Gao Pragmatic, the "Great Ming Guanbai" who was regarded as a yellow bird by Tokugawa Ieyasu, was not really focused on "peeping" at Japan at this time. Of course, this is not because he has forgotten this matter, but because he has more pressing things to do at the moment.
North Korea included.
After the Battle of Busan, the Ming army spent nearly half a month cleaning up the battlefields in Busan, Ulsan, Yangshan and other places. First of all, although the weather in North Korea is cold and cold at this time, things like epidemics can never be relaxed. Tens of thousands of corpses must be properly cleaned up, not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
Secondly, the Ming army was also forced by high and pragmatic requirements, and officers and soldiers at all levels were sent to study various Japanese cities.
According to Gao's pragmatic words, one learns from every experience. Since this battle suffered heavy losses in the attack on the Japanese city, we must study their flaws, summarize our experiences and lessons, and report them to the Royal Military Academy for compilation into teaching materials, so as to avoid repeating the same mistakes one day in the future.
Regarding this Royal Military Academy, its full name is naturally "Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy". The first dean was Qi Jiguang, while Gao Pingshi was the lifelong honorary dean. Zhou Yong and Song Yingchang, two ministers of the Ministry of War, both concurrently held the post of "Xuanzheng" of the Royal Military Academy during the tenure of Da Sima.
Xuanzheng, this is a newly established position, established by Gao Pragmatic insistence. At first it was thought by many people to be "roughly similar to a military supervisor", but in a highly pragmatic conception, "Xuan Zheng" is actually a political commissar.
However, due to the high pragmatic requirement, the official position of the Military Academy must be held concurrently by the Minister of the Ministry of War. The Minister of the Ministry of War is busy with official duties, and it is actually difficult to go to the Military Academy often. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic also stipulated that one of the four ministers of the Ministry of War, the Minister of Rongzheng, will be appointed in the future. They all routinely hold the post of "Deputy Propaganda" and are actually in charge of "Propaganda" affairs.
Since Xuanzheng was actually a political commissar, Gao Jinggong certainly had to think about how to persuade the emperor and the court before insisting on establishing this position.
Some people in later generations said that the political commissar was nothing more than the supervisory army in ancient times. When Gao Pragmatic proposed the establishment of the Xuanzheng Army, everyone thought that it was nothing more than the supervisory army. Why bother to create a new name?
Gao Pragmatic clearly opposed this statement at the time, because in his previous life, as a grassroots cadre of the party, he had always firmly believed in the principle that the existence of political commissars in the army was precisely the result of the evolution of civilization.
In ancient times, an army was completely in charge of the general. The so-called "generals are away, and military orders are not obeyed" perfectly proves this point.
As a result, things like "checking and becoming emperor" happened, especially during the warlord separatist periods such as the Three Kingdoms and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Only those who control military power are the real rulers. The so-called emperors and emperors are just Puppet figures are common.
If you don’t look at the country, look abroad, such as Japan, which is also clear evidence. After Minamoto Yoritomo established the Kamakura Shogunate, the actual ruler of Japan changed from the emperor to the shogun. The reason is simple. After the Genpei War, the shogun became recognized as the "pillar of the samurai family." He was the only one who could call upon the samurai families in the world, so he was the one who controlled the world's military power.
In Chinese history, there has always been a situation where the civil and military forces were neglected. Most of the time, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the military was noble and the civil servants were inferior, but as time went on, the civil servants were noble and the military inferior. The reason is that, except for the first or two generations of emperors who could directly and effectively control the army at the beginning of the founding of the country, the later emperors in the deep palace could not guarantee the actual control of the army at all. Naturally, they had to rely on the power of civilian officials to prevent military generals from becoming bigger.
This is almost unsolvable. Of course, this situation basically did not happen in the Han and Tang dynasties, so they went to the opposite direction. They both died at the hands of warlords. In the end, like an eagle, the largest warlord emerged and reunified the world.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand: assign a team to you, and this team will fight with you for many years. Over time, do you think your soldiers are closer to you or to the emperor?
In fact, in ancient times, most soldiers and generals had a better relationship with the actual controllers of the army. The so-called "soldier symbols" were just a joke to some extent.
In the words of the Sima family before usurping Cao, as long as the army is placed from top to bottom as my cronies to command, then even if this army is yours in name, as long as I give an order, all of them will have to obey me. of!
Therefore, in ancient times, the army would try its best to assign the responsibilities of military supervisors. Coincidentally, after the Tang Dynasty, many supervisors were eunuchs such as palace servants and eunuchs. Why? Because eunuchs are the people closest to the emperor and me, since the emperor plans to install supervisors in the army, he must install people who are "loyal" to him!
Therefore, the eunuch became the most suitable candidate. Although the reputation of eunuchs is not very good, or even very bad, in theory, their loyalty to the emperor is really unmatched by others (or other "groups of people").
Of course, the Supervisory Army cannot completely influence the generals' thoughts. After all, war is a technical job, and there are many things that require flexibility. The overall layout may change at any time.
Therefore, as long as the general makes a little effort, he can avoid the supervisory army and ignore it. Often the supervisory army will not even touch the army. What's more, it's not uncommon for generals to kill supervisors.
To take another ten thousand steps back, the supervisory army is also a human being, and it is also a person who wants credit and money. Who is willing to do it when they go out and work hard and come back with nothing? That's not as comfortable as serving the emperor and me in the palace. As long as the generals and the supervisors are in cahoots with each other, the actual role of the supervisors will be minimal.
And what about Ming Dynasty? The original supervisory army was relatively useful, but as the core military force of the Ming Dynasty became more and more servant-oriented, the role of the supervisory army has been greatly reduced, and it is better than nothing.
If you don’t believe it, think about the late Ming Dynasty in history. Which army commander could be controlled by a mere supervisor? Not at all, because the power of the supervisory army comes from the emperor. When the imperial power itself collapses, it is impossible for the supervisory army to have enough authority to suppress the general. When Chongzhen arrived in the Southern Ming Dynasty in the middle and late period, any slightly stronger warlord dared to directly refuse the emperor to send supervisory troops to him, and the emperor had no choice but to do so.
Of course, if this issue is expanded upon, it will involve issues such as the lack of support in the Beijing camp and the complete loss of several main forces directly controlled by civilian officials. Let's put it aside for now.
In short, when civilization came to modern times, people discovered that thought is a far better weapon than the supervisory army. Only ideas can influence the army, and political commissars are undoubtedly the best promoters of ideas.
In the Red Dynasty, first of all, the political commissars themselves must be firm communists. They themselves will never harm the army and the country; secondly, once they join the army, the ideological propaganda they bring to the team will enhance the army's respect for the party. loyalty and strengthen cohesion.
When a soldier in the army becomes a staunch supporter of communism under the propaganda of the political commissar, he is no longer an ordinary soldier, but a warrior with revolutionary ideals. The greatest responsibility of the political commissar is actually to give every soldier a lofty ideal and let them understand that fighting is not just about killing and killing, but fighting has a higher purpose.
Who is more effective, an army that only takes orders from the general, or an army that is armed and formed with common ideals? Who is more reliable?
Of course, in the current social environment of the Ming Dynasty, it is definitely too early to talk about doctrine, so we have to lower our requirements and tone down a bit. Since we can't talk about socialism yet, let's talk about nationalism, the debate between China and Yi, and the harmony of the world.
The biggest responsibility of the Xuanzheng position is to teach the officers and soldiers nationalism, and the starting point for promoting nationalism in the Ming Dynasty is also easy to find: starting from the debate between Hua and Yi, and ending with the great unity of the world!
Why do you say that? The issue here is actually very complex.
The word "nation" as perceived by later Chinese people has been heavily influenced by the West, and its meaning is often confused with words such as "nation", so that the concept of "nationalism" is also often confused.
[Note: It takes too much time to explain. I recommend Mr. Fu Zheng’s video. You can search for "Fu Zheng_" on station B, with the suffix title [History of Western Cooking 0X? Fu Zheng]" series of videos. I forgot It was mentioned in the specific episode, and please correct the word "Dan Bo" yourself. In the following, I will assume that all readers in my book have already understood the difference between these concepts.]
In fact, putting aside issues such as the original meaning of the national concept and translation errors, what Gao Pragmatic really wants to achieve is actually a kind of national identity, national identity, and cultural identity.
In the history of the late Qing Dynasty, during a series of humiliating foreign wars such as the Opium War and the Eight-Power Allied Forces, it was common for ordinary people to be indifferent to the war between foreigners and the imperial court. Not to mention active resistance, even colluding with foreigners was not a problem for most ordinary people at that time. National integrity as understood by modern Chinese people was almost non-existent among ordinary people at that time.
Occasionally, local people take the initiative to resist, almost always because foreigners have violated the interests of local people. Once the foreigners find out and correct it, and take the initiative to offer small favors, the local people immediately "forgive" the invaders and continue to be obedient citizens.
why? Because national consciousness has not awakened, national identity does not exist.
Of course, there are essential differences between the Tatar and Ming Dynasties, and the difference lies in the "nationality" mentioned earlier. There is no doubt that the "nationality" of the Ming Dynasty was the Han, and the nationality of the Qing Dynasty was the Manchu.
Of course, the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty also exploited ordinary people, but that was a problem of the national system and the internal logic of the feudal dynasty's rule itself. But the rule of the Qing Dynasty was different. It not only involved the exploitation of superiors and inferiors by the feudal dynasty itself, but also the exploitation of "non-nationals" by "nationalities", which of course made the "non-nationals" who accounted for the vast majority unable to Develop a sense of identification with it.
To put it simply, the reason why ordinary people sat back and watched the court being beaten in the late Qing Dynasty was very simple: We are us and you are you. You usually bully us, so why should we help you when you are being beaten?
Therefore, in Gao Pragmatic's view, in order to prevent this so-called "insensitivity", what really needs to be done is that there will not be a minority "nation". If there must be a "nation", it can only be the Han people.
If we can make more efforts, it would be better if the concept of this nation can be expanded and become the "Chinese nation", or the "pan-Han nationalism" that he has been promoting in southern Xinjiang for a long time-through the return of The "New Han" created by the household registration system.
All in all, the principle to follow is "kill as many of your own people as possible, and kill as few of the enemy's people."
In 1901 in the original history, Liang Qichao once lamented in "A Narrative of Chinese History": "What we are most ashamed of is that our country has no national name. Commonly known as Zhuxia, Han people, or Tang people, they are all It is also the name of the dynasty; outsiders may call it "Zhendan" or "China", which is not the name I gave myself."
Starting from the late Qing Dynasty, to the establishment of the Red Dynasty, and then to the revival of China. During this period, countless scholars were debating the same or similar topics. Some people insist on reviving ancient rituals, some advocate socialism, some demand dialectical acceptance, and some propose improvements and innovations. The relevant theoretical research can make people read it for a lifetime.
However, Gao Pragmatic believes that from a macro perspective, the reason why these situations occurred is first of all because China has sunk and thus lost its cultural confidence. What if China has not fallen and has never been inferior to anyone? I’m afraid none of these arguments may arise!
Either the west wind prevails over the east wind, or the east wind overpowers the west wind. In this case, wouldn’t it be nice to let the east wind always be strong!
In order to fight against the barbarians, the Zhou people initiated the "Hua-Yi Debate" and used the power of unity of the "Xia" to fight against the invasion of northern barbarians. High pragmatism cannot prevent the rise of the West after the Renaissance and the Reformation, so just unite the "Xia" once again and gather the power of the East to fight against the invasion of the West!
It is now difficult for him to convince the court that one day the "Red Barbarians" will threaten the survival of the Ming Dynasty, so many things can only be done slowly. There is a reason why this set of ideas was first implemented in the Royal Military College: as a group that directly confronts foreign enemies, military personnel are better able to understand this kind of "we are different from you" thinking.
It was first implemented through the military academy, and later through imperial examination questions, private discussions and other means to gradually change people's minds and unify the original diverse thoughts into a common national identity, which naturally gave rise to a basis of strength for confrontation.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic has never been a Han nationalist in the narrow sense, but a pan-Han nationalist. Therefore, in addition to setting up a "Xuanzheng" at the Royal Military Academy to promote these ideas, he will also practice it and expand the foundation of the Han nationality group in a broad sense.
The insistence on keeping North Korea attached is an important example of this practice. Under his arrangement, Li Shanhai, as the leader of the North Korean government, once again submitted his credentials to the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the North Korean court.
Then, Gao Pangshi soon received an order from the emperor, asking him to return to the court to discuss recent related matters. The wording of this edict is quite ambiguous. It neither explains whether the Ping-Japanese War has been fought, nor does it explain whether Gao Pragmatic's return to the court is a triumphal return or a "mid-term debriefing". It does not even say what "relevant matters" are to be discussed. matters".
However, Gao Pragmatic happily embarked on the road back to Beijing, because he knew that the vague words showed one thing: the emperor was moved.
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PS: It’s not like I was letting off steam yesterday. Yesterday’s chapter couldn’t be posted. The backend system asked me to check for sensitive words but didn’t say which ones were sensitive words. It took me a few hours to figure it out, but it crashed for me. In anger, he turned off his phone and cursed his mother. What I sent out today has actually been deleted, deleted, altered and changed beyond recognition... Anyway, I'm very annoyed and don't want to talk about it anymore.
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