Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying pondered for a moment.

Among Zhu Yuanzhang's three edicts, all were aimed at preventing the spread of the plague, and the transportation of grain was not for curing the plague.

It’s not that we turn a blind eye to the people in the thirty counties, but there are currently no effective means to deal with the plague, especially the plague.

In a simple sentence, just leave it to fate.

Life at this moment is so fragile.

"Grandpa, when I was talking to a businessman in Europe, I discovered a strange phenomenon. That is in Europe."

"Despite such a large-scale plague, the cavalry suffered almost no damage, and 90% of them survived."

"So my grandson guessed that it might be related to horses. The doctors who went to treat the patients all rode horses, which might reduce the chance of infection."

Zhu Ying spoke up.

This matter has not been confirmed and seems absurd, but in fact it conforms to the natural law that one thing can conquer another.

European cavalry was fine, and the Manchus in the late Ming Dynasty were not infected either.

Many members of Li Zicheng's army were captured in the Qing military camps. Logically, the Qing should have been infected as well, but they were not.

After hearing what his eldest grandson said, Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer immediately, but looked at Zhu Ying seriously.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't really want to send anyone to treat the disease.

All we have to do is wait for the plague to pass, and those who are lucky enough to survive will survive.

In the face of such a natural disaster, sending any number of doctors there would be almost a suicide mission.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect that his eldest grandson would simply ignore this and instead bring up the issue of treatment.

After thinking it over in his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We can send some people, but the number of people cannot be too large. We can try Da Sun's method first to see how effective it is."

"If it really works, then we'll send more people."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying knew that this was the limit.

The ministers also nodded, thinking that this was a good approach.

In the face of such a major epidemic, many things cannot be accomplished simply by passion.

However, the next moment, Zhu Yingwen did something surprising.

"Grandpa, I want to go to see you about this plague."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and shouted, "What!"

The ministers were trembling. With just one simple sentence, His Majesty became furious.

"Grandpa, calm down. What I said is not groundless. I will not go into the plague area. All I have to do is to get a little closer to facilitate command and arrangement."

"Within the thirty cities, there are more than a million people, and this is Henan, which has been the Central Plains region since ancient times."

"My grandson's visit, on the one hand, can represent the court's attention to this plague, which will help to reassure the people. On the other hand, my grandson also has some ideas about prevention and treatment that he would like to try."

Zhu Ying said, his tone calm.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. He certainly could not take the risk alone, but the capital Nanjing was too far away from Henan, and the speed of information transmission back and forth was too slow.

After all, in his previous life, Zhu Ying experienced a super-large-scale plague that affected the entire world.

I have personal experience in facing or dealing with the plague.

Just copying homework.

The Shenzhou of the previous life already had role models, so we basically just had to copy them.

The plague does not have as long an incubation period as in previous lives. Basically, it only takes two days for a person to die after being infected.

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly sat back.

He began to consider the possibility of letting his eldest grandson go.

It has to be said that if the eldest grandson goes there, no matter what the result is, he will gain a very good reputation.

The population of the thirty cities is close to two million, and they have been the Central Plains since ancient times, making them the core of China's cultural heritage.

Most places are hard to compare with.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang finally said, "If Grandson wants to go, that's fine. We will dispatch 40,000 cavalry to accompany you. Grandson must agree to our request."

"Once we arrive at the place, we are not allowed to enter the city. We will set up camp outside the city and be guarded by 50,000 horses. Anything can only be handled in the barracks."

When they heard about 40,000 cavalrymen, many ministers were shocked.

I immediately understood the position of His Royal Highness Changsun in His Majesty's heart.

In the 23rd year of Hongwu, the number of war horses in the entire Ming Dynasty was 45,080.

Statistics accurate to ten places are enough to show how much the Ming Dynasty is in need of war horses.

This number is even less than that of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang even bought horses from the island nation of Ryukyu for war horses. This shows how severe the shortage of war horses was in the early Ming Dynasty.

There were many horses within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but what was lacking were war horses.

War horses are very different from ordinary horses.

First of all, their physique is different. The war horses are carefully raised, eat better, and have very good physiques.

It can still charge into battle after running hundreds of miles. Ordinary horses are fine for carrying cargo and people, but they will fall apart if they run like that.

In addition, war horses have undergone special training and will charge directly at people. Ordinary horses will dodge when they see they are about to hit a person, but war horses will not.

It is said that in the late Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng added human blood to the feed of war horses in order to increase their bloodiness, so that the horses would be very excited when they smelled the human blood on the battlefield.

The way a warhorse sways when it runs is also different. Ordinary horses bounce up and down, which is painful, but a warhorse sways from side to side when it runs, just like riding in a cradle.

A skilled knight could even sleep on his horse. For example, Genghis Khan's elite troops could chase the enemy day and night.

When conquering Europe, the Mongolian cavalry were called monsters that didn't need to sleep. In fact, it was because they all slept on horseback.

From the 23rd year of Hongwu to now, only two years have passed.

The number of war horses was certainly less than 50,000 at present, but Zhu Yuanzhang waved his pen and directly transferred 40,000 cavalry to protect Zhu Ying from the plague.

These 40,000 cavalrymen are the elite among the elite of the Ming Dynasty. Not only are they experienced on the battlefield, but they also have brilliant battle records.

Moreover, the former commanders of these 40,000 cavalry were Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

"Thank you, grandpa. I will definitely not let you down." Zhu Ying said while bowing.

He could feel the old man's concern for him.

In fact, when Zhu Yuanzhang made this decision, he was very resistant in his heart.

What he hoped more was that his eldest grandson would stay by his side.

Not to mention something as dangerous as a plague.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was not only Zhu Ying's grandfather, but also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Ying was not only his eldest grandson, but also the future heir to the Ming Dynasty.

The former crown prince Zhu Biao also had to inspect local areas frequently.

The first is to understand the local situation, and the second is to have subordinates who are familiar with the local areas. Only such an emperor is a real emperor.

This is the way Zhu Yuanzhang trained his descendants, not just the crown prince, the heir apparent, but also the princes.

In fact, as for the current descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang, although most of them have changed their personalities after becoming fiefdoms, in terms of talent, each of them is really not bad, and is much better than the average noble families.

But once he left the capital, he basically threw all the military and political strategies he had learned out of the window and just played around.

Anyway, according to the system set by my father, the princes cannot leave their fiefdoms without being summoned.

After deciding on the matter, Zhu Yuanzhang did not introduce Zhu Ying to the five ministers, including the ministers of the palace.

It’s directly the eldest grandson, His Royal Highness the Changsun.

Although the ministers were very confused, they did not dare to ask until His Majesty spoke.

After getting the old man's permission, Zhu Ying took the imperial edict and, led by Liu He, began to prepare to set off.

As for the outing that I promised Zhu Gaochi in the morning, it certainly couldn't be counted.

When faced with the lives of more than one million people, the Qixi Festival outing is nothing small.

If Zhu Ying had gone earlier, perhaps he could have saved more people.

It is easy to guess that in the plague area, the rules that Zhu Ying had previously promoted could not be implemented at all.

As Zhu Ying was the eldest grandson, it seemed like using a butcher knife to kill a nut if he went straight over.

Actually, it is not.

The first is the convenience brought by Zhu Ying’s identity.

Once he goes there, the military, led by the Huaixi military generals group, will definitely follow his orders and will not cause any trouble.

The supply in various places will also be greatly strengthened.

Especially when it comes to food and other supplies, no one dared to delay, and Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely provide sufficient supply.

It sounds like going to a plague area is extremely dangerous, but in fact it is not as scary as others think.

The imperial edict went directly to the Central Army Commander-in-Chief's Office, and of course the Five Army Commander-in-Chief had to make quick arrangements to mobilize 40,000 cavalry.

Lan Yu also received the contents of the edict at the first time.

Zhu Ying did not go anywhere else, but arrived with the imperial edict.

"Your Highness, please think twice before going there. The plague land is extremely dangerous."

The moment Lan Yu saw the content, he persuaded Zhu Ying.

Everything that Zhu Ying has now is closely related to Lan Yu.

Lan Yu knew very well that if he wanted to maintain his wealth and glory, only Zhu Ying could do it, no one else could do it, let alone Zhu Yunwen.

Especially the list that Zhu Ying handed over, which made Lan Yu feel scared. Thinking carefully, he realized that His Majesty had no intention of letting him go.

Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang failed to escape, so how could he escape?

Putting wealth and glory aside, I am afraid that even your life cannot be saved.

So there is no way Lan Yu would want Zhu Ying to take the risk.

"Duke Liang, there is no need to say more. I have considered it in my heart and will not rashly enter the plague area. Grandfather has arranged 40,000 cavalry to accompany us this time. They will camp outside the city and will not enter the city."

Zhu Ying explained simply.

There was a hint of dominance in the plain words, which made Lan Yu, who was about to refute, stop.

After a slight hesitation, Lan Yu said, "Let me accompany Your Highness there."

Lan Yu was still a little worried. If he followed him, at least he could persuade His Highness at the critical moment.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying just glanced at Lan Yu and said, "Let Chang Sen come with me."

Lan Yu was shocked, and then he said, "I obey your order."

Zhu Ying did not mention Chang Sheng, who had been conferred the title of Duke of the Founding Country, but named Chang Sen. Naturally, he knew from some other news what the Chang family had arranged for Chang Sen.

Speaking of which, Chang Sen has a long history with Zhu Ying.

Because of the previous incident on the Qinhuai River, he stayed in the Jinyiwei's labor camp for a long time, nearly two months, until Lan Yu returned to the capital.

This is the main reason why Chang Sen was asked to follow.

Those who are severely beaten are generally much more obedient.

This trip to Henan is to treat the people and isolate the plague on the one hand, and on the other hand, to deal with some officials who took advantage of the situation to hoard goods, drive up prices, and even disregard human lives.

There was no possibility that Zhu Ying would show mercy. He didn't really think that the 40,000 cavalrymen were here to eat vegetarian food.