Feng Guoyong wore a Confucian uniform and was full of scholarly aura. From the looks of it, he looked more like a scholar. But in fact, he was already the leader of the party.
As early as the rise of the Red Turban, he and his brother Feng Guosheng gathered hundreds of people to occupy Miaoshan and form a stronghold to protect themselves.
During this period, they also made several attacks in an attempt to expand their territory, and achieved great results.
However, not everyone can be the protagonist. The war for the Feng brothers did not go smoothly and they repeatedly encountered obstacles.
It happened that at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang promoted equalization of land and destroyed Hengjian Mountain, which greatly increased his prestige. After discussions with his subordinates and relatives, the Feng brothers decided to take the initiative to seek refuge. If they could not do it themselves, they would follow Lao Zhu!
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to what the two brothers said, he nodded.
"If you are willing to take refuge, of course we welcome you...but I want to make one thing clear to you. We are not just for anyone."
Feng Guoyong was startled and immediately said: "Returning to General Zhu, I have read some military books, and I am also proficient in the art of bow and horse. My brother is even more brave and invincible. Maybe General Zhu thinks that we have been defeated repeatedly, so he despises us.
I wait?"
"No!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "That's not what we meant... There are a few rules in our army. According to your wishes, your family has a lot of money and may not get along with us. If you don't make it clear in advance, I'm afraid there will be
Misunderstand."
Lao Zhu said, looked at the people next to him and asked them to call Zhang Ximeng.
Zhang Ximeng's identity is very interesting at the moment... He is nominally ranked behind Li Shanchang, but Li Shanchang can only be responsible for land taxation, local governance, food, wages and weapons, etc., but he cannot intervene in military personnel, and therefore cannot control military power with this gang.
characters collude.
Zhang Ximeng did not like to talk to these generals and kept a polite distance from them.
But the problem is that the army is a primitive one. It needs to implement military regulations, formulate detailed regulations, and coordinate various contradictions... Big things naturally belong to Lao Zhu, but the rest of the things must be taken care of by Zhang Ximeng.
And what’s interesting is that this important matter is also flexible. Lao Zhu is naturally responsible for personnel appointments. But the standard of each meal is to eat meat once every few days, the military uniform standard, how many sets of clothes can be given, military appearance, food and drink...
It all depends on what Zhang Ximeng means.
In addition, many people were named by Zhang Ximeng, and Zhang Ximeng announced the position arrangement, which led some people to privately call Zhang Ximeng "Small Town Fu", and his status was extremely high.
This made Zhang Ximeng a little hesitant. Don't get yourself into trouble... He told the matter to Ma in a tactful way, but Ma actually laughed.
"Little sir, you are in this position, you can still talk to me. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid you would be deceived. You don't have to worry, I will make it clear to Chongba. If he can be busy,
Just leave it all to him and let him work day and night... If he can't do it, you can help him share the burden, which is much better than others."
With Ma's words, Zhang Ximeng felt relieved.
It is said that marrying a virtuous wife is a good thing, and Lao Zhu was able to find a virtuous wife like Ma, which was a huge advantage for him.
In addition to being able to persuade Lao Zhu, Ma was also responsible for the production of military uniforms and uniforms, making combat boots for the soldiers, managing the military medical center, and even helping some veterans to draw red lines and form marriages.
All in all, Ma is like Lao Zhu's other half, using warm means to win over people's hearts and ensure that this rapidly developing group is healthy and progressive.
"We are lucky enough to have the assistance of a young talent...that is Mr. Zhang, named Zhang Ximeng." Zhu Yuanzhang introduced enthusiastically.
Feng Guoyong was stunned when he heard this name, as if he had heard it somewhere. He stood up, saluted Zhang Ximeng, and suddenly said: "Sir, do you know Mr. Yunzhuang?"
Zhang Ximeng whispered: "That's my great-uncle."
Feng Guoyong was shocked again, then why do you call him this name without fear of offending your ancestors?
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and explained: "Mr. Feng is a scholar after all, and Mr. Yunzhuang is indeed a rare good official... The people suffer when they prosper, and when they die, the people suffer! He cares about the common people and is full of righteousness! It's a pity that Mr. Yunzhuang can't save himself.
, died of illness and took office. Mr. Zhang’s father gave him this name because he wanted him to remember the lessons learned by Mr. Yunzhuang, to cultivate the family in the countryside and not to become an official again. It’s just that by some strange combination of circumstances, Mr. Zhang ended up living in our country.
Under my account, I followed this rough guy to conquer the country and fight in the north and south."
If the original intention is to be in the countryside, not to become an official in the court and become famous all over the world, it doesn't matter what he is called... But from Zhu Yuanzhang's tone, it seems that he respects Mr. Zhang in front of him very much, but the question is, can this person be fifteen years old?
What insight can such a young person have?
Feng Guoyong couldn't help but hesitate, with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
Zhang Ximeng didn't say anything. He sat down and chatted for a few words. Feng Guoyong wanted to test Zhang Ximeng and took the initiative: "Mr. Zhang, some time ago, when I heard that Chuzhou was empty, I united some rebels and wanted to capture Chuzhou."
, but were defeated by the young men recruited by the prefect, and suffered heavy losses... Sir, I still can't figure out why the people would rather follow the Tatars than help the rebels?"
When this matter was mentioned, Feng Guosheng, who was silent on the side, was also indignant. They had bribed the businessmen in the city and wanted to cooperate internally and externally. Not only did they fail, he was also injured and almost lost his life. It was really hateful!
After hearing this, Zhang Ximeng was not surprised at all.
"Leader Feng, you ask why the people would rather follow the Tatars than follow you? Now I would like to ask, why should the people follow you instead of following the imperial court?"
"The imperial court?" Feng Guoyong glared, "The imperial court lost its virtue and acted against the will. The people were angry, the people were displaced, and countless people were killed in the wilderness. The red scarf was rising, rebels were everywhere in the world, and the Yuan Dynasty was on the verge of collapse. Could it be that the people
Shouldn’t we be aware of current affairs?”
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing, "Chief Feng, everything you said is right, but what does it have to do with the people?"
Feng Guoyong frowned and said in confusion: "Is it okay?"
"It is true that the world is in chaos, but if the people all rise up to resist Yuan Ting because of this, most of the emperors' heads have already left their necks!" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Just saying that Yuan Ting is hateful does not mean that we can move forward and be invincible...
...We still need to come up with a whole set of methods to prove that we are better than Yuan Ting! We can really make the people follow us."
"Otherwise, we drove Yuan Ting away and a group of even more assholes came and moved from the cesspool to the cesspool. What difference would there be? Since they are all the same, it would be better to follow the prefect of the court to guard the city. At least it is justified and we don't have to worry about letting people in.
Rush into the house and massacre, Leader Feng, do you think this is true?"
"ah!"
Feng Guoyong let out a low cry and couldn't help showing a look of horror.
What a great young man!
He can understand people's hearts so accurately.
For Feng Guoyong, it was like a slap in the face, accurate and hard.
The Feng brothers are a bit like Guo Zixing. They are local tycoons with some strength... taking advantage of the troubled times, they spent money and recruited troops to prepare for something great.
But if you think about it carefully, if he can do this, the prefect of Chuzhou can also open a warehouse to stock up on grain and recruit young people to defend the city together. Then it can also be said that the red scarves outside have red noses and green eyes and eat human flesh and drink human flesh every day.
Blood, let them fight in, everyone is finished.
The rhetoric is the same and there is no need to change it at all.
Yes, why do you want to follow your Feng brothers?
It doesn’t make sense!
"Leader Feng, my lord and I discussed it many times and gradually summarized a set of strategies. We promoted the granting of land...Those officials who colluded with the Yuan Dynasty are powerful and have done evil in the past. They will be severely punished. This is to redress the grievances of the people."
, to resolve the grievances in everyone’s belly. Then we will promote land distribution, house to house, and redistribute the acres according to reasonable proportions, giving everyone hope to survive, allowing the people to see real benefits, and filling everyone’s pockets.
abdomen."
"After doing these two things, we recruit and strengthen the army, then teach the people, overthrow the Yuan Dynasty, and establish a clear world. The big guys will naturally accept it, and the soldiers will move forward bravely without any hesitation!"
Feng Guoyong finally woke up like a dream and realized it. He turned to look at his second brother and couldn't help laughing at himself: "It's ridiculous that we brothers united with those people to attack Chuzhou. Little did they know that they all have their own agendas, how can they win!"
Feng Guosheng nodded vigorously, "Brother, I'm convinced. I'll hand over our family's fields and divide them all...our brothers and hundreds of others will follow General Zhu!"
Feng Guoyong was so convinced that he suddenly stood up and fell to his knees.
"Greetings, superior!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "As long as you agree with our strategy, we are a family and brothers!"
Feng Guoyong was greatly moved. He paused and then said: "I want to attack Chuzhou, but I actually want to take the opportunity to cross the river and capture Jiqing."
"Gathering?"
"Yes! Jiqing is the original Jinling, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the place where tigers and dragons sit, and it is the place where great achievements can be made! It cannot be done without great heroes. Our brothers are willing to be the pawns of the superiors, assisting the superiors, capture Jiqing, and sweep across the southeast.
Unify the world!"
After saying this, the Feng brothers prostrated themselves together, and Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately stunned...