The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 475
It should be said that Daming's control over Hami is indeed insufficient.

In fact, in Suzhouwei, the Xingdu Division of Shaanxi Province, which is west of Jiayuguan, the basic rule policy was followed.

Not only Hamiwei, but the similar Aduanwei, Quxianwei, Andingwei, Handong Zuowei, and Chijin Mongolianwei all basically supported Hu'er to rule.

It's just that these chiefs are pro-Ming sects and are willing to temporarily vote for Ming Dynasty.But the special geographical location determines that the national policy they pursue is between Qi and Chu, and it is impossible to be obedient and loyal to Daming all the time.

In Xie Shen's impression, Bai Yalang, the current king of Zhongshun and ruler of Hami, had defected in history, but he has not shown any bad deeds yet.

Of course, the most urgent thing right now is to solve the clown Mansuer, the ruler of Turpan.

On February [-]th, Emperor Zhengde decreed to hold a grand court meeting, and hundreds of officials came to Fengtian Hall to attend the court.

The emperor suddenly came to the court, naturally to solve the headache of Hami's fall.

However, on occasions like the Great Court Meeting, many people have scruples, so it is naturally impossible to ask for any specific countermeasures.Emperor Zhengde sat in the Fengtian Hall for nothing all morning, and without asking why, he announced his retirement in great disappointment.

The Dachaohui didn't ask about the countermeasures, so they called the cabinet ministers to ask.

After retiring from the court, Emperor Zhengde ordered the three cabinet scholars to go to the side hall to discuss matters.

It can be seen that Zhu Houzhao's mood is indeed very anxious, and he changed his normal state and became diligent.

Having experienced the Northern Tour, Zhu Houzhao was very convinced of Xie Shen's military talent, and asked directly by name: "Sir, how do we fight this battle?"

Xie Shen cupped his hands and saluted, "Reporting to Your Majesty, in my opinion, this battle must be fought, and it is not limited to the battle with Turpan."

Zhu Houzhao asked with great interest: "Tell me, sir."

Xie Shen took a deep breath and said: "If you want to talk about Turpan, you have to mention Yilibali. Your Majesty should know that after the Khan of the Khanate moved the capital to Yilibali, what happened to Turpan? Land control weakened. In the 23rd year of Chenghua, A Heima occupied Turpan and called himself Khan.”

But it is said that the Chagatai Khanate split into the West Chagatai Khanate and the East Chagatai Khanate.

The customary place name used in the Ming Dynasty was called the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

The Eastern Chagatai Khanate was the first to establish its capital in Biesabali City, so the Ming Dynasty called it the Bieshabali Kingdom.Bali means city in Turkic language, so it can be called Bieshi City.

Later, the Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate moved westward in a wrong way, and set the capital of the country in Yilibali. The Ming Dynasty also changed its name from Bieshibali to Yilibali.

Yili is a homonym of Yili, and as the name suggests, this is Yili City.

As Waisi Khan moved westward, the center of gravity of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was naturally placed to the west. It had insufficient control over Turpan near the old capital, and was eventually occupied by Ahema.Only then did Turpan and Daming compete for Hami later.It should be said that although the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is a nominal vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it did not relieve the Ming Dynasty at all.Before the rise of Turpan, it had been competing with Daming for Hami.

After Ahema occupied Turpan and established himself as a khan, the khan of the East Chagatai Khanate basically gave up Hami, but Xie Shen did not believe that the Khan of East Chagatai did not understand the importance of Hami.He ignored Ahima Khan, and his only explanation was that he hoped that Turpan could become a buffer between Daming and East Chagatai.

If there were no Turpan Khanate founded by Ahema, there would inevitably be a lot of friction between the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and Ming Dynasty, which would be of no benefit to both parties.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "Sir, you are right. Now this Yili Kingdom has a good relationship with our Daming, but the Turpan Khanate founded by Ah Heima has repeatedly harassed Hami and provoked our Ming Dynasty!"

Xie Shen thought in his heart that the division of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was far from over. At least Turpan could only be regarded as a separatist force, and it was placed in the territory of Yilibali.In the future, the entire Eastern Chagatai Khanate will be split into the Yarkand Khanate, the smaller version of Yilibali, and the Turpan Khanate.

The Yeerqiang Khanate was established in the ninth year of Zhengde, which is only six years away from now.

For Ming, this is an opportunity. If they can take advantage of the split of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate to open up the Western Regions, regardless of the possibility of rebuilding the Silk Road, at least they will no longer have to worry about the supply of horses.

After all, Yili horses are world-famous, and they are far from being comparable to horses raised by any horse administration.Even the prairie horses of Wala and Tatar are incomparable.

Xie Shen continued to be persuasive and persuasive: "Has your Majesty ever thought about why the Khan in this Yili has not expressed his position?"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Sir, what you said makes sense. It stands to reason that Liguo is also a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. Now that Hamiwei has been harassed and conquered by the Turpan people, shouldn't it be expressed as a neighboring vassal state?
"Your Majesty, from my point of view, perhaps the Khan in this force is happy to see Turpan grow up."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized: "Sir, what do you mean is that Yili hopes to stab Daming with the sharp knife of Turpan, so that he can develop himself?"

"Your Majesty is wise."

Big country politics and small country politics are two completely opposite theories.

What a big country seeks is development, and recharge its batteries and push it away.

And what a small country must seek is survival, the so-called being between Qi and Chu, forbearance to survive.

The Yilibali Khanate has not yet been divided, and it is an absolute big country in terms of territory and the number of string-controlling soldiers.

As long as the ruler of the country is not an idiot, he will follow this strategy. On the surface, he will get along well with Daming, but in fact he will secretly train troops. After Daming and Turpan kill both sides, he will jump out and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Or wait until there is civil strife in Ming Dynasty, then he can covet the Central Plains.

In essence, Yilibali has the same root as Tatar and Wala, and there is no difference.

Prairie people dream of enjoying the life of singing and dancing in the Central Plains, and once they have the opportunity, they will definitely drink the horses in the Central Plains without hesitation.

Emperor Zhengde clenched his fists angrily, and said in a hateful voice: "Unexpectedly, I treat him with sincerity, and he is actually divorced from me."

After a short pause, Zhu Houzhao sighed again and said, "It's a pity that Yili Liguo is a nominal vassal state of Ming Dynasty. If there is no crime, it is not easy for me to directly mobilize troops against him."

Xie Shen also couldn't help frowning.

This is indeed a problem.It stands to reason that the title of vassal state is also useful to a face-saving country like Daming.If you change to a Prairie Khanate that pursues pragmatism, it doesn't matter whether you are a vassal, whether you are a vassal or not, and whether you pay tribute, as long as there are benefits, you will definitely take them away.

But for Daming, the title of a vassal state is the best amulet.With this name, as long as it doesn't openly raise troops against Ming Dynasty, it can develop steadily.

Therefore, it is necessary to find a reason, a reason that can be used publicly to raise troops and use force.

"Your Majesty, don't you find it strange that Hami and other cavalry guards are extremely powerful, but they were repeatedly defeated in the battle with Turpan. There are no horses near Turpan!"

Zhu Houzhao was surprised when he said this.

Yes, Turpan does not seem to be a place of horse production, but its cavalry has an advantage against the guards of Hami, which is unusual.

"In my opinion, it is likely that Yili sold the war horse secretly to Turpan so that it could fight against Ming Dynasty."

In fact, Xie Shen has no direct evidence to prove that Yilibali provided Turpan with war horses, but this kind of thing makes sense logically.After all, it is impossible for Turpan to buy horses from the sworn enemy Tatars.

"As long as I use this as a crime to accuse Li Khan of Yili, I won't be born without a name."

The only word between countries is interest. For Da Ming, the resources of war horses in Libali are too important.With the control of the horse source, the Ming soldiers can stand upright when fighting against the Tatars, and they don't have to worry about being dragged down by the horses.

After all, relying solely on flintlock guns to fight against cavalry is still unreliable. Xie Shen cannot guarantee that the entire Nine Sides will be equipped with flintlock guns within a few years. Risky, need to cooperate very tacitly.Now it is not easy for soldiers to be familiar with the use of flintlock guns. It is ridiculous to pay attention to coordination.

"kindness."

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think of Yuanfu and Cifu?"

Li Dongyang coughed and said: "Your Majesty, according to the old minister's opinion, soldiers are also weapons of death. It is not impossible to fight this battle, but we must be fully prepared, and the food and logistics must keep up, otherwise it will damage the national strength of Ming Dynasty. "

Li Dongyang is the chief assistant, so there is no problem for him to say this.

Marching and fighting is not a joke, and every day of fighting on the front line is a heavy burden for the Ming court.If it drags on for a long time, it may not be able to sustain it if all the bank and silver are exhausted, and it may be necessary to borrow money from the big households in the capital
Xie Qian also added: "It's too far to transfer grain from the south of the Yangtze River to Xingdusi in Shaanxi. I'm afraid I have to transport a large part from Shanxi. Governor Yang will raise the rest by himself."

It's not that Xie Qian is unreasonable, it's really helpless.

When Jingshi and Jiangnan transported grain to Shaanxi, seven out of ten grains were lost along the way, and it is not such a bad way to waste grain.

However, there are a lot of wealthy businessmen in Shanxi, and there is no shortage of food. In addition, it is relatively close to Shaanxi, so it is the best choice to transport most of them to Xingdusi in Shaanxi.The big deal is that the imperial court can exempt Shanxi from the same amount of grain tax in the next few years.

Let Yang Yiqing raise the rest by himself, there is no other way.The imperial court doesn't have much food in Taicang. If all of it is used in this war, what should we do in another famine year?Relying on the rice grains in the local government warehouses alone is probably not enough.

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was a little shaken again.

Hearing what Li Dongyang and Xie Qian said, the economic situation of the imperial court does not seem to be good, so is it necessary to fight this battle?
"Your Majesty, no matter what, Hami must be taken back. As for the war with Yili, we can reconsider."

In desperation, Xie Shen had no choice but to make a concession.He has said everything he can say, and the final decision is made by the big boss, Emperor Zhengde.

"Well, this Mansuer is too ignorant, I will order Yang Yiqing to teach him a lesson."

If you only fight Turpan and regain Hami, then it can only be regarded as a partial battle, and the food and grass that needs to be consumed is far less than the war with the Yilibali Khanate.

"Okay, I'm a little tired too."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian cupped their hands one after another and said, "The minister will leave."

"The minister also resigned."

Xie Shen also bowed to leave, but was stopped by Emperor Zhengde: "Sir, stop."

After Li Dongyang and Xie Qian left the side hall, Zhu Houzhao smiled wryly, "Did you really think that way just now?"

Zhu Houzhao was not stupid, he could see that Xie Shen changed his mind because of his attitude with Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. In fact, I hope that Da Ming can take down Yili in one go. As I analyzed before, taking down Yili will not only enhance my Da Ming's prestige, but also control Ma Yuan. The pros outweigh the cons.”

"But what about the problem of grain and grass? Taicang has to keep grain for emergencies. If there is a war, how can we only rely on Shanxi and Shaanxi to raise grain?"

Zhu Houzhao paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "I heard that the bank opened by the master has made a lot of profits. I wonder if I can buy some grain and lend it to the court."

Uh, it turned out that Zhu Houzhao went around to say this.

No wonder he rejected Li Dongyang, Xie Qian only kept Xie Shen
Xie Shen was really dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty, although I have earned some money, it is nothing compared to the rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if I sell all my belongings to buy food, it may be enough to consume the army's front line for three days."

This is not Xie Shen crying poor, but the actual situation.

If there is a war with the Yili Khanate, at least 10,000+ troops will be mobilized, and the daily food consumption will be astonishing. Xie Shen's family has to eat it up in a few days.

Xie Shen's meaning is very clear, if you want to kill a big family, you old man will pick up a butcher's knife and ruthlessly kill the rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.Those people are all wealthy people, but they are much richer than this little shrimp.

"Well, let me think about it again."

Zhu Houzhao's complexion was a little flushed, and he turned his back and began to pace up and down.

He is a very face-saving person. It is unprecedented for him to open his mouth to borrow money from wealthy households in the capital. If he wants to 'borrow money' from wealthy merchants in the entire south of the Yangtze River, where will he put his face?

That is to say, he and Xie Shen knew each other well, so he made this request.

The students he taught himself know best, Xie Shen smiled wryly and said: "How about His Majesty can ask the rich merchants in Jiangnan to donate food directly."

Zhu Houzhao was a little confused now, he felt a little embarrassed to borrow food, so he just grabbed it?This is not a joke, is it?
"Ahem, what I mean is that these wealthy businessmen can be granted the right to set up their own factories, which can be regarded as a reward for their donation. There has been a pilot in Huating County before, and those wealthy businessmen are very interested in setting up spinning and brocade factories. "

After a short pause, Xie Shen continued: "According to the amount of food they donate, the scale of their factory is determined. The more food they donate, the larger the scale of the factory that can be obtained. The cloth, silk and satin that can be woven The more money they have, the more money they can earn."

　ps: It is really laborious to look up the names of these places and people, please encourage Lao Kun a lot~ Two in one chapter is dedicated~
　　
　
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