As the saying goes: Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Zhu Hengjia has many advisers around him, but there are more than three.
On the way to the Horqin Grassland, he already had a preliminary strategy on how to control Monan Mongolia, but it was not perfect yet and he still wanted to hear the opinions of his advisers.
Summoning the four cobblers He Wuzou, Zheng Feng, Liu Maoxia, and Fang Guangchen in one breath.
"My lords, I have ordered troops to be stationed in Hetao, Guihua City, and Yizhou, and I plan to merge these three places with the Sixth Mongolian League, the Twenty-fourth Division, and the Nineteenth Banner of Neizhasak into a new province, named
Well, let’s call it Inner Mongolia, and the capital will be in Guihua City. We’ll discuss this with you, is this feasible?”
"Your Majesty is wise, the Qing barbarians have been destroyed, and the barbarians in the north are divided. It is a good opportunity to merge and establish provinces." He Wuzou was the first to agree.
"I second the proposal," Fang Guangchen also agreed.
Liu Maoxia said, "Your Majesty wants to establish a province. Although the timing is good, I believe that the newly established Inner Mongolia should not include the eight internal banners of the Chahar tribe in Yizhou."
Zhu Hengjia felt very strange, "Liu Qing, why is this? After the death of Abu Nai from the Chahar tribe in the war against the Qing Dynasty, his subordinates Yan Hulu Ke Zhaisang and Ellesu protected their four-year-old son Burni and defected to the Ming Dynasty.
.I have granted Burni the title of King Huaishun and established a household system for the people. His tribe has become the internal banner of our Ming Dynasty and has always been respectful. Why can't it be incorporated into Inner Mongolia?"
"Your Majesty, although the Chahar tribe is already an internal banner of our Ming Dynasty, and Burni is only five years old this year and has no soldiers or power, but he is the grandson of the Mongolian Khan Lindan Khan and the nominal co-leader of all the Mongolian tribes.
Its existence itself is a threat to your integration of Mongolia."
When Zhu Hengjia heard this, the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt. It was precisely because the Chahar tribe was the nominal co-owner of the Mongolian tribes that the Qing government moved them to Yizhou to weaken the influence of the Chahar tribe on other Mongolian tribes.
Li. Well, from this point of view, it is indeed inappropriate to include the Chahar tribe in Inner Mongolia. Otherwise, do the tribes in Monan Mongolia listen to me, the emperor, or do they listen to Burni, a little kid?
The emperor had a big heart, and his vision was not limited to Monan Mongolia, but quickly jumped to Nuergandusi.
"My lords, I want to split the Nurgandu Division into three. Since the Chahar tribe in Yizhou is not suitable to be merged into Inner Mongolia, I will merge Yizhou with Jianzhou, and the area west and south of Ninggu Pagoda into Jilin Province.
, with Wula City as the capital; merge the area north of Ninggu Pagoda, along the Heilongjiang River, and up to the Waixing'an Mountains into Heilongjiang Province, with Nurgan City as the capital; merge Onan Hewei, Nerchinsk, and Muhewei into
The capital of Nerchinsk Province is Nerchinsk City. What do you think?"
When the four counselors heard this, they took a deep breath. Your Majesty was so courageous. As soon as Chrysostom opened his mouth, the Ming Dynasty gained three more provinces.
Oppose in unison.
"Your Majesty, now in Nurgandusi, the Ming Dynasty actually controls only Jianzhou, Yizhou, Nurgancheng, Kuwu Island, Khabarovsk and other places. Most of the places are still in the hands of the tribal leaders, who are divided into provinces.
, the time is not yet ripe!"
"According to what Your Majesty said, more than half of the Nerchinsk area is still in the hands of the Rakshasa people. The Rakshasa people have also jumped over the Waixing'an Mountains and occupied many places in northern Heilongjiang. It is impossible to dismantle the Rakshasa people without driving away the Rakshasa people.
Create separate provinces!"
"Your Majesty, if we want to split up and create provinces, we must build cities and garrison troops at the key passes of each province. Our army has just finished a big battle, the divisions and veterans are exhausted, and the national treasury is insufficient. If we split up and create provinces, where will the troops come from? Where will the money and food come from?"<
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"Your Majesty, although the territory of Nuergandusi is vast, the population is sparse, with a total population of only two million. If it is divided into provinces, each province will only have a few hundred thousand people, which is not as large as the population of a prefecture in Jiangnan. If we want to establish provinces,
We need a large number of immigrants, otherwise it will be nothing, but immigration requires money. Now that we have just finished a big war, the national treasury is empty and we are beyond our capabilities!"
These objections were like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing Emperor Guangwu's ambition. He had to eat his meal one bite at a time, but he was still a little anxious!
Then he smiled slightly and said to everyone: "It seems that I am a little anxious. Let's not mention it in advance and let's talk about Inner Mongolia."
Zheng Feng said: "I think we should form an alliance first, and then establish the province of Inner Mongolia after the tribes in Monan Mongolia respect you as their co-master and the names of monarchs and ministers have been determined!"
This sentence touched Zhu Hengjia's heart, and he laughed loudly, "Zheng Qing and I agree, everything must be done in a correct and correct manner. But to determine the identity of the monarch and his ministers, I think it is better to follow the customs of the country and follow the rules of the Mongols.
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When they heard that the emperor said that they must abide by Mongolian rules, the four advisers were confused.
After a long while, Zheng Feng asked: "What does your Majesty mean?"
"What I want is for those Mongolians to respect me as the Great Khan of Mongolia. In the past, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was revered as the 'Khan of Heaven' by all the grassland tribes. How are my achievements inferior to Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Besides, the puppet emperors of the Qing Dynasty were all revered as the 'Khan of Heaven'.
The Great Mongol Khan, such as the Shunzhi boy, is called 'Eyelzasak Khan'. If I don't become the Great Mongol Khan, won't I put the Qing captives in trouble?"
The idea of wanting the Mongols to respect themselves as Khan has actually been around for a long time. At that time, Gushi Khan of the Heshuote Khanate was very arrogant and refused to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. He regarded himself as the two countries and even sent a provocative letter to Zhu Hengjia.
A meaningful "credential". Zhu Hengjia Longyan was furious and issued an edict to severely reprimand Gushi Khan. At that time, he secretly swore that he would make Gushi Khan kneel down and respect him as the Great Khan of Mongolia.
Unfortunately, before this wish came true, Gushi Khan died of illness. As soon as he died, there was an internal fight in the court of Khoshote Khan. His son Dayan Eqir, in order to compete with Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso for power, honestly claimed that he
After betraying his ministers, he was named the King of Guiyi by himself.
In the past few years, the idea of becoming the Great Khan of Mongolia has not faded away with the passage of time. On the contrary, it has become stronger and stronger.
Emperor Guangwu once thought about the Mongolian Khan's addiction, but he angered the great scholar He Wuzou. When his stubborn temper came up, he scratched his neck and said: "Your Majesty is the king of China, how can you be the khan of the barbarians? It's ridiculous.
Yeah!"
"I just want them to respect me as emperor and at the same time respect me as great khan. Why not? Didn't Emperor Taizong do the same thing? He can do it, but I can't do it?" Zhu Hengjia said a little unhappy, his tone
Turning cold.
"There is no precedent for this in our dynasty. Your Majesty's move goes against the ancestral system." He Wuzou continued to object and raised the big hat of ancestral system.
But what the emperor in front of me likes to do most is to violate the ancestral system. The ancestral system? Huh, according to the ancestral system, it will be my turn to be the emperor?
"There is no precedent to set this precedent." Zhu Hengjia became angry and said in a deep voice that he could not refuse: "I have made up my mind, let's do it!"
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Zheng Feng hurriedly pulled He Wuzou's sleeve secretly and said, "I wonder what title your Majesty would like the Mongols to give you?"
This sentence scratched the emperor's itch, and his anger subsided, and he smiled triumphantly: "I have thought about it a long time ago, and asked the Mongolians to respect me as 'Proud Sun Qilang Tengger Khan (Khan of the Universe and Sky)'"