Chapter 553: There is an old man at home (seeking a bank note)
Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and claim king slowly. These nine words were the political program and the highest strategy proposed by Zhu Sheng to Zhu Yuanzhang when he was conquering the world.
The general meaning is to establish a base, ensure sufficient food and grass, and ascend the throne as emperor as late as possible.
Because at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many heroes emerged. In the early period, there were Guo Zixing, Liu Futong, Han Shantong, Xu Shouhui and Peng Yingyu (also known as the famous Monk Peng). In the later period, Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang competed for the title.
At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang was just a subordinate of Guo Zixing. Later, he married Guo Zixing's adopted daughter (also known as Queen Bigfoot), and only then did he truly have the capital to become a powerful force.
But from beginning to end, Zhu Yuanzhang was not the strongest among the heroes in the late Yuan Dynasty.
No matter in the early or late period, there were always others whose military power was far superior to Zhu Yuanzhang's.
This is the most valuable part of the nine-character motto!
Establish a base area so that Zhu Yuanzhang can advance, attack, retreat or defend, so that he will not pay a heavy price for temporary gains and losses.
Ensuring sufficient food and grass naturally gave Zhu Yuanzhang's army no worries. They did not have to carry out looting like other rebel armies. In many cases, the soldiers and bandits were even separated from each other.
And among these nine-character mottos, the most important thing is to slowly become king in the end!
With Zhu Yuanzhang's strength, once he proclaims himself emperor in advance, he is likely to become the target of public criticism. When the heroes attack him, Zhu Yuanzhang will have no strength to fight against him.
It is absolutely no exaggeration to say that these nine words determined Zhu Yuanzhang's transformation from being a powerful person to finally unifying the world, establishing the Central Plains, and establishing the foundation of the Ming Empire!
So after listening to Jiang Fan say these nine words, Chen Ang was stunned for a moment, and then his two old muddy eyes lit up again!
Looking at Jiang Fan's eyes, he seemed to be looking at a treasure.
"So during this period of time, you have been transforming Heyang City? You have continued to show favors to the people of Heyang, so that almost everyone in Heyang is grateful to you for allowing you to have everything in Heyang City.
Incredible reputation, this... should be built high, right?"
Chen Ang asked in a deep voice.
"Mr. Chen, don't you mean that I am very scheming? In fact, it is not the case. The changes I made to Heyang City are just out of my duties as a city captain. In my position, I plan my political affairs and let others
It is my duty to make the people of Heyang better off."
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
Chen Ang obviously didn't believe such an argument. After rolling his eyes at Jiang Fan, he continued: "You have an excellent relationship with the Qian family. Some of the good ones are beyond my understanding. So if Guangji Liang is the
It is not impossible that these three words should belong to the Qian family. The Qian family is your current source of food and grass."
"Of course, if there is an uprising, it will definitely not be enough to just rely on the Qian family. But when that time comes, we can naturally use other methods to improve it. In this way, using Heyang City as the place for the uprising, with money
As a logistical guarantee, the only thing we need to do is not to attract other people’s attention in the early stage and develop quietly and safely.”
As Chen Ang spoke, he looked at Jiang Fan and continued: "But all of this has a premise, that is, the Great Zhou Dynasty will really be in chaos. At present, there is already a rebellion in Chengdu, and now King Wu suddenly dies. In addition,
The Eastern Expedition of the Great Zhou Dynasty failed last week, and there was a serious famine in the country. Under this situation... the possibility of rebellion in various places is indeed not small."
Listening to what Chen Ang said, Jiang Fan had no intention of answering.
Stretched out, he directly put his arm around Lin Wanru's shoulders, and while walking to the wing, he said: "As for the old man, you should learn like my seventh uncle, sleep and bask in the sun, and don't think about that all day long.
Those who have too much have nothing to gain.”
Chen Ang looked at Jiang Fan's back and suddenly said: "Actually, I am very good at handling internal affairs. I have seen many changes in Heyang City before, which gave me a general understanding of your characteristics, Mr. Jiang. You have many novel ideas.
These ideas are indeed very effective.”
"But you don't have the patience to settle down to do those trivial matters related to internal affairs, or in other words, you are not used to doing it. As for Tieniu... I can only say that it is quite satisfactory, but the corresponding handling is relatively blunt.
There is no way to handle government affairs in an orderly manner."
Jiang Fan's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he suddenly walked backwards back to Chen Ang with a 'moonwalk' pace.
Such a visually contrasting pace immediately made Lin Wanqing and Chen Ang stare straight in the eyes.
After Jiang Fan returned to Chen Ang, a flattering smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said, "Mr. Chen, let's talk about the nine-character motto I just mentioned."
"Oh? As an old man like me, shouldn't I be able to sleep and bask in the sun without thinking about all the things I have and don't have?"
Chen Ang glanced sideways at Jiang Fan and said.
"Who? Who said this? Isn't this fart! It's nonsense! Every family has a treasure like an old man! Mr. Chen, you are our treasure!"
Jiang Fan's face was serious and he spoke sternly.
The corners of Chen Ang's mouth twitched involuntarily.
However, Chen Ang had some experience with Jiang Fan's shameless appearance, so he didn't say much, but took Jiang Fan with him and began to discuss the nine-character motto.
Without it, Chen Ang felt that these nine words were too insightful!
On the other side, at the gate of Heyang City, an old man wearing a bamboo hat was mixed in with the crowd leaving the city, and walked out of the gate of Heyang City safely.
The siege of Prince Wu's Mansion was too exciting. Although Gu Yanzhi dared to do this, he was mentally prepared to die together. But before starting, he had to be careful enough to avoid letting Prince Wu's Mansion know the news in advance, which would lead to his own death.
The success was in vain.
Therefore, Gu Yan did not blockade Heyang City, but blocked the streets around Prince Wu's Mansion until the troops were fully assembled.
This approach makes less noise and is safer.
Correspondingly, the control over the entire city is extremely limited.
After leaving the city smoothly, the old man let out a long sigh and looked back at Heyang City, with an expression of resentment on his face.
"The Lin family...Gu Zhizhi...wait until I go back and see His Majesty! You all have to pay the price for what happened today!"
Cursing in a low voice, the old man lowered his bamboo hat and was about to turn around and walk in the direction of the post house, but suddenly found that there was an old man in front of him at some point!
The old man's body was stooped, his breath was sluggish, his eyes were drooped, and he looked as if half of his body had been buried in the ground.
But standing in front of him, it seemed to be a world of its own!
It was right at the gate of the city. There were many people going in and out of the city. However, the crowded crowd was completely isolated from the old man in front of him. It even seemed that the people passing by did not notice the old man's existence!
In an instant, the old man's face showed a look of horror, and his whole body was cold from head to toe!