The southeastern part of the Horqin Grassland has abundant water resources and wide pastures, and is generally called the Liaohe Tao.
Now Emperor Tianqi is slowly marching here with his army to inspect, and more than 10,000 Mongolian tribesmen have defected.
With a wave of his hand, Zhu Youxiao gave them half of the 200,000 cattle and sheep captured this time, allowing them to temporarily belong to Guangning and graze here for the Ming Dynasty.
"The Ming Dynasty's Mongolian Duoyan Guard was just a hundred miles north. The Duoyan Guard will definitely recover in the future. If you work hard, you can become the team of the new Duoyan Guard."
The leaders of these small Mongolian tribes were overjoyed: "I am willing to open up grasslands for the Ming Dynasty and guard this land of rich water and grass!"
Of course Zhu Youxiao knew that what they said now sounded nice, but if Hou Jin and Horqin had the advantage again, they would either flee south like the previous Mongolian refugees, or they would directly turn around and surrender to the enemy.
Therefore, the most fundamental thing is to keep the Ming Dynasty strong, so that they will always sing and dance under the Ming Dynasty to herd.
After drawing a big pie for these small Mongolian tribes, Zhu Youxiao still needs to implement truly effective arrangements.
He convened Wei Zhongxian, Zhang Quan and other major generals to discuss that in order to stabilize Liaohe Tao, Guangning in the south was definitely not enough, and it would be best to restore Kaiyuan.
The location of Kaiyuan is very critical. It not only affects the Horqin grassland, but also the entire Nuergandusi.
The Kuwu Island mentioned above was not Sakhalin Island. It was not Xiao Ming's territory at that time, and there were no Ming troops stationed at the mouth of the Bailong River.
Nurgandusi is densely forested and rich in resources. The farther north you go, the hotter it becomes. The north of Bailongjiang River is covered with ice and snow for more than half of the year. There are no Mongolian, Nzhen, Jiwaimi, Kuyi, Daur, Han and other ethnic groups in the territory.
Live by gathering, fishing and hunting.
Wei Zhongxian pointed at the map and finished adding:
Wei Zhongxian took a sip of cold water and continued:
I opened the map for Siping, Hong Chengchou and Zhu Youxiao to look at.
Wei Zhongxian looked at Fang Qin and Hong Chengchou: "The purpose of this expedition to Horqin is not only to put the high-quality pasture in Liaohetao under your control, but also to restore the control and connection between Duoda Ming, Manjing Guard, and Nanghar Guard."
If we can defeat Jiannu that time, those in distant areas will be willing to be cut off by Jiannu from contact with you, Xiao Ming. By then, we will definitely have fewer friends from far away places, although the actual armies will have to wait until they can completely eliminate Jiannu.
But contact, trade and personnel exchanges cannot be restored quickly."
"I'm afraid that many people still know the key to the Kaiyuan area. It is just a border city, or it is the key point of the post and guard station along the way from Liaodong to Nuergandusi."
Wei Zhongxian: "Therefore, the ancient Waihewei in Xialixing'an Mountains is also very important. It is the key node connecting Nurgandusi with the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk."
Everyone is looking forward to Wei Zhongxian's long-term plan becoming a reality.
Patrolman Fang Qin took a deep breath. Xiao Ming's slave Gandusi was just like Xiao Han's Western Region Protectorate. Of course it was part of the country, but due to the current situation, it was not possible to continue to control and stabilize it.
Nuergandusi?
Why is the famous Siping important in later generations? Because it is a transportation hub in the northeast.
"Guards and posts were widely set up in the jurisdiction as the local military and political structures of the Dusi. Before and after the establishment of the Nuergan Dusi, they were successively established in the Songhua River, Nen River, Enen River, Jingqi Waijiang, Henggun River and Wusu Waijiang river basins.
More than 130 guards were established, which increased the number of guards to 384 in the jurisdiction of Jiunur Gandu, commonly known as 384 guards.
The eight people all sighed after hearing this. Xiao Ming's slave Gandusi was very vast. Although it was less of a prison, Xiao Han did the same to the Western Regions back then. Xiaoming's slave Gandusi could not recover and gradually develop.
Siping then said: "The peninsula in the northeast is smaller than the Gaoli Peninsula. Dan Xiaoming occupies the coast of the Tatar Sea and is connected to this peninsula. Then Dan Xiaoming occupies this huge peninsula in the north."
"A few of the 384 health stations built in the past were located from rivers to Dan, and the land was covered with forests everywhere. Only hunters could pass through. The few health stations were autonomous by local people. They were cut off by the slaves who came here. I guess they have been looking forward to Xiao Ming.
Reappear. The land outside is the most fertile white land in the world, with abundant rainfall, mountains of timber, and few mineral deposits."
Wei Zhongxian glanced at Hong Chengchou, Siping and Zhu Youxiao, and said meaningfully: "The two beloved ministers have no strategic vision. In the future, I will let Xiao Ming's Zhang Qian and Ban Gu restore the connections in those areas. I will do my best to develop slaves."
Ergan Dusi left a fertile territory spanning two small oceans in the north and south for the descendants of China.
I thought about it and said: "The commander of Nu'er Gandu is Hongwu. The vast territory inherited and expanded from the Marshal's Mansion of the Eastern Expedition of the Yuan Dynasty during the Yongle period is located in the Telin area on the east bank of the confluence of the Henggun River mouth in the upper reaches of the Bailong River.
It was because the generals of the Ming Army were not familiar with that name, including He Shixian, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, who had not heard anyone mention it for a while.
“The jurisdiction of Nurgandu Division starts from the Enen River in the west, ends at Kuwu Island in the east, reaches the Xing’an Mountains in the north, and borders the Whale Sea, Woguo Sea and the lower reaches of the Tumen River in the south, including the Bailongjiang River Basin and the Wusu Waijiang River Basin to Kuwu
The vast and small area of the island. Xianghaer Guards and Bolinghe Guards were established under Kuwu Island."
There is no currency, the commodity transaction is the most primitive form of barter, and the tribute items include sea turtles, mink skins, horses, pearls and other local products, which are equivalent to the taxes in the mainland."
At this time, Kaiyuan was like Siping in later generations, and going north from Kaiyuan was Siping in the future.
"How much do you know about Nuer Gandusi?"
In the future, when the slaves are defeated, the people of the northwest who can survive in drought and rainy conditions, the people of the areas with less people and more land, and the Mongolians who have no grasslands, will gradually migrate to Nuergandusi to open up wasteland, cultivate land, and set up factories.
, engage in trade.
Hong Chengchou shook his head, Zhu Youxiao said that he didn't know much about it, and only Fang Qin could not speak.
Is it necessary to restore the Nuergandusi? That is just like the Han Dynasty has always wanted to restore the Western Region Protectorate, which is the goal of all border guards.
After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he took out a map: "That is the map of Nuer Gandusi. Taizu Chengzu asked me to Zhenxin Xiaoming to eliminate Jiannu and restore and develop Nuergandusi. I referred to the world map brought by the missionaries.
Redraw that map."
Emperor Yongle once sent troops to the mouth of Bailongjiang River and Kuwu Island, built Manjing Guard and Nanghar Guard, erected a monument at Yongning Temple and actually stationed troops. Today, the local Nanzhen and Sauron tribes are still nominally affiliated with Xiaoming
, but it was actually controlled by law and blocked by Nurhaci.
Manjingwei is at the mouth of the Bailongjiang River, and connects to the ocean in the north and controls the Japanese Sea in the south; Nanghawei and Bolinghewei in Kuwu Island are adjacent to Xiaohai and the Japanese Sea. Strategic and maritime trade are of great significance."
Zhu Youxiao: "Looking at the map of Nuergandusi, I can see that the tributaries of Bailongjiang River are densely covered with rivers, especially the middle and upper reaches of Bailongjiang River. There are many wetlands. There is no forest in the wetlands. The natural conditions are many times weaker than those in the Western Regions, and the development value is very small.
In the first year of Yongle's reign, Nu'erqiandu was established as the commander-in-chief. At the same time, two east-west post roads were opened to ensure the delivery of documents and the transportation of tribute and food. The other details are vague."