Grand Ming Empire!
Northern State, Northern Frontier.
After successfully destroying the Tatars and bringing their territory under Ming Dynasty control,
the traces of the Tatars naturally had to be erased, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan had to be gradually wiped away as well.
First,
came the naming of the territory.
The Tatar lands were vast and sparsely populated.
After detailed calculations by the Ministry of Revenue, the entire Tatar population barely reached seven million, making it the most populous of the Northern Yuan's three divisions.
The Oirats had roughly six million people, while the Uriankhai had around four million.
Their populations were so small because after the fall of the Northern Yuan, several million Yuan people had remained in the Ming Dynasty's northern territories, and they had now all successfully been incorporated into the Ming Dynasty.
And now,
with the Tatars gone, Zhu Ying personally named this vast territory Northern State of the Ming Dynasty. Within Northern State, five prefectural regions were established, each with an appointed prefect to govern it.
Besides that,
Bu Wan, formerly the prefect of Daning, became the Provincial Administration Commissioner of Northern State, overseeing civil affairs.
Fu Youde, meanwhile, served as the Great General guarding the Northern Frontier, responsible for directing and defending the commandery troops transferred into Northern State.
Now,
everything had fallen into place.
Every stronghold had a tribe nearby.
Officials and troops were stationed within every tribe as well.
"Greetings, Magistrate Chen."
"Magistrate Chen is here to inspect the tribe again."
"Magistrate, our pasture has seen a great increase in livestock. Our sheep have given birth to more than a hundred lambs."
"So has mine."
"..."
Within an ordinary tribe,
a county magistrate in official robes entered the tribe under the protection of several bailiffs to conduct an inspection.
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