Prince Ding Zhu Cijiong was also shocked by what Shen Yunying said. It was not easy for a teenage queen who had just entered the palace to have such an idea.

Princess Kunxing pouted her lips:

"No! The imperial sister just can't bear to have the imperial brother lead the expedition in person..."

Zhu Cixi smiled and patted Princess Kunxing's pretty face:

"I know you care about my eldest brother, but this Western Expedition is not a trivial matter. The outcome may be decided in one battle, so we must conquer it in person. We will triumph soon..."

Soon, the eunuch in the imperial dining room filled the table with sumptuous dishes, and Zhu Cihong waved his hand:

"dinner time!"

After Zhu Cixiang finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the main seat of the dining table to sit down. Queen Shen Yunying and Qin Mingyue were with her on the left and right, and the others took their seats at the dining table in order.

Zhu Cixiang took out three bottles of red wine and cola juice from the system warehouse, and the eyes of Princess Kunxing, Prince Ding and the Queen's concubine immediately shone...

I happily had dinner and drank wine. I drank two bottles of red wine and had a few bottles of fruit juice and Coke left. I don’t know who secretly put them into the sleeves...

Zhu Cihong put down his chopsticks and said:

"Eat more. After I leave, you must pay attention to your own safety. When you leave the palace, you must bring a guard with you..."

…

After chatting for a while, Princess Kunxing suddenly stood up with a smile and walked behind Zhu Cihong, stretched out her jade hands and hugged his neck and said with a sweet smile:

"Brother, the Ming Dynasty's overseas trade is booming. The royal group has also caught on to the Ming Dynasty's prosperity. It is estimated that the annual income may reach 100 billion. However, there is currently a shortage of merchant ships. I hope the imperial court will sell more merchant ships to the royal family.

Group, please give me your permission, the Great Emperor!"

All large shipyards in the Ming Dynasty are state-owned. Without the emperor's decree, no one dares to trade large merchant ships and warships privately, not even princes and princesses.

Princess Kunxing knew this very well, so she proposed the idea of ​​purchasing a large merchant ship, hoping that Zhu Cihong would agree!

Zhu Cihong loved Princess Kunxing more than King Ding and King Yong, and he would never let her suffer any injustice. Maybe it was to compensate for Princess Kunxing!

Hearing that Princess Kunxing wanted to buy a merchant ship, she agreed:

"No problem, the emperor will give you a handwriting soon. You can purchase two hundred large merchant ships and pay according to the ex-factory price..."

The major shareholder of the Royal Group is the emperor, and the princess is also a steward appointed by the emperor. Do we still need to give money?

Of course it is necessary. Zhu Cixi made the distinction between public and private very clearly. The Royal Group is not a state-owned enterprise, and of course it cannot take advantage of the country. If the emperor takes the lead in seeking personal gain, how will it be managed below?

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Kazakh Khanate

The Mughal Kingdom originally had inextricable ties with the Yarkand Khanate. When the Ming Dynasty attacked the Yarkand Khanate, they refused to send troops to support it.

Later, the Rakshasa Kingdom sent people to lobby, and the Mughal Kingdom was tempted. They felt that the powerful Rakshasa Kingdom and the three khanates jointly resisted the Ming Dynasty, and they would definitely get a share of the pie, so they decided to send troops.

The Rakshasa Kingdom even persuaded the Mughal Kingdom, and the Mughal Kingdom agreed to send an army of 50,000. Other countries were even better persuaded.

When the Ming army advanced westward, the Kazakh Khanate and the Bukhara Khanate were the first to bear the brunt.

With the powerful Tsarist Russia in the north and the assistance of the prosperous Mughal Empire, their confidence soared. They vowed to defeat the Ming army, seize the Ili Valley and other places, and once again march to the Jiayuguan Pass.

The Bukhara Khanate is located in the Central Asia River region, a feudal dynasty in the Persian cultural circle established by the Uzbeks.

It was named after the capital was moved to Bukhara in the mid-16th century. It was once a powerful military feudal dynasty in Central Asia.

Under the leadership of the Rakshasa Kingdom, the three kingdoms formed an anti-Ming alliance, with the Rakshasa Kingdom as the leader.

The three countries sent 250,000 troops, the Kazakh Khanate had the largest number of troops, and the Rakshasa Kingdom also sent 30,000 troops, including 5,000 Cossack cavalry.

Speaking of Cossack cavalry, they always give people a feeling of invincibility. They are definitely famous cavalry that everyone knows about.

In the age of cold weapons, the cavalry, which can maneuver quickly, come and go like the wind, and gallop freely, is undoubtedly the ace force that can defeat the enemy on the battlefield.

The Cossacks, relying on a war horse and a saber, galloped for hundreds of years and thousands of miles across the vast battlefield across the Eurasian continent.

The Cossack cavalry, which has left a rich and glorious legacy in the history of world wars, can be called the ace among aces, a battlefield nemesis that makes opponents fearful.

The great hero and military genius Napoleon once fought against the Cossack cavalry and suffered greatly. He said frankly:

"If I had Cossack cavalry in my army, my army would take the world by storm."

Historically, Cossacks were not only desirable exotic heroes, but also terrifying executioners, accomplices of the tsar in suppressing the revolution.

In the age of cold weapons, the Cossack cavalry shocked Europe with their fast, maneuverable, lethal, and brave attacks.

From the initial days when the Cossack cavalry formed groups and looted houses to the later campaigns in the east and west, and in the south and north, the Cossack cavalry had almost no interruptions in the history of its development for five to six hundred years.

During the long-term campaign, the Cossack warriors were like clouds, the stars were shining, and many outstanding military generals emerged.

The most famous one is the legendary hero, Marshal Budyonny of the Soviet Union. The First Cavalry Group of the Red Army commanded by him is so powerful and invincible that everyone knows it and is a legend.

Precisely because the Cossacks' cavalry performance was so perfect, until World War II, the Soviet Union still retained a large number of cavalry units for charge, and at its peak, several Guards Cavalry Corps were formed.

It remains to be seen what kind of sparks the collision between the Ming army, which is the best equipped in the world, and the Cossack cavalry will spark.

The allied forces of the four countries prepared to meet in Turkestan, the capital of the Kazakh Khanate. After resting for half a month, they launched their troops into the Ili Valley and took advantage of the situation to capture the Seven Guards of Guanxi and Turpan of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!