First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 598

This guy Wang Baobao also studied history books hard, constantly using past examples to inspire people and stabilize morale.

It can only be said that your opponent knows you better.

The result of Wang Baobao's training is to unite with Timur, gather the Mongolian kings, and deal with Ming Dynasty together.

And this plan must use her little sister... Speaking of which, she fled to the grassland and changed from a pampered young lady to a Mongolian girl galloping on horseback, she had paid too much.

Now she is going to marry her in exchange for more benefits.

The more Wang Baobao read history books, the more he studied Zhang Ximeng's articles, the more he felt his old face had a fever, and he couldn't do anything about it.This kind of behavior is almost the same as the Zhao Song they eliminated.

100 years later, Da Yuan became Da Song.

Sure enough, all the Mongols miss the Song Dynasty, and they don't hesitate to become the Song Dynasty when they miss it.

If Zhang Ximeng knew about this, he would definitely write an article to laugh at me and make Wang Baobao the laughing stock of the ages... This guy has indeed done his research well enough that he believes it.

You are a pillar of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the commander of Mongolia, why do you care about these things?

You have to learn from Genghis Khan. My wife was robbed, but I got it back again. After giving birth to the eldest son, I just accepted it. What else can I do!

This is the true character of a hero!

However, Wang Baobao devoted himself to studying Zhang Ximeng, but he managed to figure out the Ming Dynasty's routines very clearly.

"Brother, I have inquired about it. That Timur is younger than you, and he can be regarded as a hero. His power has developed rapidly. Together, our two families will definitely dominate thousands of miles. Don't worry about Daming at all! According to the habits of Mongolian women, It is a good thing to be able to marry a strong man and a hero!"

Wang Baobao couldn't help taking a deep breath, "A good thing is a good thing, it's just that a woman chooses a husband, and she shouldn't have both ability and political integrity, and a good character, right?"

The woman said bluntly: "That's the habit of Ming people!"

Wang Baobao sighed again, "Silly sister, how a person is depends not only on what others think of you, but also how you think of yourself. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang, who regards himself as the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and aims to be the lord of China... Just like my Emperor Yuan and the Emperor of Mongolia. If we treat ourselves as ordinary Mongols, the Yuan Dynasty will really be over. We are different from Timur. Face to face, you don't understand!"

The eldest brother said this set of words more than once, and the woman was really a little confused, "Brother, what are you going to do?"

"Sister, I don't want to hide it from you. I plan to lure the enemy deep this time. On this vast grassland, I will defeat Daming in an upright manner. As long as we win, we will have prestige. When the time comes, all tribes in the grassland will definitely return. The king will also obey orders. At that time, Timur will also come to propose marriage and ask for marriage, and then we will have all our face and face."

The woman couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Isn't that still a marriage?"

Wang Baobao was a little stunned, and shook his head helplessly: "It's different, it's really different, take the initiative to ask for marriage, it's different, you have to believe in big brother!"

The woman nodded helplessly and said: "I believe in brother, but now brother suffers from foot disease and often gets sick, can you still defeat the Ming army?"

Wang Baobao heheed twice, forced himself to take two steps, and said casually, "If it was Zhang Ximeng leading the army, I would have to back away. If it was Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, it would only be [-]-[-]. As for Zhu Di, these bastards , even if I have injuries, I can still deal with them easily and effortlessly!"

The woman was dumbfounded, "Brother, is that Zhang Ximeng really stronger than Xu Da?"

Wang Baobao was a little stunned, and said helplessly: "Zhang Ximeng's art of war may not be top-notch. But he has a comprehensive view of the overall situation, careful thinking, and endless means. If he sends troops, he will definitely break the morale of the army and force us to flee. Let our livestock Miscarriages, horses are weak, cattle and sheep are sick and dead. Wait until we are exhausted, and then send troops to besiege. No way to survive!"

The woman was dumbfounded: "How could it be so? Then, what chance do we have of winning!"

Wang Baobao smiled and said: "That's right! If it is Zhang Ximeng, there is really no chance of winning, so he has to flee far away. But Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, in order to win, they will definitely attack from multiple directions and be careful to fight. I will deal with it , is also very difficult.”

Wang Baobao said again: "It's different if it's Zhu Di and the others. They don't have the composure of the older generation, and they only want to win and make meritorious deeds. I can crush this kind of brat with one hand. "

Wang Baobao's confidence infected his younger sister.

"Since that's the case, I want to follow and watch Big Brother, and defeat the Ming army with my own hands!"

Wang Baobao was stunned for a moment, "You, you better not go, just stay in Helin, waiting for the news of big brother's triumph..."

The woman hesitated again and again, and finally nodded reluctantly, "I know, in the heart of the eldest brother, we are still the heavenly beings of the Shang Kingdom, and girls are not allowed to fight the enemy! But there are many women in the Ming army, don't you do you know?"

Wang Baobao said sternly: "That's why they are the red scarf thieves, and they can't be regarded as the orthodox Dayuan! Just wait, one day, they will also herd horses in the Central Plains. If Zhu Yuanzhang can restore the Central Plains, there must be someone among us who can restore the Dayuan. Yes, there will definitely be!"

Wang Baobao was a bit abnormal. He dispatched troops and generals, and he gathered more than [-] cavalry.

The final capital of the Yuan Dynasty was all bet up.

On the other side, Zhu Di was drinking happily with his two elder brothers.

King Zhu of Jin, still angry, questioned Zhu Di with the help of wine, "Fourth brother, when you blackmailed brother and forced so many Shanxi merchants to go to Peiping, I ran to Hetao to raise sheep and shear wool for you... Tell me, is it meaningful for you, Zhu Di, to treat third brother like this?"

Zhu Di lazily said: "Didn't this matter be mentioned in the capital? Eldest brother also asked us to drink together to clear up our suspicions, have you forgotten?"

Zhu Yan snorted: "I haven't forgotten! I just want to remind you that people are doing it, and the sky is watching! This time, what good is it to destroy Bei Yuan, you have to share more with me!"

In a word, it revealed Zhu Yan's thoughts, what he wanted was the benefits after the war.

Zhu Di calmly said, "Third brother, to be honest, if you don't talk about Shanxi merchants, I won't talk nonsense. But if you do, I have to talk about it. Chu Qi, and Qi Tai, they arrested When I arrived at the three merchants, I found that they had disclosed the news of the military deployment to Wang Baobao!"

"What?" Zhu Yan was shocked, "Fourth brother, are you talking nonsense? Our military plan has been exposed?"

Even Zhu Xi couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Fourth brother, you didn't lie, did you?"

Zhu Di directly took out three letters and threw them on the table.

The two brothers quickly picked it up, looked carefully, and found that there was only news of the three kings leaving the teacher, and the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fourth, they don't know yet, do they?"

Zhu Di laughed and said, "They need to know why Wang Baobao came back to die! Don't worry, brothers, this time, we will definitely make great achievements!"

Chapter 829 Production and Construction

"Soldiers, after ten years of farming and fighting, can you still go to battle and kill the enemy?"

Holding a saber in his hand, Feng Guosheng stood under the banner and questioned the soldiers present.

Opposite him were tens of thousands of main force of the Ming army.

These people are generally not young, and the youngest is almost 30 years old.And because of the bitter cold in the northwest, wind and sand hit.Their skin is rough and their appearance is old.A lot of people looked like they were in their 50s.

But at this moment, the big guy's back is straight, his eyes are like torches, and a ball of flames is burning.

This is Hamiwei.

Back then, the Westward Army Corps started from Liangzhou, cut through the Hexi Corridor, marched into the Western Regions, and took back the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties. What a sight!

It was only after they arrived in the Western Regions that the big guys suddenly realized that they had reached a desperate situation, and it was very difficult for them to survive!

In the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, there were 36 countries, and the number of horses, cattle and sheep was astonishing. It can be seen that the climate in the Western Regions was good at that time, and the precipitation was abundant.Although it is still difficult, it is still possible to survive.

Hundreds of years later, the situation is completely different. The precipitation has decreased, many ancient cities have been abandoned, and the sky is full of yellow sand, swallowing up the prosperous towns in the past.

A large number of oases have disappeared and water sources have been reduced.

There are fewer cattle, horses and livestock, and there is even less arable land.

Feng Guosheng, who walked around, was almost desperate. How can he guard such a place?

What's the value in getting it?

At that moment, Feng Guosheng thought about giving up, and simply returned to Liangzhou.

As soon as this idea popped up, he immediately thought of his elder brother, and the conversation he had when he decided to go west... No matter what, he couldn't give up his homeland.

What our ancestors could do, we can do the same!

Feng Guosheng sat on the sand dune for a whole night, despite the strong wind.In front of his eyes, his elder brother's appearance flashed by, and in his ears, his elder brother's teachings.

Man will conquer nature, no matter what, we must survive!

From the next day, all the soldiers began to survey the terrain, search for water sources, and found land suitable for farming.

This place in the Western Regions is very strange, with sufficient sunlight and large temperature difference between day and night, which is convenient for fruits to accumulate sugar, and is also suitable for the growth of wheat and cotton. As long as the irrigation problem can be solved, there is a water source.

What you grow, what you grow, what you reap!

An absolute godsend.

But the question is where to get water?

Nothing is empty talk without water.

Feng Guosheng inspected the local situation, asked local people, and consulted past documents... After more than three months of busy work, he finally figured out that there is water here, but the water is on the high mountains.

The snow on the top of the mountain will melt in spring and summer, turning into a trickle and flowing down.

It's just that due to the dry climate, the wind and sand are strong, and the evaporation is fast.

Before it reaches the foot of the mountain, it has evaporated.

Therefore, if you want to get water, you must build an underground canal, which is commonly known as a Karez well. A shaft is dug at the water source on the hillside to collect ice and snow melted water.

Then an underground horizontal canal will be built to transport the water collected from the shafts to the bottom of the mountain.

Speaking of this matter, it is definitely more difficult than going to the sky when it can be operated.

Due to the lack of machines, it was impossible to explore the geological structure, and it was entirely by luck.

It's okay to dig a vertical shaft downward, but when digging a horizontal canal, the upper layer of earth and rocks will collapse, and it is easy to bury people alive underneath.

And how to determine the direction of excavation, how to move large stones, these problems, one after another, which one is fatal.

The more he knew and the clearer he knew, the more helpless Feng Guosheng became.

You think you have received a supreme honor, but behind the honor is an unimaginable sacrifice.

What else can I do?

Fight!

Feng Guosheng chose more than 30 places, and arranged a thousand households to be responsible for each place.

Every few thousand households, there must be a general to rule, starting from him, everyone has to work, no exceptions are allowed.

From this day onwards, the generals and soldiers of the westward marching regiment worked from dawn to dusk, went up the mountain to dig wells, build barracks, and open up farmland... They held knives and guns in one hand and hoes in the other.

It is necessary to be able to fight, but also to be able to make friends.

The entire westward marching regiment is definitely a group of people with the highest comprehensive quality among the Ming army.

They can kill the enemy when they lift the knife, put down the knife and pick up the hoe to plow the fields, carry the iron braze, dig wells up the mountain to divert water, and lift the pen to register the goods of merchants.

Make friends with local leaders, drink to your heart's content, teach children lessons, read and write... It is no exaggeration to say that everyone is a versatile, hexagonal warrior, without any weaknesses, and dare not have any weaknesses!

In this land where survival is difficult, if you don't temper yourself into steel, how can you withstand the ravages of wind and sand in the Western Regions?

To this day, Feng Guosheng just wants to say one thing, Zhang Xiangsheng!

When Zhang Ximeng arranged for troops to march westward, everyone was specially selected.

Feng Guoyong has an overall view, Feng Guosheng can cooperate with his brother, Fu Youde can fight, Guo Xing can lead the army... Most of the soldiers below must be literate, read and understand, and have very high quality.

At that time, many people didn't understand that this was a war, so there was no need to be so selective?

The Northern Expedition army led by Xu Da and Chang Yuchun was not so troublesome!

A side division is even stricter than the main force, what are you thinking, Zhang Ximeng?

If it weren't for Zhang Ximeng's strong prestige and Lao Zhu's absolute trust, it would have been impossible to do this.

But when they drove into the Western Regions, everything suddenly became clear.

Zhang Ximeng's arrangement was amazing.

In terms of combat effectiveness alone, this partial division may not be much stronger than Xu Da and the others... But in the Western Regions, fighting is not the main thing at all, at most [-]%, or even less!

The real key is development, construction, and using one hand to build a home in a barren land... At this time, reading and literacy is particularly important.

How to repair Karez, what method to use, what tools are needed... These things are obviously not something that a muddle-headed person can do.

We must give full play to the ingenuity of every soldier, be willing to work, and be able to work...

From this day on, materials from all over the Central Plains were sent to the Western Regions. Feng Guosheng led the soldiers to build iron smelting workshops, make agricultural tools and weapons, build windmills to pound rice, introduce textile machines, process wool and camel hair... Gather all the tribes of the Western Regions and make friends with them.

Those who are willing to obey Daming are drawn over, and those who are not willing to obey can only send troops to crusade.

Establish rules and protect trade routes, especially those merchants who are still willing to walk the Silk Road, they must be protected, reasoned with them, and promote Ming's strategy.

Funnily enough, Beiping was the first to use looms, and the second was the Western Regions.

Although their scale is far smaller than that of Beiping, the consciousness of these people is definitely ahead of the curve.

In this way, counting from the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the start of the Western Expedition, Feng Guosheng built more than one hundred Karez wells in the Western Regions in more than ten years.

The water diversion irrigation area exceeds 800 million mu.

They produce 300 million shi of grain a year, which they not only eat for themselves, but also sell.

There are hundreds of thousands of horses and countless cattle and sheep.

They even planted large tracts of grapes and melons, and they also have a winery that can produce high-quality wine... They also have a jade factory that produces high-quality Hetian jade and agate.

After many merchants arrived in the Western Regions, they would be stunned and couldn't believe their eyes at all!