Lao Zhu dropped Zhu Liangzu, and then looked at the rest of the group. Lao Zhu pondered a little. To be honest, according to his temper, he would have killed him if he really wanted to, but Lao Zhu knew very well that in his position, he was the most
What you can't do is act willfully. You can kill, but there must be a sufficient reason.
Otherwise, if someone surrenders, and you turn around and kill them, which makes no sense, then who would dare to surrender? How big is the world? How many states and counties did Zhu Yuanzhang occupy?
Huaixi and Jiangnan combined are less than the size of a province in the Yuan Dynasty. Are you forgetting what you are doing?
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang endured his nausea and muttered: "Mr. Zhang, what do you think of these people?"
Zhang Ximeng immediately said: "Returning to my lord, Bie Buhua took the initiative to open the city to welcome the king. It should be considered an uprising. Yang Zhongying and these wealthy households fell into internal fighting and did not directly help us. It can only be considered a surrender.
As for Zhu Liangzu, he was captured, so it is quite appropriate for the lord to let him open up wasteland."
These few sentences define the nature of several people, and it is clear at a glance how to deal with them.
Lao Zhu said: "Let's do this. Don't be pretentious. You will be in charge of the prisoner of war camp for the time being. You must be careful and do not do what you did before."
Bie Buhua quickly thanked him and said, "Please rest assured, the superior, I will do my best for the humble."
Being able to manage a camp, no matter what the name is, is a good thing, and he is quite beautiful. It's a pity that Bie Buhua still doesn't know what the situation is in Zhu Jiajun's prisoner of war camp. When he really sees those gods, he will probably be able to stay in place.
Ascend.
Lao Zhu didn't want to bother, so Yang Zhongying was next. He was still injured. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You recover from your injuries first, and then enter the military to study. We will personally assess you and then arrange a position for you."
Yang Zhongying quickly thanked him.
As for these wealthy households, Zhu Yuanzhang set his sights on Zhang Ximeng and asked him to deal with them.
"You must have heard that the Zhu Jiajun pursues the policy of equalizing land, and there is no room for any leeway on the land. You must abide by the regulations, hand over the acres of land, and accept the inspection of the people. As for your property in the city..." Zhang Ximeng paused.
, "Do you have a paper-making workshop?"
When Zhang Ximeng asked, two people immediately stood up and said, "Yes, the villain's workshop is the best rice paper workshop in Xuancheng, and the rice paper produced is the best in the world!"
Another one also said: "The villain also produces Xuan brushes, Hui ink, and inkstones. They are all top-notch things. How much do you want, sir? Just give me your orders!"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "What do I want? If it were just me, I would go and buy it on the street...I tell you this because Zhu Jiajun wants to purchase the Four Treasures of the Study in large quantities!"
The two businessmen looked at each other and asked together: "How much do you want?"
"At least fifty thousand people!"
"What?"
These people were all dumbfounded, "Sir, is this too, too much?"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "What's more? We Zhu Jiajun has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. In the past, we had to write on wooden boards, sand, water, and tree branches. The conditions were very difficult. Now that we have reached Xuancheng, we have been given a set of Four Treasures of the Study."
, and it should be. In the army alone, there are more than tens of thousands of copies. Furthermore, with so many states and counties occupied, it is imminent to launch a large-scale enlightenment. Every state and county must set up schools to encourage schoolchildren to study... and every year.
Increase the scale of tens of thousands of people. If Zhu Jiajun attacks the city again, it will not be long before they occupy even more territory. Outside of Juntian, our most important thing is to carry out education and cultivate talents... In total, you are really lucky.
, the business in the future will increase hundreds and thousands of times!”
These businessmen were all confused, right? This cake is too big!
It will kill people!
Moreover, it is unrealistic to give ordinary soldiers the Four Treasures of the Study, learn to read and write, and carry out education and establish schools everywhere. How much effort does this require?
Zhang Ximeng saw their doubts, he just smiled lightly and did not explain more.
The storm is coming and the opportunity is given to you. Who can you blame if you can't seize it?
In fact, it is absolutely impossible to do what Zhang Ximeng does without cultivating talents.
And it's not just one or two, three or five, it has to be hundreds, thousands, thousands, even hundreds of thousands, millions... we even need to increase the number of literate people in the country to tens of millions.
Without a large literate community, how could there be so many officials available?
Not to mention anything else, dividing the land equally, determining taxes, and collecting business taxes...none of these require a large number of people.
Historically, Lao Zhu occupied a place for a long time, recruited local virtuous people, granted official positions, and managed the place.
People like Liu Bowen and others surrendered only after he attacked the Zhejiang area.
This group of civil servants in the early days were really typical of the Mu Shou side. Once they became officials in a certain place, they would select the scribes below and listen to them.
Even if Lao Zhu had a lot of energy, he would not be able to micro-manage the employees of the county government...and these people often follow their masters, chickens and dogs to heaven and occupy key positions.
Not only military generals responded to every call, but early civil servants also had this ability... The reason why the Kongyin case and the Guo Huan case involved so many people was because they were cut down by these minions. If you cut the grass, you must get rid of the roots. This is Lao Zhu's style.
Some people may think Zhu Yuanzhang is cruel, while others may find him happy. But no matter what, Lao Zhu is not a madman and he always has his own considerations in doing things.
Zhang Ximeng gave Lao Zhu another option, which was to spare no effort to cultivate his own talents, training them by the thousands, both in the military and among the people.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of land equalization, we strive to allow more farm children to enter school, study and become officials, forming a huge force.
Again, if you just divide the land without mobilizing the people and educating the talents... After a few decades, the equalization of land will no longer be maintained, and everything you have worked so hard for will collapse. In the end, there will be no one to help you.
In speech, all kinds of correct policies will be splashed with countless dirty water. There is no distinction between black and white, and confusion between right and wrong. So many controversies in the history of the Ming Dynasty originated from this.
The right to speak is so important!
On this point, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng are highly consistent. After reading books for several years, Lao Zhu can even write poems, and his level has improved rapidly.
"I never thought that after taking Xuancheng, we would also control the land of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. From now on, it would be much easier to educate the soldiers and the common people."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "What my lord said is absolutely true... Actually there is one more thing that can be put on the agenda."
"What's up?"
"Treasure money!"
Lao Zhu was still stunned. He was still a little slow about currency, but after thinking about it, he understood.
After Zhang Ximeng occupied Chuzhou, he spent a lot of effort to obtain market coupons and establish a grain bank. To be honest, those things can only be regarded as bills and are far from currency.
The reason why we didn't dare to do it has a lot to do with the conditions at the time. The territory was too small, the financial resources were weak, there were no reserves, and there were powerful enemies outside. If there was any disturbance or a run, it would collapse.
Moreover, Chuzhou at that time did not have enough technology.
However, as Yangzhou, Yingtian, Xuancheng and other places were brought under control, Zhu Jiajun's military strength increased. After the land was divided, the people's hearts also returned.
At this time, getting treasure money will be a matter of course and a matter of course.
And once there is a paper currency system, Zhang Ximeng can use his abilities to make money, develop the economy, promote trade wars, and make Zhu Jiajun greater... No one knows this better than me!
After the founding of the country, Lao Zhu should be given the title of Zhang Ximeng, an understanding king.
Lao Zhu is still a little hesitant. He has a natural distrust of currency. A thin piece of paper is far less reassuring than something tangible.
"Sir, is the time really ripe now? Will nothing go wrong?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord, it is impossible to say that there are no mistakes. The key is to see whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. And they must far outweigh the disadvantages... As for whether the time is ripe, I think there is another condition that may be expected.
"
"What conditions?"
"Huizhou merchants!" Zhang Ximeng explained to Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile... Huizhou is at the beginning of Wu and the end of Chu. The terrain is complex, Huangshan Mountain is within the territory, and the agricultural conditions are not good.
But just like Shanxi, there was no way to farm and could only do business. As a result, powerful Huizhou merchants developed.
Huizhou merchants began in the Tang Dynasty, developed in the Song Dynasty, and grew stronger in the Ming Dynasty...and lasted for thousands of years. When it comes to Huizhou merchants, they are a very colorful event in history.
When these Huizhou merchants were at their most powerful, they could even compete with Shanxi merchants and influence the government together... As powerful as Zhang Juzheng, he only dared to engage in a whipping method, but did not dare to touch the business tax. He was only afraid of a few big companies.
The power of business gangs.
They invest in schools all over the world, train scholars, and run industries, forming a huge interest network with layers upon layers to protect themselves. They are truly behemoths and uncrowned kings.
Of course, there will be huge controversy over merchant gangs in later generations, but it is undeniable that merchants are an indispensable force.
Especially in order to develop the economy, accumulate wealth, and strive for world supremacy, it is absolutely impossible not to make good use of business resources.
Even Lao Zhu in history did not knock businessmen to death with a hammer. On the contrary, Lao Zhu issued decrees many times, believing that commercial exchanges could produce some urgently needed supplies for the people, so businessmen should be given preferential treatment, and even be exempted from some
taxes.
Take iron smelting as an example. The tax rate for iron smelting in the early Ming Dynasty was 30 taxes and 2 taxes... If you say this is called focusing on agriculture and suppressing business, then many businessmen will laugh and wake up. Come on, increase the intensity!
The only reason Zhang Ximeng is better than Lao Zhu is that Zhu Yuanzhang hopes to allow business to recover and develop on its own through recuperation and non-interference. Zhang Ximeng, on the other hand, advocates supporting and controlling businessmen. I can help you develop, but when it comes to taxation, no one wants to
Want to use tricks.
The purpose of developing commerce is to enrich the finances and enrich the country and the people.
All in all, Zhang Ximeng planned to seriously discuss the issue of commercial taxation and establish a set of means to manage business after taking over Huizhou.
When commerce prospers, the issuance of treasure banknotes will have more effects... equalizing land, education, commerce, treasure banknotes... Zhang Ximeng outlines a powerful picture of four-wheel drive.
When it comes to pie painting, we are experts.
When Lao Zhu heard this, he couldn't help laughing, "Sir, you are really thoughtful. In this case, let Xu Da lead the army to capture Huizhou, Chang Yuchun lead the army to capture Guangde, and then let Hu Dahai and Deng Youde capture Jiande
!”
When Lao Zhu opened his mouth, he would swallow three pieces of food. His appetite was really getting better and better.
However, this is when Zhu Jiajun's strength has reached its peak. In the entire Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces, no one can stop Zhu Jiajun's progress.
What is surprising is that just as Zhu Jiajun was preparing to take action, someone sent an envoy.
Fang Guozhen!
This master of repeated horizontal jumps sent his son Fang Guan to see Zhu Yuanzhang with documents.
"My nephew pays homage to Marshal Zhu!"
Fang Guan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Lao Zhu.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and said, "Your father sent you here for what purpose?"
Fang Guan raised his head and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang is here, my father is planning to surrender Wenzhou, Taizhou, and Qingyuan to Marshal Zhu, and beg Marshal Zhu to take him in!"
Lao Zhu suddenly laughed. He came over and pulled Fang Guan up. He said with a smile: "Your father rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty long ago and is also a hero in our rebel army. Compared with him, we are all juniors... Let's capture the land on the right side of Zhejiang.
It’s to eliminate Yuan Ting’s forces, but it’s not the intention of your father!”
Fang Guan was startled, and then said: "Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed a gentleman, and my nephew admires it... It's just that my father is in a difficult situation, Yuan Ting wants to ask for more, and Zhang Shicheng tries to get involved... I, it's too difficult for us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang silently watched Fang Guan cry, secretly amused in his heart... Fang Guozhen was indeed a master of repeated horizontal jumps, was he really planning to surrender to Lao Zhu?
Same joke!
After so many years, who has seen Fang Guozhen’s sincerity?
This guy relies on the convenience of boats to travel along the coast. However, it is difficult for Zhu Jiajun's navy to dominate the Yangtze River and is no match for Fang Guozhen. It would be crazy to plot against Fang Guozhen at this time.
"My lord, the Yuan Dynasty relies on maritime water transportation. Zhang Shicheng is at both ends. General Fang is indeed in a difficult situation." Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "I suggest that we form an alliance with General Fang and ask him to supply us with sea salt. We will provide General Fang with food. Both parties
There is mutual benefit and mutual benefit in peacetime, but in wartime, if General Fang needs it, we can send troops to assist. In short, we help each other and both sides are on an equal footing."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then said to Fang Guan: "Xiannephew, do you think this can be done?"
Fang Guan was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and knelt down heavily: "Thank you uncle, uncle is kind!"