Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 248 The Exciting Zhu Yuanzhang

Inside the Huangji Hall of the Daming Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at a military newspaper in his hand with meaningful eyes.

After Zhu Han came in, he looked at Zhu Han and said, "Qiwu, look, this is the information sent by Xu Da."

Zhu Han finally looked at the information, and it turned out to be a report on the whereabouts of Wang Baobao and the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

Ever since Wang Baobao was attacked by Xu Da and lost the Yili Bari area, he led his army to flee westward and did not dare to fight back eastward.

At the beginning, under the leadership of Xu Da, the Ming army first stabilized the local defense, built forts, hoarded food, and made all preparations for defense.

However, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian troops did not come to attack for a long time.

Not even any trace of the Mongolian Yuan army could be seen.

for a while.

Where did the Ming army go to the Mongolian and Yuan courts?

It has always been an unsolved mystery.

Finally, now Xu Da sent someone to send the information.

It says that, according to the descriptions of some businessmen and the accounts provided by some captured soldiers of the Golden Horde, Wang Baobao led the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan to defeat the army of the Golden Horde, broke through the city of Sarai, and killed the Golden Horde. Khan Navrus of the Horde.

Zhu Han was also very surprised.

He said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "Wang Baobao is really a talent. He wiped out the mighty Golden Horde in such a short period of time. No wonder there was no trace of them. They ran so far."

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very surprised by this information. He rubbed his temples with his hands and said, "This is a troublesome time. Wang Baobao has run so far. If we want to eliminate him again, it will be extremely difficult."

Zhu Yuanzhang had already looked at the map just now. The city of Sarai in the Golden Horde was at least four to five thousand miles away from the Hami area controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

Such a long distance, coupled with the Gobi and grasslands in the middle, it is impossible for Daming's army to chase and kill them.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Han didn't care about this situation at all.

He put down the information memorial in his hand, and said with a smile to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang: "In my opinion, this is nothing special. Since Wang Baobao has gone so far, he definitely doesn't want to come back!"

"In this case, our Ming Dynasty's national policy should also be changed, brother!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was puzzled for a while.

"Change national policy? What national policy to change?"

Zhu Han said, "Brother, the national policy we want to change is of course the strategy for Meng Yuan. Wang Baobao has gone so far. Daming is beyond his reach now. It's time to change the national policy and consolidate it. Now we have just acquired the Western Xinjiang region. gone."

Zhu Han is not the kind of Lengtouqing who only knows how to fight and charge. Not only does he have a lot of tactics in his stomach, but he also has a lot of combined vertical and horizontal schemes.

Now that Wang Baobao has traveled so far, he is no longer a threat to Daming.

At this time, it is necessary to use vertical and horizontal diplomatic means, and the effect is far more useful than costly military operations.

The combination of vertical and horizontal that Zhu Han mentioned is one of the signs of a mature state regime.

He then explained his thoughts to his brother.

The current military power of Ming Dynasty is already considered invincible in the world.

But if you want to occupy more land territory, you must be limited by the Ming army's own delivery capabilities.In other words, if Ming wanted to send a soldier thousands of miles away, he would not only have to spend nearly a year hoarding supplies and transporting soldiers, but also had to bear the subsequent maintenance costs.

This is a huge expense, enough to put the court's finances in a very difficult situation.

And the most important thing is, after exceeding the limit of this delivery capability, once any disadvantage is revealed in the frontier war.

Subsequent supplements are very difficult.

For example, the Ming Dynasty's army currently deploying defenses in the Hami area consumes more than five times as much food and grass as the troops deploying defenses in Liaodong.

Moreover, this is already the situation where all the transport vehicles and horses in the northwest region are used. Once the Ming army suffers losses in the Hami region, there is no way to fill the gap of the wounded within at least five years.

Therefore, Ming is now trying to reduce large-scale attrition operations in the border areas, and instead use its own political and military advantages to consolidate the frontier culturally and psychologically.

"What culture and psychology?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised by this new concept.

This made him feel refreshed.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's impression, expanding territory is nothing more than politics and military affairs.

He can't think of any other ways to consolidate and win people's hearts politically, and to subdue opponents militarily.

Zhu Han smiled slightly, and continued to explain to his elder brother, "The Han population in these border areas is really too small. For example, in the Hami area, the local Uighurs probably account for half as many. There are about [-]% to [-]% of the Kret people, and only [-]% to [-]% are the real Han people or descendants of the Han people. If we don’t completely conquer them culturally, we will inevitably spend countless money and energy on the military in the future. It may not be possible to consolidate the Hami area."

What Zhu Han said was definitely not groundless.

Now the Hami area, because of the oppression of the Mongols before, naturally surrendered to the Ming army.

Once they settle down, the locals who have the upper hand in terms of numbers may have other thoughts of seeking independence and separation.

At that time, if the Ming Dynasty wants to maintain the unity of the frontier, it will consume a lot of energy.

So instead of doing this, it is better to start with a two-pronged approach from the beginning, while using military and political means, immediately start with culture and psychology to completely assimilate them.

"Qiwu, tell me, what are you going to do?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.

"Actually, it's easy to say. These frontier peoples had a common enemy with us, and that was the Mongols riding on their heads and domineering!
The Mongols have now been driven away. Over time, without a common enemy, new conflicts will inevitably arise between them and us.

In fact, most of the conflicts are due to poor communication with each other. What we say is another thing to them. Therefore, the first task is to vigorously promote the official dialect and Chinese characters of Ming Dynasty in the border areas.Make the same track as the car and the document, and do what Qin Shihuang did to unify the six countries in the remote frontier area again! "

Hearing Zhu Han's words, elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.

He nodded and said while stroking the two beards he had carefully grown.

"We have thought of this idea before! Back then, Qin Shihuang was worthy of being an emperor through the ages, and the car and the book were the same. Now we still have to learn from him. If we can be like Qin Shihuang in the future, we can leave such a good memory for future generations. It's not in vain to be the emperor of Ming Dynasty this time." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a half-joking tone.

Hearing what his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Han nodded confidently and said: "The policies left by Qin Shihuang back then were all about politics. Now, my elder brother just listen to me and leave a set of cultural policies for us Ming Dynasty. , No! It should be said that it is a spiritual unity, and it will surely be as famous as Qin Shihuang, and future generations will know your greatness no matter how many generations pass!"

When the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face flushed with excitement.

"Really? Then tell me what you want us to do!"

Zhu Han said unhurriedly, "Actually, these things are already very handy for us. It's not such a novel trick. For example, the promotion of Daming Mandarin and Chinese characters I just mentioned has already been done very well on the Mongolian grasslands." Okay!"

Zhu Yuanzhang also showed a satisfied smile when he heard this.

Since the collapse of the Mongols, the grassland has been under the jurisdiction of the Beiping Protectorate.

The Mongol princes there have all been incorporated by Daming, and they all handed over the pastures and forests in their hands.

Most of the Mongolian princes have moved to Beiping to enjoy Qingfu.

Da Ming didn't occupy the land that was handed over for nothing, but paid them rent every year.These lands and grasslands were allocated to the herdsmen of various tribes in Mongolia. The herdsmen were no longer under the jurisdiction of princes and lords, but directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming government.

In this way, a layer of "middlemen" is saved to make the difference, and the taxes and tributes they pay are much less.

The lives of the herdsmen have improved several levels compared to before, and once the happiness level has increased, they naturally support Daming from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhu Han went on to say, "The policy we implement on the grassland is nothing more than to win over and divide their upper classes, and then give benefits to their lower classes. No one will ever want to rebel against us, Ming Dynasty."

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally a smart person. After Zhu Han said this, he immediately understood what he meant, and he said to Zhu Han: "We understand what you said, that is, to use the experience that has been successful on the grassland, It’s being promoted in places like Hami, right?”

Zhu Han nodded and said, "That's right, that's what I meant."

Zhu Yuanzhang then said, "However, Hami is different from the grassland. Many of the local areas have a large number of towns and villages. Their population is much larger than that of the grassland. The only oasis land may not be enough for the lower classes. Let the common people distribute the benefits."

What Zhu Yuanzhang said is that there is no problem at all.

The situation in Hami is very different from that on the grassland.

Although there are large tracts of land in the area, most of them are Gobi Desert, and almost all the population gathers in some oases and some grasslands.

Even if all the land in the hands of their upper-class nobles is controlled by the government and distributed to the lower-class people, each person will not be very much.

Zhu Han said with a smile: "This is actually not a problem. The situation in each place is different, so it can naturally be adapted to local conditions. The Mongolian grassland is located in a remote place, and there is nothing to do except grazing. Hami is different. Being on the Silk Road where east and west meet, we can not only make a fuss about the land and distribute some land benefits to the lower-class people, but also attract many middle- and lower-class businessmen, and let them share the benefits in business. The same is true." Zhu Yuanzhang Immediately understood Zhu Han's intention.

Zhu Yuanzhang now has a deep understanding of the importance of business.

The current state treasury of the Ming Dynasty is abundant, and a lot of credit is due to the commercial prosperity of the Jiangnan area and several ports, which provided a large amount of tax revenue for the government to support such a large army and officials, and there is still a lot of financial resources to implement popularization of new study education.

Of course, what Zhu Han said about giving profits to the middle and lower class people is definitely not showing them the feelings of the Virgin Mary, just giving them benefits and warmth, without making any demands.

Zhu Han's strategy is to let the middle and lower class people and businessmen in the Hami area get economic benefits, improve their livelihood and conditions, and for their demands in other aspects, they must strictly follow the system of Daming official uniforms.

For example, it is absolutely impossible to obtain permission to respect privileges. Whether he is a Uyghur, a Hasa, a Mongolian, or a Han, he must obey the management of the Ming government.

Of course, regardless of their religious beliefs, all people are equal before the laws of Ming Dynasty.

These words sound unremarkable, but after they are actually implemented, they will benefit the Ming court endlessly.

"In the future, the situation in the world will become more and more complicated. When the people wake up, many ethnic groups will feel that they are the masters of a certain piece of land, especially in these frontier areas. They will feel that they should have a country of their own. Killing their idea of ​​separation and independence at the source will inevitably lead to catastrophe in the future."

Zhu Han's subsequent remarks are definitely not unfounded.

The rise of nationalism in various places in later history, resulting in the rise of various separatist forces, is the best proof.

What he needs to do now is to let Daming strictly abide by these three strategies for governing the frontier in the future.

The first is to promote the culture of Ming Dynasty.It is mainly mandarin and the use of Chinese characters, so that the people of these frontier ethnic groups know that they are part of Chinese culture.

The second is to cut off the connection between these frontier nobles and ordinary people. The specific means refer to the nobles who divided and suppressed various tribes on the grassland.

By means of redemption or lease, the land and grasslands and other means of production in their hands are owned by the state, and then the state distributes them to ordinary people who need them, thus establishing a system in which the national court directly governs the people and puts an end to these ethnic groups. soil for the rise of communism.

The third step is that no matter when and where, the government on the frontier must strictly abide by the bottom line, rather than blindly appeasement and connivance. The bottom line is that all ethnic groups are equal, and all cultures must be centered on Chinese culture. No matter how brilliant and brilliant it is, it cannot be the reason for them to separate and separatist regimes, and resolutely put an end to the policy of ruling the country with trouble, or to put it in an easy-to-understand way, resolutely put an end to the policy that crying children have milk.

As long as these three things are done well, then the frontiers of Daming will definitely be stable in the future.

After discussing with Zhu Han, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang decided to completely fix these national policies in the name of the future ancestral law. After all, the forward-looking and progressive nature of these three national policies is hundreds of years ahead of this era.

Even in modern civilized society, it is effective.

Let the descendants of future generations and the court abide by it, there must be no harm in the slightest.

Speaking of this, Zhu Han reminded his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "Brother, earth-shaking changes have taken place on the grassland recently. Countless herdsmen and people are living a good life under the rule of Ming Dynasty. The conference of the tribal alliances is held, shouldn't you personally host this unprecedented event?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was indeed moved by Zhu Han's words.

(End of this chapter)