Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

And to break the back road of Mongolia, from this map, it can be clearly seen that the further north the Mongolian grassland is, the colder it will be. In the era of advanced technology in later generations, Siberia was sparsely populated, not to mention in these eras throughout the ages.

That is to say, the area where Mongolia can survive is only Siberia, which is an oval area to the northern border of Han.

The land of Xinjiang, or the Western Regions in the traditional sense, is the only way out of this oval area.

That is to say, if the Central Dynasty attacked northward, the only places where the Mongolian steppe people could escape would be the traditional Western Regions.

Therefore, to completely pacify Mongolia, it is essential to manage the Western Regions and cut off the escape route of the grassland peoples.

And once the Central Dynasty has substantial control over the Western Regions, the decline of the Mongolian grassland nation is undeniably inevitable!

For example, the Huns in the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian, who was well-known in the history, went out of the fortress. His fundamental purpose was to contact the Da Yuezhi in the Western Regions, unite with the Da Yuezhi, cut off the Huns' retreat, attack from both sides, completely defeat, and even annihilate the Xiongnu.

But the result was very helpless, the Da Yue Clan did not want to unite with the Da Han, so, from then on, the Han Dynasty was opened, and it was an unremitting pursuit of the Western Regions!

In the Western Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Protector's Mansion, and the Eastern Han Dynasty's Changshi Mansion in the Western Regions created the great reputation of one Han as the Five Hu. Therefore, in the end, the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the grassland barbarians were not an important threat to the Han Dynasty.

Even if the Han Dynasty perished, during the Three Kingdoms era, the barbarians on the grasslands did not pose too much threat to the Han land.

Until the Jin Dynasty, the achievements of the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties on the grassland could not be maintained, and they were eventually exhausted. Coupled with the weakness of the Jin Dynasty, there was a subsequent chaos.

The chaos continued until the early Tang Dynasty. Tang Taizong Li Shimin was naturally a great talent. After hundreds of years, the Han soil cavalry stepped into the Western Regions and established the Anxi Protectorate. Empress Wu Zetian set up the Beiting Protectorate. In the north, the entire western region is under the control of the palm, and Tang Dynasty also historically collected taxes in the western region to maintain the two major guards, that is, the expenses of the two construction corps.

However, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Hexi Corridor was cut off, and the Tang army in the Western Regions was alone outside the territory, and they still held on for more than forty years!

Later, as Tang's national power weakened, Tang's management of the Western Regions also collapsed. In the late Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's influence on the Western Regions was already dependent on Jiedushi, and naturally there was no longer any control up.

Later, it was not until Yelu Dashi established the Western Liao Dynasty that the Western Regions revived Chinese culture. However, with the Mongolian destruction of the Western Liao Dynasty, the Western Regions have been completely and irreversibly "greened" since then, that is, the influence of the Central Plains Dynasty on the Western Regions has been completely exhausted. After all, it has completely become a foreign domain, with completely different cultures and customs.

After that, there was the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately, at the peak of the Ming Dynasty's national power, the economic center, cultural center, and even the political and military center of the Ming Dynasty were all in the south of the Yangtze River!

In this way, it is inevitable that the center of gravity of governance will also be in the south of the Yangtze River, and the cultivation of the north will slow down. This will bring about the Ming Dynasty's expansion of the south, that is, the management of the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.

That is to say, the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou were completely incorporated into the ruling core of the Central Plains Dynasty.

For Northern Xinjiang, it is mainly aimed at Beiyuan. After all, it is too far away from Jiangnan to Northern Xinjiang!

Although after the Battle of Jingnan, the political and military center of the Ming Dynasty was transferred to Beijing, it is undeniable that the strength of the south of the Yangtze River supported the political and military center in the north.

No matter how great and talented Emperor Yongle is, what he can do is to conquer Mobei five times and manage the Western Regions... Except for Hamiwei, an existence whose influence tends to disappear, there is nothing else.

And with the death of Emperor Yong Le, from then on, the so-called rule of benevolence and publicity emerged, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the rhythm of civil servants' rule of the country was completely opened.

Afterwards, the Tumu Fortress change completely broke the backbone of Daming. From then on, Daming also irreversibly entered a period of decline, and irreversibly fell into the cycle of civil servants ruling the country.

The internal struggle for imperial power and ministerial power was the main theme of the Ming Dynasty, and the external strategy was an irreversible strategic contraction, let alone managing the Western Regions.

It was not until the Qing Dynasty, which completed its rule over the grasslands before entering the customs, that it regained its influence and control over the Western Regions after the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties conquered the northwest.

It is obvious that, looking at the history, ancient and modern, except for the Han and Tang Dynasties, which had substantial control over the Western Regions, there was no orthodox Central Plains dynasty that had control over the Western Regions.

And any central dynasty that has controlled the Western Regions, such as the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and the grassland Hulu, it is difficult to cause too much disaster to that dynasty.

Of course, the fundamental reason why the Han and Tang Dynasties would persevere in the Western Regions is also because of the times.

After all, before the Southern Song Dynasty managed Jiangnan, the political, economic, and military centers of the Central Plains were all in the north, in Guanzhong, Heluo.

In this way, it is necessary to control the Western Regions.

Controlling the Western Regions will provide a natural strategic barrier, and at the same time provide sufficient strategic depth for the hinterland of the Central Plains Dynasty!

Moreover, it can also provide an excellent strategic environment for the Central Plains dynasty to attack the grassland.

Afterwards, the central dynasties of the past dynasties did not have much aggressiveness in the Western Regions. This reason also took up a lot of factors.

But now...

Daheng...

The emperor's eyes flickered, and he seemed to have a decision in his heart.

Daheng is also necessary for the Western Regions!

Solving the troubles of the grassland is only an inevitable goal.

It is also an inevitable goal to ensure the stability of northern Xinjiang and reduce the pressure on northern border defense.

Although the Western Regions are not necessary for today's Daheng, the terrain of the Western Regions is too special!

In his hands do not grasp...

Who dares to imagine what it would be like if the vast highlands with an altitude of several thousand meters were not under control in the era of advanced technology in later generations?

There will be no peaceful days in Han soil!

Whether it's for the present or for the future, Daheng has an unquestionable necessity for the Western Regions!

Controlling the Western Regions will ensure the peace of the Han land now and even in the future, and it will also open up the traditional Silk Road, which will also be of great benefit to the economy of the North.

Taking control of the Western Regions will also be of great help to the pacification of the grasslands, and the pressure on the northern frontier will be reduced. Next, Daheng's ruling center can be transferred to the south of the Yangtze River with peace of mind, develop the navy, and push Daheng into the era of great navigation.

Then, let the wealth of the age of great voyages feed back Daheng's homeland and promote the rapid development of Daheng.

The stronger the national strength of Daheng, the stronger the control over the Western Grassland.

Just wait until the flower of new learning that he has painstakingly cultivated blooms a little bit.

Many of the problems he is thinking about now, perhaps, will no longer be problems...

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Chapter 594 It's Not Ironic

Looking at the vast Daheng Qiankun Diagram, the inexplicable anxiety in the emperor's heart surged out again uncontrollably.

A person's life is really too short!

But what he wants to do is too much.

But his life is only a mere few decades!

Compared with the grand plans and great achievements in his mind, these decades are really not enough!

But if he doesn't do many things, he can only leave them to the kings and ministers of future generations to do.

But, can the kings and ministers of later generations understand the necessity of the Western Regions for Daheng?It is understandable that it will inevitably require the support of central bloodletting for a long time to maintain a rule that does not see the slightest return?

They will definitely not understand, just like the Ming Dynasty, they have repeatedly given up on the frontier land, and they can ignore the immediate pros and cons, let alone the long-term and future pros and cons.

"Lonely, lonely, lonely..."

The Son of Heaven chuckled and looked around the hall. As he walked away, he saw a figure flickering at the gate of the hall. Immediately, a rickety figure with a snow-stained body appeared in a hurry.

"Old slave, see Your Majesty!"

"came back……"

The emperor's voice was faint, which immediately made Wang Wu's heart tremble, not knowing what the emperor meant.

"Get up!"

The emperor waved his hand, stepped forward, and walked into the side hall.

Wang Wu hurriedly got up, walked behind the emperor step by step, and handed a thick booklet to the emperor at the same time: "Your Majesty, this is the list of traitors in the south of the Yangtze River."

The emperor took it casually, and the heavy weight of the paper was clearly conveyed to his heart. The emperor's gaze was also on the line of pedestrian names on the paper.

Names, regions, falsely claiming official positions or being related to officials, crimes...

Everything is clear.

There is no doubt that since it is recorded in this paper book, these people have either been decapitated, or they have already been dispatched to Yunnan, Guizhou or Liao Province.

And the property accumulated by these people for a lifetime, or for several generations, has been turned into numbers on this paper book.

Just judging from this thick list, it can be clearly seen that countless people in the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have lost their heads and their families have been destroyed!

The emperor's eyes were extremely indifferent, even indifferent.

Class struggle is so cruel.

Daheng established the country with force, has endured all kinds of difficulties, and established a new order, and this order completely conflicts with the order of the previous Ming Dynasty.

And in this conflict between the old and the new, Daheng won,

The old order can only be destroyed!

The winner takes all, and the loser will end up with the loser.

Clearly, the payoff has been huge.

Whether it is money or food, it can be called a terrifying number.

And this number is still increasing with the cleaning of the sky and the earth.

It is also obvious that this time, many people, will eat a lot.

Just like the previous political purges, he, the emperor, ate meat, and his subordinates drank soup.

After flipping through for a long time, the emperor put down the booklet, pondered for a moment, then looked at Wang Wu who was standing in front of him, and said slowly: "All the money and food are in-house, you should do a good job of statistics."

"Also, have you heard about the Tax Department recently?"

Wang Wu bowed and responded, "This old slave has heard about it."

The Son of Heaven tapped the table with his fingers: "The Tax Department is established, and it will first check the taxes of the inner court banks and commercial firms."

As for this, the emperor didn't say any more.

"Old slave understands."

Wang Wu's heart trembled, and he quickly responded.

"Go back."

The Son of Heaven waved his hand, lost in interest.

"The old slave complies."

Wang Wu bowed again and withdrew respectfully.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Wang Wu's respectful and humble demeanor also slowly disappeared, and he casually recruited a confidant eunuch: "Immediately go to the bank and the headquarters of each commercial firm, and ask them to re-examine the tax, silver, tax and food paid each year."

The eunuch took the order to leave, but Wang Wumei was still full of doubts.

Starting from the Dachang tax system, as an example for the world, the banks and commercial banks under the inner court pay taxes strictly according to the tax system. He personally watches the tax money, tax and grain every year, and will recalculate it when he is sent to the palace. Yes, there are absolutely no mistakes or omissions, but why?

After thinking for only a moment, Wang Wu seemed to think of something, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his face was pale.

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkey?"

"No, no, no, it's not me...it's because I want to push someone with enough weight to come out..."

"Kill to..."

Wang Wu couldn't help but think that most of the well-known commercial firms in the world are rich and powerful people behind them, and tax evasion is probably inevitable.

So, is he going to kill them for these people to see, for the newly established Taxation Commissioner Liwei?

Thinking of this, Wang Wu was determined.

"Wang Gonggong, did you come back early?"

There was a voice, obviously teasing, but somehow eerie. Wang Wu should not be too familiar with this voice!

Wang Wu glanced at Er Dezi who came smiling, a gloomy look appeared in his eyes, but soon disappeared without a trace.

"Why, what is our family doing, do we still have to report to you, a little bastard?"

"you……"

Er Dezi's expression suddenly became gloomy, but strangely, Er Dezi soon returned to his smile, glanced at the little eunuch next to Wang Wu, and then looked at Wang Wu: "It's a pity, some People are just stupid..."

After leaving an inexplicable sentence, Er Dezi left with a smile.

Wang Wu looked at Er Dezi gloomyly for a moment, his expression changed suddenly, he looked at the youngest son next to him sharply, and asked, "Did you do something behind my back?"

"I... how can I have..."

The little eunuch shook his head immediately.

Wang Wu still couldn't believe it. He knew Er Dezi very well, just like a poisonous snake, if he hadn't caught the handle, he would never have said such a thing.

"you sure?"

"Really, what can I do? I've been running around with Dad all day..."

Halfway through the explanation, the little eunuch seemed to have remembered something, and his expression was obviously a little unnatural.