To put it simply, this is a guy who can bite a dog and not suffer any loss.
Before crossing the river, he took refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang, and then became an official in Hezhou, where he did a lot of things. During the period when Hu Dahai and others suppressed the bandits, he was the main protagonist in some of the most famous vicious battles.
As a scholar, Hu Weiyong actually disguised himself and went deep into the enemy camp to spy on intelligence and help achieve success.
Logically speaking, such a person should have been promoted long ago.
At that time, Zhang Ximeng was in charge of the evaluation of hundreds of officials. For God's sake, he did put Hu Weiyong on the list of recommendations. Because Zhang Ximeng was worried that Hu Weiyong would form a clique for personal gain, which would implicate him, he did not recommend it to Lao Zhu alone. After all, he did not want to become Hu Weiyong.
benefactor...
However, Zhang Ximeng still rated his writing very highly, especially because he had several more lines.
But what is unexpected is that Zhu Yuanzhang just did not use Hu Weiyong and excluded a very capable person from the main civil servants. After crossing the river, Lao Zhu transferred him to Ningguo. His position was not high and he was just a county magistrate.
In fact, this arrangement is very abnormal.
Today's Zhu Jiajun is expanding rapidly, managing many affairs, and the number of officials is constantly expanding. Many unknown young people have been entrusted with important tasks.
Only Hu Weiyong has the qualifications and ability. More importantly, he is a native of Haozhou and a fellow villager of Zhu Yuanzhang.
With these advantages, there is no reason not to be promoted.
You must know that in order to reward the grain chief, Li Shanchang offered a reward for the minister.
When a team is founded, that's how it is. Just talk about it casually, think it's a good talent, give it a position, and then get on with it. This is normal.
It was because of Zhang Ximeng's appearance that the Zhu Jiajun conducted imperial examinations, selected talents from various places, and established an evaluation mechanism that was so formal that it didn't look like a rebel team.
It is precisely because of this that Hu Weiyong's situation seems so unexpected.
"Sir, do you think we have wronged our talents by not using this person?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a faint smile.
Zhang Ximeng said: "It's true that I didn't understand it, but my lord should have a point. If it's inconvenient, there's no need to say it."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly widened, "What are you talking about? It's so easy to have a chance to show off our skills. If you don't let me say it anymore, aren't you going to stifle me to death!"
"Hu Weiyong does everything possible and is so utilitarian. He is not a wise minister or a gentleman, and cannot be entrusted with big things. But he is a knife, a sharp sword for killing people."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "We have enough wise ministers like you around us. But there are some things that we can't let you do, and we can't dirty your hands. We have no choice but to use Hu Weiyong.
In the past, we did not reuse him, but threw him here for training, just to make the knife sharper and kill people more freely."
Zhang Ximeng took a breath and said nothing. Lao Zhu regarded Hu Weiyong as a tool, but I have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang was very accurate in judging people.
Hu Weiyong is extremely courageous, and he is determined to climb up. He is cruel to himself and even more cruel to others. Such a person is just a vicious dog, but it has to be said that sometimes he is indispensable to guard the door.
For example, in the current situation, if Hu Weiyong accepts a hard labor camp and manipulates these unrepentant people to continue to break bones and absorb marrow, it will definitely make the best use of people's talents and resources.
This is another characteristic of Lao Zhu. When he is not a human being, he is really not a human being.
What else does Zhang Ximeng have to say? I can only wish Hu Weiyong and those unlucky people happiness!
After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Hu Weiyong was trembling.
It goes without saying how many levels he rose through the ranks from the county magistrate to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and concurrently held the position of promotion in the hard labor camp.
This hard labor camp was actually proposed by him.
In other words, Lao Zhu agreed with his suggestions and handed this tailor-made department into his hands.
If you don't make a sound, it's enough. If you make a blockbuster, it will make a big difference.
Hu Weiyong could already predict how big a stir this appointment would cause in the Zhu family army. How could he not risk his life to repay such a great favor to the emperor!
At this moment, Hu Weiyong didn't think so much. He immediately set off and rushed from Ningguo County to Changxing, where he quickly took over the hard labor camp.
The person in charge of the handover was Sun Yan, Zhang Ximeng did not come.
Hu Weiyong didn't care about this anymore. He was just amazed at the size of the hard labor camp. First of all, how many prisoners did Lao Zhu capture?
This question is difficult to answer.
When they were in Hengjian Mountain, they captured more than 70,000 people, and then occupied Chuzhou and Hezhou. When 400,000 people were defeated, Lao Zhu also got a share of the pie.
At that time, the total number of prisoners exceeded 100,000.
Some of the earliest batch of prisoners were incorporated into the army, and some were placed in military camps. Later, they were pardoned one after another, and basically there are not many left.
However, after crossing the river and capturing the city, the number and quality of the prisoners captured were no worse than those in Huaixi. Moreover, since the Zhu Jiajun already had a considerable number of troops, except for a battalion in Tongling not long ago, most of the prisoners were not
Incorporated into the army.
A rough estimate puts the number of forced labor camps at 70,000 to 80,000 people.
Where is this camp?
The total number of men, women, old and young in a county amounts to tens of thousands.
Even a few prefectures may not be able to provide a strong labor force of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.
To be blunt, Zhu Yuanzhang's troops only numbered 200,000!
This power was so great that Hu Weiyong was so happy that even his fellow countryman Li Shan would be envious when he saw it.
Since the superior has given me such a great grace, I must show ten thousand times more ability to satisfy the superior.
Hu Weiyong's ability to do things is no worse than Li Shanchang's, and his ruthlessness is even better than Li Shanchang's.
After he took over the hard labor camp, he proposed a task to build a dam on the Xin'an River.
Although he is the magistrate of Ningguo, he is also very familiar with the situation in Huizhou next door. He knows that the Xinan River floods are serious in Huizhou, and that Jiande and other places are very important and belong to the hinterland of Zhu Jiajun.
Flooding was eliminated, irrigation was increased, and grain production increased, which was also a result of equalizing the land. It also facilitated shipping, which could promote commercial exchanges and increase tax revenue.
All in all, there are many benefits.
Of course, Hu Weiyong didn't care about how much labor he put in or whether people died.
When he submitted this suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed immediately without any hesitation.
Moreover, Lao Zhu also gave instructions that it is very appropriate for those powerful gentry who have caused harm to one party and preyed on the common people to build dams to atone for their sins. However, they must cherish the people's power and not affect the local area or harm the people.
Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's request, Hu Weiyong agreed without hesitation.
Then he took action, and then, the gentry and landlords in Changxing were unlucky. Geng Bingwen sent his soldiers to go deep into various villages to clear out the land and implement equalization of land.
But it is undeniable that the soldiers were unfamiliar with the country and were too young.
After entering the countryside, we soon ran into trouble.
What left them speechless the most was not the gentry and landlords. If they dared to resist, they would be arrested directly. No matter how serious the situation was, they would act in accordance with the law.
Zhu Jiajun swung an iron hammer, and anyone who dared to resist would be shattered to pieces.
The real trouble was that the uncles and aunts were initially afraid of Zhu Jiajun, but after they got to know each other, people started to come to him, saying that the land given to them was short and they wanted to get more ridges.
Some simply say they don’t want sloped land and want to switch to irrigated land.
But the problem is that there is only so much water to irrigate the ground, how to replace it?
These common people are not anxious with you, they just circle around you over and over again, and keep grinding. Anyway, as long as you work hard, you are not afraid that you will not get any advantage.
It is said that many soldiers were so exhausted that they could not sleep at night.
After Zhang Ximeng got the news, he was helpless.
In fact, many times, in addition to being simple and kind-hearted, ordinary people are also cunning, cunning, unwilling to take responsibility, like to take advantage, and are philistines. In fact, in almost every village, there are a few extremely selfish and weird people.
It can make you so angry that your teeth itch.
Can you blame the people?
Zhang Ximeng doesn't think so. After all, the reason why the people are like this is because they have been squeezed and exploited at all levels for thousands of years, which has worn away the edges and softened the bones.
Xiangzi also wanted to be a good person who was self-reliant and strong-willed from the beginning.
However, the world is like this, which destroys his illusions time and time again.
The same is true for the villagers, and Zhang Ximeng understands it very well.
Problems accumulated over thousands of years cannot be solved in three days or two. This is also a reality.
It's just that I understand, but with these people entangled, it seems a bit difficult to quickly complete the Qingzhang!
Coincidentally, Hu Weiyong jumped out and gave another clever trick.
Lao Hu went directly to the state government office and found the arrested scribes and servants.
Whoever of you is familiar with the local situation, has experience in dealing with unruly people, and is willing to put in the effort to get things done, can come out.
Even if the state government does not want it, you can still go to the hard labor camp, where there are many people in charge and it is more majestic.
After Lao Hu's instigation, twenty people were quickly found.
Then Hu Weiyong took them down to the countryside.
Most of the people were in charge of the soldiers. When they encountered trouble, it was these people who took action.
There is no need to beat or scold, just expose their plans, expose their methods, and then make them lose face in front of the villagers, and the trouble will disappear in an instant.
As the saying goes, evil people will have their own troubles. Zhu Yuanzhang promoted Hu Weiyong, and Hu Weiyong hired a bunch of subordinate officials, which really had a miraculous effect.
The equalization of land in Changxing Prefecture was implemented rapidly, and Hu Weiyong's hard labor camp was also expanding with great force and advancing unstoppably.
With Changxing as the center, it quickly spread to the surrounding areas.
Those wealthy gentry were in panic all day long. Gradually, some people secretly left Zhu Yuanzhang's territory in order to avoid the fate of being reduced to hard labor.
We took a boat and arrived in Suzhou.
Their arrival made Zhang Shicheng overjoyed. As expected, he took out another five hundred taels of gold and happily gave it to Gao Qi.