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

The court discussion was not yet over.

Zhao Mian, who was in charge of managing the Royal Bank, stepped forward from among the officials and said to Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly, "Your Majesty, the Royal Bank's silver reserves have been quite abundant this year."

"According to statistics, the total amount of silver deposits in all the banks of the Ming Dynasty has reached 80 million taels! This is more than three times the amount in the 26th year of the Hongwu reign!"

After Zhao Mian finished speaking, the officials in the main hall were also excited and thrilled.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Zhu Yuanzhang exclaimed, "Eighty million taels? It seems that the people of the Ming Dynasty are increasingly trusting the banks established by the imperial court."

"Since the people trust our Ming Dynasty so much, then our Ming Dynasty must not disappoint them and must continue to introduce various policies to benefit the people!"

"In addition, we can continue to expand the number of banks to benefit the people!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Zhao Mian replied, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will continue to expand the bank in the Ming Dynasty as Your Majesty has instructed."

Afterwards, other officials reported their achievements over the past year to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was also very satisfied with them.

At last.

After the ministers finished their reports, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention to generals such as Lan Yu and Xu Huizu.

Obviously.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also quite curious about the situation of the Ming army in the world of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty.

So Zhu Yuanzhang then asked the generals who had come to the meeting, including Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, and Chang Mao, "By the way, what is the situation of our Ming army in the world of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty?"

Are these Five Barbarian tribes still harming Han Chinese people in the Central Plains?

Just as Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, and the others were about to answer, Zhu Ying, who was sitting next to Zhu Yuanzhang, spoke up first: "Grandfather, at present, the army of our Great Ming Dynasty can be said to be slaughtering all sides in the world of the Five Barbarians at the end of the Jin Dynasty."

"Since the Ming army entered the Five Barbarian tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty, these foreign armies have never won a single victory against our Ming army."

Inside the Fengtian Hall, civil and military officials alike wore expressions of pride upon hearing of the Ming army's achievements in the world of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty.

These civil and military officials were naturally quite familiar with the historical event of the Five Barbarian Invasions.

This was the most brutal period in the history of the Han people in the north, and now, the Ming army appeared in the Central Plains like heavenly soldiers, saving the Han people and relentlessly pursuing and killing the Five Barbarian tribes.

This filled every official of the Ming Dynasty with genuine excitement and exhilaration.

And this moment.

Zhu Ying continued, "The armor, weapons, and firearms of the Ming Dynasty had an overwhelming advantage during the late Jin Dynasty and the Five Barbarian Tribes period."

"Firearms, in particular, were unheard of by either the Han Chinese or the Five Barbarian tribes during the late Jin Dynasty and the Five Barbarian period. Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty's Divine Machine Battalion brought out the red-coated cannons and flintlock muskets, the Five Barbarian tribes could only flee in panic."

"These people from the Five Barbarian tribes are naturally powerless against the army of our Great Ming."

"Furthermore, every soldier of our Great Ming Dynasty has now reached the Martial Arts Body Refinement Realm and entered the first level of Body Refinement. Therefore, even without cannons, we still have an overwhelming advantage in dealing with these Five Barbarian tribes."

"Even if a Ming soldier is surrounded by ten soldiers from the Five Barbarian tribes, the victory still belongs to the Ming soldier!"

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, exclamations of praise rang out again in the Fengtian Hall.

On the dragon throne, Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously, "It has been more than four months since our Ming army entered the world of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty."

"When will we be able to return in triumph?"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Zhu Ying immediately said, "Grandfather, you may not know this, but the world of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty is almost the same as the world of our Great Ming Dynasty now."

"The Central Plains has a large number of cities, so it will naturally take some time to completely wipe out the Five Barbarian tribes in the Central Plains."

"Moreover, in addition to annihilating the Five Barbarian tribes that have invaded the Central Plains, we must also march into the northern frontier and wipe out the Five Barbarian tribes!"

"Only in this way can the Han people in the world of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty obtain eternal peace."

"If we only drive away the Five Barbarian tribes that have invaded the Central Plains, then these Five Barbarian tribes will rise again in a short time."

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly.

"Indeed, we need to address the root cause! Simply driving away these Five Barbarians is far from enough; we must annihilate them all!"

"Even if they escape back to the north, we must kill them all!"

Zhu Ying also replied, "Grandfather, that is indeed the case. Therefore, this war between the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty must not be a quick battle, but a protracted war! Only in this way can we achieve our strategic objectives."

When Zhu Ying told Zhu Yuanzhang about his idea, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty naturally gave it his full support.

He deliberately raised his voice and addressed the civil and military officials in the Fengtian Hall: "Xiong Ying is right. In this battle, our Great Ming will not only win, but also eradicate the threat completely! We will eliminate any future troubles!"

Zhu Ying continued, "Grandfather, in addition to eliminating all the foreign tribes in the Five Barbarian world at the end of the Jin Dynasty, we should also send all the Five Barbarian prisoners to the Ming Dynasty. The Five Barbarian tribes have a large population, and if they are all sent to the Ming Dynasty, it will bring great productivity to the Ming Dynasty."

"Let these people from the Five Barbarian tribes contribute to the construction of the Ming Dynasty! This is a win-win situation."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face once again showed a look of satisfaction.

"Excellent, excellent! The reason why the railway construction progress has been accelerated is precisely because of the addition of prisoners."

"If we could bring all the Five Barbarian tribes to our Great Ming as prisoners, it would indeed be a great help to our Great Ming."

Clearly, Zhu Yuanzhang strongly agreed with Zhu Ying's suggestion.

In reality, it seems that the Ming Dynasty has not continued to expand in the world it is currently in, but in another world, namely the world of the "Five Barbarian Tribes at the End of the Jin Dynasty", the expansion of the Ming Dynasty has not ended.

Furthermore, they can even use prisoners captured in the world of the "Five Barbarian Tribes at the End of the Jin Dynasty" to help the world where the Ming Dynasty is located with its infrastructure development.

In addition, the Longevity Fruit Tree can also thrive by taking advantage of the wars and battles in the world of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty.

This was naturally the situation that Zhu Yuanzhang hoped to see.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "I have decided to order the Ming army of the Five Barbarian Tribes at the end of the Jin Dynasty to continue pursuing and killing the foreign tribes, and to send as many prisoners as possible to our Ming Dynasty!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, Chang Mao, and others immediately responded, "Your subordinates obey!"

At the end of the court session.

To reward the achievements of civil and military officials, Zhu Ying, the Crown Prince, addressed the crowd, saying, "After the New Year's Eve celebrations, the court will reward meritorious officials, and there will even be imperial favors bestowed upon them!"

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, the civil and military officials in the Fengtian Hall once again bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Ying, and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"

Obviously.

When the civil and military officials heard about the imperial favor bestowed by Zhu Ying, they were all extremely excited.

After all, the favor Zhu Ying mentioned might include a longevity pill!

If they could truly obtain the Longevity Pill, it would extend the lives of these ordinary officials! It would be an invaluable treasure!

……

After the court meeting adjourned, the civil and military officials continued their hard work, contributing their efforts to the construction of the Ming Dynasty.

Simultaneously.

Generals Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, Chang Mao, and others also arrived in the world of the "Five Barbarian Tribes at the End of the Jin Dynasty" once again through the [Space Portal]. Furthermore...

Following the orders of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying, they began to capture as many members of the Five Barbarian tribes as possible alive, and transported these captured tribesmen to Beiping City through the [Space Portal].

To increase the productivity of the Ming Dynasty.

Thanks to the efforts of Lan Yu, Xu Huizu, and others, the Ming army's influence in the north grew stronger and stronger.

In addition to Chang'an, several cities near Chang'an were also controlled by the Ming army.

In addition, the Ming army was also expanding its territory at an alarming pace.

In less than a month, one-fifth of the entire northern region had been controlled and occupied by the Ming army.

Moreover, after capturing a city, the Ming army would leave a large number of troops inside to prevent foreign armies from invading again.

Besides.

The Ming army also continuously sent captured foreign soldiers to Chang'an City, using the city's "space portal" to transport them into the world of the Ming Dynasty.

Because the Ming Dynasty's power expanded too quickly in the north, it squeezed out other ethnic groups. However, these ethnic groups did not choose to fight among themselves.

They knew very well that their biggest opponent now was this Ming army.

Therefore, various ethnic groups such as the Xiongnu and Xianbei united to prepare for a joint battle against the Ming Dynasty.

In reality, even if all the foreign tribes united, they were no match for the Ming army, and the foreign tribes suffered another crushing defeat.

……

The fighting prowess displayed by the Ming army not only instilled fear and apprehension in the princes and ministers of the Five Barbarian tribes, but also caused some concern in the State of Jin.

When the Xiongnu breached Chang'an, the Ming army also arrived.

After the Ming army defeated the Xiongnu, Emperor Sima Ye of Jin and his supporting princes and ministers were executed on Zhu Ying's orders.

And this happened shortly after Sima Ye was killed.

In the prosperous Jiangnan region south of the Yangtze River, the remnants of the Jin state once again elected Sima Rui as the emperor of Jin.

Historically known as the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

However, the emperors and officials of the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not know that Emperor Sima Ye of Jin was killed by Zhu Ying, but believed that it was the Xiongnu who killed Sima Ye.

but.

As the Ming Dynasty's power in the north grew, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was confined to the south of the Yangtze River, also began to pay attention to the Ming army.

now.

In the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the imperial court.

Below the throne were some of the founding ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After they paid their respects to Sima Rui, the court meeting officially began.

As a founding minister who assisted Sima Rui, Wang Dao spoke first: "Your Majesty, according to some rumors, an army called Ming has suddenly appeared in the north."

"Moreover... this Ming army has been wreaking havoc in the north and has even occupied Chang'an. Now, this Ming army is frantically attacking cities around Chang'an."

"Now, the Ming army's influence in the north is quite extensive!"

"I'm afraid it won't be long before the Ming army is able to rival our Jin state."

After Wang Dao finished speaking, the imperial court was thrown into turmoil.

The officials immediately began to discuss the matter.

"Ming army? I've never heard of it before. Whose army is this Ming army?"

"It's truly unbelievable. The north has already been occupied by the Xiongnu and other foreign tribes, how could there still be Han Chinese troops there?"

"Could it be that these Ming soldiers are also of foreign ethnicity?"

"That makes sense! It's absolutely impossible for the Han Chinese in the north to organize such a powerful army. It must be a foreign army from the north or the west!"

"Is it possible that this Ming army is actually a peasant uprising army?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could the unarmed common people possibly defeat the Xiongnu and occupy Chang'an?"

While the civil and military officials were discussing the matter frantically, Emperor Sima Rui of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, sitting on his throne, also looked troubled.

After all, the Five Barbarian tribes were already powerful enough. If another powerful tribe were to emerge, the pressure on the Eastern Jin Dynasty would be even greater.

Wang Dao, as a minister, obviously noticed Sima Rui's expression, so he immediately said to Sima Rui: "Your Majesty, according to the description of the Ming army by the scouts, it should be our Han army."

"Moreover, these Ming soldiers also use Chinese characters, and their voices are those of Han people; they are definitely not of foreign ethnicity."

Upon hearing what the minister said, Sima Rui's expression softened slightly.

After thinking for a moment, Sima Rui suddenly spoke up: "Right now, the biggest problem is the issue of control over the Ming army."

"If the Ming army also recognizes me as the Emperor of Jin and obeys my command, it will be a powerful addition to the Jin Kingdom, which is confined to a corner of the country."

"But if... the Ming army intends to take advantage of the foreign invasion of the Central Plains to declare themselves kings, then they will be the enemies of my Jin Kingdom!"

Obviously.

As for Sima Rui, he didn't actually care about the plight of the Han people in the north; he only cared about the power he held.

After Sima Rui finished speaking, Wang Dao, the head of the civil officials, immediately spoke up: "Your Majesty, I believe that the specific details of the Ming army are still unclear. At present, the most urgent task is to investigate and find out the truth."

"Based on the current intelligence, all we can know is that the Ming army seems to be irreconcilably opposed to the northern barbarians. It is said that the entire northern barbarian army is preparing to launch a joint attack on the Ming army!"

"This is actually a great thing for our Jin state."

"By having the Ming army contain the northern barbarians, they will naturally not easily invade the south, thus ensuring the safety of our Jin Kingdom!"

Sima Rui nodded, and then said, "Yes, the existence of the Ming army is indeed beneficial to my Jin state."

"But we must be wary!"

"Wang Dao, immediately send men to infiltrate the north and investigate the Ming army's situation thoroughly! I need to know their true intentions!"

"In addition, we also need to deploy defenses along the Yangtze River. Although the north is in great turmoil and foreign tribes are fighting against the Ming army."

"But if... the Ming army really defeats the foreign tribes and pacifies the north, there is still a good chance that they will move south."

"Therefore, we must deploy defenses along the natural barrier of the Yangtze River! The capital of Jin must not be allowed to fall again!"

After Sima Rui finished speaking, all the civil and military officials of the Jin state shouted "Long live the Emperor!"

...(End of chapter)