Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1000 Horqin

"Dark clouds overwhelm the city to destroy it, and the light of the armor opens to the golden scales of the sun—"

Standing on the high platform, Yu Jackie raised the Qianlijing, and in his eyes, a small stone castle stood upright.

This is a mountainside, surrounded by mountains, forests and rivers. Only a winding path leads to its fortress. Around the stone fortress, there are some rice fields.

It's just a pity that with the advent of the war, the rice fields have been flattened and become the location of the military camp.

Yu Chenglong didn't want to flatten the rice fields if he had to, but he had to if he wanted to conquer this stone fortress.

On the top of the city, some men, women and children were wearing gray and black short jackets, holding wooden poles or stone knives in their hands, all of them were yellow and thin, but the stubbornness in their eyes could be felt even hundreds of steps away.

indomitable.

Yu Chenglong sighed.

This is his No. 20 day to appease the civil unrest.

That is, in Qingyuan Mansion, the chieftain of Yongding rebelled.

The whole of Guangxi is divided into two because of Dateng Gorge.

To the west of Dateng Gorge, there are mostly Yao and Tong gatherings, and there are many chieftains, while Wuzhou, Xunzhou, Pingle and other prefectures to the east of it are completely registered households and Qimin.

In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the Dateng Gorge Rebellion went through three conquests by Yingzong, Xianzong, and Sejong. Especially Wang Shouren, an important minister in Jiajing at that time, died of illness on the way home to comfort him.

Not long after Yu Chenglong arrived in Wuzhou, the rebellion broke out, and he could only mobilize nearly [-] troops from Guangxi and Guangdong to suppress it.

Appease, that is after the peace.

However, there are so many lofty mountains in Guangxi, and the attacking caves one by one, coupled with the indomitable resistance of the Yao people, made the officers and soldiers extremely tired.

The key to fighting a war is morale. Food, disease, and natural disasters will all affect morale.

For the Ming army, disease and rugged terrain were the most debilitating.

The indomitable morale has almost dissipated over time.

Unless Yu Jackie adds additional rewards, he can only return in vain.

The Guangxi General Soldier on the side hesitated to speak.

Yu Chenglong pretended not to see it.

After a few more days like this, morale became more and more low, and the soldiers were weak.

Until this time, a piece of good news came: the red artillery has arrived.

The cannons that were rushed over from Guangzhou arrived at noon.

Yu Chenglong was overjoyed: "Give me a blast."

Obviously, the tossing and tossing for many days was not only difficult for the soldiers, but even for him, the governor.

"Don't worry, there are artillery, these Yao thieves can't escape."

The Guangxi General Soldier was overjoyed.

The specific combat command is naturally the matter of the general army. What Yu Chenglong can do is to stabilize the morale of the army and support money, food and materials.

This is also his duty as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Just like today's red-clothed artillery, if it is Guangxi's general soldier, he will not be able to coordinate if he is exhausted, but for the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, it is just a matter of one sentence.

"Boom—"

With loud noises, Shibao's coat was continuously peeled off, revealing his true face.

In the end, the huge stone castle collapsed directly, and half of the remaining Yao people could only flee to another castle deep in the mountains and wild forests.

In this regard, Yu Chenglong could only sigh.

However, with the addition of artillery, more castles are just more time-consuming.

The captured Yao people raised their heads stubbornly: "Our land is constantly being annexed by you. Whether it is buying salt or cloth, the price will be increased by profiteers..."

"For the gold mine, for the land..."

"Wait--" Yu Chenglong listened to his howling, his heart was solid, and an official must have a hard heart.

But when he heard the word 'gold mine', he immediately raised his vigilance.

"Press him up."

Yu Chenglong said in a deep voice.

Soon, he roughly understood the reason.

The Yao people said that it was the Han people who seized the mines, which is too deceiving.

But the officials said that the Yao people looted wantonly, slaughtered the people, and were lawless.

"There must be something strange about this matter."

Yu Chenglong frowned silently, pacing and thinking.

Obviously, what appeared to be a rebellion was actually a conflict of interests.

Possibly land, but more likely gold mines.

In Guangxi, however, gold mines have never been reported.

There are many articles!
However, as a traditional bureaucrat, he hates rebellion the most, even if the government forces the people to rebel, let alone the Yao people.

Everything has to be subdued to the Yao people to make them compromise.

The power of the artillery made the mountain castles that the Yao people relied on for survival vulnerable. After breaking three stone castles in a row, the chieftain of the Yao people had to give in and signed the alliance under the city.

The chieftain was abolished, and the chieftain was still a hereditary native official, but he did not govern the people and retained his worth and property.

The chieftain of Yongding was changed to Yongding County, with 320 and [-] registered households, and there was also the problem of resettlement of hundreds of captive rebels.

In the end, Yu Chenglong figured out the reason.

A group of merchants excavated gold mines in the forest, and then the chieftain directly confiscated them. The merchants opposed them, and then openly provoked them, triggering a so-called rebellion.

And just for this gold mine that does not belong to the imperial court, he, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, spent more than [-] yuan to put down the rebellion.

This bird gold mine will take at least ten years to recover its capital.

The governor gained credit, the officials gained political achievements, and the businessmen gained gold mines. On the surface, they all gained great profits, but the most innocent people were ordinary people.

"Min, suffering."

Yu Chenglong sighed that he could only report to the imperial court and take care of the newly created Yongding County tax-free for three years.

While he was busy, officials from the state of Qin rushed to Wuzhou to ask for hundreds of families of Yao people.

Obviously, Guangxi is close to Qin State, and the news of the rebellion spread quickly. Qin State had already prepared for a long time, just for the sake of population.

The Yao people in Guangxi who are abandoned like shoes are no less than a pill for Qin.

In a foreign country, this group of unruly Yao people will be the right-hand man of the King of Qin, just like the soldiers of the Beijing camp who stayed in Qin back then.

Yu Chenglong has nothing to do with himself.

In Hanoi of the Qin State, the enthusiasm for the Yao people was extinguished with the arrival of the Daming Communiqué.

Of the dozens of Jinshi who went to Beijing, none of them made it to the list.

The whole state of Qin mourned.

You know, the vassal states compete for the share of poor provinces. Could it be that Qin is no match for Suiyuan and Chahar?
The King of Qin couldn't help feeling emotional: "It seems that my Qin country's literary style is not strong."

……

For the grassland in April and May, the grass is green and the cattle and sheep have entered the breeding season, and the herdsmen are very busy.

But if there was a white disaster last year, and many livestock were killed and injured, in order to restore their vitality, the major tribes on the grassland would start to fight continuously, thus starting the pattern of big fish eating small fish.

However, for the Mobei Governor's Mansion, the original Tuxietu Khan Department, these recent years can be described as the longest period of peace.

"Dad, I'm going to the city."

After milking the goats, Aduqin fed some fodder, and then he took two bundles and rode on the horse.

"Go!"

For a boy of fifteen or sixteen, his parents are very satisfied. He is already a qualified herdsman on the grassland and belongs to an adult.

The horse's back was slightly heavy, and the horse under its crotch couldn't help snorting and pawing the ground to express its dissatisfaction.

In this regard, Aduqin could only calm down his anger by constantly appeasing him.

Immediately, one person and one horse ran on the vast grassland, with white clouds above their heads, swaying towards Kulun City.

As a silver-built city, Kulun is the only city in a thousand miles and an important trade center.

On the horse's back, beef tendons, cowhide, horns, etc. can be said to be very complete, weighing dozens of catties.

When he came to Kulun, the whole city was full of traffic, and a large number of herdsmen were rushing to exchange their goods for grain, salt, or cloth in the city.

A Duqin tirelessly searched for merchants, and sold a bundle on horseback.

All kinds of tendons and horns are not uncommon on the grasslands, but for merchants, they are cheap enough commodities.

The governor of Mobei, Zeng Ying, looked at the herdsmen who kept coming in and out, and couldn't help saying:

"In the past, in the border areas, spring and summer were often not harvested, and herdsmen could only go south to violate the frontier to plunder enough food."

"With the stabilization of Kulun City, the herdsmen now have trading points where they can exchange food at any time, which greatly enhances the resistance of the herdsmen."

On the side, the chief minister of Mobei snorted, but did not veto Zeng Ying's words.

This passage is actually very correct.

Although the cost of the city is extremely high on the grassland, it has the advantage of settlement: the immobilization of the trade center.

For example, Kulun can radiate herdsmen with a radius of thousands of miles.Everyone is used to coming to Cullen to buy and sell things, and they are highly trusted.

At the same time, Kulun has the blessing of the Great Lama Jebtsundamba, so the herdsmen are naturally happy.

The combination of faith and needs has shaped Cullen's incomparable charm.

"But you can't build a new city." The chief envoy lowered his voice: "It's not like you don't know that now is a critical period."

Zeng Ying naturally understood what it meant.

Nowadays, a large number of caravans, like ants moving house, are constantly moving all kinds of luggage, preparing for the force to march northward to Fengjing Mansion.

It is a little out of date to build a new city at this time.

Regarding this, Zeng Ying said with a smile: "At this time, the new city is just used to offset its impact."

Immediately, he said in a low voice: "Besides, a large number of troops and supplies must be consumed, otherwise accidents will easily occur."

"What can be more energy-intensive than building a city?"

Using the supplies of the imperial court to do things for the Governor's Mansion in Mobei, and to cover up his tracks by the way, thanks to Zeng Ying, he was able to figure it out.

The chief envoy finally had to agree.

The location of the new city is near the upper reaches of the Tula River, sharing the same river water with Kulun City, and the distance is about [-] miles.

Zeng Ying named it Falling Eagle City, as the name suggests is a place to rest.

This place is only about two thousand miles away from Fengjing Mansion in the Qing Dynasty.

Going up along the Tula River is the Orkhon River, whose water flows into the North Sea—Lake Baikal.

In Luoying City, the Mobei Governor's Mansion not only built a granary to store grain and grass, but also built a ship yard and built some small grain transport ships.

And from it, we can see the path of the Ming Dynasty's northward advance:

Along the North Tula River to the Orkhon River, and then directly to Lake Baikal, and six to seven hundred miles to the northeast, Fengjing City is located.

Tens of thousands of troops eat and drink, and they cannot do without food, let alone water, so this marching route is the safest.

……

In fact, the city of Beijing already had a set of plans for grassland governance in the post-Manchu Qing Dynasty:
Build a city and radiate hundreds of miles of grassland.

Then connect them with cobweb-like roads to make them trade with each other.

To put it bluntly, it is to use the city to assist the green storage and commercial functions, so that the Mongolian tribes gradually get used to settling down, so as to stabilize the rule.

Whether it is Mobei, Suiyuan, or Chahar, they always spare no effort in the construction of the city, and the effect is very obvious.

Zhu Yixi didn't trust Manchu's move to win over the middle and upper classes, and he also worried about the difficulty of managing the huge Mongolian plateau, so the enfeoffment system was justified.

Fragmentation of grasslands and settlement of herdsmen will be the future trend.

"Eagle Falling City, it's not bad."

The emperor agreed with Zeng Ying's proposal and asked the Ministry of Households to provide money and food to build the city.

With the arrival of summer, the entire palace is like migrating birds, and then transferred to Yuquan Mountain.

The concubines in the harem are happy, but the oppressive palace is always uncomfortable.

At this time, Zhu Yixi remembered the Chahar Alliance. Next year will be the year of the Northern Expedition to Fengjing, and the attitude of these Mongolian nobles is also very important.

Therefore, when the concubines were in Yuquan Mountain, the emperor and his party went north to Chengde in Chahar, where they held another meeting and hunting.

The Mongolian nobles in Suiyuan, Chahar, and Horqin are very knowledgeable, and they will basically arrive to accept the inspection of the emperor.

And even this superficial project is too lazy to be a tribe, so it is natural to suffer a blow and promote the power of the Ming emperor.

In this hunting tour, nearly a thousand people gathered together, from the chiefs of the nobles and chiefs of the Beihai County to the Tabu Nang below, which can be described as extremely grand.

As far as the emperor looked, no one dared to look at him.

Tens of thousands of cavalry are on its side, and Weizhen grassland is three thousand miles away.

Seeing the rebellious Mongolian nobles prostrate in front of them, like domesticated wild dogs, extremely respectful, Zhu Yixi felt a sense of moral perfection for a while.

But soon, he calmed down again.

This group of people remembers whether to eat or not, and they must obey the market only if they have a sense of presence.

"Horqin's left wing and right wing have nearly [-] accounts. The left wing has always been friendly to the Qing Dynasty. If there is a Northern Expedition, the Horqin Ministry must be cleaned up."

Making up his mind, the emperor pretended to inspect the area: "Why don't you see the Horqin left-wing ministries?"

"Your Majesty, Horqin left-wing nobles have sent their sons here..."

"Everyone else came in person, but Horqin is special? He only sent his son here."

Zhu Yixi was annoyed: "Are you relying on the backing of the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so you don't pay attention to me, the emperor?"

The emperor was so angry that he bled for thousands of miles.

Many nobles were prostrate, trembling constantly.

The representatives of Horqin's various ministries trembled even more, and kept telling the reasons.

Zhu Yixi ignored all of them: "Tell them, I won't see him for half a month. If I don't, I will bear the consequences."

For a moment, the whole Chengde was silent.

The Horqin right-wing pastoral area is in the Tongliao area of ​​later generations, very close to Chifeng, only a few hundred miles away, and the news was conveyed at once.

The entire Horqin area was shocked.

The right flank is close to Chahar, and Sulai remains neutral.

The Left Wing has continuously married with the Manchus over the years, and is very close to Lake Baikal, so they are close to the Manchus and are not willing to follow the instructions of the Ming Emperor.

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty trained the Chahar tribe to be a family dog, and now he wants to impose on me, Horqin, too?"

　The repetition is because the code word fell asleep halfway, sorry, just refresh it
　　
　
(End of this chapter)