Although they are in the same Yunnan, Mu Ying and Wu Sangui are really different, and the background of the times is also different. The Ming emperor could trust the Mu clan, but the Qing emperor could not trust Wu Sangui. We can analyze it from a political, economic, and military point of view.
Politically, the distinction between the Manchus and the Han
Mu Ying (1345-1392), commonly referred to as Zhu Muying in the novel, is because Mu Ying was one of Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted sons, and the most outstanding adopted son, after he pacified Yunnan, he was given the title of Marquis of Pingxi and stationed in Yunnan for generations. Although Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes, he had great trust in this adopted son. More importantly, at that time, Yunnan was managed by a combination of soil and streams, most of which were managed by exile officials, and the ethnic minority gathering areas were managed in the way of toast, that is to say, most of yunnan in the Ming Dynasty was still under the management of the imperial court, and Mu Ying only performed the duties of garrisoning, which was similar to the duties of other clan kings.
Wu Sangui (1612-1678), the founding general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the treatment given by the Qing court was to split the land and seal the king, although the imperial court could still send officials to administer Yunnan, but the Governor of Yungui and Fu were under the control of Wu Sangui. The most important thing is the difference between Manchu and Han, at that time, there were Han armed forces headed by Wu Sangui in the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan and Guizhou south of the Yangtze River, which was the reason why the Qing court could not rest assured. So the problem of San Francisco was a problem that the Qing Dynasty had to solve!
Economically – self-sufficiency and demand
Garrisons are very expensive!
After Mu Ying was generally stable in Yunnan, he wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang to implement the Tuntian system in Yunnan, that is, to let the soldiers go out and enter the army as farmers, which solved the grain problem, and Mu Ying also attracted people from other provinces to Come to Tuntian, Yunnan, which greatly promoted the development of agriculture in Yunnan and saved Lao Zhu a lot of money. With the development of the economy and the stability of the frontier, many military households gradually became peasant households, and they could not pose a threat to the imperial court at all.
Our King of Pingxi can ignore these, the Qing court must pay a large amount of silver to San Fan every year, during the Shunzhi period, the salary of Yunnan Province alone exceeded nine million taels, so there was a saying that "the wealth of the world is half consumed in San Fan", and Lao Wu also minted his own coins to enhance military strength, which caused great pressure on the qing Dynasty's finances. This is also one of the reasons why Kangxi was eager to do it, if san francisco is not removed, the Qing court will drink the northwest wind.
Militarily- military tun and yangkou
As mentioned above, Mu Ying's implementation of military tun not only achieves economic self-sufficiency, but also makes the army more peaceful, especially in the relatively peaceful period, the soldiers have economic security, let alone rebellion. Moreover, Mu Ying was very filial to Zhu Yuanzhang, after the death of the adoptive mare empress, the grief was excessive and coughed up blood, Zhu Biao's death directly caused Mu Ying to die of illness in the same year, and his premature death also made Zhu Yuanzhang more assured of Yunnan.
At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui's army was the most powerful in San Francisco, with 53 Green Banner soldiers under his jurisdiction, which was 12,000 people, and he privately raised more than 100,000 troops! In peacetime, such a huge army posed a direct threat to the Qing court, which was typical military intimidation! The Qing court will not tolerate it!
In 1392, Mu Ying died of illness and was posthumously awarded the title of "King of Qianning", which was a commendation for his stability in the Yungui region, and his descendants also divided the two generations of the Marquis of Pingxi and the Duke of Qianguo, which shows the trust of the Ming court for the Mu clan. In 1678, Lao Wu was addicted to the emperor and died five months later, and the so-called Great Zhou Dynasty was quickly overthrown, leaving behind a name that had been cursed for thousands of years.