Chapter 248: The heart-beating Zhu Yuanzhang [Please order the full version]
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Inside the Huangji Hall of the Ming Dynasty Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at a military newspaper in his hand with a meaningful look in his 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 intelligence and found out that it was a report on the whereabouts of Wang Baobao and the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
Since Wang Baobao was attacked by Xu Da and lost the Yinlibali area, he led his army to flee westward and did not dare to counterattack eastward.
At the beginning, the Ming army, under the leadership of Xu Da, first established a solid defense in the local area, built fortresses, hoarded food, and made all preparations for defense.
However, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian troops were not seen coming to attack.
Not even any trace of the Mongolian and Yuan troops could be seen.
All of a sudden.
Where did the Ming army go to the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties?
It has always been an unsolved mystery.
Finally, Xu Da sent someone to send information.
It is written on it 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 Dynasty to defeat the army of the Golden Horde, breached the city of Salai, and killed the Jin.
Naurus, the Khan of the Horde.
Zhu Han was also greatly surprised.
He said to his brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "I didn't expect that Wang Baobao was such a talented person. He actually wiped out the powerful Golden Horde in such a short period of time. No wonder there is no trace of them. They traveled so far."
Zhu Yuanzhang was also very surprised by this information. He rubbed his temples with his hands and said, "This is really troublesome. Wang Baobao has run so far. It will be really difficult for us to eliminate him again."
Zhu Yuanzhang had just looked at the map and found that Salai City 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 barren Gobi and grasslands in between, made it impossible for the Ming Dynasty's army to pursue them.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Han didn't care at all about this situation.
He put down the intelligence memorial in his hand and said with a smile to his 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 change, brother!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was suddenly puzzled.
"Change national policy? Change what national policy?"
Zhu Han said, "Brother, the national policy we want to change is of course the strategy against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Wang Baobao has gone so far. The Ming Dynasty is now beyond reach. It is time to change the national policy and consolidate and digest the Western Xinjiang region that has just been acquired.
Already."
Zhu Han is not the kind of stupid guy who only knows how to fight fiercely. He not only has a lot of tactics and tactics in his belly, but also has many combined vertical and horizontal plans.
Now that Wang Baobao has run so far, he no longer poses any threat to the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, it is necessary to use a combination of vertical and horizontal diplomacy, which is far more effective than a costly military operation.
The combination of vertical and horizontal lines mentioned by Zhu Han is one of the signs of the maturity of a country's political power.
He then explained his thoughts to his brother.
The current military strength of the Ming Dynasty is considered to be invincible in the world.
But if it wants to occupy more land, it must be limited by the Ming army's own delivery capabilities. In other words, if the Ming Dynasty wants to send a soldier thousands of miles away, it will not only take nearly a year
Stockpile supplies and transport soldiers, and bear subsequent maintenance costs.
This was a huge expense, enough to put the imperial government into a very difficult financial situation.
And the most important thing is that after exceeding the limit of this delivery capability, once any disadvantage is revealed in the border war.
Subsequent additions are very difficult.
For example, the Ming Dynasty's troops currently deployed in the Hami area consume more than five times as much food and grass as the troops deployed in Liaodong.
and,
This is already a situation where all transport vehicles and horses in the northwest region are used. Once the Ming army suffers losses in the Hami region, there will be no way to replace the wounded for at least five years.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty now tries to reduce large-scale attrition operations in the border areas and instead uses its own political and military advantages to consolidate the border areas culturally and psychologically.
"What culture and psychology?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised again by this new concept.
This gave him a refreshing feeling.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's impression, opening up territory is nothing more than politics and military affairs.
He could not think of any other method besides consolidating and winning over people's hearts politically and defeating his opponents militarily.
Zhu Han smiled slightly and continued to explain to his brother, "In these border areas, our Han population is too small. For example, in the Hami area, I am afraid that half of the local Uighur people are there, and the remaining Mongolians are
Approximately 30% to 40% of the people are Kerie people, and only 10% to 20% are true Han people or descendants of Han people. If we do not completely conquer them culturally, we will definitely spend countless money, food and energy on military affairs in the future, and
It may not be possible to consolidate the Hami area."
What Zhu Han said was definitely not groundless.
Now the Hami area, due to the previous oppression by the Mongols, has naturally taken refuge with the Ming army.
Once settled, Weiwu'er and others, who have the upper hand in local numbers, may have other thoughts of seeking independence and separation.
At that time, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to maintain the unity of the border areas, it would have to expend a lot of energy.
Therefore, instead of doing this, it is better to adopt a two-pronged approach from the beginning. In addition to military and political means, we should immediately start with culture and psychology to completely assimilate them.
"Qiwu, tell me, what are you planning to do?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.
"Actually, it's easy to say. These border peoples and we once had a common enemy, and that was the tyrannical Mongols!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Mongols have now been driven away. As time goes by, without a common enemy, new conflicts will inevitably arise between them and us.
In fact, most conflicts are due to poor communication between each other. When we say one thing, they will think it is another thing. Therefore, the first task is to vigorously promote the Ming Dynasty's Mandarin and Chinese characters in the border areas.
Make sure that cars and documents are on the same track, and what Qin Shihuang did in unifying the six countries will be done again in remote border areas!"
Hearing Zhu Han's words, brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.
He nodded while stroking his carefully grown beard.
"We have thought of this idea before! Back then, Qin Shihuang was indeed the emperor of the ages. He used the same chariot and track and wrote the same text. We still have to imitate him. If we can be like Qin Shihuang in the future, we can leave such a good legacy to our descendants for generations to come.
It’s not like he is worthy of being the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty this time." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a half-joking tone.
After hearing what his brother Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Han nodded very confidently and said: "The policies left by Qin Shihuang back then were all political. Now, brother, you just have to listen to me and leave a set of cultural policies for our Ming Dynasty.
, No! It should be said that it is a spiritual unity, and it will inevitably be as famous as Qin Shihuang through the ages. No matter how many generations pass by, future generations will know your greatness!"
When brother Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face turned red with excitement.
"Really? Then tell me what you want us to do!"
Zhu Han said unhurriedly, "Actually, we are already pretty good at these things. They are not such novel tricks. For example, I just mentioned the promotion of Ming Dynasty Mandarin and Chinese characters. We have already done a lot of it on the Mongolian grasslands.
Okay!"
Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled with satisfaction when he heard this.
Since the collapse of the Mongols, the grasslands have been under the jurisdiction of the Peking Protectorate.
All the Mongolian princes there had been taken over by the Ming Dynasty, and they all handed over their pastures and mountain forest lands.
Most of the Mongolian princes moved to Peiping to enjoy peace and happiness
Already.
The Ming Dynasty did not occupy these handed over lands for free, but paid them annual rent. These lands and grasslands were allocated to herdsmen from various tribes in Mongolia. The herdsmen were no longer under the jurisdiction of princes and lords, but directly under the Ming government.
jurisdiction.
In this way, there is no need for a layer of "middlemen" to earn the price difference, and the taxes and tributes they pay will be much less.
The herdsmen's life has improved several levels compared to before. Once their happiness level increased, they naturally supported the Ming Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhu Han then said, "The policy we implement on the grassland is nothing more than to win over the upper class who divide them, and then give benefits to the lower class people. In this way, there are no upper class nobles to take the lead in making trouble, and the lower class people get benefits.
No one will ever want to rebel against our Ming Dynasty."
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally a smart man. After Zhu Han said this, he immediately understood what he meant. He said to Zhu Han: "We understand what you said, which means that we can use the successful experience on the grassland to
Is it being implemented in places like Hami?"
Zhu Han nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean."
Zhu Yuanzhang then said, "But Hami is different from the grassland. There are many towns and villages there. Their population is much larger than that on the grassland. The only oasis land may not be enough to provide for the lower class.
Let the common people distribute the benefits."
There is nothing wrong with what Zhu Yuanzhang said.
The situation in Hami is very different from that on the grassland.
Although there are large tracts of land locally, much of it is the Gobi Desert, and almost the entire population is concentrated in some oases and some grasslands.
Even if all the land in the hands of their upper-class nobles was controlled by the government and distributed to the lower-class people, there would not be a lot of land for each person.
Zhu Han said with a smile: "This is actually not a problem. The situation in each place is different. Naturally, we can adapt to local conditions. The Mongolian grassland is remote and there is nothing to do except grazing. However, Hami is different.
Being on the Silk Road where the East and West meet, we can not only make a fuss about the land and allocate some land benefits to the lower class people, but we can also win over many middle- and lower-class businessmen and let them share the benefits in business. The same is true." Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhu Han's intention was immediately understood.
Zhu Yuanzhang now fully understands the importance of business.
The Ming Dynasty now has abundant treasury, and a great contribution is due to the commercial prosperity in the Jiangnan region and several ports, which provided the government with a large amount of tax revenue, so that it could support such a large army and officials, and also had a lot of financial resources to implement the popularization of the new system.
Study education.
Of course, when Zhu Han talks about giving profits to the middle and lower classes, he definitely does not mean to open his heart to them and only give them benefits and warmth without asking for anything.
Zhu Han's strategy is to provide economic benefits to the middle- and lower-class people and businessmen in the Hami area and improve their livelihood and conditions. As for their other demands, they must strictly follow the Ming Dynasty official uniform system.
For example, respecting privileges is absolutely impossible to obtain permission. Regardless of whether he is a Uyghur, a Kazakh, a Mongolian, or a Han, he must obey the management of the Ming Dynasty government.
Of course, regardless of their religious beliefs, everyone is equal before the Ming Dynasty's law.
This may sound ordinary, but when it is actually implemented, it will benefit the Ming Dynasty court immensely.
"In the future, the situation in the world will become more and more complex. When the people wake up, many ethnic groups will feel that they are the masters of a certain land, especially in these border areas. They will feel that they should have a country of their own. If they do not obey
Stifling their independent thinking at the source will inevitably lead to catastrophe in the future."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What Zhu Han said next is 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 make Ming Dynasty strictly adhere to these three strategies for managing the frontier in the future.
The first is to promote the culture of the Ming Dynasty. Mainly Mandarin and the use of Chinese
words, so that the people of these border 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 method refers to dividing and suppressing the nobles of various tribes on the grassland.
The land, grasslands and other means of production in their hands are returned to the state through redemption or leasing, and then the state distributes them to ordinary people in need, thus establishing a system in which the national court directly governs the people and puts an end to these ethnic groups.
The soil for the rise of socialism.
The third step is that no matter when and where, the officials on the border must strictly abide by the bottom line, instead of blindly appeasing and conniving. The bottom line is that all ethnic groups are equal, and all cultures must be centered on Chinese culture.
No matter how brilliant and glorious it is, it cannot be the reason for their separation and rule. They must resolutely put an end to the policy of governing the country by making trouble, or in other words, resolutely put an end to the policy of giving milk to crying children.
As long as these three things are done well, the Ming Dynasty's borders will be stable in the future.
After discussing with Zhu Han, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang decided to completely fix these national policies in the name of the ancestral law in the future. After all, the forward-looking and progressive nature of these three national policies were hundreds of years ahead of this era.
Even in modern civilized society, it is still effective.
There will definitely be no harm in letting future generations and the imperial court abide by it.
Having said this, Zhu Han reminded his brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "Brother, earth-shaking changes have taken place on the grassland recently. Countless herdsmen and people have lived a good life under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. This year in Peking
As a conference of tribal alliances is held, should you personally host this unprecedented event?"
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