Chapter 43 The Resentment of the Six Towns and the Roots of Yuanxing

"There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the six towns, but the land is not enough to cultivate, and the land in the six towns has often just begun to be planted, and it can still be harvested, and after a few years, the land is bare, the wind blows the sand, and the sheep's horns go up, and the sun is not seen. Only a small amount of land near the water can be planted continuously, but only millet can be grown. ”

"The harvest is not enough to feed the people, and all we can rely on is the baggage sent by the Northern Wei Dynasty. However, after the Northern Wei Dynasty moved south, the army came out of the south, and the Duonan Dynasty fought between the Jianghuai and the Yangtze River. ”

"So much so that the soldiers and civilians of the six towns are extremely poor. Then it caused the Six Towns Rebellion and destroyed the Northern Wei Sheji in one fell swoop. ”

When Lian Zining said this, his eyes swept over everyone, and finally fell on Zhu Yuanzhang, and said: "The six towns have become a story. Now the Holy Son of Heaven is above, sweeping the world again, and arriving in Monan. Students dare not dare not take the liberty of hearing about it, the land of six towns, the land of Monan, how has this place changed for thousands of years? I don't know. However, the six towns are in their eyes, and they have to think about it, if the army is stationed in Monantun, then use the military and civilian geometry? Can the imperial court support geometry? ”

"In the long run, will the loyal and good people of the imperial court turn into an army of grievances in the six towns? Students, please think twice. ”

All history is contemporary.

This is the same whether it is 600 years from now or 600 years ago.

Moreover, He Xi also said before that the study of history is to solve contemporary problems. Emphasizing the practicality of studying history, as He Xi's disciples. Of course, this is also pursued. Therefore, all kinds of six towns have long been a thing of the past. And the problems faced by the six towns are still there today.

That is, whether to garrison a large number of troops on Monan Mongolia.

In history, Zhu Yuanzhang was a garrison, but during the Yongle and Xuande years, almost all the guards on the grassland withdrew to Guannei. You must know that Ming Chengzu and Ming Xuanzong are not faint kings, and they will not know the significance of the garrison on the grassland. But in the end, he still chose to stun.

Zhu Yuanzhang now corresponds to the rebellion of the Six Towns, and he also has a lot of thoughts in his heart.

However, he didn't speak at the moment, just nodded to Xu Zheng. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang took the hat with the golden pen and wrote Lian Zining's name on the white paper in front of him. From today on, Lian Zining can be regarded as Jane in the heart of the emperor.

Xu Zheng immediately asked Lian Zining to go down. Please come up from below.

The next one is Huang Zicheng.

Huang Zicheng was not as free as Lian Zining, a little restrained, but not a gaffe, after saluting, he said: "The topic that the students want to talk about is "Genghis Khan and the Fundamental Policy of Yuanxing". ”

Huang Zicheng is talking about the policy of Genghis Khan when he ruled the steppe.

The main thing is the thousand-household policy.

To put it simply, in the era of Genghis Khan, the Mongol ruling unit was a thousand households.

Genghis Khan organized the whole of Mongolia into ninety-five thousand households. Coupled with the cowardly Xue army around Genghis Khan, it can also be regarded as a proton army. With a total army of more than 100,000 people, it was the fundamental strength of Mongolia during the time of Genghis Khan.

Of course, Huang Zicheng did not focus on the combat effectiveness of the Mongol army, but on maintaining the system after the battle.

A Mongolian thousand households is not only a combat unit, but also a production unit, and almost every thousand households' equipment, war horses, and grain are produced by thousands of households. It is also because of this that every thousands of households have protons and servants to serve in the cowardly Xue army. Thus consolidating the forces of the whole of Mongolia.

And every thousand households, non-meritorious relatives and nobles are not allowed to lead.

And every Mongolian citizen served in units of a thousand households. It can be said that as far as ordinary people are concerned, they will not be able to escape the management of thousands of households in their lives.

And this normality is not without flaws. At least during the Mongol infighting, each thousand households sided with their own leaders. It can be said that every Mongolian civil war is a struggle between ninety-five thousand households.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he became more and more serious. The reason is very simple, although the Ming Dynasty's guard system has a reference to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, it is more inherited from the Mengyuan military system. Mongolia's thousand-household system has many similarities with the Ming Dynasty's guard system.

However, Huang Zicheng did not just control the Mongol rule. He went on to explain why Mongolia was doing this.

It is mainly discussed from the economic aspect.

Huang Zicheng said: "Each thousand households is essentially a separate tribe, if except for protons, the Mongolian center has no checks and balances on each thousand households. In this way, there was later a assembly of kings that decided the Mongol monarch. And the fundamental reason why the kings can decide the monarch is the thousand tribes that each person controls. ”

"Genghis Khan didn't realize this? I don't think so. It was Genghis Khan who could not change the conditions on the steppe. Nomadic tribes live on water and grass. It can be said that the burden of any person. It is impossible to have the Central Plains court system, and any additional official is an unbearable burden on the grassland. ”

"The students thought that if the imperial court wanted to establish rule on the grassland, the Yuanmeng thousand households system could be used as a reference."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened and said to He Xi: "They have seen each other's homework." ”

He Xi said: "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The two of them are positive and negative, corresponding to each other, which has to be thought-provoking. However, what are your thoughts on the issue of northern Xinjiang? ”

He Xi said: "Your Majesty, let's listen to the students first, the ministers are not talented, and they want to make a finale." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, and then waved his hand. Let Huang Zicheng go down. Xu Zheng brought Ding Xian over again.

Ding Xian was in good spirits, and on such an occasion, he was even more energetic. Hot blood rush. said: "What the minister said is the "Northern Xinjiang Policy". ”

He Xi's face showed an incredible look, and he immediately lowered his head and said in Zhu Yuanzhang's ear: "The homework he handed in before is not this." It is "The Transformation of the City in the Monan Region". It is an article on the determination of the area suitable for the construction of a city in the Monan area. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "I know, I have seen a lot of people like this." ”

It is human nature for some people to be nervous when they encounter a big scene, but some people will be nervous when they encounter a big scene. It will become very excited, referred to as people going crazy.

Being able to meet the emperor is an opportunity for everyone. Everyone has a different choice for this opportunity.

Compared with Lian Zining and Huang Zicheng's young age. Ding Xian is not much inferior to them in terms of talent. But some can't hold their breath. Before that, everyone's homework had been seen by each other. Before, it was just a homework, but now it has to be done in front of the emperor. It's a great opportunity.

A chance to soar.

When Ding Xian felt that his articles were inferior to the first two, he made up his mind to temporarily exchange articles. want to make a splash in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

But in He Xi's view, this is simply self-inflicted.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang has never seen any kind of person. Ding Xian did this, but he still lost points. Even if you are talented, you may not be reused. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is the most important rule, which is manifested in the most important law in governing the country, of course, Zhu Yuanzhang himself may not take the law seriously, and can promote others beyond the norm. But he hated it when someone in his subordinates did it.

After all, such a person, who will be an official in the future, may not take the rules and regulations of the court seriously.

At this moment, He Xi could only sigh in his heart. I'm sorry for this student.

At this moment, Ding Xian didn't know that what he did today was simply ruining his future, and he was still desperately performing. Explain the strategy of setting the northern Xinjiang that he has formulated.

The core content of Ding Xian's Northern Xinjiang Policy is to rule from the vulgar.

That is, it does not change the economic foundation of northern Xinjiang, and determines the rule of the Ming Dynasty over the grassland in terms of feudalization, city building, trade, etc.

Dividing the grassland is to divide the grassland into a feudal area, either to the meritorious heroes, or to the subordinates, or to the clan. In a word, in the steppe, modeled after the policy of Genghis Khan. The steppe tribes headed by the relatives and nobles have done a good job of checks and balances in the division of feuds. Let no one tribe dominate.

Then build the city. It is to build a city in a key place on the grassland. The castle served as a residence for the court officials, allowing them to rule over the vassals on the grassland. Commerce, on the other hand, was based on transportation and post roads. Communicate inside and outside, and transport the products from the grassland into the Central Plains. At the same time, the products of the Central Plains were transported into the grassland.

Since then, the two sides have been closely linked, economically and politically, inseparable. Let the grassland become the territory of the Ming Dynasty for a long time.