The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 429 A new turning point
The enemies around them have been almost wiped out by the Ming Dynasty. If they do not expand westward, they will only be surrounded by the Ming Dynasty in the future. At that time, whether they live or die, they will only be able to act according to the Ming Dynasty's wishes.

Mahmud was quickly taken directly to Yingtian Prefecture.

When the people of Yingtian Prefecture learned that another Mongol leader had been captured, they did not show much surprise or joy, but rather treated it as a very ordinary thing.

During this period, several tribal chiefs and even kings were captured by the Ming Dynasty, so this person was not exactly a novelty.

It seems that in their eyes, this is something that should be taken for granted.

When Mahmud arrived in Yingtian Prefecture, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately...

The Northern Yuan emperor Togus Temur arranged another courtyard around his original courtyard.

And then I never bothered with it again.

Mahmud did not receive any reception, which left him with a sense of disappointment.

I thought that with my status I would be entitled to some treatment, but I never expected that I would just be kept in this place and that my daily meals would be extremely ordinary.

A sense of gap arises spontaneously.

Three generations of Zhu Yuanzhang's family gathered together, looking at the map in their hands.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily as he spoke.

"Could it be that our nephew is really a skilled warrior, and these Chagatai Khanate guys are nothing special, having been taken down so easily!"

Zhu Xiong Ying curled her lip upon hearing this.

"Of course! With my weapons, it would be a disgrace if Cao Wugong couldn't even defeat these enemies!"

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, then looked at the map and said.

"What do you think we should do about getting the stamps? After all, our army has already fought too far. We can't keep fighting westward. We don't know much about the situation in the west. Now, many civil officials in the court have expressed their opinions, saying that if we continue to fight westward like this, our troops' supplies will not be able to keep up, which will be another huge expense!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying snorted coldly.

"Grandfather, in the eyes of these guys, there is no place other than the thirteen provincial administrations of the Han region that is of any use. The Chagatai Khanate occupies the Western Regions, where the Anxi Protectorate was once established during the Han Dynasty!"

"This place was also occupied during the Tang Dynasty. The Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty was very powerful at the time, but unfortunately, after the An Lushan Rebellion, the Anxi Army was transferred back, leaving only a portion to hold the place, but they held it for a long time!"

"This land should have been our inherent territory. After so many years, it's time to take it back!"

"Back then, the people of the Song Dynasty were complacent and closed off under the rule of those scholar-officials. Not to mention the northwest and western regions, they couldn't even take over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun in the north. Do you think our Great Ming Dynasty is going to be like them?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned upon hearing this.

The dynasty he hated most was the Song Dynasty. He thought the Song Dynasty was too weak. It had countless capable ministers and generals, and even enough money. With so many things, it repeatedly lost battles on the border, and often even had to pay tribute to keep peace on the border.

The thought of this place filled him with hatred.

"Nonsense! How could my Great Ming and Great Song be the same? How could those guys from Great Song compare to us? Those guys are all cowards. If we had as much money as they do, what chance would Western Xia, Liao, and Jin have?"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled upon hearing this. "Actually, we are now far superior to the Song Dynasty!"

"Through our development over the years, coupled with the pacification of the surrounding areas, the power we now wield is strong enough!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely shocked when he heard this.

Since Crown Prince Zhu Biao and his grandson Zhu Xiong Ying began to manage these matters, he has not had many responsibilities.

Aside from major events, most of what I saw was agricultural tax.

The people's affairs were what he cared about most, and this was the source of his suspicion as he looked at Crown Prince Zhu Biao beside him.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao sighed and said.

"Father, Xiong Ying is right. Our current financial strength is much greater than that of the Song Dynasty!"

"Since the implementation of the land tax reform, the tax situation in various places has improved a lot. The southwest region has been pacified. Although it can't pay much tax yet, at least there is no need to transfer grain from other places to these areas!"

"It can be considered stable, and with the development of the Liaodong region, a large amount of grain can be grown in the Liaodong region."

There's corn and potatoes from U.A. High!

"These places have become our granaries. It can be said that Liaodong alone is enough to feed half of our population!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang gasped. "Are you telling the truth?"

However, he was somewhat skeptical. In his preconceived notions, the Jiangnan region was the truly prosperous land, and the Central Plains was an important grain-producing area, while Liaodong was a bitterly cold place.

Even if some grain could be produced, he didn't think it would be much. Now that there was this much, he was immediately unsettled when he thought about this place.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao nodded.

"At first, I didn't quite believe it either, but now it seems to be true. In addition, our manufacturing efficiency for iron tools and agricultural implements is very high now, and people's lives are getting better and better!"

"Because U.A. previously encouraged industry and commerce, there are now many factories that have been built in the vicinity of southern Zhejiang. Some of them are sold directly to the grasslands in the north, but most of them are sold to other places through the ocean network!"

"We've explored quite a few countries on this high seas, and many of them are just as strange as U.A. said!"

"They have a lot of good stuff there, but unfortunately these guys don't know how to use it at all, it's such a waste. As for that rubber thing you mentioned, U.A., our people have already found it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying's eyes lit up.

"Are you telling the truth? Did we really find rubber?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this.

"Of course! Don't forget our current naval strength. Most of the islands near the South China Sea are now our territory. Although there isn't much land on them, we've already secured all the resources!"

(End of this chapter)