After staying up for several days, he did not leave the house except to eat, drink and go to the toilet. He just lowered his head and wrote hard. Finally, in front of Zhang Ximeng, a manuscript with tens of thousands of words was placed. He checked each one, and after confirming that it was correct, he reluctantly
He couldn't help but let out a long breath.
"If I want to be better, I can't do it now."
After Zhang Ximeng said this, he staggered up and threw himself on the bamboo bed next to him. He didn't even take off his clothes. In just a moment, he snored evenly.
He slept soundly. After eight hours, he struggled to get up because his stomach was growling, and stretched his sore body. When he opened the door, he found Zhu Ying waiting outside.
This kid reached out and grabbed Zhang Ximeng's face, "Brother, are you okay?"
Zhang Ximeng dodged the kid's paws and hummed: "Is there anything to eat?"
"Yes, I've prepared it for you. It's chicken soup."
"Chicken soup?" Zhang Ximeng frowned.
“It also adds ginseng, licorice, and wolfberry, which is very tonic.”
Zhang Ximeng was startled. This guy didn’t have the guts to add more ingredients, right? In the end, he went ahead obediently.
This guy really didn't lie. The three-year-old hen was very fat and oily, and mixed with a few medicinal herbs, it was not greasy at all, only sweet.
The cook brought a few more side dishes and said with a smile: "Xiang Zhang is so lucky. The eldest son has been busy for two hours just to make this pot of soup!"
Zhang Ximeng paused, looked up at Zhu Ying, and found that this kid was looking at him with a smile, "Brother, you are really not going to do it for nothing. You need to find a sister-in-law quickly! Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll hear this in the future.
I heard some bad news, you are my brother!"
This kid grabbed Zhang Ximeng's sleeve and really cried loudly, with snot and tears, which made Zhang Ximeng's face darken, "You kid can't say nice things! I'm in good health, but I've been having a hard time lately.
After your godfather ascends the throne and a civil and military team is established, I will be fine."
Zhu Ying rubbed the corner of his eyes and said hehe: "If you want to be fine, my godfather will not let you go. Brother... I don't understand. You obviously advocate hard work, but why are you always obsessed with articles? This is reasonable.
No matter how good it is, doesn’t it still make sense after all?”
Zhang Ximeng lowered his head and gnawed on the chicken leg and said calmly: "You only talked about the first level of the matter. It is indeed better to do practical things than to talk about it. But we can't just do things in silence. We also need to raise our heads and look at the road ahead to know where it is.
So that we can have clear goals and do better work."
"It makes sense, brother, are you looking for this road again?"
Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "The road is actually there. There have been uprisings in the past dynasties and the rise of dynasties. What to do is actually not that difficult. There are so many talented and famous people in the world, such as Mr. Fenglin and others. They can probably do this better than
I'm fine."
"Then, what is big brother busy with?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "What I am busy with is demonstrating the rationality of this path."
"The road? Wouldn't it be nice if it was clear? Is it necessary to put so much effort into it?" Zhu Ying asked in confusion.
Zhang Ximeng pondered slightly, "You also said that, but if it is more legal, it will be more difficult to turn back. Do you believe it... one day, many people will scold me?"
Zhu Ying raised his brows, curled up the corners of his mouth, and snorted: "How dare they? I have so many powerful people under my command! I can make them choke to death when drinking water, be hit by a carriage when walking, and kill them when fishing.
Fall into the water and drown... In short, I have ten thousand ways to kill all those who scold you! If you dare to fight with our brother, his ashes will be spread!"
Zhang Ximeng was startled and stared at Zhu Ying for a long time. Then he realized that this little brat was not only angry at his own liver. He also controlled a battalion of soldiers and horses, and had guarded Fuliang. He really had many lying dragons and phoenixes under his command.
Hina, you can easily pick locks, steal, get fake documents, and make up rumors and prophecies.
And there is a very sad thing. Zhang Ximeng is trying hard to be a great scholar, but his brother is running all the way towards the bad guys. He wants to find a right path. It seems that Zhu Ying's side is all crooked!
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but put down his chopsticks and rubbed his sore temples.
"You brat, tell me, did I hurt you?"
Zhu Ying chuckled and said, "Brother, you are called pedantic! Don't you think we brothers are a perfect match? As long as we join hands, you will be responsible for the righteous things, and I will do the crooked ones, and I will be invincible in the world..."
"Okay!"
Zhang Ximeng stopped Zhu Ying and said, "You kid, don't be too eager to be complacent. Go back to Jimin Academy and study hard for two years, so you can fill your stomach with more stuff. Do you understand?"
"I know, gangsters are not scary. I am afraid that gangsters are educated... Don't worry, I will work hard to practice. Besides... I really need to find a few more talents. Lu Qiuyun is only good at stealing, so it is best to find a few who can deceive.
, I’m still too dull and not good at words, I want to find the kind of person who is loved by everyone and has flowers blooming... Brother, what do you think of my idea?"
Zhang Ximeng glared at this brat and squeezed out one word from between his teeth: "Get out!"
Zhu Ying is really hopeless, as long as he doesn't infect Zhu Biao, otherwise, not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Ma family will be jealous of him.
When he thought of this, Zhang Ximeng felt dizzy. If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have accepted this bullshit prince's tutor, and would have left Song Lian and the others to cause trouble.
Zhang Ximeng was in a bad mood, but there was nothing he could do about it. He had been focusing on writing articles these days, but he didn't know what was going on outside... He had to hand over what he wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he also wanted to understand the situation.
As expected, Lao Zhu was not idle these days. Xu Da mobilized his army to seize Xingguo and Ningzhou, and had a base for advancing further into Huguang.
Feng Guoyong gathered the navy, captured Qichun, and defended the Yangtze River to the death. If Chen Youliang still wanted to use the building boat to go down the river, he would probably end up in a bloody encounter.
Generals such as Chang Yuchun and Zhu Wenzheng were also attacking cities and territories and running rampant.
Except for the Lingnan area, almost all of the northern half of Jiangxi Province has been included in the Zhu Jiajun's scope.
"Thanks to this article sir, we can finally go south with peace of mind."
Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved, with a smile on his face, "It is easy to capture a city, but it is difficult to win over people's hearts. Sir, please follow us south!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded and agreed. This time when they went south, they took the waterway of Poyang Lake and Ganjiang River.
Only by truly being there can you appreciate the prosperity... The prefectures, counties, market towns, water and land docks along the river are all lined with shops, and the warehouses are in rows, so densely packed that you can't even see the end at a glance.
However, if you look carefully, you can see that many shops are closed and not many pedestrians can be seen. Generally speaking, they have been affected by the war. If the war continues, it is estimated that this golden trade route will decline. But if we take measures now, we will definitely
It can be revived and prosperous again, and once this trade route is restored, the annual benefits it can bring are immeasurable.
"Who ran the business in the past?" Zhang Ximeng asked casually.
Zhu Sheng was familiar with the situation in Jiangxi. He sighed: "The Yuan Dynasty has always been responsible for repairing waterways, and some large households have controlled the operation."
"Big family? Is there any aristocratic family?"
"have!"
"who?"
"Jiejia!"
Zhang Ximeng was startled for a moment. The Jie family was also one of the families who submitted a letter to actively cooperate with Juntian, but he did not expect that their business would be so big.
Zhang Ximeng thought for a while and suddenly said: "Mr. Fenglin, do you think they will be willing to cooperate in restoring trade routes?"
Zhu Sheng paused and said, "Prime Minister Zhang, a wealthy family will not be completely willing to accept it, but I am also a little worried."
"What are you worried about, Mr. Fenglin?"
Zhu Sheng pondered for a moment and finally said: "Doing business and buying and selling goods is not about farming and dividing the acres. Ordinary people can do it. Regarding this matter, we also ask others! Maybe we should prepare
Let’s write about the benefits.”
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That's true, but I don't know what price they are offering. If it is too high, my lord may not be able to accept it."
Zhu Sheng didn't say anything, he thought about it over and over in his heart, and finally let out a long sigh.
As for those wealthy and ungrateful families, he wished they could all be killed. But as a man of letters, he still didn't want to damage his gentleness.
I wish I could know for sure!
Zhu Yuanzhang traveled by land and water, and the fleet arrived at Luling. According to the schedule, Zhu Yuanzhang would stop here for three days and go to Wen Tianxiang's former residence to lay the foundation for the establishment of the Temple of Prime Minister Wen.
Later, Zhang Ximeng would write a eulogy to explain his views. It was considered a joint activity between the monarch and his ministers, and it was also to build momentum for the southward expedition to Yashan.
On the afternoon of the arrival, while he was resting, Jie Wen'an came with a few people to pay homage to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, I am sad that the trade routes are blocked and Jiangxi's military and civilians are in dire straits. Therefore, I have thought hard and drafted several countermeasures. I am planning to submit them to relieve my worries."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and took Jie Wen'an's suggestion. He did not read it, but forwarded it to Zhang Ximeng. Then he looked at several other people, "Are these all your friends?"
Jiewen Anluo pondered, and immediately said: "Back to the superior, several of our families have some business on the Ganjiang River. Everyone here wants to help the superior to wipe out Jiangxi and achieve a great cause!"
Lao Zhu chuckled lightly and said calmly: "I'm determined."
By this time, Zhang Ximeng had finished reading and handed the suggestions to Zhu Sheng.
Zhu Sheng took it in his hand and glanced at it for a few times. His eyebrows stood up and he was filled with anger. His eyes were fixed on Jie Wen'an.
Jie Wen'an also felt that the eyes were not good, "Mr. Zhu, if there is anything wrong, I am willing to correct it."
Zhu Shengyangtian sneered, thank you for remembering me!
I didn’t expect that your hearts would be so greedy!
"It's no longer necessary, just do what you want... From now on, this river will have its own surname!"
Jie Wen'an was shocked and frightened, "Sir, it's hard for a lower-level official to understand this... Running river transportation is no small matter, and there are treacherous and cunning people everywhere. Lower-level officials also have to share the worries of their superiors, recuperate and recuperate.
I don’t have any other thoughts!”
At this time, Zhang Ximeng suddenly said quietly: "Are you going to share the Lord's worries, or are you going to take away the Lord's money?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly widened and his expression became serious.
Zhang Ximeng added: "With such a big Ganjiang River, you don't leave any profit to the lord, but just restore the waterway? Do you still want to pay some money and waste money for the country?"