Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 256 The next powerful medicine

If the first two reasons are just superficial reasons why Ming did not open the mutual market.

Then the additional problems brought about by the mutual market are the last straw that crushes this policy.

Although the grassland tribes are good at fighting, they are not without brains. They plan the Central Plains Dynasty, and they do not only use war.

As soon as the mutual market opened, the number of secret operations caught on the frontier doubled day by day.

They will not only inquire about the deployment of troops on the border, the storage of food and grass, but also develop the local people and inquire about news for them.

Then there is the case of smuggling. The imperial government opened up the mutual market, and there are fixed trading places. For the mutual market trade, the commercial tax rate charged by the imperial court is much higher than usual.

Therefore, in the early days of the mutual market, many merchants still chose not to go through the market opened by the government, but to trade with the tribe themselves.

What's even more frightening is that these merchants not only traded materials stipulated by the imperial court, but also traded prohibited military materials.

They are mixed with merchants in the normal market, and the yamen at the border can't tell them apart.

All kinds of disadvantages emerged one after another, which directly led to the imperial court only opening up the mutual market for a short period of time.

Subsequently, the trade between the people and the Mongolian tribes was completely banned, and a small amount of trade communication was maintained in the form of tribute.

So in fact, from the perspective of Daming, the mutual market is not worth the loss.

But Zhu Qiyu knew in his heart that the confrontation between Daming and the Mongolian tribes could not rely on war for a long time.

In addition to war, trade is also an important means of weakening the Mongolian tribes.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu said.

"The disaster of the former Song Dynasty, of course, was caused by excessive trade, but times have changed, and the enemies I faced in the Ming Dynasty were different from those of the former Song Dynasty."

After thinking for a while, Shen Yi understood what the Son of Heaven meant, nodded and said.

"That's right. In the former Song Dynasty, Liao, Jin, and Xixia stood side by side. Each had plans for the former Song Dynasty, and there were constant wars with each other."

"But after Genghis Khan, there are only Mongolian tribes left outside the customs. Whether it is Tatar, Oirat or other tribes, they are not organized and not a complete country."

This is one of the prerequisite elements for opening up the mutual market.

Whether it is Liao, Jin, or Xixia, they are essentially a well-organized country. This kind of country with an established system can obtain quite a lot of benefits in mutual market trade.

Through the operation of the state machinery, the materials obtained from the mutual market can easily be transformed into comprehensive national power, which in turn threatens the safety of the central dynasty.

But today is different. Genghis Khan’s generation of geniuses destroyed Xixia, attacked the Jin Dynasty, conquered the Western Liao Dynasty, and built a huge Mongolian Empire. At the same time, it also destroyed the existence of these countries.

The tribal traditions in Mongolia, the geographical constraints of the grasslands, and the vast territory of the Mongolian Empire led to a loose organizational structure.

To this day, the organizational structure of the Mongolian ministries is still a loose structure of Khan Court-big tribes-small and medium tribes.

Today's Mongolia is generally divided into Tatar and Oirat, but under these two large tribes, it is also divided into many medium-sized tribes.

In terms of centripetal force and concentration, this structure is actually not as complete as Liao, Jin, and Xixia state machines.

Therefore, the former Song Dynasty actually had no choice. If it wanted to open a mutual market, it had to be open to the entire Liao State, or to the entire Jin State.

But for Daming today, there are many choices.

Mongolia is no longer a well-organized country, and when the Khan court has insufficient control over the various tribes, Ming can choose a limited number of one or several medium-sized tribes for transactions.

After these medium-sized tribes develop, the first thing they think about is to attack the throne of the Khan Court, not to invade the south.

Regardless of whether they succeed or fail, the internal friction for Mongolia is huge. The more wars between the big tribes, the more it can consume Mongolia's vitality.

Zhu Qiyu said: "In the former Song Dynasty, the Liao, Jin and Xixia stood side by side, thinking of annexing each other, but now, there are many Mongolian tribes, and our Ming court can completely divide them through mutual markets."

"Therefore, as long as the imperial court can control the objects and quantity of transactions, it is absolutely possible for the grassland to be overwhelmed and unable to invade the south."

The relationship between Daming and Mongolia completed the transformation from war to trade. In fact, it only started with Alta's tribute, followed by the change of Ming's policy towards border tribes.

By supporting weak tribes and fighting against powerful tribes, tribes outside the pass can be plunged into long-term civil strife.

The longer the chaos, the deeper and heavier the accumulated hatred between the various tribes, the more impossible it is to reconcile, and only then can Daming reap the benefits.

Of course, this approach is not without drawbacks.

That is, if there is another Genghis Khan-like figure who can completely unite the power of various Mongolian tribes, then the resulting war between the two countries will be extremely terrifying.

But it is difficult, not to mention whether a character like Genghis Khan can reappear, the so-called hero made by the times.

The Ming Dynasty's mutual market, in fact, can become an intermediary for controlling grassland forces to a certain extent.

As long as it is used properly, this kind of sprout can be killed in the cradle.

In fact, from Zhu Qiyu's point of view, the implementation of this policy is relatively more effective than purely confrontational warfare.

It is impossible for Ming Dynasty to remain strong forever, but it can keep the foreign race relatively weak through this method.

In terms of results, this approach is effective.

At least after Alta paid the tribute, for a long time, Ming did not have any large-scale wars with foreigners that could threaten the safety of the country.

The final fall of the Ming Dynasty was not because the foreign race became stronger under the mutual market, but because of civil strife.

So the mutual market is going to open!
Shen Yi frowned, obviously thinking about the pros and cons of this method.

He doesn't have the vision of Zhu Qiyu. All he knows is the history of the opening of the mutual market in the former Song Dynasty, which led to the prosperity of Liao, Jin, and Xixia, and finally played with fire and set itself on fire.

Even though the Son of Heaven has clarified the difference now, this matter is still not so easy to make a decision.

In all fairness, if Zhu Qiyu didn't know about the future development, he might not have dared to take this risk.

This is also the reason why the reformers of the past dynasties are admired by others.

They are truly pioneers who can stick to their beliefs and unswervingly explore a path without knowing anything about the future.

This kind of fearless adventurous spirit and strong self-confidence in the face of the unknown is not something everyone can possess.

Seeing that Shen Yi was still unable to make a decision, Zhu Qiyu decided to give him a tough move.

Shen Yi was struggling here, and suddenly felt that the emperor's mood was a little low.

When he raised his head, he saw the Son of Heaven had a complex expression, sighed faintly, his eyes mixed with a bit of helplessness and unwillingness, and said softly.

"I don't know if Shen Qing has ever thought about why Tutuo Buhua suddenly withdrew his troops when the war between Da Ming and Ye Xian was the most stalemate?"

Shen Yi's eyes widened, an unbelievable guess surged in his heart, his breath was short, and he said.

"Could it be, Wang Jianzhai, he..."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Yes, at that time, Wang Wen was ordered to go to Liaodong, and he held a secret edict from me."

"It was stated above that as long as Tutuo Buhua is willing to withdraw his troops and never offend Daming again, then after the war, the Ming court will open up the exchange market for him, assist him in defeating Yexian, and take back the control of Khan Court."

(End of this chapter)