Everyone was curious about the emperor's handling method, but no one dared to ask directly.
Zhu Yixi said calmly: "Since so many people have been captured, tens of thousands of elites have been selected to fill the border troops and the Beijing camp. Presumably, if they are divided layer by layer, the Mongols will not be able to make any trouble."
"Yes!" The cabinet had no objection to this.
The main reason is that the memorial sent back by Lu Daqi from Jizhen is really too scary.
Of the 100,000 soldiers and horses on the military roll, only more than 10,000 were left in the end, which was not even enough to defend the city, let alone serve as the wings of the capital.
It is foreseeable that the Great Wall will be an indispensable line of defense for the Ming Dynasty for a long time to come, and the improvement of the nine sides is also crucial.
Furthermore, even if the Mongols were surrendered, how can we know that they will not cause rebellion if we know the people but not the hearts? With the Great Wall as a defense, we can suppress them in time.
"The Hetao is rich in water and grass. It is necessary to build a city and divide it into prefectures and counties to protect it."
Only then did the emperor reveal his true feelings.
As the saying goes, the Yellow River has many dangers, but only one thing is rich.
Blocking Jiangnan refers to the Hetao.
The land quality of the Mongolian Plateau is as follows: Hetao > Monan > Liaodong > Mobei.
The reason why the Chahar tribe is located in Monan and Liaodong is because of trade, which allowed the Mongolians in the two places to enjoy the benefits of tea and salt, and thus gradually became rich.
In terms of water and grass alone, the Hetao area is far better than other areas, and naturally it also has the most herdsmen.
New Qinland in the Qin Dynasty, Shangjun, Xihe County, Wuyuan County, Shuofang County, Yunzhong County in the Western Han Dynasty; Shengzhou, Xiazhou, Yanzhou, etc. in the Sui and Tang Dynasties; by the end of the Tang Dynasty, it became the world of the Dangxiang people
, thus establishing the Xixia Kingdom.
In later generations, coal and iron ore in Ordos and Baotou ranked among the best in the country, and their natural resources were extremely rich.
In such a good place, it is natural to immigrate, or to combine farming and animal husbandry.
"Through trade, the herdsmen can settle down and learn how to farm, thus providing taxes and labor services for the court..."
To put it simply, it is to change the agricultural model of the Hetao area and turn Jimi into a prefecture and county.
This is a long-term project and a good way to persevere.
The six ministries and the cabinet were stunned after hearing this, and immediately realized that the emperor was preparing to set up counties in one step!
Zhao Shu immediately realized: "We can set up Dongsheng Mansion to govern the Hetao area according to the Han Dynasty."
"If it's not enough, we need to add two more mansions, so that there are three mansions in total. Wuyuan mansion and Shuofang mansion will be added."
Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice: "Besides, don't you think Ningxia Wei's is too prominent?"
In the narrow sense of the Ming Dynasty, the Hetao refers to three places: the front part centered on Guihua City, the back part centered on Bayanchuoer, and the west part in the Yinchuan and Ningxia areas.
The only thing that the Ming Dynasty had control over from beginning to end was Xi Tao.
"Your Majesty, do you mean to combine the three sets into one?"
Zhang Shenyan raised his head, quite shocked.
Several others lowered their heads and started thinking.
It would be feasible if these places were combined into one province. After all, a Yellow River connects the three provinces, which is more convenient than roads.
"No!"
Zhu Yixi said lightly: "There are three sets of the Yellow River. The front set became the Monanxing Dusi, the west set became the Ningxia Guard, and the Yi set must be established separately."
"What I mean is that Ningxia Weide becomes Ningxia Prefecture, or Ningxia Province, which serves to divide the Hetao."
"As for Houtao, according to the previous intention, it will be set up as three prefectures, Yinshan Province will be established, the people will be relocated, and the herdsmen will be educated."
Speaking of this, the emperor was aggressive and his tone was full of confidence.
The three provinces of the grassland have been considered in his mind for a long time. Now that the military has arrived, and after political and economic arrangements, it will definitely come true.
The biggest difficulty is to naturalize the hundreds of thousands of herdsmen, and it is urgent to teach them how to cultivate the land.
And Zhu Yixi also has a unique trick: land reform.
The purpose of recruiting young men into the army and moving nobles to Beijing was to eliminate local resistance and change the Mongols from a slave society to a feudal society.
The herdsmen who distributed their land were definitely the most loyal supporters of the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi began to search for candidates. There were only a few ministers who could take on such an important task.
"What's going on with Chahar?"
"Abu Nai has been waiting for an opportunity to annex tribes. He is hungry and thirsty. He has more than 20,000 herdsmen under his name. He has a strength that cannot be underestimated."
"In other words, it can bring out nearly 20,000 cavalry at a time?"
Zhu Yixi felt a little surprised. She never thought that Abu Nai would develop so fast.
"Your Majesty, your method of exchanging wool for money has made Abu Nai very rich. Armed with weapons, he has few enemies on the grassland. It won't be long before King Chahar's famous general becomes famous on the grassland."
"That's good!"
Zhu Yixi smiled: "The more tribes he conquers, the more wool he will have and the stronger his strength will be."
"When the time comes, it will be Manqing's turn to become restless."
"There are 20,000 people in Manchuria under the Eight Banners. If this shakes Horqin's people's hearts, the Manchus will collapse without a fight."
The emperor said solemnly: "Let Abu Nai be arrogant for a few days! Let him enjoy this time."
Wool is exchanged for money, and money is used to buy weapons, salt, and tea. It can be said that the grassland has changed its outflow pattern, and there has been more and more exchanges, and the economy has become increasingly developed.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty would definitely not be able to tolerate the rise of a grassland tribe, especially the Chahar tribe.
The stronger the Chahar tribe is, the deeper the Qing Dynasty will be afraid of it. It is not long before the Chahar tribe will suffer heavy losses from the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
"Let Abu Nai be proud for a few days!"
The discussion ended hastily.
However, as time goes by, the spring of Shaowu's fourth year is about to begin.
When the grass was growing and the orioles were flying, several foreigners came to Taixue.
During the Korean War, a large number of nobles from both classes fled, and many students came to Beijing to study.
Annan and the Ryukyu Kingdom came back from the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, and their envoys brought news of the imperial examination after paying an audience.
Some people want to win glory for the country and advance in their studies, so they want to be admitted to the Imperial College.
In this regard, the Imperial College has long established its precedents, and there is no rule against the rule of heaven.
But it was not enough for these people to enroll in the Imperial College. They were keen on the grand occasion of the imperial examination and wanted to take part in the examination.
The Imperial College was in trouble and had no choice but to report it to the emperor for judgment.
"That's right!"
When Zhu Yixi saw it, he readily agreed without even thinking about it.
Of course he understood that the purpose of these national scholars participating in the imperial examination was to brush up their qualifications and gain gold.
In this regard, Zhu Yixi, who is open-minded, sees this as a good opportunity to demonstrate the influence of the Ming Dynasty.
Because among them, even if they are the same Jinshi, they are stronger than those in their own country.
During the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, only in the fourth year of Hongwu were students allowed to take part in the exams from Korea. The rest of the time, they could only study in the Imperial College.
As soon as the emperor agreed, the seven vassal supervisors became a hot topic in the capital.
Gambling houses even opened gambling boards, and the number of people who won the prize would be the banker. In the past, the bet was on which province the top prize would be.