Chapter 496: No matter how powerful the forces are, they all eventually succumb to internal troubles. Besides. It also allows them to have enough things to hold on until the remaining cattle and sheep grow up, and they can once again resume their former peaceful life of herding. And as long as Ming Dynasty firmly holds the cannery in its own hands. These barbarians on the grasslands will definitely not have any disobedient thoughts. Otherwise, the cattle and sheep they had no time to make into dried meat would just rot in the grass. Even if he becomes rebellious, the barbarians who benefit from the cannery will kill him first. Zhu Bai on the side probably understood Lin Che's strategy, but he asked in confusion: "Sir, the prairie barbarians are already wild and untamable. If we let them eat meat every day, wouldn't everyone become tall and strong warriors?" ?” "Then once he has evil intentions, I'm afraid my Ming Dynasty will have to go through a fierce battle~!" "Sir, building a city on the grassland is also a troublesome matter."

"Moreover, what if those barbarians, regardless of casualties, forced their way into the city, snatched away the canning workers, and tortured out the secret recipe?" "With stable military supplies, the barbarians on the grassland must be able to send troops to our Ming Dynasty at any time!" The questions raised by Zhu Bai are also what Zhu Ping is worried about. With the current financial resources of the Ming Dynasty, it is indeed not difficult to build a city on the grassland. But the problem is that the grassland is too far away from the Ming Dynasty. If those barbarians have any disobedient behavior. Even if Ming Dynasty could get the news immediately, the reinforcements would have to go for at least several months. Maybe the city would have been breached before the people arrived. "Those barbarians have trouble even eating salt. Even if we give them the recipe, they won't be able to find so many seasonings." "Even if the cannery is extended to the entire grassland, this thing will only be a delicacy exclusive to the nobles." "Those ordinary barbarians, the first thing they would do when they get a can is something more durable such as Imperial City cheese." Lin Che responded to Zhu Bai's concerns with a few simple words. He also squeezed the little kid's arm and said with a smile: "Yes, he is stronger than when he first came to attend the class. It seems that you also know the benefits of eating more meat." Then it didn’t matter whether Zhu Bai understood it or not. Lin Che smiled again and said, "Are you worried about prairie barbarians stealing the canned formula?" "Besides, didn't I just say that the prerequisite for giving these barbarians a way to survive is to subdue them until they compete to become Ming's dogs." In Lin Che's view, the barbarians on the grassland were the most threatening state. It was when they banded together to plunder the Central Plains in order to survive. But as long as we take the initiative and beat them for a while, we don't dare to have the intention of going south to herd horses again. The rest of the problems will be solved.

The grassland barbarians who died because of the war will live in a disguised form and survive in the barbarian living environment. As long as the Ming Dynasty saw the opportunity, began to rule in the grassland, and provided some benefits to the obedient barbarian tribes. The prosperous times that emerged on the grassland due to wars will be regarded by these barbarians as the contribution of the Ming Dynasty. Such a combination of kindness and power, coupled with the benefits of the cannery. There will inevitably be tribes that will loyally join the Ming Dynasty, and will also take the initiative to help the Ming Dynasty eliminate those who are disobedient. As for how to defeat the barbarians on the grassland. Neither of the Zhu Chong brothers asked this stupid question. Because, whether it is the Ming Emperor or Xu Da and other leading generals, there are actual battle examples in front of them. The problem is not how to fight the remnants of the Northern Yuan on the grassland, but how to find their main force and defeat them in one fell swoop. And how to establish the Ming Dynasty's ruling power on the grassland. Zhu Xi told Lin Che everything he was worried about. "The easiest way to find the main force of Beiyuan is to develop internal response within it." Lin Che turned over the sizzling skewers and said calmly: "What a powerful force, but they all died from internal troubles in the end." "And there are so many unfaithful remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. As long as the price offered by the court is enough, there will be no need to worry about no one turning over." "As for how the Ming Dynasty will rule the grassland after defeating those remnants, this is indeed a big problem." Having said this, Lin Che placed the grilled mutton skewers on a plate on the table to dry. You picked up several strings of tenderloins and continued while examining them: "The situation on the grasslands today is very different from that in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty." "If you want to use the Protectorate to control the barbarians, it will be difficult to achieve any results." "So if you want to make those barbarians obey, Ming Dynasty must first mobilize a powerful cavalry." "Use this as the backbone to gather the strong men on the grassland and lead them to conquer the disobedient people. I want to use military power to show the Ming Dynasty's ruling power to the grassland tribes." Lin Che's meaning was very simple. To put it bluntly, after defeating the barbarians, military control was now implemented on the grassland. First, let these barbarians who are far away from the king become familiar with and accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty. When the time is right and most people accept Chinese culture, a state capital will be established above it and civilian officials will be sent to assist in management. Zhu Bai asked with some worry: "Sir, to suppress the cavalry troops on the grassland, we will need at least 30,000 troops." "Including the surrendered barbarians, the number will probably exceed 100,000." "If the general who controls such a large number of cavalry has any ambitions, my Ming Dynasty may not be able to escape the Anshi Rebellion!" Lin Che smiled faintly when he heard this: "Not to mention, throughout the two hundred years of our Ming Dynasty, there has never been a general with an orthodox general background who has rebelled. Even the people sent by the imperial court to the grassland, looking at the strong soldiers and horses of their subordinates, have become disobedient. heart of." "Even if his men and the barbarians who have pledged their allegiance to the imperial court do not stop him, the rations needed for a hundred thousand troops will extinguish his ambition." You know, Lin Che proposed to build a cannery on the grassland, which solved the problem of herdsmen dealing with cattle and sheep during disasters.

This allowed them to exchange canned food made from their own cattle and sheep for cheese, highland barley and other foods to survive the most unbearable famine. It's not something created out of nothing, giving them an extra source of food. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to rule the grasslands. The food needed had to be transported from the Central Plains. In a situation where the lifeblood is in the hands of the court. Even if they were forced to rebel, the only outcome would be for the army to cut off the general's head due to hunger and surrender to the court. Zhu Ping's understanding of the Ming Dynasty's military system was deeper than Zhu Bai's. He knew that it was not just food that limited the possibility of rebellion by the army outside. Officers at all levels in the army who are in a state of checks and balances can prevent the ambitions of the generals who lead the troops to the greatest extent. As long as he had not ruled the grassland army for more than ten years, I am afraid that the general would have been kidnapped by his subordinates and escorted to the capital as soon as he proposed the idea of ​​rebellion! However, Zhu Xi still had a question. "Sir, the ethnic groups on the grassland that do not accept kingship will one day be wiped out..." "What if the barbarians who followed the Ming Dynasty rebelled again after losing the opportunity to make meritorious deeds?" (End of this chapter)