Daming Yuanfu

As soon as Gao Jingshi said this, all the generals were stunned, but they immediately looked at the big map standing behind Yuan Fu, and each of them thought about it: If this is really done, what impact might it have in the future?
In fact, according to what Gao Jingshi just said, the area "divided" for Tumut's jurisdiction is quite large, even several times larger than the Qihe area. It is almost equivalent to the area Gao Jingshi "booked" for the imperial court to directly occupy - that is, Xinjiang in later generations. (But there is the complete Ili River Valley).

These areas roughly include the East Kazakhstan Oblast and Pavlodar Oblast in later Kazakhstan, and the Uragansky District, Altai Territory, and Novosibirsk Oblast in Russia. (Note: In fact, the Shuote tribe among the Hewala tribes is generally located in the northern part of Xinjiang today, but Gao pragmatically mentioned this just for the convenience of expression, and he did not intend to give the Heshuote tribe to Tumut.)
The generals each pondered for a while. Ma Gui broke the silence and took the lead in asking: "Although the large territory of the Wala Tribe seems very large, it seems to be too far to the north. Is it... too cold?"

"It's relatively cold, but the Mongols can bear it, and..." Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly, pointed at several places on the map with his pointer, and said: "These places can grow food and the land is very fertile. Although it's cold, It’s a bit off, but we can provide cold-resistant wheat and triticale seeds. In recent years, the level of localization of Tumut has been increasing, and about [-]% of Dingkou have mastered the ability to farm and can settle here;
These areas are rich in mineral deposits. Although the Tumuts can only stare at them, they can sell these mining areas to the Han people and collect a tax at the pass. Everyone, I am not joking. These mineral deposits are so rich that they can be sold for a huge price. At the same time, their output can strongly support the development of Yili and Qihe areas, providing strong material support for the court to stabilize the Western Regions. "

Since these words came from the mouth of Gao Pragmatic, everyone naturally believed them, but Ma Gui continued to ask: "Of course what Yuan Fu said is not false, but Mongolians are Mongolians after all. If there is not enough pasture... I'm afraid it will still be difficult for them to be satisfied."

Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Of course there is no shortage of pasture. If there is really any shortage of pasture, then how could it be that all the Wala tribes have been doing it there all these years? I didn't mention it just now, just because the value of pasture is actually much lower than Those are just grain-producing and mineral-producing areas, it doesn’t mean there aren’t any.”

The generals suddenly realized. Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "If that's the case, it would be much easier for Yuan Fu to convince King Shunyi. King Shunyi has made a lot of money from the mining area in recent years. He and Tumut's brains should now have an understanding of the value of the mineral deposits. Gain an intuitive understanding.

Since the land of the Oara tribes is rich in mineral resources and plentiful pasture, this land must be equally attractive to them. But from what I see, Yuan Fu’s clever expenditure seems to tie King Shunyi together with the Western Regions directly under the imperial court, right? "

Gao pragmatic laughed loudly and said: "The one who knows me is Ning Haibo!"

That's for sure. Gao Jingshi emphasized that the territories of the Oara tribes had minerals and rich minerals. He originally wanted to bind them to the Tumote at that time - he wanted to form a production base in the Western Region (Xinjiang), Qihe, and Oara. Complementary economic cycle, and because the Western Regions (including the Ili Valley) controlled by the imperial court will definitely become a handicraft industry, industrial production base, and a de facto "consumer market subject", the Western Regions, especially the Ili Valley, will inevitably become the economic center of this large area .

The significance of this economic center is not just to make money, but to bring all the surrounding Qihe and Wala areas into the production and consumption cycle system, so that the Qihe area in Ordos and the Wala area in Tumut all rely on it. Existence exists. Once something goes wrong in the Ili River Valley, the Qihe region and the Oara region will definitely suffer as well, because the economic cycle will not work properly.

As a result, no matter who the actual rulers of the Qihe and Oara regions are in the future, they will have to rely on the Western Region ministers appointed by the Ming Dynasty to voluntarily and consciously safeguard the Ming Dynasty in the Western Regions—no, in the entire Central Asia. regional interests.

Because safeguarding Ming's interests is actually safeguarding their own interests.

What is interest bundling? This is the bundling of interests. When an economic circulation circle is formed, the Yili region, which is at the core of this circle system, naturally enjoys various privileges, including the natural enjoyment of "contributions" from all parties, the natural enjoyment of "protection" from all parties... and the natural enjoyment of all kinds of stars. The special status of holding the moon. Whether it is Tumut or Ordos, the Mongolian rulers of these two tribes will specifically feel this feeling of "pain and happiness" in the future, but they can only obey because when they feel it, they can no longer live without it. Opening Yili is inseparable from the "Charter to Join the Economic Cycle" issued by the Ming Dynasty.

As a time traveler, if you can only improve the technology of ignition guns, you will be at the bottom. Using the economic cycle system like this to bring forces that are inconvenient or unwilling to forcibly conquer under your control, make them dependent, and make them unable to betray, is this called Gotta get strategic.

Some people may wonder, what would happen if one day the Mongolian rulers in the Oara and Qihe areas had a brain attack and sent troops to attack Ili? Can't they just take Yili away?
It looks like it can, but it actually doesn't.

Gao Pragmatic set up an A-type army for Ili from the beginning, and the special environment of the Ili Valley made it extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack. Under such a situation, even if the Mongols in the two places went crazy, it was unlikely that they could defeat the Ili First Army, which had superior weapons, equipment, and tactics. This is the military level.

At the economic level, Yili's status at that time came from productivity, which mainly refers to industrial and handicraft processing capabilities. There is no doubt that this is not what the Mongols are good at at this stage, so Yili's core capabilities come from the production skills of the Han people. Assuming that the Qihe and Wala rebellions really occurred, considering the defensive advantages of the Ili River Valley, even if the Ili River Valley really suffered a major threat, it would not be a sudden fall.

Then, there is time to transfer the "technical backbone". As long as the skilled craftsmen in local factories and workshops are quickly transferred, even if the Ili Valley is really lost, it will only be a grain-producing land. But for the Mongolians in Qihe and Oara, this will turn out to be digging their own graves. ——The economic cycle is broken, and the entire operating system collapses instantly.

They could have exchanged mineral deposits, livestock and other special products for daily necessities provided by the Han people. Suddenly there was no source of life. The subordinates and the people in the area immediately started to complain - no one would be able to adapt to walking on the small road after they were used to walking on the big road.

At this time, the Ming court had plenty of options to counter the rebellion. On the one hand, Turpan, Hami and other places in the interior of the Western Region could be used as counterattack bases. On the other hand, the small and medium-sized tribes of Qihe and Oara, whose economic cycle had been broken, could be recruited at will... In short There are ways to think of both inside and outside.

The most important thing is that this is still based on the worst-case scenario. The greater probability is that there are understanding people among the Mongolians. They will not wait until this step to initiate a "Qingjun side"... This is not uncommon within Mongolia. .

Although the Mongolians do not understand the modern economic theory of high pragmatism, it does not mean that they cannot understand its principles by then. As long as they understand the truth, they will certainly know what they can and cannot do. As long as you still want to live a good life, who is willing to dig out your own way to make money? How can there be such a lunacy in the world!

Gao pragmatic followed Qi Jiguang's words and explained this truth to the generals in his tent. All the generals were shocked by such superb ruling skills. They all expressed various emotions and admirations, and no longer dared to question these arrangements - it seemed that With such an intricate and intricate arrangement, questioning any of it may ruin the overall situation, so how could these generals dare to say anything about it?
When the matter of "Whether Tumut is willing to cooperate" was settled, Qi Jiguang suddenly remembered the Fergana Basin that Gao Pragmatic had previously mentioned to be juxtaposed with the Seven Rivers region. He pointed to this area on the map and asked: "Then How to arrange this treasure land?"
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