"Oh, there won't be any. I hope I can bring more pickles this time. At least there will be some green leafy vegetables in the pot..."

Others heard the words and quickly agreed.

“Leafy greens are good!”

"Now when I see the grass roots, I want to take a bite. I'm really hungry for that bite of green vegetables..."

Chang Sheng listened to their discussion and felt a sense of anticipation in his heart.

However, just when they were full of expectations, a young man wearing a ragged robe stopped several people.

"Little Khan has met General Chang!"

"oh?"

Chang Sheng was very familiar with Enke Khan. He had often dealt with Enke Khan in the past few years in the Northland.

Firstly, the emperor's grandson secretly asked him to cooperate with Enkehan and Zhao Mian in building the railway. Secondly, Enkehan was very easy-going and often helped escort supplies.

"Brother Enke, are you personally escorting me again this time?"

Enkehan smiled slightly when he heard this.

"Although the border has been managed by General Chang so that no one picks up lost objects on the road and does not close the house at night, it is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net. It is safer for me to go along with you."

After hearing this, Chang Sheng got off his horse, threw the reins to the deputy general, ordered the deputy general to lead the team back to the camp, and followed Enkehan to drink.

"Come on, brother Enke, if you don't come this time, I will send someone to find you."

"I captured another 30,000 prisoners during this expedition, and I just gave them to you to lead them to build roads."

Chang Sheng has captured at least hundreds of thousands of Beiyuan people in recent years, and he has left them all to Enke to build roads.

Enke was also very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. While appeasing the prisoners, he led them to build roads through wind and rain.

However, the reason why these captives were able to stay so peacefully in the Ming Dynasty was due to the preferential treatment policy formulated by the Emperor Taisun.

According to Zhu Yunxi's regulations, anyone who performs well during road construction can not only be exempted from road construction, but can even join the Ming army and become an honorable military household.

Military households were not a good thing in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Many military households even fled secretly. But for the herdsmen on the grasslands, military households were still very happy.

Once selected as a military household by the Ming Dynasty, their family would not only be allocated hundreds of acres of pasture, but they would also enjoy the privilege of exchanging cattle and sheep for supplies with the Ming Dynasty at any time.

Moreover, the Ming court did not have high requirements for them. As long as they built roads on the construction site for a year with peace of mind and did not fight, fight, run away, or make mistakes during this period, they could participate in the selection of the Ming border army.

Now more than 50,000 Mongolian Yuan people have been selected as the Ming Dynasty's frontier army. They are not only loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but also very brave in the battles against other Mongolian Yuan tribes.

The reason why Chang Sheng was able to achieve such a great victory this time was because he brought with him 10,000 naturalized Mongolian soldiers.

These soldiers were not only brave in battle, but also played a huge role in capturing people from other tribes in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

Because of their existence, the grassland tribes knew that instead of being killed if captured by the Ming Dynasty, they would live a better life than before.

Therefore, the will to resist was very weak. Many times, those who could obviously run away did not run away, but waited for the Ming border troops to capture them and make them prisoners.

"General Chang is mighty!"

"With these 30,000 people, it is estimated that within three or two months, the Jingtong Railway ordered by Emperor Sun Qin will be completed."

Chang Sheng has been living in the Northland for many years and has long known the importance of railways to the Ming Dynasty.

Now when he heard Enkehan say this, he immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Is this true?"

"As long as the Jingtong Railway is completed, I can drive straight in and directly fight the Beiyuan Khan Court!"

The biggest problem faced by Ming Dynasty in its war against Bei Yuan was logistical supplies.

Because most of the Ming Dynasty's tax lands were in the south of the Yangtze River, the grain produced in the north could barely supply the local area, and there was no excess grain to feed the army.

Therefore, every time the Ming Dynasty fought against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it had to go to the border to collect grain half a year or even a year in advance.

However, the south of the Yangtze River is too far from the north. It takes several months to transport the grain there, and seventy-eight percent of it will be consumed on the way.

Under such losses, not only Lao Zhu couldn't bear it, but Xiao Xiao Zhu, who was an expert in making money, couldn't bear it either.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi has been tightening his belt and saving money to build the railway, just to build the railway and solve the threat of nomadic people in the north once and for all.

Once the railway is built, food, firearms, and gunpowder from the south of the Yangtze River can be transported to the north at extremely fast speeds and at extremely low costs to support the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in their battle against the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

If necessary, Zhu Yunxi could even build the railway directly to the Beiyuan Khan Court.

Compared with building roads in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, it is much easier to build roads on the endless grasslands.

Enkehan forced a smile.

"Of course it's serious. How dare Xiao Khan lie to the general about this?"

"It's just that Xiao Khan has a small worry. He is afraid that after the railway is built, the emperor's grandson will not allow Xiao Khan to live..."

When Chang Sheng heard this, his face suddenly darkened.

"Enkehan, what do you mean by this?"

"I, the great grandson of the Ming Emperor, am such a benevolent and righteous person, how can I break my promise to you?"

Enkehan quickly explained after hearing this.

"No no no..."

"General Chang Da has misunderstood. The little Khan is not worried about His Highness the Emperor Taisun, but is really worried about the opinions of other ministers in the court. His Highness the Emperor Taisun cannot withstand the public opinion of the ministers..."

Seeing Enkehan say this, Chang Sheng's expression softened.

"That's it..."

"Have the Enke brothers ever gotten married?"

Enkehan sighed secretly after hearing this.

"Xiao Khan originally had several concubines in the Khan's court, but since Xiao Khan followed the emperor's grandson to the Ming Dynasty, he has lost contact with them."

Chang Sheng's eyes rolled around after hearing this.

"In that case, would Brother Enke be willing to marry me?"

"in law?"

"Yes!"

"Once you become my in-law, you will naturally become a member of the Ming Dynasty. Presumably no one in the court will criticize you, right?"

"I have a maid in my family who has served my wife for many years. I can write a letter to ask my wife to accept her as an adopted daughter."

"It's just that this kind of aggrieved Brother Enke. According to our Han etiquette, you have to call me father-in-law from now on..."

Enke Khan was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately fell to his knees.

"Little Khan pays homage to my father-in-law!"
Chapter completed!