There are indeed "new ideas", but this idea is actually just an advance of some of Gao Pragmatic's original plans.
Long before the "Anda Tribute" incident occurred, Gao Pragmatic had already determined a plan to use economic penetration as a means to gradually control right-wing Mongolia. In this plan, Gao Pragmatic decomposed the entire control process into several stages, and the plan passed
It took twenty or thirty years to slowly assimilate right-wing Mongolia, and at the same time, it also gradually strengthened its control over right-wing Mongolia in stages.
This kind of political method is different from military conquest. What is important is not to plow the court and sweep the holes in one step, but to "sneak into the night with the wind and moisten things silently". It is to advance gradually without the other party being easily aware or not thinking that there is a major harm.
This method has been called "cannibalization" in China throughout the ages, and in the Western discourse system of later generations, it is called "salami tactics" or "sausage cutting tactics." Of course, there is also a saying called "salami tactics".
Boil a frog in warm water."
If you want to give an example of this tactic, it's like you go to a deli and ask the boss to cut you a ten-dollar sausage slice. The boss has finished cutting and waits for you to pay. At this time, you say, cut another slice, boss.
What does it matter if you cut another slice?
The boss thought about it and realized that it really didn't matter, so he cut an extra piece for you. But you said, boss, just cut another piece. What does it matter if you cut another piece?
Of course the boss is not happy, but now he is in a bit of trouble because you haven't paid yet. At this time, he is locked in the transaction with you. If he cuts more slices, the transaction can still be completed; if he doesn't cut more slices, what will happen if you don't buy it?
What to do? You can't sell the cut sausage slices to others, so he bites the bullet and cuts you another slice.
However, you actually said, boss, cut it into another piece. What does it matter? Good guy, of course it does matter. Will my business make money or lose money if this continues?
However, the boss is deeply stuck and unable to extricate himself. He may even think that although he may lose money after completing this business, he may get a regular customer in the future because he is "easy to talk to". In terms of long-term benefits, he may make money?
So, cut the meat piece by piece like this until the entire sausage is cut off - this is called the sausage cutting tactic.
From a psychological point of view, it is the most effective and irresistible of all tactics to take advantage of others. It first locks the other party into the transaction, and then ruthlessly takes away all the benefits bit by bit.
"Lock in" and "a little bit" are the two key words of this tactic: if you don't lock in the opponent, of course it is impossible to succeed, because the opponent can choose to refuse at the beginning; if you make it clear from the beginning that you intend to put forward the maximum asking price, obviously
It's also impossible, because the other party can weigh the pros and cons of the transaction at once and find that the cons outweigh the pros, and of course they will reject it immediately.
The highly pragmatic plan to assimilate the right-wing Mongolia is a typical sausage-slicing and cannibalization tactic. At first, he only relied on Anda to pay tribute and carried out border trade with Tumut in a reasonable and legal manner. The trade categories were limited and could only satisfy the basic needs of Tumut.
required.
After the Tumut people got the benefits, Gao Pragmatic began to gradually expand the types of export products, starting from basic living necessities, upgrading the grade, and covering all middle, high and low-end daily necessities. In addition to "travel", the first three items of food, clothing, housing and transportation were almost covered by the Ming Dynasty.
Even in "Xing", Ming Dynasty is exporting saddles to Tumote - mainly high-end saddles.
Then came the promotion of the full spread of Lamaism [Note: Due to policy restrictions, we will not go into details here]. In short, the Mongols have made significant progress in terms of productivity losses and gained more benefits by canceling shamanistic animal sacrifices, sacrifices and other activities.
Most of them can be used to sell goods to Ming Dynasty.
As a result, the northern part of the Ming Dynasty obtained a large amount of cheap meat, Tumut and Ordos obtained various daily necessities to ensure life, the people on both sides improved their living standards, and the degree of dependence between the regimes also became higher
.
However, the degree of dependence between the two sides is not at the same level. Simply put, Tumed and Ordos were the icing on the cake for the Ming Dynasty, while the Ming Dynasty was a timely help to Tumed and Ordos. The economic foundations of Tumed and Ordos began to differ from those of the Ming Dynasty.
Ming Dynasty's strong binding - this is the "locked transaction" mentioned above.
"Lock-in" is completed, how to reflect "a little bit"?
In the first stage, Gao Pragmatic only relied on Jinghua Trading Company for trade. Later, he made a small trial: through trading, Tumut sent Qataiji troops to protect the supply line between Daning City and the pass - this already involved the military.
But Tumut accepted it, which meant that he acquiesced to cutting the sausage for the first time.
So in the second stage of the Liaonan War, Tumut sent troops eastward to threaten Chahar; in the third stage of the Northwest Rebellion, Gao Pragmatic's first step in sending troops to the northwest was to punish Ordos, and Tumut
The side once again accepted the responsibility of cutting sausages and sent a large number of troops to assist in countering the rebellion; not to mention the fourth phase, first it sent troops to march eastward last year but was beaten by Chahar. This year it once again obeyed Gao Pragmatic and cooperated with him to complete the Chahar and Waikahar missions.
Erkha conquered.
By this time, the sausage of Tumut had been cut almost completely. Not only was the economy tied and locked up, it could even be said that it had objectively offered its own military independence to the Ming Dynasty, becoming a true vassal of the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, is there any aspect worth continuing to "cut"? Yes, of course there is, and that is the political structure.
Although the Ming Dynasty now has strong control over Tumut, in terms of political structure, it is still a typical restraint system. That is, the Ming Dynasty is responsible for canonizing the supreme ruler of the other party, with at most a few most important core personnel attached, and
In this kind of canonization, the other party first determines the "candidate", and then the Ming Dynasty canonize him again.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's canonization was not essentially a proactive canonization, that is, "I can use whoever I want," but a ratification. After a compromise was reached within Tumote, the Ming Dynasty gave it final legitimacy in the form of a final decision.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This means that the "suzerainty" of the Ming Dynasty is limited. It is nominally supreme, but in fact it must rely on Tumut's internal struggle to determine the outcome.
At most, it can only exert influence during this "fight" process.
Now that Zhongjin Hatun has played this trick, Gao Pragmatism is really in a dilemma, so he plans to take advantage of the current military power to cut a piece of sausage and let the Ming court directly intervene in the internal power structure of Tumut.
Assume that the internal governance structure of the "Ming Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom" will be changed by the orders of the Ming Dynasty, and the power of important figures will also be adjusted by the orders of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, all aspects of economy, military, and politics are deeply controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, should we consider changing the status of the "Great Ming Dynasty" as a foreign vassal? For example, directly attach it to it.
However, this cut was quite sensitive, and Gao Pragmatic had to foreshadow it. Since Hannaji was about to go south to join him, the negotiation with him did not need to be too hasty, but as for Zhongjin Hatun, Gao Pragmatic had to find a way to communicate.
So after discussing with Qi Jiguang for a while, he agreed to Butashri's visit, and at the same time read the autographed letter from his mother Zhongjin Hatun in his presence.
Gao pragmatic seemed a little hesitant, but more cautious. He stood up and walked around for a while before saying: "I will personally write a letter to Mrs. Zhongshun later to discuss the matter with her. Before the discussion is completed, you can leave
At the Honbu Hall... Oh, by the way, all the rules of conduct here at the Honbu Hall, including eating habits, are Chinese, I hope you can get used to it."
"Everything for students is arranged by the teacher." Butashri's answer was unclear whether someone had given him guidance in advance. There was no choice in his movements, manners, and tone of voice.
Gao pragmatically just said calmly: "The etiquette between teachers and students has not yet been decided, Taiji does not have to be like this." Then he stood up and pretended to see off the guests, and said: "Taiji, go slowly."
It was hard to say what Butashri was thinking, but he still behaved respectfully and bowed: "Teacher, please stay." Then he walked back to the door with a courtesy that was almost as if he were meeting the emperor, and backed out of the threshold with his back on his back, and then walked out.
Turn around and leave.
Gao Pingshi saw that he still called himself "teacher", but he didn't remind him again. He just looked at his leaving back and smiled, saying: "As long as the benefits are big enough, even if you call him "teacher", you will be willing to do so.
Right? Haha... As expected, the most shameless people in the world are people, and the most shameless people are also people."
At this time, a figure suddenly appeared at the door of the courtyard where Butashri disappeared and hurriedly walked in. Gao pragmatically took a closer look and saw that it was his "eldest disciple", Cao Ke, the current business secretary of Jinghua. Gao pragmatically was not in a hurry.
, but sat back down.
Cao Ke's expression was quite serious. He walked quickly to the door, knocked on the door and said, "Teacher, the student has something important to report."
"Come in." Gao Pingshi held the tea cup, raised his head and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Mrs. Narita sent her retainer Masaki Tanba to say that there is an emergency situation related to Japan and she must report it to the teacher personally immediately." Cao Ke's tone was still serious.
"Japan?" Gao Pingshi's heart moved, and he was a little nervous, and asked: "Where are the Masaki Tanba people?"
"Has been taken outside the courtyard gate." Cao Ke said, paused slightly, and added: "Has been searched."
Gao Pingshi was noncommittal about the second part of the sentence and said: "Let him come in."
Cao Ke hesitated for a moment and said: "This man is said to have both civil and military skills. From the students' perspective, he is not as short as ordinary Japanese people. He is also strong in stature and has sharp eyes. I am afraid that he is indeed skilled in martial arts. I don't know about the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
"Just let him in." Gao pragmatically said calmly, but his tone was slightly aggravated.
"Yes, the student understands." Cao Ke did not dare to hesitate. After all, it was inconvenient for him to ask more questions about the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He quickly agreed and left to ask someone to come in to see him.
Tanba Masaki was a retainer of Kahihime, and he made great contributions in the Battle of Ninja Castle. Wen, who was both civil and military, did not mention it at the moment. He only said that at that time Masaki Tanba personally begged for the Yamada Taito against the Changshu Masa family army.
It can be seen that he must be good at "martial arts".
He walked in from the door, and he was indeed a talented person. He was indeed much taller than the average Japanese. Although he was not as good as a typical northern Chinese man like Gao Pragmatic, but by visual inspection he should be over 1.7 meters in later generations. This is definitely true in Japan.
It's the "tall and mighty" type.
"Masaki Tanba has seen the main hall." Masaki Tanba came in and bowed politely, then presented a letter with both hands and said: "This is an autographed letter from the princess. Please review it at the main hall."
In Japan during the Warring States Period, the word "domestic" was used to refer to "the lord's lord". However, it was only when Gao Pingshi heard him called him that that he realized that he was actually not a retainer of Narita Kai, but a retainer of the Narita clan chief. In other words
, he is just a retainer of the Narita family, and may not be "directly subordinate" to Kabihime.
Gao Wongshi didn't bother to study this kind of "feudal" rule in detail now, and just said: "Bring it here." Masaki Danba did not hesitate, walked a few steps forward on his knees, and delivered the letter to Gao Wongshi.
After taking it, he kneeled back again.
Gao Pingshi kept paying attention to his expression, and when he saw that he was doing this set of actions with a calm expression, as if it was completely natural, he couldn't help but secretly thought: The Japanese really have a tradition of surrendering to the strong, so much so that they feel that no matter what
Humility is a given.
However, since Masaki Tanba's performance was not abnormal, Gao Pragmatic stopped looking at him and focused his attention on Kaiji's letter - anyway, there were at least four hand crossbows hidden in the dark around him, pointing at him.
, there will be no problem with your own safety.
Gao pragmatically looked at the paint, which was intact. After opening it, he took out the letter and frowned after just looking at it for a few times. He thought for a while and asked Masaki Tanba: "The letter said that this news was sent back by Ryuzawa Sanyo.
Yes, Secretary-General Liu has also read it and knows about the existence of this letter, right?"
Masaki Tanba bowed his head and replied: "If you go back to the main hall, yes."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Does the Secretary-General have any explanation?" Gao Pragmatic asked again.
Masaki Danbo replied: "The villain was not present when the secretary-general and the princess were discussing. The villain only knew that the two of them discussed for a full hour. However, before the villain set off, the secretary-general told the villain to report to the main hall.
She said that she has immediately sent someone to verify the authenticity of the news with the North Korean side, and she will surely receive the exact news when the palace returns to Beijing."
Gao pragmatic nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "Do you have anything else to report?"
"This..." Masaki Danba was "very un-Japanese" this time. He paused for a moment when asked by the "main hall", and then resolutely said: "The main hall forgives me, the princess has no other matters that I have asked the villain to convey, but I
People themselves don’t know whether to say something or not…”
Although Gao Pingshi was a little surprised, he still said: "Tell me."
"Yes, thank you so much for the main hall." Masaki Danba was refreshed, and for some reason he bowed deeply again, and then said: "I have always heard of the great reputation of the main hall, and I am deeply proud that the Narita family is a vassal of the main hall, but now Japan may have
Big changes, once chaos breaks out, the Narita family may be the first to bear the brunt.
Nowadays, the Narita family is weak. Although the capital of the main palace is extremely powerful and spans the four seas, the Kanto fleet cannot go ashore after all, and the land division of Misaki Castle is only a few thousand. If... I am afraid that the help will not be enough, it will be a serious problem.
The Narita family is not only the only vassal of the main hall in Kanto, but is actually related to the main hall by marriage. If they fight to seize the foundation, the damage will not only stop Narita, but also the majesty of the main hall. At this time of crisis, the villain is bold,
Please ask the main hall to send more subordinates to Kanto to intimidate Xiaoxiao. If the main hall protects Narita, it will also preserve the honorable name of the main hall."
Finally, Masaki Danba also made a special concluding sentence: "With the stupidity of a villain, I did not dare to predict the wisdom of the main hall, but I was so eager to protect the Lord that I made a ridiculous statement. I have polluted the respected ears of the main hall. Please be punished by the main hall!"
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