"Be honest, encourage farming and develop production?"
After listening to Jiang Ji's statement, Liu Jin couldn't help but smile.
I have to say that these Jurchens were really aware of current affairs. They were brutally killed by the Ming army in the Chenghua Dynasty. After their vitality was severely damaged, they chose to lie dormant.
At this time, their Jurchen tribes have not yet been completely unified, and a major alliance has not yet been formed, so their strength is not strong. After a few decades, when they have recovered their vitality and gradually formed a major alliance, their fangs will be strong again.
will be exposed.
During the Dong Shan period, they dared to plunder and kill border residents, which shows that the Jurchens like them were very ambitious. As long as they had some strength, there was nothing they dared not do.
From the beginning, they never thought about living peacefully.
To be honest, the Ming court was very benevolent to their Jurchen tribe, especially the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe. They were often attacked by Udiha barbarians when they first lived. They asked the Ming Dynasty to move south, and the Ming Dynasty allowed it.
They moved to the south.
They were short of supplies, so the Ming Dynasty opened markets for them and allowed them to govern themselves. Even the commander of the Jianzhou Guards was made hereditary and could be replaced. It can be said that they were treated very favorably.
But even so, as soon as they gained some strength, they immediately began to plunder the Ming Dynasty and kill the border residents, which shows their wolfish ambitions.
When the Ming Qing of later generations raised their troops, they said that the Ming Dynasty had six major hatreds for them. It seemed that the Ming Dynasty was not good to them, and they were forced to raise the army out of desperation.
But he did not say that he was ambitious from the beginning, and never mentioned the Ming Dynasty's kindness to their Jianzhou Jurchen.
"Master Liu, the Jurchen tribes are relatively peaceful now."
After Jiang Ji finished speaking, he also gave a conclusion to the Jurchen tribes.
"That's right~ Just stay safe. Next, the Ming Dynasty will develop the Liaodong region on a large scale. These Jurchen tribes must also be the same as the grassland tribes."
"Their hunting must go to the capital to settle down. As for the ordinary Jurchen people, they must also be included in the people of the Ming Dynasty and migrate out to settle down."
"I think this matter can be handled by you, Mr. Jiang. You go and send an order to the three Jurchen guards in Jiangzhou and ask them to come and see me."
Liu Jin smiled and nodded, then thought about it and said.
Liu Jin planned to visit these Jurchen tribe leaders first and convey the imperial court's intentions.
If they were willing to join the Ming Dynasty honestly like the leaders of the grassland tribes, then Liu Jin would not want to go on a killing spree. If he was too ambitious and unwilling to join the Ming Dynasty.
That would be better, since Liu Jin wanted to use force against these Jurchen tribes anyway.
It is useless to talk to these Jurchen tribes about benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. They are actually the same as the grassland people. They only know their fists. If you beat them to scare them, they will naturally become obedient. Otherwise, you can just rely on your mouth.
If you can make them obedient, nothing will happen later.
"Should the Jurchen tribe be the same as the grassland tribe?"
When Jiang Ji heard this, he was slightly surprised.
He also knew about the situation of the grassland tribes. Now the hunters and nobles of the grassland tribes were enjoying happiness here in the capital, while the herdsmen on the grasslands had become the subjects of the Ming Dynasty.
Towns were built one after another on the grassland. Relying on these towns, the Ming Dynasty firmly controlled the entire grassland.
Can these Jurchen tribes agree to be the same as the grassland tribes?
But he had to obey Liu Jin's orders.
"Yes~ I'll go and do it right away."
Jiang Ji thought for a while and replied quickly.
After arranging this matter, Liu Jin returned to his residence and immediately wrote a memorandum and had it sent to the capital as a haste to Emperor Hongzhi.
The contents of the memorial describe in detail the ambitions of the Jurchen tribe, especially the Jianzhou Jurchens, which was a huge threat to the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, it also focuses on the fact that starting from Dong Shan, the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou continued to kill and plunder the border people in Liaodong.
More importantly, Liu Jin also elaborated on the dangers of allowing the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou to fully control all the power of the Nurgan Dusi, and concluded that in the long run, when they become stronger, they will inevitably become a powerful Jin Kingdom.
If the Ming Dynasty wants to develop the Liaodong region, it must solve the Jurchen tribes and solve this hidden danger. Only in this way can the Liaodong region be better developed.
In the end, Liu Jin also gave a solution to this problem and asked Emperor Hongzhi to send a large army. If the Jurchen tribes were unwilling to be completely included in the Ming Dynasty, then the problem must be solved by force.
After writing the memorial, Liu Jin did not take any time off. He began to walk around the various guard offices of the Liaodong Capital Division, constantly investigating the details of the Liaodong region.
On the other side, Jiang Ji also came to the Jurchen Zuowei in Jianzhou without stopping.
"Mr. Jiang, I didn't know that you were coming here, but I missed your welcome. Please atone for your sin~"
When Tuoluo, the Jurchen left guard commander in Jianzhou, saw Jiang Ji, he quickly greeted him with a smile.
"Toro, let's forget about these nonsense."
Jiang Ji looked at Tuoluo, and then at the Jurchens around Tuoluo.
All of them have ugly rat tails, but all of these Jurchens are tall and strong, and each of them exudes a rebellious attitude.
Even though Jiang Ji was the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong Dusi, they all had disdain in their eyes.
For a long time, various Jurchen tribes have robbed and killed border residents under the Liaodong Dusi, but the Ming Dynasty court did not show any sign. The general soldiers of the Liaodong Dusi were bribed with ginseng, mink skins and the like.
Well, that's just turning a blind eye.
As long as it's not too much, they basically won't care.
It's just a few people dying, it's not a big deal. Anyway, they are just some shabby military households, just like their hereditary domestic slaves.
This made these Jurchens look down on the Ming Dynasty people even more. Many Jurchen tribes even captured many Ming Dynasty people as slaves to farm the land for themselves.
"Master Jiang, please come inside, I have prepared fine wine and food for you~"
Tuoluo looked at Jiang Ji and suddenly had an unknown premonition.
After a while of drinking and drinking, and after being satiated with wine and food, Tuo Luo was sent some fine ginseng and mink skins again, and then he tentatively began to ask about Jiang Ji's origins.
"Master Jiang, I wonder if you have any orders for your visit this time?"
Tuoluo asked with a smile.
"Hmm~"
Jiang Ji bowed his head in front of Liu Jin, but in front of Tuoluo he was very arrogant.
He nodded long and continued: "The imperial court has sent someone here. This person's name is Liu Jin. You must have heard of his name."
"Liu Jin, is that famous disciple of a master?"
After Tuoluo heard this, he thought about it and asked.
Although Jianzhou Jurchen is far away from the capital of Ming Dynasty, they are very well-informed because they spent a lot of gold, silver and jewelry to bribe the general soldiers of Liaodong Dusi. If there is any news, they will be very quick
You will know.
"Yes, that's him."
"He is now a senior official of the fourth rank. In the first half of this year, he followed the British Duke Zhang Mao on an expedition to the Japanese country and returned with a great victory. Now he is a popular man by His Majesty's side. The wealth in his hands is as rich as the enemy's. What's more,
He served as a staff officer in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, and he is currently responsible for the reform of the military system in the Ming Dynasty."
Jiang Ji nodded, and then said with some emotion.
The comparison between people is so annoying. I worked so hard in the cold and cold land of Liaodong for more than ten years before I was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief. But as for others, they only passed the number one exam last year, and now they are all senior officials of the fourth rank. They have great power.
For such a big man to come to Liaodong, there must be something big going on. The Ming Dynasty is now at its peak, its national power is strong, and its military power is even stronger.
They successively destroyed the army of the little Tatar prince in the steppe, and this year they went on an expedition to the Japanese country, pressing the Japanese country to the ground and rubbing it. If the Ming Dynasty was targeting his Jurchen, how could he resist it?
"He came to Liaodong this time mainly because the imperial court wanted to develop Liaodong on a large scale."
"Now that the grassland has stabilized, Liaodong is very close to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and is located in the Bohai Bay. The land here is fertile and the resources are rich."
"The imperial court wants to develop Liaodong. He came to Liaodong this time to inspect."
Jiang Ji received the benefits and told everything.
"Does the Ming Dynasty want to develop Liaodong?"
Hearing Jiang Ji's words, the hunters from Tuoluo and Jianzhou Jurchen tribes were slightly surprised, and then they all frowned deeply.
The Ming Dynasty's large-scale development of Liaodong will definitely have a huge impact on the Jurchen tribes. If nothing else, what happens in Liaodong in the future will definitely be reported to the Ming Emperor soon.
If they loot and kill border residents again in the future, they will definitely let the Ming Emperor know, and then the Ming Dynasty may come to attack their Jurchen tribes again.
Now I have finally recovered some strength. If I am hit again by Ming Dynasty, it will be difficult to recover in the future.
"Yes, it is not only necessary to develop Liaodong, but Mr. Liu also said that you want your Jurchen tribes to be like the grassland tribes. The leaders will settle here in the capital, and the ordinary people will migrate out and settle down. They will truly be included in the rule of my Ming Dynasty and become my Ming Dynasty.
of people.”
"Master Liu has said that he hopes that all the Jurchen tribes will go to Guangning to visit him as soon as possible to discuss this matter."
Jiang Ji nodded and conveyed Liu Jin's words.
He knew that his good days were over. It would be impossible to collect ginseng and mink skins from these Jurchens in the future. If the military reform was carried out in Liaodong, he would lose everything now.
At that time, like other general soldiers, they may be sent to the Ming Royal Military Academy to study. After studying, only God knows where they will be assigned.
