Study On Jing Luwei In Ming Dynasty

In the early Ming Dynasty,Jingyuan area had no urgent need for border defense,and only set up patrol inspection department in Dielixun to arrest thieves and guard the Yellow River.After Hongxi and Xuande,the Mongol forces began to enter Hetao and used it as a base to move southward frequently and harass the interior.The Department of Xunjian was insufficient to defend,and Jing Luwei was set up in the first year of Zhengtong(1436).At the beginning of the construction of Wei,Jing Luwei only has nine castle jurisdiction,also the boundless wall.Subsequently,fifteen castles,three side walls and a large number of piers were built along the side walls,which constituted the main fortifications of the Wei Shuo.In the second year of Chenghua(1466),the military attachments of the health post were changed,and the guards and generals were set up to coordinate the defense of the health post,which formed a complete defense system with castles,side walls and piers.After the establishment of Jing Luwei,it gave full play to its defensive role and successfully annihilated the invading enemy in Tianshun for two consecutive times.Bin Rabbit tribe stationed in Songshan,frequent harassment of Gansu,Guyuan and other places,repeatedly into the inland looting,Jingrupwei defense posed a serious threat.Wanli twenty-sixth year(1598),Jing Luwei took the initiative to attack,with Zhongsuo officers to participate in the Songshan Campaign,drive out the Bintui tribe,Jing Luwei set up to the northwest frontier defense of the Ming Dynasty made a great contribution.As a solid soil Wei Jing Luwei administration of military and civil affairs in Jingyuan area.Militarily,although it won fewer victories and lost more,it still played a defensive function of protecting the border and pacifying the people by virtue of its perfect defense system.In the civil administration,with the active participation of the officers of the Wei Suo,the construction of water channels,the development of farmland,and the construction of medical science promoted the development of agriculture,culture and education in Jingyuan,and played an important role in the process of the civilianization of Jingyuan.