Chapter 798 Tianzhu must become scorched earth!
"Khan, my subordinates think that we cannot give up India easily!"
Liu Xiaoyuan took his eyes off Kublai Khan's face and understood what the Europa Khan thought in his heart.
It’s nothing to give surrender to Daming, but it’s okay to offer beauties and treasures. Even if it’s okay to send Dahan’s most cherished princess to Chen Dexing as a side room (Shu Dahan’s daughters are all big-faced and chubby, and they’re very fierce). But it’s too dangerous to let Daming get involved in the treasure land of Tianzhu.
Because the westward part of India is Dashi, and the westward part of the Mediterranean Sea! For the Ming Dynasty, which has the advantage of the sea, with the springboard of India, they can launch large troops into the Great Food. The army and logistics can be transported from sea to Dashi, and all military supplies except weapons can be supplied by India. If the Ming Dynasty was not afraid of the leak of H medicine and guns and cannons, they could even use the craftsmen of India to produce those things.
The handicraft industry in India is not weaker than that in the Han area!
Kublai Khan nodded slightly, "The latest military newspaper sent by Mange Timuyi said that the Ming army was building cities and reclaiming fields in Hami, and forced the spread of Tiandaoism there, which triggered a lot of resistance. Many people moved westward to the command of Mange Timuyi. Moreover, in the Mongolian headquarters, Haidu also turned against the tradition and vigorously promoted Tiandaoism, and established nomadic Taoist temples in every thousand households. Many Mongolians were also dissatisfied with him. Thousands of people have defected to Mange Timuyi these days."
Mangge Timuer was a moderate Tianfang scholar. Although he was a medieval person, he was more tolerant in his thoughts than many people in the 21st century. He did not adopt any policy of harming pagans. The land of the Three Rivers under his rule now has a good situation of harmony among the religions.
In contrast, the religious policies adopted by Haidu Khan in the Mongolian headquarters were much more severe. In fact, this was not Haidu’s original intention, but the Tiandaoism itself achieved great success in Mongolia and the Northern Wilderness. In particular, the "Mingwang Education Sutra" was very popular among many uncivilized Mongolia and Northern Wilderness tribes.
As long as they live according to the provisions of this scripture, they can look like civilized people and get help from various sects of the Heavenly Taoist religion. They can sell their fur, cattle, sheep, and horses at a higher price, and buy iron, salt and cloth at a lower price. However, what attracts these barbarians the most is that after converting to the Heavenly Tao, they have the opportunity to join the cavalry of the Ming army as mercenaries.
The adverse impact of this policy of religious transformation that is not tolerant is that many Mongolians and Semu people who were unwilling to give up their original beliefs were pushed to the side of Benge Timuyi. Due to the departure of these people, the Ming Dynasty's power in the Western Regions was somewhat weakened, and Benge Timuyi was strengthened.
"Mengge Timuyi is still in the solid walls and clears the fields, and migrates the population east of the Yili River as much as possible. All cities and villages have been burned, and even the wells have been filled with soil."
Kublai Khan continued, "The rich land of the Western Regions has now become a land of no one. It is difficult for the Ming army to move westward. If the sea does not move westward for the time being..."
He frowned deeply, and looked at Liu Xiaoyuan, obviously asking for advice.
"Don't worry, Khan, the sea won't move west for the time being."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because Chen Dexing refused," Liu Xiaoyuan paused and said slowly, "The grassland has been a major problem in the Central Plains since ancient times. The patients in the Central Plains Institute are not unable to advance to the grassland, but are unable to turn Hu into Han, turning the grassland people like Han people. And the Tiandaoism..."
The effect of using religion to deceive backward nations is the best. There are Germans in Europe, Slavs are Christianized. Western Asia, Central Asia, Arabs, North African barbarians, and Turkic barbarians are transformed by heaven. In history, there were Mongols in East Asia, and Tubo people were brainwashed by lamas. Of course, the effect is much better than teaching a group of barbarians, Confucius and Mencius.
Now the headquarters of Mongolia is rapidly transforming into heaven, and the Ming Empire will certainly not drive them to expedition the west. After ten or eight years, the foundation of the Tiandaoism in Mongolia will not be shaken. Letting them move westward is the best choice. And at that time, the Ming Dynasty's operations in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains will also show initial results. The Ming Dynasty's own army can also be carried out step by step and move westward. The plates suitable for the development of agriculture in the two rivers to the west can also be eaten by the Ming Dynasty. They either directly under the jurisdiction or enfeoffed the country. In short, the sea will not monopolize the fruits of victory.
Liu Xiaoyuan and Kublai Khan have seen the power of religion in Europe these days, so they naturally think of this. The Popes in Rome had no force at all, but could rely on religion to command the Christian monarch with the army. Chen Dexing had both force and divine power. Once the Tiandaoism was spread in the Mongolian headquarters, at least before Chen Dexing's death, the troops in the Mongolian headquarters would not rebel against him.
"Not that fast!" Kublai Khan said with certainty. "It has only been a few years since the Tiandaoism was introduced to Mongolia. The roots have just been plunged and have not yet reached the deep-rooted time. Chen Dexing must not dare to let Haidu move westward, otherwise Haidu may become a real Mongolian Khan!"
At present, there are about 2 million Mongolians in the world, and Kublai Khan and Haidu each control one-third. The remaining one-third are controlled by the Khan of the Golden Treasures and Yili Khan Abaha. If Chen Dexing let go of his arms and armed Haidu and equipped the Mongolian army, which is known as 100,000, with steel armor and H-drug weapons, the Khan of the Golden Treasures and Abaha must all kneel. But will the Khan of the Golden Treasures rebel after the development of Haidu? No one dares to protect this, so Chen Dexing will not release the tiger of Haidu easily.
Before his Tiandaoism was completely rooted in the hearts of the Mongols, maintaining the stalemate between Haidu and the Khans of the Golden Tent was definitely better than letting Haidu dominate. How could Chen Dexing not know about this balance technique?
So after thinking it through, Kublai Khan was no longer worried that Chen Dexing would support Haidu to move westward.
If the sea doesn't move westward, the Ming Dynasty had to go to Mongolia if it wanted to intervene in Mongolia. If it was to go to the sea, it had to control India. Otherwise, Chen Dexing's army would be in the Great Food Festival and Persia's logistics would have problems.
"I can't let Chen Huaiqing control Tianzhu!" Kublai Khan's triangular eyes narrowed, "Can the Delhi Sultanate block the eight vassal states of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Giastin Balban is good at using troops." Liu Xiaoyuan said, "It's just that the soldiers and horses of the Sultanate of Delhi."
"Can they continue to recruit mercenaries?" Kublai Khan asked.
"Where is there any time?" Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head, "People of the Tianfang Cult like to recruit scouts... They just spend money to buy boys in the bitter and cold land. They teach martial arts since childhood, and then make them believe in the Tianfang Cult, and when they grow up, they become elite soldiers. This is how the Mamruks come from, and Baibls sold them from the Chincha Grassland since childhood. Sultanate Jiastin Baleban of the Delhi Sultanate also sold them from the Chincha Grassland to Tianzhu."
"Traders humans and sells two sultans!" Kublai shook his head contemptuously. He was a prince from the Golden Family, a real rich and fat man. Of course, he looked down on the two guys who were above the top in Baibls and Giastin Baleban.
"The Khan, maybe the Mamruks can help the Delhi Sultanate." Liu Xiaoyuan thought for a while and began to give advice to Kublai Khan.
"Baiblsken?"
"I'm sure!" Liu Xiaoyuan said, "I saw many wandering children in Krakow."
Now Krakow is the temporary capital of Kublai Khan. The castles and manors of the surrounding Polish nobles were either captured or abandoned. Many serfs ran away with the nobles, and were frequently attacked by the Mongols on the way. Many people were caught in Krakow. However, when they arrived in Krakow, they did not have a cell to detain them, so they were stocked. Many serfs' children were wandering around outside the city, and were regarded as wandering children by Liu Xiaoyuan.
"Child?" Kublai Khan was stunned and then understood what he meant, "Send some boys to Baibls?"
"Send some more cannons." Liu Xiaoyuan said, "I can go to Egypt in person and convince Baibls to send troops."
"Go to Egypt? How long can I go back to Constantinople?" Kublai Khan also needed Liu Xiaoyuan to continue driving the Eastern Roman army to fight, so he could not let him travel to Egypt slowly.
"Two months at most," Liu Xiaoyuan said.
"So fast? ride a horse over?"
“By the boat.”
"Take a boat?" Kublai Khan was stunned, "Liu Qing, don't ask the Venetians to catch them in a hurry!"
"No," Liu Xiaoyuan smiled, "Constantinople has ships of Egyptian merchants, and the Venetians will not attack them."
"What!?" Kublai Khan frowned and understood something. "This Baibers is colluding with the Venetians!"
Liu Xiaoyuan smiled, "There are also Pisa and Genoese, and the Baibls' fleet will not attack the merchant ships of these three countries, and they will also allow them to enter Alexandria to buy Eastern goods, porcelain and silk from the Ming Dynasty, spices and cotton from India, and they will continue to transport from Alexandria to Italy."
"These damn Tianfang Cultists!" Kublai cursed.
"The same goes for Christians!" Liu Xiaoyuan added, "War and business are both good, and the rules here in the Mediterranean are like this. Even in this situation, the trade between Constantinople, Venice and Genoa has not been completely interrupted. It was just that both sides were wearing the banner of Trabson and pretending to be neutral merchants..."
The Trabson Empire was a vassal of the Ilikhanate, but it was not involved in the current war, probably bribed Ilikhan Abaha with a large bribe. The country's capital, Trabson, is now the end of the western end of the Silk Road. Trade flourished and the city was very prosperous.
"Okay!" Kublai Khan waved his hand, "Forget it. Forget it, I won't bother with a group of guys who are jealous of money." He thought for a while, "Then how will Chen Huaiqing answer?"
Liu Xiaoyuan smiled and said, "You might as well agree first. You must let my uncle go to Central Plains to meet Chen Dexing."
"That's right." Kublai Khan nodded. "When Chen Huaiqing found out that something was wrong, Liu Bingzhong had already arrived in the Central Plains."
"The Khan is wise."
Kublai Khan said again: "I will lead a large army west soon. Now the Pod Plain is already the world of Great Mongolia. This time I advance west, I must fight until Paris before I stop. I will ascend the throne in Paris to become the Great Khan of Europa and the head of the Christian religion."
He patted the Bible beside him and said in a deep voice: "Go and tell Archbishop Michael VIII and that one, and that, to say, that they should support me as the head of Christianity!"
Liu Xiaoyuan stood up and bowed, "I will convey the Khan's will to them."
Kublai Khan nodded and said in a gloomy tone: "Take thirty bronze cannons and 10,000 boys to Egypt and tell Baibirth that I don't need Mamruk to guard India, but they must turn India into a scorched earth! If the Mamruks can't do it, I will let Abaha and Mangetemuir do it! I believe that they will definitely satisfy me!"
Liu Xiaoyuan bowed and bowed: "I obey the order!"
Kublai Khan waved his hand and sent Liu Xiaoyuan to leave the hall. He picked up the book Liu Bingzhong and asked Liu Xiaoyuan to bring Liu Xiaoyuan to "Liu" to read the Bible. After reading it for a while, the big face without any expression was already showing surprise on the plate, and he couldn't help but scream.
God’s second son came down to earth! Liu Bingzhong was so clever that he could come up with such a masterpiece. If his second son of God, then his son would be God’s grandson, and his grandson would be God’s great-grandson...
Those Europa dared to disobey the Europa Khan of God's blood?
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"Sage, His Highness, the memorial of His Highness, has arrived."
Chen Dexing was still on the way north at this time. Emperor Chen, who was used to flying scissors, was really uncomfortable with the speed of the canal sailing. In order to pass the time, he was looking through the secrets of the ancient Greek Xiaoyao School these days. These were all on the way back to China by Wen Tianxiang. Together with two Italian diplomats, he translated most of the secrets of the Xiaoyao School into Chinese, or classical Chinese, and there were a lot of Zhihu people! The most annoying thing was the math and Tian's works, and the translation was unknown, and Chen Dexing could not understand them at all.
However, Chen Dexing could still understand some of these things. For example, the speech of Hero, a mathematician of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, had little to do with the ancient Greek Xiaoyao School, but Wen Tianxiang still included it in the list of disciples of the Xiaoyao School. Some copy of the speeches of Hero from the University of Granada were translated into Chinese. Wen Tianxiang certainly did not know Arabic, but Giovanidoria's Arabic was very good, so he translated Hero's speech into Latin and then from Wen Tianxiang to Chinese.
What attracted Chen Dexing's attention from these classical Chinese speeches was a small invention of steam rotary ball. Because this is a very primitive steam engine! Can the steam engine be made now? At least it can be studied by people?
Chapter completed!