I first met Naha Chu again. He had a smile on his face and was full of joy. The first thing he said when meeting him was, "I'm convinced!"
I really took it, from the inside out, from head to toe, from the prostate to the tonsils... I was completely convinced.
In the prisoner-of-war camp, I learned so much and talked so much, but in the end I still lacked some meaning.
Just like the lessons in school and the needs of society, there is always a big gap.
No matter how nice it is, when faced with complaints day and night, eye rolls everywhere, and verbal insults from time to time, people will have other thoughts and feel that they have been deceived, and then they will be full of complaints, sadness, anger and disappointment.
But with the arrival of this invitation, Nahachu no longer had any grievances to hold back. Despite all the criticism, it could not be eliminated. He would still be regarded as a Mongolian Tatar, a shameless traitor... But none of this mattered anymore.
He could have just laughed it off.
What's the use of these?
King Wu recognized us and invited us to the enthronement ceremony.
The national laws are there, the king of Wu and Zhang Xiang have leveled the waters and we are convinced.
The one named Zhu is better than the one from Dadu when he becomes emperor!
He is so benevolent and caring towards people like us. The man in Dadu even kills Tuotuo. Even if he is a Mongolian, I have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang is the true emperor!
"Where is your mother-in-law? She didn't hit anyone, did she?"
Naha grinned widely, "Why fight? I am a distinguished guest of the King of Wu. How can I meet her as a woman? You didn't see it. I waved the invitation in front of her, and she was dumbfounded. She was so honest.
...That night, they prepared hot water for me and washed my feet. My father-in-law and several brothers-in-law came, bending down like students, and asked me how to please the King of Wu."
Ye Xian couldn't help but laugh and said, "What did you say?"
"What else can you say! We learned this a long time ago in the prisoner-of-war camp. I reprimanded them and told them not to ask how to please the King of Wu, but to ask themselves what they can do for the country! They were all honest and kept on
Nod your head and be taught with an open mind.”
Mentioning these, Nahachu simply grinned, releasing all the resentment in his belly. It was so refreshing.
Timur's eyes lit up first, and he couldn't help but said: "You are right, we should do something, otherwise we will not be able to show our favor to King Wu!"
"Sure!" Nahachu agreed happily, "Anyway, I don't have as much money as you. What do you want to do? I'll listen to you. If you have money, I will contribute, and if you have the strength, we will contribute! This new country also has our share, but we can't
Let others compare..."
First, Timur patted his thigh and said excitedly: "I love what you said most. This country does have our share. We should put in our efforts and make great efforts!"
First, Tamerlane stayed up all night. He took stock of his family's assets and initially estimated that he could come up with 20,000 guan of treasure money. There were also many other oxen, carriages, and ships. As long as they were needed, he was willing to donate them free of charge.
With this list, Timur first came to see Zhang Ximeng. On the way, he saw someone planning the Royal Street and preparing to build a broad and straight avenue for the enthronement ceremony.
Timur immediately had an idea. After meeting Zhang Ximeng, he took the initiative and said: "Prime Minister Zhang, I plan to donate these family assets. In addition, there are tens of thousands of Mongolians in Yingtian. We have all been transformed.
Let’s start a new life. I plan to gather the big guys and come over to build the road when I have time. I hope Prime Minister Zhang can help us and fulfill our wish of boxing.”
Zhang Ximeng was startled for a moment, and then Timur became anxious, "Prime Minister Zhang, I don't mean anything else. The King of Wu regards us as human beings, and we are willing to do things for the King of Wu. This is a matter of course!"
Zhang Ximeng grinned, maybe he was overthinking.
An invitation, no matter how hard someone tries, you can’t say who takes advantage. For these Mongolians, they need a new life, they need to prove themselves, and they need to find their own position in a new country...
"Okay, I agreed, but you have to tell everyone that you must come here in your free time and not delay serious business. You also have to live your life. Besides, after this ceremony, there will be some programs, and you don't have a business in hand. Well, make a more impressive sign and then follow the crowd and hold it up for everyone to see."
He was stunned for a moment and waved his hands quickly, "Xiang Zhang, this is not okay! The enthronement ceremony is so important. How can my business firm come out to embarrass people? It can't be done, it can't be done!"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "You can't say that. Hundreds of industries and hundreds of industries support the new emperor. This is also in line with the people's principle... Don't worry, I will arrange for the people to parade behind the enthronement ceremony and perform performances from all walks of life. Wu Datou and the others have to perform on the stage no matter what. You What else is there to say no to?"
"Oh!" Timur understood instantly first, and then couldn't help but said: "Xiang Zhang, now I have taken advantage.
I'm afraid that after the ceremony, my business will flourish tenfold."
After a pause, he said sheepishly: "Prime Minister Zhang, how about I donate more! I, I can't take advantage of the imperial court!"
Zhang Ximeng laughed and said, "If you can make money, that's your ability. Even if you make a hundred times or a thousand times, as long as you follow the rules, there's nothing wrong with it."
At first, Timur lowered his head, pondered for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I understand...but there is something I want to ask Prime Minister to agree to."
"What's up?"
"Just waiting for the king's army to go on the Northern Expedition, my trading company is willing to help transport supplies of food and grass, but I can't go to the battlefield to go to the Northern Expedition to reverse the Yuan Dynasty.
But I also want to help out!"
This man spoke decisively and impassionedly.
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but feel inspired, and categorically agreed, "Okay! Remember my words, in the future Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, we will attack Niyuan, not the Mongols!"
"That's right! Just for this invitation, we understand everything!"
Timur returned first satisfied.
After he left, Liu Bowen came unexpectedly.
"Xiang Zhang, look at this enthronement ceremony. We can't just invite the Mongols. Can the Wuxi Miao tribe also come to participate?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Ximeng immediately agreed and said: "Not only the Miao tribe, but also people of other ethnic groups, the more the better. We believe that the people's heart is the heart of heaven. When the Lord ascends the throne, the more people we can gather, the better, and the more people we can represent, the better." The fuller the better. Only in this way can you show a unique atmosphere!"
Liu Bowen took the lead vigorously and suddenly opened up his mind. He had been in the Miao Ministry for several years and knew a lot about other ministries. The representatives of each ministry alone could come up with dozens of shares.
"Xiang Zhang, there are many tribes in Lingnan, especially the Li people. They should be allowed to participate."
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "This is natural, but we must also understand that people must be willing to do it, and we cannot just pull people to make up for the number. Our land equalization is in place, and the people see the real benefits and are willing to support the lord. This will be a matter of course. .Don’t just randomly pull people’s heads just to make up the numbers, you must not deceive yourself and others.”
Liu Bowen hurriedly said: "I know this, and I will definitely not discredit the ceremony!"
With Zhang Ximeng's response, the entire enthronement ceremony quickly got on track... there are some things that not everyone can do.
For example, if Li Shanchang was asked to handle this grand ceremony, he could do it, but he would just refer to the enthronement ceremonies of previous dynasties, lead the ministers to persuade them to proceed, and follow the same example.
It happened that Lao Zhu felt that it was inappropriate to do this, but he didn't know what was wrong, so it became a mess. Even discussing the matter in the palace, he was worried about causing trouble.
After Zhang Ximeng took over, he immediately analyzed everything and everything became clear quickly.
Several major projects, including the imperial palace, imperial streets, city walls, the Temple of Heroes, the Imperial Ancestral Temple... were quickly arranged. The Ministry of Works took charge, requisitioned civilian workers, mobilized building materials, and built the most important ones first.
As for those like Tamerlane who are willing to work for free, they are naturally welcomed with raised hands and reasonably assigned to various construction sites, which can speed up the progress and also reflect the support of all people and the united intention of all people, which is very worthy of praise.
In addition to the project, Zhang Ximeng finalized the purpose of his ascension to the throne, which is to focus on the people... and then start from the word people, Han people, Mongolians, Miao people, men, women, farmers, craftsmen, merchants, students, soldiers...
It's easy to open up your mind.
Although emperors of all dynasties ascended the throne, it was indispensable for the people to persuade them to join, but there is no doubt that Zhang Ximeng took it to the extreme.
The venue was decided, the tone was set...The next step was to implement it, and all the yamen from top to bottom were full of energy in an instant.
Even Li Shanchang was stunned, "Li Shangshu, do you think this ceremony will become a joke?"
Li Xi was trembling all over and said hurriedly: "I'm sorry, I'm ignorant. I really don't know how powerful Prime Minister Zhang is. I'm ashamed of myself."
Li Shanchang snorted coldly: "It's good to be ashamed! I'll learn more in the future. Why didn't I go to King Wu? That's because I know that Prime Minister Zhang will never disappoint anyone!"
Good guy, when did Li Shanchang become Zhang Chui?
Li Xi was trembling and said again: "Prime Minister Li, look at the current situation. Do you want to send a letter to Liu Futong, Zhang Shicheng and others to ask them to come and watch the ceremony?"
Li Shanchang was startled, and then actually laughed, "Yes, this is a good suggestion! We should let them see what the atmosphere of a holy king is!"
Li Xi pondered and said: "Prime Minister Li, there is one more thing left, which is what will be the name of the country in the future?"
Li Shanchang took the lead and said: "I understand, I will go talk to Zhang Xiang about this matter."
As the nominal head of a hundred officials, Prime Minister Zuo of Zhongshu, it is impossible for Li Shanchang to have no say in the future title of the country, but he has limited knowledge and can only join in the fun.
Zhu Yuanzhang was named King of Wu, so can the future country be named "Da Wu"?
It doesn't seem to be very loud.
Chen Youliang decided that the country's name was Han, Liu Futong's was Song, Zhang Shicheng's used the country's name Zhou... When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived, what should he use as his name?
"Actually, what I mean is that we might as well take a look at how the name of the country, Dayuan, came from first." Zhang Ximeng considered: "We regard China as the world, which means that it encompasses everything in the universe. It is the highest level of connotation... it falls on the name of the country.
, we want to replace the Yuan Dynasty. At the beginning, Monk Peng and the others called themselves Tianwan. Although it was a bit funny, the idea was still right."
After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, Zhu Sheng said at this time: "The name of the country of Dayuan comes from the Qian hexagram of the Book of Changes. The Great Qianyuan is the beginning of all things.
It governs the sky. The clouds move and the rain flows, and the goods are flowing. The name of this country is very powerful, but it is a pity that the sky has four virtues, Henry Zhenyuan, but the Yuan Dynasty does not take advantage of it, and the Hulu will not have a century-old national destiny. This is the reason!"
Liu Bowen immediately said: "Zhu Shenzheng understands it very well. There is another sentence behind it: the end of the Ming Dynasty, six people were established. They rode six dragons to control the sky. The main roads changed, everyone rectified their lives, and maintained Taihe, which was beneficial to chastity. .The first common people came out, and all the countries were in Xianning. What if we, the Ming Dynasty, can do what the Yuan Dynasty failed to do?"
Everyone cheered together, it was appropriate for such a great enlightenment!