Li Jinglong left in tears, leaving Zhu Yunxi alone in the palace, deep in thought.
Everyone in the Ming Dynasty regarded the tiger Bei Yuan as a serious threat. But in Zhu Yunxi's heart, this was not always the case.
It was a man-eating tiger, but it was also a sick tiger.
When the Yuan Dynasty previously occupied the Central Plains, the political structure and organizational framework were very loose. After returning to the grasslands, it never formed a complete and powerful political system. In the final analysis, it was just a military force dominated by descendants of the Jin family. In the north,
Under the great Khan of the Yuan Emperor, there were countless tribal leaders and nobles. Such an organization could not last long.
In the 20th year of Hongwu, Lan Yu's Northern Expedition and the Battle of Yuerhai completely destroyed Bei Yuan's organizational system. After the Jin family was disgraced, all the ministries controlled by Bei Yuan became restless.
A pack of wolves is always full of fighting.
Lan Yu defeated the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and captured eighty-tenths of the ruling class of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The Northern Yuan Emperor Tuogusi Timur and the Prince Tianbaonu escaped by chance. However, during their escape, the Northern Yuan Emperor, a descendant of the Yuan Shizu,
He was killed by Ye Sudie'er, a descendant of Ali Buge, who used a bow and string to strangle him together with the crown prince.
Later, Bo'er Jijin and Yesudie'er ascended the throne of the Northern Yuan Emperor and the Great Khan of Mongolia. He was known as Zhuoliktu Khan.
But he was not the legal successor after all, and his act of regicide completely kicked off the civil war on the Mongolian plateau.
Just as the Han people said, the emperor has strong soldiers and strong horses!
A few years later, the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia will be usurped by the Oirat leader Brigate and Wuheqi who are not part of the Golden Family. From then on, Mongolia, still known as the Northern Yuan Dynasty, split, namely the Oirat Tribe of Western Mongolia (
Oara) and the Mongolian proper (Tatar) in the east.
Even later, the Golden Family once again seized control of the Mongolian Plateau, but the Mongolian Plateau became a piece of scattered sand again, never regaining its former glory.
What is even more worth mentioning is that when non-descendants of the Golden Family became the Great Khans, many Mongolian nobles and tribes joined the Ming Dynasty. They even included many royal descendants of the Golden Family, as well as countless Mongolian warriors.
In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, to be precise, not everyone in Mongolia wanted to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Arutai, the powerful minister who once again supported the Golden Family and ascended the throne, expressed his submission many times in the early years of Yongle.
Historically, the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty had been entangled with each other for more than two hundred years. It was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that the Northern Yuan Dynasty was completely annexed by the Later Jin Dynasty.
It was annexation, not destruction. The rulers of the Later Jin Dynasty used more sophisticated political skills to turn them into partners of the empire.
In Zhu Yunxi's view, the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty were not just war issues, but political issues. The skills of connecting horizontal lines and vertical lines left by our ancestors have great potential.
While Zhu Yunxi was deep in thought, the shame of the bastard came quietly.
Your Highness, Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Lian Zining, the Minister of Works, would like to see you!
Let them come in! Zhu Yunxi sat back on the throne and said calmly.
These two people are both appointed officials, and they are both in their prime. The minister is the minister, and he is also the person selected by Zhu Yunxi to assist the government in the future.
I am waiting to see Your Highness Taisun!
Zhu Yunxi looked at the two of them, and after ordering someone to give them a seat, he took out one from the pile of memorials on the imperial desk, and said with a straight face, "Yan Fan has submitted the memorials, and the military supplies promised by the imperial court and the equipment have not arrived. How come?"
What's going on?
As early as the beginning of the year, the King of Yan kept making excuses, citing the instability in Liaodong in recent years and requesting the imperial court to allocate supplies and other materials to replenish the military treasury.
Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, stiffened his face and cupped his hands and said, Your Highness, I am responsible for the land affairs in the Household Affairs Department. Such matters of military supplies have always been in charge of the Minister, the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army...
....
If you don’t take charge, you don’t know anything? Zhu Yunxi immediately lowered his face and spoke in a bad tone.
On the side, Lian Zining hurriedly said, Your Highness, I have been looking through the archives of materials allocated to Yan Fan over the years. There is no shortage of things in Peiping! Yan Fan and the Peking Guards have a total of more than 50,000 soldiers. The annual military pay is sufficient.
The amount is allocated, and last year we just awarded 400,000 pieces of cotton cloth, as well as a large amount of money and food!
As for ordnance, according to the records of the Ministry of Industry, there are verifiable iron materials, etc., and the arsenal in Peiping contains 300,000 kilograms. Whether it is weapons or armor, they are all piled up, and there is no need to re-allocate them!
Besides, all Yan Fan wants are blunderbuss, artillery, gunpowder pellets and other sharp weapons! After saying that, Lian Zining glanced at Zhu Yunxi and said carefully, the matter is so important that I don’t dare to do it myself, so I will take over the errands of the manual department.
After that, I got stuck!
Having said this, I would like to add that King Yan wants these things every year, but the Qin and Jin dynasties, as well as Ning Fan and other kings of Sai, have never asked for them!
If he is rebellious, of course he has to reach out and ask for it, and the more the better.
Zhu Yunxi thought to himself, his face that had just been stern became much softer when facing Lian Zining.
This thing was done beautifully, and Lian Zining will be a useful person in the future. The civil servants in the court who were born as Jinshi have no good feelings towards the vassals everywhere, but there are not many people who are as sharp-thinking as him.
In fact, even if Lian Zining didn't say anything, Zhu Yunxi also knew that King Yan kept asking for things, just to enrich his own strength and prepare for the future.
As soon as the border war stopped this time, we started to replace the Chief Secretary of Peking, the Chief of Police, the Inspection Censor, and the Commander of the Guard Station with our own people!
Zhu Yunxi thought to himself, and the expression on his face became solemn again.
Your Highness, how about I go prepare now? Zhao Mian said hesitantly, but the Beijing camp will be leaving soon, and military supplies and other supplies......
Did Gu tell you to prepare? Zhu Yunxi said coldly, his eyes making Zhao Mian immediately uneasy.
This Zhao Mian was not a smart man, nor was he capable of doing things. The reason why he was chosen in the first place was because he was the son-in-law of his teacher, Liu Sanwu, a member of Zhongshushe.
Unexpectedly, this person can be so stupid!
Since there is no shortage on the Yan Fan side, what else should we give? Zhu Yunxi continued, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works should write a refutation report and submit it, list the materials allocated over the years, and then include the consumption of the Yan Fan side in these years.
Come out and compare them one by one to see if they are lacking?
There will definitely be no shortage there. When the accounts are calculated, Zhu Yunxi will use this excuse to change officials in Peiping.
I obey your orders!
How many artillery pieces are stored at the Ministry of Works? Zhu Yunxi asked again.
Returning to Your Highness, artillery and other military weapons are not something that a civilian official has the right to interfere with. After they are built, they are handed over to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army and the Ministry of War for distribution! Lian Zining said, however, one hundred large and small artillery pieces were just built last month.
Thirty-six doors, after passing the school field inspection, will be sealed by the Ministry of War!
Zhu Yunxi held the tea and took two sips. How was the warship built for the Jing Navy?
The three shipyards are working day and night, but they have just finished building the keel! When Lian Zining talks about official duties, he is meticulous and clear.
You give Gu's handwriting to the Ministry of War. For the shortage of artillery on the warship, choose from the artillery inventory of the Ministry of War! Zhu Yunxi put down his tea bowl. In addition, the Artillery Casting Bureau under the Ministry of Industry concentrated on casting another batch of firearms for the Jing Navy. Remember, be sure to
Fine, no shoddy work!
I understand! I will personally supervise the practice of Zi Ning Gongshou Tao!
At this time, the bastard came in again and said in a low voice, Your Highness, Li Yuanming, the Minister of Rites, wants to see you!
pass!
There must be something urgent, otherwise the bastard would not dare to come directly to report when Zhu Yunxi was talking.
After waiting for a while, Li Yuanming came into the palace holding an urgent memorial. After seeing the ceremony, he said, Your Highness, this is a letter of credence from Goryeo asking for help!