Chapter 682 - Sailors and Servant Troops Can Be Dispatched
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "In the second year of Timur, he is almost seventy years old this year!"
"At such an age, he must be in poor health!"
Guo An said thoughtfully: "However, he wants to attack my Da Ming again, and he is not afraid to fold him on my Da Ming!"
However, Weichen guessed that he was an old sweater, and deep down in his heart he still liked to seek stability.
This time, if you give them a head-on blow, the Timurs will be afraid."
Zhu Di asked, "Guo Qing wants to beat Timur in one fell swoop outside Gansu?"
"That's the idea, too!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Weichen feels that he will be afraid of these barbarians.
Then, they will inevitably run back.
In this way, some of the grain, grass and baggage they brought were left to my Daming.
And I, Daming, only need to send 50,000 elite soldiers, carrying a large number of firearms and ammunition, to follow behind those people.
If Timur dares to counterattack, our army can fight it, and I will fight it!
If you can't beat it, you can retreat!
There are a lot of firearms and ammunition, and I believe that Timur has no way to take my Daming!
At the same time, send another naval division to the South Seas and attack the kingdom of Timur from the sea."
"Attack on the kingdom of Timur at sea?"
Zhu Di was a little puzzled.
"Exactly!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, since Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom were captured by Yan Shanwei.
My Ming sailors, basically there is no war.
Now, although they patrol the sea, they protect our Daming Sea Frontier.
However, if a large army does not fight for a long time, Wechen is worried that their military discipline will begin to slip, the army will begin to become lazy, and even internal problems will arise."
Zhu Di asked thoughtfully, "If so, do you want them to take Timur to train their soldiers?"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, you can also share some pressure on my Ming Northern Army.
so that the kingdom of Timur did not dare to gather all the forces of the whole country in the north."
"In addition, if the sailors go to war, it is easy to supply food supplies. Cochin is sufficient.
Moreover, His Royal Highness King Zhao is close to each other and can also fight.
Other vassal kings, if they are interested, can also go to join in the fun.
So as to increase the pressure on Timur, and also to those barbarians in the West, show the might of my Ming army!"
"Wechen still has an idea, there are still many young people in the Wa Kingdom, and Wechen asks Your Majesty to recruit 10,000 young and strong Wa Guo to serve as my Ming Navy servants, let them be the vanguard, and attack Timur!"
"The Japanese are a servant army against Timur's vanguard?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di, Li Jinglong, and Zhu Gaochi all had bright eyes.
"Yes!"
Zhu Di nodded directly, "There are millions of people in the Wa Kingdom, and 10,000 servant troops are a bit less, but let them send 20,000!"
"Your Majesty!"
Guo An immediately flattered.
Zhu Di said again: "Let Goryeo send out another 5,000 servant army!"
Hearing this, Guo An's eyes also lit up, "In this way, the Korean people and the Japanese people are wary of each other, which can save me a lot of thoughts!"
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, and continued: "Tianjin Wei, Weihaiwei, Jinshanwei, Zhenhaiwei, and those small guards around it, just without any war, drew out 30,000 troops.
As for Gansu......
As he spoke, Zhu Di looked at Li Jinglong.
"Jiujiang, if I go west in the Ming Dynasty, then the Timurid country will be west of the Western Regions, and I won't be able to come back without a year or two of hard work!"
"Back to Your Majesty, Wechen is ready!"
Li Jinglong's face was solemn, "The Northern Yuan can be destroyed by my Ming Dynasty, just a Timur, dare to bully my Ming Dynasty like this, Weichen will definitely destroy his country, arrest that Timur, and let him personally kneel down to His Majesty to ask for guilt!"
"Very good!"
Zhu Di looked satisfied.
Guo An hurriedly said, "Cao Guogong, the western expedition is the most dangerous, it is Timur's territory, please be cautious!"
As long as he retains his strength, Timur will definitely not be Cao Guogong's opponent!"
"Thank you for your concern!"
Li Jinglong bowed to Guo An, but his eyes were full of confidence.
In this regard, Guo An also quietly shut up and did not say anything.
Li Jinglong, who has been valued by Zhu Yuanzhang since he was a child and vigorously cultivated, also has a sense of arrogance in his heart.
When the toes were crossed, Guo An was basically the first skill.
Now, after the Shenji Battalion is handed over to him and led by Li Jinglong, he, Li Jinglong, will definitely be able to destroy a country and make great contributions to expanding the territory!
Since the western expedition was decided, Zhu Di was not polite, and said directly: "Among the Jingshi army, Jiujiang can select 20,000 elites by himself and take them to Gansu!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Jinglong was overjoyed.
In the Beijing Division, there are 207,800 troops!
When Xu Huizu set out on the expedition, he brought more than 30,000 elites.
Li Jinglong chose another 20,000, and there are still 150,000, which is completely enough to defend the Jingshi and deal with any accidents!
Immediately, Li Jinglong went out of the palace directly with the holy decree.
When the officials of the DPRK and China heard this, they did not say much.
Timur has come to the door, and it is inevitable that the court will send troops to defend it.
If someone dares to make irresponsible remarks, if they say it today, there will be Jinyi guards who dare to copy their house at night.
Then.
Jin Shanwei, Tianjin Wei, Weihaiwei, and Zhenhaiwei also received the holy decree.
One by one, the huge ships left the port, gathered on the sea, and headed for the Western Ocean.
Everywhere they passed, there was a great roar, and all the ships hurriedly avoided it.
The army has not yet passed Luzon, and the forces that the Ming should know are also known.
"The four great sea guards have dispatched 400 large ships, a full 30,000 troops!"
"Thirty thousand troops, plus the king of Zhao who went to the West, and those vassal kings?"
"To pave thousands of miles of cement straight roads, to pave steel roads, to the north, to the west, and now to go out to the sea, how can I stand it?"
"Yes, seeing that my Da Ming has finally become rich, and now I am so reckless, how can this be good?"
"Be careful!"
"Hmph, this official said these words with a clear conscience. Now, I have such good seeds, as well as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.
As long as the people are at ease to farm, I will be able to cultivate and recuperate for two years, and my Ming will become a prosperous world!
Now, Your Majesty is so anxious, and I, as a courtier, should dissuade you!"
"What Yu Gong said is very true, I will also go with Yu Gong!"
"The old man is going to ...... too."
Soon.
Jian Yi, the secretary of the ministry, Yu Xin, the secretary of the household department, Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Sun Xian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Yang Jing of the imperial history of the left capital, and others all came to Zhu Di neatly.
All of them were full of solemnity, and even a little excited.
"Your Majesty, Wechen has a play!"
"Your Majesty, the old minister requests to inform the people, and now I am the Ming Dynasty's northern and western expeditions, plus the sailors, the three-way army, and more than 200,000 troops......
In this way, how much labor will I have to levy and how much food will I consume?"
"Your Majesty, it's hard for the household to support it!"
"Household support?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh lightly, "Yu Shangshu, with the cement straight road from Jingshi to Liangzhou, now I am going to Liangzhou to transport grain and grass baggage, but is it still troublesome?"
"This ......"
Yu Xin, who was full of anger, was directly stunned.
"Back to Your Majesty, it will be much easier than before!"
Zhu Di again
He said, "I ask you again, the water master's grain and grass are heavy, but do you need the household department to transport it?"
"Huh?"
At this time, Yu Xin was stunned again.
Immediately, he hurriedly looked at Zhu Di.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how the sailor transports grain and grass?"
"The food in Jiaozhi is enough, or the vassal kingdom of King Zhao can also be supplied, and there is no need to worry about the household!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Di's eyes were full of pride.
In fact, not only the 30,000 troops of the naval division, but also 5,000 Goryeo troops and 20,000 Japanese troops, all of which were completely reliable overseas supplies.
"This ......"
Yu Xin, Yang Jing and others were directly stunned.
They came to advise His Majesty like this, and as a result, none of their reasons were valid?
After a while, Yu Xin and Jian Yi glanced at each other, and asked again, "Your Majesty, Weichen heard that the steel road that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County are going to pave is true?"
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di nodded again.
Yu Xin seemed to have regained some kind of confidence, so he said aloud again: "Your Majesty, from Jingshi to Jiaxing Mansion, more than 600 miles, so far, how much steel is needed?
And that huge iron car made entirely of steel, not only does it consume so much steel, but how can such a huge iron car run?"
"Your Majesty, there are still many places in my Ming Dynasty that need steel, and such a waste of steel......
Without waiting for Yu Xin to finish speaking, Zhu Di said directly: "I can run, even faster than a fast horse!"
"Huh?"
"Your Majesty, how do you know?"
"Your Majesty, how is this possible?"
Yu Xin, Jian Yi and the others suddenly looked incredulous.
It was an iron car, or an iron car dozens of feet long forged entirely of steel!
The ability to run is already a miracle.
Now, you can still run faster than a fast horse?
One by one, they boasted that they had read all the history books of the world and heard countless absurd and wonderful things, but they had never heard of such things.
Even, they can't even think about it!
Such a big iron car, how many million catties? I'm afraid that 10,000 soldiers won't be able to pull it!
"I've already confirmed this!"
Zhu Di ignored the expressions on the faces of these old men and said directly.
Hearing this, Yu Xin, Jian Yi and others couldn't help but be shocked again.
"Confirmed?"
"I wonder how Your Majesty confirmed it?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, could it be that the king of Shunde County has forged such a big iron chariot?"
"It's impossible for such a big iron car to be silent......
Zhu Di shook his head slightly, "You don't have to speculate, the iron car is not all forged, but I have already seen that after the iron car is forged, it can move, even better than the cement straight!"
"Forged some?"
Yu Xin, Jian Yi and the others had a gleam in their eyes, and then saluted Zhu Di again.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where such a divine object is?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, such a divine object, I don't know if Weichen and the others can take a look?"
"Your Majesty......"
"Alright, alright!"
Zhu Di waved his hand a little helplessly, but in the expectant eyes of Yu Xin, Jian Yi and others, he still ruthlessly refused.
"The iron car is called a train, and it has not yet been fully built, and it is not yet in the capital division, so you should not investigate.
When the construction is completed, I will take it out and let everyone in Daming have a good ride!"
"Your Majesty, the iron ...... Can you still take the train?"
Yu Xin couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!"
Zhu Di nodded lightly, "That train is extremely wide, it can transport goods and passengers!"
If my Ming can forge more than a dozen trains, which can lead to any state capital of my Ming Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty will definitely be prosperous!
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"To any state capital......
Sun Xian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed again, admonishing with a bitter face.
"Your Majesty, be careful, the train is not only huge in itself, but it will also have to be built with a special railway.
I have a vast territory, and if I want to make the train run all over, I don't know how much steel it will cost!
Now, the steel smelted by my Daming smelter is already a little insufficient for my Daming.
If a large number of railways are built, the people's farm tools and some soldiers and weapons will not be enough......
Zhu Di said directly: "Then send some iron-making envoys, find a few iron mines, set up smelting furnaces, and build furnaces!"
"Now, my Daming is at the time of great prosperity, the country is rich and the people are strong, and if I open a few more smelters, there will be no big deal!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
This time, Yu Xin, Sun Xian and others did not come out to stop it.
A storm quietly subsided.
After walking out of the palace, Yu Xin, Jian Yi, Yang Jing and others were still a little incredulous.
Now, these important ministers have become a bit of a tool man.
They also seem to have no restraint over His Majesty.
I don't know whether this situation is good or bad for Daming.
However, at present, Daming seems to be getting stronger day by day.
The few disobedient small countries around, even the Mongolian *** in the northern steppe, were all cleaned up by His Majesty.
Even, regained Cochin!
Now, there is only one threat to the Ming Dynasty, and that is Timur in the west.
However, they don't think that a mere Timur can help to get the Ming Dynasty.
Perhaps, within two years, that Timur will be captured by the Ming army, escorted to Beijing, and pleaded guilty to His Majesty.
In the Ming Dynasty, there are not only cement straights, but also their own good seeds, sweet potatoes, corn and other auspicious grains.
Those merchants and gentry can also go to sea to trade.
Even those vassal kings can lead their troops to the sea and attack their own vassal kingdoms.
Among these, it seems that except for the interests of the gentry who have been damaged a little, the other people in the Ming Dynasty are getting richer and richer.
Even the treasure money no longer began to depreciate......
Thinking of these, Yu Xin, Jian Yi, Yang Jing and other important ministers slowly dispersed one by one.
It's not that there are no gentry to cry to them, but that they, as important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, know more and see more.
In this situation, the general trend has been achieved, and it cannot be stopped at all.
Even if they are the people, if they try to stop it, they will only block the car with their mantis arms.
In addition, in this case, some gentry can also make some profit from it!
It's just that some gentry are blinded by interests and can't see clearly.
More than ten days later.
Two fleets of ships came out from Goryeo and Wa, carrying more than 20,000 troops, all the way south, following the army of sailors!
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