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The Ministry of Rites sent envoys to announce to various ministries in Tibet. If there was no military pressure to back them up, I am afraid that others would not take Da Qin's envoys seriously.
Whether Xining can be captured now depends on Li Dingguo. It is impossible for Da Qin to send more troops to Hexi for the time being.
Qin Mu originally mentioned Tibet, the Western Regions, and Mongolia, but everyone still cared about Tibet, but the Western Regions seemed to be automatically ignored by everyone;
Since the Tang Dynasty, no Central Plains dynasty has had actual rule over the Western Regions. In addition, the economic center of gravity has gradually shifted southward, and with the rise of maritime trade, the importance of the overland Silk Road connecting the Western Regions has also continued to increase. decline.
All these factors made Da Qin officials not very interested in exploring the Western Regions, and they were almost unwilling to mention it.
The Yarkand Khanate currently rules the Western Regions, so named because its capital is located in Yarkand (Yarkand).
Its territory extends to Jiayuguan in the east, Tibet in the south, Kashmir in the southwest, and the Bukhara Khanate of Uzbekistan in the west. It is bounded by the Fergana Valley and the Tianshan Mountains in the north. The territory roughly includes Turpan, Hami, and Tarim Basin.
Central Asia is called Mughalstan because the country was founded by descendants of Genghis Khan, and the whole country believes in Islam.
Although the territory of the Yarkand Khanate is large, it is caught in a serious sectarian struggle. The hatred between the Baishan sect, which believes in the Naqshbandi sect of Yaolevas, and the Blackshan sect, which believes in the Naqshbandi sect, is getting deeper and deeper. This led to endless rebellions within the Yarkand Khanate and mutual vendettas. In the past hundred years, it has never stopped.
The current Yarkand Khanate, Abdullaha Khan, believes in the Black Mountain sect, while his son Yaolwas believes in the Baishan sect of the Yaolwas Naqshbandi sect. Internal strife between father and son has emerged.
Under this situation, the officials of Great Qin did not feel that Yerkang would pose much of a threat to Great Qin, so only Li Yuan suggested sending an envoy to the Yerkang Khanate to promulgate an edict, and no one else wanted to say more. The topic immediately turned to Mongolia in the north.
Before the rise of the Jurchens, the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty had always been Mongolia from the north. During the Yingzong period, Beijing was almost captured by the Mongols. For Da Qin officials, Mongolia in the north is naturally a more direct and urgent threat to solve.
Of course Qin Mu also knew that he had to eat his food one bite at a time;
However, the Islamicization of the Western Region is gradually extending inland. Some Islamic believers have appeared in the Hexi Corridor and Hetao areas;
Although Qin Mu will not immediately send a large number of troops to the Western Regions. But he was deeply dissatisfied with the Qin officials' indifference to the Western Regions.
Compared with the military invasion of the Mongols, this invasion of cultural beliefs is actually a more serious problem. Sufficient vigilance must be aroused.
The sectarian conflict in the Yarkand Khanate is now fierce. In fact, some arrangements can be made in advance to prepare for the future recovery of the Western Regions.
Of course, the recovery of the Western Regions is not only a geographical concept, but more importantly, the recovery of cultural beliefs and the Confucianization of the Western Regions. Be consistent with the Central Plains. If we fail to do this, it will be difficult for the Western Regions to stop.
To achieve this, it will be a very long process, and it may require some shady means. Qin Mu saw that the ministers turned to the Mongolian issue. There was no rush to force them to look back at the Western Region, but he paid attention.
"King Qin, in the early Ming Dynasty, the policy of restraining the three guards of Duoyan was adopted. Although the three guards of Duoyan became barbarians in name, the facts have proved that this will not last long." Yang Shen, the minister of Dali Temple, said.
Qin Mu asked: "What good plan does Yang Qing have?"
Yang Shen talked eloquently: "King Qin, although the Mongols live in pursuit of water and grass, this is not entirely true. Tribes like Horqin occupy grasslands with fertile water and grass, so their migration range is not large. They are just grazing in various nearby pastures. I believe that as long as a tribe like this builds a few cities in the heart of its pastures and stationed a certain amount of troops, it can be managed by floating officials. There is no need to adopt a policy of restraint in name only. "
In this regard, Li Yuanzhi, the cabinet scholar, had a different opinion. He said: "King Qin, although what Mr. Yang said is not unreasonable, I think it is not suitable for current implementation.
Building a city on the grassland costs a lot of money. At present, our country, the Qin Dynasty, has just recovered the Central Plains, and the various places are in ruins. It urgently needs a lot of manpower and material resources to control it. The imperial court currently has no spare energy to build a city on the grassland.
Secondly, in the late Ming Dynasty, a lot of manpower and material resources were spent on city building in Liaodong, and thousands of miles of the Great Wall were also built. But it turns out that facing the Manchu cavalry was not very effective. When a war breaks out, these cities will be immediately besieged and turned into dead areas. The materials hoarded in the cities will instead be used to aid the enemy.
Furthermore, the various Mongolian tribes are currently fighting each other, which is in our favor, the Qin Dynasty. Once our government builds a city on the grassland, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the various Mongolian tribes, causing them to worry about death and coldness, so they will put down their prejudices and fight against the Qin Dynasty together. "
What Li Yuan said is still possible. After all, the Mongolian tribes are not fools. Once you build a city, people will definitely know what it means.
These matters involve the military, and military generals have a great say. Meng Ke, the former military commander, came out and said: "I am reporting to the King of Qin that the various Mongolian ministries are not a whole at present. We, the Qin Dynasty, cannot regard them as one." As a whole, we should treat them differently.”
"Oh, please tell me in detail, Commander-in-Chief Meng."
"King Qin, I agree with Mr. Yang's strategy of building the city, but Mr. Li's words are not unreasonable. It is really not suitable to build a city on a large scale now, but it is feasible for the Horqin tribe. The reason is that the Horqin tribe is a collaborator, helping the Manchus invade the pass and oppressing the Mongolian tribes. .
Judging from the current attacks by various Mongolian ministries on Horqin, the Horqin tribe has been isolated by the Mongolian ministries. As long as Da Qin comes up with sufficient reasons, capturing the Horqin tribe should not cause too much wariness among other ministries.
Now the Horqin tribe is surrounded by enemies on all sides and is in a dangerous situation. This is the best time for our government to capture the Horqin tribe. Furthermore, the Horqin Grassland is strategically located at the junction of the Liaodong Plain and the Mongolian Plateau.
Its west spans the Mongolian Plateau and controls important cities such as Liao and Shen. Therefore, controlling the Horqin Grassland will not only be beneficial to the stability of Liaodong, but also serve as an outpost for entry and exit from the Mongolian Plateau in the future. This is a battleground for military strategists, and it is the best time to capture it. I ask my king to think twice and not to miss this opportunity. "
Meng Ke's words were almost unanimously approved by military generals such as Su Jin, Hu Shouliang, Han Gang, and Yan Yingyuan. On the civilian side, Yang Shen and Wen Dun, the right minister of the Ministry of War, also agreed.
Qin Mu nodded to Meng Ke and turned to ask Sima An, "What do you think, Grand Scholar Sima?"
Sima An came out of the squad and said: "In order to inform the King of Qin, the various Mongolian tribes will naturally be divided and defeated one by one. We will deal with Monan first, and then attack Mobei. I believe all the ministers will have no objection to this point.
In my opinion, the more chaotic the Mongolian tribes are, the better it is for the Qin Dynasty. As far as Monan is concerned, one or two tribes must be supported and made slightly stronger than other tribes to stabilize the entire Monan.
I basically agree with the suggestion of the Mongolian governor to build a city in the Horqin tribe, but the nomadic tribes are different from the farming people of our Central Plains. We must be clear about the mobile characteristics of the nomadic tribes.
Even if our dynasty built a city on the Horqin Grassland and sent out officials, we might not be able to manage it well. If the people are dissatisfied and bundle their tents onto the cart, drive their cattle and sheep to other places, or surrender to other tribes, there is nothing we can do.
Therefore, even if you send out exiled officials, you still need to recruit the leader of the Horqin tribe, or at least a reputable person from the Horqin tribe to assist in governance.
Ning Yuan and Zhou Yun reported that Horqin Wu Keshan sent his son to Shenyang to ask for his wife, and also sent a daughter to marry him. In order to win over the Horqin tribe, the King of Qin accepted her as his concubine, gave Wu Keshan a title, gave him a house in the capital, and then ordered him to send a nephew to help manage the Horqin tribe.
In this way, Horqin's nomadic characteristics can be maintained, and it can truly be under the jurisdiction of Da Qin, and serve as the vanguard of Da Qin's future conquests against some rebellious tribes.
In addition to Horqin, there is also the Suteni tribe. Da Qin's capture of Horqin will inevitably make other Mongolian tribes wary. Therefore, a two-pronged approach must be taken to build the Suteni tribe into another model to show that Da Qin has no intention of annexing other tribes. Safeguard the hearts of all ministries. "
According to Sima An's intention, it was roughly to treat the Sutni tribe the same way the Manchus treated the Horqin tribe, allowing them to benefit from being attached to the Qin Dynasty, while imposing control on them and making them their younger brothers without actually annexing them.
But taking a concubine... Qin Mu felt that this must be treated with caution.
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