Li Shanchang studied a lot. Since the imperial examinations in the Yuan Dynasty were intermittent, Li Shanchang did not have a suitable path, so he could not take this path. Because of this, Li Shanchang did not spend too much time on the Four Books and Five Classics, but learned a lot of Legalist things.
, it can be considered a blessing in disguise.
After he came of age, he worked as a scribe for a period of time. It was not until the rise of the Red Scarf Army that the world was in chaos that Li Shanchang returned home to avoid disaster.
After hearing about Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation, he decided to join him.
Therefore, taking his experience into account, Li Shanchang has great ability and is an unparalleled official.
It is this self-confidence that makes Li Shanchang firmly believe that as soon as he comes out of the army, he will be reused. Who else is better than him? No way!
No, the first thing Li Shanchang did was to help Zhu Yuanzhang sort out the situation in Lupai Village.
Lao Li used all his skills and worked from morning to night for two full days to make a thorough inventory of the situation in Lupai Village. A total of 3,000 strong men were selected, and there were more than 1,000 old and weak people who could not enter the army.
Li Shanchang meant to give them some travel expenses and let them go home.
Taking this well-thought-out plan and sending it to Lao Zhu, Li Shanchang was just waiting for praise, to let Zhu Yuanzhang know who is the real Xiao He!
But to Li Shanchang's expectation, Zhu Yuanzhang took it and looked at it carefully for a long time. Not only did he not praise it, but on the contrary, his brows actually wrinkled.
"Is it not to your liking to be in a superior position?" Li Shanchang asked tentatively.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it again, and then said: "Mr. Li, the army has not yet used food and grass. We have more than 10,000 men. How should we feed these people with their mouths? Sir, do you have any ideas?"
Li Shanchang was secretly happy, he really looked like a hero!
Li Shanchang, who worked in the yamen, was very aware of the importance of money and food. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to realize this, which proved that he had extraordinary vision.
Coincidentally, I already had a rough plan in mind, so I just happened to express it.
"In the upper position, farming and mulberry farming are based on money and food. If we can capture Dingyuan and then capture Chuzhou, I suggest recruiting refugees, granting land, encouraging farming and weaving, light corvee and low taxes, build water conservancy projects, and hoard more food. In a few days,
In the next year, we will definitely have strong troops and strong horses." Li Shanchang also smiled and said: "Haozhou is not far from Peixian County. The mountains and rivers are king, the sun and the moon are fighting. Now that you have reached the top, it is the time to achieve hegemony!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked calm and not too excited. After all, no matter how nice the words are, it will be difficult to get excited after hearing them for the second time.
On the contrary, he is more concerned about specific measures.
"Mr. Li, you said you would recruit refugees and give them land. Where does this land come from?"
Li Shanchang was a little surprised, thinking he was going to continue talking about Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty! His generous words were blocked, but fortunately he was also prepared.
"The superiors and humble officials thought that there were constant famines, frequent droughts and floods, coupled with wars, and the people fled... There are indeed a lot of open spaces. The superiors only need to collect the vacant land, treat it as official land, and lease it to the people."
Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm and said casually: "Does it mean that the acres of land belonging to the large gentry households do not need to be touched? Their fields are counted as civilian fields? Are the land rents of official fields and civilian fields different? Are the official fields higher?"
Li Shanchang was completely stunned. He really thought so. The refugees had no land and were precarious. It was natural to give them a piece of land, even if the land rent was higher.
As for those big households, they can do nothing if they can. After all, if you want to conquer the world, you must win over the hearts of the people, especially the hearts of the big households. This has been true throughout the ages!
If the person named Zhu can't even accept this, then he is not a hero, but a confused person... Did we, Lao Li, get it wrong?
While Li Shanchang was hesitating, Zhu Yuanzhang took out a pamphlet and handed it to Li Shanchang.
"Mr. Li, look at this."
Li Shanchang took it and unfolded it. First of all, he saw that the other person's handwriting was not very good, it could even be said to be immature, and his wording was straightforward, and he didn't look like he had a college education.
The first impression was not a good one. When he looked down again, his brows suddenly furrowed and his face gradually turned pale.
what is this?
Take action against big households, confiscate all their wealth, enrich the military, allocate land equally to men and women...and what kind of ration fields, all land should be given equally...Li Shanchang stared at his eyes and read for a long time. He knew every word and understood every sentence.
He could see clearly, but when put together, he was confused.
What does it mean?
My family still has several hundred acres of land. If I understand correctly, I want to hand over the land?
Our old Li has taken refuge with someone who wants our land and property?
Isn't this just shooting yourself in the foot?
Li Shanchang's pale face gradually turned red, flushed!
"Sir, who wrote this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "One of our gentlemen, although he is young, has learned a lot. We rely on him very much."
Li Shanchang took a deep breath, considered it again and again, and then said: "The distinction between official land and civilian land for superiors is not a whim of a humble official. When the Yuan Dynasty conquered the Southern Song Dynasty and swept the world, it took all the official land of the Southern Song Dynasty as its own.
, and also plundered many acres of land, which were all used as official land, rented to the people, and collected land taxes... Although this method was not very appropriate, it did not require a large-scale war, and it was very convenient. The superiors wanted to love the people, so they only needed to lower the land taxes and develop water conservancy projects.
That’s it!”
Zhu Yuanzhang listened patiently, but he actually smiled, "Mr. Li, the land tax corvee is not just to support the soldiers and officials... it is also fair! Mr. Li, if according to what you said, those who rely on Yuan Ting for protection and follow Yuan Ta
The big families who have colluded with each other not only do not need to strain their muscles and bones, but can pay less land tax. On the contrary, the suffering refugees have to pay more land tax and send more soldiers and horses to help us fight the war. Then we want to ask Mr., what should we do?
Who are you fighting for?"
Li Shanchang was once again speechless and broke into a cold sweat.
He met the hero, but he didn't expect that this Xiong was a bit outrageous and completely out of control... Most scholars have the idea of becoming an emperor's master.
Take Li Shanchang for example. He came to seek refuge with Lao Zhu and talked about pacifying the world as soon as he came up. Is he really optimistic about Lao Zhu? There are so many heroes in the world, why should you, Zhu Yuanzhang, be the emperor?
In fact, Li Shanchang didn't have much confidence, he was just gambling.
There are a lot of people who are also betting. If Chen Youliang or Zhang Shicheng wins the world, such a character will appear in the annals of history, but the other person may be called Wang Shanchang, Zhang Shanchang... that's about it.
It's just that Li Shanchang was willing to gamble because he felt that there was no one around Zhu Yuanzhang, so he could unscrupulously instill his own ideas into Zhu Yuanzhang, and through Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, he could unify the world and realize his dream.
But something was wrong now. He came late, and another set of things had been poured into Lao Zhu's head. Not to mention whether it was right or wrong, it was different from him anyway.
Then can I still be an imperial master?
The slim hope turned to zero in an instant!
At this moment, Li Shanchang really couldn't hold on any longer. He felt completely empty in his heart. Why don't you find someone else? Then try to find someone else?
Li Shanchang thought carefully, who else is suitable?
Liu Futong?
Just a fool!
Xu Shouhui?
He is surrounded by Peng Dang. Even if he goes there, what will happen?
Maybe Zhang Shicheng from Gaoyou is good, but he and he are not from the same hometown. Without this relationship, it would be difficult to be reused... For a while, Li Shanchang was so confused that he completely lost his bearings.
Zhu Yuanzhang is still so calm. Of course he is in urgent need of a group of literati, but if his ideas are different from his own, it is not a good thing.
"Mr. Li, are you tired? Do you need a rest?"
Li Shanchang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you for your consideration, I am really tired from my humble position."
Holding the pamphlet in his hand, he stood up to say goodbye and went to the tent.
Li Shanchang was lying on the bed. Although he was tired, he was not sleepy at all. His head was in a mess!
The booklet was not complicated to write, and he had worked in the Yamen for many years, so he naturally knew that the distribution method was more reasonable.
It's just that all those related to Yuan Ting, those who have done evil, and those who have accumulated a lot of land, these wealthy and powerful families, will be cleared out, which is equivalent to replacing them from top to bottom... What a feat, what a courage!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not have many soldiers and horses, and did not even have a decent territory, he did have an imperial structure...but this set of things made him look quite uncomfortable, and even a little bit panicky.
Li Shanchang got up and wanted to leave.
The ways are different, so we don’t agree with each other!
But just as he reached the door, he stopped again. This time, he would become Zhu Yuanzhang's enemy, especially the person who gave Zhu Yuanzhang advice. He hadn't seen it yet, and he didn't know the other person's level. Just from this
Judging from the book, he is definitely not an ordinary person.
Can he fight it?
Li Shanchang was not sure.
He went over and over again, tossing about all night, but didn't fall asleep at all.
It wasn't until noon the next day that he finally got up.
As soon as I walked out of the tent, I heard someone shouting, "Mr. Zhang is here! The money and food escorted by Mr. Zhang have arrived!"
Li Shanchang's heart moved, and he followed the crowd to the gate of the camp.
The first thing I saw was a young man, who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old at most. He was fair and clean, tall and thin... he was ordinary, with nothing outstanding about him.
Zhang Liang, whom Zhu Yuanzhang trusted, was such a young man?
How can you be so young?
Is that the pamphlet he wrote?
What a nonsense!
Li Shanchang was unconvinced... But at this moment, Zhang Ximeng turned around and asked someone, an old man, to get out of the carriage. They walked to the village to see Zhu Yuanzhang.
Li Shanchang frowned, and suddenly thought where he had seen it? It seemed that when the Yellow River was being built, he was responsible for transporting a group of civilians... Isn't this the superior Jia Shangshu?