By the time the good news from the grassland was delivered to the south, it was already winter.
The Yangtze River is frozen!
It's not completely frozen. There's an ice floe in the east and an ice floe in the west. In some places, it looks like it's completely frozen. If someone steps on it and walks a few steps, the ice will crack.
Governments all along the river are organizing official and private ships to clear the ice floes in the middle of the river and forcibly carve out a shipping channel.
The Little Ice Age did not disappear with the Ming Dynasty, and the real cold winter had just begun. At least during the Chongzhen period, the Yangtze River did not freeze. In the next fifteen years, the Yangtze River will freeze for four years.
In addition, Hanshui River is also frozen this year, so you can run horses on the ice!
The Khalkha cavalry who fled back to Mobei encountered a snowstorm on the way, and more than 10,000 horses froze to death.
Facing the cold winter, Zhao Han also wore furs and began to review the snow disaster memorials sent from various places. The temperature dropped so fast that overnight, a cold wave hit, and the people had no time to react, and they were frozen to death or suffered from frostbite.
There are not a few people.
Even a prince and two princesses caught a cold while living in the Forbidden City.
"Your Majesty, great victory in Monan!"
The cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office, and the Royal Horse Supervisor all came to tell the good news.
Zhao Han carefully read the victory document, and finally a smile appeared on his face: "Well done, the cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites will discuss how to reward the meritorious soldiers. Fei Ruhe and Zhang Mingshan (Zhang Tieniu) will not be promoted to the title for the time being.
They were given the title of Shangzhu Kingdom. Fei Ruhe was granted the title of Taifu (the first rank) and the crown prince's Taibao (from the first rank). Zhang Mingshan was granted the title of Taibao (the first rank) and the crown prince's Taibao. In addition, both of them were crowned with Yiying.
Reward his wife with a royal title. As for the gift of gold, clothes, and land, you can discuss these."
For such great military exploits, Fei Ruhe and Zhang Tieniu were not promoted to a noble title. They seemed mean and ungrateful, but in fact they were not considered unkind because the importance of the "Shangzhu Kingdom" was too heavy.
During the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, there were only a few "Shangzhu Kingdoms".
Li Shanchang, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun belonged to the Shangzhu Kingdom, but they were all taken back after their deaths and renamed the second-level "Zuo Zhu Kingdom".
Xia Yan became the Shangzhu Kingdom and was extremely glorious for a while, but he was also deprived of the title.
Yan Song was granted the title of Shang Zhuguo, but he was so frightened that he quickly declined, saying that Xia Yan was unlucky because of this title. How can a person who is a minister be called "Shang"?
Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng were granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, but they also chose to refuse and did not dare to accept it. However, after Zhang Juzheng's death, he was posthumously granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, and then was deprived of it, and was restored to another emperor.
Therefore, excluding those whose titles were withdrawn, in the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng was the only one who was "Shangzhu Kingdom".
Although this thing is a false title, it is much rarer than a title!
By the way, Zhang Juzheng's fifth son, Zhang Yunxiu, was forced to become an official by Zhang Xianzhong, as in history. Zhang Yunxiu refused and chose to commit suicide. He was almost 80 years old at the time.
Zhang Juzheng's great-grandson, Zhang Tongchang, did not die heroically for resisting the Qing Dynasty. He was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and refused to serve as an official in the Datong court. Now he lives in the countryside of Jiangling as a teacher. A serious primary school teacher has a salary and is established.
, but he insisted that teachers were not considered officials. What he received was not the new salary, but the training that a teacher deserved.
Among all Zhang Juzheng's descendants, two are currently serving as officials, one has become a prefect, and the other is just a county magistrate.
Song Yingxing said: "Dudu Fei requested that the Mongolian leaders who made meritorious service in this battle be given surnames and names. I think it is feasible."
Fei Ruhe asked for a reward name for the Mongolian leader. The reason was actually very simple. He felt that the Mongolian surname was too difficult to pronounce, and there were too many duplicate names, such as Manzhu Xili, which had two names, and they would get confused if you were not careful.
Song Yingxing had other ideas. During the heyday of the Han and Tang Dynasties, surnames were often given to leaders of foreign races. Why can't our Datong Dynasty do the same? Moreover, giving Han surnames is conducive to the assimilation of foreign races. Mongolia does not write history books, as long as they change their surnames to Han surnames, it will last for hundreds of years.
After that, the Golden Family will slowly fade away.
Zhao Han also thought it was feasible, and said to Wang Tiaoding, the Minister of Rites, "Choose from among the hundreds of surnames...forget it, let's all have the surname Zhao. The Mongolian leaders probably wouldn't be happy with ordinary surnames, so they gave them the same surname as the royal family." The Ministry of Rites
We will discuss picking some names and report them in a few days. After spring, we will send envoys to the grassland to reward the names."
After the Han Dynasty, a bunch of southern Xiongnu leaders were named Liu, and there were even die-hard "elite Han" like Liu Yuan. Although Liu Yuan was a Huns, in the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, he could definitely be called a benevolent and righteous monarch, even better than most Han people.
The emperor is more benevolent and righteous.
Now that Zhao Han has decided to give the surname, as long as the authority of the Datong court is still there, from now on, the leaders of the various Mongolian tribes in Monan will definitely have the surname Zhao for generations to come.
Maybe one day a few "skilled" Mongolians will emerge.
Zhao Han continued: "Over there in the Hetao, Li Zicheng refused Cao Bianjiao to recruit the army. I lost my mind about this matter. After the spring started, I asked Fei Ruhe to go to comfort Li Zicheng in person. The generals Fei Ruhe brought to the Hetao must not
Declare the general in advance to avoid irritating Li Zicheng and his subordinates."
Lu Xiangsheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, cupped his hands and said: "After receiving the news of the grassland war last time, the Ministry of War, together with the cabinet and other ministries, drafted a new plan to control the grassland."
"Speak." Zhao Han said.
Lu Xiangsheng said: "The northern region is under the jurisdiction of the Sandu Protectorate. All places have restored their ancient names, such as Tumo River, which was changed to Chile River. Xilamulun River was changed to Raole River. Heilongjiang River was changed to Heishui...
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Zhao Han interrupted: "Heilongjiang is a good name, there is no need to change it back."
Lu Xiangsheng was too lazy to dig into the details and continued:
"The three Protectorate's Palaces all follow the old names of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. One is the Protectorate of Anbei, the second is the Protectorate of Raole, and the third is the Protectorate of Andong (Heilongjiang Dusi)."
"Anbei Protectorate, the administrative seat is located in Guihua City (Hohhot). Guihua City was renamed Yunzhong City. It governs the Han people in Hetao and the Mongolians in Chahar, Tumote and other areas. The Han people within its jurisdiction are governed by Han officials designated by the imperial court.
.The Mongolian tribes established twelve capitals, and the twelve capitals were all served by Mongolian leaders. The Mongolian capitals can be hereditary, but they must be canonized by the court in advance. However, if there is a mistake, the court has the right to re-select the capital."
"Raole Duhufu is located at the intersection of three rivers. A city is to be built. The name of the city has not yet been determined. It can be Raozhou. It has jurisdiction over Horqin, Bahrain, Wengniute, Ujimqin and other tribes. The Han people in the jurisdiction are governed by the Han people.
Official governance. The Mongolian tribes also have twelve capitals to control the government, which are the same as the Anbei Protectorate."
"Andong Duhufu was renamed from Heilongjiang Dusi. The original Dusi Administrative Office (Harbin) was moved eastward to Orimi Station (Tongjiang) in the former Ming Dynasty. A city could be built at the intersection of Heilongjiang and Songhua River, named Heishui City.
The Han people within the jurisdiction are governed by Han officials. The Jurchen tribes also have capitals and administrative offices."
Zhao Han took the map and looked at it carefully, and basically agreed with the new plan formulated by the ministers.
Guihua City was renamed Yunzhong City. Although the location of Guihua City is different from that of Yunzhong County in the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is not far behind. It is nothing more than the difference between Tuoketuo County and Hohhot. The distance between the two places is less than 200 miles.
The new Yunzhong City is backed by Yinshan Mountain and controls the fertile Tumochuan River. The terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is completely self-sufficient in military supplies. In case of danger, reinforcements from Shanxi and Shaanxi can go to the Yellow River for support, and reinforcements from Hebei can go to Zhangjiakou for inspection.
The tribes of Har.
Zhao Han said: "The administrative seat of the Raole Protectorate will be called Raole City after the city is built. After all, there is a Raozhou in Jiangxi, so try to avoid duplication of names."
Raozhou in the Horqin Grassland was established in the Liao Dynasty and is located on the south bank of the Raoleshui River.
The name Raoleshui has existed since ancient times and was not decided by the Liao Kingdom. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Raoledudufu, and it was a settlement of the Xi people at that time.
Raoleshui is a river of wealth and happiness. From the name, we can tell that the soil there is fertile.
Black land!
Raole City, which is about to be built, is located 200 miles west of Tongliao City, at the intersection of Xilamulun River, Laoha River and Xiliao River.
Following the river to the west is the headquarters of the Bahrain Ministry. If you continue to the west, you can cross the southern part of the Greater Khingan Mountains to attack the Chahar Ministry. You can also attack Mobei. It is an important transportation road.
Following the river to the east, you can control the Ehorqin tribes. After the western Liao River merges into the Liao River, it goes south to Tieling. Liaoning supplies can be transported directly to Raole City by ship. It is an important transportation road.
Following the river to the south, you can reach the southern part of Ningcheng County. After crossing a few mountains, you will reach the tributary of Luanhe River. Materials from Hebei can also be quickly transported to Raolecheng. It is an important transportation road.
Not to mention the black land, Raole City's transportation radiating to three sides is enough to become the administrative seat of the Raole Protectorate. Strictly speaking, it radiates to all four sides, and you can also walk a section of the river to the north.
The large area near Raole City was originally the territory of the Horqin tribe.
Now the Han people must be moved there. It just so happened that Horqin's tribesmen suffered heavy casualties this time, and all the pastures needed to be re-demarcated.
Zhao Han said: "There are twenty-four governors in the Mongolian tribes. The Ministry of Rites selects two right ministers to go to the grassland to preside over alliances and confer titles. All Han slaves kidnapped by each tribe must be released and moved to the governor's office for farming.
Anyone who dares to hide a Han slave will be beheaded if discovered, and his son will not be allowed to inherit the position!"
It is said that there are three major protective offices, but they are actually the governors of the Ming Dynasty.
There is talk of setting up twenty-four Mongolian capitals, but it is actually the Qing alliance flag system.
It sounds better after the skin change, and a large number of ancient place names have been restored. Yunzhong City definitely sounds better than Guihua City, and Rao Leshui definitely sounds better than Xilamulun River.
As soon as the name was changed, he immediately became taller, and he also had a style that was directly following the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Of course, the details are different, and it's not just a name change.
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Your Majesty, I and others have discussed repeatedly, and the Governor's Office also strongly suggested that the military commander's power should be restored. This time, Li Zheng, the governor of Heilongjiang, also temporarily restored the military commander's power. It is estimated that there will be many wars in the future, and it will not be possible every time.
Each time must be authorized by the court. If your Majesty is worried about the story of the Tang Dynasty's Jiedu Envoy, you can hand over all the civil affairs power of the Duhufu to the chief historian. The chief historian is a civil servant who controls financial power and civil rights. The governor of the Duhufu has a certain grade.
For the second rank, the rank is higher than that of the right chief envoy of each province."
Zhao Han thought about it again and again, nodded and said, "Okay."
Song Yingxing suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the functions of the left and right chief ministers in each province overlap quite a bit. I have discussed with the cabinet ministers and asked each province to appoint two right chief ministers to take charge of the affairs of each department in the province."
In other words, one chief envoy from the left is equivalent to the governor of the province (that). Two chief envoys from the right are equivalent to the deputy governor in charge of the province (that).
Zhao Han said: "We can seek the opinions of the chief envoys of each province on this matter and discuss it after summarizing it."
Zhao Han added: "The Andong Protectorate's headquarters can be moved to the intersection of Heilongjiang and Songhua River (Tongjiang). But don't worry now, it's too far there, and you have to stay at the current station (Harbin) for the time being.
Wang Fuchen has been stationed there with 1,500 soldiers. In recent years, many criminals have been exiled there. Although they are exiles, they must not be mistreated, and they should be given enough clothes and food as much as possible. Let the prisoners increase the population, cultivate the land, and marry local people.
The native women will be wives. It will take at least five years before they can move to the headquarters of the Andong Protectorate. As for the construction of Heishui City, we have to do it slowly. The population there is sparse and cannot withstand the effort of building a city."
"Your Majesty is wise!" the ministers shouted.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Let's disperse."
The important cabinet ministers left happily. Although Zhao Han cleaned up the land administration and officialdom, and made everyone in the capital feel in danger. But fighting corruption is one thing, and opening up new territories is another.
The Protectorate's Office was established in three places at once.
These important ministers in the cabinet were all very excited, dreaming of assisting the Holy King and restoring the distant and glorious prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties. From now on, it would be best to restore the Anxi Protectorate and take back the Western Regions. These important ministers
, will definitely leave a name in history.
Who said that only military generals want to open up frontiers?
Wenchen wants it too!
(Looking up place names and information, I am so tired of writing this chapter. There is only one update today.)
