Mongolia In the Middle Xiii Century

In 1231, the Great Chancellery of Zhong-shu-shzn (the "Great Imperial Secretariat") was established, the head of which, according to Chinese sources, was Elyui Chutsai. At the same time, Chinghai, kareit, was placed in the position of "right minister" (wu-cheng-hsiang) and Jurchen Nianhe Zhongshan - "left minister" (zuo-cheng-hsiang).

It was an administrative body, later, under Khubilai Khan, who served as the central government of the Mongol Empire. The appointment of Ye-lu Chu-chai and Nianhe Zhongshan to the indicated posts meant that the first was put at the head of the civil administration of North China, and the second was his assistant. By the way, the Mongols did not yet understand the Chinese nomenclature of ranks and all those who were in charge of official documents called bichaeches ("secretary"). Actually, Chinhai was in charge of the Great Han Chancellery. The fact is known that without his resolution in Mongolian on the Uighur alphabet, a document written in another language did not enter into force, as, obviously, there was no complete confidence in the court for non-Mongolian officials, including Ye-lii Chutsai. Mongolia In the Middle Xiii In ....

However, such a policy of Ogădei provoked strong opposition from representatives of the Mongolian nobility who were interested in further robbing the conquered country, as well as their allies in the person of local generals, owners of the patrimonies they created. For example, after the Khan's decision to tax the population of Northern China with taxes in 1230, a certain Be-de, obviously a pupil of the Khan's house, suggested simply cutting out the entire population of the country and turning the land into pastures.

But Ye-lii Chutsai persuaded the great Khan, in a greater profitability for the court, to exploit the population and resources of North China through taxes, presenting to him calculations of how much silver, silk fabrics and grain can be received per year.

When in 1231, at the insistence of Ye-lii Chutsai, the Khan's decree on the independence of tax administrations was issued, the Khitan Shi-mo Syandebu, the Mongolian Darugachi Yanqin (modern Beijing) and the ruler of the same name, entered into collusion with Uncle Ugadei Te-muge-ochigin, who Through the messenger sent to the Great Khan he expressed distrust towards! Yeluyu Chuqa and sought his execution, accusing him of violating the traditional Mongolian prohibitions (obviously, it was about such prohibitions as bathing in running water, desecrating fire, stepping on the threshold).

Mongolia In the Middle Xiii Century