Sweet potato cultivation does not necessarily require barren land; fertile soil is of course better.

The sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corns grown in the suburban military camp are all grown in fertile soil, which will result in higher yields.

When Zhu Ying and Li Jinglong arrived here, there were already hundreds of people cultivating the land.

"What are you doing?" Li Jinglong asked with some confusion.

It is now the end of May, and it is not the time for double harvesting. The planting of late rice will not start until August.

"These are three new crops, which are still a secret of the Ming Dynasty. They are not only cold-resistant and drought-resistant, but also have an annual yield of about 1,000 kilograms per mu. I transported the seeds from the Western Regions, and they arrived yesterday."

Zhu Ying said this calmly, his tone calm and peaceful, as if he was just talking about something that was too ordinary.

Around the plantation area, soldiers were guarding extremely tightly.

When Li Jinglong heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning and became stunned for a moment.

He did not doubt it. The soldiers patrolling the surrounding area proved that all this was true. However, he knew in his heart what kind of situation a crop yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu would bring to the Ming Dynasty.

This means that when these crops are popularized, the vast majority of people will be free from the suffering of famine, and the Ming Dynasty will usher in a new round of take-off.

Li Jinglong's expression began to become excited. After all, he was also a member of the top circle of the Ming Dynasty. For now, everything was related to the Ming Dynasty.

Naturally, they hoped to see the Ming Dynasty getting better and better. Li Jinglong had also been out to train troops and provide disaster relief, and the horror of those famine scenes was still vivid in his mind.

Although Zhu Ying looked somewhat indifferent, he had actually been observing Li Jinglong. After seeing his obvious excitement, he nodded secretly in his heart, thinking that this young man could be used.

No matter what Zhu Di's hidden chess pieces were, Zhu Ying had enough confidence to suppress Zhu Di. In his opinion, Li Jinglong was even more of a threat and there was no need to target him specifically.

Besides, Li Jinglong has come to my house many times, and it is obvious that he wants to join me.

The situation is different now. It is not that Li Jinglong helped Zhu Di rebel from the very beginning.

There are still some problems with the Jingnan Campaign. The entire Jingnan Campaign was basically a confrontation between Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di, because Zhu Yunwen had lost the hearts of his uncles in the royal family.

In some aspects, we have gone too far. It is the same as the saying that those who are in the right path will have many supporters, while those who are in the wrong path will have few supporters.

Also, because of the deaths of Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang, Zhu Di did become one of the heirs, and many people just stood by and watched.

In addition, the Lan Yu case led to the death of a large number of middle-level officers and well-known generals. Zhu Di, a latecomer, suddenly jumped to the top level of Ming Dynasty's military capabilities.

At present, Li Jinglong's heart is still with the Ming Dynasty, but he has a very good personal relationship with Zhu Di.

Li Jinglong and Zhu Ying did not exchange many words, and Zhu Ying did not take Li Jinglong to the nearby military camp to intimidate him.

After the brief interaction, when Li Jinglong left, he deliberately looked back at Zhu Ying who was standing by the field, with a complex look in his eyes.

Compared with Zhu Ying, the owner of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, he was beyond his reach in all aspects. Even Li Jinglong had never seen such a powerful person in his life except His Majesty.

It doesn't refer to his ability to lead troops in battle. Zhu Ying, who lost his memory when he was in his teens, has reached his current level, which is a legend in itself.

And from now on, this legend will continue in the Ming Dynasty.

His Majesty is getting old, which makes many people worry about what the next emperor will be like. The appearance of Zhu Ying makes Li Jinglong realize that the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty will only be more wise.

Perhaps, destiny really does exist in this world!

…

Northern grasslands.

The Golden Horde is now in a state of decline, with Khwarezm, Crimea and Bulgar gradually splitting away from it. The Golden Horde is now being invaded by the Timurid Empire in Central Asia.

Obviously, the declining Golden Horde was no match for the Timurid Empire, which was at its peak.

In the face of the invasion, they were defeated one after another.

Since the 13th year of Hongwu, the White Horde Khan Tokhtamysh, with the help of Timur's power, defeated the powerful minister Mamai in the Khan's court, controlled the main territory of the Golden Horde, and became the Khan of the Golden Horde. From then on, all the Khans of the Golden Horde came from the White Horde.

The Golden Horde itself was a complex union of various ethnic groups, among which the Mongols, as a conquering ethnic group, were very small in number.

Southeastern Europe, especially the Kipchak Steppe, is where the Kipchak people live.

The population of the Khanate was mainly composed of Cumans, Bulgars, Khwarezmians, and some other Turkic ethnic groups, especially Cumans and Turkmen.

Since the Mongols, the ruling ethnic group, were a minority, numbering only tens of thousands, they were gradually assimilated by the large number of surrounding Turkic tribes such as the Cumans and Turks.

By the 25th year of Hongwu, the Turkification process had been basically completed, and Turkic and Turkic script had become the common language and writing of the Khanate.

There are not many people like Batu who belongs to the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce and Hasbagen who belongs to the Mongolian ethnic group.

When chasing Batu, Hasbagen held back many times, otherwise Batu would have died long ago.

"Brother, look there is a horse, and it seems to be carrying someone."

Batu was resting with his brothers. He did not follow the order of the Khan of the Golden Horde to fight against the invading Timurid Empire, but just led his team to roam around nearby and collect spoils of war.

Upon hearing this, Batu looked over and saw that indeed a group of war horses were carrying a wounded warrior back.

"Let's go and take a look."

Batu was somewhat moved, not because of the people, but because of the horses.

Mongolian men treat their horses like their own brothers. The fact that a war horse can carry its master back shows that the relationship between the two is very deep.

Dozens of people jumped on their horses and rushed forward.

The horse was a little frightened, but obviously very tired. When it sensed Batu and others, it wanted to turn around and run away, but it was soon surrounded.

"It's him, Hasbagen. He is seriously injured and almost dying." The surprised god exclaimed after his subordinates went up to check.

Batu hurried over and saw that it was indeed Hasbagen.

There was some hesitation in the man's eyes, but he quickly said, "Check his injuries and give him some medicine. If he can make it to the doctor, he's lucky."

After Batu finished speaking, the crowd became a little agitated. It was obvious that many men did not want to let go of Hasbagen who was now seriously injured.

This man had killed many of their brothers.

"I admire him. He also quietly spared our lives at that time. My lords, life and death are determined by fate. Now he is going to die. As Mongolian men, we must pay him back what we owe him."

Batu said in a deep voice, and everyone agreed with his words.

Several people worked together to carry him down and check his injuries.

"Brother Batu, he didn't have a fatal injury. He probably fainted because of too many injuries and blood loss. It feels like he was put on a horse and sent back."

After hearing this, Batu nodded and quickly led his men back.

The doctor Batu mentioned is from the Chamber of Heroes. At present, except for the core areas, many parts of the Golden Horde have begun to fall apart and are only together in name.

Similar to the situation of warlord separatism, the Heroes Chamber of Commerce is currently feeling like a fish in water in this gap, and has received quite good news from the powerful nobles in many separatist regions.

Ever since Batu was betrayed last time, he simply joined the Heroes Chamber of Commerce with full justification.

The Chamber of Commerce also paid money to avenge the betrayer, and under the incentive of the bounty, the head was sent over.

"Water, water."

Hagenbass woke up from his daze and shouted the word for water in Mongolian.

Someone nearby immediately gave him water.

When Hagenbass opened his eyes, he found himself in an unfamiliar camp.

The awakened Hagenbas was obviously a little confused and had not figured out the situation yet. After a brief recollection, his face suddenly changed drastically and he shouted anxiously: "Quickly inform the Khan that those Tatars surrendered to the enemy and killed our warriors."

"Ahem."

However, such a loud shout caused the already weak Hasbagen to cough violently, but the people next to him did not move at all.

“You, you guys…”

Hasbagen could see that the people around him were all Mongolians. He wanted to blame them, but he couldn't utter a word.

Soon, someone came in from the door of the big tent. It was Batu.

When Hasbagun saw Batu, he was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly realized that this was not the territory of the Golden Horde.

The two Mongols nodded to Batu and went out.

Batu sat next to Hasbagen and said, "You let me go last time, and I saved you this time. We are even now. No one owes anyone anything."

Hasbagan fell silent for a moment, and then pleaded, "We are all Mongols. Can you help me again and send a message to the Khan that the Tatars have rebelled?"

Batu shook his head and said, "It's not necessary. The war over there is over. Timur has occupied it. Including today, you have been unconscious for four days."

Hearing this, Hasbagen suddenly felt sad.

The place where the battle took place was the grassland where he once grazed sheep and his home, but now it had been occupied by Timur.

Batu said in a deep voice: "You can recover here, the doctor will heal you."

Batu was about to leave when Hasibaggen suddenly asked, "Why did you want to join the Han people? Don't say it's for food, I don't believe it."

Hearing this, Batu paused for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "In the Ming Dynasty, there are many Mongols who are descendants of Kublai Khan. The Yuan Dynasty is a common dynasty for us Mongols and Han people."

"According to the Central Plains' heritage, the Ming Dynasty, which succeeded the Yuan Dynasty, exists as one with us, just like we are with other ethnic groups. In the current Ming Dynasty, the status of Mongolians and Han people is the same."

"The Khan you are loyal to was no longer a direct descendant of Genghis Khan when the Khanate was defeated twelve years ago. What is the difference between him and the Ming Dynasty?"

In response to Batu's words, Hasbagen fell silent.

He had no way to refute. Of the four great khanates of the past, only the Golden Horde remained. Some people even called it the Kipchak Khanate, which was the khanate of the Kipchaks.

It seems that they are gradually losing touch with the Mongolian people, and the former Wanhu no longer obey the orders of the Khan of the Great Tent.

There is no difference between this place and the Mongolians who lived under Han rule, except that this is a grassland.

At least the Ming Dynasty today recognizes the Yuan Dynasty as the orthodox dynasty and also recognizes that the Mongolians and the Han people have the same status.

If you really count, it seems that the Mongolians in the Central Plains are more orthodox.

Watching Batu leave, Hasbagen said nothing more, and some thoughts in his mind began to change.

He is an orthodox Mongolian who admires the glory and splendor of the Mongolian race, but now it seems that everything is changing.

…

"You are the real Princess Anxiu."

Looking at the princess and maid in front of him, Zhu Ying recognized them at a glance.

The maid who lowered her head and tried to hide herself was the real Princess Anxiu.

This is not just about appearance, but more about temperament.

No matter how a maidservant transforms into a princess, it is impossible to change the temperament of serving others and being dressed by others for a long time in a short period of time.

When she saw herself, the fake Princess Anxiu kept trying to look at the maid behind her and seemed very timid.

After all, Zhu Ying had been a lecturer in his previous life. He had seen all kinds of people. How could he hide such a small thing from me?

Hearing Zhu Ying's question, the maid Xiaoqing in front of her was frightened and knelt on the ground subconsciously.

This is a memory engraved in her bones as she was a maid.

The real Princess Anxiu was still standing there. But after a brief silence, Chen Muyue slowly knelt on the ground, performed a five-body kowtow, and said, "Princess Anxiu Chen Muyue, I pay my respects to the host!"