Zhu Chongba executed Lu Anmin. In addition, one of Lu Anmin's uncles, two cousins, and eight unruly slaves were also killed... They carried human lives on their bodies, and their crimes were so heinous that no one could save them.
The Lu family, which was once dominant, turned into ashes so easily.
The common people finally believed that there was a power that could shatter the dark sky above their heads.
In the midst of despair, there is a glimmer of hope.
It is not enough to smash the old world, you must build a new world.
Zhang Ximeng personally organized and disposed of the Lu family's property.
First of all, there are all kinds of floating wealth... Due to the collapse of treasure money, wealthy families, in addition to hoarding small amounts of gold and silver, prefer to hoard real objects, such as food and clothing, for everything.
Zhang Ximeng suspected that they were hamsters that had become sperm.
It’s just a matter of stocking food, so why are we still hoarding salt? How many people are there? There’s a whole cellar full of fine sea salt, and enough pickles to last them ten lifetimes.
Zhang Ximeng gave the order and moved them all away and handed them over to the military kitchen.
There are also cloths, which is even more outrageous. There are almost a thousand pieces of silk, homespun cloth, and cotton from Songjiang. These cloths all belong to the Ma family and are used to make Junfu war coats.
Zhang Ximeng even found many medicinal materials, spices, and copper and tin utensils. But what shocked Zhang Ximeng the most were the land deed IOUs, which were two wooden boxes.
When he sorted it out and sent it to Lao Zhu, Zhu Chongba held a pile of IOUs, his eyes were red and tears were surging. For a long time, he tried hard to stare to prevent the tears from flowing down. After a long time, Zhu Chongba sighed,
"In order to help our eldest brother get married, our family borrowed five guan of treasure money. A year later, it became 15 guan... Our father, our eldest brother, and our second brother worked in the fields all day long, tightening their belts to earn money.
The money was neither black nor white. I worked hard for two or three years. But the more I paid, the more I owed. In the end, our father was tired and sick, and died within a few days."
"This thing is the most harmful thing! Burn them all for us!" Zhu Chongba said fiercely.
Zhang Ximeng agreed, "This is natural. The Lu family is dead. Who can ask for money from the people? But what should we do in the future? The people are still short of money and need to borrow money. What should we do?"
Zhu Chongba paused for a moment. With the diligence of farmers, even if they don't have enough food to eat, they can go up the mountain to write about wild fruits and vegetables, and go down to the river to catch some fish and shrimp, so as not to starve to death. There are not many places to spend money.
But once there is a natural disaster, or there is a family affair, you have to borrow money. The Zhu family borrowed the money in order to arrange the wedding for their eldest brother.
The result of this incident was that the second brother became someone's son-in-law. He had no choice but to hold a second wedding.
If nothing unexpected happened, Lao Zhu would have become a door-to-door son-in-law like his second brother... But if an accident happened, the interesting thing is that Lao Zhu would still have become a door-to-door son-in-law.
I can only say that some people are born to do this. It is hard to violate destiny!
"What's your idea, sir?"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "What's the solution? The easiest way is to limit the interest rate. Don't let the donkey roll around. The maximum is 20% a year. If it is higher than 20%, you don't have to pay back the money. But I think if we let go of the decline of the people's power, the people will not have much left.
Borrowing money from other countries will naturally require a higher interest rate. I am thinking about whether we can set up a permanent warehouse, where we can borrow grain and money. The annual interest rate is lower, which will not only provide convenience to the people, but also increase some income..."
Zhu Chongba nodded repeatedly, this is a good thing!
“Let’s do it!”
Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "Lord, the matter is not that simple. We have set the interest rate, but the people below may not follow it... Moreover, if we allocate food and money, it is hard to say whether there will be corruption."
Zhu Chongba also frowned. He knew how corrupt officials were. What Zhang Ximeng said was just childish. Reality often breaks through your poor imagination.
But just because of that, wouldn’t you stop doing it?
Zhu Chongba shook his head, he was not of this character.
"Sir, you see, the territory we hold is not very big now. There are 8,000 people below. I personally lead the troops and patrol every day. If there are any injustices, I will help the people solve them. This limit on interest rates has set regular
Let’s just settle the matter of closing the position, and we’ll talk about the rest later.”
Of course Zhang Ximeng nodded in agreement, "It's just that I have to work hard, Lord."
Zhu Chongba laughed loudly, "We are not afraid of hardship."
Lao Zhu sighed very much, "Seeing that the army and horses are getting stronger day by day, we have lived for more than 20 years and have never been so happy. Great! It's really good!"
Zhu Chongba's joy was beyond words.
After dealing with the Lu family, those fellow villagers finally realized that Zhu Chongba was doing something great.
Kill corrupt officials and advocate justice for the people.
How could this thing be like what they had dreamed about?
Officials showed off their power, went to the countryside to collect taxes, and beat whoever they wanted. Landowners would arrest people at every turn, force them to pay rent, hang them from the beams, and beat them to death with cowhide whips.
Every time at this time, I look forward to the arrival of a great master from Qingtian who can make decisions for the people.
The result was good, the elder didn't come, but Zhu Chongba took over the elder's work and asked them to do it together... In this case, what else can be said!
Got it!
"Sir, please help everyone register."
Zhang Ximeng nodded in agreement and prepared a pen and ink. At this time, someone was already waiting. Walking in front was a young man in his early twenties, with prominent cheekbones and a delicate appearance.
"I, my surname is Xu, and I am the eldest in the family. I am usually called Xu Da. Sir, can you, can you think of a new name for us?"
Zhang Ximeng frowned slightly, and Xu Da thought it was inconvenient for him, so he said: "Then I won't bother you, sir."
"No...I just want to ask why you want to change your name?"
Xu Da sighed, "I heard the old man say that in the past, the names were elegant and catchy. But under Yuan Tatar, the etiquette was ruined. The names were just a bunch of numbers and a mess. Now aren't we going against the Yuan Dynasty? Just give the names
Let’s change it too!”
Zhang Ximeng laughed and said, "That's a good idea! Everyone should have this request, right?"
Everyone nodded together, "That's right, Yuan Tatzi is such a bully. He doesn't even allow people to give him a decent name. What a fucking disgrace!"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "Okay, Xu Da...what do you think about adding a few strokes and changing it to Xu Da?"
"Xuda?"
"Well! A master knows his destiny and can hear it from the princes. A master is a master. Since he follows the lord and assists the hegemony, this name is most suitable."
The young man thought for a while, his eyes gleamed, and he nodded repeatedly, "Sir, can you write it down?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and waved ink and wrote the word Xu Da repeatedly.
The young man took it over with both hands, folded it carefully, and put it in his arms.
"Thank you sir."
When Xu Da went down, the guy with a big black head shaking and sniffling came over.
He grinned before saying anything, "Little sir, I, I'm a confused person, I can't speak, don't be surprised. You see, my surname is Hua, my parents originally called me Sanqi, but I later found out that this is a medicinal herb.
, I, how am I supposed to heal people? We, we are supposed to kill people! See if you can change the name of the fierce general?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Okay, let's change his name to Hua Yun. He was a famous general during the Three Kingdoms period. He was loyal, courageous, and most importantly, good-looking!"
"Okay, okay!" The guy shook Xu Chu's head and happily accepted Hua Yun's name.
Zhang Ximeng also wrote it down for him.
With these two examples, other people became so enthusiastic that they couldn't wait to get rid of the unpleasant and even shameful names in the past and changed their identities one after another.
Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Chen De, Gu Shi, Lu Zhongheng, Zheng Yuchun, Zhang He... are all famous figures.
Zhang Ximeng also recorded that he was very excited. With these fierce brothers, the future is promising!
After working for more than two hours, dozens of people were registered. Hua Yun happily pestered Zhang Ximeng and asked what happened to Zhao Yun. He was going to be a role model.
Xu Da squatted on the side, scratching with a small wooden stick again and again, trying to write his name.
At the end, someone suddenly coughed. Zhang Ximeng looked up and noticed Lao Zhu.
"Lord, is something wrong?"
"Something's wrong!" Zhu Chongba stared at Zhang Ximeng angrily and asked angrily.
"They all have new names, what about us?"
Zhang Ximeng was stunned. He had really forgotten Lao Zhu. If he brought it up at this time, would it be possible for him to help change the name? He did not dare to make the decision without permission, but suggested: "Master, you need to think of your name yourself. I
It can only be used as a reference.”
Zhu Chongba paused, "We were thinking about this just now. Our surname is Zhu, and we want to oppose the Yuan Dynasty. The two characters Zhu Yuan are good, but I always feel that they are not loud enough, so I have to fill in another character."
Chongba frowned, "We want to add some weapons, just in time to kill the Yuan Dynasty, but swords and sticks don't sound good!"
Zhang Ximeng laughed: "Then use Zhang!"
"Zhang?"
"Yes, it is a kind of jade that looks like a dagger. The master is named after the sharp arrow. The murderous intention is too strong. Jade is the weapon of the emperor, so it can be used on the master!"
Zhu Chongba frowned slightly, "Kill Jade Zhang of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang! Okay! From now on, we will call him Zhu Yuanzhang!"