The emperor's words made everyone present fall into deep thought.
Yes, Tuohuan can support a puppet Khan, so why can’t Ming Dynasty do it?
They had never thought of this approach before.
As for the reason, it is not the so-called restraints of etiquette and morality. Although people who truly reach high positions are not unscrupulous, they at least have their own principles and will not be bound by simple dogma.
As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, the first thing to consider is the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Benevolence, righteousness and morality are used for the people of the Ming Dynasty. As for foreign races... non-my race, their hearts must be different. Between countries, there are naturally their own
According to the rules, war can be launched as long as the goal can be achieved, let alone such trivial means.
The real reason why the emperors and ministers before the Ming Dynasty never considered this matter was that it was too difficult to do so and it was difficult to achieve their goals.
Tuohuan was the leader of the Wala tribe and belonged to the grassland tribe. Therefore, he supported a puppet Khan with the purpose of gradually eroding the power of the Han court and replacing him.
However, it was difficult for Ming Dynasty to do this.
This is not to say that it is difficult to support a puppet. In fact, during the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, let alone supporting a puppet, it was not impossible to wipe out the tribes on the grassland.
However, this doesn't make much sense.
After all, the grassland is different from Guan Nei. It has a vast geography and a vast plain. Countless small tribes are scattered on the vast grassland.
The so-called wildfires that never burn out and are rekindled by the spring breeze describe the grassland tribes.
This geographical environment naturally provided protection for the grassland tribes. The Ming Dynasty could certainly support a puppet Khan.
However, it is impossible to stay on the grassland all the time and gradually replace his position like Tuohuan.
And once the status of the puppet Khan is stable, he will definitely want to get rid of his status as a puppet. This is inevitable.
Wala itself is on the grassland, so it can naturally be used to suppress it. However, for the Ming Dynasty, it is not cost-effective to go on an expedition for such a thing.
Therefore, for the Ming Dynasty, intervening in grassland affairs, whether it was military intervention or supporting puppets, was actually a loss-making business.
The few people present were all familiar with the situation and naturally understood the reason.
However, the situation today is different.
The reason lies in the person Aga Dorji!
As the younger brother of Tutu Buhua and the prince of Tatar, he controls nearly one-third of the troops and has great influence on the five major tribes.
However, he is also a reckless person who loves success.
At a time when war between Oara and Tatar is about to begin, if you want to support him to become the Great Khan, then the best way is to encourage him to betray Totu Buhua.
As a result, the various Tatar tribes will inevitably fall apart, even if Agadoerji can successfully kill Totuo Buhua and ascend to the throne of Khan.
However, there will definitely be a bloody massacre, not to mention that there will also be people watching.
Although the law of the jungle is a strong one on the grassland, after all, it has experienced hundreds of years of naturalization in the Great Yuan Dynasty. Even if it does not pay as much attention to names and etiquette as the Ming Dynasty, it still has some orthodoxy.
It should be said that today's grasslands are full of evil intentions, but due to the glory of the Golden Family, no major chaos has occurred.
However, once Aghadorji takes action, the reason for killing his brother and ascending to the throne will be enough for many tribes to attack him.
In this case, if he wants to secure his position, the only way is to rely closely on Daming.
Thinking of this, all the ministers suddenly remembered that the emperor's firm attitude when he insisted on reopening the mutual market, did it also mean that he was preparing for the present?
You know, after this year of mutual trade, many Tatar nobles have basically become accustomed to porcelain, tea, jewelry, and silk from the Ming Dynasty.
If Agadorji can continue to maintain good mutual trade after taking the throne, then he can at least guarantee that the five major Tatar tribes will not cause trouble.
But at the same time, this kind of surrender that is frightened by interests must be loose.
Does the so-called initiator have no successors? Once some things are started, they may not be able to stop!
When the time comes, whether there is another chaos on the grassland, or whether things seem to be together but the gods are separated, it will be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
And if Aga Dorji fails, then it will be even better.
Faced with the betrayal of his younger brother, Tuotuobuhua must have been unwilling to accept it, and the internal division of Tatars became a foregone conclusion.
At the same time, without the help of Aga Dorji, Tuotuo Buhua will no longer have the strength to destroy Ye Xian.
By then, the grassland will surely fall into a three-party melee situation, and Ming Dynasty will be able to reap the benefits.
so……
"Your Majesty is wise, but if you want to do this, there are two difficulties. One is that the grassland tribes live in pursuit of water and grass. Now there is a war, and many tribes have moved. How can we find Agadoerji without disturbing other people?
, is the primary issue.”
After going through the pros and cons in their minds, everyone quickly began to consider specific operations.
The most important thing about instigating rebellion is to keep it secret.
However, the biggest problem faced by the Ming Dynasty was that it was difficult to meet Aghadorji in secret.
It can be said that if this problem is not solved, this matter will be impossible to discuss.
However, when faced with Yang Hong's question, Zhu Qiyu smiled.
"I think Mr. Shen will have something to do about this matter."
ah?
Shen Shangshu was secretly rejoicing that he had finally escaped a disaster and successfully protected the treasury's money. However, he did not expect that the emperor would suddenly turn the conversation to him.
Facing the confused and surprised looks from the other days, Shen Shangshu blinked, confused and said bitterly.
"Your Majesty, I am stupid, please make it clear."
He really didn't understand what this matter could have to do with him.
Then, he saw the way of the Son of Heaven.
"Mr. Shen still remembers that a few years ago, the Ministry of Revenue found out several businessmen who were stealing salt and tea. Later, dozens of officials were found. For this matter, Mr. Shen even went to the palace himself."
After saying this, Shen Yi started to think about it.
This is indeed the case.
Since the opening of the mutual market, although it has brought a lot of profits to Ming Dynasty, at the same time, various problems have inevitably followed.
The most serious one is smuggling.
Although before the opening of the mutual market, the imperial court had made full preparations for this, prohibiting all private trade, and only allowing the emperor's imperial shop to carry out mutual trading at fixed times and fixed trading places.
However, smuggling is still difficult to eradicate.
You know, in order to win the support of the Ministry of Revenue, the tax rate that Huangdian had to pay in the mutual market was very high.
On this point, the emperor was very strict with the imperial shop.
Under this situation, the imperial shop had to pay high taxes, and at the same time, it had to ensure profits and hand them over to the emperor's inner treasury in order to win favor, so the price would naturally rise.
Of course, this is also because Huangdian has a monopoly position in the mutual market and has the emperor's endorsement. In all previous mutual trades, there will be specially sent border troops to protect it, and they are not afraid of the other party turning their backs, so there is such a high price.
However, as a result, private smuggling will be difficult to curb.
Again, the border is so long, and Mongolian tribes can come to plunder at night, then naturally there will be merchants from the Ming Dynasty who can take risks to trade on the grasslands.
Although the mutual trade is an official trade, after all, a large number of Mongolians will come during every transaction, which also provides convenience for smugglers.
In response to this, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War jointly sent documents to various local governments, instructing them to severely investigate and deal with smuggling. Almost every time the mutual trade began, the border army sent a large number of troops to strengthen patrols in order to prohibit smuggling.
However, even so, smuggling is still prohibited.
However, most of these are ordinary supplies, such as tea and salt, which require primers and are difficult for smugglers to obtain.
However, just before last year, two smugglers specializing in salt tea were discovered near Xuanfu.
The Ministry of Revenue attached great importance to this matter and sent a doctor to investigate together with the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In the end, it was discovered that this group of businessmen had bribed the officials in charge of the salt field and tea factory and forged official documents. They colluded with each other to resell salt tea.
Naturally, Shen Shangshu hated this kind of behavior. As soon as he got the news, he went to the palace to see the emperor in person and asked the emperor to severely punish the officials and people involved in the case.
As for the emperor, he was also very straightforward. The officials involved in the case were demoted when they deserved to be demoted and exiled when they deserved. The rest of the merchants were accomplices in exile, and the principal culprits were handed over to the Jin Yiwei.
Shen Shangshu didn't know what happened after that.
However, when the emperor mentioned it at this moment, he suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked.
"Your Majesty, could it be said that..."
"Those two groups of businessmen, the ones in charge are all members of Jinyiwei!"
No wonder, this group of people could easily obtain official leads, and they could easily handle the interrogations along the way, and even the officers and soldiers guarding the pass.
But it turns out that there is such a relationship...
Then, Shen Shangshu suddenly picked up his energy and opened his mouth.
"In this case, this group of people is also your Majesty's. Your Majesty, if this is the case, all the proceeds from their business must have gone into your Majesty's inner treasury. Isn't that right? Your Majesty, this money must be a share of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
Yu Qian:……
Yang Hong:……
Fan Guang:……
Sure enough, Lord Shen is still the same Lord Shen, his mind is full of the court's money bag.
So, all the ministers decided not to pay attention to this idiot. After thinking for a moment, Yu Qian asked.
"Your Majesty means that this group of businessmen can contact Aga Dorji?"
Zhu Qiyu was also dumbfounded by Shen Yi's reaction.
He had no choice but to ignore the Minister of Revenue for now, nodded and said.
"Yes, among the five major Tatar tribes, Aghadorji is in charge of the Chahar tribe, and the Chahar tribe has also been the main trading target of these people."
"However, after all, they are just ordinary businessmen, so it is naturally impossible for them to have direct contact with Aghadorji. However, they can at least contact some nobles in Chahar. Through them, it is not difficult to find Agadorji. "
I see……
Hearing this, Yu Qian frowned, thought for a moment, and said.
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, this matter may not be easy."
"Since only some of the nobles can be found, variables will easily arise. How to contact Agadorji without exposing his identity or raising suspicion is not an easy task."
"So, if we really want to do it, the people sent out this time must not only be resourceful, but also be able to change at any time, and more importantly, be bold and careful. Only in this way can we have any hope of success."
To put it bluntly, this kind of thing is very risky and highly variable.
Therefore, the ability of the person in charge is very important!
Zhu Qiyu nodded, thought for a moment, and then added.
"Not only that, this person must also have sufficient status. Otherwise, even if he comes in front of Aghadorji, it will be difficult to gain his trust."
Although Aga Dorji himself has ambitions, he is not a fool. If he is not confident enough about such a big matter, he will definitely not take action.
Therefore, it is impossible to just let a random person place such a big bet with a decree or document that is not known to be true or false.
Compared to this kind of dead thing, what is more credible is human beings!
But, here's the thing...
In the capital, people with enough status should either not leave the capital or be easily recognized. If you want to find someone who has status and is not easily recognized, at the same time, you must be courageous and resourceful.
It's really not easy.
wrong……
There are still some!
After hearing the emperor's words, Yu Qian frowned and thought for a moment. Then, a candidate came to his mind. Soon, his eyes fell on Yang Hong who was beside him.
Feeling Yu Qian's gaze, Yang Hong was stunned for a moment, then he thought of something and his expression became a little complicated.
Because, he also thought of someone...
Yang Jie!
Although Yang Hong has not been in the capital these years, he is very aware of the intrigues in this area.
To be able to survive in such an environment and support the Yang family's reputation, Yang Jie's resourcefulness is definitely not just talk.
At the beginning, the Yang family faced such a precarious situation, but Yang Jie was able to firm up his faith and find a way among the impossible that would not offend the emperor but also get the Yang family out of trouble. Having courage and faith is the best choice.
More importantly, his surname is Yang!
He is Yang Hong’s son!
This identity is more convincing than any other identity on the border and even on the grasslands.
Yang Hong believes that as long as this matter is left to Yang Jie, he will be able to do an outstanding job. The only thing that worries him is Yang Jie's body and bones...
His son was already weak and sick. Yang Hong himself had been at the border for so many years, so how could he not know what it was like?
What's more, the grassland is bitterly cold, the journey is long, and the wind and sun are blowing. If Yang Jie is allowed to go there, he really won't be at ease.
but……
Looking up, Yang Hongzheng met the emperor's meaningful gaze.
So, he sighed in his heart and spoke in a deep voice, saying.
"Your Majesty, I have a candidate, Yang Jie, the governor of Jinyiwei Town and the governor of Youjunying Town, is worthy of this position!"