Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 821 Chataiji's Bottom Line
With good wine in hand, and the presence of experts like Gao Yushi, who is an expert in appreciating people, Qingbadu Taiji really knows everything, and he can say everything.

Chataiji, this is not the name of the top warrior in Tumet, but just an official position or title.

There is no love for no reason, no hate for no reason, and no loyalty for no reason in the world.Therefore, there is of course a reason and a history of why Chataiji is infinitely loyal to Alta.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty retreated to the grasslands, and it was called the Northern Yuan Dynasty in history.At that time, the Ming Dynasty was extremely powerful and implemented the "Three Plows and Five Expeditions" against the Bei Yuan who had retreated to the grassland. After that, Mongolia was in a state of division for most of the time, until Dayan Khan, the fifteenth grandson of Genghis Khan, unified the various tribes of Mongolia and established six thousand households.

In the fourth year of Zhengde, Dayan Khan sent his second son, Urus Borot, as the right-wing [-] Jinong (deputy Khan), which aroused conflicts between the leader of Yongxiebu and the lord of Ordos Mandulai Agulehu. Seriously dissatisfied, the two launched a rebellion when Urus Borot worshiped Genghis Khan's Mausoleum and killed Urus Borot.

At this time, Dayan Khan's third son, Barsborot, was living with Hatun in the home of the lord of Tumot (called "Mongolia Lejin" or "Manchurian Anger") at the time.

After learning the news of the rebellion, Kesaitabu Nang immediately sent Balsborot and his eldest son to Dayan Khan, and sent Altan, the second son of Balsbert, to the stars Keurruk and Eber The home of Kaiuyuhan and his wife.

After the couple accepted the task, they were afraid of harming the young Altan, so they asked a firewood collector to pretend to be a widow with a baby in her arms, and fled back to Dayan Khan with the babbling Altan.

In the 14th year of Zhengde, Altan was appointed as the lord of Tumote Wanhu, and the Ming Dynasty called him Altan Khan.

In the [-]th year of Jiajing, Yuhandurei Xiya, the son of Xingkai Urruk and Erbokaiwuyuhan couple who had rescued Alta Khan, was born. For the grace of saving his life, he accepted Handu Leixiya as his adopted son, conferred the official title of "Qia" and the title of "Taiji", and enjoyed the same privileges as Genghis Khan's golden family.

Here, "Qia" usually means a diplomat, and "Taiji" is similar to a prince or prince, so the title "Qiataiji" has both an official position and aristocratic status. The position of the special department is very prominent.

When Khandureshiya, that is, Chataiji, grew up, he was extremely shrewd and capable, and had high martial arts skills. Altan Khan also valued him very much and gave him real power.His military exploits are high and pragmatic, and there is no need for Qing Ba to tell them all. He had already figured out those things 12 years ago, so Qing Ba talked about other things.

For example, in the 29th year of Jiajing, when the Gengxu Revolution occurred, Alda Khan led his troops to attack Yanjing, and the troops approached the city.Since Altan Khan's purpose at that time was to "seek Tonggong City", and he did not have the ability to break through Yanjing, so in order to strive for the conditions for a peaceful settlement, he finally took the initiative to withdraw his troops.

In the second year, Alta Khan sent Chataiji to negotiate with Daming. After many difficult mediations, Daming had no choice but to agree to open a horse market in Datong and Xuanfu.The opening of the horse market has brought peace to the Ming-Mongolia border for the time being, and the border residents on both sides have benefited greatly, changing the hostile state of Ming-Mongolia for 200 years.

But the good times didn't last long. It didn't take long for Emperor Jiajing to repent and stop the horse market again. Ming and Mongolia entered into a melee again. It was not until Gao Gong took the opportunity of the Hannaji incident to dominate Alta to pay tribute when he took over the country for the second time.

In the fifth year of Longqing, the Ming Dynasty granted Alda Khan the title of King of Shunyi, and another 65 people were awarded the ranks of governor, commander, Qianhu, and Baihu. , that year he was only named a hundred households.

Five years later, it was the Wanli year. After I answered the table, Qiataiji was directly promoted from a hundred households to a commanding officer, and he was stationed in Tuotuo City, more than [-] miles away from Pianguan, Shanxi.

Tuotuo City, also known as Tuotuo and Tuotuo, is the later Tuoketuo County of Inner Mongolia. It is located not far southwest of Guihua City (later Hohhot).

However, he did not stay here for a long time. In order to avoid the mutual interference of agriculture and animal husbandry, Chataiji took the initiative to give way to the emerging agriculture, and moved to the area of ​​North Shizhou Township, Tumote Left Banner to settle and graze. Gacha was formed there, and later people named the village after Qiataiji, and their descendants lived in Qiataiji Village until the Red Dynasty.

But of course Qingba didn't know about the so-called Qiataiji Village, not even Gao Yushi. He just knew that Qiataiji's grazing land was very close to Guihua City, almost only a day's journey away.

In addition, Qingbadu also told him that there were indeed not many troops led by Chataiji, and it was not even as good as Gao Yushi's original news that there were "[-] soldiers"-his headquarters only had [-] cavalry, and the other [-] were from me. The answer was given to him to be in charge. In theory, this is the army of the headquarters of the answer.

However, Chataiji has been the number one general under Alta's command for nearly 30 years. His prestige in the army is unmatched except for Alta himself. Even Xin Ai cannot compare with Chataiji in this respect. .

In addition, he is just and serious, so some small tribes, and even the Dongtao, Xitao and Qinghai ministries, all attach great importance to his attitude, especially regarding the matter of fighting. Just believe that you can fight; if Chataiji says you can't fight, then everyone is basically reluctant to move, because if he thinks you can't fight, it will be even more impossible for someone else.

However, when Gao Wushi asked Qingbadu and Chataiji what attitude he had towards the current Ming Dynasty, Qingbadu said flatly, "Chataiji feels that he can no longer fight the Ming army."

Gao Wushi's heart moved, but his face remained unchanged. He raised his glass with a smile and Qingbao both drank one cup, and then asked, "Why? Can Chataiji explain the reason?"

"I've said it, of course I've said it." Qing Badu is very addicted to alcohol, but in terms of drinking capacity, I'm afraid he's still a bit inferior to Gao Yushi, the alcohol-tested soldier, and he's already a little tipsy. However, the way he spoke was still very clear, and he said neatly: "Chataiji said, firstly, the Ming army has infinite financial resources. Over the years, the border defenses have been overhauled, especially the cement fortress, which is so strong that it cannot be conquered at all. Building a fort is tantamount to hitting a stone with a pebble, sacrificing for nothing without gaining anything, it is better to trade in the market, exchange what I have, and exchange what I need.

Second, the Ming army often won big victories in Jiliao, and its armaments were getting better and better. It was not comparable to that of 20 years ago. If we fight against them again, the odds of winning are too low.

The third thing is that I, Tumed, can recuperate and watch Hal exhaust his strength. Maybe in the future, I can become the Great Khan of all Mongolia again... Uh, this is what Chataiji said. Tumed thirty thousand Even if Hu is the Great Khan of all Mongolia, he will still be King Shunyi of Ming Dynasty, Mr. Gao, don't get me wrong. "

I misunderstood?Why should I misunderstand, Tumed wants to be the emperor of Mengyuan, that is known to all the world.However, even if the lineage of the Emperor Mengyuan is transferred to the branch of Ida, I am not worried, I even look forward to this day, but... before that, I have to firmly control your Tumot department just work.

As for Chataiji's analysis, Gao Wushi felt that Qingba hadn't lied to him, and with Chataiji's level, it was not surprising to be able to see this.Of course, this also shows that Gao Gong's policy back then had an effect.

In fact, the current policy of "Western Huaidong System" in Ming Dynasty was originally created by Gao Gong.

At that time, Gao Gong's consolidation measures for Alda's tribute were mainly two points: strengthening armaments and using troops against Liaodong.

Gao Gong wrote a memorandum called "The captives are attached to each other, and the border troubles are less peaceful, begging to overhaul the border administration in time to maintain public security." . [Wufeng Note: This sparse is a historical fact. ]
Gao Gong believes that the real purpose of conferring mutual markets is to win border tranquility, thereby overhauling border affairs and laying the cornerstone of long-term peace.

In other words, the completion of canonization and mutual market does not mean that the Alta tribute has ended.Therefore, the further rectification of armaments, especially the frontier defense after the tribute was paid was a part of the Alda tribute event, and it was very important.

Moreover, Gao Gong's "Fu Rong Chronicle" also included "The captives are attached to each other, and the border troubles are slightly calmed down, begging to overhaul the border politics in time to ensure peace and order forever". It can be seen that "timely overhaul the border politics" and "Fu Rong "Inseparable.

In "Answer to General Soldiers of Qi", Gao Gong expressed this view more clearly. He said, "The western captives are newly attached, while the eastern captives are still peeking inside. Heart, although it is not uncommon to win the tribute market. If you have to make a big setback, not only this prisoner will be chilled, but the western captives also know that they are afraid, and the tribute market will last forever."

It can be seen that in Gao Gong's view, in order to maintain the favorable situation formed by Alta's tribute, it is necessary to use troops in Liaodong and strive for great victories. Maintain and consolidate the good situation of Ida Xinfu at that time.

Gao Gong knew very well that further rectification of armaments and strengthening of border defenses were the pillars for maintaining long-term peace and prosperity, and using troops in Liaodong and defeating the "Eastern captives" could dispel Alda's notion of injustice.

Peace is prone to slack, and peace without strength is not secure and must be temporary.Therefore, the border peace maintained by relying on tribute is not reliable.Temporary peace is by no means a reason to neglect one's duty and take it lightly, but should be turned into a ladder of positive progress.

Therefore, he has always regarded vigorously rectifying armaments and border defenses and improving military strength as the key to consolidating and maintaining Gongshi and forming a good situation.

That is to say, at that time, Gao Gong had already seen that the key link of the entire Alda tribute was to use the existing "solid practice" of peace to improve the strength of border defense and lay the cornerstone of long-term peace and security.

In this regard, Gao Gong made it very clear and thorough. He said: "But for three to five years of peace, there must be a stable settlement, a well-organized arrangement, a sufficient supply of soldiers and food, and a solid foundation. The chance of constant victory lies with me. At this time, if the other party seeks an alliance, I will still show the righteousness of restraint; if the other party breaks the contract, I will ask the teacher of the sinner, stretching and retreating, and there is room for myself. The madness of the captives, it will be difficult to succeed again, and China can enjoy infinite peace... …If you can look up to Miaomo and practice with sincerity, so that the frontier affairs will be better day by day, it will be the foundation of Changzhi.”

This idea later became the consistent ruling idea of ​​Ming Dynasty, that is, "West Huai Dong System".

Now, from Chataiji's analysis, it can be seen that Gao Gong's original thinking has had obvious effects.

Due to internal reforms, Daming has more financial and material resources that can be used to overhaul border affairs, such as building cement fortresses—because Gao Pragmatism, a monopoly capitalist, refuses to sell goods at low prices, the price of cement has been very expensive until now, but because of Gradually began to collect business taxes and customs duties, but insisted on vigorously purchasing cement and rebuilt almost all important side walls and fortresses, which caused an important factor that Chataiji believed could not be fought.

The effect of the "Oriental System" in deterring Tumed is also obvious. The second reason that Qiataiji believes that he cannot fight the Ming army again is because of Jiliao.Qi Jiguang was able to repel the intrusion of Duoyan's ministries every time. Although Li Chengliang couldn't keep the enemy out of the country, he always attacked the homes of Chahar, Duoyan and other ministries.

According to Qiataiji's thinking, Qi Jiguang lacked horses, so he could only defend; Liaodong had horses, so Li Chengliang could attack.Then, if we compare this situation to Xuanda's side, we will come to a conclusion: Xuanda also has horses. If Tumed and the Ming army fight again, the Xuanda Ming army can actually invade Tumed like Liaodong!

If Tumet is still the same as before, it’s okay for the Xuan Daming army to come in. Let’s go as soon as we say. It’s good for you to have horses, but you eat rice, which means you still need logistics, so you can only follow me The Mongols eat farts behind them.

But the problem is that Tumed is no longer what it used to be. With the establishment of Guihua City and other cities, nearly half of the Mongols have begun to live a "settled" life, so it's not as easy as before. can go?

What’s more, these years of agricultural development have not been in vain. Now the Mongols’ ability to resist disasters has improved a lot compared to before. Ice disasters and snow disasters are already difficult to cause a devastating blow to a tribe, especially for those who follow the Han people to reclaim wasteland. Tribes, their ability to resist disasters has improved several times.

However, this also means that the Mongols can no longer just pat their butts and leave—you can leave, but your crops are gone?When the winter comes with a snowstorm and ice disaster, the livestock will freeze to death, and the whole family will go to drink and smoke?

Therefore, the awe of Gao Gong's "Western Huaidong System", coupled with the highly pragmatic "Sinicization" and economic control, made Tumet a dilemma-he dared not fight, and dared not leave.

As for the other third item, Gao Pragmatism really doesn't mind, and it's completely human for Chataiji to think so.They are all descendants of Genghis Khan, why can you Tumen be the "Emperor of the Great Yuan", but my adoptive father can't?

In Chataiji's view, his adoptive father, Altan Khan, was obviously more talented than Tumen Khan.

Gao Wushi laughed, and said loudly: "Come here, let me bring you two jars of royal tribute wine. Today, I want to accompany Brother Qingbadu to have a good drink!"

Yes, please have a good drink. With your introduction, I can clearly understand the bottom line of Chataiji!

What's the bottom line?
The bottom line is that no matter how my Da Ming canonize him, at this moment, he, Chataiji, will never dare to talk about his collapse with me!
(End of this chapter)