Zhang Ximeng yawned and looked through the letter sent by Wang Heihu. The more he read, the more he frowned. There were too many typos.
At this level, do you still dare to boast that you are literate?
You are in front of me, I have to take a bamboo board and beat you hard!
Fortunately, Chinese characters are a language with a high error tolerance. Occasionally, errors will not affect reading.
Zhang Ximeng read it and basically understood what Wang Heihu meant.
In fact, my estimate of the public is still too optimistic.
This is not a problem that the people are unwilling to accept, but that there is no way to promote it...it cannot be organized and implemented, and many people do not know even the most basic common sense.
"Ms. sir, are you worried again?" Jiang Nan handed a cup of wolfberry to Zhang Ximeng.
Zhang Ximeng was helpless, "At this point, I'm afraid we still need to find a way to unite the people."
Jiang Nan said: "Isn't it possible to even the land?"
Zhang Ximeng shook his head slightly, "It's not enough. After all, this was not ten years ago. Years of wars, what a sin!"
"Then, what other options are available? Build schools? Control floods? Or provide disaster relief?"
"Nothing is possible." Zhang Ximeng said: "Now it seems that what the people want is safety, and the lord must invest more power."
Zhang Ximeng didn't care to say anything more and left the study directly to find Lao Zhu.
Also holding this letter, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered a person, yes, it was himself!
When he first learned to read, he held the brush as if he were holding a knife, and the words he wrote were like those chopped with a knife. There were countless typos, and they were no different from Wang Heihu.
Looking more closely, Wang Heihu also gathered a group of people with a vague goal, but he couldn't make up his mind and needed someone's guidance.
Wang Heihu found Zhang Ximeng!
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced meaningfully at the slightly haggard Mr. Zhang, "Sir, this Wang Heihu is very capable. Even ten years ago, he would have been a powerful man, right?"
Zhang Ximeng disagreed, "If he is really a hero, he should know how to assign subordinates and find talents. Asking for help from the ministers, isn't it to hope that the court can help him! Such a person is far away from the hero, I can only say that it is a little bit.
It’s just ability!”
Hearing that Zhang Ximeng looked down on Wang Heihu, Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly relieved, but he still wanted to ask the truth.
"With your talent, sir, if you had assisted this person back then, you might have achieved great success, right?"
Zhang Ximeng just wanted to laugh, what happened to Zhu Yuanzhang?
"Why should I waste my life when I can obviously assist the Holy Lord Mingjun? The king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their king... Huan Fan is known as the wise man, but Cao Shuang refused to use his strategy and ended up being executed by Sima Yi. This
Wang Heihu has been in the lord's army for so many years, but he is just a deputy of a thousand households, and cannot even be promoted to lead an army of a thousand households. There are many such people in the army."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered slightly, Mr. Zhang was telling the truth, but he was still a little uneasy.
"We have gone from being a monk asking for alms to today, and now we own most of China. If someone imitates what we did, will there be another Zhu Yuanzhang in the world?"
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "My lord, if you are worried about this, I suggest that my lord let the Hanlin Academy start drafting, write down my lord's experiences over the years, and then make it known to the world and let everyone know!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned suddenly, "Sir, what do you mean? Shouldn't it be kept secret?"
Zhang Ximeng looked up to the sky and sighed, "My lord, I want to tell everyone how difficult it is for my lord to get to where he is today. Let them give up! Is it possible that there is a second lord in the world? Wang Heihu is very good, but
We have only gathered 2,000 people, and we will not be able to go any further. My lord, you still don’t know how difficult this road is?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little stunned, but he couldn't help but laugh, "I was really inspired after talking to Mr., it was like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun!" After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "These days, Yang Xian found a man who is said to be from Zhongnan Mountain.
Hermit, if he knows the dragon veins of the world, as long as he cuts off the dragon veins of the world, the Ming Dynasty will be able to survive for thousands of years. Not only me, but also Biao'er, as well as future generations, will all be able to enjoy wealth and honor..."
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed at himself, "My husband has long refuted the theory of telepathy between heaven and man. The theory of dragon veins is also false. Yang Xian sent us demons just to confuse us, with bad intentions. We, we
You shouldn’t believe these nonsense.”
Zhang Ximeng was slightly startled, but he didn't immediately refute anything... Feng Shui Dragon Veins, I'm afraid there will be quite a market in future generations, right?
The more you know, the more ignorant you feel.
Since ignorance is so great, there is nothing strange about believing in some metaphysics.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't talk too much, only cultivates immortality, and doesn't go to court, Zhang Ximeng doesn't think the problem is big.
After solving the metaphysical problem and facing reality, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly accepted Zhang Ximeng's suggestion.
"Suppress the bandits! Suppress the bandits completely! Restore local order. This is the first great gift we give to the people. What do you think, sir, we need to do to quickly eliminate the banditry?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "Talents like Wang Heihu, who are drawn from the army, let them loose their hands and feet in the local area, and ordinary thieves will disappear. But there are always some powerful bandits who have been operating for many years and are cunning.
It is difficult to deal with, which requires the court to send troops. However, there is no need to go to war. It is better to send some small groups of powerful troops. They are flexible and react quickly. They can combine with the local people, take the initiative to attack, and defeat them one by one.
Put an end to the banditry in the Central Plains in one fell swoop!"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, banditry in the Central Plains was also a long-standing problem.
Since the disgrace of Jingkang, the Central Plains has been torn apart and lost order.
In the subsequent Jin and Yuan dynasties, the level of governance was not worthy of praise.
After another ten years of hard fighting, the bandits also became spies and became very difficult to deal with.
But we, the Ming Dynasty, cannot say no!
Zhu Yuanzhang decided to personally deploy and suppress the bandits.
This matter cannot be solved by Zhang Ximeng just saying a few words and having a general strategy.
"Sir, we see that you look haggard and have no energy... Don't you think you are going to be sick again like you have been in the past few years? This is not possible. We can't live without you for a moment. How about this? I'll let you rest for a few days and give you some rest.
Jiang Tiju is taking a vacation, and the branch office is temporarily handed over to Deputy Tiju Han Xiuniang. Don't worry, they are all capable female officers, and nothing will happen. Let Jiang Tiju rest well with you! When will he come back to take charge, etc.
Let us tell you."
Good guys, both of them were temporarily dismissed from their official positions and immediately went on leave.
If this happened to ordinary officials, they would probably have to wait to be imprisoned and tried by the three departments.
However, Zhang Ximeng expressed that his mood was stable. When he went back, in addition to wolfberries, he also bought two kilograms of red dates.
effort!
After giving Zhang Ximeng a holiday, Zhu Yuanzhang called a few people over. Coincidentally, they were all young talents in the army. Zhu Wenzheng, Lan Yu, and Li Wenzhong, the three young people stood in a row, looking at the high-spirited people.
Zhu was very satisfied.
"Zhu Wenzheng, you fought very well in Shaanzhou. You resisted powerful enemies and were indomitable. We need to use your perseverance."
Lao Zhu looked at Lan Yu again and said with a smile: "This time you made a surprise attack on Baixingkou and made a great contribution. What we value in you is that you are thoughtful, thoughtful and bold in doing things. This is the key to suppressing bandits."
Lan Yu had a sullen face and did not answer, but she was very excited. Finally, Jane was in the emperor's heart.
Finally, the eyes fell on Li Wenzhong. He seemed to have done nothing in the past few years and had nothing outstanding. Why did Lao Zhu choose him?
The mystery lies here. Li Wenzhong led the army. Although he did not have the merit of defending Shaanzhou alone, he never made any mistakes.
This is very cool. You must know that Chang Yuchun never makes big mistakes but keeps making small mistakes.
Li Wenzhong's meticulousness is impressive and quite remarkable.
"We will give you three thousand troops and allow you to mobilize local troops to jointly kill the bandits when necessary. Are you sure?"
"have!"
The three of them spoke in unison, with Lan Yu's voice being the loudest.
Finally able to stand alone.
After bidding farewell to Zhu Yuanzhang, the three of them gathered together for a brief discussion.
This bandit suppression really can't be done blindly. We don't just go wherever there are more people.
Rather, we must treat both the symptoms and the root causes, once and for all, and completely solve the banditry problem.
Zhu Wenzheng said: "I have also dealt with water thieves in Dongting Lake... In the final analysis, thieves can exist only because the court is not good at it. This time we must rely on Wang Heihu and others to organize the people and use the power of the militia
, compress the bandits’ territory, seal them off, and then eat them one by one!”
Lan Yu and Li Wenzhong both agreed... and soon the entire operation to kill the bandits began.
Lao Zhu chose these three people because they were young. After all, letting Xu Da and Chang Yuchun take action was considered bullying.
But the problem is that these three people are not good people!
Lan Yu and Li Wenzhong are both Duke-level generals. When they grow up, they are not inferior to those others. As for Zhu Wenzheng, that is not to mention.
The three of them joined forces to treat both the symptoms and the root causes.
Just watch, one after another in the Central Plains, old thieves have been cured by them.
In three months, more than 100 thieves' nests were destroyed, more than 7,000 bandits were killed, and more than 25,000 bandits surrendered and became prisoners of the imperial court.
The proceeds from the suppression of the bandits amounted to more than 1.8 million guan of treasure banknotes.
With Kaifeng as the core and extending outwards, more and more banditry was eliminated, and the long-lost peace and order returned to the Central Plains.
The bandits were eliminated, the militia was trained, and the subsequent village community organization was also formed.
The people were very busy preparing the land, plowing the fields, and building water conservancy projects.
The long-awaited lively scene finally appeared in the Central Plains.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, but what made him even more delighted was that after Zhang Ximeng's continuous efforts, there was finally news that Jiang Tiju was pregnant!
Finally, God bless me, God has eyes!
Mr. Zhang has a successor!
If this child is a daughter, we will be her parents. If it is a boy, we will take her to the palace and teach her with the princes... By the way, the princes are all named with the character "木". Do you want this child to be named with the character "木" as well?