The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 605 The improved vassal state

After Timur disappeared.

As his descendants became emperors and became divided, many forces took the opportunity to attack each other and profit from the chaos.

Miri also took the lead in defecting to the Ming Dynasty. Soon after, Slavic envoys from the Kipchak region also came to Samarkand to pay homage to the Ming Emperor and have official contact with the Ming Dynasty.

Mulu is located in an oasis city in the Mare Province of Turkmenistan in Central Asia. The ancient city here is between Samarkand and Baghdad and was an important transportation artery on the Silk Road in the ancient Tang Dynasty.

It is an important place that must be captured between the East and the West. Only by capturing this place can we plan for Mashhad.

always.

From east to west or from west to east, except for the Kipchak land in the north, either through the Mulu area or the Herat area, the rest of the routes are too time-consuming and laborious.

After Zhu Di announced to the world and established the Samarkand Dusi and the Propaganda Department in various places, solving Mulu and Herat became the primary goal.

Jin Zhong said.

"If our army does not fight, the enemy will collapse. On the contrary, the enemy will join forces to fight against our army."

Pointing to the situation on the map, Jin Zhong believed that there should be a pause. The struggle between Timur's grandsons was imminent and the Ming army should not intervene at this time. Anyway, the situation was favorable to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di agreed with Jin Zhong's opinion.

After enfeoffing various places, local governance also began.

Officials from the mainland of the imperial court flocked here in large numbers.

According to the current unspoken rules of the court.

The first level of merit is to serve as an official in a border area. The more remote local officials are, after assessment, they are divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. Compared with those in the mainland, each grade is one level higher.

This is true for local officials, and the same is true for the central government.

A large number of court officials were sent abroad, preferably to remote border areas, or in three to five years. After returning to the court, their experience in governing local areas, and even their qualifications and prestige, etc., were promoted to a higher level.

Changed the political customs of the previous court.

Such as the cabinet.

In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, the cabinet must be from Hanlin, that is, the first-level imperial examination, and there are only three first-level scholars, which is too few, so the second-level and third-level scholars were given a second chance, and the shujishi system was formulated.

Although the Hanlin Academy had a lot of opportunities to observe politics in the six ministries and the imperial court, and had inextricable connections with local governments, it ultimately had no experience in actually governing.

Including Zhang Juzheng, he also traveled to various places for several years. This experience gave Zhang Juzheng a lot of help.

So the current Ming Dynasty cabinet.

Although he does not yet have the important task of serving as Seoul, the center of the imperial court, his status has become increasingly prominent, and has even become equal to that of the six ministries.

The first batch of cabinet members have been sent to other places. Many people speculate that in a few years, the cabinet system will form clear regulations and be promoted to the first position, which has become the envy of many people.

From the imperial court to local governments, under the guidance of Zhu Gaochi, attention was paid to the experience of the party in charge.

From the inland counties to the state capitals, although many of the rights of the government have been weakened, the status of the presiding officials has been increasing day by day, and the atmosphere is different from that of Emperor Taizu's period.

Ordinary people are reluctant to leave the mainland because their life is more comfortable in the mainland. Even if many policies are given to the border areas, they have not attracted many people to leave. But the officials are different.

Officials have an enthusiastic attitude towards foreign affairs in border areas.

But Zhu Gaochi was not too happy either.

Officials go to the frontiers to gain qualifications. Unlike ordinary people who move to the frontiers, they can take root in the local area and bring productivity to the area. This is completely different.

How to get military households and civilian households to agree to the relocation of the government has become an increasingly headache for the Ming Dynasty.

An inspection department was set up in the fortress, and military preparation roads were set up in some areas.

Starting from Yilipali Province, we followed the supply routes to find fertile land and began to establish settlements.

“One household is given a thousand acres of land, with permanent property rights and no taxes for three years.”

"Give military households treatment."

“Agricultural interest-free loans, housing construction subsidy loans.”

"The food basket plan."

The Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau system, under the instructions of Zhu Gaochi, formulated policies one after another to provide all-round preferential treatment to the people who moved to the border areas, including all aspects of food, clothing, housing, transportation, and education.

"Concentrate our efforts to support the frontier."

"Building large-scale production."

In Senan Province, Saibei Region, Kaixing Province, Danin Province and other places, the livestock organized by the government were transported by railway, one after another, to the Yilibali and Samarkand regions.

Half farming and half grazing became the main production method in Samarkand during the Ming Dynasty.

One thousand acres of land.

How much it attracted people's attention.

The long-term war in the local area has resulted in an extremely imbalanced ratio of male to female population, resulting in a very low status of women. Starting from the aspect of marriage, it is another attraction.

Due to the development of customs in the Ming Dynasty, the cost for men to get married is not low.

It has been said since ancient times that birth, old age, illness and death are the consequences.

Life comes first.

Sheng does not just refer to life.

In short, it is an enlarged version of Jinzhou that attracted a lot of domestic male population.

at this time.

In the Mashhad area, Tamerlane's third son Miran Shah and his son, the second sultan of the Timur Empire, faced the threat of the Ming army and the threat of his second nephew Pir Mahima , finally gave up Mashhad and retreated to the west.

Pi'er Ma Heima.

He is the youngest son of Tamerlane's most beloved son, Zhanjier. His eldest brother died early. He is also considered the eldest grandson of Tamerlane. He is also the heir designated by Timur during his lifetime.

Although he was deprived of his throne by Miran Shah, his power was not weak and he quickly defeated Miran Shah.

The same is true today.

After his father's death, he served as the governor of Kandahar.

The Kandahar region, later known as Kandahar Province, the second largest city in Afghanistan, included parts of Pakistan during the Timur Khanate, and even reached northern India.

However.

The powerful Pi'er Mahenma was finally defeated by his fourth uncle Shaharu and was subsequently killed.

The internal fighting among these uncles and nephews caused the forces in various places to escape control, and they were killed by the other generals.

Well now.

During the decisive battle of Shaharul following his father, Miransa and his son retreated to the direction of Qazvin. Pir Mahima occupied Kandahar and expanded his power to the Herat area. When he heard his uncle's retreat, he immediately targeted Ma Shihad region.

Based on.

Zhu Di finally decided to send troops again.

Zhu Neng served as the commander this time, and it took two months before he led his army across the Wuhu River and entered Khorasan.

This is the area of ​​the original Huer Kingdom. This country was destroyed by Timur 20 years ago. Unlike other kingdoms, Timur's people garrisoned the area and the area surrendered without a fight.

Only one mage suddenly picked up a piece of meat and threw it on Zhu Neng's head during the banquet. He thought it was a sign of victory and shouted that the Ming Dynasty would be defeated.

Zhu Neng was furious at this humiliation and immediately killed the man.

Ordered the destruction of his temples in Khorasan.

soon.

The ceremonial saint Zainudin came to meet Zhu Neng in person and prayed to Zhu Neng to forgive the Master's behavior.

Zhu Neng refused.

"During the Tang Dynasty, our country allowed the spread of various religions and never hindered them. Even Nestorianism was able to establish thousands of churches, which shows the openness. However, each religion cannot force our country, let alone force it, or threaten it with force. There is no such truth."

"Your countries have suffered greatly from Timur's butcher's knife for many years. How can you, after being rescued by the Ming Dynasty, turn around and use this to force others?"

Seeing Zhu Neng's firm attitude, Zainudin, the ceremonial saint, left in disappointment.

Shortly after.

Pi'er Mahima received support from many forces and shouted for a hundred thousand troops to capture Mashhad in a mighty manner.

What is most distressing is the various local kingdoms, large and small.

The prince of Sabzawar, the prince of Sarber and Bietaer, came to Ali Mahamo, and the prince of Qi Kaitai was Warri. The monarch of Khorasan accelerated Din Ali, Tehaer and Xie Shangsidan.

The kings of these areas did not know how to choose.

The Ming Dynasty defeated the Timur Empire and was so powerful that they did not dare to refuse, but they also did not dare to refuse the army of Pir Mahema.

So many kingdoms, while sending military gestures to Pi'er Mahenma, sent envoys with expensive gifts to meet His Majesty the Ming Emperor and ask for his forgiveness.

Some kingdoms also chose Pier Ma Heima and sent troops to deal with the Ming Dynasty together.

The Ming Dynasty's practices in Samarkand, Bukhara, Tashkent, Balihe and other regions have spread to some extent and have been recognized by many people. Compared with the Timurid Khanate, the civilized Ming Dynasty is more willing to accept it.

anyway.

The largest battle took place between the armies of both sides on the banks of the Murhebu River.

Because it was too far away from the supply line, the Ming army's combat tactics could only be changed. They used half cold weapons and half hot weapons as fist troops. Finally, it took half a month to go from defeat to annihilation, and completely wiped out Pi'er Mahei. numb.

This man also died on the battlefield.

The largest local resistance force was eliminated.

Zhu Neng first recovered Mashhad, then followed the route south and captured Herat. After another six months, he recovered the Kandahar area.

The footsteps of the Ming army.

Stop at Mashhad and make every effort to clean up local resistance forces.

There is no big war, but small battles continue.

It recognized the existence of kings of various countries, but regarded the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain state, paid taxes and supplies to the Ming Dynasty every year, and sent troops to perform military service for the Ming Dynasty, and was managed by the Ming Dynasty army.

It's a compromise.

In combination with Timur's local governance style, the Xuanweisi, which was established to imitate the Tashkent and Balihe regions, was changed to a vassal state, but it was different from vassal states like Goryeo.

The leaders of those armies also recognized their status and were named local officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Ended the war as quickly as possible.

But this method brings with it a lot of hidden dangers.Many army leaders did not suppress their ambitions, but were just waiting for the opportunity. The Ming Dynasty also knew it well, and the two sides suppressed each other and maintained peace on the surface.

Only Ming Dynasty would take the initiative to deal with those local officials who did not abide by the rules at all.

At the most serious time, local officials even rebelled in the Tashkent area, but they were quelled by Benyasili and his troops, which won the praise of the Ming Emperor.

These constant disputes brought destruction to local production.

The areas that have really resumed production are mainly the Samarkand area, as well as the Balihe area that was supposed to have been war-torn for hundreds of years in history, and the southern area of ​​Tashkent, mainly Benyasili's sphere of influence.

Then there is the Bukhara area where Zhu Di and Timur fought the decisive battle. However, due to the war of hundreds of thousands of troops, the local population in the Bukhara area is sparse. Although there is stability, there is a lack of workers.

Therefore, replenishing the population in the Bukhara area was also one of Zhu Di's main governance plans. It became the main target of the Ming Dynasty's population migration in the local area and Samarkand.

When Cao Duan arrived in the city of Samarkand, he faced such a situation.

The spring of the fourth year of Yongle.

Zhu Di received envoys from various vassal states in the city of Samarkand, as well as ambassadors and native officials.

Cao Duan saw Zhu Di from a distance.

Zhu Di did not meet Cao Duan, but Jin Zhong met Cao Duan. The two talked happily and said: "If you want to go west, you should go from the south."

"Why?"

Cao Duan asked seriously.

"The main road in the west is controlled by Miran Shah and his son. They are hostile to me, the Ming Dynasty. If they find out about you, you may be killed. If you go from Isfahan in the south, you will have to go around thousands of miles, but you will also see a lot. , and safer.”

Jin Zhong took out the secret map.

Cao Duan couldn't help but look carefully.

Map.

This is good stuff.

There are many countries recorded in the west on the map. The geographical features are written in great detail, including the sphere of influence, and the areas marked in red are basically hostile to the Ming Dynasty.

"The world is so big."

Cao Duan sighed.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is so huge, but in the map, there is still a vast land, and there are even many unknown places. I have only heard of the names, so I wrote a few words briefly.

How do people live in places that are only known by their names?

"Although the world is big, there are not many civilized people. Even so, it can be seen that the more knowledge you have, the more people's wisdom will increase. It is also an intangible wealth." Jin Zhong smiled.

Soldiers of the Western Expedition.

All are treasures.

Jin Zhong definitely believes that their knowledge exceeds that of most people in the country.

Cao Duan did not object and said: "There is a huge difference in ability between a person who lives in his own village all year round and a person who travels around the world."

"That's right."

Jin Zhong stroked his hands and smiled.

Day two.

Jin Zhong arranged several soldiers for Cao Duan to escort him to Mashhad. As for leaving Mashhad, Jin Zhong was powerless. Cao Duan needed to rely on himself for the rest of the journey.

After a year of walking, Cao Duan was finally leaving the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence.

"The Tashkent area in the north, the Balihe area in the south, and the Samarkand area have generally surrendered, and there are no resistance forces. In fact, it is all thanks to Timur."

The officer rode a horse and accompanied Cao Duan around the surrounding area.

The stone houses have a completely different style from those in the Western Region and the mainland, which is eye-catching and interesting.

Cao Duan kept it in mind.

The most common thing in his luggage was books. Every night, he would try his best to record what he saw and heard during the day and compile it into a volume. The first volume was left in Yiliba and stored in the home of a local friend.

The second volume is coming to an end, and he is ready to hand it over to the officer in front of him.

This officer has been on an expedition for several years and has no intention of staying there. Next year, he will return to the mainland, and it is just entrusted to his hand to take it back to the mainland and hand it over to his friends.

The other party also promised to help him go to Yili to bring his first volume.

"What do you say?"

Cao Duan asked curiously.

Timur has disappeared since his defeat in the decisive battle with His Majesty the Emperor. No one knows where he has gone or whether he is dead or alive. Not only the Ming Dynasty, his descendants also sent Many people searched but found nothing.

Although this person is gone, the legend of this person has not disappeared. On the contrary, it has become more and more bizarre and outrageous.

Wang Dabing smiled.

"You don't know something. I only heard this statement recently. I don't know if it is accurate."

Hearing Wang Dabing's words, Cao Duan became more and more curious.

Wang Dabing did not sell out and said directly: "It is said that in the earliest days, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Ministry of War were formulating the combat strategy, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believed that Balihei was the most difficult area and suggested that the army should treat it with caution. The same is true for us when we enter the Balihei area. We dare not If you are careless, what do you think the result will be?"

"Is it possible that the locals are watching the wind and falling?"

If you ask this question, you definitely can't speculate based on common sense, so Cao Duan asked.

Wang Dabing laughed.

"More than just surrendering, we were able to successfully capture Samarkand in the early stage. It can be said that the tribal leaders in the Balihe area have exerted great efforts and contributed a lot. Otherwise, victory is certain, but I don't know how much hardship we have to endure. .”

Cao Duan also laughed. The officer in front of him had a very good impression on him, otherwise he would not have entrusted him with the notes he regarded as his name.

"Did His Highness the Crown Prince guess wrong?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince guessed correctly. However, Timur used conspiracy and tricks to kill the chief leader of the Balihe area and wanted to conquer the area by force. As a result, the local resistance was fierce."

"The more intense the resistance, the more massacres Timur will carry out. With Timur's martial arts, the locals will naturally not be able to win. But even so, the situation in the Balihei area makes it difficult to clearly understand the resistance forces."

"So over the years, Timur not only failed to stabilize this place, but it also became his biggest headache."

"Think about it, if a place like this resists our Ming Dynasty in the same way as it resisted Timur, and our Ming Dynasty and Timur's situation are different, wouldn't it be just as His Highness the Crown Prince said."

Cao Duan understood.

far away.

Several herdsmen were carrying slab stones from the river to build a half-person-high stone house on the hillside on one side. At the entrance of the half-finished house, a curtain was hung to act as a door.

It looks good as an unfamiliar scenery, but after living here for a long time, there are not only no entertainment activities, but also no markets. Life is full of monotony and poor materials.

Whoever it was, he would also choose the mainland of Ming Dynasty.

Spending this life like this, and the life of the people in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, even if they are the same poor people, they are people from two different worlds.

No wonder the court was full of controversy over whether to go south or west. It was clear that a powerful enemy appeared in the west, but the court was still unwilling to invest its energy in the far west.

Although the Western Province was also barren back then, some areas were still very fertile, and it was connected to the mainland through railways. Its various advantages could not be compared with this place.

Therefore, after more than ten years, the Western Region Province has begun to gain vitality, and there are signs of recovery everywhere.

As the political center of the west, Samarkand is nothing more than that, not to mention other areas, which are probably even more barren. No wonder most of the soldiers in the army are unwilling to stay.

The population of the Western Provinces.

Except for some civilian households, most of them are soldiers from the army who stay in the local area, get married and have children, or move their family members from the mainland. Only with a population can productivity be achieved and the economy can be improved.

This is one of the main methods of population migration in the Ming Dynasty.

Governing the local area through productive development.

Although the efficiency is slow, it forms a complementary system with the mainland's economic materials. People live and work in peace and contentment, and the local area is prosperous.

Cao Duan has never been to the Balihei area, but after the other party introduced it like this, Cao Duan has already imagined that it is nothing more than an environment like a hundred thousand mountains, that is, the official has thousands of soldiers, and I have thousands of mountains of local folk songs.

Although the theory did not exist in ancient times, the guerrilla phenomenon itself existed.

Just as it is said that there were no four great inventions in ancient times, it does not mean that there were no gunpowder and compasses in ancient times.

"So Timur's massacre, although it defeated the local military force, did not regain the hearts and minds of the local people. Therefore, when they saw my king's master, people from all over the country flocked to follow me. As the saying goes, he who wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world."

Cao Duan sighed.

Wang Dabing nodded, his face full of recognition.

The gentleman in front of him never spoke up and was very low-key, but his words were always to the point. It was a pleasure to talk to him. He was a man of great ability. Wang Dabing had no doubt.

One sentence that wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and all principles are fulfilled.

When Marshal Zhu Neng was here, it seemed as if the whole world was in rebellion and there were enemy troops everywhere.

But with the governance of the Ming Dynasty, more and more areas have restored peace, the people have put down their weapons, and many people have joined the Ming Dynasty, especially the manors established by the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau.

Under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau Economic Cooperative, manors were formed everywhere, and people were organized together to become agricultural workers, responsible for working on the farms in the Samarkand region.

You can have food without using swords or guns.

This is education.

Robbery always brings endless killings.

The strong productivity of Ming Dynasty, combined with backward areas, can not only improve the living environment of local people, but also benefit the people of Ming Dynasty. This is a rich advantage.

The same is true.

Although Western civilization is higher than American civilization, the Western population is too small. At that time, they could not accept the local indigenous people and adopted the policy of leaving land but not people. So the Ming Dynasty was different.

Ming Dynasty has the foundation to accept the local population.

The valuable advantage of population is reflected.

In the current era, the area is vast but the population is sparse. In addition, the Ming Dynasty implements a people-oriented domestic demand method. It is the largest market, so it is completely different from the Western colonial era.

This is also the reason why sages have proposed enlightenment since ancient times.

Books and texts from the Ming Dynasty appeared in the Samarkand area, and the first school was established there.

It is different from the schools established by Westerners in Australia historically.

In schools in the Samarkand region of the Ming Dynasty, children were really taught to read Mingli, instead of burying them alive.

(End of this chapter)