Li Shanchang mentioned before that after Zhu Yuanzhang consolidated the defense of Hongdu and captured Fuzhou, he already planned to return.
But the problem is that Lao Zhu came directly to Changxing, which surprised Zhang Ximeng.
"We came from She County. The troops and horses are temporarily under the command of Xu Da and Mr. Fenglin. Nothing will happen." Zhu Yuanzhang did not go back to Jinling first, but heard that Zhang Ximeng came to Changxing, so he hurried over.
Even my wife and children were abandoned in Yingtian, and no one cared about me anymore.
"Sir, tell us, behind the assassin named You Fang is the Wang family? No one else?" Zhu Yuanzhang had already gone through it in his mind no less than ten times on the way here.
He stole the book, drugged him, and then caught You Fang. Following him, he uncovered the Wang family's influence, and then implicated Zhang Shicheng.
It's a bit suspicious.
Zhang Ximeng saw that Lao Zhu was so keen and had already thought of this, so he told the truth, "Lord, I have also thought that maybe the problem lies with those monks."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, then slapped his thigh and sighed: "Sir, you have hit the point. The temple is worshiped by all directions and specializes in making friends with powerful people. How could it only listen to the Wang family? And that Wang family dared to take our ideas, and even made some mistakes
Poison, he was in a hurry to assassinate, it seemed a bit hasty and unreasonable."
Lao Zhu's eyes flickered and he sneered: "If we guessed correctly, there should be other people involved. Judging from their posture, they also want to provoke a war between us and Zhang Shicheng, so that the good fisherman will benefit."
Zhu Yuanzhang's analysis is quite reasonable. It shows that he cares about Zhang Ximeng. According to reason, he actually placed people around Zhang Ximeng. He can steal the manuscript from Zhang Ximeng, so how can he waste it casually? He should be used to get more information.
More news is.
Or what does it mean to just assassinate Zhang Ximeng? It would be great if we could wait until Zhu Yuanzhang came and kill them all together!
All in all, the current choice is not the most ideal.
Could it be that the other party doesn't have enough brains?
Maybe, but there is another possibility, that is, as a businessman, Wang Jue cannot completely control his subordinates, and there are others who are stirring up trouble and secretly adding fuel to the fire.
So who is this person?
Zhang Ximeng thought about Han Xiuniang's case again. It was a small matter that was blamed at all levels and almost caused Li Shanchang to overturn. Maybe too many people wanted to kill him, so this happened.
“My lord, it’s clear that we should investigate thoroughly!”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, but then said: "A thorough investigation alone is not enough. Mr. Zhang, in the past, we were still too polite. Some people's hearts cannot be warmed no matter how hard they are. I hope they will change their minds and come to their senses."
Wake up, that is just wishful thinking. You and Li Xiang are our right-hand men, and we are both almost at a disadvantage. If we don't make a thorough rectification, we are afraid that something big will happen. By then, it will be too late."
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was particularly firm and murderous. This expert in murdering people finally couldn't help but take action.
Both Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang are too honest and too cowardly.
Zhang Ximeng explained the truth clearly, but when it came time to take action, he was weak and powerless. Li Shanchang also only showed his appearance, looking forward and backward.
"Mr. Zhang, those few articles of yours have made it clear. A small case of Han Xiuniang and a big case of assassinating you. Don't you understand? The powerful gentry, the officials of the Yuan Dynasty, and some wealthy businessmen
Wealthy businessmen, even temple monks...these people relied on Yuan Ting's dominance and prosperity to get where they are today. We are not willing to condone them. This group of people is like digging up their ancestral graves, no matter what the means, overtly or covertly.
, let’s confront each other. We have talked too much in the past, and it’s time to actually implement it. Some accounts cannot be delayed.”
Zhang Ximeng's mouth was slightly open, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it out. What makes Zhu Yuanzhang awe-inspiring is his thunderbolt method!
It was precisely because he knew that he could not keep up with Zhu Yuanzhang that he was willing to play a supporting role. At this point, he had made the truth clear and the situation was laid out. There was nothing to stop him.
"My lord, I fully support it...but I think it's better not to affect too many family members."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh, "We know, don't worry, sir, that beast Shi Mo Yisun still has his daughter! We know it well."
This time Zhang Ximeng completely stood on the side of a bystander to observe Lao Zhu's actions.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not rely on Zhang Ximeng, but mobilized Geng Bingwen's troops.
Zhu Yuanzhang's first order was to abolish the original maximum land rent order and order the granting of land according to the land equalization outline... As soon as this order went down, Changxing and other places exploded.
It turns out that Zhu Jiajun has been talking about equalizing land, but this equalizing of land also has stages and cannot be achieved overnight.
Changxing is located on the west bank of Taihu Lake. It needs to guard against Zhang Shicheng and is on the front line. According to the plan, land equalization will not be carried out here for the time being. The main land rent order will be implemented.
That is to say, the land rent cannot exceed 35%. You must know that in the Jiangnan area, the land rent is more than half, even 70% or 80%. After a year of hard work, almost all the harvest is given to the landlord, not counting the court's
Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes will also fall on them.
A cow had two layers of skin peeled off, and it was miserable.
After Zhu Jiajun arrived, he ordered to limit land rent and abolish exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. The people all cheered and praised in unison.
Similar policies are also implemented in Yixing, Changzhou, Zhuji and other places.
Basically, Zhang Ximeng advocated stability wherever he was close to the enemy's territory. He had this attitude, not to mention Li Shanchang, so he was naturally happy that the years would be quiet and peaceful.
The Zhu Jiajun territory in the past can be roughly divided into three levels. The core is the Huaixi hometown, which is the place where Juntian was the most thorough and the place that supported Zhu Yuanzhang the most.
Next is after crossing the river, Tongling, Taiping, Jinling and other places, these places have basically completed the land grant. Although a considerable number of wealthy farmers still remain, they also strongly support the Zhu Jiajun.
Further outward, there are front lines such as Changxing and Yixing, as well as newly acquired territories such as Hongdu and Fuzhou, which have not yet had time to be evenly distributed.
This is not surprising, no one can become fat overnight.
But in the face of the counterattack of the old forces, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't want to delay it any longer. If I don't show you how powerful he is, do you really think that we are a soft-hearted Bodhisattva?
If you dare to attack Mr. Zhang, can we spare you?
After Zhu Yuanzhang issued the order, he asked the Changxing Yamen to implement it immediately, and now clear the land and grant it to the people.
Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Changxing Prefecture Yamen resolutely chose the pigeon tactic.
When given an order, he would just perfunctory and prevaricate, burying his head in the middle of the document, leaving you with nothing to do but to do it again tomorrow, and nothing would happen tomorrow.
On the Yamen side, it was as motionless as a mountain, but on the other side of the big households, it was as aggressive as fire.
They got together and wrote thousands of words to Zhu Yuanzhang, asking for a temporary suspension of land equalization and the withdrawal of the order.
And in order to increase their persuasiveness, they also found a few tenants and asked them to join a group of big households and write a letter together, saying that everything was going well at home now.
Eat well, wear warm clothes, and have meat to eat at the end of the year.
They are willing to farm for wealthy households. They don’t have to worry about storing grain or paying land taxes themselves. The wealthy households will help with everything, which is very worry-free...
Faced with this book of ten thousand words, Zhang Ximeng called him a good guy!
You are stealing from the Chinese people who despise greasy food. How can you open your mouths?
Isn’t it nonsense to just let the acquired land go and just rent and farm it and pay land rent regularly every year? The more this is true, the more it proves that the rich are so powerful that they can confuse right and wrong and insult people’s IQ.
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but want to take action, but when he thought that the protagonist of this scene was Zhu Yuanzhang, he couldn't bear it. Let's see what Lao Zhu will do?
Sure enough, Lao Zhu gave the order to the Changxing Prefecture Yamen again and asked for their opinions.
As a result, five of the six clerks in the yamen said that it seemed that the people's wishes should be taken into consideration and not to force the equalization of land, so as not to cause chaos...
"Geng Bingwen, you are an old man who took refuge with us in the beginning. But now, some people treat us like a monkey. What do you think we should do?"
Geng Bingwen immediately said: "Please tell me from the superior, no matter what, the brothers under the general are ready to go through fire and water for the superior, no matter what!"
"We don't want you to go through fire and water. As long as you take over the Changxing Prefecture Yamen, we want you to arrest all those people. Can you do it?"
Geng Bingwen hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Yes, General Mo has been promoting literacy in the army in the past few years. More than 50% of General Mo's subordinates can recognize a thousand characters!"
Geng Bingwen has more than 3,000 troops under his direct command, and the five-level achievement is more than 1,000. This number is indeed terrifying. I am afraid that the total number of scholars in the state government is not even one-tenth!
"Okay, I'll give you an order now, go ahead and do it!"
"As you command!"
Geng Bingwen walked out from Zhu Yuanzhang's place with his head held high, decisively mobilized his troops and launched a thunderous strike... In just three days, Geng Bingwen arrested more than 20 wealthy households.
Together with the few tenants who were forced to submit petitions, they were all found.
In addition, the entire Changxing Prefecture Yamen, from top to bottom, was detained without any escape.
His moves were decisive and bright, far beyond people's imagination.
When everyone woke up, all the gentry and wealthy people disappeared, as did the majestic old men in the yamen. They were replaced by soldiers from the Zhu family army wearing red mandarin duck jackets.
Their clothes were so bright, as if they were a ball of fire, dyeing the sky red.
Arresting people was only the first step. Zhu Yuanzhang issued another order, requiring all villages and towns in Changxing to immediately select personnel and come to the city. Each village must send at least five people, who must be from different families, to discuss the details of equalizing land.
Strategy.
After this order was issued, I don’t know how many people cried. It finally fell on us. It was said that there were five people, but in fact there was no village with less than ten people. The largest village even had thirty or forty people. Big guys.
They all gathered in Changxing as quickly as possible, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangements...
