My Daming New Empire

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Out of the Khyber Pass is Kabul, the famous trade center on the Silk Road.

Chang Fuliang's troops were limited, and he had no intention of targeting the city, or even looting, but only used harassment tactics in the wild to make those tribes retreat to the periphery of the city.

Without forage, herdsmen's livestock will die, and the more livestock that die this winter, the more their power will be weakened in the coming year.

There is another more important reason, and that is to find out the road in the middle of the Timur country.

The army has to advance all the way north. If you can't grasp the terrain of the Timur country, it will have a huge impact on the march.

In the past years, although Daming and the Timurid Kingdom have not broken contact, they often send envoys to each other, and these envoys also know most of the roads.

But in the era when there were no street signs and no buildings, it was still on the grasslands and Gobi Desert, and many roads changed with the seasons.

In addition to preparing for the battle, Zheng Heng is also waiting for news from his son. He wants to know whether Zhu Zhanji supports him in stationing in the river.

If it is supported, even if the progress is slower, he will pay attention to maintaining the relationship with each tribe.

But if he does not support it, in order to open up the situation as soon as possible, his attitude will definitely be tougher.

It's just that Zheng Neng, whom he had placed high hopes on, caught wind and cold when he first arrived in Peiping, and almost died.

After more than a month of illness in Peiping, his health improved slightly. Zheng Neng didn't dare to delay any longer, braved the severe cold and rushed to Tianjin, where he boarded a ship.

On the day of the new year, he arrived in the capital, and in the afternoon, he handed the invitation to Honglu Temple.

And Zhu Zhanji has always wanted to understand the current situation in the grassland, so at Wuchao the next morning, he received Zheng Neng, who had a serious illness and gained a lot of weight.

Although Zheng Neng is a general of the third generation, his growth was also accompanied by Zhu Di's Jingnan battle.

At the age of 40 this year, he has joined the army since he was a child. It is only because Zheng Heng is still strong even though he is 64 years old, so he has never been able to lead the army alone.

However, he is the recognized heir of the Marquis Wu'an faction, so he is not in a hurry to lead the army.

On the contrary, because of the astonishing income in Beimingshan in recent years, with the old father leading the team, he put more energy into planning for the family.

His intention of coming to Beijing is actually not difficult to guess. There are only two reasons why the Marquis of Wu'an was able to transport all their profits over the years to the capital.

One is to show loyalty to Zhu Zhanji, and the other is to have other plans.

5 taels of gold is equivalent to 50 taels of silver, which is not a small sum for any family.

Based on all kinds of information, Zhu Zhanji already knew his purpose.

So in the face of Zheng Neng's frank confession of Zheng Heng's thoughts, he laughed. "The legitimate income of any family is protected by the law of the Ming Dynasty. I will not want the money that belongs to your family. ... As for the issue of the garrison in Samarkand, I can't promise you now. I have to look first, this What kind of battle can be fought? In the future, the Ming garrison will be able to make a profit, and then we can make a decision."

Zheng Neng is not young and has rich experience, so he can easily understand the meaning behind Zhu Zhanji's words.

First of all, this battle depends on whether Zheng Heng fights well or not.It is necessary to subdue the Timurid Kingdom, but it cannot be abolished there, let alone the people there.

Otherwise, it will be in ruins, what is Daming going to do?

The people there regard Daming as a bandit, how can they settle down?Now the most popular things in Ming Dynasty there are horses and cotton, both of which require the continuous support of the local people to be profitable.

Therefore, Zheng Neng quickly expressed his position and said: "Wei Chen understands, my father has already made it clear to Wei Chen when he went to the Northwest. This time in the Northwest War, we must bring in a few more powerful allies for Daming."

This is not what Zhu Zhanji wants to express. In terms of winning allies, three Zheng Hengs are not as good as one Chen Cheng. Now that Chen Cheng is a popular face over there, Zheng Heng should be a bad face.

Blindly being gentle is not in the long-term interests.Those ethnic groups in Central Asia are white-eyed wolves, no matter how good you are to them, you have to hold a gun in one hand and candy in the other.

So Zhu Zhanji said again: "Marquis Wu'an should always remember that he is a general first..."

Zheng Neng understood now, the emperor is killing people in the south, what is it for you to win people's hearts in the north?It is only right to follow the emperor's footsteps first, and then wait for the emperor's order before adopting a soft policy. "My humble minister, Yulu, almost made a big mistake, thank you for reminding me, Your Highness."

Zhu Zhanji turned around and asked about Xue Lu's takeover situation after he went to Beimingshan.

Although he has gathered information from all parties, he can understand it more clearly by listening to the direct feelings of Zheng Neng, the party involved.

He was relieved when he heard that Xue Lu Xiao Gui Cao Sui, now that the northwest is at war, he didn't want Xue Lu to stir up the wrath of Wala and Tatars in Beiming Mountain.

In the end, Zheng Neng was still a little worried, and asked again: "Your Highness, the gold..."

"Let's put it in the bank first. Whether to store it in the bank or replace it with various supplies, we have to wait until the end of this battle. Don't be impatient. Since Marquis Wu'an arranged for you to come to the capital, I will also help you to make a piece by the way." thing……"

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Among the generals of the Manchu Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Heng was praised as prudent, honest, good at appeasing soldiers, and ashamed of amassing people's wealth.

This means that this person's integrity is credible. In addition, Zheng Heng has another advantage that he has never stayed in the capital.

Zheng Heng's father, Zheng Yong, was appointed to Daxing Zuowei Deputy Qianhu because of his meritorious service in following Zhu Yuanzhang.In the 16th year of Hongwu, Zheng Yong retired at an old age, and Zheng Heng took over his father's post.

In the 25th year of Hongwu, the imperial court recruited officials to go to Tatar to announce the decree. Zheng Heng went there and arrived at the Onan River. After returning, he was promoted to the commander of Miyunwei.

Zhu Di launched an army to calm the situation, and Zheng Heng led his troops to join him. He first ascended and defeated the enemy in the battle of Zhending, and was named a commander.

Later, Zheng Heng made great contributions, Zhu Di ascended the throne, and the order of Jing Nan's meritorious officials was determined, and Zheng Heng ranked fifth.Therefore, he was promoted to the position of Zuo Dudu, the governor of the Chinese Army, and he was granted the titles of Fengtian Jingnan Tuicheng Xuanli Military Minister, Special Jin Ronglu Doctor, Zhu Guo, and Wu'anhou.

In Zhu Di's first Northern Expedition, Zheng Heng ranked first. In the second Northern Expedition, he was brave and good at fighting, and he was shot twice.

Along the way, Zheng Heng guarded Yanshan, Beiping, Xuanfu, Kaiping, and Beimingshan. He had always been in the northern frontier army, and had never held any position in the capital.

It is precisely because of this experience of not having a deep relationship with the noble family in the capital that Zhu Zhanji took a fancy to Zheng Neng and wanted to turn him into a catfish among nobles.

In the capital, in terms of qualifications, there are many people who are higher than Zheng Heng.But families like Cheng Guogong, British Duke, and Wei Guogong have formed a close alliance with the nobles in the capital.

If they want to rely on them to clean up the corruption among the nobles in the capital, they will inevitably be intimidated.

Zheng Heng wants to go to Samarkand, and if he wants this fat job, he must first be a knife to Zhu Zhanji.

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Zheng Neng clasped his fists and said, "Please tell me, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best!"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, let's have a good one first, and talk about it after the New Year..."

For Zhu Zhanji, there are priorities.

Most of the military generals in the early Ming Dynasty were relatively reliable. Although there were some corruption and starvation, it did not affect the overall situation.

For him, the more important issue now is to lay the foundation for his own reforms, so it is not too late to wait until February for the assessment of the generals in the capital.

Before the civil servants are groomed, there must be no chaos on the side of Jingcheng Xungui.

There is another important reason, that is, he wants to clean up the nobles after getting Zhu Di's battle situation.

If the battle is going well, you won't be afraid of chaos for a while, but if the battle is not going well, you still have to focus on stability.

After Zheng Neng was sent away, Zhu Zhanji had no intention of dealing with political affairs, so he came to the Chemical Research Institute of Xiamaqiao Farm.

During the half-year research process, Lan Yan's research on medical chemistry in her major has been in the stage of theoretical foundation, without much breakthrough.