In the imperial palace in the capital, in the study room of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi, as usual, convened a small meeting with important ministers after the morning court.
"Your Majesty, the quality of the horses that the Kazakh Khanate has contributed to our Ming Dynasty in the past two years has been getting worse and worse. They are all old horses, sick horses, and disabled horses. They often drag their feet and find various excuses to shirk their duties. Tribute horses.¡±
"In addition, according to the report from the Chief Envoy of Hezhong and the Chief Envoy of the Western Regions, the original agreement that Kazakhs were not allowed to enter the Great Yuzi Grassland for grazing has not been adhered to in recent years. Every year, a large number of Kazakh herdsmen enter the Dayuzi Grassland to graze. , and even settled here for a long time.¡±
Zhang Mao reported to Emperor Hongzhi the situation of the Kazakh Khanate with a memorial in his hand.
"It seems that the Kazakh Khanate has regained its strength after recuperating over the years, and now it is no longer willing to raise horses for us honestly."
Emperor Hongzhi read Zhang Mao¡¯s memorial carefully and said with a smile.
When the Ming Dynasty regained the Western Regions and swept Hexi, the Kazakh Khanate directly sent troops to attack the Western Regions in an attempt to occupy the Western Regions. As a result, they were completely defeated by the Ming cavalry led by Yang Yun, the Australian Duke, and finally had to sign an alliance under the city.
One hundred thousand horses are required to be paid as tribute to the Ming Empire every year. At the same time, Kazakhs are not allowed to graze on the Dayuz grassland where the Ming Dynasty and the Kazakh Khanate hand over.
This is definitely the most shameful treaty for the Kazakh Khanate, and it is also a painful agreement.
Every year, the Ming Dynasty attacks 100,000 horses and horses. This is definitely a huge support for the Kazakh Khanate. Even though they own the vast grasslands of Central Asia, they are also nomadic tribes who make a living by herding.
Horses are a normal thing for them, even a very common thing.
But 100,000 horses per year. If this huge number is suppressed, the entire Kazakh Khanate will be breathless. What's more, the Great Yuzi Grassland has been a famous fertile grassland since ancient times. Now it is not allowed to graze. This has compressed the situation again. The grazing areas of the Kazakh Khanate.
Just these two treaties made the Kazakh Khanate breathless, and it also made the Kazakh Khanate always hold a grudge, always silently accumulating strength, and prepare to seek revenge from the Ming Dynasty one day.
"Your Majesty, in the 16th year of Hongzhi's reign, when we went to war with the Ottoman Empire, the Kazakh Khanate was ready to take advantage of the opportunity to seize our Ming Dynasty's Hezhong and Western Regions."
"If it weren't for our Ming Dynasty's army sweeping across all directions and quickly beating the Ottoman Empire to pieces, they would have already sent troops to attack our Ming Dynasty's Hezhong and Western Regions."
Liu Jian seemed to have remembered something, and quickly stood up and said.
"Well, it's true."
"At that time, Yang Yun also mentioned this matter in a memorial and dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to the Hezhong area, including 100,000 cavalry specifically to deal with the Kazakh Khanate."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately remembered this matter and nodded.
"Your Majesty, the Kazakh Khanate is a nomadic tribe on the grassland. It is unruly and ambitious. How can we, the Ming Dynasty, let it always stand by and threaten the borders of our Ming Dynasty."
¡°I believe that I can take advantage of this opportunity to completely eliminate the Kazakh Khanate and annex the entire Central Asian grasslands. At the same time, going west and north, I will include the vast area from the Ural Mountains to the east of the Caucasus into the territory of our Ming Dynasty.¡±
Xie Qian stood up. A civil servant was murderous and extremely bellicose.
"But Liu Jin has seen this for a long time. Now these civil servants in the Ming Dynasty are more warlike than the generals in the court.
Because it is the military generals who are on the battlefield, and the benefits they receive after the war are not much less than those of the military generals.
Who doesn¡¯t have a plantation in the Western Region or in the river? Don¡¯t have a large ranch?
Who doesn¡¯t have a vineyard here in Nanyun Province?
Who doesn¡¯t have a plantation in Nanyang?
There are not many minerals in Australia and Golden Continent?
The use of foreign troops is also a matter of many benefits for the civil service group like them. If they win the war, they can not only expand their territory, but also have new land to build plantations and pastures. They can also explore for resources and open up new lands. Minerals or something.
The large number of captured people can be sold as slaves, allowing them to make a fortune while having slaves to work on their plantations and pastures.
At the same time, the larger the territory of Ming Dynasty, the larger the market for the products produced by their factories, and they can be sold to more places.
For example, after Nanyun Province was annexed by the Ming Dynasty, the products of the Ming Dynasty could be"This vast land east of the Ural Mountains is cold and desolate. It is easy to conquer, but it is extremely difficult to manage and rule."
Liu Jin quickly replied.
In fact, Liu Jin was not thinking about destroying the Kazakh Khanate at all. With the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, it was really not difficult to destroy the Kazakh Khanate.
Liu Jin is now thinking about how to rule and manage this vast land in the future, especially the vast land of Siberia.
The area is huge and the resources are extremely rich, but it is too cold. It is located in the temperate and frigid zones, and the winter is long and cold.
It is not difficult to occupy them. The key is how to manage and develop these areas in the future?
If there is no one to rule and manage, this vast area can only be left alone. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com