After talking with Liu Futong, Han and Song quickly sent ministers, and Zhu Yuanzhang, led by Zhang Ximeng and Wang Guangyang, quickly reached a package cooperation plan with Liu Futong.
The first is the redrawing of the territory. In order to facilitate the Northern Expedition, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Suzhou and other places were all given to Han and Song Dynasties as bases for attacking Shandong.
Correspondingly, Luzhou and Lu'an will be assigned to the Zhu Jiajun.
As for Zuo Junbi of Luzhou, just wave his hand and destroy him!
And judging from the map, after taking Luzhou and Lu'an, Anqing fell into the siege of Zhu Jiajun. Occupying Anqing opened the door to Jiangxi.
Both sides could see clearly that Zhu Yuanzhang gave up the Huai'an area in order to open the way for Liu Futong's Northern Expedition, while Liu Futong gave up the Luzhou area in order to encourage Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer Tianwan in the west.
In other words, both sides have temporarily delineated their spheres of influence.
Liu Futong was determined to participate in the competition in the Northern Region and fight with Yuan Ting.
The Zhu Jiajun temporarily chose to develop in the south, continuing the overall strategy proposed by Zhu Sheng and Liu Bowen. Internally, they built high walls and accumulated grain, and externally, they first conquered the sky and then dealt with Zhang Shicheng.
Both sides have their own development directions, and the biggest conflict has been eliminated.
The rest are other small things, such as Zhu Jiajun selling grain to Han and Song Dynasties, and Han and Song Dynasties opening their markets and allowing merchants to traffic in goods and make profits.
Both sides can send envoys to each other to communicate with each other.
When encountering a crisis, both parties should look out for each other and help each other.
Zhang Ximeng also made a special point, inviting famous opera masters from Henan to perform in Jinling, and promised to send Wu Datou to Bozhou to perform for Han and Song Dynasties, so that the two sides could carry out cultural exchanges.
Zhang Ximeng was bent on going inside Han and Song Dynasty, and he was also holding back his calculations.
Although Liu Futong was inevitably defeated in the end, he fought bloody battles with the Yuan army for nearly ten years, which greatly weakened the Yuan Ting's strength. Moreover, Liu Futong's subordinates were all warriors who fought against the Yuan Dynasty.
The Central Army of the Northern Expedition even made an extreme detour and reached Goryeo.
Mao Gui of the Eastern Route Army was also a handsome man with both wisdom and courage.
After the collapse of Han and Song Dynasties, if these forces are successfully taken over, the combat effectiveness of Zhu's army will increase dramatically. By then, the Northern Expedition will not just be as simple as Xu Da Chang Yuchun and the Empire's twin treasures. It will also involve famous generals coming out together to march thousands of miles away, with the overwhelming power of Mount Tai.
Crush Yuan Ting in one fell swoop.
If this goal can be achieved, I am afraid that Bei Yuan will no longer be able to fall in love with and kill Ming Dynasty, and will completely disappear from history.
Zhang Ximeng accepted the calligraphy given by Liu Futong in order to gain favor and pave the way for the future... Once Liu Futong dies, Zhang Ximeng can tell his remnants, look, we have been good friends for a long time. Even my calligraphy is Liu.
We are all members of the same family. Don't worry, vote now. I will take care of you.
As the saying goes, you can’t afford to be early without profit. When has Zhang Ximeng ever suffered a loss?
Then again, didn’t Liu Futong notice that Zhang Ximeng had done so many operations? Wasn’t he afraid?
Sorry, Liu Futong is really not afraid!
He was full of confidence and his only worry was the lack of food.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang can give him food, he can overthrow the Yuan Dynasty. By then, all north of the Yellow River will be his territory. At worst, he and Zhu Yuanzhang will form a confrontation between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty! But this time, the Song Dynasty went to the territory of the former Jin Kingdom.
As for some grain, didn’t the Jin people also eat the tribute from the Song Dynasty?
Just right!
Liu Futong's abacus was very powerful, and Zhang Ximeng's calculation was also profound. The two sides fought against each other, which was very lively.
Zhu Yuanzhang rarely put aside government affairs and renovated his parents' graveyard wholeheartedly.
When his parents died, there wasn't even a coffin. Zhu Yuanzhang wrapped his body with a piece of rag he picked up and hurriedly buried his parents.
Now that he has the power, he can finally make his parents live a better life... In fact, he was also busy some time ago.
But this time, Zhu Yuanzhang personally managed and even worked on it. It took him half a month to repair the cemetery. It is worth mentioning that it is not far from the Zhu family's ancestral grave. Almost opposite, there is an open space, which is occupied by the old man.
Zhu bought it and gave it to Zhang Ximeng as the ancestral tomb of the Zhang family.
Even the ancestral graves of the two families are connected to each other, and the intention is self-evident!
Lao Zhu finished his work here, and Zhang Ximeng's conversation was almost finished. The monarch and his ministers paid homage to their ancestors together, and then prepared to leave for Jinling.
"Mr.'s teachings some time ago made us remember in our hearts that the heroes of the world are not Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Futong... they are actually all the people in the world! We remember that Li Shimin also said that water can carry a boat and capsize it. Mencius also said that the people are the people.
The most important thing is Sheji, followed by Sheji, which is probably what it means.”
Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "My lord, if you can understand this, you will be the leading hero in this troubled world."
Lao Zhu laughed and said, "Sir, I don't know, Liu Futong also wrote us a secret letter. He said that we are good in everything, but we are too tolerant of the unruly people. He said that the people can let it go, but cannot make it known. Like us
In this way, it is both land division and education, and sooner or later it will be harmed by unruly people."
It was indeed Liu Futong’s tone!
Zhang Ximeng laughed loudly, "My lord, Liu Futong can only serve as a pioneer for the king and destroy the Yuan Dynasty for my lord. If you want to achieve hegemony, you must not do it!"
How can a leader who cannot take care of the needs of 90% of the people rule the world?
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng were both extremely confident. They had gained a powerful ally, and they had seen through the quality of this ally. They knew that if there was no threat, not only would they win, it would be like Qin Shihuang eating peppercorns and touching the switch, winning twice as much.
The next step is to deal with Zuo Junbi.
Zhang Ximeng immediately formulated a plan for Zhu Yuanzhang.
First, Liao Yongan was ordered to lead a fleet to transport Zhu Wenzheng's troops across the river. They set out from Chizhou, landed on the north bank, and headed straight for Shucheng, cutting off Zuo Junbi's escape route and blocking Tianwan's reinforcements.
Zhu Wenzheng will definitely be able to do this job very well!
Then he transferred Chang Yuchun's troops, walked through Ruxu River, entered Chaohu Lake, and attacked Luzhou from the front. Then he transferred Tang He from Yangzhou and ordered him to march directly from Chuzhou to Luzhou to support Chang Yuchun.
In this plan, Xu Da was not used, and generals such as Hua Yun, Wu Liang, Feng Guoyong, etc. were not arranged... The meaning was very clear, Zuo Junbi was not worthy of Zhu Jiajun's all-out efforts.
Being able to send Zhu Wenzheng, Chang Yuchun, and Tang He together is enough to give him face.
With three generals at the Duke level serving him alone, Zuo Junbi was truly lucky!
At this time, the Zhu Jiajun's battle line was already clear. In addition to besieging Zuo Junbi, Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng, Fei Ju, Wu Zhen and others were developing towards the east bank of Poyang Lake, guarding Tianwan as he went down the river.
On the southern front, Zhu Yuanzhang personally marched south and captured Xuancheng, Huizhou, Jinhua and other places.
The vanguard has already pointed towards Chuzhou.
Coincidentally, Liu Bowen originally had a local army in Chuzhou.
Lao Liu defected to the Zhu Jiajun, and then the main force of the Zhu Jiajun entered Chuzhou and easily captured most of the land.
Seeing that everything was going well, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Jinling, and then crossed the river to meet Liu Futong.
During this period, the Zhu Jiajun was not idle. Xu Da took charge and continued the conquest. Hu Dahai, as the vanguard, had already led troops into Shaoxing.
The entire Zhu Jiajun is in a stage of rapid development.
Wherever the army goes, it is invincible vertically and horizontally, it can capture everything it can attack, and it cannot be defeated in any battle.
Lao Zhu planned to continue to deploy the southern expedition after returning to Jinling. The goal was to enter Fujian, preferably to the coast and occupy the port.
With a port, overseas trade can be carried out, and the urgently needed gold and silver can be solved.
With coastal land, salt can be harvested. Although we now have the capital to handle Fang Guozhen, we will not be short of salt, but who would be dissatisfied with the large land and abundant resources?
It’s better to have it yourself than anyone else!
On this point, Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang are highly consistent.
They returned to Jinling all the way and happened to pass through Dingyuan.
Speaking of which, this is Lao Zhu's Longxing Land, and it was also the first city captured by Zhu Yuanzhang after his independent development.
However, due to the defeat of Lao Zhang at Hengjian Mountain first, the Dingyuan guards were empty, so they were taken down casually, so it seemed calm.
But Dingyuan must not be underestimated. It is still the granary of Zhu Jiajun.
Especially since the land equalization in the south of the Yangtze River has just begun, and there is still some time before the harvest, 70% of the military rations for the Zhu Army must come from Huaixi.
Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware that the people's burden was heavy, so he tried his best to reduce taxes and make food the most important thing.
According to this policy, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that private winemaking, especially grain wine, was strictly prohibited within the territory.
There have been many attempts to ban alcohol throughout the ages, but to be honest, the final results have not been good. In the final analysis, this is again going against human nature.
Some people like wine and make huge profits from wine, so naturally there are people who ignore the risks and risk their lives to make wine privately.
Zhang Ximeng naturally knew about this, but he did not dissuade Zhu Yuanzhang. The reason is very simple. First of all, it was an oath to express Lao Zhu's attitude.
Secondly, even if it cannot be completely banned, it would be good if it can be reduced by 60 to 70%. And as long as it is maintained for three to five years, when the food production in various places increases, it will not be so tense and it will be appropriate to relax appropriately.
"Let's go to Dingyuan and have a look."
Lao Zhu got excited and entered Dingyuan County with Zhang Ximeng... As the first county town that Lao Zhu captured, Dingyuan has a very good environment, with not a single beggar or homeless person on the street.
People were coming and going, everyone was laughing and smiling, with confidence on their faces.
The shops on the street are crowded with people coming and going, and it is very lively.
Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously very satisfied, "Sir, this is what we like to see... As soon as it's noon, I'll treat you and Zhu Ying to dinner!"
When Zhu Ying heard this, he quickly said: "Dad, I don't want to eat noodles anymore. Can we go to a restaurant?"
Lao Zhu laughed. It turned out that his habit of eating noodles was something even his godson couldn't stand.
"Okay, let's go to the biggest restaurant and get some more dishes!"
Zhu Ying immediately smiled, "Okay, I'll order!"
This kid was running around in front and actually found the most decent restaurant. Zhu Ying ordered twelve dishes in one go. He was so rude.
The store owner saw this and knew that they were big customers, so he came over and said, "Sir, it's been a hard journey, would you like some wine to relieve your fatigue?"
Zhang Ximeng was not sure whether Zhu Yuanzhang brought any money. Anyway, Zhu Ying would not bring it. He only had the little money in exchange for the gold ingots in his arms, and he was still reluctant to part with it, so he said: "Fruit wine is sour and astringent, not for men to drink."
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He didn't want to buy wine, but the waiter obviously misunderstood. He thought these people wanted good wine!
"Sir, if you don't like fruit wine, don't be afraid. We have some wine made from grain. Do you want to try it?"
Zhang Ximeng was startled, food and wine?
Are you still selling in public?
Don’t you take Wu Guogong into your eyes too much?
Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually became serious, and he suddenly whispered: "Sure enough, there is wine, just give us a jar!"
The waiter agreed, and at this time a young warrior came out of the private room in the backyard. His name was Hu Sanshe, and he was the son of Hu Dahai.
"As much wine as you want, just tell me. If others can't get it, I can't get it!" the boy said confidently.
