Daming: Lend the system to Emperor Hongwu at the beginning

Chapter 210 Guo Jiaxun Yu 【Seeking Monthly Pass】

"Med is gone?"

When Cao Cao left, a figure came out from a private room inside.

"gone!"

"I'm afraid Meng De didn't enjoy the drink today!" Xun Yu refilled a glass of wine and handed it to the young man in front of him.

"Of course he's not happy!"

"He wants you to assist him and stir up the situation in Beijing, but you keep praising Zhu Yuanzhang. Do you think he will be happy?" The young man sat down and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Feeling unsatisfactory, I just took the wine bottle and started drinking.

"This wine doesn't taste good. I heard that there is a new tavern opened in Luoyang City. It's opened by people from Jizhou. The wine there tastes good. Let's go there another day and have a drink." The young man leaned on the chair wildly. Looking up, it looks a bit foolish.

"Feng Xiao..., can't you see that the royal aura in Meng De is dissipating?"

"What does that mean, can't you see?"

"In this world... the great Han dynasty seems to be saved in the hands of that new captain."

"A person like Meng De is a hero in troubled times. If it's a troubled world, I should help him achieve a career, but if the troubled times don't show, he is not a hero." Xun Yu sighed.

Guo Jia couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Wen Ruo, I think Cao Cao is right in saying that Zhu Yuanzhang is not a loyal minister who saved the Han Dynasty. Wang Mang is even more terrifying and unfathomable."

"Wen Ruo, this is the information I got from Jizhou, can you take a look?" Guo Jia casually pulled out a brocade cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu picked it up to examine it, and at first he remained calm, but gradually his face became shocked.

There are two biggest changes in Jizhou recorded in this secret letter.

The first point is population.

After investigation, the population of Jizhou has decreased by a full [-]% compared with three years ago.

For these two tenths of the population, no one was alive, no one was dead, and no one knew where they were taken.

And what's even more weird is that Jizhou merchants are still buying from the surrounding states with a lot of money, or using food to lure victims and bandits to go.

These populations also disappeared without a trace.

But the food in Jizhou is not tight, and it is even more abundant than before.

The second point is paper.

Although the previous Han Dynasty was able to make paper, it was too rough to be used for writing, let alone printed in large quantities. Therefore, most of the materials used in the Han Dynasty were bamboo slips, and brocade cloth was even more precious.

But Jizhou now has a high-quality paper that can be used for writing. This is not what shocked Xun Yu the most. What shocked him even more was that these papers can also be mass-produced.

It is said that the number of books on the market in Jizhou is hundreds of times that of a few years ago.

"Feng Xiao, are you sure you are not mistaken about this information?" Xun Yu couldn't help asking with a serious face.

"Of course!"

"Because I got all these news from Yuan Shi."

"Zhu Yuanzhang and Yuan had conflicts before, and even fought for the control of Jizhou, but in the end Yuan gave in. The reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang handed over the papermaking and printing skills to Yuan in exchange for the control of Jizhou."

"As for the books printed with papermaking and printing techniques, I have seen them with my own eyes, and the quality is very high."

While speaking, Guo Jia took out another book from his sleeve and handed it to Xun Yu, beckoning him to read it.

This is a Zuo Zhuan, with clear handwriting and even a scent of ink on it.

Moreover, Xun Yu could tell that the handwriting in this book was not handwritten, but printed with some kind of tool.

Xun Yu knew exactly what this meant.

"Great!" Xun Yu stood up abruptly, holding Zuo Chuan in his hand, and started pacing back and forth in the room excitedly.

For the current aristocratic family, the most precious thing is undoubtedly knowledge.

As long as it can be called an aristocratic family, every family has a large collection of books.

These books are the most important heritage and inheritance of a family.

Every year, these big aristocratic families spend a lot of manpower and material resources to organize their own book collections.

After all, things like bamboo slips are easily eaten by insects or corroded.

And like some small aristocratic families, the collection of books at home may only have one or two volumes, and some don't even have one volume.

As for ordinary people, let alone, let alone books, they don't even know how to read.

Is it because they are unwilling to acquire knowledge?
No, it's just because in this era, the cost of learning knowledge is too high, only those aristocratic families can afford such a cost, ordinary people, even smaller landlords can't afford such an expense.

It is very difficult for them to live, where there is time and energy to study!

But the situation in Jizhou is completely different now.

A steady stream of food has solved the problem of food and clothing for the people, and a large number of books have allowed countless people to obtain knowledge. This is the legendary rule of the world!
"Wen Ruo, don't be too happy."

"I still have a book here, how about you take a look?"

As he spoke, Guo Jia took out a book from his sleeve again and handed it to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu opened it with a puzzled face, and his face changed slightly after reading only a few pages.

Because the beginning of this book is about ruling the country by law, during the period it listed a large number of benefits of ruling the country by law. In addition, the book also promoted several viewpoints.

Abolish the slave system, pay taxes according to law, restrain the powerful, establish a large number of official academies, and teach ordinary people knowledge and writing.

At the same time, it is necessary to nationalize salt, iron, wine, coins, mountains, forests and rivers, and let the imperial court establish a department for unified management.

"This……!"

"It's too radical!" Xun Yu shook his head and sighed.

These policies look more and more like the content of Wang Mang's New Deal, and some of them are even more radical than Wang Mang, which is simply more Wang Mang than Wang Mang.

"According to my investigation, such books have already become popular in Jizhou, and some policies have begun to be implemented quietly in Jizhou."

"Wen Ruo, you should understand what this means."

"There is one more thing that you must not have thought of. Do you know the real identity of the Jizhou Mu appointed by the Taiwei half a month ago?" Guo Jia said with narrowed eyes.

"Who?" Xun Yu asked eagerly.

"Hehe, it's Zhang Jiao!"

Seeing Xun Yu standing there in a daze, Guo Jia affirmed, "That's right, it's the former leader of the Taiping Army you were thinking of, the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao."

"how can that be!"

"Isn't that a traitor?" A look of shock flashed in Xun Yu's eyes.

"How is this impossible!"

"Now, do you still think that Zhu Yuanzhang is the Ming Lord?" Guo Jia asked.

Xun Yu was stunned when he heard the words.

To be honest, until now he still appreciates what Zhu Yuanzhang has done all the time, because many things Zhu Yuanzhang did were things that he wanted to do, but couldn't or couldn't do.

But at the same time, he also realized that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to want to reform the Han Dynasty.

And it is an extremely in-depth, drastic reform.

This kind of reform will undoubtedly harm the interests of the gentry.

Not to mention anything else, let’s talk about popularizing education... The reason why the gentry is a gentry is because of their monopoly on food and knowledge. If these two things no longer have advantages for the gentry, can the gentry still be called a gentry?
And as the current patriarch of the Gou Clan, he must consider these things.

"Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Xun Yu asked after a moment of silence.

"Unite with Cao Cao, unite with the Yuan family, take advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's unstable foundation, and do everything possible to pull him down from the position of Taiwei."

"Otherwise, as he gains a firm foothold in the imperial court, reforms will continue to deepen. At that time, the chaos in Wang Mang's later period will still repeat itself..."

"Guo Jia, Xun Yu...!"

Half a month later, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help squinting and laughing when he saw the information in front of him and these two names.

He didn't expect that these two people would turn to the Yuan family, and they were still helping Yuan Kai contact various forces, trying to rebel against him.

This is indeed a very interesting thing.

Of course, he was not worried that these people could really take away his power. After all, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, especially Yuan Kai, the head of the Yuan family, are all his own people. With such an undercover agent, even if Guo Jia and Xun Yu are really earth-shattering Talent, there is no chance of success.

All their efforts from the beginning were in vain.

"Your Majesty, why don't I find an opportunity to bring these two people back?" Mao Xiang couldn't help saying when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang pondering.

"No, Jin Yiwei only needs to monitor the entire Luoyang City!"

"Since we advocate the rule of law, as long as they don't break the law, let them do what they want."

"Whatever tricks they want to play, we will take care of it."

"Not only them, but also Cao Cao."

"To be honest, we are not afraid of their rebellion, what we are waiting for is their rebellion!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a slight smile on his lips.

During this period of time, Luoyang was still calm, but the atmosphere in the city became more and more turbulent.

Powerhouses from various forces continued to pour into Luoyang, making the atmosphere of the city even more heavy.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not respond to this, because during this period of time, the power of Ming Dynasty has been pouring into the city.

In particular, a large number of strong Confucianism and Taoism are slowly integrating into all levels of the entire Luoyang City, replacing the original officials.

He still controls the real dominance of the city, and this control will only deepen.

Those people, including Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao, couldn't make any waves.

No matter what tricks they play, Zhu Yuanzhang has enough confidence and strength to deal with it.

Zhu Yuanzhang's attention is now on the governance of this country. As long as this country is made better and the people live and work in peace, then everything will no longer be a problem.

These civil servants and military generals, whether they like it or not, will bow down before them at that time.

"My lord, someone is asking to see you outside the door." Suddenly, at this moment, someone reported.

"Can I ask who it is?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"One is Jia Xu, who came from the Xiliang Army, and the other calls himself Zhang Liao, who was from the Bingzhou Army."

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help his expression when he heard the words, without much hesitation, he said directly: "Let them in!"

"Your servant Jia Xu, Zhang Liao, have met the Taiwei." The two were led in and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang at the same time.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the expressions of these two calmly, and said at the same time.

"Qizou Taiwei, it will be winter in two months, and once winter comes, both Liangzhou and Bingzhou will be harassed by the Huns. It is very likely that the massive attack will give those barbarians an opportunity."

"I'm here to ask the Taiwei to make preparations for this matter." Zhang Liao said respectfully.

On the other hand, Jia Xu was stealthily observing Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction.

"Are you here to intercede with Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan and want us to release them?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a half-smile.

"I dare not."

"I came here, but I didn't tell Governor Ding that I was only doing it for the countless people in Bingzhou. After all, there are all my relatives and elders there."

"The Taiwei has never been to the frontier, so he doesn't know the poverty and hardship there. If the city is captured by those alien races, what kind of scene will the people in the frontier face." Zhang Liao said respectfully.

"What about you?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Jia Xu again and asked.

"I did come here on the order of Dong Zhuo, the governor of Liangzhou. I sent Dong Zhuo's letter of apology. He was deeply frightened by this reckless act of entering Sili. Even if the court did not blame him, he was willing to resign from Liangzhou. Moreover, he also recommended a suitable candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang Army."

"Dong Cishi said that he is willing to stay in Sili and serve the Taiwei, but the Xiliang Army cannot be without a commander for a day. General Hua Xionghua is the right person to take up this position." Jia Xu said.

"Ha ha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had a playful expression on his face.

"This Dong Zhuo knows the current affairs!"

To be honest, Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan have not been moved for half a month, not even the [-] troops under them, he just waited for their reaction.

Of course he hoped to recruit these two.

But if these two people escape or collude with some people in Luoyang City, Zhu Yuanzhang is also sure to deal with it.

Now it seems that it is worthwhile for him to wait for half a month. Dong Zhuo is very aware of current affairs, so he took the initiative to hand over the military power.

"Okay, I agree to this request!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then looked at Zhang Liao: "As for the military situation in Bingzhou, Wen Yuan, would you like to return to Bingzhou to temporarily lead the Bingzhou army and serve as the governor of Bingzhou?"

"Ah?" Zhang Liao was a little dazed.

He really didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to let him be the governor of Bingzhou.

You must know that he was just a general before.

"What? Do you think you can't suppress the Bingzhou Army with your ability?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Minister... I take the decree." Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and said respectfully.

"it is good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded again and said, "Go back and pack up, and then bring 1000 people back to Bingzhou and Liangzhou."

"But instead of going back by yourself, the imperial court will send some generals to help you completely stabilize the army."

"Go back and tell Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo to come see us tomorrow."

"Yes!" The two nodded respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the backs of the two, and narrowed his eyes slightly again.

The transformation and mastery of the Bingzhou Army and the Xiliang Army will be his top priority for the next period of time.

As for the candidates to master these two armies, he already had a choice.

(End of this chapter)