stubborn thief

Chapter 399 Immigrants
In the Marshal's Yamen of Xincheng, Liu Xiangyu sat in the hall, put down the letter with a tired face, and rubbed his sore and swollen eyes.

His son was fighting on the front line, and his father was in the rear supervising the calculation of supplies. Hundreds of letters from all over the country flew into the Yamen like snowflakes every day, and he had to check the approval at the first time, which exhausted him.

Fortunately, Shiwa knows how to love her father, and fights the battle quickly and well, but there are many things that need to be done.

Just recently, as the war came to an end, there were two personal letters from the Chinese military shogunate, all of which asked him to give his advice.

The first letter was okay, Liu Xiangyu could read and understand it, it was nothing more than to mix up Han and Mongolia titles and official positions, it was a matter of course.

With the end of this battle, there were only ten thousand men left in Chahar, Eastern Mongolia, who could not support the mighty Khan Court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty; the military failure of Oala in Western Mongolia led to many of its noble leaders becoming prisoners. Political concessions in exchange for freedom.

In Liu Xiangyu's mind, at this moment, the war in Qinghai had a far more far-reaching impact than it appeared on the surface - the hundreds of years of war between the Central Plains Dynasty and the ministers in the north of the Great Wall, the outcome was decided in their hands.

In other words, the more than [-] Mongols under the Marshal's Mansion completely lost their bargaining power, and they had no way out.

"Zuo Zhuan Four Years of Chenggong" said that people who are not of our race must have different hearts.

Liu Xiangyu thinks that the alienation here may not necessarily be a bad intention, but that there is a way out. Xie Erhu is uncomfortable in the marshal's mansion, and he can pull up a team and go to Monan to pay homage to the Khan. If you have soldiers and people, you can still mix movies pasture as the chief.

With this possibility, if Xie Erhu stays in the Marshal's Mansion, the Marshal's Mansion will have one more possibility, and one more trade-off.

A powerful Mongolian Khan is the hope to ensure that all Mongolians outside are treated normally. Mongolians are generals, and the treatment cannot be worse than other generals; Mongolians are herdsmen, and the treatment cannot be worse than other herdsmen.

And it has to be compared twice, the comparison with the generals and herdsmen of the Marshal's Mansion is for fairness, and the comparison with the generals and herdsmen of Chahar is for stability.

With this war over, there is no need for such concerns.

Liu Xiangyu was very pleased to see Liu Chengzong's letter. The confusion of officials and titles meant that in the future, the Marshal's Mansion would not recognize Northern Yuan officials such as Khan, Taiji, Zaisang, and Taishi, but would use their official titles.

This also shows Liu Chengzong's mentality. While not recognizing the Beiyuan officials, he will not specialize the Mongols.

The advantage of this method of playing is obvious. It will assimilate the Mongols inside, just like Baohu in Guide Qianhu. Unbreakable.

The disadvantage is also very big. If there is not enough native population, the country will fall apart sooner or later.

Different cultures are eclectic, and sometimes they can collide brilliantly, but more often, there is a risk of division.

But this problem is negligible to the Marshal's Mansion, Liu Xiangyu thinks about it very openly, if they take over the Central Plains, they will be able to have the largest ethnic group in the world.

Hundreds of thousands of Tatars, like a stream flowing into the Yellow River, can't even get up a wave.

Of course, the Marshal's Mansion may not be able to take control of the Central Plains. Liu Xiangyu felt that if he was buried in the loess of Yan'an Mansion in his life, who would care if Mongolia would not rise again?
It doesn't matter anymore.

Liu Xiangyu's reply to his second son was simple and rude. Since the battle has seen the truth and the winner has been decided, there is nothing to be polite about.

Khan was the Duke of the state, Khan was the Marquis of the Fu, Taiji was the prefect of the state, and Taiji was the county magistrate, and the five ministers of Oirat and Chahar were set up. Zaisang and other affairs officers are subordinate staff.

The sons of Uncle Gonghou went to Xining to study and serve as the marshal's guard. Those who are good at learning and talented will inherit the title, and they can also be selected from among them to serve as officials. Those without talent and virtue are not allowed to inherit the title.

Although Liu Xiangyu gave a comprehensive reply to this letter, he also told Liu Chengzong in the letter to be careful of the nobles of the guards, because these people will accept all the conditions, but they may not follow the agreement.

Even if they accept all the requirements and comply with them, it does not mean that the Marshal's Mansion can control Tianshan.

They can't control it.

Liu Xiangyu was the first person in the Marshal's Mansion to contact the Oirat envoy, but he always took one step at a time. At that time, the two sons commanded the army to fight against the imperial court in the east, and all he wanted was to avoid a two-sided war.

The Oirat nobles headed by Guoshi Khan have very distinctive characteristics. They don't care about face, they are very practical... As the new regime in the northwest of Ming Dynasty, the Marshal's Mansion needs face without losing its inner circle.

Liu Xiangyu is a traditional official. In this vast land, he has a deep-rooted boundary for the territory. This boundary is a diagonal line in the northwest of the territory, connecting Xining with Jiayuguan.

To the east of the slash is lizi; to the west of the slash is face.

Therefore, in Liu Xiangyu's view, it doesn't matter to give up part of the pasture land in the boundless Qinghai, as long as Hehuang is not threatened, it is a small price to pay for an alliance with Oirat or even a superficial surrender. A good means of avoiding the threat of war.

But at this moment, Oirat's practical advantages at that time have become Oirat's shortcomings now.

They can pay tribute to the Kingdom of Jin, or lie low to the Marshal's Mansion, as long as it is beneficial to their actual interests, it doesn't matter.

When it is needed, Liu Xiangyu thinks it is called wanting face and not face, which is an advantage; when it is not needed, Liu Xiangyu thinks it is called lack of etiquette and shame, which is a disadvantage.

Therefore, Liu Xiangyu does not think that the surrender of the Oirat nobles, the joint oath of alliance, the establishment of prefectures and counties, and the mixing of officials and ranks will allow the Marshal's Mansion to control Tianshan once and for all.

If they didn't fight a battle that shocked Oirat with the strength of the Shuaifu near Tianshan, they would never be able to control Tianshan.

For this matter, he specially called Liu Chengzu back from Hehuang, and asked the eldest son who was familiar with the military to discuss this matter together.

But this kind of thing is also very difficult for Liu Chengzu.

He said: "Father, the Tianshan Mountains are five thousand miles away from Hehuang, running through the Gobi desert and the high cliffs and mountains. The land is not like the Central Plains where there are many good fields. I heard that even the oases are swallowed by wind and sand. It is thousands of miles away. Husband transports food, not to mention that the commander-in-chief’s mansion cannot afford such a burden, even the entire Ming Dynasty cannot afford it.”

"Oh, you think so."

Liu Xiangyu sat at the table, knocked on the cigarette pot lightly, his brows were slightly frowned in the light blue smoke: "How can the Tartars of Nawala travel five thousand miles to fight at sea? They are more powerful than the Central Plains." Wealthy?"

"They are different from us. In the northwest there are Yarkand and Turpan, both of which are of Chagatai Mongolian origin. Wala borrowed from them, and can also exchange supplies from nomadic tribes, and there are guides who are familiar with the road to guide the way."

Liu Chengzu spread his hands, and said: "Let's not talk about borrowing the Yaerqiang Turpan, even borrowing the route from Gansu, we will most likely be intercepted and surrounded by the officers and soldiers."

What's more, what Liu Chengzu didn't say was that even if the officers and soldiers set off from Jiayuguan, they would still have to walk three thousand miles to reach Yili, which would also exceed the limit of transporting luggage.

"In your opinion, how can we send the army to Yili to fight a big victory?" Liu Xiangyu put down his pipe: "Think of a way."

"Let's do business."

Liu Chengzu shook his head and said: "In the name of opening up business, a post station will be set up at a place with a water source from fifty miles to a hundred miles along the way, and it will be spread all the way to Turpan, which is a thousand miles away from Ili, before we can send troops to fight."

"A thousand miles?"

Liu Xiangyu was aware of the distance and asked, "A single grain station can send troops thousands of miles away, and win?"

"Father, that's not what my child meant."

Liu Chengzu didn't dare to talk too much, he just said: "Transporting food for thousands of miles can at least ensure the morale and fighting power of the army, and don't fall too hard. The soldiers of the commander's mansion will be rewarded with high grain and generous rewards, and we will fight against the Tartars with a dignified formation. Combat is not a big problem."

After finishing speaking, he shook his head again and said, "However, in my opinion, it is better to rely on the garrison to maintain without seeking control, and only to maintain stability in Wala for ten years, and not to send troops to cause chaos and delay our eastward attack on the court."

"Are you right?"

Liu Xiangyu glanced at him, and pointed at him with a pipe: "Considering gains and losses for my father, I was about to tell Shiwa that I would let you go to Tianshan to sit in town for a few years. It's okay if you accidentally delay the commander's mansion's eastward attack. You will die." Hand...can you guarantee that they won't take advantage of the emptiness behind me to disturb Hehuang?"

Liu Chengzu was at a loss for words for a while, who can guarantee it?
Unable to control, the choice is in Oirat's hands.

Liu Xiangyu saw not only Liu Chengzong's prestige in trying to control Oirat, but also the risk of failing to control Oirat.

With the appointment of officials and rewards and the need for nobles to go to Xining to report their duties and receive their salaries, the Oirat nobles will become more and more familiar with this road and the defense of the commander's mansion. When the control fails, what awaits them will be a more rapid counterattack by the Oirats.

The rebellion in the northwest will hurt the lizi on his territory, and he will die in the land of China, even if he dies in the land of Rong and Di, it doesn't matter how big the territory is.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Liu Xiangyu.

"We must completely subdue Oirat."

Liu Xiangyu said lightly, the words are tens of thousands of words: "The garrison, the government, the land, the immigrants, and the guards are indispensable."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Chengzu said: "Father, the first three points are easy to achieve, but we don't have people who can be immigrants."

"Stupid, where are people from good families immigrating?"

Liu Xiangyu glanced at the eldest son, stood up and paced in the hall, walked half a circle, turned around and said: "Since a thousand miles can be fought, and victory in the battle can deter Oirat, it doesn't matter whether it is Oirat or not?"

"What does father mean?"

"Three 5000-strong garrisons and five to 6000-strong guards attack Turpan, Hami, and Yarkand. It is difficult to attack them from the commander's mansion, but it should not be difficult to attack them from Ili?"

Liu Chengzu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, and said: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult, and if you take Zhucheng, you can threaten Oirat and stick to the northwest."

"But then again, we have no immigrants, so we can't use Oirats as guards, and then use Oirats to threaten Oirats in turn?"

He felt that his father was just in a reverie, just joking.

No matter how good the geographical environment of the Yili River Valley is, the people of Hehuang would not be forced to emigrate from their homes.

What's more, even if the people of Hehuang were willing to go out, Liu Chengzong would not be willing to let them go. The Marshal's Mansion took Hehuang with great difficulty. On the basis of frontier soldiers, the proportion of Han people in the total population was expanded, so how could they be willing to emigrate.

They don't have anyone else in their hands, so they can't immigrate from Kangning Mansion.

The Kangning Mansion has been busy distributing and developing land for slaves in the past few years, and they have all become self-cultivated farmers. They have been recruited to serve as soldiers, thinking of the kindness of the commander-in-chief, holding their noses and coming down from the plateau. They can still go home after dying on the battlefield .

But it is absolutely impossible to ask people to leave their hometowns and go six or seven thousand miles away as immigrants.

"I'm not joking as a father. In the prosperous ages, the Western Regions must be in the hands of China. When the Western Regions are stable, the Northwest is peaceful. Only then can the lion baby have no worries about raising troops to conquer the Eastern Regions and recovering the Western Regions. It is your duty as a big brother. Your name will go down in history."

Liu Xiangyu said this matter close to the Arabian Nights very seriously: "There will be immigrants."

Liu Chengzu felt that his father might not have realized that with his words, the difficulty of recruiting immigrants, which was already difficult, has risen to another level.

Immigrants lure them with land for profit, and let people go to farm it.

What your old man wants is not immigrants, but an armed reclamation brigade.

Where can the Marshal's Mansion find five or six thousand people who are too long-lived?As long as there are such people, isn't it good for them to farm in Hehuang?

Without immigrants, it would be impossible for the Marshal's Mansion to control the land five thousand miles away. This is a truth that everyone knows. Liu Xiangyu believes that even the Mongolian nobles who surrendered to Oirat are very clear.

This is undoubtedly the reason why the nobles of the Oirat tribes were willing to surrender and to a large extent accepted any conditions of Liu Chengzong.

As long as they can return to the Yili River Valley, the sky is high, and the Marshal's Mansion has no control over them... For three to five years, it's up to them to decide whether to obey or rebel.

"Chengzu, your eyes are too close."

Liu Xiangyu followed the temptation and said: "Chahar moved westward, the front line of the Kingdom of Jin advanced to the edge of Xuanfu, and the Ordos between Yulin Town and Ningxia Town was in chaos. With the Qinghai War, Chahar has been unable to return to his homeland. ,what does that mean?"

Liu Chengzu blinked, not understanding what his father wanted to say.

Master Liu asked himself and answered: "This means that there are no foreign enemies on the three sides of Shaanxi, which has always produced a large number of elite soldiers. The emperor will send troops to suppress the rebellion, and the pressure on the rebels across northern Shaanxi, Guanzhong, and Shanxi will suddenly increase."

Liu Chengzu's eyes lit up: "Father wants to mobilize the rebel army to go to Tianshan Mountain to form a guard?"

Liu Xiangyu, who was holding Zhizhu, was instantly broken by the eldest son. He sat on the chair and supported his forehead and sighed: "Do you think you have the ability to mobilize the rebel army as a father? Even your younger brother doesn't have it. Besides, even if you want to mobilize, you must be able to mobilize people." Get it here! Are you just kidding around when Guyuan and Lintao are two towns?"

Liu Chengzu turned to ask: "Then what does father mean?"

"Gansu, the Gansu Frontier Army of the Tribulation Society."

Liu Xiangyu said: "They grew up in the Han area. They are good at military formations and weapons. They can form their own organizations. They are all heroes who can endure hardships. They set up villages at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain to protect the land. It's easy to eat and drink. The guards can still run rampant in the Western Regions... Aren't they the best immigrants?"

　good afternoon!

　　
　
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