Chapter 012 The Wind Within (End) All the Northern Territory is Collected
Horqin and some of the remaining Mongolian tribes, as well as the Jurchen tribes, are the two major forces in the vast northeastern region outside of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. However, the strength of the two factions is at a level where they are neither strong nor too weak.
, which makes Gao Pragmatic feel very tricky.
According to the past dynasties of the Central Plains dynasties, they should divide and disintegrate them to form multiple forces, and it is best to create some conflicts among them intentionally or unintentionally, so that they can never form a joint force.
This will make it easier for the Central Plains dynasty to act as the supreme arbiter and implement effective control.
Gao Pragmatic knows this method of play very well. For example, the Sui and Tang dynasties played this method very well (the latter collapsed because the empire collapsed due to other circumstances). However, after careful consideration, Gao Pragmatic thought that he could not continue.
Act according to this set of restraint methods, because... times have changed.
"Politics is about killing more of your own people and less of your enemies." This is such a profound truth, but also such a simple language!
Couldn't the teacher who said this sentence find a more noble expression? No, he was just afraid that some of his own people would not understand!
Of course Gao Pragmatic understood it, and he could understand it a little more deeply: after thirty years of infiltration into the Mongolian tribes, after the Jurchens moved to Korea and Han refugees replenished the northeastern frontier, both Mongolia and Jurchens now have the same influence in all dynasties.
The period most influenced by Han culture in the past dynasties.
At this time, if the imperial court turned away from these border residents who had already attached themselves to it, how could it expect the other side to regard itself as a member of the great empire of Ming Dynasty?
If you don't treat the other person as one of your own, how can you expect the other person to treat you as one of their own? Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you! If you don't understand this principle, you should understand "comparing your feelings with your own", right?
What's more, the imperial court is not ignorant. The imperial court's strategy is to include the border minority people into the empire without discrimination on the basis of keeping the Han majority strong enough.
If the main body is not strong enough, there is a risk of being "seized", such as the Qing Dynasty taking over the Central Plains; if the minority people in the border areas are not regarded as one, then the border areas will always be alienated from morality, and they will seek self-reliance if something happens. Neither of these two is high.
Be realistic about what you want.
The only long-term solution is to maintain the stability and prosperity of the Han core areas and make partial fiscal transfer payments based on this to ensure that the border areas will not become so troubled that they can no longer survive and have to be robbed.
When hot weapons completely replace cold weapons in the future, it is almost time for railways to appear. By then, railways will be used to connect inland frontiers, completely invigorate the economy, and form an economic cycle within the great empire. With healthy complementarity, the rule of this empire will be even more
It's unbreakable.
If we can still rely on the border areas that have become relatively economically developed at this time, and then influence the surrounding countries outside the border areas, then in comparison, because the empire's border areas are also far more developed than these countries, a powerful force can be formed.
The external influence ensured that the empire formed a "neighboring buffer zone" outside its borders.
At this point, the empire was completely geopolitically invincible.
To put it bluntly, the empire is a circular structure with the core area of the Han nationality as the center and radiating power outwards. The closer to the "center of the circle", the more centripetal force there should be, and all the government's policies should follow this idea.
Design and execution.
So, what is the "Han core area"? What does a famous concept in later generations called the "400 mm equal precipitation line" have to do with this?
The Han core area literally refers to the area with the most concentrated Han population and the most profound cultural influence. From the perspective of Chinese history, this area roughly includes the North China Plain, East China, Central China and parts of southwest China. These places have long been agricultural in history.
The center of civilization is also the political, economic and cultural center of many dynasties in Chinese history.
The precipitation line refers to the dividing line of annual precipitation distribution in a region. It is usually related to climate type, terrain and other factors. In China, one of the most important precipitation lines is the 400 mm equal precipitation line, which roughly runs from northeastern China.
Extending to the southwest, China is divided into the humid and semi-humid areas in the east and the arid and semi-arid areas in the west. This line also roughly corresponds to the dividing line between farming areas and nomadic areas. Historically, it has been important to the distribution of the Han people and the northern nomadic peoples.
Influence.
Why does Gao Wuchen now feel that the situation he is facing is a bit tricky? Because the Northeast region is within the 400 mm precipitation line, but at this time there are not enough Han people in the Northeast region to immediately become part of the so-called "Han core area".
In the long run, this area must be completely Chineseized, otherwise the core area will not be able to effectively support the border areas in the future, which will have a negative impact on the overall situation in the future.
If Gao Wuchen now does not allow Horqin and the Jurchen tribes to enter Heilongjiang, Jilin and eastern Inner Mongolia in later generations, and insists on forcibly classifying this area as the so-called "Han land", then there is no doubt that he will treat them as outsiders. This is politically unacceptable.
unacceptable.
But if Gao pragmatism allows them to stay in the local area, or even enter areas where there are not enough Han people, the progress of Sinicization in the future may be slower or more difficult.
Therefore, all Gao Wuchen can do now is actually to proactively carry out ethnic integration and ideologically transform the border residents of all ethnic groups who enter this area into Han people - anyway, the Han people are not originally divided by blood, but by "rituals".
"The nation that distinguishes "self and non-self" is a cultural concept, not a bloodline ethnic group.
In fact, Gao Jingshi has quite a lot of experience in doing this. For example, the most core law in southern Xinjiang is actually the "Naturalized Household Registration System" implemented by Gao Jingshi back then. This system has been implemented to this day and has added seven new people to southern Xinjiang out of thin air.
More than one million "Han Chinese".
But don't say they are "fake Han people". If you dare to say this in front of them, they will turn against you on the spot and fight you - the converts are fanatical, you know?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What is the concept of more than seven million? Let's put it this way, Gao Pragmatic has worked hard for so many years to migrate the Daming Flow victims to southern Xinjiang, and so far, the total number is only
There are only more than four million people. Even if you include the servants, craftsmen, hired workers, etc. of the Jinghua clan, there are only about five million people at most.
However, now that there are more than 7 million naturalized Han people, the basic population of Beijing has suddenly reached more than 12 million, which is barely enough to form an effective rule. Of course, immigration and naturalization still need to be done regularly.
Grasp unremittingly, grasp with both hands, and be firm with both hands.
According to Gao's pragmatic thinking, at least 70% of the Han people (including naturalized Han people) must be allowed to form in southern Xinjiang and Nanyang. Only then can the local ethnic composition be reshaped, and there will be no worries about this issue.
The problem is that the situation in Liaodong may be more complicated than in southern Xinjiang. The comparison of the population base of Han people, Mongolia, and Jurchens is only one aspect. On the other hand, Gao Pragmatic can decide the issue in southern Xinjiang with one word, but in the Ming Dynasty...unless he
We must learn from Zhang Juzheng in history, who simply did not take the emperor and officials seriously, and forcibly implemented government according to his own personal wishes. Otherwise, he would have to be influenced or even restricted by all aspects.
There is no doubt that not everyone can accept such national ideas as Gao pragmatism, which is too radical and too "fraternity" for them. After all, the national concepts of Huaxia and Zhonghua come from the "Hua-Yi Debate"
, and the so-called "bian" is essentially "different" - the difference between differences.
However, Gao Pragmatic is also confident that he can gradually guide and change their ideas, just because of the unquestionable sentence "When the barbarians and Di enter China, China will become China." This sentence itself is the key to "China" being able to last forever and become increasingly stronger.
At this stage, on the one hand, it is necessary to stabilize the situation in the Northeast so that the Northeast can smoothly integrate its ethnic groups. After two or three generations of changes, the advanced civilization of Han culture at this time will be used to assimilate all ethnic groups and finally form a nation with the characteristics of
The Han culture system with local characteristics. By then, the "Han Culture Core Area" will be truly formed and will never be shaken.
In this case, Gao Jingjing's military organization setup in the Northeast region will naturally be promoted along this line of thinking.
As mentioned just now, the so-called "string control men" of the left and right Horqin tribes who can be regarded as "standing armies" are only more than 20,000. However, the Jurchen tribes have almost no so-called "standing armies". If there is a need to fight, they are almost always trained temporarily.
The men went straight into battle.
Therefore, if you want to organize and train military power according to a standing army like the Ming Dynasty, you have to consider a question: Will the sudden transfer of at least tens of thousands of people to join the standing army cause the tribe to fall into a shortage of men, so that it will affect the order of production and life. If it will
If so, how can the court avoid it?
The simplest method is actually obvious: just pay.
Here is a situation that is easier for future generations to understand: the purchasing power of the same one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty is different from that in Mongolia, the real world of giving birth to a girl. Just like if future generations spend 20 soft girl coins to get a haircut in China,
The United States may spend 20 bucks, but as we all know, the purchasing power of 20 bucks in world trade is several times that of 20 bucks.
Is the standard of hairdressing in the United States several times higher than that in China, so that it is worth being so expensive? Of course not, this is just the value overflow from other local high-paying industries. [Note: This can be extended to a long paper, so I will skip it.
After all, everyone should understand the truth.]
The same is true in the current Northeastern region. Because Liaodong is a Han region that has been operating for more than two hundred years, some basic commodity prices are lower than those in neighboring Mongolia and Jurchen territory, while the cost of some labor hires is on the contrary, higher than
Mongolia, Jurchen territory.
You ask why? It’s very simple. You sell Mongolian cattle and sheep to Liaodong. Liaodong can buy them or not. It’s great. I eat less beef and mutton and continue to eat pork and chicken. If the conditions are really difficult, then I still have it.
Mi Mai, you will never starve to death.
But the iron pots and cloth produced in Liaodong are basic necessities of life. How can you not buy them? When the Ming Dynasty banned the border horse market, the two Mongolian tribes fought over a few iron pots.
Not surprising!
In the original history, there were actually a large number of Mongolians in the Ming army, including the Liaodong cavalry, and they were often more daring to fight than Han soldiers. This is also the reason - the military salary I paid is enough for you to support your family and there is still something left over, not as good as yours
Half-starved in Mongolia to work for the lord for free?
After understanding this truth, Gao Pragmatic suddenly felt relieved. He even thought about why the Song Dynasty kept so many redundant troops - if you were left among the people, it would be a "local instability factor", but if you were recruited from the army,
At least you won't cause trouble for me. Isn't it just a small amount of money? Just spend it. What I, Da Song, don't need is money!
By the same token, if you want to stabilize the Northeast, you just need to recruit more troops! If you recruit the strongest men from the left and right Horqin and Shengnuzhen tribes as soldiers, how can the rest of them be capable of causing trouble?
As for you, what if these soldiers don't obey orders?
Are you kidding? Your salary, food, equipment, ammunition...everything is in my hands. There are more than 1.3 million elite troops behind me staring at you. How dare you disobey me? Come on.
Come on, show me your disobedience, and today I will let you understand why Lord Ma has three eyes!
What's more, there are reasons why the border troops did not obey orders in history. The first reason is that the benefits were not paid in place. Regardless of whether this "failure to pay enough" is due to payment arrears or deductions, it is always a failure to pay enough, which is against the law.
Based on the prior agreement between the parties.
The second reason is that the design of the military system is unreasonable. For example, nothing has changed. The same border generals are still commanding their old border residents. The court has neither restrictions nor supervision, let alone any means of restraint. This kind of
Under such circumstances, once a careerist appears, can something happen?
Therefore, Gao Zhizhi now has a clear idea: on the one hand, the financial and material dispatch must be controlled by the court from top to bottom, and supervision and checks and balances must be set up in every link to avoid unfair pay for these border troops; on the other hand,
, the new frontier troops in the Northeast cannot learn from Tumut, who has been obedient for thirty years, and must set up supervisors and checks and balances for them while ensuring the status of local leaders.
With a clear idea, things will be easier to handle. Early the next morning, Gao pragmatic held another meeting of the cabinet and the nine ministers, and directly announced the establishment of the two armies at the meeting. Both armies were led by Horqin, Jurchen ministries, and
It was composed of Han men who had settled outside Liaodong.
The commander-in-chief of the First Army of Longjiang was Weng Guodai, the former Horqin right-wing leader. The deputy commander-in-chief was Baldaqi, one of the Jurchen leaders in the East China Sea. The chief of staff was selected by the Ma family of "Eastern Li and Xima". Gao Pragmatic selected Ma Cheng.
Zong Lai takes charge.
The commander-in-chief of the Longjiang Second Army is Hong Guoer, the former left-wing leader of Horqin. The deputy commander-in-chief is Bomu Boguoer, one of the Jurchen leaders in the East China Sea. The chief of staff is selected by the Li family of "Eastern Li and Xima". He is highly pragmatic.
Li Ruzhang was selected to serve.
Ma Chengzong has appeared many times in the past, so I won’t introduce much here. I will mainly introduce Li Ruzhang. Li Ruzhang in original history can be regarded as a character with good performance among Li Chengliang’s disciples, after the eldest Li Rusong and the fifth eldest Li Rumei.
During the rebellion of Xiping Kuaibai by his eldest brother Li Rusong, He Shien led his men to take Kuaibai's head in the fire and captured Kuaibai's second son. Although he did not obtain it with his own hands, since it was obtained under his command, it can be seen how much
There should also be some means.
However, since he was neither the eldest son (natural status) nor the youngest son (usually the most favored), even after Li Rusong died unexpectedly in battle, the old Li family still had two brothers, Li Rubai and Li Ruzhen, ahead of him, so he
Later, I didn't get any performance opportunities.
However, because Li Rumei is the uncle of the Gao family, Gao Pragmatic knows a lot more about their brothers. Judging from some of Li Rumei's usual words and deeds, Li Ruzhang's level should be at least mid-to-upper level - this is not the case.
Strangely, unfavored sons often either just lie down and die, or they work harder and make progress. It seems that Li Ruzhang should be considered the second category, but maybe due to limited talent or lack of opportunities, he has only done well so far.
Of course, just looking at his official position, he is not bad at all. He has already reached the rank of Commander-in-Chief. However, this is a false title, because the second generation of the Li family already has Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong First Army, and Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of the First Liaodong Army.
Li Rumei, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, was the most powerful, especially since they already had great military power, so they obviously had a way of giving false information but not real information to the other three sons.
Li Ruzhang is now nominally the Governor of the Zuo Army Governor's Office, but he has no formal military commanding duties. Now give him the position of Chief of Staff of the Second Longjiang Army. On the one hand, he is a Tieling Guard and can adapt to the climate in the Northeast; on the other hand, he is a former Tieling Guard and can adapt to the climate in the Northeast;
The Longjiang Second Army was a Category B Army, and the position of chief of staff would not cause an uproar within the imperial court.
In fact, there is another aspect, that is, he, the chief of staff of the Longjiang Second Army, had not shown any outstanding achievements in combat in the past. He might have been looked down upon by Hong Guoer and Bomu Boguoer, the chief and deputy chiefs. However, because his brother was in the nearby Liaodong
Li Rusong, one of the most famous generals in the Ming Dynasty, was in charge. Hong Guoer and Bomu Boguoer would not look down upon him without looking at the monk's face and the Buddha's face.
In addition to the three major general positions in each army, Gao Pragmatic also arranged the main positions in this way in each town. Basically, Horqin, Jurchen and Han generals were mixed in.
However, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that Gao Pragmatic often gave up the chief and deputy military positions to the Mongols and Jurchens, and gave positions such as chief of staff and chief of logistics to Han generals.
In particular, there is another official position that was originally only set up in the Imperial Guard, but has recently begun to be spread through the new army reform. It is all held by Han generals, and that is "Xuanzheng" - a position set up to imitate political commissars and instructors, and is used to gradually
Replace the past eunuch supervisors (but not replace the civilian supervisors, because the civilian supervisors will directly take up this position).
Because of these pragmatic people, except for the Han generals, everyone has more or less impressions of those Weng Guodai, Hong Guoer, Bomu Boguoer and the like, the cabinet ministers and the nine ministers have never even heard of them.
However, naturally he could not object or make any suggestions. In the end, Gao Pragmatic simply asked and was approved by default.
At this point, almost all the nomadic, fishing and hunting tribes in the northern territory of the Ming Dynasty were included. The rule of the Ming Dynasty also entered a new era.
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Two days ago, I rolled my eyes just because of the information about Horqin and the real leader who gave birth to a girl. It would be better if the time was later, because it was linked to Houjin and Qingshi at that time, so it was easier to check. In this era, it is really
It's difficult to check, and every search only involves names, and the dates of birth and death are uncertain. You have to look for historical facts one by one to see if this man has appeared, and if so, which year it was... and then
I'm sure he hasn't died at least this year, but it's just very trivial and a headache.
By the way, I almost laughed out loud while watching TGA today. It was such a waste of my whole morning.
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