Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 182
These Jurchen young and middle-aged men moved around on the carriage, and finally emptied the fully loaded carriage.

Looking at the piles of supplies piled high on the ground, everyone in the tribe believed that this time Aqinah had really developed.

I saw that Aqina ordered the men, women and children in the tribe to set up several large iron pots, and took out several strips of bacon from the tribe, and then unloaded several bags of white rice from the carriage, and cooked them. Fragrant rice.

When there is meat and rice, wine is naturally indispensable.

This time, Aqina also brought Shaodaozi wine, a specialty of Peking.

After eating and drinking, the whole tribe was completely conquered by Aqina's description of joining the army and making a fortune.

After a few days of eating and drinking, Aqina easily recruited a group of strong young people from several other surrounding tribes.

Follow the requirements in the conscription manual brought back by Aqina.

Aqina conducted a simple evaluation on them, and finally selected more than 50 Jurchen young adults who met the Ming Dynasty's conscription requirements.

In the entire Liaoyang and Liaodong provinces, not only Aqina's tribe, but almost all the Jurchen tribes became agitated because of Zhu Han's recruitment of soldiers from the Mobei Protectorate.

In just one spring, more than 6000 young and strong men from various Jurchen tribes gathered and joined the army to join the Daming Mobei Governor's Mansion.

This number is not much at all for the Han people in the Central Plains.

However, for these Jurchen tribes, it is definitely a very large number.

The strongest young men in almost every tribe were attracted to join the Ming army.

The combat effectiveness of each tribe was greatly reduced, and naturally they had no capital to rebel or fight with each other, which greatly eased the difficulty of the Ming army's rule in this area.

And the price Daming paid was nothing more than the conscription fee of ten taels of silver per person.

More than 6000 Jurchens were young and strong, and they were transferred to the Mobei Governor's Mansion thousands of miles away for only 6 taels of silver.

Moreover, after joining the Ming army, these Jurchen soldiers performed well one by one, and received a lot of military pay and rewards.

In this way, after they return home to visit their relatives, they will attract a new group of Jurchen young adults to join the Ming army.

It only takes a few reincarnations, and all the Jurchen tribes in the entire Liaoyang Province will fall into this perfect closed loop.

He grew up and trained in the Jurchen tribe, and then joined the Ming army to get military pay and rewards. After retiring, he lived in the city with a generous settling allowance or went to the Central Plains to buy a house and land.

As a result, the strength of the Jurchens on the ground in Liaoyang Province became weaker and weaker, and their number became smaller and smaller.

However, the Ming forces stationed in the local fields will gradually ebb and flow, completely replacing the Jurchens as the masters of this piece of white mountains and black waters.

Not only that, these Jurchens who participated in the Ming army will first take on Han names and change to Han customs.

By the time they retire, they have already gotten used to the Sinicized life, and they will never return to live in the original rough and barbaric Jurchen tribe.

For his identity as a Jurchen, that is, he has no recognition.

Every retired Jurchen soldier will see himself as a Han Chinese in the future!
Not only from the perspective of social organization, but also from the perspective of individual spirit, the concept of Jurchen has been wiped out!

It can be said that Zhu Han only spent 10,000+ taels of silver every year to completely wipe out Jurchen, a fierce fishing and hunting nation!
The Liaodong frontier of Ming Dynasty has never been threatened since then.

Because, in this world, there will never be the possibility of Jurchen rising again.

Daming, Hongwu five years, March.

The capital, Ying Tianfu.

At this time, Jiangnan is in late spring.

As the saying goes, in the late spring and March, the grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River, the peanut trees are mixed, and the warblers are flying around.

It's really a beautiful scenery in late spring.

The entire Yingtian Mansion was filled with joy, and in the warm spring, the new atmosphere of the new dynasty of Ming Dynasty was blooming.

Especially today, it is a good day for Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang to lead civil and military officials to present prisoners to the Taimiao.

Offering captives to the Taimiao is the most solemn victory ceremony in the entire country since the ancient Zhou Dynasty.

On such an important day, Zhu Han, as the number two figure in the Ming Empire, naturally couldn't be absent.

Zhu Han was wearing a purple Zhengyipin prince costume, followed closely behind his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, and worshiped in the Taimiao.

The captives presented to the Taimiao were naturally a group of princes and nobles headed by Emperor Aiyou of the Meng Yuan Dynasty.

According to Zhu Han's Mobei policy, the method of catching the big and letting go of the small was adopted for these captured Mongolian and Yuan nobles.

For example, Emperor Aiyou of the Meng Yuan Dynasty and various host vassal kings were all escorted to Nanjing for a prisoner offering ceremony and then locked up.

And those small and medium-sized nobles, such as Enke and others who were gradually Sinicized in Beiping Prefecture, were granted official positions and then sent back to the grassland to become the middle and lower powers of the Ming Dynasty ruling on the grassland.

So in this way, only Emperor Mengyuan Aiyou and those vassal kings staged this good show of offering prisoners from the Taimiao in Yingtianfu, the capital.

Because after nearly 100 years of rule by the Mongols, many etiquettes of the Han people have been missing.

Therefore, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, under Zhu Han's suggestion, fully adopted the Tang Dynasty to make up for the missing etiquette.

Therefore, this time the Taimiao presented prisoners, which basically followed the etiquette process of the Tang Dynasty.

Under the guidance of the Minister of Rites, first of all, the ancestors of the Taimiao, that is, the ancestors of the old Zhu family, offered the gift of Tailao.

Then Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty came to the high platform in front of the Taimiao, and the Minister of Rites read the victory report of the Northern Expedition under the high platform.

After the victory report was read out, the elegant music played by [-] court musicians followed.

In the midst of the majestic and majestic Yayue, three thousand elite Jinyi guards of the Ming Dynasty, dressed in bright armor and holding sharp weapons of various colors, slowly moved forward in front of the Taimiao all the way to the high platform.

"Ming dynasty!"

"Wan Sheng!"

After Jin Yiwei stood still, the 3000 people immediately sank into their dantians and yelled mighty slogans.

Immediately afterwards, 36 brass cannons were fired one by one.

Boom boom boom!
This is Zhu Han's Da Ming feature added on the basis of Tang Li. After all, cannons represent martial arts, so you don't have to.

After the 36-gun cannon, all civil and military officials, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and vassal envoys in the Taimiao Square were all shocked by this gorgeous opening.

A total of 36 brass cannons!

Not to mention their power, the cost of each of these bronze cannons, which is over a thousand catties, is definitely not something a small country can afford.

However, the Ming Dynasty used these 36 precious artillery pieces only for the ceremony of presenting prisoners on the Taimiao.

It is conceivable how shocked the surrounding small vassal states were.

The main purpose of Zhu Han's move is to deter the surrounding forces.

After the artillery was fired, the prisoner offering ceremony in Taimiao officially began.

Immediately afterwards, the ceremony was presided over by the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. The following ceremony will be presided over by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

I saw Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment leading ten officials of the Ministry of Punishment as guides. Behind them were hundreds of Mongolian prisoners in white prison uniforms, disheveled hair, and bare feet. One by one, they followed into the square of the Taimiao with their heads downcast.

at this moment!
Civil and military officials and representatives of the people have obeyed Emperor Hongwu's order and all stood up!

All eyes turned to these Mongolian captives.

I saw that the leader was none other than the short little emperor Aiyou.

Since being captured by Ying Tianfu last autumn, Aiyou's life has actually been pretty good.

Eat and drink every day, and now not only gain weight, but also grow a lot taller.

However, in front of a group of mighty and majestic Daming Jinyiwei soldiers, he still seemed a little weak and helpless.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice brought all the Mongolian prisoners to the square, and then began to read a document in his hand aloud.

This document was drawn up by all the ministers and workers of the Ministry of Punishment, and it is a crime proposal.

The people who were condemned were of course the Mongolian and Yuan people headed by Aiyou.

What they committed was war and crimes against humanity. Although these two words were not used yet, in order to convict the tartars, Zhu Han worked tirelessly overnight to formulate these two crimes.

After the Ministry of Justice finished reading the crimes of these Mongolian captives aloud, he knelt on the ground and asked Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty to impose punishment on these captives.

According to the etiquette passed down from ancient times, generally speaking, there are two final results to choose from for offering prisoners to the Taimiao.

The first one is to chop off the heads of all the captives, and use their blood to pay homage to the ancestors and soldiers, soldiers and people.

The other option is to absolve them of their crimes, award them some symbolic titles, eat and drink them, and make them a toy to show off the benevolence, justice and tolerance of the dynasty.

This can be said to be the most glorious moment for an emperor!
The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the high platform in front of the Taimiao and looked at the more than 100 captives of Mongolian princes and nobles kneeling on the ground, and he couldn't help feeling infinitely emotional.

Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather, the old man, was once a soldier who survived the Yashan naval battle in the Southern Song Dynasty.

So from a young age, Zhu Yuanzhang knew how many blood debts these Mongolians owed to the Han people.

Zhu Yuanzhang must let these Mongolians pay back all the blood debts they owe.

Just killing the Mongolian nobles like Aiyou would be too cheap for them.

Giving them a happy death is their relief.

Zhu Han had long suggested to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to keep the Mongolian prisoners of Aiyou and let them continue to live in the territory of Daming, and become the object of ridicule forever by the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and also use them to alert the descendants of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Minister of the Ministry of Justice finished speaking, he looked at the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time, all civil and military officials of Ming Dynasty were waiting for how to deal with these captured Mongolian princes and nobles.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked solemnly, and looked at the civil and military officials under the high platform. At this time, he was not in a hurry to announce how to deal with these Mongolian captives, but said to Zhu Han:
"Qiwu, you come up."

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not loud, but all the civil and military officials were stunned on the spot after hearing it.

Where is Zhu Yuanzhang standing now?That is the high platform for Taimiao worship. Only the emperor of the ninety-five years can stand on it. Although the British king Zhu Han is the emperor's younger brother and the number one hero of Ming Dynasty, he is also a courtier, not an emperor, and Zhu Yuanzhang is speaking at this time Let Zhu Han stand on a high platform to accept the worship of hundreds of officials of cultural relics, which can be described as an unprecedented move.

Zhu Han naturally understood what his brother was thinking, but he also felt that this was not appropriate, so he stretched out his hand and waved it lightly, and said: "Your Majesty, this high platform is extraordinary, and non-kings cannot step in."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care, he walked down the high platform in two steps and grabbed Zhu Han's arm.

He tugged and said: "They are courtiers, you are not a courtier, our own brothers, what are the divisions of monarchs and ministers."

Zhu Han also knew that his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang's true feelings were the result, so he shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll let you do it."

Zhu Han followed his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to the high platform and accepted another pilgrimage from civil and military officials together.

Zhu Yuanzhang said to the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, "Please read the crimes just now for us again."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments immediately said, "Your Majesty obeys."

After announcing the crimes of these captives again, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor of Ming Dynasty, was absolutely broad-minded.

Zhu Yuanzhang announced that the crimes of these captives were pardoned, and he also rewarded them with various assignments.

Note that here is a dispatch rather than an official position.

For example, the little Mongolian emperor Aiyou got the Marquis of Shunyi, which is different from the princes and marquises of the Ming Dynasty.

This Marquis of Shunyi does not have any salary, but only owns a small mansion.

Furthermore, some rewards will be given during the festivals, and the main living expenses will be borne by Daming's Ministry of Rites. After all, Aiyou's fate from now on will be a prisoner confined within a high wall.

Chapter 396
These Mongolian high-ranking officials and nobles headed by Aiyou must have a difficult life in Yingtianfu, Nanjing. At most, they can be considered to have no worries about food and clothing, but it is impossible for them to be prosperous or free.

And not only that, Zhu Han also suggested to Zhu Yuanzhang that in all important events of the Ming Dynasty, such as sacrifices to the Taimiao and suburban sacrifices to heaven and earth, Aiyou, as a trophy that symbolizes the great martial arts of the Ming Dynasty, will have to be pulled out for a walk Take a walk.

Unlike the prominent captives like Mongolian Great Khan Aiyou, those middle and lower class Mongolian captives are living better and better lives on the grassland at this time.

After all, these middle and lower Mongolian tribal leaders are more pragmatic.

In fact, they are similar to the Confucian scholars and landlords of the Han people. They don't care who is the emperor or who is the sweat. As long as they and their tribe can live a better life, they will change their masters without hesitation.

Mobei Grassland.

After Enke returned to his tribe, he not only brought back the official position of guerrilla general given to him by Ming Dynasty, but also brought a large amount of salt, articles, medicinal materials and other materials that were in short supply on the grassland.

Of course, all these salt, cloth, medicinal materials, etc. are not taken for nothing.

As the leader of this tribe, Enke dedicated his loyalty to Daming. Today, Enke is the most loyal leader of the Mongolian tribe in the entire Mobei grassland.

Even Luo Guanzhong, the Chief Protector of the Mobei Protectorate Mansion, visited the Fenke Tribe twice, setting it up as a model of loyal officials of the Ming Dynasty in Mobei.

There is a bright red flag of the bright sun and moon flying above Enke's tribe.

(End of this chapter)