The current population of Yunnan is more than 2.4 million, and less than half of the Han people. Although the Tibetans were forcibly moved back to Tibet by the Ming court, there are also Dai, Emao (now Achang), Mongolian, and Bafan people on the land of Yunnan. There are dozens of ethnic groups including (now Buyi), Baoman (now Bulang), Guci (now Wa), Naxi, Hui, Susu, Zhuang, Hani, Bai, Yi and so on.
In areas where non-Han people are concentrated, they are all managed by local chieftains. Not only did the local people not become Han people, they also affected the habits of the Han people living here, and there was a tendency to become Han people.
The administrative areas of each chieftain were basically an independent kingdom. Ming had no garrison and could not collect taxes. The local officials were concurrently held by hereditary chieftains. They held the military, administrative, and financial powers, but they were the land of Ming, but Ming did There is no gain.
Once a war breaks out, Daming will have to assume military and economic responsibilities. In the event of an invasion by a foreign enemy, these chieftains are likely to rebel in order to protect their own interests and may even break away from Daming and become independent.
During the time of adulthood, Cheli Xuanwei Division, Myanmar Xuanwei Division, Mubang Xuanwei Division, 800 Dadian Xuanwei Division, Mengyang Xuanwei Division, and Laos Xuanwei Division were once established in southern Yunnan. Previously, only Cheli Xuanweisi was still under the jurisdiction of Yunnan, and the other five Xuanweisi belonged to Toungoo, Ayutthaya and Laos.
The chieftains implemented a land dependency system for the people in the area. The people were their serfs. They had no freedom and could not move normally. They had to depend on the land divided by the chieftains.
The biggest toast in Yunnan now is the blade collar of Xuanweisi in the car.
Xuanweisi in the car is the later Xishuangbanna. In southern Yunnan Province, the blade collar means "king" in Dai language. You can imagine the power of the blade collar, local prestige, and contempt for the Ming regime.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Taizu ordered Hou Muying of Xiping to guard Yunnan in order to conquer the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and strengthen the management of the local chieftains.
But before Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, Prince Mu's Mansion was already crumbling and couldn't hold down the local chieftain at all. Even King Mu's Mansion had been breached by the local chieftain.
After Myanmar returned to Daming, Yunnan was no longer a border province, which provided an opportunity for Daming to abolish the Tusi system.
Before Li Tengfang went to Myanmar, what he said to Zhu Youjian still circulated in his mind: The Shan people in Myanmar and the Dai people in Yunnan are of the same origin. Since the Shan people are naturalized in Myanmar, they are now naturalized Dai people. The perfect opportunity.
Zhu Youjian thought of Mu Qiyuan.
Back then, Mu Ying was named the King of Qianning by the Taizu, and the descendants of the Mu family Yongzheng Yunnan, then Mu Qiyuan had the responsibility of naturalizing the foreign race in Yunnan, and Mu Qiyuan is now the commander of the 19th Army of the New Army of the Ming Dynasty. With force to naturalize Yunnan's capital.
Naturalized in Yunnan, Zhu Youjian decided to do both.
One is to use Mu Qiyuan's army. After the Burma War, there was no war in the South for the time being, and the army happened to participate in the naturalization of the aliens.
Chen Zizhuang’s 17th Army was stationed in Laos Province, and Lin Chengxiang’s 20th Army was stationed throughout Myanmar. Then Mu Qiyuan’s 19th Army could withdraw from Myanmar to Yunnan and join the 21st Army of Yunnan Zhang Hongmo. The whole province of Yunnan has carried out naturalization operations.
If the local chieftains cannot follow the trend and accept the imperial court’s naturalization strategy, they will be resolutely eliminated. Daming will never allow the existence of separatist forces.
The second is to build roads. Yunnan is a plateau with numerous mountains and rivers and traffic congestion, which severely hindered normal communication among the people and restricted the imperial court’s naturalization strategy.
In the battle between King Mu’s Mansion and the local chieftain, once the chieftain was defeated, he would lead the whole clan to retreat into the mountains, allowing the Ming army to obtain empty villages. Once the Ming army was exhausted and retired, they would chase out from the mountains and let the Ming army retreat. The army has suffered a lot.
If a large number of concrete avenues can be built in Yunnan, so that the people in the mountains can come outside the mountains and see the richness and convenience outside the mountains, Zhu Youjian would not believe that these serfs would follow their toasts with determination.
Yunnan’s avenues must not only run through the whole Yunnan province, but also connect with other provinces. As long as Yunnan’s backward traffic conditions are fundamentally improved, Yunnan’s Han people will live relatively prosperous lives, and they will not be far from being naturalized as foreigners. .
Zhu Youjian opened the topographic map of Yunnan Province and stared silently for a long time.
The first is a traversing east-west highway, centered on Kunming and Dali, heading west, avoiding the Hengduan Mountains in the north and Wuliang Mountain in the south, passing through Tengyue into Ava, the capital of Myanmar Province, and eastward across Nanning in Guangxi Province. The northern part of Yunkai Mountain is connected to Guangzhou.
Then there was a longitudinal avenue, and Zhu Youjian thought of the Chengdu-Kunming Railway.
The cement avenue from Chengdu to Fengxiang, Shaanxi is about to be completed. Once this cement avenue is extended to Kunming, the traffic in Yunnan will change drastically.
However, Zhu Youjian vaguely remembered that the Chengdu-Kunming Railway would pass through residential areas as much as possible to avoid high mountains. It seems that after starting from Chengdu, it does not lead directly to Kunming, but Dali or Chuxiong. If Dali is the best, then At that time, Yunnan will have two centers: Kunming, the political and economic center, and Dali, the transportation and economic center.
Zhu Youjian even plans to build a cement avenue from Dali to the northwest. This avenue runs approximately along the ancient tea-horse road, from the Lancang River and the Jinsha River, across several mountain passes in the Hengduan Mountains, and extends to Qamdo in Yuchang Province. , Yushu can also improve the traffic conditions in Yuchang and Tibet provinces, making Dali the transportation center of the entire southwest.
As for the various prefectures and counties in Yunnan Province, they will gradually build auxiliary roads in the future. Zhu Youjian looked at the map. Now Yunnan, due to the inconvenience of transportation, has 26 prefectures in the province, which is comparable to some provinces and counties. Once the traffic improves and the residents are successfully naturalized, a large number of government offices will inevitably be abolished.
Zhu Youjian has been thinking about things in Yunnan, and has been working hard these days, so that when he summoned Puti, he seemed a little tired.
"See Your Majesty!" Puti didn't understand, whether Zhu Youzhen was really tired, or he felt sorry for the 500,000 taels of pension that Li Tengfang had erased. He carefully guessed Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.
"No gift, give a seat."
After Puti took his seat, the little eunuch offered Puti a cup of tea, and then he stepped aside.
"Your Majesty Puti was entrusted by my Majesty the King. Thank you, His Majesty, for helping the city at the most difficult moment in Ayutthaya." Putty couldn't understand Zhu Youjian, so he expressed his gratitude first, and then searched slowly. The clues on Zhu Youjian's face.
"You don’t need to be polite. Daming sent troops because Daming and Dacheng agreed first." Zhu Youjian wanted Puti to understand that only by abiding by the agreement can he become a true friend of Daming. Daming got the benefits here, but there is no door.
Puti understood that what Zhu Youjian values is the agreement between the two parties. Just like Li Tengfang said, is Daming really a country that pays special attention to credibility? Oh, yes, Daming builds the country with benevolence and trust, and "faith" naturally occupies an extremely important position. He is even more looking forward to the signing of the contract between Dacheng and Daming, "Your Majesty, my Majesty the King sends his envoy to Daming I hope that His Majesty can accept Dacheng as a vassal state of Daming."
"Vandom country? Well," Zhu Youzhen was not surprised, but the fatigue on his face became even more exhausted. "I believe that Dacheng is loyal to Daming. For specific matters, let Fang Fengnian from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs talk to the national division."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Puti naturally did not expect Zhu Youjian to discuss specific matters with him, but Zhu Youjian accepted Dacheng as a vassal state in principle, and his confidence greatly increased, so he left Zhu Youjian and left. Qianqing Palace.
Two days later, Daming Foreign Minister Fang met Puti every year, because Deputy Minister Huang Xiaofu did not return to Spain as an envoy, Fang personally took charge of signing the contract with Ayutthaya every year.
"Your Excellency, Putty is polite." Putty suppressed the expectations in his heart and tried to show a calm side.
"Welcome the national teacher to Daming again, and hope that the friendship between Daming and Dacheng will never cease, just like the river in Lancang." Fang said politely every year, and the two sides entered the main topic of the negotiation.
Dacheng wants to become a vassal state of Daming. There is no contradiction between the two sides, but Fang Fengnian does not agree that Daming will provide security for Dacheng for free.
"Your Excellency, since Daming is the suzerain state of Ayutthaya, he is obligated to guarantee the safety of the achievement," Puti was a little puzzled. Since Daming could not provide security, what is the actual significance of Dacheng as a vassal state of Daming.
"The suzerain and the vassal are only the relationship between the two countries. It does not guarantee that Daming will guarantee the safety of the big city. Daming and the big city can continue to be friendly for generations, but this is a matter between Daming and the big city, with other countries, and the interior of the big city. , It doesn't matter." Fang refused to give in every year.
"The minister doesn't really understand what the next official means." Puti felt that he was confused by Fang Fengnian.
"Guo Shi, what do you mean, Dacheng is a vassal state of Daming, once foreign enemies invade, or if there is a **** inside, Daming soldiers must throw their heads, sprinkle blood, and return with horse leather shrouds, just to get Dacheng honored? Sovereign country?" Fang Fengnian has already obtained the bottom line set by Zhu Youjian. He would rather not have this vassal state or let the vassal state form a habit. With just a few verbal checks, he can seek such and other benefits from Daming. Daming must Set a model for the vassal state.
"My Minister is serious. If Daming soldiers are killed or injured in defending Dacheng, Dacheng will definitely give financial compensation." Puti is also thinking about the new relationship between the two countries. In the past, Dacheng was a vassal state of Daming, but Dacheng suffered from the east. Daming did not send troops to intervene in Yu's invasion. Only after the two parties had contractual guarantees did Daming send troops to Dongyu and fulfilled his responsibilities.
"Financial compensation? The life of a Ming soldier is paramount," Fang Fengnian didn't put forward any conditions, he wanted to brainwash Puti first, "Guo Shi, do you think the soldiers of Ming Dynasty are mercenaries in Dacheng?"
Putty thinks about it, Daming is much richer than Dacheng, how can Daming take advantage of Dacheng's little compensation? But he didn't give up, "Can Daming guarantee that he will never use troops against Dacheng?" He went out. This is his bottom line and his biggest worry. Now Dongyu is gone, but the 100,000 Ming army is still in Dacheng. On the border, as long as Ming did not use troops against the big city, the safety of the big city would still be guaranteed.