Zhanyan only made two requests, but it was already so excessive, and now that they made a mistake first, Zhu Zhanyan put forward three more requirements......
These three requirements will certainly be more excessive than they were at the beginning.
But what can he do......
"First ......" Zhu Zhanyan smiled and patted Ulugh Beg's shoulder, looking very appreciative of Ulugh Beg's decisiveness.
"I have a batch of gems here, which will be sold in the Timurid Empire in the future, and I hope you can give enough sincerity."
"Second, the white slave trade we talked about before has doubled the number of times, doubled the number of people, halved the price, and there must be more than sixty percent of young and strong men each time!"
(End of chapter)