Chapter 370: The first step to becoming an emperor
Along with a land contract, each soldier got the opportunity to change his destiny.
They themselves can have enough food and clothing, and their children and grandchildren will have a bright future.
Let me ask, what could be more gratifying than this?
Zhang Ximeng once vigorously promoted literacy education in the military. The veterans of the Zhu Jiajun more or less knew a few words and had listened to various lectures. Their knowledge was far better than the average person.
It is not that easy to cultivate a talent.
Just like the Yu Gaomen, their Yu family has been passed down from generation to generation, with famous ministers... What does this kind of family inherit? Wealth, acres of land?
In fact, it is not the case. After all, many industries may be lost due to ups and downs.
For this family, the most important thing is family tradition and plans for the future.
Even if you are hungry, you have to tighten your belt so that your children can study. If your parents are only literate, your son may be able to get a good name, and your grandchildren and great-grandchildren may be able to become a Jinshi, reviving the family business and shining a bright light on the family.
I have been studying for generations, have clear goals, keep making progress, and be willing to invest.
In contrast, many poor families are not aware of this at all. A young man does not work at home and help his parents with housework. Instead, he goes to school, not to mention wasting money. He studies hard for years and may not see the harvest. Who knows? Can you withstand this kind of continuous investment?
It may not necessarily be true that the poor are wrong when they think this way, because their investment may really be wasted because they have no clue about the way out. This brings us to another advantage of the rich, which is the connections accumulated over the years. Knowledge, even if they are down and out, they still know which direction to invest in, making it much easier for them to get started than the poor...
Therefore, as long as you are in the circle defined by the scholar-bureaucrats, no matter how you play, even if the dynasty changes, this group of people will dominate everything.
From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the cultural heritage was passed down endlessly, and the scholars' schools were not different from each other, but they were generally the same.
Only as it is now, a complete change from beginning to end, not only to build a new country, but also to redefine the world and start a new learning... One Yuan begins again, and everything is renewed.
From head to toe, everything is new.
In this new world, the meritorious people who are rewarded are those who have taken a half-step first. They have received the best educational resources, and they will be the "scholar-officials" of the future.
Although Zhang Ximeng does not admit the existence of the scholar group, there are always differences in levels between people. And these people have undoubtedly achieved a relatively high level for future generations.
This is how people's sense of satisfaction comes.
At the former site of Bailudong Academy, cries of long live are heard one after another.
Thousands of soldiers thanked their superiors for their grace.
The mountains roared and the tsunami shook the sky.
"If you take the throne, you may be able to call yourself emperor today!" Zhu Sheng suggested to Zhu Yuanzhang.
proclaim oneself emperor?
Lao Zhu was not much surprised. After defeating Chen Youliang, he had thought about this problem more than once.
Sometimes, it’s really not about whether you want it or not, but when the situation has reached this point, the general trend pushes you and you have to move forward.
Just like when Zhu Sheng proposed to postpone the title of king, everyone including Zhang Ximeng strongly agreed.
However, with the continuous military victories and the deepening of land equalization, it is clear that we will lead the third rise of China... The pattern has reached this point.
It seems a bit unreasonable not to proclaim himself emperor.
This is not a question of whether Zhu Yuanzhang wants to be emperor, but if you want to do those things, you must do them with the dignity of the emperor, so that they can be done naturally and logically.
Faced with Zhu Sheng's proposal, Zhu Yuanzhang did not refuse, but asked: "What else do we need now?"
This sentence stopped Zhu Sheng.
What else is missing?
Is it because the territory is not enough?
Are there not enough soldiers and horses?
Or is the site not big enough?
It's really hard to explain clearly. After all, the Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui proclaimed himself emperor without even having a single province.
King Xiao Ming of Haozhou also proclaimed himself emperor with the support of Liu Futong.
With these two as examples, the threshold for becoming emperor is infinitely lowered. As long as you are willing, you can immediately become emperor.
But the question is, what does this kind of emperor feel like?
Like Xu Shouhui, he was directly killed by Chen Youliang.
Han Lin'er is even more of a puppet, a puppet in advance.
Emperor, emperor.
He seems to be the most noble person, but there are so many unworthy examples.
Who can tell us?
How can one proclaim himself emperor so that he can truly be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and establish supreme authority... Faced with Lao Zhu's question, Zhu Sheng felt that he was not knowledgeable enough.
He couldn't help but look at Zhang Ximeng, "Prime Minister Zhang, do you have any ideas to help the superiors clear up their doubts?"
Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, then invited Zhu Yuanzhang to sit where Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan debated in the past. He, Zhu Sheng and others sat with him and said, "My lord,
Proclaiming the title of emperor is unusual. If you proclaim the title of emperor hastily, you will really betray the world and the lord... I think that if you want to proclaim the emperor, you must do at least one thing."
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled and blurted out: "Just one thing?"
Lao Zhu originally thought it was going to be a lot of trouble, but he didn't know that there was only one thing. What was it and was it so powerful?
At this time, Zhu Ying, who was squatting on the ground, suddenly jumped up and said happily: "Are we going to kill Chen Youliang and sacrifice his head to the flag?"
Zhang Ximeng laughed and said, "Chen Youliang is certainly a formidable enemy, but his head is not so valuable. What I mean is that if we have to solve the major issue of national legal system, where will the new dynasty come from?"
As expected of Mr. Zhang, the problem he sees is extraordinary!
Zhu Sheng thought about it and said: "Prime Minister Zhang, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Chinese legal system has been inherited from the same source and has never been interrupted. What is orthodox? There have been many discussions by predecessors, so I won't say more. Liu Futong and others even know that under the banner of restoring Zhao and Song Dynasties,
, but let me tell you, the ninety years that the Yuan Dynasty occupied the Central Plains cannot be erased from the history books, right? Logically speaking, it seems that the legal system of the Yuan Dynasty should be inherited, but in this way, it seems that we will expel the barbarians and restore China's claim
I really have no idea how to deal with the conflict."
Zhang Ximeng took the lead slightly, "Mr. Fenglin is right, this matter is indeed difficult to handle, and I am also confused... But although I can't figure out where the country comes from, I think we should solve the problem of why the country does not exist.
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"Why not? Is it the Yuan Dynasty?" Zhu Sheng asked confused: "Doesn't Prime Minister Zhang mean that the Yuan Dynasty must be destroyed first before he can become emperor?"
"No no no!"
Zhang Ximeng said: "What I mean is that we must first solve the problem of Zhao Song's subjugation."
Zhu Sheng was startled, then thought for a long time, and then slowly said: "Xiang Zhang, you don't mean Yashan, do you?"
"Yes! It's Yashan!"
Zhang Ximeng said: "No one has died in life since ancient times, and his loyal heart will be remembered by history. The history of thousands of years will naturally have a conclusion. No matter how bad the Zhao and Song Dynasties were, it was still a Han court. Now we have to expel the Huru and restore the Han family. What?
If you don’t go to Yashan to pay homage to your predecessors, how can you forget Prime Minister Wen?”
Zhang Ximeng turned around and said: "My lord, what I want to say is that regardless of other matters, we must first hold a grand funeral for the Song Dynasty and seal the coffin.
With this, we can start a new situation, and no matter what we do, it will be much easier."
Lao Zhu took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and then sighed: "When we were young, we heard our mother say that our grandfather was a veteran of the Song Dynasty and escaped from Yashan. They were defeated back then, and they were completely defeated. The Central Plains had been occupied for a hundred years, and the son of the Han family
They are just like cattle, horses and livestock, just begging for a living. Now that heroes and heroes are rising together, the war is raging, and the Yuan Dynasty is already on the verge of collapse. It is really time to tell those who died and future generations to regain the country!"
Lao Zhu punched hard, almost finalizing the decision!
Lao Zhu returned to Jiangzhou from Bailudong Academy with a victorious victory that was several times better than the day before.
The whole person feels refreshed and full of energy.
Lao Zhu quickly arranged several government affairs... First, use the fastest speed to wipe out Chen Youliang's remaining defeated troops and restore local order. This matter was supervised by Xu Da and must be completed within three months.
Second, to implement land equalization, tens of millions of people in Jiangxi must complete the important matter of land equalization as quickly as possible. In order to facilitate implementation,
Lao Zhu ordered a group of officials to be transferred from Jinling to take charge of this matter.
Third, for Jiangxi scholars, organize the imperial examination as quickly as possible to select a group of suitable talents, and let them help complete the equalization of land.
Fourth, the Jimin School must be built to the highest standards without sparing any expense. Palaces and royal palaces can be delayed, but the school cannot be delayed.
Fifth, we must properly reward meritorious soldiers, and no less should be given to the big guys.
sixth……
Zhu Yuanzhang arranged things one by one. These things were very important, but they were considered normal. Probably any winner would do this as long as he had a clear mind.
How can we show the difference between Zhu Jiajun?
Yashan!
I have to say that the surprises Zhang Ximeng brought to Lao Zhu were really endless.
Even a erudite man like Zhu Sheng could not have imagined that if Lao Zhu wanted to proclaim himself emperor, he would first go to Yashan to hold a grand funeral for Zhao Song.
This is not a funeral for Zhao Song, it is clearly an end to a thousand years.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang almost achieved the status of competing with Yuan Ting.
We are not thieves and bandits, we are cleaning up the old mountains and rivers for our predecessors, we are famous for our lessons, and we follow nature and people.
Furthermore, by offering sacrifices to Zhao and Song and declaring Zhao and Song to be subjugated, Liu Futong's Han and Song Dynasties became a joke.
The next step is to unite people's hearts internally and pave the way for becoming emperor.
What else can I say besides being high?
"Actually, there are some benefits that my lord has not noticed yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh and said: "Sir, he always kills two birds with one stone and is unique in his work. Please give me some advice, so that we can broaden our horizons!"
Zhang Ximeng got a map and placed it in front of Lao Zhu.
The Jiangxi province of the Yuan Dynasty was very special and controlled a huge area.
The most special thing is that most of Guangdong is under the rule of Jiangxi. In other words, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces did not exist in the Yuan Dynasty.
"My lord, before going to Yashan, you must first capture Guangzhou...and Guangzhou, Beijiang, Meiling, Ganjiang, Poyang Lake, and the Yangtze River are a complete business road, and they are the key to the prosperity of Jiangxi!"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Only by opening up this meridian can Jiangxi recover quickly, and there are many people in Jiangxi. If land equalization cannot continue,
We can provide relief to Lingnan. And then..."
"What else?" Zhu Yuanzhang's breathing became thicker. Aren't these benefits enough?
"Then He Zhen, the Zuocheng of the Yuan Dynasty in Guangzhou, is the weakest among the opponents around him. Maybe he can pass the news on!"