Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 526 Grassland Governance Plan
When the dragon boat arrived in Yangzhou, the imperial court also discussed the results of the disposal of the Qinghai area.

That is, Xining Wei was removed, and Xining Mansion was newly built, which belonged to Gansu Province.

It would be fine if it was in other places, but Xining is the Hehuang Valley, which is enough to feed millions of people. It can be said that only here in the huge Qinghai area is suitable for farming.

Therefore, the cabinet decided to relocate people from northern Shaanxi and Sichuan, about 100,000 people to Xining Prefecture, to consolidate the foundation of Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, since Li Zicheng took over the Tumote Ministry and at least tens of thousands of Tatars were under his control, Xining must be used as a bridgehead and a food base to isolate the war from Shaanxi.

This is a long-term project, and the court should naturally be fully prepared.

As for the Monan area, a new Monan Xingdu Division was established.

That's right, the Xingdu Division, which implements the Weisuo system, integrates the military and the government.

Although it is said that starting from the first year of Shaowu, guards were withdrawn and counties were changed across the country, and a large number of guards were abolished and organized into prefectures and counties.

The imperial court acquired a large amount of land and population, and the military households were converted into civilian households, which relieved the heavy pressure. The only damage was the gentry who annexed the land.

Only the mainland can do this, but in the border areas, according to Zhu Yixi's observation, the Weisuo system is more suitable than the state and county system.

For example, Guizhou was still the Southwestern Yi during the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, but it was established as a province in the Ming Dynasty, and what the local area relied on for support was the pioneering Guards Corps.

The provinces that were firmly established due to the Weisuo system, including Yunnan, Guizhou, and Gansu, were incorporated into Zhongtu only at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, but it was the Ming Dynasty that laid the foundation.

Even in the period of Tang Xuanzong in the prosperous Kaiyuan period, Nanzhao Kingdom was very escaped, and it was difficult to see its conquest or even defeat.

Therefore, from the perspective of Zhu Yixi, who has the vision of future generations, the integration of soldiers and farmers in the guards is actually the Chinese version of the pioneering and enterprising movement, the first generation of the Western Development.

The establishment of the capital of Monan Xing, the establishment of guards, cities, and the relocation of military households, when the time is right, households can naturally be registered as provinces.

"Then the capital of Monan Xing is under the jurisdiction of the General Army of Datong?"

Yan Chongxin looked at the emperor with a smile on his face. Although he didn't know what was going on, he still smiled along with him.

"Datong and Xuanfu are both under the jurisdiction of Governor Xuanda, how can we control Monan?"

Zhang Shenyan who was on the side hurriedly said: "According to what the old minister sees, it can be governed by the commander of the capital in accordance with the practice of the country and the court."

"The military household system remains in Monan, but where does the imperial court still have commanders? Only the commander-in-chief can be appointed."

Zhao Shu shook his head and said no,
In essence, the abolition of the Weisuo system has become a fact when the commander-in-chief replaces the commander of the capital. The Weisuo without power can only be manipulated by the court.

"Monan General Soldier?"

Zhu Yixi muttered: "It always sounds a bit awkward."

"Forget it, let's set up a governor!"

In the case of the integration of military and government, literati are more reliable, and Zhu Yixi has to admit this fact.

"Your Majesty, with the establishment of the capital of Monan, the line of the Great Wall in the northwest of Shanxi has been moved northward by at least several hundred miles."

Hearing that the emperor had finally made a decision, Zhao Shu cooperated and said, "You can build a strong city on the side of the Yin Mountain. The current Guihua City is a bit dilapidated after all."

"Yin Mountain!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yixi immediately cheered up: "Thanks to the Qing Dynasty, we beat these Mongols so hard that we can take advantage of them."

"However, the Monan area is different after all. Farming and animal husbandry work together here, and the governance of the imperial court cannot completely rely on the Han people. Those Mongols also have to help."

As he spoke, he pointed to the crude river lines in the Monan area and the horizontal Yin Mountain, and said directly:

"If the account is less than [-] accounts and less than [-] accounts, the head of the account is [-] households; if the account is more than [-] accounts but less than [-] accounts, the head of the account is a sub-thousand account; between [-] accounts and [-] accounts, the head is [-] accounts. household."

"What if it's larger than [-] tents?"

Yan Chongxin on the side asked a rather idiotic question.

Zhang Shenyan said coldly: "Then let them become [-] tents. If they don't obey, the army will naturally deal with them."

"Now that the Mongols are scattered, we still have to focus on Huairou."

Zhao Shu shook his head, dissatisfied with Zhang Shenyan's hostility, and said directly to the emperor, "Maybe split it up and give it to his sons, and the big ones will become smaller. It's better to be subtle than hard."

"That's right, Huairou is the main thing."

Soft knives are deadliest.

In any case, in terms of the system of governing the grasslands, the methods of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were miraculous.

Zhu Yixi quickly learned from each other's strengths, and recently came up with a grassland plan with Daming characteristics:

"In terms of system, the grassland is divided into small tribes with hundreds of households, sub-thousand households, and thousand households. The largest tribe is not allowed to exceed [-] households."

"A hundred households and a thousand households are different from each other, and must be coordinated by Governor Monan."

"On the ranch, the location is strictly demarcated, and no one is allowed to pass easily, and anyone who violates it will be killed."

"Religiously, follow the Yellow Sect."

Speaking of this, Emperor Shaowu suddenly thought that U-Tsang had surrendered to him, so he couldn't help saying: "In my name, the Ministry of Rites invites a hundred mages from U-Tsang to come over, and I want them to go to Monan to promote Buddhism."

"Each hundred households must build a temple with five lamas, while the temple of a thousand households must be larger in size, and the lamas need 20 people, all of which are supported by them."

Thought is the most terrifying thing, and once it is restrained, the Mongols are no longer to be feared.

However, Zhu Yixi thought that the policy of reducing Ding implemented by the Manchus against the Mongols was too cruel, so he made some improvements.

After all, Tsarist Russia has begun to expand eastward, and it is most suitable to include the Mongols into the ruling class and use their strength to stabilize the frontier.

Between the high-nosed and eagle-eyed Tsarist Russia and the rich and powerful Ming Dynasty, the Mongols knew how to choose.

Therefore, unlike the Manchu Dynasty which required that except for one son to inherit the family property, the rest of the sons must become monks, Emperor Shaowu required the remaining sons to be included in the army and make them a member of the army.

There are several advantages to doing so. First of all, it naturally weakens the power of the Mongols and stabilizes their rule.

In addition, when these young Mongols entered the Ming army, they were naturally learned to be Sinicized, and they fought for the Ming Dynasty and strengthened the cavalry of the Ming army.

"Trumpet Temple?"

When Zhao Shu and the others heard this, they all frowned and were puzzled:
"Your Majesty, are you going to worship Buddha?"

"Your Majesty, Buddhism cannot save Daming!" Zhang Shenyan said solemnly.

"I understand!" Zhu Yixi rubbed his temples and said, "Of course the temple cannot save Daming, but it can appease the Mongols."

"That can't just build temples."

Zhang Shenyan shook his head, and said solemnly, "You can also build a school to teach these Mongolian sages."

"After learning the teachings of the sages, these Mongols will surely forget about barbaric killing and devote themselves to worshiping literature."

"That's fine." Zhu Yixi compromised: "Every thousand households must establish a school."

(End of this chapter)