The original Su Royal City in Lanzhou is now the emperor's palace in Lanzhou. Zhu Yihai's strategic core of the Western Regions was written in his writing.
On New Year's Day, the emperor accepted congratulations from envoys, civil and military officers and generals from all sides in his palace.
The emperor rewarded his internal and external ministers greatly.
Dashbatur, the tenth son of Gushi Khan, was canonized as King of Khotan, Yarkand Khan, and commanded Yarkand, the cities of Khotan and the local Heshuote tribe.
Jiulut Noyan Abalai was conferred the title of Prince of Ningyuan County, Yinli Khan, and commanded the Yinli and Shuote tribes.
Jialu Tehuntai Jimai Madarai Ubas was conferred the title of Prince of Rehai, Suiye Khan, and commanded the tribes of Rehu, Suiye and Shuote.
Chechen Khan Oqirtu was renamed King of Shule County and Kashgar Khan, and commanded the tribes of Kashgar, Aksu, Ush and Shuote.
The former Heshuote Khanate was divided into Qinghai-Tibet and Tianshan after Gushi Khan entered Qinghai-Tibet, and now it was dismembered step by step by the emperor into Qinghai Khan, Kangba Khan, Qianzang Khan, and Houzang Khan.
Kashgar Khan, Yarkand Khan, Suiye Khan, and Yinli Khan. Except for Qianzang, which was ruled by the Jisheba family, the other seven Khans were split from Heshuote.
Eqirtu was defeated and retreated to the south of the Tianshan Mountains. The Ming army sent troops into Yinli and Suiye, and began to build cities and station troops in the two fertile river valleys and plains, and even began to immigrate.
The imperial court did not allow Eqirtu to return to the north of the Tianshan Mountains to continue his rule. Instead, he allowed him to stay in the south of the Tianshan Mountains. Instead, one of his rival's brothers and a cousin were granted the title of Khan and the other was established in Suiyechuan.
One established a khanate in Yinli Valley.
The key to these two people being able to get the emperor's support to establish their own khanate was that they agreed to many conditions of the imperial court. The most important one was that the Ming Dynasty would build post stations, trade routes, castles, and station troops in Suiye and Yinli Valleys.
migrant.
The Ming Dynasty will cultivate and trade there, and the two new Khans will manage the tribal herdsmen. The imperial court will set up left and right wings for each of the two khanates, and six governor's offices each. Jinong will be appointed as the deputy khan, and Noyan will be the wing commander.
, Huitai Jitong Dudufu, divided the boundaries and enfeoffed each other, and did not invade each other. The imperial court appointed Khans, deputy khans, governors, governors, etc. in the Duhufu, left and right wings, and appointed Ming officials to serve as deputies.
It was also agreed that each governor's office could set up a battalion of standing troops to protect the governor, and the Khan could each set up three thousand guards. However, the court also needed to send deputy generals, staff officers, and instructors, and it was even agreed that their equipment must be purchased from the court.
The Ming Dynasty did not interfere with the affairs within the Khanate, the Protectorate, and the Governor's Mansion, and they were autonomous. However, they were not allowed to interfere with the castles, towns, and reclamation areas established by the Ming Dynasty.
This agreement is very beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Previously, the entire north of the Tianshan Mountains was the territory of the Oirat people, and Yinli and other places belonged to Heshuote. Now, after the chaos, the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the alliance leader Eqirtu to prevent him from returning to the Tianshan Mountains.
In the north, two new Khans were raised. They were not strong enough to bargain too much with the court, but they could distinguish between the weak and the powerful.
Without the Ming Dynasty, Maima Darai Ubas could not even control his twelve brothers, let alone worry about the imperial court sending troops to attack and destroy them. Now that he can claim the title of Khan, even if the Ming Dynasty wants to build garrisons or even immigrate to his territory,
They still had to send officials, but after weighing the matter, they accepted the overall proposal.
The most unhappy person was Eqirtu. Not only did he lose troops this time, but his old nest north of the Tianshan Mountains was actually taken away in the end. However, after his defeat, his prestige and strength plummeted, which made it difficult for Ah Qirtu to choke the Lut Khanate.
Balai and other powerful tribal leaders did not agree with him, and he did not have the strength to dare to fall out with Ming Dynasty.
The main reason is that he was too beaten last time.
The emperor also conferred the title of Irtysh Khan, the younger brother of Junggar Khan Galdi, Wenchuntai Ji, who commanded the original left wing of Junggar, while Galdan became Junggar Khan and commanded the original right wing.
Junggar was divided into two khanates, and with the addition of Chu Hu'er, who is still rebelling, there were actually three khanates coexisting.
While conferring the title of Wei Lat, the Ming Dynasty also increased the number of troops transferred to the Western Regions, from Hami to Turpan, from Turpan to Urumqi, then to Wusu, Tacheng, Burqin, then to Yinli, Suiye, and then Yanqi
, Kuqa, Baicheng, Ruoqiang, Qiemo, Yutian, Hotan, Yarkand, Ngari, built castles and stationed troops and immigrated everywhere.
For Zhu Yihai, whether or not to surrender is all illusory. Only the Ming Dynasty's real garrison, immigration, and direct rule can be the real territorial control.
For the Hui tribes south of the Tianshan Mountains and in the eastern Xinjiang, Zhu Yihai first enthroned the leaders of the Oirat tribes to establish the khanate, and then set up governors and governors to divide the borders, and then divided the Yarkand areas that had surrendered to the original areas.
The powerful indigenous people were awarded titles such as ninth-level Burkes, allowing them to govern themselves locally, and also used the imperial court to build cities and garrison, build post roads and immigrate, etc., forming a very complex multi-party co-governance situation.
This also uses the mutual restraint and balance between Oirat and Tanghui to facilitate the entry of the Ming Dynasty.
At this New Year's court meeting, Zhu Yihai publicly reprimanded the betrayal of Kazakh Yangjier Khan, refused to accept the tribute envoys sent by Kazakh Khan, drove them out directly, and issued a revolt against the Kazakh Khanate.
From the previous vigorous efforts to win over, to the current open crusade, the situation has also changed.
With the fall of Yerkang, the collapse of Junggar, and the split of Heshuote, the Ming Dynasty has directly entered the Yinli, Suiye and Irtysh river basins, directly connected with the Kazakh Khanate, and naturally changed from the original
Making friends at a distance and attacking at close range has turned into today's sending out troops to conquer.
Zhu Yihai now has two enemies in the Western Regions.
One is Chu Huer of Junggar who is still in rebellion, and the other is Kazakh. They have brought together all the forces in the Western Region and led them to continue to deal with these two enemies until they are destroyed and divided. This is what will happen in the next five to ten years.
The basic strategy of army in the Western Region.
Of course, in Congling and Kunlun, the conquest of those small snow-covered plateau countries is still going on. It also involves a struggle with the Mughal Empire, a large country in South Asia. However, geographical restrictions make it difficult for both sides to invest there.
The military resources were too large, so the scale of the war was limited. However, after the Ming Dynasty controlled Uizang, Kashgar, and the Yarkand Lands, it would not be too difficult to conquer the Pamir Plateau.
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The Mughals were in internal strife, and the three dragons were fighting for their heirs. In contrast, the Ming Dynasty was now at its most powerful.
Dulbert's Heshuoqi Khan was a wavering coward, but he finally passed the throne to his eldest son Sonomu Celing. He obediently went to Beijing for a pilgrimage, and then stayed to practice archery and horseback riding with the emperor.
As for Dulbert, Zhu Yihai did not split him in two again. After Whitt was separated, Dulbert and Whitt were not strong enough, so there was no need to divide them again.
But Zhu Yihai did not take advantage of Dulbert, and directly took away the Burqin Castle. At the same time, Fuhai also took away the Altay, and finally Khovd in Huite was also placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming garrison.
The pastureland in the north of the two states of Gansu that was originally allocated to Dulbert was now directly under the Ming Dynasty. Some tribes who were captured or surrendered after the rebellion was resettled were placed under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, registered and registered, and became tax payers of the Ming Dynasty.
herdsmen.
After the New Year's court meeting, it won't be long before a new round of war will break out in the Western Region, involving Kazakhs, Junggars, and even the Tsarist Russians in the north, and the Mughals behind the small Pamir country in the south.
As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed, the emperor planned to return to Beijing.
Three years after I left, it’s time to go back.
The emperor's car was returning eastward, but along the way, there were countless troops heading westward. There were garrison camps sent to the Western Regions under orders, there were also patrol and garrison camps of the newly established Beiting Province, and there were also villages and towns in the Western Regions.
The Western Region is now integrated into three provinces, Anxi Province, starting from Jiayu Pass, Dunhuang, Hami, Turpan, Urumqi, Wusu and Yanqi in the east.
Kuqa, Baicheng, Aksu, Qiemo, Khotan, Yarkand, Kashgar and Aksai Chin are Kunlun Province.
Tacheng, Yinli, Suiye, Barzin, Altai, and Yinsike Lake are Beiting Province.
Each of the three provinces has a governor, garrison commander, patrol commander, garrison commander, regiment training commander, etc. Each khan in the Western Region is also controlled by the governor of the province, patrol commander, etc.
After capturing Kazakhstan in the future, we can also establish another Kazakh Province or Xihai Province.
The road has been planned. Focusing on this strategic goal, it may take five to ten years of military deployment, followed by fifty years and a hundred years of management.
The emperor personally constructed the future structure of the Western Regions and ended the Western Tour of Beijing.
The convoy moved very slowly. Zhu Yi walked along the seaside and inspected the place to see the current changes. Sometimes he even visited the countryside privately incognito, went to people's homes to chat, or went into market towns to wander and shop.
Although many places in the northwest are indeed very different from the mainland, especially the southeast. From towns to villages, there is dirt everywhere, and most people wear patched clothes, but at least they can feel stable.
Everyone is busy. Just after the Waking of Insects, people in the countryside and fields are beginning to prepare for plowing, spreading fertilizer, and preparing the land. There is also a constant flow of goods on the roads, and the market town is very lively.
There are very few beggars, and there are no hordes of hungry people during the lean years.
Everyone is in a hurry and busy.
He also discovered a common phenomenon: There is a large population in cities and towns, but the population in rural areas is somewhat small. A large number of young people have moved into cities and worked in workshops to make money.
I only go home to help when the farm is busy. Although the wages of working in the workshop are not very high, the fixed income is actually much better than farming. Farming depends on the weather, but working part-time is on a monthly basis.
Or piece rate income.
People also know how to settle accounts. Although there is a lot of work in the fields, if you look carefully, allowing young people to work in cities during the slack season can increase their income a lot.
Another change is that there are more chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep, and even cattle and horses in the countryside. There are also people who grow fruits and trees. Anyone who can increase their income is doing it.
The government encourages you to do it.
After asking many people, life is indeed much better now than before. But to be more specific, most ordinary people are actually much better off. Now they can basically provide for food and clothing. They can eat two meals a day, and they can still do it during the holidays.
Eat some meat, and occasionally eat a few eggs from home chickens as a snack.
Being able to make a new set of clothes in one or two years and not having to go out to escape from famine means that life is easier in the eyes of the people. The main reason is that most people have been allocated their own land, or subscribed in installments with no interest or low interest.
For a piece of land, the court's current tax and land tax is relatively real, not too high, and the government is relatively clean, and they don't dare to add more randomly now.
Most of the harvest from our land can belong to ourselves. During the slack season, the family's surplus labor force can also work in workshops, or go to the mountains to mine, cut down trees, or build roads, rivers, etc., without disturbing the people.
With endless labor, everyone's labor can be exchanged for remuneration, and cash is still much needed, which has also boosted the rural economy.
Those villagers who were too poor in the past were also mobilized by the imperial court to immigrate to the frontiers and obtain their own fields.
Many people are sincerely grateful when they talk about the emperor, and are very satisfied with the current government. In summary, taxes are low, officials oppress and apportion less, and most people have their own land. Although not everyone is a farmer, many of them have their own land.
If you have some land of your own, farm some on a sharecropping basis, and then work, your income will be ok in a year, and at least you will have enough food and clothing.
Even taking advantage of good policies, many people who are flexible and dare to work hard have become rich. Some are engaged in breeding, some are doing small business, some have learned good crafts, and even go to
Soldiers receive public rations.
The economy has improved, and even local public security has improved a lot. In the early years, bandits were everywhere, and there were mountain kings everywhere. Now it is rare to hear that there are mountain kings anywhere. At most, they are just some thieves, but not many.
A lot.
When it comes to Emperor Shaotian, everyone hopes that the emperor can live a long life, so that he does not have to worry about policy changes or the corruption of local officials. It seems that with the emperor, such good days can continue and will get better and better.
The better.
Zhu Yihai sometimes mentioned that the emperor is now warlike. Since the war, the Shao Tian Dynasty has never stopped fighting. Countless good men have died on the battlefield and many widows and orphans have been created. But no one agrees with this. Instead, everyone comes to refute him.
If you have a bad temper, you may even want to beat him.
They couldn't tolerate anyone saying something bad about the emperor. Even if there was a war, they felt it was right.
Without those wars, there would be no peace today, without constant foreign conquests, and there would be no expansion of territory. Many poor people got a piece of their own land on the border and were able to settle down.
Even victory in foreign wars brought many dividends.
It was also a war, during the Apocalypse and Chongzhen dynasties, the court continued to levy and apportion military expenses to the people, and the local government took the opportunity to increase the levy. The people were miserable, but now the court wars continue, but the people have not paid an extra penny.
On the contrary, many children from poor common people signed up to join the army, but they were able to stand up through meritorious service in wars, cross social classes, and enter the official class and even the aristocratic class.
"You seem to be a person of status, but why do you say such stupid things? How can you doubt a saint casually? Go away quickly. If you say one more thing, we will beat you to death and tie you up and send you away."
Officials punish crimes."
The captain of the Baojia militia in the village raised his fist as big as a sand bowl at Zhu Yihai and shouted angrily. If Zhu Yihai hadn't been surrounded by several burly and strong followers, he might have really beaten this guy who dared to disrespect the saint's policies.
