Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 155 Three Thousand Ocean Horses!For the benefit of Ming soldiers! 【Seek further reading】

Therefore, in order to cut off future troubles, Zhu Han decided to directly take over the houses and land left by the Mongols to the imperial court. Anyone who is useful to the imperial court can get the right to use the rewarded houses and lands. This land and houses are only for them to use. Without giving them property rights, it will be convenient for the court to take them back at any time in the future.

Now that Zhu Han is the ruling class, he naturally wants to use all resources to the extreme. Once the soldiers and civilians under him have a very rich family background, they will definitely not want to contribute to the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty. Gather their appetite and let them have the motivation to move forward.

As an evil feudal ruling class, Zhu Han's method is a basic operation.

After hearing Zhu Han's consideration, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang gave his thumbs up in admiration and praised Zhu Han again and again.

"For the future generations of our Ming Dynasty, Qi Wu, you are really thoughtful..."

The retreat of the Mongols basically turned the metropolis into a ghost city, leaving nothing at all except some Han Chinese people.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty opened a warehouse in Dadu City to release grain for ten days, leaving enough food for the people of each household to ensure that they would not be hungry for a long time in the future. Important materials such as books and archives left by the Inner Mongolians were transported back to Yingtianfu in Nanjing.

The Mongols had no interest in taking away these books and archives that could not be eaten or drank, and they were not even interested in destroying them, but in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, they were all priceless treasures.

A few days later, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty promulgated an imperial decree in Dadu, ordering that Dadu be changed into Beiping Mansion and the Beiping Capital Division be set up to deal with internal and external military and political defenses.

Although the Ming army regained the capital city, there are still many small counties and fortresses outside the capital city that are under the control of the Mongols. Although these are some minor troubles, the follow-up battles consume a lot of time.

As the king of a country, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally doesn't have much free time to stay in Beiping Mansion to deal with these small matters. Zhu Han has important matters that need to be handled by Tian Fu himself, so after the two brothers discussed, they decided to leave a general to sit in Beiping .

And the general candidate to sit in Beiping is Xu Da, as the most brave general of the Ming Dynasty, and the person Zhu Yuanzhang trusts the most, so it is most suitable for him to sit in Beiping.

Now the Ming army is invincible in the northwest, and not only Xu Da is in the northwest, but also Chang Yuchun, who is brave and good at fighting, is also in the northwest. It is really a waste of talents to let the two generals fight small fish and shrimps in the northwest, so Letting Xu Da come to Zhenbeiping also gives Chang Yuchun a chance to practice on his own.

In the third year of Hongwu, on the tenth day of July, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty appointed Xu Da as the governor of the capital of Beiping. Tianfu.

After a month's long journey, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han finally returned to Yingtian Mansion at the end of July.

As soon as he returned to Yingtian Mansion, Zhu Han was immediately surrounded by a mountain of official documents before his butt was hot.

Although Li Shanchang and others were left to handle government affairs in Yingtian Mansion, apart from Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang and others could not make decisions on many important matters, and could only handle them personally when they came back.

So for three days in a row, Zhu Han dealt with these piles of official documents in the palace. The side concubine Liu Sanniang was very distressed after reading it, and directly arranged for Zhu Han nourishing food such as ginseng and deer antler, for fear of exhausting her man. .

At noon that day, Zhu Han managed to finish his official duties.

So he wanted to hold hands with Liu Sanniang in the boudoir and do some favorite things.

Zhu Han just stretched, stood up from the teacher's chair, and was about to walk back.

At this time, a report from Chen Baodao, the commander of the bodyguards, came from outside the door.

"Your Highness, Yingtian Mansion sent someone to report that a Persian businessman has come to Yingtian Wharf and wants to see you." Chen Baodao said.

"Persian merchant? What Persian merchant, how can I..."

In the middle of Zhu Han's words, he suddenly remembered.

This so-called Persian businessman must be the Persian businessman who sold a group of Slavic female slaves before, also called Maru Ali.

Zhu Han calculated the time and Maru Ali had trafficked a group of Slavic female slaves. It has been a year since now, and one year is enough for him to make another round trip.

As foreign businessmen, Maru Ali's team can come to Yingtian's wharf, but they must obtain permission from the imperial court if they want to unload the goods on it and sell them.

so.Maru Ali immediately sent someone to report to the Tianfu Yamen, requesting to meet His Royal Highness King Zhu Han.

"Hahaha, this Maru Ali must have brought something good." Zhu Han couldn't help laughing and rubbed his hands together.

The last batch of Slavic female slaves sweated and after some selection, only two female slaves remained, and the rest were all sent to the women's imperial school to train and learn Chinese. Recently, the language has improved. He was taken back to the palace by Zhuhai.

Zhu Han finished dealing with government affairs in the past two days, and was just thinking about using these big horses, but he didn't expect Maru Ali to bring a new batch of female slaves.

"Send someone to bring that Maru Ali here." Zhu Han said with a wave of his hand.

"Follow your Highness." Chen Baodao turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly Zhu Han stopped him from behind.

"Forget it later, I'd better send someone to arrange a carriage, and I'll go to the pier myself," Zhu Han said.

What Zhu Han was really interested in were the Slavic female slaves brought by Maru Ali.

Not Maru Ali, a bearded Persian, so it is more in line with his mind to go directly to those women.

"My subordinates arrange guards and carriages immediately!"

As a carriage drove out of the Yingwang Mansion, Zhu Han arrived at Yingtianfu Wharf as quickly as possible.

"Where's Maruari?"

As soon as Zhu Han came to the pier, he immediately asked the officials in charge of the pier.

"Your Highness, wait a moment. This subordinate will go and find him right away." Several officials on the pier ran out immediately.

After a while, Maru Ali with a haggard face was brought in front of Zhu Han.

"Your Highness, I finally see you again!" As soon as Maru Ali came to Zhu Han, he immediately knelt on the ground and kissed the ground in front of Zhu Han's feet.

This kind of etiquette belongs to the highest etiquette among Tianfang believers, and it is almost only seen when meeting the king and the like.

In fact, let alone Maru Ali, let him kiss the land in front of Zhu Han, even if he is asked to kiss the soles of Zhu Han's shoes, he is now 1 willing.

You know, the last time Maru Ali trafficked a boatload of Slavic slaves to Daming, in exchange for a boatload full of porcelain, silk, and white sugar.

The porcelain, silk and sugar were transported back to Persia by Maruali and then sold to Arab merchants at fifteen times the price, and then transported by these merchants to Syria, Egypt, and Angola in the west. Taugram, Anatolia and other places.

Maru Ali's family has gained a huge increase in strength because of this transaction.

For Maru Ali's respect, Zhu Han smiled appreciatively.

Whether these Persians were under the rule of the Arabs or the Mongols, they were able to use their business geniuses. This ability to adapt to the wind is definitely the key to their survival.

Now that Ming Dynasty is a rising and powerful regime, it is only normal for Maru Ali to be respectful to himself.

"How many Slav female slaves did you bring this time?!" Zhu Han asked bluntly.

"Your Highness, I brought all the female Slavic slaves in Persia this time, a total of 3000!" Maruari said proudly.

Hearing this number, Zhu Han was also taken aback. 3000 people was beyond his imagination.

"I remember you only brought a few hundred Slav female slaves last time. How did you get 3000 this time?" Zhu Han couldn't help asking curiously.

The place where the Slavs lived belonged to the territory of the Golden Horde, and Maru Ali, a Persian, lived in the Iranian Plateau area, which was still far away from the Golden Horde.

It is almost an impossible task to bring three thousand female slaves at once.

"My lord, the Golden Horde is fighting on all sides. Their khan doesn't have much gold coins to hire troops and make weapons. Therefore, for the Slavs in the ruled area, they often rob women and children and sell them as slaves to Eastern Rome. people and Turks, and then these slaves were sold to Arabs or us Persians, for the Mongols of the Golden Horde, selling three thousand Slav female slaves is not a problem at all." Maru Ali looked proud Said.

Obviously, Maru Ali is very proud of being able to control such a tight source of goods.

The [-] female slaves were actually collected by Maru Ali from all over the world, but in front of Zhu Han, a powerful buyer with both power and money, he had to show his matching strength.

After all, Maru Ali has already aimed at this market with huge potential. If he wants to monopolize all the benefits, he must monopolize this business by himself.

And only by making Zhu Han, a big customer, believe in his strong supply ability, can he guarantee that he can monopolize the slave trade.

Hearing Maru Ali's words, Zhu Han was very happy.

The Persian businessman in front of him was able to get so many Slavic female slaves that he could almost provide a female Slavic servant for the entire Jinyiwei.

Zhu Han had a very big appetite for these Slavic female slaves.

Zhu Han's huge appetite for these Slavic female slaves was not only to satisfy his own selfish desires, but also to benefit the Ming soldiers.

Because of the brutal rule of the Mongolian Yuan for many years and the wars in recent years.

There is already a large population shortage in the entire Central Plains.

As a result, the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty were unable to solve their life-long affairs at all.

Even though these Ming soldiers had good military pay and a large tract of fertile land, they still couldn't solve their single problem smoothly in the face of increasing betrothal gifts.

Zhu Han sent people to investigate in the Jiangnan area in the morning and afternoon. Because the people's lives are relatively affluent, they are not very interested in the blood-licking business of being a soldier and eating food. A big girl with yellow flowers wants to marry If they entered the door, then the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had to take out two years' salary as a bride price.

And an ordinary Ming soldier's annual salary is at least 30 taels of silver, which can almost buy ten acres of good land, so the issue of the wedding gift bothers them.

And if you want to really marry a woman and live at home with yourself, a simple gift is not enough, and there are various subsequent expenses and human relations, which also make it difficult for many military soldiers who are used to being single.

Especially now that the Ming army is still fighting everywhere, many families are not willing to let their daughters marry soldiers, and go to the far northern border to suffer hardships.

Take the Beiping capital just established in Beiping as an example, among the 4 soldiers, more than [-] are standard bachelors.

Moreover, the drill schedule of the Ming army is full, and it is nonsense to expect these leading soldiers to solve their marriage problems by themselves.

Within the territory of Ming Dynasty, any form of human trafficking is prohibited, and of course the goal is only to target the people of Ming Dynasty.

And if a large number of female slaves were bought from foreign countries and distributed to Ming soldiers, that would be perfect.

"Where are the three thousand Slavic female slaves? Quickly show me." Zhu Han said.

"Your Highness, your loyal servants obey your will, so arrange for those female slaves to dock." Maru Ali said happily.

Zhu Han's impatient attitude made Maru Ali happy. These three thousand female slaves could definitely be exchanged for priceless silk porcelain and white sugar.

When this batch of precious goods from the Oriental Ming Dynasty arrives in Posna, the Maruali family will become the most admired top businessman in Persia.

With a sound of orders to dismount, Lu Ali commanded his Persian team and docked at Jinling Port.

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it has the official name of Nanjing Yingtianfu, while the port still follows the original name of Jinling Port.

The fleet that Maru Ali brought this time consisted of six ships, and the ships did not look very large, but these six ships were loaded with [-] Slav female slaves.

As the three thousand female slaves came to the pier from the cabin, a strong odor wafted in the air.

Zhu Han couldn't help covering his nose, "What's the smell?"

"Your Highness, our ship has been sailing on the sea for a long time, and these female slaves have not taken a good bath, as long as they are washed carefully, they can enjoy themselves to their heart's content!" Maruali smiled wretchedly. road.

Zhu Han frowned, waiting for the breeze on the pier to blow away the strange smell, and then walked forward to check.

After a long voyage, the condition of these Slavic female slaves was obviously not very good. They were all yellow and thin, their bodies were already smelly, and their hair was messy and dirty like a bird's nest.

"This is because slaves won't bring any plague, right?" Zhu Han couldn't help but worried when he saw the poor hygiene conditions of these people.

"Your Highness, don't worry, as long as these slaves are sick at sea, I will throw them into the sea, and will not bring a sick person." Maru Ali said with a smile.

Obviously, for Maruari, these Slavic female slaves are no different from ordinary goods. In order to prevent a sick slave from affecting other slaves, throwing a few people at sea to feed sharks is the most common.

(End of this chapter)