Daming Yuanfu

Qi Jiguang asked "Will King Shunyi agree?" But in fact, all the generals knew that this matter was not just a question of whether King Shunyi would agree or not? Even to a certain extent, King Shunyi might be the easiest to persuade, but Qi Jiguang had some words that he couldn't say clearly at the moment.

King Shunyi, this was the Ming Dynasty's title for Tumote "Chechen Khan". In fact, he still called himself Khan in Mongolia. And Gao Pragmatic's plan is bound to affect some internal affairs in Tatar and Mongolia, and that is the main contradiction.

What's the matter?
On the Tatar-Mongolian side, status is often directly linked to strength, and the "positions" that symbolize status still have a certain value. This will lead to a trouble: Thurmot's Chechen Khan was not originally the "Mongol Khan", but the "Western Khan" after Tatar-Mongolia was divided into east and west. However, the position of the leader of the Ordos tribe was "Jinong". Theoretical "Deputy Khan of Mongolia".

In other words, in the internal power organization of Tatar-Mongolia, the status ranking was originally like this: the Mongolian Khan was the largest, followed by Jinong, and then the Eastern and Western Khans.

So why is it a bit confusing? This is because the previous Tumen Khan was both the "Mongol Khan" and the "Eastern Khan" - that is, the Great Khan of the Chahar tribe. The Jinong of the Ordos Department should be the deputy of the Mongolian Khan, and his nominal status is actually higher than that of the "Western Khan" - that is, the "Khan of the Tumote Department". Therefore, Tumut's status in the Mongolian power structure is actually lower than that of Ordos.

However, because Anda Khan was really good at that time, Tumut began to absorb the Han people who fled north, and gradually transformed into a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural system. Its strength soon surpassed the Jinong headquarters in Ordos, resulting in the difference in strength and status between the two sides. dislocation.

After a period of time, especially after a series of marriages between the two parties, the Ordos tribe recognized the reality and actually joined Anda Khan - as evidenced by the fact that Qie Jin and others have stayed with Anda to serve.

This change in strength has continued to this day, especially after the Ming Dynasty completed the "Ida Tribute", Tumut's strength made the Ordos tribe no longer even have the idea of ​​catching up. And when Hannaji became the new Chechen Khan and King of Shunyi, his status as "Gao Taishi Anda" allowed Tumote to continue to complement the economy of the Ming Dynasty. Its strength not only crushed the Ordos tribe, but was even larger than Mongolia. Chahar, the Khan's headquarters, was still strong, so the Ordos tribe completely became Tumut's followers.

A large part of the reason why Boshu Ketu jumped out to help Kuaibai was that he hoped to strengthen himself and improve his prestige through this matter, so that "Jinong" would no longer surrender to the "Western Khan" - it is a pity that He is doomed.

Now that the fundamental issue has been clarified, it’s time to talk about the current situation.

According to Gao's pragmatic plan, the Ordos tribe will move westward as a whole to the Qihe area, forming a hierarchical structure in which "the Han army will use the Ili River Valley as the center of rule" and "the Ordos Mongolian army will use the Qihe area as the periphery of the Han army."

Although the most elite Ili River Valley is controlled by the Han army of the Ming Dynasty, the reason why the Ili River Valley is important is that it is convenient for growing food. This is what the Han army of the Ming Dynasty and the Han military households who will inevitably migrate there are good at.

Even if this treasure land is handed over to the Ordos tribe, they will most likely only use it for grazing, which is a waste of natural resources. However, this piece of land does not account for a high proportion of the entire Qihe area. It is no more than one-fifth in size at most. The remaining four-fifths of the Qihe area is actually a geomantic treasure land - it is the best in Central Asia. One of the two plots of land. Well, the other one is the Fergana Basin, which I’ll talk about later.

The Han army of the Ming Dynasty was stationed in the Ili Valley, and the surrounding area was the best grassland in Central Asia, which was occupied by the Ordos tribe, its ally and subordinate. Now that the two armies were combined into one, not only did they have food, but they could also rely on the inland for weapons, and an immediate formation was formed It has formed a situation of both offense and defense, and can completely rely on the Qihe area to radiate and rule the surrounding thousands of miles of Central Asian grasslands!

But here comes the question raised by Qi Jiguang: What attitude will Hannaji take towards the Ordos tribe's westward migration?

If it is a positive attitude, it means that Hannaji attaches great importance to the name. As long as this comes true, Tumote Chechen Khan will become the highest-status person in the entire Eastern Mongolia, not only in terms of strength, but also in name - the "Great Khan of Mongolia and Eastern Khan" was beaten away by the Ming Dynasty, and then "Jinong" "The pursuit is over again, isn't it that Tumed Chechen Khan is the biggest in the whole of Mongolia?
This is not impossible. After all, in Mongolia, names are really useful - if you are not from the Golden Family, even if you are stronger than you, you will only dare to be a Grand Master, and the position of Great Khan cannot be arbitrarily occupied. .

On the other hand, if all your followers are gone and only the bloodline of the "Golden Family" is left, that doesn't matter. As long as you climb up and shout, there will naturally be people following you to help you risk your life. It can only be said that Genghis Khan is the god of the Mongols. As long as he can fly his banner, he will not be afraid of stirring up trouble in Mongolia.

Now, although Han Naji is strong, the status of "Jinong" in the Ordos Department is always a time bomb. Don't think that it can be ignored because of its strength. Just make a hypothesis: Suppose one day there is a civil strife in the Tumote tribe, and two factions compete for the position of Chechen Khan. However, the strength of both sides is similar, and no one can do anything to the other. At this moment, Jinong suddenly stood up to support one of them, and this person was basically considered stable.

Next, whether the two sides join forces to subdue the other person, or simply join forces to attack the other person, there is a high probability that Jinong will become bigger in the end and surpass Chechen Khan again. Some people may ask: Does Ming Dynasty not care?

Yes, as long as Ming Dynasty does not govern in a pragmatic and pragmatic manner, there is a high probability that it will really not care. Because Ming Dynasty’s consistent position in this situation is actually - you fight first, and I will confer whoever wins. Therefore, Jinong's headquarters moved thousands of miles westward to the Qihe area. For Tumote, it can also be regarded as bomb disposal, which is beneficial.

But everything has two sides. Since one side is beneficial, the other side must be harmful. Where is the harm? Unfortunately, the Ordos tribe is now the de facto follower of Tumote, and their power is led by Tumote. Therefore, the Ordos tribe's westward movement will still break Tumote's arm in terms of strength, which will greatly damage Tumote's strength.

The situation is now clear: at best, Ordos' westward movement is to defuse a time bomb for Tumut; at worst, Ordos' westward move is to cut off one of Tumut's arms on the spot. Now, it depends on how to choose Hannaji.

Of course, in other words, it depends on how Gao pragmatism can persuade Hannaji.

After Qi Jiguang asked this question, Gao Pingshi did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked around at the generals and said with a smile: "How do you think the court should persuade King Shunyi?"

Yes, the ball was kicked back.

However, everyone does not think that Yuan Fu has no plan. This is completely inconsistent with Yuan Fu's usual style. When he asked this question, he was probably just testing me. In other words, whoever answers correctly will definitely be looked down upon by Yuan Fu.

It is definitely a good thing to be favored by Yuan Fu, especially now. Why do you say that? Because "Ili Town" will obviously be powerful and independent in the future, and its status will be extremely important. However, it is a planned new military town and currently only exists on paper.

This means that before the formal establishment of Yili Town, whoever has the best impression in Yuan Fu's mind will have the best chance of presiding over this powerful town in the future - even if it is not said to be the presiding, at least he can get a share of the pie.

General families often have many children. It is very rare for Liu Jiajun to have only one person in his generation, so the "Ili Town" proposed by Gao Yuanfu is undoubtedly very attractive to them. No one wants to miss out on their family. Got this opportunity to make a profit. Not to mention Ma Gui, who was born in Xuanda University, even Li Chengliang and Li Rumei were moved.

Yili Town is going to have an A-type army! Instead of talking about getting a commander to give to the family, wouldn't it be nice to get a ruler (a town)? That's 1 elites!
You know, now that you have three thousand elite servants under your command, you are qualified to be a general soldier! Although the establishment of the A-type Army is obviously very large, and the minimum standard for the general army after this military reform is likely to be one-town control, but no matter what, who doesn’t want to add one more person to the family under the control of the A-type Army?
Therefore, as soon as Gao Pragmatic asked the question, all the generals immediately started thinking, everyone hoped to grab the jackpot.

However, this issue may be that those who have been defending Tumut for a long time have an advantage. Ma Gui finally seized the opportunity to speak first: "For the Mongols, the most important things are nothing more than three things: tribes, cattle and sheep, and pasture. "

Seeing that everyone, including Gao Jingshi, was paying attention, Ma Gui stood up and talked: "My tribe, there is no way. The Ordos tribe's westward movement will definitely take away all the tribesmen that can be taken away, and no one will be left behind." To King Shunyi - even if he wanted to keep him, he would definitely be an old man with poor behavior and would be of no use.

The same goes for cattle and sheep. Everything that can be taken away will be taken away. It is difficult to leave anything to King Shunyi. Then, the only benefit that King Shunyi can get from this matter is probably the pasture. If the imperial court could seal the Hetao to King Shunyi, King Shunyi would definitely consider it. "

Gao pragmatic asked deliberately: "The Ordos tribe was originally ordered by King Shunyi. They moved westward. King Shunyi directly sent people to take over the Hetao grassland. Does it matter to him whether the court can seal it or not?"

Ma Gui shook his head and said: "Yuan Fu is joking. In terms of the current situation, if the court does not grant him a title, then even if he takes the Loop, he will be unjust and unjust, and he will even have to worry about the court becoming suspicious of him... I will think that , according to King Shunyi’s usual behavior, he will not do this despite the suspicion of the court.”

"It seems that Commander Ma already knows quite a lot about King Shunyi, and I am very pleased." Gao pragmatic confirmed at first, but then asked something that shocked everyone: "But if the imperial court does not intend to give up the Hetao again, Give it to the Mongols, but plan to raise horses yourself in Hetao?"
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