Chapter 182: The Ming Banner Flutters
These Jurchen young men moved around in the carriage, and finally emptied the fully loaded carriage.
Looking at the piles of supplies on the ground, everyone in the tribe believed that this time Aqina was really developed.
I saw that Aqina instructed the men, women, and children of the tribe to set up several large iron pots, and took out several strips of bacon from the tribe, and then unloaded several bags of white rice from the carriage and cooked fragrant rice.
In the case of meat and rice, wine is naturally indispensable.
This time, Aqina also brought Beiping's specialty burnt knife wine.
After a good meal and drink, the entire tribe was completely subjugated by the fortune of the army depicted by Aqina.
After a few days of eating and drinking, Aqina easily recruited a group of sturdy youths from several other tribes around him.
As required in the enlistment manual that Achina brought back.
Aqina conducted a simple evaluation of them, and finally selected more than 50 Jurchen young adults who met the requirements of the Ming Dynasty's conscription.
In the entire Liaoyang Liaodong Province, not only the tribe where Aqina is located, but almost all the Jurchen tribes are agitated because of Zhu Han's recruitment of troops in the Mobei Protectorate.
In just one spring, the various Jurchen tribes gathered more than 6,000 young and strong people, and joined the army to join the Northern Protectorate of the Great Ming Desert.
This number is not much for the Han people in the Central Plains.
However, for these Jurchen tribes, it is definitely a very large number.
The strongest young men of almost every tribe were attracted to join the Ming army.
The combat effectiveness of the various tribes was greatly reduced, and naturally there was no capital to rebel or fight with each other, which greatly reduced the difficulty of the Ming army's rule in this area.
And the price paid by Daming is nothing more than the conscription fee of ten taels of silver per person.
More than 6,000 Jurchens were young and strong, and they were transferred to the Mobei Protectorate thousands of miles away with only 60,000 taels of silver.
Moreover, after these Jurchen soldiers joined the Ming army, they all performed well, and they also received a lot of military salaries and bounties.
In this way, after they return to their hometowns to visit relatives, they will attract a new batch of Jurchen young adults to join the Ming army.
It only takes a few reincarnations, and all the Jurchen tribes in the entire Liaoyang Province will fall into this perfect closed loop.
Grew up and exercised among the Jurchen tribes, then joined the Ming army to obtain military pay bounties, and after retiring, he took a generous settlement fee to live in the city or go to the Central Plains to buy a house and land.
As a result, the strength of the Jurchens on the ground in Liaoyang Province became weaker and weaker, and the number of people became smaller and smaller.
The Ming forces of the local Tuntian garrison will eliminate the strengths of the other, completely replacing the Jurchens as the masters of this piece of white mountains and black waters.
Not only that, but these Jurchens who participated in the Ming army will first take Han names and change to Han customs.
By the time they retired, they had already become accustomed to the life of Sinicization, and they would never return to live in the original vulgar and barbaric Jurchen tribe.
For his Jurchen identity, that is, he has no identity.
Every retired Jurchen soldier will see himself as a Han in the future!
Not only in terms of social organization, but also in terms of individual spirituality, the concept of Jurchen has been wiped out!
It can be said that Zhu Han only used a mere 100,000 taels of silver every year to completely wipe out the fierce fishing and hunting nation of the Jurchens!
The Liaodong frontier of the Ming Dynasty has never been a threat since.
Because, there will never be the possibility of the Jurchen rising in this world.
Daming, Hongwu five years, March.
Jingshi, Ying Tianfu.
At this time, Jiangnan is in the twilight of spring.
As the so-called late spring in March, the grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River, the peanut trees are mixed, and the warblers fly wildly.
It's really a good scenery in the twilight of spring.
The whole Yingtianfu is also full of joy inside and outside, and in the warm spring light, the new atmosphere of the new dynasty of the Ming Dynasty is bursting out.
Especially today, it is a good day for Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty to lead hundreds of civil and military officials to sacrifice prisoners to Taimiao.
Offering prisoners to Taimiao is the most solemn victory ceremony in the whole country since the ancient Zhou Dynasty.
On such an important day, Zhu Han, as the number two person in the Ming Empire, naturally cannot be absent.
Zhu Han was wearing a purple Zhengyipin prince costume, and followed closely behind his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to worship in the Taimiao.
The captives offered to Taimiao were naturally a group of princes and nobles led by Emperor Aiyou of Mengyuan.
According to Zhu Han's Mobei policy, the method of grasping the big and letting go of the small was adopted for these captured Mengyuan nobles.
For example, the Mengyuan Emperor Aiyou and the various host vassal kings all escorted them to Nanjing for a prisoner sacrifice ceremony and then imprisoned.
And those small and medium-sized nobles, such as Enke and others who gradually sinicized in Beiping Mansion, granted them official positions, and then put them back on the grassland, becoming the middle and lower forces of the Ming Dynasty ruling on the grassland.
So in this way, only Emperor Mengyuan Aiyou and those vassal kings staged this good show of Taimiao offering prisoners in Jingshi Yingtianfu.
Because after nearly 100 years of Mongol rule, many etiquette of the Han people has been missing.
Therefore, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, under Zhu Han's suggestion, fully adopted the Tang Dynasty to make up for the lack of etiquette.
Therefore, this time the Taimiao sacrifice of prisoners basically followed the ceremonial process of the Tang Dynasty.
Under the guidance of the Ministry of Rites, he first presented the gift of Taigao to the ancestors of the Taimiao, that is, the ancestors of the old Zhu family.
Then the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang came to the high platform in front of the Taimiao, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu read out the good news of the northern expedition to fish under the high platform.
After the good news was read, it was followed by the music played by one hundred and eight court musicians.
In the majestic and majestic Yale, three thousand elite brocade guards of the Ming Dynasty were dressed in bright armor and held sharp weapons of various colors, and the front of the Taimiao slowly moved forward all the way to the bottom of the high platform.
"Da Ming!"
"Wan Sheng!"
After Jinyiwei was established, the three thousand people immediately became angry and shouted mighty slogans.
Immediately after that, thirty-six brass guns were fired in turn.
Boom Boom!
This is the Ming Dynasty feature that Zhu Han added on the basis of Tang Li, after all, artillery represents martial arts, so you don't need it.
After the thirty-six rounds of artillery, the civil and military officials, the virtuous men and women of the peasants and businessmen, and the envoys of the vassal states in the entire Taimiao Square were all shocked by this gorgeous opening.
Thirty-six brass guns!
Not to mention their power, the cost of each of these bronze cannons is definitely not something that a small country can afford.
However, the Ming Dynasty only used these 36 valuable cannons to carry out the prisoner sacrifice ceremony on the Taimiao.
You can imagine how shocking it was for the small vassal states around it.
The main purpose of Zhu Han's move is to use this to deter various forces around him.
After the artillery was fired, the ceremony of sacrificing prisoners in the Taimiao Temple also officially began.
Immediately afterwards, the ceremony was presided over by the two people of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment, and the following ceremony will be presided over by the Ministry of Justice.
I saw that Shang Shu of the Criminal Department took ten officials of the Criminal Department as a guide, and behind them there were hundreds of Mongolian prisoners dressed in white prison uniforms, with disheveled hair and naked feet, and followed them into the square of the Taimiao one by one.
At this moment!
The civil and military officials and the representatives of the people have all obeyed the orders of Emperor Hongwu and have all stood up!
All eyes were on the Mongol captives.
I saw that the person at the head was the short little emperor Aiyou.
Since he was captured by Ying Tianfu last fall, Aiyou's life has actually been quite good.
I eat and drink well every day, and now I have not only gained weight, but also grown a lot taller.
However, in front of a group of mighty and majestic soldiers of the Ming brocade guard, they still looked a little weak and helpless.
At this time, the criminal department Shangshu brought all the Mongol captives to the square, and then began to read aloud a document in his hand.
This document was drawn up by all the ministers of the Criminal Department, and it was a letter of guilt.
The people who were condemned were, of course, the Mengyuan people headed by Aiyou.
They committed war and crimes against humanity, although these two words are not yet available, but in order to convict the Tartars, Zhu Han worked tirelessly to formulate these two crimes overnight.
After the criminal department Shangshu read aloud the charges of these Mongol captives, he knelt on the ground and asked Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty to punish these captives.
According to the etiquette handed down from ancient times, generally speaking, there are two final results to choose from when offering a prisoner to the Taimiao.
The first one was to cut off the heads of all the captives and use their blood to honor their ancestors and warriors.
The other option is to absolve them of their sins, grant them some symbolic titles, and raise them with good food and drink to raise a toy to show off the benevolence and tolerance of the dynasty.
This can be said to be the most glorious moment of the Son of Heaven!
The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the high platform in front of the Taimiao, looking at the more than 100 Mongolian princes and nobles who were kneeling on the ground, and he couldn't help but feel infinite emotion in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang's maternal grandfather, the old man, was once a soldier who survived the naval battle of Yashan in the Southern Song Dynasty.
So since he was a child, Zhu Yuanzhang knew how much blood debt these Mongols owed to the Han Chinese.
Zhu Yuanzhang must let these Mongols repay all the blood debts they owe.
Just killing the Mongolian nobles like Aiyou is too cheap for them.
Give them a happy death, and that is their liberation.
Zhu Han had long suggested that his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang leave the Mongol captives of Aiyou behind, let them continue to live in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and become the object of eternal ridicule of the Ming courtiers and the people, and also use them to warn the royal descendants of the Ming Dynasty.
After finishing the words of the criminal department, he looked at the Ming Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.
At this time, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were waiting for how to deal with these captured Mongol princes and nobles.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was solemn, and he looked at the civil and military officials under the high platform, at this time, he did not rush to announce how to deal with these Mongolian prisoners, but said to Zhu Han:
"Seven-five, you come up."
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not loud, but all the civil and military officials were stunned on the spot in surprise when they heard it.
Where is Zhu Yuanzhang standing now? Although King Zhu Han is the emperor's younger brother and the number one hero of the Ming Dynasty, he is also a courtier, not the emperor, and Zhu Yuanzhang spoke at this time to let Zhu Han stand on the high platform to accept the worship of the hundred officials of cultural relics, which can be described as an unprecedented shocking move.
Zhu Han naturally understood what the elder brother was thinking, but he also felt that this was a little inappropriate, so he stretched out his hand and waved it gently, and said, "Your Majesty, this high platform is extraordinary, and you can't step into it unless you are a king."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care, he stepped off the high platform in two steps and grabbed Zhu Han's arm.
He dragged and said: "They are courtiers, you are not courtiers, our own brothers, what kind of kings and ministers." ”
Zhu Han also knew that his brother Zhu Yuanzhang's true feelings were caused, so he shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, then listen to you." ”
Zhu Han followed his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to the high platform and accepted another pilgrimage from the civil and military officials.
Zhu Yuanzhang said to the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, "You read the crime just now, and let us read it again." ”
The Shangshu of the Criminal Department immediately said, "Obey Your Majesty's orders." ”
After announcing the crimes of these captives again, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was absolutely broad-minded.
Zhu Yuanzhang announced that he had pardoned the sins of these captives, and also rewarded them with various sends.
Note that there is a dispatch here, not an official position.
For example, the little emperor of the Mongols, Aiyou, got the Marquis of Shunyi, which was different from those princes and marquis of the Ming Dynasty.
This Marquis of Shunyi does not have any money, but only has a small mansion.
And then there will be some rewards during the New Year's holidays, and the main living expenses will be borne by the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Rites, after all, Aiyou's fate from now on is a prisoner confined within the high walls.
Chapter 396 The Great Ming Banner is raised on the grassland
These high-ranking Mongolian officials and nobles headed by Aiyou must have a bad time after the days of Yingtianfu in Nanjing, at most they can be regarded as worry-free about food and clothing, but like any kind of glory, wealth or freedom, it is impossible at all.
And not only that, Zhu Han also suggested to Zhu Yuanzhang that in the future, all important activities of the Ming Dynasty, such as major activities such as sacrificing Taimiao and suburban sacrifices to heaven and earth, Aiyou, as a trophy symbolizing the great martial arts of the Ming Dynasty, would also have to be pulled out for a walk.
Unlike the high-ranking captives of the Mongol Great Khan Aiyou, those middle- and lower-class Mongol captives were living better and better on the steppe at this time.
After all, these middle- and lower-class Mongolian tribal leaders were more pragmatic.
They are actually similar to the Confucian scholars and landlords of the Han people, and they don't care who is the emperor or who is the Great Khan, as long as they and their tribes can live a better life, they will not hesitate to change the master.
Mobei grassland.
After returning to his tribe, Enke not only brought back the official position of guerrilla general given to him by the Ming Dynasty, but also brought a large number of salt, goods, medicinal herbs and other materials that were in short supply in the grassland.
Of course, all these salt, cloth, and medicinal herbs were not taken for free.
As the leader of this tribe, Enke dedicated his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and now the most loyal Mongolian tribal leader in the entire Mobei grassland is none other than him.
Even the Dadu Protector of the Mobei Metropolitan Protectorate, Luo Guanzhong, also visited the Fenenke tribe twice, and established it as a typical example of the loyal ministers of the Mobei Metropolitan Protectorate.
There was a bright red flag of the sun and moon fluttering above the tribe of Enke.
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