Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 230: Planning for the founding of the country step by step

Although he decided to postpone proclaiming himself emperor and establishing a state, Suletan still decided to make a difference.

First of all, we must show some expression to those who urge us to enter, especially those monks who make the most noise. He praised ministers such as Batu Hetan, Tiemoer, Tuoli, Balsi, Suhe, Hada, Alatancang, Fu Shan, Zhongmenai, and Abalai who took the lead in persuading the country to enter; he also granted seven state titles in one breath. Teachers: Great Shaman Shaobu of the Huite Tribe, Great Monk Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen of the Gelug Sect Tashilhunpo Fatai, Great Monk Jigme Dorje of the Nyingma Sect, Great Monk Tianjin of the Sakya Sect, Chodrup Gyatso of the Kagyu Sect The great monk, the great monk Zangji Lingba of the Bonpai, and the Dorje Pam God of the Sangding Temple of the Potongpai.

Conferring the title of seven national advisors in one breath was not only a reward for these people's support in proclaiming himself emperor, but also demonstrated his attitude of allowing a hundred flowers to bloom and a hundred schools of thought to contend in terms of faith. There are people from the seven sects who have become state teachers, which also means that everyone is a state teacher and is treated equally. Except for the powerful Gelug sect, which was somewhat aggrieved, the other factions were satisfied. Their most feared situation of the Great Khan dominating the Gelug did not happen.

Among the seven national preceptors, Shaobu, as the great shaman of the Huite tribe, was the young playmate of the Great Khan and had a close relationship with the Great Khan. At that time, Shaobu's father, the old shaman Dalengtai, was exiled for participating in the rebellion of Suletan's two uncles. This incident had a great impact on Shaobu. After he became the great shaman, he honestly preached the Dharma and practiced Taoism, and did not have anything to do with politics. Characters form cliques. Therefore, he won the trust of the Great Khan and was appointed as the national advisor.

God Dorje Pam is the altar of Sangding Temple, a branch of the Potong sect, a small sect in the snowy region. In terms of influence, it is not qualified to be a national teacher. But who is this? The two monks of Padmasambhava, if she is not qualified, who is? The Great Khan built a temple for the seven national advisers near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, so that they could pray for Buddhist teachings day and night. Among them, the temple of Dorje Pam is closest to the Potala Palace.

Among the other five major sects, the great monk Jigme Dorje of Nyingma is a wonderful person. Because Suletan claimed that Nyingma's founder Padmasambhava appeared in the human body, he called the Great Khan "the Patriarch" when he saw him, so he was quite popular. The "ancestral master" trusts; the great monk Tianjin of Sakya defected early and can be considered one of his own; the two great monks Chozhu Gyatso of Kagyu and Sangji Lingba of Bon sect have seen the power of Mongolian troops and are aware of current affairs. Don't worry too much.

The only one who worried Suletan was the Gelug sect. This sect has strong strength in the snowy region, far surpassing other sects. It also maintains close relations with the Manchu emperor and the Oirat Mongolian tribes, so it should not be underestimated. In order to sow discord between the two great Gelug monks, he deliberately did not worship Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, the highest-status monk of the three Gelug monasteries, as his national preceptor, but instead worshiped Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen, the lower-ranking monk of Tashilhunpo. As a national teacher, he elevated Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen to a position equal to or even higher than Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso in an attempt to divide Gelug.

Secondly, Xue Zongzhou is actually right. Proclaiming an emperor and building a country involves politics, economy, legal system, military, diplomacy and other aspects. Therefore, in addition to building political momentum and praising those who encourage advancement, we also need to develop the economy, improve people's livelihood, improve the legal system, strengthen the military, and win over allies.

After years of fighting, people's livelihood has declined. Sultan decided not to fight for another year or two to let the people take a breather. At the same time, military settlements were developed, farming and weaving were encouraged, new water conservancy projects were built, mining and salt production were carried out, taxes were reduced or reduced, and trade was developed. In addition to the original trade pass, six more land customs branches were added: Hengbabu, Bidi, Pulan, Jilong, Dingjie, and Shenggezong. At this time, Oirat had no currency and mainly used Yarkand coins. He also ordered people to plan the issuance of coins.

Because the imperial examination has not yet been established, current official candidates mainly rely on recommendations from nobles and civil and military officials. This will inevitably lead to the monopoly of official positions by the privileged class, leading to corruption. Although official reforms have been carried out, many official positions remain vacant due to a lack of sufficient talents. Therefore, it is imperative to implement the imperial examination, open the door to promotion for poor people, and solve the problem of insufficient number of officials. This involves another important issue: the language issue. All Mongolian, Han, and Uighur ethnic groups have writing. It is said that the Huite tribe is a Mongolian-dominated political power, and it should be tested in Mongolian writing. However, the Mongolian script originated from the Uighur script of the Aiwuer tribe. This Uighur-style Mongolian script is obscure and difficult to understand, and its meaning is incomplete. Although Pasiba has improved the Mongolian script, it is still impractical and difficult to popularize. This directly led to the lack of much of Oirat Mongolian history, which needed to be filled in by referring to Russian history books. It was not until a few years later that Zanyabandida invented the Totmon script that the history of Oirat Mongolia became clear.

Since the existing Mongolian and Uighur characters are not conducive to promotion, it is inevitable to use Chinese characters to promote the imperial examination. Sultan ordered his ministers Batu Hetan, Tiemo'er, Liu Haogu, and Xue Zongzhou to handle the matter. In fact, promoting Chinese has always been what he has been working hard to do. Schools were opened in the tribes many years ago to teach Chinese and Mongolian writing, and all children of nobles and officials of appropriate age were required to attend school. Today, most of the younger generation of upper-class Mongolians can write Chinese characters, which also laid a solid foundation for the implementation of the imperial examination. foundation.

He was also prepared to change the law. At the Chulgan Conference that year, the upper echelons of Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia jointly formulated the "Mongolia-Oirat Code." Compared with the old customary law, this law is clearer and more complete, which is a huge improvement. However, this is not a fair code, but divides people into classes. Many laws have different punishments for the same crimes. The great monks and nobles enjoy a lot of privileges, and the common people are brutally oppressed.

This was completely intolerable to the Great Khan Sultan, who always advocated equality before the law. However, nowadays, the great monks and nobles are too powerful, and they have to endure it even if they cannot bear it. Although he has forbeared it for the time being, the formulation of a new code of law has been carried out secretly.

As for the military, we must also be prepared. The Great Khan ordered that the Imperial Guards directly under the Great Khan be increased to 22,000. Each of the six provinces has been under the jurisdiction of retaining 4,000 local guards. The guards' military pay is 20% lower than that of the Imperial Guards.

As Xue Zongzhou said in his memorial, "The population is insufficient, and it is difficult for the number of armored men to exceed one hundred thousand." Although the area controlled by the Huit tribe is vast, it is sparsely populated. The country's population, including slaves, is only 1.3 million. It needs to maintain an army of 22,000 soldiers and 28,000 defenders, with military expenditures of 50,000. It is indeed a big expense. Fortunately, the Huite Ministry controlled the Silk Road and actively developed trade with India, Nepal, Bhutan, Chemengxiong, Myanmar, and the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan regions. It also obtained grain products from Hami, Turpan, Shigatse, etc. area and a large number of fertile pastures, barely able to maintain it. However, it is a bit difficult to expand the army further.

As for winning over allies, Bhutan, Chermeng Hung, and Nirvana were afraid of military power and had surrendered to Sultan. Naturally, they supported the proposal of emperor. India and Myanmar were non-committal. Oirat suffered a defeat internally. Only Kundulun Ubas of the Kashote tribe expressed support, and all other ministries clearly opposed it. Batur Hutaiji also secretly reported Sultan's conspiracy to proclaim himself emperor and establish a country to the Qing court.

The scenery at the top of the mountain is the most beautiful, especially for the Great Khan who is only one step away from reaching the top. He was like an experienced chess player, making steady moves step by step, just for the supreme view on the top of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)