Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 45: Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes

Since you are determined to become a hero, you must be ruthless. After killing his two uncles Noyan Ubas and Buyan Burhan, Suletan immediately ordered his confidants Luobuzang and Narisong to lead the army to take over the two tribes, and also ordered people to take over the uncle's family members. Exiled to Tiemenguan.

Feeling that he had secured the throne of Dadaiji, the thirteen-year-old boy wanted to fly. He wanted to reform, and he wanted to reform Mongolia with the official system of the Ming Dynasty.

The official system of the Ming Dynasty was good! With the cabinet as the highest administrative body, it consists of six ministries (Lihu, Li, Bing, Xinggong), three mansions (Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Zongren Mansion, Zhanshi Mansion), five temples (Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Honglu Temple, Taipu Temple), two prisons (Guozijian, Qintianjian), one department (General Affairs Department), three hospitals (Hanlin Academy, Ducha Yuan, Taiyuan Hospital); the local area consists of province, prefecture and county. At the same level, each province has three envoys and yamen, and above them there are governors and governors.

However, the road ahead is long and the reform will offend the interests of the Mongolians. These Noyans are all local emperors in their own territories, and all of them have soldiers. If not, they will stir up rebellion and cause chaos everywhere.

Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes, and Sultan understood this. First, he built momentum and asked his subordinates to vigorously advocate the "restoration of the old Yuan system." The official system of the Ming Dynasty originated from the Yuan Dynasty. The biggest difference was that the prime minister was dismissed and replaced by the cabinet; at the local level, there were various Zhongshu Province, Xuanwei Envoys, Zhulu Wanhufu, Zhulu General Manager's Office, Sanfu, The states, counties, and armies were simplified into three levels: province, prefecture, and county. The so-called "restoration of the old Yuan system" is actually selling dog meat under the guise of a sheep's head, trying to do the same thing as the Ming Dynasty.

The official system of Oirat evolved from the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The central level actually has functions similar to those of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Tushmer is equivalent to the cabinet minister, and Zalguqi is equivalent to the head of the six ministries. The key lies in the locality, large and small. Noyan controls the local military and political power, and the central government has weak control over the local areas.

However, the momentum was a momentum, and Suletan was not in a hurry to send officials to Otok in various places to restore the power of the Noyans to the central government. Instead, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light, and the reform was only tried out in the territory directly under Datai Ji. You can change your own territory however you want, and no one can say anything.

Reform the center first. A cabinet was set up, with three Tushmer (ministers who participated in political affairs): Batu Hetan, Tiemo'er, and Nasutu as cabinet ministers, Batu Hetan as the first assistant, and Tiemo'er as the second assistant; and also set up a cabinet. The six departments of Li, Hu, Li, Bing, Xing and Gong added the original three Zharguqi to six, each in charge of one, called Shangshu; the rest of the officials were imitated in the Ming Dynasty, but because of the small population, many official positions Not yet established.

The Mongols were accustomed to the old system, and naturally they were a little uncomfortable with the sudden emergence of many new official positions. However, because there is propaganda everywhere, the Yuan Dynasty implemented the system of three provinces and six ministries, and Dadaiji is now restoring the old system of the Yuan Dynasty. Anyone who opposes it does not love the Yuan Dynasty and is not loyal to Mongolia. With such publicity, the voice of opposition will be reduced. After all, the central officials were originally subordinate officials of Da Taiji. Da Taiji's reform of the official system of his royal court did not violate the interests of the Noyans, so they naturally had no need to object. Many Nuoyan not only did not object, but loudly praised Sultan's "restoration of the old Yuan system" as a grand plan and lofty ambition.

Seeing that the first step had gone quite smoothly, Sultan breathed a sigh of relief and cautiously implemented reforms at the local level.

His second fire was directed towards his own territory. In the three prefectures of Yuledus, Chalishi, and Kuqa, my father has already completed the reforms and established magistrates, magistrates, and other officials, so no further changes are needed. The rest is directly under the pastureland. He divided his direct pastureland into five Otoks and implemented the separation of military and political affairs. The chief of a thousand households was in charge of military affairs, Zaisang was in charge of civil affairs, Demuqi was in charge of justice, and Shuleng'e was in charge of taxation. The biggest feature is the addition of the post of chief of a thousand households in Otok to take charge of the army, which abolished the military power of Zaisang; secondly, subordinate officials such as Demuqi and Shoulen'e, although they are still subordinate officials of Zaisang, are replaced by officials. Ministry assessment and appointment. This greatly strengthened centralization. The third fire is supposed to burn to the Ororik, Namuzhan, Aldar, Erke and other Taijis in the Huite tribe. In their respective Otoks, they not only serve as Zaisang, but also are in charge of the military. They can also appoint subordinate officials such as Demuqi and Shuleneng. They have too much power and it is easy to lose their power!
But when it came time to take action, Suletan hesitated. These Tai Ji are not easy to mess with. If pressed, they will lead their troops to rebel. After thinking about it, I decided to boil the frog in warm water and take my time. I still let them serve as Zaisang and the head of thousands of households, and only took back the taxation and judicial power in Otok. It is stipulated that the judicial officers (Demuqi) and tax collectors (Shuleng'e) in Otok are no longer appointed and dismissed by Zaisang, but by the Ministry of Personnel. In order to appease these Nuoyan, it was also stipulated that these Taijis could hold the posts of Zaisang and Qianhu Chief of their respective Otok for generations.

After finishing these tasks, they began to improve the military system. The army is the lifeblood of Sultan and must be reformed to adapt to the needs of war. Today's Oirat military system still maintains the old traditions of the Genghis Khan era. Most of the troops were temporarily recruited by Noyans from Aimaq and Otok during wartime. The army was poorly trained because of the lack of a standing army. Fortunately, the Mongolian warriors grew up on horses, and their bravery and toughness made up for their lack of training.

After conquering the two prefectures of Chalishi and Kuqa, and quelling the civil strife, his subjects now numbered more than 300,000. It was time to establish a standing army to consolidate his rule. Only with soldiers can you be king!

Sultan's sword eyebrows trembled slightly and he made up his mind.

He announced the establishment of a 10,000-strong Praetorian Guard to garrison important places. The ten-man shi is composed of ten heads of households; the third shi is the team, with the head of 30 households and the deputy head of 30 households; the third team is the sentry, with the chief of 100 households, the deputy chief of 100 households, and the sentry town fu (military disciplinary officer); The post is the capital, with the capital of 100 households, the deputy capital of 100 households, and the town fu; the third capital is the camp, with the chief of a thousand households, the deputy head of the 1,000 households, and the town fu; the third camp is the flag, with the capital 1000 households, and the deputy 1000 households. Households, town governors, and grain and fodder transport envoys (sixth rank, managing documents and supplies); the three banners have 10,000 people in the town, with heads of ten thousand households, deputy heads of ten thousand households, capital town governors, and capital grain and fodder transshipment envoys.

In order to increase the sense of identity of the Mongols, he named this imperial guard after Genghis Khan's "Qixue Army" and appointed himself the head of every household of the Qoxue Army. Eight thousand men were stationed in Yuledus Mansion, and one thousand men each were stationed in Chalichen and Kuqa.

They also trained 1,000 infantry in Yuledus Prefecture, 3,000 infantry in each of Chalichen and Kuqa, and 100 cavalry in each Otok. The pay of these local armies was lower than that of the Imperial Guard, and their number was about Eight thousand, collectively known as the "garrison army", each has garrison jurisdiction.

After completing these tasks, Sultan Dataiji finally completed the initial centralization of power within the Huite Department and consolidated his position as Dataiji. He was so ambitious that he prepared to conquer the world every day.

(End of this chapter)