Liu Jin's words made everyone present think deeply.
No one has an in-depth understanding of the grassland, and they don’t know what kind of life the grassland people live and what kind of pursuits they have.
Just based on past impressions, the stereotype is that prairie people are as cunning as wolves, greedy and cruel.
Now Liu Jin's words revealed a completely different side.
Prairie people and Ming people are actually the same, they all just want to live a better life.
"Will this work?"
"Since ancient times, there have been many grassland tribes who have taken refuge in our Central Plains dynasty. When they were weak, they naturally obeyed us. But once they became strong and we became weak, they would immediately show their sharp teeth to us."
"Basically, it's all about raising tigers to create trouble, and you end up suffering the consequences."
Li Dongyang thought for a while and shook his head slightly.
People who are not members of our race must have different minds. This is a fact that we have learned through many bloody lessons in history.
"Li Gong's concerns are not unreasonable. It is true that we have been hurt time and time again in history, and we have been plagued by tigers time and time again."
"But we also need to be more clear about it."
"Historically, we have not had any direct intervention in the grassland tribes that have been attached to our Central Plains dynasty. We have simply given titles to the leaders and nobles of these grassland tribes."
"Other than that, there is no interference in the military, economic, or political power of the grassland tribes. The leaders and nobles of these grassland tribes still have the final say."
"They are attached to our Central Plains dynasty, have obtained time and nutrients for development from us, and have completely independent power. When they become stronger, they will naturally rebel again."
Liu Jin nodded, and then analyzed the grassland tribes conquered by powerful dynasties in history.
"This is like the local princes, who have all the power in their hands. As time goes by, they will naturally turn against each other. The principle is the same."
"If we want to turn the grasslands into the territory of our Ming Dynasty, and turn the grassland people into our Ming Dynasty people, we must solve this problem from the root, separate the leaders and nobles of these tribes from the power of these tribes, and finally
It would be better to implement the system of counties and counties in the grassland areas and appoint officials to manage them."
"In this case, these grassland nobles and leaders have separated from their tribes and lack control over the tribes. Even if they want to cause trouble, they have no power."
"At the same time, these ordinary grassland herdsmen are just like our ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, except that our people in the Central Plains farm, they herd, and they are essentially the same."
After everyone heard this, they nodded after thinking about it.
Since ancient times, whether they are grassland people or Central Plains people, they are essentially the same. As long as they hold military, political and financial power, they will naturally breed a rebellious heart.
Because the people of the grasslands are different from the people of the Central Plains in terms of culture, customs, etc., they are even more prone to rebellion. Submission is only a temporary expedient. Essentially, it is still to get a chance to breathe.
Once this point is made clear, it is not difficult to control and annex the grassland.
"But what if these grassland tribal leaders and nobles are unwilling to leave their tribes?"
Liu Jian thought for a while and asked.
"It's very simple. If they don't want to, we'll fight until they do."
"Those who are willing to become my subjects of the Ming Dynasty are naturally the best. Those who are not willing, we don't need to be polite to them."
Liu Jin said very directly, as Ming Dynasty is now stronger, it will naturally be tougher and more domineering externally. It wants to solve the grassland problem once and for all. If you don't have the courage to do so, then just stay in the Central Plains.
"If the grassland people are like our Ming people, what will happen after their population grows rapidly?"
Liu Daxia thought for a while and asked. He thought about the problem of population growth in the future.
The population of the grassland has always been small, and its growth has been extremely slow. However, if it is merged into the Ming Dynasty and supported by the Ming Dynasty's food and medical technology, the population will definitely grow rapidly.
"Population growth is a good thing~"
"This means that we can recruit more cavalry from the grasslands who are good at fighting, and it also means that we can have more people for overseas immigration."
"As I said before, the world outside the Ming Dynasty is very big. The Golden Continent alone, with such a huge area, can support a population measured in tens of millions."
"When our Ming Dynasty continues to expand overseas, we will only be worried about insufficient population."
Liu Jin smiled and said, "It's not good to have more people, but the more people, the better."
"Of course, the growth of the population on the grasslands will inevitably bring some unstable factors."
"So, for all the tribes that have surrendered to our Ming Dynasty, on the one hand, we must separate the nobles and leaders of the tribes from the tribes, on the other hand, we must disrupt the ordinary herdsmen of these tribes, and we must also move the people of our Ming Dynasty to the grasslands.
On the other hand, a tribe of prairie people must also be regularly relocated overseas.”
"Ryukyu, Golden Island, Nanyang, Australia, there are many places to resettle them. If they are moved overseas, they will have to rely more on our Ming Dynasty, and they will also be more loyal to our Ming Dynasty."
Then Liu Jin proposed the strategy of disrupting the tribes of the grassland people, moving the Han people to the grasslands, and moving the grassland people overseas.
There is only one purpose, to continuously break the original tribal system and establish a new system that is completely dependent on the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Jin knew clearly that if he wanted to truly turn the people of the grasslands into people of the Ming Dynasty, he would have to work hard in politics, economy, culture, military and other aspects to make the grassland seriously dependent on the Ming Dynasty.
For example, a very simple thing.
In the case of wool, through economic means, the grasslands know that it is more cost-effective to raise sheep and shear their wool. They will naturally expand the scale of breeding and slowly become accustomed to raising sheep and shearing their wool for sale, becoming an important player in the wool textile industry.
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Once this dependence is formed, they become a component tribe of the Ming Dynasty's economy. Once they are separated from the Ming Dynasty, their economy will collapse.
Another example is that in the winter on the grassland, the weather is very cold, and cattle and sheep will freeze to death on a large scale. This is a very heavy loss for the grassland people.
If before winter, the Ming Dynasty purchased their cattle and sheep on a large scale and gave them food, thus turning the cattle and sheep into food and money, their own losses would be much smaller, and they would definitely
He is very happy to exchange some cattle and sheep for money, food and other living materials.
It's like this year after year, year after year.
They will gradually form a habit. Once they break away from this habit, they will have no way to survive and their life will be very difficult. This is also a kind of dependence.
So there are many ways to control grasslands.
Moreover, Liu Jin knew that with the continuous development and maturity of musket and artillery technology, agricultural civilization would eventually rely on powerful firearms to gradually and completely defeat nomadic civilization.
Once the capitalism of the Ming Dynasty developed and its technology matured in the future, there was actually no need to worry about the grassland people rebelling again.
In later generations, polar bears developed from a small principality into a superpower. In the process, they conquered countless steppe peoples, including the extremely fierce Cossacks and the Mongols who once lashed Europe, so they relied on muskets and cannons.
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In the face of powerful muskets, no matter how fast a war horse runs, it cannot run faster than bullets. No matter how powerful the bow and arrow are, it is not as powerful as a musket. Especially after the emergence of machine guns, the cavalry gradually withdrew from the stage of history completely.
"This is a good idea~"
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi finally relaxed his frown and couldn't help but nodded.
It is entirely possible to break away from ordinary herdsmen and noble leaders, disrupt the grassland tribes, mix the grassland people with the Han people, and move the grassland people overseas. It is entirely possible to turn the grassland into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and turn the grassland people into Ming people.
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"I think it's feasible~"
"Now that the Ming Dynasty's national power is booming, it is a good time to solve the problem of the northern grassland. If the problem of the northern grassland is solved once and for all, our north will no longer have worries."
Zhang Mao thought about it and nodded.
"I'm not as good as Liu Jinduo~"
Wang Shouren listened carefully all the time. After listening, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He had actually thought of a lot of countermeasures just now, countermeasures against the grassland, but the countermeasures he thought of were not much different from the countermeasures in history.
It is nothing more than conferring kingships and titles on the grassland people, giving them favors, making them grateful, and hoping that they will be loyal to the Central Plains dynasty.
Now after listening to Liu Jin's strategy, he couldn't help but sigh that compared with Liu Jin, he was still far behind.
"Your Majesty, we can actually try it out on the grassland first."
"There are some grassland tribes that are dependent on our Ming Dynasty. We can start with these grassland tribes that are dependent on our Ming Dynasty for pilot projects."
"Separate the noble leaders of these grassland tribes, disrupt these grassland tribes at the same time, and recruit troops from these grassland tribes. We will soon have a powerful cavalry."
"Coupled with the cavalry that we, the Ming Dynasty, have formed themselves, there will be no problem in wiping out the Ola tribes. When the time comes, we can start rolling like a snowball."
"While we continue to conquer more tribes and let them join our Ming Dynasty, we will also use these tribes that have been conquered and surrendered to continue to sweep wider grasslands and conquer more areas."
Liu Jin thought for a while and came up with another method. As before, he would pilot it first and try out the new policy on a small scale to see if it works. If the effect is good, then implement it on a large scale.
After hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly again, "Okay, okay~"
