Chapter 1223: leader
Chapter 1223 Leader
These are only the prefectures of the governors in northern Mobei, while Xi, Qi, Qi, Shiwei, Mohe, etc. in the east are not affiliated.
The Xiqi tribes in the east are under the jurisdiction of the Zhendong Metropolitan Government located in Liaodong City.
The jurisdiction of the North Metropolitan Government of the town is equivalent to the entire territory of Outer Mongolia north of the Uga River in Inner Mongolia today, the upper reaches of the Irtysh River, the Yenisei River, the Angara River, and the surrounding areas of Lake Baikal in Russia.
The twenty-four governor's mansions are all ruled by Jumi, and the leaders of their tribes are canonized as governors and governors, hereditary. But what is different from before is that this time Qin Lang suggested that the imperial court must make an oath with them to demarcate the boundaries and divide the borders. Response to confederates.
As for the territory of Xueyantuo currently seized by Huihe, part of it will be assigned to Huihe, and the rest will be shared by the Tang Dynasty and other tribes. It was not taken away by the Tang Dynasty, but shared with other tribes, so that Huihe could not get the support of other tribes.
Xue Yantuo used to occupy the best grassland, and there was a large number of people and livestock. Datang was willing to share it with each family. There is no reason why each family should not be tempted.
"After the establishment of the Twenty-Fourth Governor's Mansion, every autumn, the heads of the various ministries will go to the town of Beizhou in Yudu Junshan to hold an alliance to mediate the conflicts between the various ministries."
"At the same time, Zhenbei Prefecture, as the imperial court in Mobei Zhengzhou, will also become an important trading port for the imperial court in Mobei, supporting various ministries to come to trade."
In Qin Lang's design, he actually borrowed from the Mongols' own alliance system and the alliance flag system when the Manchu Qing ruled Mongolia.
First divide Mobei into twenty-four tribal territories, make an oath to establish a boundary, and then retain a court Zhengzhou.
Then we will form an alliance with the various tribes, and according to the will of the emperor's grace, in these twenty-four tribes, we will set up counties and counties, such as giving favors to the elder brothers, nephews, etc. of the leaders of each tribe. It will be divided into several states and many counties, and even more townships and villages.
Then, after the layers are divided, it will be fixed in the form of an oath, a monument and a contract, so the territory can no longer be disturbed in the future, and the territory can be inherited from generation to generation. It's fixed.
And the succession of each ministry has to go through a decree of the imperial court, which strengthens the authority of the central government.
In Yudu Junshan, an alliance system of one alliance per year was established, and the leaders of each department entered the capital for one tribute system every three years, and they were also allowed to implement this alliance meeting discussion system in each territory, in fact, it was to disintegrate the authority of the leaders of each department .
Gradually, the power of each ministry is no longer always in the hands of the leader, but is dispersed among the various families. It's like Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty and enfeoffed each of his sons as kings. After his death, his prince succeeded to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Although he could also entrust his sons as princes and kings again, those princes and kings granted by Liu Bang would not change, which dispersed his power.
After a few generations, for example, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che arrived, those princes and kings had been separated from the emperor by several generations, and their recognition of Liu Che's central court must have been even worse.
This is inevitable.
And if according to the traditional customs on the grassland, although the ministries are also divided into feudal systems, after the new leader succeeds, he will always use his own sons and brothers instead of his father's brothers and uncles to seal the town and manage the people. It can ensure that the power of the tribal leader is relatively centralized.
Even so, there are often internal strife on the grassland, such as the weakness of the powerful Turkic Khanate, and several famous Khan succession disputes. He was severely beaten by the Sui Dynasty in the Central Plains to be honest.
If they can be divided into layers and then fixed, then the tribes in Mobei will basically be abolished. It will be fine in one or two generations. They are all brothers and nephews. After a few generations, they will not be so close.
Qin Lang proposed to actively interfere with the tribes in Mobei, but not to conquer by force. The cost would be too high and it would be unsustainable. Focus on enfeoffment and alliances, supplemented by tribute and trade, and control them all to truly realize The purpose of restraint.
Whoever dares to break through the restrictions of the covenant, immediately summon other ministries to destroy him, stop his trade, ban him from trading, let the ministries rise up and destroy him, and then entrust his territory to the children of the ministries. Divisions such as prefectures, counties, and even villages remain unchanged, but the enfeoffed lords can be changed.
Whoever is obedient will be canonized forever, whoever is not obedient will be killed, and another person will be canonized.
For Mobei, the imperial court does not need to levy taxes, it only needs to maintain trade, and the profits from trade plus the taxes levied by Tangbian City are enough.
When the tribes dominated by the Tiele people in Mobei solidify and the environment becomes stable, these people will slowly become corrupt and degenerate, and they will have the benefits of trade. These people can live comfortably without robbing at all. , Even when trade is developed, the nomadic people in Mobei no longer have to worry about white disasters, yellow disasters and black disasters. The grasslands do not produce grain, but they can use cattle, sheep, livestock, horses, camels, and fur to buy grain and salt.
When they gradually became pure shepherds, horsemen, cowherds, etc., they no longer pose a threat to Datang.
Of course, it is not easy to achieve this step, which first requires Datang to maintain a strong deterrent force. Now that the Tang Dynasty has destroyed the Xueyantuo Kingdom after destroying the Eastern Turks, it is a good time, especially because there are still many Tang Army cavalry still in Mobei, so this new system is launched at this time, regardless of the degree of confusion. No matter how ambitious you are, you have to think about it carefully.
And as long as this system is established first, then whoever dares to violate it in the future, Datang will be famous as a teacher.
From the earliest Turkic **** of the grasslands, to Xue Yantuo and Huihe sharing control of Mobei, and then turning them into the twenty-four governors' mansions under the northern governor's mansion of Datang Town, they were gradually divided and disintegrated.
If the plan is successful, Datang will add a huge commodity market in the future, and at the same time, it will be able to obtain more abundant and cheaper livestock, fur and dairy products. In the long run, this is of course a very good thing.
"Duke Wei is playing a big game of chess, but how can the tribes in Mobei be willing to accept command? Those people are barbarians, how can they be restrained?"
Cui Dunli immediately refuted Xiao Laopao's doubts, "I think Wei Gong's discussion is very good. The imperial court's governance of Mobei has actually achieved great results. Although the land of Monan has only implemented the detention policy for a few years, Soon it will be fully economically controlled Zhengzhou, but by dividing the border of the grassland and strengthening trade, the Turkic people resettled in Monan are now very safe. There is no more war on the border, and there are no grassland barbarians who often go south to plunder. , I don’t have to go north every year in the Tang Dynasty to prevent autumn, Monan has become the best pasture in the Tang Dynasty, and the Turkic people have become the best herdsmen in the Tang Dynasty, isn’t that true?”
"How can it be the same in Monan and Mobei? How many military towns, fortresses, and troops have been stationed in Monan? Can it work in Mobei?"
"I think Wei Gong's plan is very good. Does Xiao Gong have a better plan, or just give up blindly, so what kind of strategy is it to make Mobei a hidden danger?"
Xiao Yu was also refuted and had nothing to say.
The resettlement of those Turkic people in Monan has been done for more than ten years, and the policy has been adjusted several times. Now it seems that the effect is indeed good.
The Turkic people on the northern border almost no longer threatened the imperial court, and even became an important pastoral area and tax source for the imperial court.
"The tribal leaders of the Twenty-Four Governor's Mansions can be granted the title of duke of the country, increase the rank of general, and confer the positions of governor and governor. His children will be awarded the titles of marquis, general, and governor, and then the earl, general of Zhonglang, and county governor. order, then the viscount captain, the village chief, the baron, the school lieutenant, the village chief..."
The village chief who is a baron with the title of school captain, everyone always thinks it's weird, but if they are all just loose lords, they are worthless.
"From now on, all the tribes in Mobei will be officials of the Tang Dynasty. Whoever dares to call himself a Khan is a rebellious minister and thief, and everyone will be punished!"
"What if Yao Luoge Tumidu refuses to accept this set, what if he refuses to divide the land and livestock population of the annexed Xue Yantuo tribe, and refuses to get rid of the Khan?" Xiao Laopao asked.
Chengqian smiled slightly.
"Wei Gongxin said later that if he confuses his fans and is ignorant of current affairs, it means that this person has already had a different intention and will definitely rebel in the future. If this is the case, then my Tang Dynasty might as well strike early, strike while the iron is hot, and kill him first. At that time, the territory, livestock, population, etc. of Uighur will be divided among the other twenty-three tribes, how can there be any reason for the tribes to be unwilling?"
For Datang, it will only be the 24th Dudufu that has become the 23rd Dudufu.
"Wei Gong's suggestion is to separate the Rong, Di and barbarians. Mobei and Monan should be divided, and the Liaodong and Western Regions must also be separated from Mobei. Several large areas must be subdivided layer by layer. This way No worries."
"Wei Gong also recommended Su Dingfang, the governor of Songzhou Procuratorate and the envoy of the Ningyuan Army, as the governor of Zhenbei, the governor of Zhenzhou Prefecture and the envoy of the Zhenbei Army, and Xue Rengui, the general of Zhonglang, as the Sima of Zhenbei Prefecture and the deputy envoy of the Zhenbei Army. Do you guys think it's okay?"
An army is permanently stationed in Mobei, with 800 Tang cavalry, and then 24 Hu soldiers from Mobei are recruited, each with 100 troops, for a total of 3,200 cavalry.
Using some of the captives who killed Xue Yantuo to graze sheep and horses in Zhenbei Prefecture, and opened a commercial port market in Yudu Junshan.
With such a standing army of more than 3,000 cavalry, it can always threaten the tribes in Mobei, and if there are conflicts between the tribes, they can go to resolve them as soon as possible. Whether it's grassland competition or livestock robbing, there are 3,200 elite riders, and the referee's words are even more dignified.
Whoever dares to ignore the ruling of the Metropolitan Government must consider the existence of this elite cavalry. Even if a powerful tribe is not afraid of these three thousand horsemen, they still have to consider the million-strong army of the Central Plains Datang.
If there is no such a soldier, thousands of miles away, only relying on the imperial court's order, those people may not be honest and willing to listen.
The emperor in Luoyang may not be more effective than the three thousand cavalry in Mobei sometimes!
(end of this chapter)