Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 265
When Jian Xiao came to Barry Hei, he was in a daze.

Zhu Zhanhe has always done things very purposefully. For example, he can spend seven years planning one thing. For example, when he first conquered Japan, it was for gold and silver.

But now, Jian Xiao couldn't understand Zhu Zhanhe's behavior at all.

Sensing Jian Xiao's suspicious gaze, Zhu Sanfeng just shrugged his shoulders, as if he didn't know.

Indeed, she really didn't know, because she only knew that Zhu Zhanhe wanted to torture these people in different ways, and finally send them to Huangquan Road, but she didn't know why Zhu Zhanhe did this.

"How is it? Is it a big loss?" Zhu Zhanhe didn't notice Jian Xiao's psychological activities, nor did he see the eye contact between Jian Xiao and Zhu Sanfeng.

"Thanks to His Royal Highness, everything is fine." Jian Xiao bowed slightly, took out a piece of paper from her sleeve pocket, and handed it to Zhu Zhanhe with both hands.

That above is the casualties of those he brought since the expedition.

"Your Highness, next... shall we establish a supply line?" Jian smiled and looked at Zhu Zhanhe, asking with some uncertainty.

"What should be built still needs to be built. Maybe it won't be used now, but sooner or later it will be used."

After Zhu Zhanhe read the letter in his hand, he handed it to Zhu Ling who was next to him, and Zhu Ling closed it and sent it directly to the stove.

"However, don't worry, you should have discovered along the way that the Timur Empire's winter this year is quite abnormal."

"Taking advantage of the winter, the shipping routes on the sea are stabilized, and the tension on the land will not be so tense for the time being. It's good to ensure our normal transportation, and the time doesn't need to be too long."

"When I was in Kabul, I sent someone to send a letter back to my father, and asked those merchants to help establish land transportation, just take the road I came from."

Jane smiled and lowered her head when she heard the words, and took half a step back.

Zhu Zhanhe's plan fits the most ideal part of Jian Xiao's heart, and he has nothing to add.

Daming is a great seafaring country, at least for now, it still has a good understanding of the situation in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

The ocean currents in the Indian Ocean can basically be summarized as Xia Shun Dong Dong, that is, the ocean currents flow clockwise in summer and counterclockwise in winter.

The ocean current in winter flows from east to west, which is exactly in line with the direction of the supply route, but after all, the ocean current does not change in a moment, let alone change with people's wishes.

Therefore, land transportation is still the most reliable, although it is much slower than sea transportation.

As for why businessmen are allowed to do it, there are two reasons.

Needless to say, the first reason is that after Zhu Zhanhe’s operation, businessmen know best about the routes between Indochina and Central Asia.

As for the second reason, it has something to do with Ming's rules.

For a long time, the imperial court was never responsible for the supply and transportation of the Ming Dynasty during the war, or it should be said that the imperial court was not responsible for all of it. This involved the Ming Dynasty's salt system.

The salt in Ming Dynasty was managed by the imperial court, and there is a very important thing in it, that is, Yanyin.

Only with Yanyin can you sell salt, otherwise it would be a violation of the Ming law.

During the peace period, the Ming Dynasty will distribute about half of the task of delivering daily supplies to the border garrison to the merchants. The merchants will send the supplies from the court to the frontier soldiers, and the frontier soldiers will hand over the salt to the merchants. The merchants are qualified to sell salt. .

During the war, the imperial court will hand over half or more of the grain, grass and supplies to the merchants. The process is the same. The end result is that the soldiers who go out to fight will be supplied, and the merchants will get salt.

Regardless of whether it is peacetime or wartime, the imperial court will control part of the grain and grass transportation in its hands, which is the minimum guarantee, and the part handed over to the merchants can greatly reduce the pressure on the imperial court and reduce expenditure.

After all, transportation is very expensive, and the loss is also great.

Zhu Zhanhe, or it should be said that Zhu Gaoxu also has Yanyin in his hands, but it is only limited to the Indochina Peninsula and Delhi Sultan, which is where Zhu Zhanhe has taken over these years.

Where there is Shiobin, there will naturally be merchants.

"Oh, by the way, Jane smiled." Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly remembered something.

"Your Highness, you said."

"Go back and find some people who can make pottery."

"Huh?" Jian Xiao and Zhu Sanfeng were both dumbfounded.

What is this all about?What about war?What does pottery do?
"Sanfeng, teach Jane Xiao what you did in Kabul before, and let him take charge here."

Zhu Zhanhe didn't pay attention to Jian Xiao and Zhu Sanfeng's astonishment, he just acted on a whim, if he succeeded, forget it if he didn't, just burn a mask, it's not important.

"No matter how you say it, you're still a woman. It's not good to always take someone to check on men. No one could trust me before. Now that Jane is laughing, let him go."

Jian smiled with doubts all over her face, but Zhu Sanfeng was full of seriousness.

"Yes!" Zhu Sanfeng bowed in response to Jian Xiao's incomprehensible gaze.

Jian Xiao has never experienced what happened in Kabul, so she doesn't know it's normal, but does she wish Sanfeng not know?
Check again, this means that those who have worked so hard to build the shelter from the cold mentioned by Zhu Zhanhe are about to be unlucky.

Perhaps, they themselves did not expect that they were full of hope and had the chance to survive through work, but in fact they dug a grave for themselves.

This is definitely an unprecedented tomb.

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Shuntian Mansion, the Imperial Palace.

Looking at the snowflakes falling in the sky, and at his already pale hair, Zhu Di sighed softly.

"Father! Father!"

Zhu Gaochi moved his obese body, climbed up the steps in front of Qianqing Palace with great difficulty, and came to Zhu Di out of breath.

"What's the matter!?" Zhu Di frowned tightly, and an indescribable atmosphere slowly dissipated.

"South... South... South..."

"Nan, what Nan? What's so difficult!?" Zhu Di was very helpless for this eldest son who was not active in limbs.

"News from Nanzhou Prefecture!"

Zhu Gaochi gasped for several breaths, and then he adjusted his breath, and then stuffed the secret letter in his hand into the old man's hand.

At first hearing about Nanzhou Mansion, Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then quickly opened the secret letter and read it.

……

It's night, Qianqing Palace.

Since Zhu Gaochi sent the news in the afternoon, he has not left, and has been sitting in the Qianqing Palace with the old man, surrounded by the stove, without saying a word.

I have lived for decades, but I didn't even see the purpose of a child clearly. I have been on guard against others for almost ten years. What is the result?
They have already fought to the once prosperous Timur Empire, but the court is still fighting a little Jurchen.

Although it is said that the Jianzhou Jurchen united with the Haixi Jurchen and the Savage Jurchen, and even Wala was secretly engaged in small tricks, this is not a matter of one level at all.

No matter how difficult it is, can it be rare to fight across borders?
Besides, the imperial court has now moved its capital to Shuntian Mansion, which allowed the imperial court to achieve faster response, faster dispatch of troops and faster logistical supplies in the war against the Jurchen.

Even so...

"Father, you said that Zhan He... really..." Zhu Gaochi stammered, splitting a sentence into several parts without saying the whole thing.

Zhu Gaochi has always been a very calm person, whether it is dealing with people or dealing with things, he is very calm.

But now, he couldn't calm down.

A ten-year-old kid started planning 13 years ago, sending people thousands of miles away overseas to fetch grain, and he planned everything to perfection.

So perfect it's unbelievable.

Thirteen years ago, they sent people into the Shipbuilding Department of the city. After taking back the grain seeds, they first bred them in Yunnan, and then sent corn and sweet potatoes to the imperial court.

And then, the potato seeds that were not even obtained by the imperial court "accidentally" flowed out, and then it got out of hand...

Now, the Timurid Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and even the Holy Roman Empire have all suffered.

In such a huge area, more than [-]% or even more areas have no harvest.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't believe that this was a fact, let alone that it was planned by Zhu Zhanhe, and it had been planned since 13 years ago.

"Alas..." Zhu Di sighed softly, leaned back on the chair, and closed his eyes.

Has he not guarded against his grandson?He did it too, but he never wanted to admit it.

Ma Qi, a procurement envoy, was only in charge of the wool business for the first time, and it was still a tentative one. How could he stay in Yunnan smoothly?
Although Ma Qi was decapitated by Zhu Zhanhe and sent back to Yingtian because of his corruption of ink and extortion of bribes, but what about those household officials?

Zhu Di didn't think that his brilliant grandson didn't realize that more than [-]% of the officials sent to Yunnan were northern scholars.

What for?Isn't it because he was afraid that Guangxi and Guangdong were too close to Yunnan, and that he would be assimilated by his grandson into his own people in the end?
The result... huh...

"Pass down the order to reinforce the Nuer Gandusi battlefield."

After a long time, Zhu Di spoke slowly.

"Zhanhe's attack on the Timur Empire will directly affect the crooked thinking of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which in turn will lead to problems in Oarat as well."

"When this news spreads, Wala will definitely cut off contact with the Jurchen. By then, the Jurchen will be far worse than before in all aspects."

"Tell Zhang Fu, let him take down Jurchen years ago, otherwise, don't come back!"

After speaking, Zhu Di stood up and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Only he himself knows what kind of mixed feelings are in his heart at this moment.

……

Barry Black.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't know what happened in Shuntian Mansion, even if he knew, he wouldn't care, because he had already made a plan.

Now is not the best time for him to return to the place where he was born and raised.

At this moment, he was looking at a building outside Barry Black City, with a satisfied look on his face.

After beckoning, Jian Xiao stood up, took the guards of the prince, and brought the people who were screened out by the method of distinguishing circumcision a few days ago into the very large building that looked like a warehouse.

At the foot of the city wall, countless victims looked at the warm yellow light emanating from the building, with yearning and jealousy in their eyes.

In this harsh winter, the warm light symbolizes warmth.

(End of this chapter)