Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 855 The Traveler

West of Qinghai Lake.

In the north of Riyue Mountain, at the source of the upper reaches of the Huangshui River, and at another important pass from the Hehuang Valley to Qinghai, a new city of Ming Dynasty was built next to the site of the old city of Xihai County in the Han Dynasty.

The "traveler" Wang Mang, because the Han Dynasty had the three counties of the East China Sea, the North Sea, and the South China Sea, but there was no Xihai County, so he deliberately used money, property and titles to lure the leader of Beihe Qiang to donate his land and move his troops out of Qinghai Lake. , Dedicated the area around the lake to the great Han. After Wang Mang got the area around the lake, he specially set up Xihai County, and built Xihai County City in the north of Riyue Mountain and the Jinyintan Beach on the south bank of Xichuan River.

After thousands of years, there is only a triangular ruined wall left in the former Xihai City, which is called the Triangle City by the nomads.

They don't know the historical accumulation of this triangular mound, and it is often used to keep sheep.

The emperor, whose asthma finally eased, also traveled from Chahan Baiyun City in the southeast of the lake to Triangle City in the north.

Taking advantage of the civil strife in Heshuote, the emperor reached many agreements with Dalai Batur Khan, including letting the Ming army build Baiyun City and Haiyan City west of Chiling and east of Qinghai Lake, and divide the Hargai River to the east. To the east, to the north of the Daotang River, this large area east of the lake is dedicated to Daming.

The imperial court opened border markets in Haiyan and Baiyun cities, and Xu Qinghai's herdsmen and businessmen came to trade with each other. At the same time, the two cities were also the places where princes, princes and auspicious lords from the left and right wings of Qinghai met every year.

The Heshuote tribe in Qinghai, including the herdsmen of Waikalkha, Tumot, Xie Yongbu, and Tangut under the leadership of Quetu Khan, were organized into the two capitals at this time, and the original Badaiji was divided into about two , compiled into sixteen Dudufu.

Zhu Yihai wanted to ask for these places at this time, which meant taking advantage of the fire, but the opportunity was rare, so there was no reason to be polite.

Haiyan is a place that Zhu Yihai is sure to win. It is located at the pass between Riyue Mountain and Garzang Mountain, and it is also the source of Huangshui. After arriving at Huangyuan from the inland via Xining, it can be divided into two routes, north and south, to enter Qinghai-Tibet. There are two routes, one goes south from Qinghai Hunan, and the other goes west from Qinghai Hubei.

Both are the Tang and Tibetan ancient roads, as well as the Silk Road.

Passing through Haiyan Road in the north, crossing the Qaidam Basin, crossing the Dangjin Pass, you can enter Dunhuang, Ruoqiang, Yanqi, and go straight to the Western Regions.

The Jinyintan Grassland where Haiyan built the city is also more than 1000 square kilometers. The two mountains in front of it are like a dam blocking the east of Qinghai Lake, and also blocking the nomads in Qinghai for the Hehuang Valley. With a mouthful of mountains, this place is naturally a battleground for military strategists.

If you don't take it if you have a chance, you will regret taking it on your thigh.

The emperor's asthma was so severe that he couldn't lie down, but he still insisted on intensifying negotiations with Dalai Batur Khan, and finally settled the matter quickly.

Not only did the large area stretching from the Hargai River in the north to the Daotang River, which is two hundred miles north and south, from the Qinghai Lake shore in the west, to Yangjiatan in the east, a hundred miles away, be directly under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, but also many of the former Quetu Khan and other leaders here The original herdsmen also belonged to Ming Dynasty and became naturalized herdsmen of Ming Dynasty.

The imperial court quickly established the Xihai Mansion here, commanding the six cities of Huangyuan, Baiyun, Haiyan, Datong, Menyuan and Haibei.

Haiyan City and Baiyun City were established.

On one side is the loess high slope, and on the other side is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The Ming Dynasty completely occupied Riyue Mountain and Garzang Mountain, built fortresses on the mountains to look down, built passes at the passes on both sides, and built cities on the plains.

On the banks of the Xichuan River, the source of Huangshui, Zhu Yihai went to see the ruins of the Triangle City in the Han Dynasty, and it really turned into a mound.Compared with the ancient city of Jiaohe in the Han Dynasty preserved in Turpan in the Western Regions, it is too far away. It is hard to imagine that this is the monumental achievement of the Han Dynasty who once made great achievements in the northwest.

It is even more unexpected that this is the masterpiece of the traverser Wang Mang.

Many people say that Wang Mang is a time traveler, and there are various evidences, Zhu Yihai thinks it is possible, after all, he himself is a time traveler.

Wang Mang failed, he succeeded.

Wang Mang once lured the Qiang people to offer the land around Qinghai to establish Xihai County. Later, Yang Guang also established Xihai and other four Hexi counties after the destruction of Tuyuhun.

Thousands of years later, Zhu Yihai is still continuing what Wang Mang, Yang Guang and others have done, bringing the east of Qinghai Lake into the direct jurisdiction again, which seems to be a cycle.

"15 years ago, Gushi Khan led the Oirat allied forces into Qing Dynasty, but Quetu Khan led [-] Mongolian troops to intercept Gushi Khan, but was defeated by Gushi Khan's [-] allied forces. Ulan was stained with blood. Quetu Khan fled all the way to the Hargai River and hid in a marmot hole, but was still found and killed by Dayan."

Zhu Yihai stood on the ruins of the Xihai County City in the Han Dynasty, discussing the two old masters here not long ago, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Zhu Dadian said bluntly: "Although Quetu Khan claims to have 3 horses, in fact he is not the king of Khan, but a Taiji of Khalkha. Kazhu Khan Wang Taiji collectively repelled him, and later he led his troops to Qinghai to support Lin Dan Khan, conquered Tumed, Xie Yongbu and other branch troops who lived in Qinghai, and had a quarrel with the Gelug faction."

Lao Zhu has been with the emperor all the time, and he has also studied Mongolia a lot.

He dismissed Quetu Khan, because Quetu Khan was actually just Quetutaiji, or Chaoketutaiji. This Khan was proclaimed by him after he arrived in Qinghai, and other Mongolian tribes did not recognize him. As a poet, he is a bit romantic, but when it comes to leading the tribe, especially in the turbulent era at the end of Ming Dynasty, his vision is too bad.

After he occupied Qinghai, he chose to form an alliance with the Zangba Khan, and sent his son Arslan to bring [-] soldiers into Tibet to support the Karma Sect and the Zangba Khan. As a result, after his son occupied U-Tsang, he was bribed with gold and silver from the great monks After some lobbying, he actually converted to the Yellow Sect and directly betrayed his father, and the father and son fought each other.

When Gushi Khan led the coalition army into Qing Dynasty, Quetuhan was not an opponent at all. He couldn't even deal with his own son, let alone Gushi Khan, the hero of a generation. Moreover, Gushi Khan entered Qing this time. All came together, such as Batuer Huntaiji and other heroes, but Quetu Khan not only refused to submit, but also recruited strong men everywhere. He barely gathered 3 people, but what's the use of being inconsistent?

In particular, Mongolia had believed in the Yellow Sect during the time of Altan Khan, and Altan Khan and the third king also gave each other titles and titles. By this time, most Mongolians believed in the Yellow Sect. Lin Dan Khan insisted on converting to Karma for his own needs in unifying Mongolia. Ju faction, this Quetu Khan is also a hamstring. He was originally the Taiji lord of Khalkha in Mobei, but he insisted on getting together with Lin Dan Khan and changing his faith.

After being driven to Qinghai, although some Mongolian tribes such as Tumet were conquered, they were also converted, which caused even more turmoil in the hearts of the people.

You must know that the fourth great monk is a Mongolian from Tumet. If your family does not support it, you support outsiders.

But Gush Khan was invited by the Gelug faction and came under the banner of Dharma protector.

But Tu Khan's defeat was his own fault, and he couldn't see the situation clearly.

Since Altan Khan, the Mongolian right wing has been controlling Qinghai, and even Kham. It developed to Linxia in Gannan and other places, and then conquered the chieftains in Kham and made them surrender to Mongolia.

Before Altan Khan entered Qing Dynasty, Xie Yongbu of the Ordos Division and Yibula Taishi had already entered Qing Dynasty, and later Altan Khan defeated them and unified the Mongolian headquarters.

Later, Quetu Khan led the Waikalkha to go south to seize control of Qinghai from Tumet and the others. Then Lin Danhan also led Chahar to stay in Qinghai for a short time. After he died of illness, his wife and children led the troops to leave .

After Gushi Khan destroyed him, he ruled Qinghai for more than ten years. The land was divided into ten pieces, and ten sons were nomadic.

The ten brothers ruled Qinghai separately and nomadic herds. In the past ten years or so, they have been relatively stable and united. After all, their father is still alive, and they are brothers.

But now that Gushi Khan is dead, he was still poisoned.

The sixth child said that the eldest son had an affair with his concubine and poisoned his father to seize the Khan throne.The boss said that it was the sixth brother who killed him, and then framed him, intending to fight for his position.

The fifth son's son lives in Kham and directly supports himself. If you fight for yours, I don't care about your King Heshuote Khan. I will stand on my own as Khan.

There are many Mongolian tribes in Qinghai now, and their origins are complicated. There are Mobei Khalkha, Monan Tumed, Xie Yongbu, Ordos, and even Chahar and Moxi Oirat. There are also Tangut Mongols, anyway, the Mongols here are the most complex and complete.

Daming is now taking advantage of Da Lai's focus on competing with his elder brother and nephew for the position, and making conditions with him in exchange for his support, and he gritted his teeth and agreed.

Not only a large area of ​​Haidong was assigned to the Ming Dynasty, but also some Mongolian tribes such as Tumed, Khalkha, Xie Yongbu, and Tangut in these places were all chosen to belong to Ming Dynasty, and Heshuo The special tribes moved away from this place.

"Dalai Batur Khan has to be on guard, he is more tolerant, this kind of person will bite back at any time." Zhu Dadian reminded the emperor.

However, Zhu Yihai chuckled, his condition eased, and he felt much better.

"Although Dalai is quite strong, it is not easy for him to defeat Dayan now. Dayan has already received the support of the Fourth and Fifth Kings. Even if Shigatse and Gongbu rebelled, Dayan was very brave in fighting, and we can also Help him secretly."

Daming will not allow Dalai to destroy Dayan easily, and will not even allow Dayan to easily destroy Dalai. In addition, Kangba is also self-reliant, and then find a way to make Kashgar autonomous.

The powerful Heshuote will become a mess, and then it will be impossible to be an enemy of Da Ming, and even to get Da Ming's support, he has to be obedient to Da Ming.

"The crown prince told me that a new round of national household registration and farmland census statistics was just completed last year. With the help of the local Baojia system, the statistics this time are more accurate and complete. The current registered population of my Ming Dynasty has suddenly increased by [-] million, excluding those who are detained. Jurchen, Mongolia and other places, the current population has basically recovered to the peak population value of my Ming Dynasty.

Now the country is peaceful, and the common people are much less stressed after the income of the people is reduced to the mu. Now, the new population exceeds 1000 million a year, while the whole Moxi and Qinghai-Tibet have a population of less than [-] million. "

This is one of the biggest strengths of Ming Dynasty. Just like the thousands of square kilometers of land cut from Dalai Batur Khan this time, Ming Dynasty can move several 10 people or even more within three to five years. .

Without people, no matter how large the land is, it is empty, but with people, especially after a large number of main ethnic groups, it is difficult to change the color.

Cultivating wasteland and farming, raising cattle and herding horses, digging mountains and mining, and trading tea and horses. With the size and policies of the Ming Dynasty, Dalai Batur only occupies Qinghai, even if he is Gushi Khan resurrected, he would not dare It's easy to go head-to-head with Daming. At the beginning, Gushi Khan sent people to Shenyang to pay tribute to the Tartars, but after seeing Zhu Yihai seized the entire south of the Yangtze River, he immediately switched to paying tribute to Daming. Later, Zhu Yihai won the Northern Expedition steadily. He even directly professed his ministers and relatives.

This is the pattern of a real hero. If you are not strong enough, you should bow your head. You can’t be like Lin Danhan or Quetuhan or Chongzhen.

"Based on the current population growth rate, in another 20 years, the direct population of the Ming and Han lands will exceed [-] million. If you add the barbarians in the conquered lands, there will be even more. If you say that there is such a large population, who can stop it by then? Do you want to live in the footsteps of Ming Dynasty?"

As long as there is no major war and civil strife in the Han region, and there is no major external defeat and no invasion, then the population growth rate of a huge empire will be extremely astonishing, and the population is also the country's top wealth and wealth resource.

(End of this chapter)