Gao Pragmatic's three strategies were indeed arranged in the order of "top, middle and bottom" in his mind, but at the same time, he also considered the degree of concern that Ming people had for some issues.
First of all, Gao pragmatically linked the generous treatment of Han Naji to "benevolence", and then put it first. He said that accepting Han Naji wholeheartedly is a manifestation of "benevolence from all over the world". "Benevolence from all over the world" is of great significance to
For the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty who have been influenced by Confucianism for a long time, it is obviously "politically correct". No matter how awesome people are, they would not dare to publicly say in the Ming Dynasty that I am not a person who respects benevolence and righteousness - which is equivalent to the famous saying of later generations, "I will cut myself off from the people."
", and the end is basically "end without any disease".
As for Zhongce, it is built based on the thinking of ordinary people who "want benefits but are unwilling to pay corresponding benefits or efforts." From beginning to end, they are using others while hiding behind to control the overall situation. Speaking of which,
, this article is also in line with the mentality of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty: they always feel that they are so smart that they can control the overall situation and achieve their goals by "implementing a little plan" without having to do it personally. As for why this article is still placed in the middle of the policy, it is not
The best policy is because the traditional virtues of China are benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, and benevolence comes from wisdom.
Generally speaking, the worst strategy is used by planners to make up for it, or to set off the best strategy, but Gao Pragmatic's worst strategy is not that bad. His "lowest strategy" is mainly used to hide the bottom line, or to put it more bluntly,
It was used to reassure the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Gao Pragmatic's next step was to tell them that as long as they accepted Han Naji, no matter how bad the situation was, at worst or worst, we would still have a hostage with sufficient status on hand.
You will never dare to use force if you are under the control of the rat.
This is easy to handle. It is very consistent with the personality of civil servants that "gentlemen use words but do not use hands". However, Gao Pragmatic can actually understand the mentality of these people. After all, I have been suppressed and beaten by Anda for so many years. Who else would be able to deal with this situation?
, faced with An Dahan who might be angry, he would feel a little scared. Especially since they are all decision-makers, and they are all "participating in maintenance" at the moment. If it turns out to be a decision-making mistake in the future, if one of them fails, the consequences will be
But old accounts will all be settled.
After Gao Pragmatic put forward these three strategies that were carefully tailored for the Ming Dynasty, they really aroused a response. Although some people were still worried about Gao Pragmatic's "inopportune intervention" just now, everyone still had to admit: at least the three strategies proposed by this guy
There is still some explanation for the method, and it is not just talking about it.
To the surprise of many people, Zhang Juzheng was the first to stand up and express his support.
Zhang Juzheng first praised the three strategies of upper, middle and lower as "reasonable and feasible", and then said: "There is one more thing that I think your majesty can make a request: once the Hannaji is in my hands, as far as I am concerned, it will be useless.
Different from hostages, if I insist on releasing people from my court and threaten to raise troops, there is no need to worry too much."
"Oh?" Long Qing concentrated slightly and asked, "What are your suggestions, Mr. Zhang?"
"I think that Anda has invaded the south twice this year without achieving any results. There cannot be no complaints among the people. Otherwise, why would I want to go to Qinghai this time? In the eyes of these bandits, how can I be rich in the Ming Dynasty?
Qinghai is comparable? It's just that although the Ming Dynasty is rich, the strong cannot be bullied; although Qinghai is poor, the weak can easily take advantage of it. Therefore, I have no choice but to turn my attention to Qinghai. Now I accept Hanna Ji once, as Gao Shi read just now
The words have at least three major effects. Even if we face the most dangerous situation, or even if Anda is furious and attacks at all costs, as long as our defense is adequate, we can still make Anda unable to do anything and eventually have to send people to negotiate...
...As long as we negotiate, our court will have a chance to deal with the remnants of White Lotus."
The remnants of White Lotus?
Everyone was shocked.
The remnants of the White Lotus have always been a thorn in the throat of the Ming Dynasty. Unless they are completely wiped out, they really can't rest assured. No matter which emperor of the Ming Dynasty, their mentality on this matter is exactly the same.
Zhang Juzheng made this point very well, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention, including Emperor Longqing.
I could only hear Zhang Juzheng continuing to talk: "As Gao Shidu said just now, that Hannaji is the heart and soul of Yi Ke Hatun. Yi Ke Hatun has a transcendent status in the Monan tribes. Even I can't answer it.
Dare to refute her opinion easily. Then, if the imperial court asks for the remnants of Bailian, such as Zhao Quan, Li Zixin and others, to be exchanged for Han Naji, I will definitely have no choice but to accept it!"
This statement can stir up a thousand waves with one stone. These high-level decision-makers in the Ming Dynasty are different from Gao Pragmatism. They do not think that it is a good thing for the Mongolians to learn to farm.
Their thinking is: if the Mongols recruit enough Han people to open up wasteland and cultivate land, then the impact of the "white disaster", "black disaster" and other natural disasters that the Mongols are afraid of will be greatly weakened. In this case, the Mongols'
Their strength will be strengthened, and their dependence on the Ming Dynasty will also be weakened. If things go on like this, they can not only farm food to sustain their livelihood, but also have grassland and pasture to gain the advantage of cavalry. Wouldn't they be in an invincible position where they can attack when they advance and defend when they retreat?
That’s okay!
As for whether there are so many areas suitable for farming on the grassland, whether the Mongols can recruit enough Han people, and even the problems that may arise after the mixing of farming and nomadic systems, it is difficult for them to figure it out. This is not wisdom.
The limitation is really the limitation of the times.
In fact, the mixed system of farming and nomadism has existed before: the Liao Kingdom is a typical example. But in fact, what did the Liao Kingdom do after discovering that the Song Dynasty could not be easily conquered? It was content to extort a little annual tribute, and then
They had peace with the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years... In the end, the Liao Dynasty, which controlled thousands of miles of territory, was destroyed by the Jin Kingdom, which seemed to be quite "weak" at the time.
Why did the Liao Kingdom lose to the Jin Kingdom? There may be many reasons, but one thing must not be ignored: after becoming self-sufficient, the Liao Kingdom suddenly lost the motivation to expand, and even envied the "Southern Dynasties" in many aspects, especially culture.
As a result, barbarism turned into civilization. Unfortunately, in the process of change, it was destroyed by a new, more barbaric regime.
The method Gao pragmatic wanted to use was actually to smooth out the barbarism of the Mongols so that they had to be used by him. However, these methods of his, at least for now, were difficult to convince the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, so he did not
Bring out Zhao Quan and other White Lotus remnants to speak out.
Who knew that if he didn't say anything, there would naturally be smart people who would tell him.
Gao Pragmatic sighed in his heart. The White Lotus sect actually played a lot of roles in the Sinicization of Mongolians. For example, Han Naji bought a house in Daban Shengcheng and built the Han-Mongolian small building.
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But Gao Pragmatic immediately thought: Forget it, without people like Zhao Quan, I can also find ways to guide the Mongolian nobles and speed up their Chineseization - for example, Han Naji is a good breakthrough!
