Chapter 56 The idea of King Yan moving the capital

When other tribal leaders killed Timur, they would have great prestige and use it to eat the remnants of Timur. After all, the Timur-controlled zone had all of Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, etc. Although King Yan defeated Timur in the first battle, he could not annex Timur's territory at once.

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The best land in Central Asia is actually in a few mountain basins.

The core area of Timur's rule was in the northern part of Afghanistan and the southern part of the five Central Asian countries.

It is important to understand that the five Central Asian countries in later generations were once members of the Soviet Union, and their national borders were not naturally formed. It is necessary to consider why the Soviet Union did this. Kazakhstan, the largest in Central Asia. It can be divided into two parts, the north is no different from the ordinary Russian state. Only the south is dominated by Kazakhs.

And the Uzbeks, who have already been the other three stans, were originally ethnic autonomous regions similar to China.

Later became independent and became a state.

But in reality, these peoples were almost created by Russia. They can all be called Mongols.

The Mongolian ethnic group, on the other hand, can be classified as having many ethnic groups in the Soviet Union.

That's an embarrassing thing.

The USSR as a state did not have enough of the main ethnic groups. Out of domination there is also a revolutionary idea. Naturally, it is necessary to nationalize as much as possible. If you don't hold enough shares as a major shareholder, let the remaining shareholders have as many as possible. Majority shareholders will have enough advantages. That's why there are more than 100 nationalities.

But China is not the same as the USSR. The number of Han Chinese is sufficient. However, the Soviet Union divided 56 ethnic groups, and it must be known that in the Republic of China, it was still a republic of five ethnic groups. It's a matter of getting yourself in trouble.

That's for later.

However, it also shows that a series of inland rivers that flow from the Aral Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the desert are either flowing into the Aral Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the desert, or individual rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean. The impact of the plains. The best place in the whole of Central Asia.

The place with the most agricultural potential.

And agriculture is the foundation of everything.

Without agriculture, nothing can be supported.

The root of Timur was in this area. He moved the capital many times, but in fact, he did not go beyond this category.

Among them, Samarkand was the capital of Uzbekistan and the capital of Khanizm. It was an important town that Timur could not lose.

But now, it has been captured by King Yan.

Timur had ambitions to establish this place as the capital of Asia. A lot of construction was carried out. Even in later generations, there were many buildings here. It's all left over from this era.

And King Yan saw this majestic city at a glance.

The place where Timur ran with his heart was naturally very good. Although compared to the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, a series of important cities, it is nothing at all. But in Central Asia, this place is already good. Based on this land, it is enough to conquer everywhere, Central Asia, West Asia. and many places in South Asia.

It's okay to call it the capital of Asia.

Of course, this Asia is excluding China.

Agriculture, handicrafts and other things have roots, and there are many places in the vicinity that can also be used as a place for farming.

Agricultural conditions cannot be said to be better than those of the Western Regions. But it's not much different. Speaking of Xinjiang's agriculture, it also relies on snow water, which is not much different from here.

Ili is also very close to here.

Timur can remotely control places such as the Western Regions here, and King Yan can naturally do it.

However, the biggest reason why King Yan moved the capital here is not actually this. It's that this place is far enough away from Daming.

King Yan understood it very early. King Yan is too close to Daming, which is not a good thing.

As long as King Yan moves the capital here. It proves that the core area of Yan rule is here. The Western Regions became a buffer zone for both sides. In this way, the Ming Emperor could safely see the rise of a powerful empire.

King Yan still admired Timur very much. From a Mongolian lower middle class

The aristocracy has come to this day step by step, and it can be called a hero. But the king of Yan did not feel that he was inferior to Timur.

He will take down the place where Timur has struck down before. Where Timur did not take down, he will also take it down.

King Yan now has a desire, he inquired about the geography of the west, knowing that all the way to the west, there will be a sea, and he wants to hit the sea.

Moreover, the sooner King Yan determines the place of foundation, the better. After all, King Yan was not blocked by Daming's technology. As long as King Yan wants, all the master craftsmen of the iron factory in the north can serve under King Yan. But there are many things that cannot be done by a few technicians.

Creation of an industrial base. Iron ore is needed. Colliery. There is also enough population, with a food base.

Today, there is a sufficient population base in this area, and there is also a sufficient food base. And Central Asia is also a place rich in minerals. There is no shortage of coal and iron.

In the future, this is the fundamental place of Yan Kingdom.

However, there are some problems.

That is, in the regime of King Yan, there are fewer and fewer Han people.

On the one hand, there are the Chinese, who have relocated to the land. Even if it is migration, many people think that it is better to be in the South Seas. This is too far away from the core of the Ming Dynasty. After coming, it is impossible to go home in the future.

On the other hand, the entire Ming Dynasty is booming, and most people have a way out. Even ordinary people feel that life is not stressful. There is no possibility of wanting to migrate.

Even many of the soldiers who served in the army of King Yan were making enough money. I want to go home.

Yes. Of course, they are loyal servants of King Yan, and they were born and died for King Yan. But when they are rich enough. I can't move anymore. It is also true that there is freedom of choice and that you want to return to your roots.

Even among the Yan Kingdom, there are some outstanding children who have been siphoned by the Ming Dynasty. They are all willing to go to Daming, but not to be in Yan Kingdom. I felt that there was no way out.

This is the most helpless thing for King Yan.

As a result, the Mongols were more and more numerous in the Yan regime.

King Yan did not discriminate against the Mongols. But for him to turn his Yan Kingdom into a Mongol regime, which he absolutely did not want.

Therefore, the cultivated land here is the best way for him to settle the Han people. He also doesn't count on Chinese immigrants. I hope that the Han people will marry more wives and have more sons here.

Otherwise, in the future, I don't know whose country it is.

As for the other issue, it is the question of the Arabic religion.

The Mongols that King Yan met before. Most of them believe in Immortal Heaven, Yellow Religion, and so on. But when you come here, the belief is mostly ***. And under Timur, an Arab cavalry shouted *** Long live. Desperate to attack the Yan army's firearms array. That spirit of courage and sacrifice made King Yan marvel at it.

From the beginning to the end, before there was no order to withdraw, there was no one to retreat.

Although defeated, it is still glorious.

And Timur believed in ***. He also established the largest seminary of his time in his capital. to rule his realm in this way.

This made it difficult for King Yan.

For back ***. King Yan also understands. But it's also just about understanding. Didn't care too much. After all, going back to the Central Plains is not a climate, and it is not worth being the king of Yan to understand. He is also very tolerant of some scholars. Look at the book

Because there's no more at stake.

But now it's different.

Because the Mongolians here are already believing in *** religion. These *** Mongols make up the majority of all Mongols. And many local nomads are the same.

King Yan wants to govern here, and *** teaching is already a problem that he can't get around.

There are even many people who have come to persuade King Yan to believe in *** religion, once King Yan converts, then it will be easy to take the remaining territory of Timur.

After all, Timur's own rule was his own control of the central foundation, and the periphery was dominated by some princes. His vassals only.

These people would not have been loyal to Timur to death. Timur and King Yan fought several times and were forced to leave, which is already a thing of the past

Finish. Naturally, they would not stubbornly resist King Yan. And religion can be the bond.

But as far as King Yan himself is concerned, he believes in ghosts.

King Yan grew up reading the Four Books and the Five Classics, and said that he was a faithful believer in Confucius and Mencius, but that was false. But Confucianism has melted with Chinese civilization, almost one and two, two and one existence.

Outsiders cannot see the differences within Confucianism. They equated Confucianism with Chinese civilization.

Not to mention, He Xi has set off a wave of nationalism, which is already spreading.

This wave of nationalism, built on the basis of the Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, would have developed even if it had not been Hexi. Almost a Chinese stress response to an alien invasion. The Ming Dynasty was too tough on the outside world, in fact, this is also the reaction.

It's just that history has gone in a different direction.

But under the guidance of He Xi, he embarked on a fork in the road of history.

This fork in the road will naturally affect King Yan.

For King Yan, converting to the *** religion is to rule the country with the teachings of the *** religion. The Qur'an is written in too much detail, and the religion itself is theocracy. This is simply unacceptable to King Yan.

Don't say anything else. If King Yan accepts the *** religion and becomes the protection of the *** religion and the spokesperson of *** in the world. So what position should the Ming Emperor put in?

With the so-called Heaven of Confucianism, that one is higher.

As long as King Yan accepts the teachings of the *** religion, he will not be able to face the Ming Dynasty at all, let alone face his own bloodline.

Yes, *** Internally, there is also a dispute over the Saints. That is, the descendants of the prophets, who have a special status in the *** religion. And his Zhu family has just torn apart the golden family of Mongolia, and now another saint has come out. Couldn't his old Zhu family be the first in the world?

He did this, and it is estimated that it is difficult to see Zhu Yuanzhang underground.

It's not even easy to face the civil servants under his command. Don't talk about others, it's Lian Zining, once King Yan converts to *** teaching, Lian Zining will definitely resign.