Only in this way can Sapphire stir up the entire grassland, and then continue to gain credit and merit.

How could a mid-level tribe be placed in Lan Yu's eyes now?

In Lan Yu's heart, the words of His Highness Zeng Taisun kept echoing.

As long as his achievements are sufficient, the possibility of becoming the king of the grassland is not impossible.

This is a living king with a different surname, unlike Xu Da, Mu Ying, and Chang Yuchun who were granted titles after death.

This is Sapphire's biggest motivation now.

Liu Buyi's contemplation at this moment was concerned with a key point, which was how much burden such an action would bring to Ming Dynasty, and whether it was worth it.

After a while, Lan Yu saw that Liu Buyi's mind was a little shaken, then drank a glass of wine and continued: "For us now, if we just sit back and wait for death, there are only two possibilities."

"First, we withstood the impact of Beiyuan, and the grassland military base truly established itself, and then continued to absorb the surrounding cavalry to strengthen itself."

"Second, we were eventually defeated by Bei Yuan, and the entire grassland military base was destroyed. Even you and I have to bear a huge sin."

"But if we take the initiative, there is only one possibility."

"It's about whether we can plunder enough tribes and let them attack Beiyuan."

"So what if it fails, our grassland military base will naturally not be threatened."

After hearing this, Liu Buyi finally made up his mind.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Even if Liang Guogong has explained it so clearly, it will be boring if I don't understand it."

"I will report to His Highness Taisun later, explain the pros and cons, and ask for His Highness's approval."

Lan Yu suddenly showed a satisfied look.

...

In Kunning Palace.

Zhu Ying looked at the information in her hand and frowned slightly.

Blocking and embargoing the grassland has already cost a lot of money.

The embargo, which lasted less than half a year, has not had enough impact on the grasslands. It is a protracted war in itself.

It is to use national strength to bring down the grassland.

It is envisaged that the start will take three years.

The content of Liu Buyi's memorial was to request the capital to provide strong support and form a military operation against the entire Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Here, logistics is the most critical point.

As far as the current Ming Dynasty is concerned, it can of course be able to sustain it, but it also means a risk.

That is whether it will drag Daming into the quagmire of the entire grassland.

As the saying goes, when a cannon goes off, a thousand taels of gold come out.

As far as the cost of nearly 40,000 cavalry in today's grassland military base is concerned, even if it does not provide high military pay, a large number of war horses and rations are already equivalent to the cost of nearly 200,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Sold.

There is an algorithm here, that is, the cost of one war horse is almost the same as that of nearly two infantrymen.

It's because of the difference in system.

Among other tribes on the grassland, they are aggressive. All expenses are based on the blood of other tribesmen and rely on a large number of slaves for supplies.

As a dynasty in the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty naturally could not implement slavery. This was a step back in civilization.

Once such a system is implemented, even if it is only on the grassland, it will become a huge hidden danger for the cavalry who control the grassland.

The loyalty of soldiers will also be shaken.

This is why for so many years, the Central Plains Dynasty has never learned to grow like the grassland after being threatened by the grassland for so many years.

Or let the soldiers of the Central Plains Dynasty learn the methods of the grassland tribes, continue to plunder, and build a tribe as powerful as Genghis Khan.

Because the army established in this way is no longer the army of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Therefore, we can only use logistics to make a supplement.

Ming Dynasty is indeed rich now, but the plate is big and the gap is also big.

As the Ming Dynasty gradually entered the period of rapid development, the prosperity of maritime trade had not yet fully unfolded.

Whether it is the Nanyang countries or the Japanese country, they all need a period of brewing.

If it were ten years, no, even five years later, Zhu Ying would agree to support it without hesitation.

But it happens to be now.

Zhu Ying also understood in his heart the threat that the grassland military base would be facing now. He had thought about it earlier, but he knew that even if he lost, the grassland military base would not be completely destroyed.

Because after all, there is a retreat at the border.

Defense does not mean building a city. It does not require much effort. Even if you are defeated, you can retreat first.

As for the current situation in Beiyuan, there is no way to organize other tribes into an alliance in the long term.

Other tribes are also trying to contain Bei Yuan.

Even if Bei Yuan had 100,000 cavalry under his command, he would not dare to use them to fight against the grassland military base.

Once the foundation is laid bare, how can Beiyuan control other tribes?

From this point of view, it seems that it is more correct to reject Liu Buyi's proposal.

But from another perspective, this is also the best time to replace Bei Yuan.

Zhu Ying knew very well that in a few years, Beiyuan would be destroyed and Guilichi would become the new khan.

Today's Beiyuan will become the territory of the Tatar tribe.

Compared with the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the emerging Tatar tribe is undoubtedly stronger and more dominant.

Now Guilichi is already developing continuously, but because of the distance, Zhu Ying has no way to curb its development.

And Liu Buyi's performance is a good opportunity.

At this moment, even knowing the direction of history no longer has much effect. As the grandson of Zhu Ying, every decision he makes will have an extremely far-reaching impact.

He didn't know which direction was the right choice.
Chapter completed!