Mandarin Palace.

Because the merchant returned some local products that were not available in Middle-earth from overseas, he won the favor of His Royal Highness the Prince, and even summoned all the ministers to visit, and the officials after learning about it had different expressions.

Some people are happy to see new things, and some people think that they are happy to achieve great things.

"There are many things overseas that are not found in Middle-earth, including many spices from Bo Ni Dusi, but there is no need to be so popular, will it become the norm in the future?"

One of the officials walking said worriedly.

"There are so many overseas merchants, today he brings one thing, tomorrow he brings another thing, the court does not have to do anything, just look at the local products brought back by the merchants."

"Haha."

Because it was funny, it caused a lot of laughter.

"This is not right, although the spice is only for seasoning, but it is related to the people's livelihood, the development of the economy, the promotion of productivity, for the country and the country of the community has a great contribution, today to absorb a piece, tomorrow to absorb a piece, the world of good things are not in the bag."

"Not to mention the crops brought back by these merchants, I heard that the yield is extremely high, so wouldn't it be a blessing for the people."

Hearing a rebuttal, the complaining official did not continue to say more.

Entering the Wenhua Palace, there are already many people in the hall, and there are a few seeds placed in the field, and some technicians are studying it.

"This corn and sweet potato yield more than a dozen or so stones per mu, and the requirements for soil fertility and moisture are not high, even if it is land that cannot seed grains, it can be used, not only high yield, but also not pick the land."

Hearing the businessmen's introductions, many officials rolled their eyes.

There will be such good things in the world.

Seeing the appearance of the officials, Zhu Gaochi knew that many people did not believe it, but the facts are the facts, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the people used their own behavior to make choices, relying on the spontaneous behavior of the people, sweet potatoes were planted all over the country, replacing the traditional miscellaneous grains, and even rose to the status of staple food for a long time, which is an indisputable fact.

Without excellent results, sweet potatoes are unlikely to be universally accepted by farmers.

The bottom is the group that is the slowest to accept new things, and the group that is the most reluctant to take the initiative to change, but it has happened, and the facts are the facts.

The yield is not as good as the yield of sweet potatoes even if the rice and chemical fertilizers of the Ming Dynasty are not as good as the yield of sweet potatoes, and the sweet potatoes do not pick the ground, and do not need to vigorously level the land and other hard work, whether it is planting or harvesting, it is many times easier.

Sweet potatoes and corn are not crops of the old era and will take time to evolve.

Sweet potatoes and corn have been cultivated in the New World for thousands of years, and they have long been developed and matured, so the Spanish colonists preferred to take them thousands of miles away to Luzon to plant, as their reserve food, so that the colonists can make this choice, and the excellent effect of sweet potatoes and other crops can also be seen.

When the officials saw His Royal Highness the Prince's attitude, no one was willing to come out and spoil the fun, so no one refuted the merchants, and they had no way to refute it.

In the past, the teachers of the military household economic cooperatives were asked to come out and judge the situation of the seeds, although they could not say four, five or six, but as long as it was seeds, they had the confidence to find the best way to plant them.

After asking some businessmen about the local planting situation, according to the masters, Zhu Gaochi asked the palace affairs bureau to be responsible for the planting of new crops, and the planting was successful as soon as possible.

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The summer of the twenty-second year of Yongle.

The invisible heat of the Gobi Desert staggered their views, and the bones of unknown animals were exposed in the desert, and a dozen camels were hiding under a large rock.

The camels gathered together, and the shade of the place quickly became hot.

"Ombu, this traitor, we must kill him."

A voice came from the herd of camels, and a strong man who was tightly wrapped said viciously, because of the yellow sand, people must cover their mouths and noses if they want to cross the desert smoothly.

"Let's get to Termez City first and get supplies."

The leader said weakly.

The plan to assassinate the governor of the Ming Dynasty was revealed, attracting the pursuit of the Ming army, whether he could escape the hands of the Ming army, even he was not confident, only through Termez, and finally to Delhi was safe.

Samarkand is completely unable to stay, and Barikhei is becoming more and more dangerous, leaving less and less space for them to operate.

The people in the team were listless, enduring hunger and thirst, hot during the day, and bitterly cold at night, but they were all carefully selected men, who had been accustomed to the terroir since childhood, and did not cause death from illness.

The best land in the East is in the hands of the Han Chinese.

Central Asia to West Asia is the region next door and the desert, and the Ming people have mastered Samarkand and other regions, and they only need to hold those strategic points, and they can sit back and relax by relying on the desert and the next door.

But this invisible city wall also prevented the expansion of the Ming army in disguise.

The desert of Bukhara began to extend to the Caspian Sea, and the largest desert was tens of thousands of square kilometers, not to mention the rest of the desert, so even the historical Timur used the mode of war to feed the war, but only slaughtered the city, but did not establish effective rule in the region.

The maintenance cost of the Ming army's army was high, and it was supported by an industrialized society, and the traditional way of plundering was not cost-effective, so even the war between Britain and the Qing Dynasty was mainly to achieve that Britain could do business unhindered in the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, there are also reasons why it takes time for the Ming to digest the local area, and the power of the Ming Dynasty has begun to rise again in recent years.

A cavalry of thirty or forty Ming troops stopped outside the Gobi.

Forty-year-old Wang Dabing holds up a telescope.

"Put the total."

Wang Dabing put down the binoculars and nodded, "It should be going in that direction." ”

"Then shall we chase?"

The soldier below asked.

Wang Dabing has hundreds of people in his hands, and now he only brings a few dozen people into battle lightly, and said with a smile: "They have repeatedly escaped with the help of the geographical advantage with fewer people, and now they are doing more and more excessively, and this time they can't be given a chance." ”

It is difficult for the Gobi to obtain supplies, and there are no people for thousands of miles.

The larger the team, the slower it will be.

All kinds of factors are in favor of the rebel forces, the Ming army sent more people to catch up with them, sent fewer people, they dare to turn back and fight for their lives, although the Ming army is not afraid of death, but such a sacrifice is not necessary.

For the rest of the generals, probably the same as before, after the army chased into the next door for a distance, they lost the trace of the other party, and they returned in vain.

Wang Dabing has been a decisive person since he was a child, and he doesn't care too much, so he decisively chose to lead the elite cavalry in his hand to attack and chose danger.

The soldiers below learned of the general choice, and no one was dissuaded for fear of danger, and after the military order was issued, everyone entered the desert in high spirits and began a long and dangerous pursuit.

Life in the Gobi is very hard.

Every soldier had to endure great hardship.

It's an all-encompassing comparison.

Not only the consideration of weapons, equipment, treatment, etc., but also the assessment of perseverance, courage, patience and other characters.

A month later.

The rebels did not dare to stay in Termez for too long, and hurriedly continued south.

After Wang Dabing arrived in this city, he knew that there must be traitors on the other side in the city, and in addition to asking the local garrison to conduct a large-scale inventory of the city, he also pursued the rebel forces non-stop.

The garrison in the city did not shirk, although only the general information and requirements, and soon launched an inventory.

Everyone had to be checked, and each inn was re-registered, especially those who had been stranded for a long time, and more rigorous interrogation and verification were required, which made the chickens and dogs in the city jump for a long time.

Such an environment is not conducive to doing business, but the biggest goal of the seven western provinces is not economic development, and stability is still the main goal.

Early morning.

A warrior, covered in blood, stood on a desolate hill and shouted angrily at the opposite side: "You traitor, Allah will send down heavenly punishment to kill you, and you will receive the most painful revenge." ”

The captives in the hands of the Ming army did not dare to refute.

He didn't want to, but who made him fall into the hands of the Ming army, on the one hand, he was not to blame for the past, and on the other hand, he was afraid of torture, he chose the former, and just wanted to live a good life.

Wang Dabing stepped forward and loudly asked the other party to surrender.

The status of the other party is not low, and he has a lot of information that the Ming army needs, who is the supporter behind them, as long as he finds the forces hidden behind, the Ming army can easily break the foundation of the absolute side.

Rebel forces without support are a bottle without roots and will soon be quelled.

The other side naturally ignored it, but his face was full of despair.

I escaped for a month, I don't know how many times I have been entangled with this group of Ming troops, and I know the troubles of this group of Ming troops, especially the person who leads them, like an excellent hunter, who can find them accurately every time, even if they leave many traps, and the people who help cover up along the way, they are all found because of this person.

In fact.

With the economic development of the seven western provinces and the hard-line attitude of the Ming army, the development of the seven western provinces was generally very stable, but in recent years, the rebel forces have shown signs of resurgence.

Even the land of Kipchak, the west, and so on, there is instability.

As the war in Kipchak grew, one kingdom threatened to replace the Golden Horde, and adopted a negative attitude towards many of the agreements between the Golden Horde and the Ming army.

The original country in the west prospered, and the descendants of Timur became weaker and weaker, unable to suppress the other side, but were in a situation of being defeated by the other side. And there are no small voices in the south.

The seven western provinces were originally very stable, but both externally and internally, people who have lived there for many years have felt a huge turmoil that is taking shape.

At this time.

Wang Dabing had eliminated the rebel forces, and had already made his way through the desert to the mountains, near the Peshawar region, a terra nullius that the Ming army and the Delhi Sultanate were using.

The Delhi Sultanate was a powerful kingdom in northern India, which was defeated once because of Timur's invasion, but Timur was defeated at the hands of the Ming army, and while the Ming army digested the seven western provinces, the Delhi Sultanate was restored.

And because of the attachment of Demasa in the northeast of the subcontinent, the various forces were full of defense against the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Dabing was reluctant to do much, and after capturing some of the captives, he immediately returned to Samarkand with them. On the way back, he tortured the captives and obtained more information from them. As the information gradually leaked, Wang Dabing became more and more aware that he could not stay here for long.

When he returned to the city of Samarkand, he saw the black flag hanging over the city. This surprised him, for he had never seen such a flag before.

"What kind of flag is that? I've never seen it before. A soldier asked curiously.

The soldiers were very relaxed, in addition to returning to their own territory, there was also a hard work along the way that finally paid off, and people were looking forward to their rewards, so they smiled on their faces.

Wang Dabing wondered for a moment, as if he remembered something, and immediately changed his face.

"The emperor has died."

Hearing the general's words, everyone was stunned.

No one expected that a soldier would sit on the ground with a pop.

During the Ming Dynasty, the death of the emperor was regarded as a national event by officials, and a grand funeral was required and mourned throughout the country. During this process, local cities usually hung black or white flags on the towers to show their condolences and respect for the emperor.

Several of the soldiers showed hesitation and suspicion on their faces for a moment, and then gradually turned to grief because of their trust in their own family.

The soldiers did not understand the teachings of the upper echelons.

Although the emperor died of illness, their class left too far, and the local people laughed and cried, and they would not be affected by the emperor's affairs.

But what's the matter.

The soldiers began to grieve the death of the emperor, because the current emperor was respected.

According to the regulations and requirements of the Ministry of Rites, even in the seven distant western provinces, black flags were hung on the heads of each city, and they looked full of seriousness and sadness from a distance.

The news of the death of the Ming Emperor spread far and wide.

All the vassal states had to make corresponding moves and began preparations to enter Beijing.

After Huang Huai received the official document from the imperial court, he cried on the spot, the monarch and the minister, the monarch died, Huang Huai's heart was very painful, compared to Emperor Taizu, the current emperor is indeed very good.

But when it was learned that Wang Dabing had brought back the news, the supporters of the rebel forces turned out to be mainly from the Delhi Sultanate. Huang Huai immediately sorted out the situation and situation in the seven western provinces, as well as the external environment, and wrote a long letter to send to the capital and handed it over to the new emperor.

This year is also the Year of Yongle.

Next year will be a new era name.

Happy New Year: Hong Hee.

With the "baking" of the third era name, it indicates that the Ming Dynasty has entered the third era period, and has passed the two years of Hongwu and Yongle.

The Ming Dynasty was founded in the fifty-eighth year.

Hong Xinian.

Everyone is looking forward to Hong Xinian.

Emperor Taizu died, and the common people were sad for a moment.

Emperor Taizong died, and the common people were also sad for a moment.

But in a short time, the people showed greater expectations, people have long put His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the first place in their hearts, although they also respect Taizu and Emperor Taizong, but now the new emperor is the emperor that the people are most looking forward to.

Not only the common people, but everyone is paying attention to the new emperor.

This sage who promoted industrialized society.

No one denies that this emperor will inevitably go down in history, and no one can guess how future generations will view this emperor, but everyone knows that this emperor has supreme glory. (End of chapter)