Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 268 I Answer the Tribute ([-])
If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it.

Of course Gao Yushi knew this truth, so he had already dealt with it.

One of them is to let the "wood" of oneself not stand taller than others in a lonely and unobstructed way, but in a different position - for example, with a big mountain behind it, the possibility of being destroyed by the wind is small Much more.Wind can destroy trees, can it also overturn mountains?If it was really that kind of hurricane, then even if his tree didn't "beautiful in the forest", wouldn't it still be destroyed?
People in the officialdom of later generations like to put a stone in the office, called "backing stone". In fact, they have realized this truth, and then find a psychological comfort for themselves.

Therefore, he found himself the biggest backing stone - the emperor's family.

The emperor of Ming Dynasty has such a miraculous effect, as long as he doesn't want your "wood" to be destroyed, he can keep you safe.On the contrary, when he doesn't want to protect you...how Yan Song fell down is a lesson from the past.

It is of course a way out to get closer to the emperor's family, strengthen the relationship, and increase the sense of bond, but it is not enough.

If you really want the emperor to keep you forever, it depends on what use you are. You have to make him feel that many things need you to do. Once he leaves you, he Zhang Butcher will eat hairy pigs.Only at this level can you truly use him as a backer.

Therefore, Gao Pragmatic must go on this trip to the border, he wants to make a big contribution from the Alda tribute incident!
What's more, his trip to the border was not only for taking credit for the emperor's family to see his ability, but also for other reasons.

He also needs to make an advance layout for the future trend of the frontier army and the Mongolian right wing.

If there is no accident, Xuanfu, Datong, the three towns of Shanxi and the Mongolian right wing will have decades of peace in the future. Due to the peaceful environment and increasingly close economic and trade exchanges between the two sides, although the people on the border ushered in a "prosperous age" ", but the danger hidden behind is also very concerned and worried by Gao Yushi.

This danger can be summed up in eight words: knives and guns are put into storage, horses are released to Nanshan.

If it is expressed in more popular terms, it is: With decades of long-term peace, the combat capabilities of the armies of both sides have declined significantly.

From the perspective of the Ming army, the Xuanda frontier army at this time dare not say that it is the best of the Ming Dynasty - the Qi family army has not been disbanded - but because it has been fighting against the current number one enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Ida, so it must be worthy of a sentence "Number one to two".

But decades later?The troops drawn from Xuanda, because they were led by famous generals such as Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao during the Pingliu period, their performance was passable, but once they were drawn to play against Houjin, they immediately became tofu dregs, and the famous generals could not bring them along. This is a typical manifestation of a decline in combat effectiveness.

Wang Shouren once said back then that Xuanfu, Datong, Jizhen, and Liaodong were the foundations of Ming's stability. If these four places were lost, Daming would perish.In other words, the armies of these four places must also be the most powerful army of Ming Dynasty, otherwise Ming Dynasty will be in danger.

Therefore, it is a good thing for me to pay tribute, but high-level pragmatism still needs to prepare in advance, in case the Xuanda frontier army loses the motivation to make progress because of indulgence in pleasure, and even Wang Xiaoer's New Year's Eve is not as good as every year.

Even the Mongolian right wing, because of being too comfortable after paying tribute in history, led to the rise of the Mongolian left wing Lin Dan Khan decades later, and wiped them out in one fell swoop-don't look at Lin Dan Khan being beaten all over the ground by Hou Jin, but he Swept away the majestic Tumochuan and other ministries!

The sharp reduction in combat power caused by long-term peace is so obvious.

The life and death of Tu Mochuan may be insignificant in the eyes of ordinary Ming people and even the Ming court, and even some short-sighted people would like to see their misfortune, but it is not the case in the eyes of Gao Yushi.

The Mongolia in Gao Yushi's eyes is not an outsider, but his own people in the future!To a large extent, he regards the Mongols as Ming Cossacks!
Cossacks are the sharp sword in the hands of the Russian tsar, and the high-practical goal is to "transform" the Mongols into the sharp sword in the hands of Ming Dynasty!
There are so many similarities between Mongols and Cossacks, and even the Cossacks themselves may have the shadows left by the Mongols. If the Cossacks can be tamed by the Tsar, why can’t the Mongols be reformed by Ming?
Difficulty is difficult, but it is not impossible.

Just like humans domesticate wolves into dogs or hounds, it is necessary to maintain its certain fighting ability, but also to make it understand the principle of "the master must not violate it".

This requires a lot of training, but it can definitely be done.

This method is very complicated in detail, but it is not troublesome in a simple summary: one hand is a big stick, and the other is carrots—if you don’t eat carrots, you can replace them with meat.

The routine of a certain American president in later generations is still very useful: soft words and a big stick in hand.

Going to the border now, Gao Wuzhen intends to "speak soft words" and "prepare a big stick" at the same time.

Therefore, for Gao Gong's question, Gao Yushi decided to answer candidly to a certain extent.

He took a deep breath and said: "Sanbo, as long as the Tonggong matter is completed, it is conceivable that given the current situation I am facing, he will not allow the various ministries under his command to act recklessly. A lot of peaceful time. But this peaceful time is very precious, we can't waste it at will, because I Da is already very old after all, and his eldest son, Xin Ai, has a far different attitude towards me, Da Ming. Answer this and insist on paying tribute."

Gao Wushi paused, frowned on purpose, put on a worried look, and said, "Xin Ai Huang Taiji... According to the information that my nephew has obtained, I'm afraid he is a person with both heads and heads. Even if Da Ming negotiates the tribute matter with Al Da this time, he must make preparations in advance, lest after Al Da dies, Xin Ai, as the heir, will overthrow Nai's old regime and threaten our Da Ming border again."

Gao Gong laughed, and said: "Your idea coincides with Sanbo and me. I also have a few ideas. I wanted to discuss it with Taiyue first. Since you have already mentioned it, I will let you listen to it first. It doesn't matter."

Gao Yushi naturally listened attentively, so Gao Gong said: "I agree with you just now. If I answer to propose a tribute, this time, no matter what, the court must agree to it. Then, we must take advantage of this great opportunity to comprehensively rectify the border defenses and change the status quo. The decadent status quo of the frontier defense in northern Xinjiang has firmly held the initiative in my hands and completely reversed the passive situation. You just said that I am getting old, and no one knows how long he can live. His eldest son, Xin Ai, is not reliable. Yes, so if we have a year of peace, then we have a year of preparation; if the North Koreans do not commit crimes for two years, then there will be two years of rectification effect. If we can maintain the peaceful situation for three to five years, then we can naturally make more adequate preparations In other words, the imperial court must take advantage of the rare peaceful situation in the past few decades to quickly and effectively strengthen its armaments."

When Gao Wushi heard the last words "strengthen armaments", his eyes suddenly moved.

(End of this chapter)