eldest son of Ming dynasty

In May of the 11th year of Zhengde, the imperial envoys sent from the capital left Jiayuguan and headed west through Hami to the original Tulupan City, now renamed Xizhou.

Although the name Xizhou sounds the same as porridge, it is not popular with the emperor. This was Xizhou during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Restoring this name has special significance in restoring the glory of the Han family.

In addition, the imperial court itself is cleaning up the chieftains, so it will naturally not rule with the policy of restraining the emperor in Xinjiang, so what follows is the establishment of a garrison - a garrison - in Xizhou.

If there is no army, can it still be called the territory of Ming Dynasty?

The Western Expeditionary Army originally led by Zhou Shangwen was a garrison in Ganzhou and Suzhou, and was affiliated with the Shaanxi Xingdu Division.

After the war is over, they will return to the original place to set up defenses.

Xinjiang has a vast territory, the land of Xizhou, located in a basin, [-] miles from east to west, [-] miles from north to south, straddling the north-south tunnels of the Tianshan Mountains, and is also a transportation hub between the east and west.

Of course the imperial court wanted to garrison troops here, not only garrison troops, but also build a city here.

As soon as the emperor's order was issued, the capital dispatched an imperial mission headed by Gu Renyi, the Shaofu Ling, and assisted by the ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works. In addition to officials, there were also more than a hundred generals headed by Zhu Feng, the second son of Duke Cheng. , and various craftsmen, farmers who transport weapons, food and other materials.Of course, according to the current financial resources of the court, this all costs money.

Almost all of these generals were trained by military academies, and a small number were recruited from other guards. The reason why they were led by Zhu Feng was that not half of these generals were sons of nobles.

In the current imperial court, there are many people who have achieved meritorious service and have been promoted, and the Ming Dynasty's army is invincible, so these people are all vying to go.

In addition, the imperial court also transferred the young general Ma Rong to Yang Yiqing's command, based on the original Hami Guard, and then transferred troops from Shaanxi to reorganize the Xizhou Left Guard, Xizhou Right Guard and Hami Guard.

Zhu Feng, Ma Rong and Ling Weifeng, the former commander of the Hami Guards, each served as commanders.

The problem of war horses is also easy to solve. Xizhou is such a vast place that it is suitable for raising horses, and Yang Yiqing himself has a background in horse administration.

Of course, there is another artifact, which is the cannon in front of everyone!
Zhu Feng was in a dusty state. After several years of military service, he could no longer see the favor of a distinguished disciple. He also had no airs to show off in front of Yang Yiqing. He said with some enthusiasm: "These Each Hongyi cannon weighs a thousand pounds, and I don’t know how it traveled such a long distance!”

Yang Yiqing's hair and beard are much whiter, but his energy is still good. He is far away from the people of the capital. Although he was a little uncomfortable here at first, he gradually began to feel the beauty of purity.

"The four statues are still missing. But it is not easy to transport them because they are so far away."

Zhu Feng said: "What Bu Tang said is true. Xinjiang is so vast, and everyone knows that just guarding the four statues of Xizhou is not enough. But the emperor has already said that if you don't have good luck, you should luck slowly and keep getting lucky."

Yang Yiqing could understand that the emperor wanted to Chineseize these areas and was prepared to station them for a long time.

"After the tower is built, move it to the tower."

"Yes!!"

Xizhou City was filled with dust because the Ming Dynasty was expanding the city wall here. After Yang Yiqing arrived, he took charge of renovating the entire city. The avenues, alleys, official residences, and residential buildings in the city were all rearranged in Han Chinese style.

The plaque of the Governor's Mansion was also hung up.

There are always all kinds of things going on in the new place, and the capital is very concerned about it. It is only May, and the army, craftsmen and some people who moved with them have already arrived.

When walking from the Hexi Corridor across the beach next door, Yang Yiqing had gradually figured it out. He felt a special power in the vastness, vastness, snow-capped mountains and grasslands of the northwest. That kind of power seemed to be able to purify people's souls.Especially the howling wind can still hear the sounds of ancient times, and the achievements of the Han people have never faded away.

Now it was his turn again.

He had been the chief minister for ten years, and it was not difficult for him to reorganize the newly returned land. The first step was to reorganize the guard station and restore order. These generals were what he asked the court for.

"Before you came, I had ordered people to build barracks. There are not as many foreigners here as in the Central Plains. Our last support is these two guards and horses, so I built barracks in the east and west sides of the city. The left guard of the state is in the west and the right guard is in the east. Zhu Feng and Ma Rong, after you two return to the camp, quickly reorganize and send the generals from the military academy down. After seven days, I will order an inspection in the city. At that time, no military personnel will be required. Not neat."

"Yes!"

The people and shops in the city have basically been restored to their original state, and Han people, Mongolians, and Hui people live here together.

According to the policy of the imperial court, the majority of the people in the government and military camps are Han people, while the people do not distinguish between various ethnic groups to avoid intensifying conflicts.

In fact, a relatively invisible discriminatory policy was adopted to ensure that power was always in the hands of the Han people.

However, 'Lord' is not completely exclusive.

Ma Rong once put forward a point of view. He believed that we should imitate the Three Thousand Battalion of the year, including the subsequent surrender of the tribes, and form another guard in Xizhou. Its personnel should be mainly composed of Hui, Mongolian and other ethnic groups.

Yang Yiqing did not reject it, but such a major matter would have to be reported to the imperial court and waited for the emperor to make a decision. At present, the personnel are ready, but important things such as seals have not yet been given.

Everyone is here today.

Yang Yiqing simply made arrangements together, "The main things in Xinjiang right now are these. The first is to rectify the guard posts and restore order. This official has already said that. The second is to expand the city and strengthen defense in accordance with the imperial decree. This place is far away from the Central Plains. The Yarkand Khanate still refuses to give up, and no one can guarantee that they will not launch a sudden attack. The third thing..."

His eyes turned to Ling Weifeng, the commander of the Hami Guards, "After the return of Xizhou, Hami will become an inner city, and the defensive pressure will not be heavy. The Hami Guards will temporarily move forward, mainly to eliminate the remaining enemies!" Ling Weifeng shouted, "Yes!"

"The imperial decree this time has stated that Xinjiang will promote the cultivation of cotton. The imperial court will use the money from the treasury to purchase cotton for royal purposes, so there is no need to worry about having a backlog."

Gu Renyi beside him nodded. This time, among the people he brought with him, there were also people who specialized in the cloth business.

On the whole, it is a unified action in accordance with the imperial court's dispatch. The Shaofu wants to set up a special shop in Xizhou for purchase, transshipment, etc.

"...But growing cotton requires a stable environment. If war breaks out in the wild, nothing can be grown. The left and right guards of Xizhou are newly built, and the Hami Guard will be harder."

Ling Weifeng was from a military academy. "Don't worry, this land belongs to the Ming Dynasty. We will never let anyone run wild on the Ming Dynasty's land!"

"Well, there is one more thing that needs to be done, which is to open up the trade route to the west. However, this does not require the government to do it personally, but mainly encourages and protects it."

The imperial court has ordered the establishment of special horse markets in Xizhou and Hami.

Silver veins have been discovered in Japan, so Zhu Houzhao can expect that silver will not be too nervous in the future. The Japanese Ouchi family can mine for supplies, and so can he.

He wants to exchange horses with the Western Regions. Xinjiang can raise horses, but war horses are always needed.

The establishment of a special horse market in Xizhou is to open trade to the countries in the Western Regions, allowing and even attracting them to do business in Xizhou.

Although it is called the Horse Market, this is just a popular term. It is actually a commercial and trade point. In addition to horses, other commodities such as salt, tea, and silk can be traded.

This need is long-standing.

The silk from the Central Plains is good, and similarly, the horses from the Western Regions are really strong.

However, it is initially determined that it will take several years for Xinjiang to have prosperous trade routes.But the government's supporting measures can be implemented now.

Gu Renyi praised: "With Xinjiang's three strategies of establishing an army, growing cotton, and promoting trade, why worry about not being able to prosper?"

Yang Yiqing thought about how people used Liu Jian to persuade him. Shandong is Liu Jian, and from now on Xinjiang will be Yang Yiqing. This homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties has a special meaning that Shandong does not have.

Thousands of years later, his name will always be engraved in history books because of what he does in Xinjiang today.

"Bu Tang, I have something to tell you." Ma Rong took a step forward.

"What's the matter?"

"Now that Hami and Xizhou have been decided, what should we do with the remnants of the Seven Guards of Guanxi established by the imperial court?"

The Seven Guards of Guanxi are the Anding Guard, Atuan Guard, Quxian Guard, Handong Guard and other guard posts. Their general location is the vast area south of Hami.

It was originally established as a kind of restraint policy. Over the past 100 years, the Turpan Khanate has continued to attack. The Seven Guards of Kansai have actually been dilapidated, and many people have moved inland to Suzhou.

Historically, with the loss of Hami, the Seven Guards of Guanxi were also completely annexed in the early years of Jiajing.

The people of the Ming Dynasty also thought about using the Mongolians and Hui people who had moved inland as the main body to reorganize their forces to fight back, and they spent money on this.But after moving inland, this group of people couldn't care less about Shu and had no enthusiasm at all.

Therefore, the Central Plains is a good place, suitable for survival, and people are lazy.

The current Seven Guards of Guanxi still maintain the status quo due to the victory of the Ming Army. The court has no control and Yang Yiqing did not mention it, but Ma Rong did.Everyone was a little strange.

He explained: "King Zhongshun of Hami rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and entered the country. Almost all the Seven Guards of Guanxi are not Han, and the Yarkand Khanate is eyeing them. I will be worried that they will join forces secretly and become a serious problem for me."

Yang Yiqing nodded, not without reason.How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?Especially in the current context, Xinjiang is the same territory of the Ming Dynasty as Shaanxi and Shanxi. However, there are some foreign guards here who do not listen to orders very much.

It's really weird.

In addition, historically, the Seven Guards of Kansai often disobeyed Ming Dynasty commands, and even the emperor's orders were not authoritative to them.For example, in the sixth year of Xuande, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Anding and Quxian, and ordered the Anding Guards to command Sang Ge and the Handong Guards to join the expedition, but Handong disobeyed the order and did not come.

In the ninth year of the Zhengtong reign, An Dingwei Na Ben ran to the south and plundered Qu's people, livestock and tents. The Ming court "sent officials there to pursue the case. Er Na Ben Ben and others continued to do evil and looted the officers, soldiers, horses, camels and luggage."The Yanzhang tribe of Handong Wei occupied Shazhou, and Chijindu commanded the Gegu people to accept the rebels of Shazhouwei. The governor of Shazhouwei came to report to the court repeatedly when he was in trouble. Many people do not follow orders."

As recently as the eighth year of Hongzhi's reign, Xu Jin, the governor of Gansu, sent an order to Handongwei to help the Ming army attack Turpan garrison Yalan who was defending Hami, but Handongwei did not come for some reason.

In fact, everyone in Ming Dynasty is well aware of these issues. If we didn’t talk about them before, they would be out of reach.

Now that the emperor is running Xinjiang so carefully, how can these warriors have any reason to argue?Where is the credit for the credit? Is there anyone left who is not going to take advantage of it?
The same goes for Yang Yiqing, but this is a big deal. He glanced at Ma Rong with slight appreciation and said, "This matter will be reported to the court by my official, and I will obey His Majesty's decision."