A Research On The Lanzhou Wei In The Ming Dynasty

Lanzhouwei is located at the main road of east-west traffic and guards the Yellow River ferry,It is an important gateway for the Central Plains to enter the Hexi and Western Regions.Responsible for the important task of safeguarding West-Frontiers,defending Mongolia Tribe in the north and minority tribes in the south,Lanzhou Guardian was established in Hongwu three years in the Ming Dynasty,Before Zhengtong,it was located in Shaanxi,and the pressure on border defense was small.However,since Tianshun,Mongolia has frequently invaded and occupied Hetao,Qinghai and other places,and Lanzhouwei’s defense mission has increased sharply.As the gateway to Ganliang,it controlled the food and military routes from Hedong to Hexi in order to prevent the situation in which the Yellow River pontoon bridge was blocked and Hexi was blocked,Under the nine-sided defense system,It was the meeting point of the three sides of Shaanxi,The border wall in its territory closely connects the three sides,and most of Lanzhouwei’s soldiers are guarded throughout Ganliang all year round.It is one of the main sources of the army in Shanxi Town and the border troops of Gansu Town,playing a role of joint defense against the enemy.In addition,Lanzhouwei,as the residence of King Mingsu,assumed the important responsibility of defending the imperial family.Therefore,in the Ming Dynasty,with the changes in the enemy forces around it,a defensive system of staggered castles,piers,and side walls was gradually formed on both sides of the Yellow River.Lanzhou Guardian established in Ming Dynasty was not a false Guardian,It is a typical case of the state being governed by the same city,To have a certain number of military and civilian households.As a military city,Lanzhou defended the western part of Guyuan Town and ensured the security of the eastern part of Gansu Town;And as an administrative city,the establishment of Lanzhou Wei injected new power into the development of social economy and culture of Lanzhou,and even laid the foundation for Lanzhou to become the center of the northwest in the Qing Dynasty.