So Liu Weichao said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Do you think this will work?"
"Say it!" Emperor Chongzhen heard that he seemed to have a good idea, so he quickly signaled.
"Look, Turg is a Jianlu, and he is also a Gushan Ezhen with a white flag!" Liu Weichao pondered and said, "Even Jianlu of his level surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, so if he is sent to the Mongolian tribe to disintegrate
Would the alliance between Mongolia and Jianlu be better?"
After a pause, he explained this idea and said: "Even if he didn't really surrender to the Ming Dynasty, it was just a helpless move and let him go to the grassland. As a result, he ran back to Liaodong. It would not be a big loss to the Ming Dynasty; if
To say that he sincerely surrendered and helped break up the alliance between Mongolia and Jianlu for the Ming Dynasty is to give up his merits! What do you think?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately delighted and said: "This is a good idea, I will consider it!"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao thought that he had already mentioned the Mongolian grassland anyway, so he continued to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "At this time, according to what I learned here, the various Mongolian tribes, including Mobei Mongolia, Western Mongolia, etc.
, the strength is actually not strong anymore. The reason is that firearms are becoming more and more powerful, and firearms have always been the weakness of the Mongolian tribe. Therefore, you can consider conquering the entire Mongolian tribe and using it for you. At least they are the best horsemen, and
Masters in animal husbandry..."
Emperor Chongzhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was obviously very moved by this proposal.
The founding of the Ming Dynasty was to expel the Mongolian Tatars. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they have been taking strict precautions against the Mongols. When Emperor Chengzu was established, he went deep into the grasslands many times in an attempt to conquer the Mongolian tribes.
It can be said that from the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian tribes have always had grievances and resentments.
There was the Tumubao Incident, and Anda Khan invaded the capital. Of course, the Ming Dynasty also regained Hetao, but it could not be occupied for a long time. Generally speaking, against the tribes on the Mongolian grasslands, the Ming Dynasty spent most of its time
They all took a defensive stance.
If you can truly conquer the grassland when you are the emperor, it will definitely be a very big achievement.
This achievement can be better talked about in the Imperial Ancestral Temple than the liberation of Liaodong.
Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and quickly said to Liu Weichao: "How can I conquer the entire Mongolian tribe? This thing is easy to say, but a little difficult to do, right?"
When the Mongolian tribes surrendered to Jianlu, it was actually a relationship similar to that of a vassal state, and some of the top officials of Jianlu married the Mongolian tribes. Then, they formed an alliance, or the Mongolian tribes became accomplices of Jianlu, and together they robbed the Ming Dynasty
This wealthy family.
And what if, on the other hand, the Mongolian tribes surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and went to plunder Liaodong with the Ming Dynasty? The Mongolian tribes were not profitable!
And if the Ming Dynasty was required to use the method of marriage or marriage to form an alliance with the Mongolian tribes, or to regain the Mongolian tribes, it had never been done in the most difficult period of the Ming Dynasty, especially when Emperor Chongzhen wanted to be the master of the revival.
Will consider this approach.
There is no benefit to the Mongolian tribe, and they will definitely not follow you. In this case, the only way is to beat the Mongolian tribe to surrender. However, the Mongolian tribe is nomadic on the endless grassland. If you want to beat these Mongolian tribes to surrender,
, is not an easy task.
When he became an ancestor, the Ming Dynasty had a strong military. However, the Mongolian tribes were not fools. They immediately avoided fighting and led you by the nose in circles on the grassland. The army ran out of food and grass and had to return without success.
Nowadays, even though I have a strong army, if I really want to conquer the grassland tribes, I am afraid that I will be the same as Emperor Chengzu did back then.
There were precedents for reference. Emperor Chongzhen was a little worried, so he asked Liu Weichao for advice and also told Liu Weichao his concerns.
When Liu Weichao heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He felt that he wanted to be simple.
There has always been a popular view in later forums, that is, the late Ming Dynasty was a worse era. Mongolia was worse than the Ming Dynasty, so it could not defeat the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was worse than the Jianlu.
, so he could not defeat Jianlu.
However, if you really think about it carefully, as Emperor Chongzhen said, there are actually difficulties.
In fact, Liu Weichao didn't know that during the Chongzhen period, Mongolian tribes often entered the pass to harvest autumn crops. There was no way, during the Little Ice Age, it would be difficult for them to survive the winter without entering the pass to grab things.
It's just that in history books or in the public eye, Liaodong was at its most violent at this time, which attracted everyone's attention.
It can be said that Lin Dan Khan died, but the Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with him, so they used bounties to coax and bribe him to deal with Nurhaci in Liaodong. If the Ming Dynasty was really much stronger than Lin Dan Khan, he would have given the order directly
That’s it.
Except for the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has always been defensive against the nomadic tribes on the grasslands. If they attack, the gains often outweigh the losses. The main reason is that they are weak and will not fight you at all. You cannot surround them in the vast grassland.
The reason why the Jianlu were able to regain the Mongolian tribes for their own use was, in the final analysis, because of the presence of the powerful Ming Dynasty. Moreover, in order to regain the Mongolian tribes, they did not hesitate to marry. You marry my daughter, and I will marry your daughter.
During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the first reason why the attack was effective was that under the recuperation of the Wenjing rule, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had become very powerful, and his only opponent was the Huns. In this way, after defeating the Xiongnu, the Han Empire also went downhill, because
All in all, this attack on the grasslands was a loss-making business and a waste of national power.
Another reason is that saddles, stirrups, especially double stirrups had not been invented at that time, which seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, or in other words, the combat effectiveness of the grassland tribes. The crossbows of the Han Empire were advanced at that time
, it is much easier to defeat the grassland tribes than in later generations.
With today's Ming Dynasty, if you just want the Mongolian tribe to surrender, it is actually not difficult. Let Turg persuade the Mongolian tribe to let the Mongolian tribe know how powerful the Ming Dynasty is. However, if they surrender to you, you have to give them benefits.
For example, mutual trading was itself a method used by the Ming Dynasty to manipulate the Mongolian tribes.
However, mutual trading actually has drawbacks. If you give the Mongols what they want, they will become stronger, and then they will have an internal unification war. After unification, the spearhead will naturally point to the Central Plains. This is the law of history and destiny.
!
In fact, officials of the Ming Dynasty also realized this, so they were always cautious about trading with the grassland peoples.
What Emperor Chongzhen wanted to ask was definitely not the surrender of this reincarnation, but the real recovery.
Liu Weichao was thinking about this, and suddenly thought of a post he had seen on the forum before, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The progress of science will be the fundamental way to solve the problem of the grassland tribes. The emergence of machine guns, tanks, or airplanes will
Let the grassland people only like to be good at singing and dancing, and never mention dancing with swords or guns! But these things are still relatively far away for you!"
Emperor Chongzhen nodded regretfully after hearing this.
He had seen all the things Liu Weichao mentioned in the video. He recognized in his heart that if there were such powerful weapons, the grassland people would have no choice but to obey orders.
As he was thinking, Liu Weichao continued to say to him: "I have seen a way to deal with the grassland peoples. It is said to be to build cities on the grasslands and build railways to make travel more convenient. The obedient tribes will be moved to settlements for management.
, those who disobey orders to migrate will be killed! If there is one, kill one, if there are two, kill two, they will all be obedient when they are killed on the grassland. You can send cavalry to kill from time to time, or you can let the Mongolian tribes themselves kill.
"
Emperor Chongzhen looked serious after hearing this, obviously considering the feasibility of this plan.
"But I have said before that if any war is a loss-making one, it cannot go on for a long time!" Liu Weichao's expression became much more serious and he said seriously, "This has been proven by countless histories, including
In future generations, if those countries that were once very powerful, with aircraft, tanks, and artillery, fell into a quagmire of loss-making wars, they would be destroyed."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's expression became more serious, and he listened to Liu Weichao's words with open ears.
Just listen to Liu Weichao continue to say: "If you want to conquer the grassland, in the short term, it will definitely be a loss-making business. Whether it is building a city or building a railway, it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources. However, there are actually things under the grassland.
Treasures such as coal, iron, and oil are resources that future generations must possess. Therefore, I will give you some advice on how to conquer the grassland, divided into several steps!"
"Please speak!" Emperor Chongzhen was very attentive after hearing this, and even used honorifics because of his emperor's dignity.
Liu Weichao did not notice this, and suggested to Emperor Chongzhen: "The first step is to disintegrate the alliance between the Mongolian tribes and the Jianlu, and make the Mongolian tribes available to the Ming Dynasty to conquer those tribes that are dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty, and assist the Ming Dynasty in regaining Liaodong.
Wait, and the benefit to them is that they are allowed to internalize."
Mongolian vassals were always present throughout the Ming Dynasty. Including Emperor Chengzu's Three Thousand Battalions, or Mangui in the late Ming Dynasty, etc., they were all annexed Mongolians who served the court.
"What if they don't want to join in?" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and asked his question, "They just want to open up mutual markets and strengthen their tribe's strength."
Generally speaking, the leaders and patriarchs of the Mongolian tribes will basically not choose to move inward. Only ordinary herdsmen will move inward to find a new way out.
Based on this idea, Liu Weichao immediately smiled and said: "If you are unwilling to join in, then kill those who are unwilling to join in. I believe that for most herdsmen, as long as their lives can be better than before, they will not live happily ever after.
It’s hard to get through!”
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, his serious expression softened a little, and then asked again: "What about the second step?"