The Minister of War and Tribute Policy
摘要
This chapter continues to introduce the context of the Ming government. It focuses on the Ministry of War, one of the Six Ministries. It discusses how earlier Ministers of War had developed tribute-based punishments as an alternative to military intervention, in particular in response to the Turfan–Hami crisis. Then it presents Wang Qiong, the dominant Minister of War of the Zhengde period.