"To Control The Tibetans By The Tea" Strategy Of Tao-min Region In Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty facing the distribution pattern that the north of Mongolia and thenorthwest distributde theTibetans. To the Ming dynasty ruling form great threat. Inorder to effectively prevent the remnants of Mongolia joined with Tibetans, Mingcourt to implement the " To control the Tibetans by the tea " strategy to strengthen therule of Tibetan tribes. The so-called " To control the Tibetans by the tea "is the Mingcourt by controlling the tea marketing of tea to control the Tibetan tribes. Achieve its"broken the right arm of the Huns," and " Consolidate my barrier " political purposes.The Taozhou、Minzhou strategic position are very important in the westernTibetan tribes.It is the border of the Han ethnic and the borderland minoritynationality areas, also linked with Tibetans tribes of the Ming court ties regions. WhenMng Dynasty to establish the military garrison,meanwhile, toast, Monk Gang andother political and religious patterns to strengthen the management of Tibetans region,and establish a solid foundation for military and political domination. On this basis,the implementation of the " To control the Tibetans by the tea " strategy has animportant significance, Through the establishment of Tea class division, Tao-min teahorse company, inspection department, transport department and the establishment ofthe inspection system, Golden plate system, Kan-he system and rigorous tea-horsetrade system, and through a series of strict laws to ensure its smooth implementation.The implementation of Tea-horse trade at the Tao-min region has received the " Getthe Tibetan horses growing military strength and To control the tea sales in order tocontrol the Tibetan tribes " political effect. Tea-horse trade flourished also makes abreakthrough in the development of commercial, urban and transportation,has greathistorical significance for the stability and development of the Ming Dynasty Taominregion.Because of unequal exchange and gradually loose tea-horse trade system andcorrupt of officials, so that the privatetTea-horse trade gradually prevailed, andeventually replaced the government-run tea-horse trade become mainstream. Lead toMing Dynasty Taomin region tea-horse trade from the government to the private area tea horse trade. finally,the official tea-horse trade system collapse.