Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 375 The Koreans of later generations would be furious if they saw this! Fang Xiaoru's expectations! Time flies!
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's moved expression, Zhu Biao smiled as well.

"Father, to be honest, Xiong Ying is still too young and doesn't understand people's hearts."

"But after so many years among the common people, he has long seen through people's hearts."

"What we've brought out this time is quite motivating," Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"We're now looking forward to seeing how much they can accomplish, after all, this Longevity Pill isn't just empty talk," Zhu Yuanzhang said thoughtfully.

Zhu Biao didn't speak, but his expression was exceptionally serious.

……

North Korea!
royal palace.

"The decree of our Great Ming has been conveyed."

"King of Joseon, receive the decree."

An official from Liaodong Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty held an imperial edict in his hands, followed by a group of armored soldiers.

In front of him.

King Yi Seong-gye knelt humbly on the ground.

If those Koreans of later generations were to see this scene, they, who consider themselves the greatest and most superior nation, would probably collapse completely.

"May I ask, Your Excellency?"

"How many troops does Joseon need to send this time?" Yi Seong-gye asked respectfully after receiving the imperial edict.

"The imperial edict only ordered the King of Joseon to send troops to attack, without saying much. What our Great Ming wants to see is the attitude of the King of Joseon."

"Let the King of Joseon decide the specifics."

"Now that the imperial decree has been delivered, I will return to the Ming Dynasty."

The Ming envoy glanced at Yi Seong-gye with an arrogant air, then turned and left.

The majesty of the Celestial Empire.

It is very obvious.

"Respectfully seeing off the envoy from the Celestial Empire."

Watching the envoy's retreating figure, Yi Seong-gye shouted loudly.

The Korean civil and military officials behind them also loudly bid them farewell.

After leaving completely.

Yi Seong-gye frowned, looking at the imperial edict in his hand as if it were a hot potato.

"Kings."

"Are we really going to send troops to deal with the Jianzhou Tribes?"

"As far as we know, the Jianzhou tribes have a combined military strength of up to several hundred thousand."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The three Jianzhou tribes are all savages, but their fighting strength is not weak. The Ming Dynasty asked us to send troops to attack, but did not provide any military pay or supplies, or even weapons. This is clearly sending our country to its death."

"Your Majesty, please think carefully and be extremely cautious."

……

Once the envoy left...

The officials under Yi Seong-gye then began to speak out, and it was clear that most of them were complaining and did not want to send troops.

And listening to these things.

Yi Seong-gye's face grew even uglier.

Because at this moment, he only had two choices: one was to obey the Ming Dynasty's decree and send troops to deal with the Jianzhou Tribes, and the other was to disobey the decree, which would ultimately result in offending the Ming Dynasty.

send troops.

This means damage, and it means a loss of national strength.

No troops will be sent.

Offending the Ming Dynasty might lead to future repercussions.

after all.

Although the Jianzhou Tribes and even the Tatars actively invaded the Ming Dynasty, their scale was ultimately disproportionate.

"Issue my decree."

"Gather an army of 80,000, appoint Zhao Jun as the general, and march out to conquer the three tribes of Jianzhou," Li Chenggui shouted.

He completely ignored the words of the court officials and ordered the troops to be mobilized.

Hear this.

Many of the Korean officials' expressions changed.

"Do you think the Ming Dynasty has sent envoys to select officials for me?"

"Do not."

"This is an ultimatum."

“If I do not obey the imperial decree and send troops, once the Ming Dynasty has dealt with the Tatars and Jurchens, we will be next.”

"You really underestimate the Ming Dynasty."

“If the Ming Dynasty were so easily weakened, the Northern Yuan would not have perished. If Zhu Yuanzhang were truly so incompetent, he would not have become the ruler of the Celestial Empire.” Yi Seong-gye interrupted the ministers who were trying to dissuade him from sending troops.

As the founding emperor.

He was also an ambitious person.

He was well aware of how terrifying Zhu Yuanzhang was, and even more so of the extent of the Ming Dynasty's power.

It is something that a small country like his cannot compare to.

Although this military expedition would deplete the nation's strength, compared to giving the Ming Dynasty a legitimate reason to wage war in the future, Yi Seong-gye naturally felt that sending troops was the safest option.

It's also at this time!
"Report."

An urgent voice came from outside the palace.

Yi Seong-gye and his civil and military officials all looked over.

A North Korean soldier came running quickly; judging from his attire, he was clearly a North Korean messenger.

"What's the matter?"

Yi Seong-gye asked with a cold face.

"Your Majesty, this is my report."

"We just received news about the war in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty; it's already been reported."

"The grandson of the Ming emperor, Zhu Xiong Ying, led his army north and not only defeated the Tatar army, but also personally beheaded the Tatar Khan, Benyashiri. The Tatar general, Arughtai, also died at his hands. The 400,000-strong Tatar army has been routed."

"The Ming army has now launched a northern expedition and has entered the grasslands," the messenger reported loudly, kneeling down.

As soon as these words fell.

Yi Seong-gye's expression changed, and all the ministers behind him also changed their expressions drastically.

"The great grandson of the Ming Dynasty Emperor."

"Zhu Xiongying."

"Zhu Ying, the former number one military general of the Ming Dynasty."

"He is so capable."

"The entire army of 400,000 was utterly defeated."

"He even killed the Tatar Khan and his general."

Yi Seong-gye's face turned extremely grave. Even he was astonished by the victory, and his heart was in turmoil, unable to recover.

This.

It's truly indescribable.

Relying on the Tatar army marching south.

Four hundred thousand!

Elite troops and powerful generals—enough to sweep away everything.

In just over a month, they actually lost like this?

"Although the Tatars are not the former Great Yuan, their national strength is still far beyond what my Joseon can compare to. The national strength of the Great Ming is far beyond our imagination." Yi Seong-gye thought to himself, his fear of the Great Ming growing stronger.

The ministers who had originally wanted to persuade Yi Seong-gye not to send troops all fell silent at this moment.

……

time flies!
Northern Xinjiang.

The city of Daning Prefecture.

It has now become a transit point.

All that could be seen was outside the city.

Escorted by Ming soldiers in armor and armed with weapons, large groups of people dressed in Tatar uniforms were escorted southward.

The crowds gathered, numbering in the tens of thousands.

They resembled long dragons.

The Ming army was on high alert all around them.

However, they were neither border troops nor main fighting forces, but rather county troops within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Although their fighting strength was inferior to that of the border troops and the main battle battalion, dealing with these unarmed Tatar prisoners was naturally a piece of cake. Even though these prisoners were now completely under control and even had their hands bound, the Ming soldiers escorting them remained very vigilant, with short swords drawn for those nearby and bows and arrows ready for those further away.

If even one person dares to cause trouble, they will be met with bloody suppression. And it's not just one person. Under the current Crown Prince's orders, if one person dares to make a move, ten people next to him will be executed. If there are several people, then fifty people next to him will be executed. This is a truly ruthless and merciless approach to these prisoners.

And at the city gate.

There were many civil officials sitting there, divided into ten tables.

Simultaneously.

There were also instruments of torture called branding.

Every Tatar prisoner who was brought in was first registered by name and recorded in a register. Then, the yamen runners next to him branded his forehead with a slave mark.

Therefore, it is located at the city gate.

Then came a series of horrific screams.

It sounded particularly jarring.

However, the soldiers, officials, and even the common people watching the spectacle showed no pity; on the contrary, they felt extremely pleased.

The reason for branding slaves was naturally to make them easier to control and easier to identify.

If assigned to a local area.

If these barbarians had truly escaped due to negligence, it would have been immediately apparent from the slave marks on their foreheads. Local people would have reported them upon seeing this, and they might have even been arrested on the spot.

"It's really too good for these barbarians to be reduced to slaves."

"Yes."

“Our Great Ming did not deal with them, yet they still invaded from the south, intending to destroy our Great Ming. These barbarians should be executed and all of them killed.”

"You're mistaken. These barbarians are all young and strong. His Highness spared their lives so that our Great Ming would have more manpower."

"Anyway, this was decided by His Highness the Crown Prince, so it must be a good thing."

"That's true."

"His Highness the Crown Prince is truly a celestial star bestowed upon our Great Ming. The barbarian army of hundreds of thousands was defeated in just a few days of invasion. With His Highness the Crown Prince in power, our Great Ming will surely enjoy long-lasting peace and a strong national power."

"That's nonsense. You're underestimating His Highness the Crown Prince. He's skilled in both literature and martial arts; he's practically a reincarnation of the Purple Star."

"That's right, His Highness the Crown Prince is the reincarnation of the Purple Star."

"Skilled in both civil and military affairs, this person must be a Ziwei star."

"I agree too."

……

The people watching the spectacle outside the city couldn't help but discuss it, but every time they mentioned the Crown Prince, they were filled with pride and reverence.

Obviously.

This was all due to Zhu Yingping's benevolence towards the people of the Ming Dynasty and his power to conquer foreign lands.

"Lord Fang has arrived."

Inside the city.

A loud shout.

The many clerks who were still recording the entries prepared to stand up and greet them.

"Don't get up, continue with the work."

From inside the city, a middle-aged man dressed in the robes of a civil official walked out.

Fang Xiaoru, who has now been appointed as the new Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was also the official Zhu Ying specially left in the northern frontier to oversee the registration and to arrange the destination of the prisoners. Even when officials from Yingtian were sent to assist, Fang Xiaoru was the one in charge.

in history.

Fang Xiaoru did not have a good ending, but now his talents have been recognized and valued by Zhu Ying.

and.

He did not disappoint Zhu Ying. Although he was a Confucian scholar, he never spoke of benevolence, righteousness, morality, propriety, integrity, or shame.

He was also very harsh in his treatment of these prisoners.

"How many slaves were brought in today?"

After Fang Xiaoru arrived, he looked at the official in charge of recording the documents and asked a question.

"Lord Hui Fang."

"More than 5,560 people have been transported here today."

"As instructed by Lord Fang, we will settle in Daning Prefecture for the night and then distribute the supplies to the various prefectures tomorrow," the official replied respectfully.

"kindness."

Fang Xiaoru nodded, looking at the Tatar prisoners filled with fear and boundless hatred, without any pity in his eyes.

"General Wu."

"Although these barbarians have surrendered, they still harbor a great deal of hatred towards our Great Ming."

"We must be extra vigilant when escorting them on the road."

Fang Xiaoru then turned to the escorting general and said.

"Don't worry, Lord Fang."

"His Highness has already given instructions: if these barbarians dare to cause trouble or try to escape, hmph, for every one of them who causes trouble, we'll kill ten of them."

"I'll see how many lives these barbarians have," the general said with a sneer.

"I have already decided on the route for this escort."

"They will be escorted in batches to the borders of the various prefectures, where soldiers from other prefectures will come to pick them up."

"We have already transported more than 70,000 slaves, and there will be more in the future. We must be very careful," Fang Xiaoru solemnly warned.

He is meticulous in everything he does.

"Please rest assured, Lord Fang."

"All the soldiers escorting him will not bring shame to His Highness the Crown Prince," the general immediately assured him.

Fang Xiaoru nodded, and was very pleased to see that several long lines of guards were still escorting people to the city.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is truly a reincarnation of the Purple Star."

"His civil and military achievements are truly beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"With an emperor, a crown prince, and a grandson of the crown prince, our Great Ming Dynasty will surely usher in three generations of prosperity."

"As for the fourth generation, Prince Wenxi, he is personally taught by the Southern Confucian clan chief and does not have the pedantic mind of the Northern Confucian scholars. He will surely become a useful person, and then our Great Ming will usher in four generations of prosperity."

"I wonder what kind of national strength my Great Ming Dynasty will have reached by then," Fang Xiaoru said with deep emotion.

now!

It wasn't just Daning Prefecture that was exceptionally lively.

Every day, countless prisoners and surrendered soldiers were registered in the prefectural city and escorted to various prefectures.

It also mobilized all the soldiers in the entire Daning Prefecture, and even drew a lot of soldiers and yamen runners from other prefectures such as Beiping Prefecture.

but.

On the grasslands of northern Xinjiang.

It was also a lively and bustling scene.

It is located about ten miles from the border of Daning.

A stronghold made of concrete has already been built, with walls on all four sides, and it can accommodate up to a thousand people. Inside, many tents have been erected.

stronghold.

That's it.

Concrete walls can be used for defense.

Inside, settlements were still based on the grassland tents, which were simpler and easier to set up. The time spent building strongholds was spent on constructing city walls, so that the most powerful cavalry of the grassland barbarians would have no way to break through the defenses.

all the time.

The reason why the Huaxia dynasties could not control the northern grasslands was because they were too vast to be controlled.

Secondly, there was no natural defense, and even if they set up camp, they were afraid of being ambushed by barbarian cavalry.

But things are different now.

The invention of cement, the invention of concrete.

It allows the Ming Dynasty to build a stronghold in a very short time. With the combined efforts of thousands of people, a small stronghold can be built in as little as ten days, provided that the materials are delivered in time. Larger strongholds can also be built quickly with more manpower.

now.

Under Zhu Ying's orders, the logistics engineering battalion proceeded with extreme caution.

They are focusing all their efforts on building outposts.

The closer the strongholds were to the Ming Dynasty, the more protected they were, with only a few dozen or a hundred people stationed there, guarded by border troops. The deeper they went into the northern frontier, the more border troops were stationed there, advancing step by step, employing stronghold tactics.

This is also the tactical approach that Zhu Yingshou brought to this era.

In wartime, these outposts can serve as supply points, storing provisions and supplies, and also as rest areas.

After the war, it could serve as a place for relocated Han Chinese to settle.

It can be said.

Kill two birds with one stone!
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(End of this chapter)