Daming: Lend the system to Emperor Hongwu at the beginning

Chapter 49
Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words.

Who wouldn't want to be an emperor!
But he was soon apprehensive again.

"Dad wouldn't be deceiving himself, would he?"

"What if I agree, but Dad turns his head and doesn't admit it?"

"It's not that he doesn't believe in Dad's character, it's just... well, he just doesn't believe it."

Seeing the hesitation in Zhu Di's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "You don't have to rush to give us the answer, there is still time, you are still young, and it will not be too late to make a decision when you are two years older!"

Once Zhu Di's matter was settled, Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed some food and threw himself into infinite work again.

The situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty has now been greatly improved compared to a year ago. The basic situation of the Ming Dynasty south of the Yangtze River has been roughly sorted out after more than a year of sorting out.

The huge community of interests formed by the combination of officials, merchants, and gentry has been manipulated by him, and it has been fragmented.

Coupled with the exemption of various extortionate and miscellaneous taxes, and the killing of nearly half of the large landlord class, the originally sharp land conflicts have also been alleviated.

It can be said that even if Zhu Yuanzhang directly withdraws and goes back, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to fall in a short time.

Because at this moment, a group of vested interests who support Zhu Yuanzhang's policies have once again formed within the Ming Dynasty. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang is gone, they will also spontaneously maintain the current system.

Whoever dares to object will have a mortal hatred with them.

Not even Emperor Chongzhen.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not leave now. After all, the task of rebuilding Daming has not been completed, so he has not yet obtained the coveted task reward!
He takes a hammer!

Not only will he not leave, he will also start a new round of actions and plans as soon as possible.

After all, the task time is quite urgent, and his opponents have not been killed. Now is not the time to relax.

Zhang Xianzhong and Dorgon.

These are the last two names listed by Zhu Yuanzhang in the book.

One was restrained in the north by his previous plan, caught in the quagmire of war, and could not advance an inch, while the other was already sitting in Sichuan, enjoying wealth and wealth.

Surprisingly, however, Zhu Yuanzhang's first target was not the Manchu Qing, who was still fighting fiercely with warlords of all sizes in the north, but Zhang Xianzhong, who was entrenched in Sichuan.

In fact, for more than a year, Zhu Yuanzhang, while rectifying officials and gentry, has also watched the situation in Sichuan with a cold eye.

He has long discovered that this Zhang Xianzhong can't achieve anything.

Since ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor, he has done nothing, lingering on women's lust all day long and greedy for wealth.

Sichuan under his rule seems to be peaceful, but in fact it has already been undercurrent.

It can be said that all classes in Sichuan are not satisfied.

Born in the peasant army, after Zhang Xianzhong occupied Sichuan, he did not choose to completely liquidate the landlord class, but chose to compromise and appease.

At the same time, the military discipline was strictly enforced, the army was not allowed to disturb the people, the officials were rectified, and politics were kept clean.

But he didn't realize at all that the various conflicts in the late Ming Dynasty had already reached the point where they had to be resolved.

What Sichuan needs is not to rectify officials, but to reform, a vigorous reform from top to bottom.

It is a pity that Zhang Xianzhong did not have such courage, or, as a peasant insurgent, let him fight and kill people, and let him govern the locality, but he was very blind.

The result of this was that the gentry were dissatisfied, because they felt that Zhang Xianzhong was born as a bandit, and now it is a humiliation to poop and pee on their heads.

The people were also dissatisfied, because after the peasant army, full of joy and anticipation, took power, they were still the same, they were still oppressed by the landlords, they were still hungry, and they still had no crops.

The army under his command was also dissatisfied, because in the past, they could burn, kill and loot after attacking cities and lands, but now that King Daxi has proclaimed himself emperor, he does not allow his brothers to do so, and even beheaded for those who dare to do so.

Isn't this what's so special about killing the donkey?

Everyone has grievances, and everyone's interests have not been satisfied, so you don't need to think about the result, you know what will happen?
In history, when the Qing army came, Zhang Xianzhong experienced only one defeat, and in the blink of an eye, the whole Sichuan Province had sprung up to resist him.

Even the rebel generals under him directly rebelled and turned to be the leading party of the Qing court.

It was because Zhu Yuanzhang saw this that he aimed at Zhang Xianzhong as his next opponent.

Because he knew very well that this opponent seemed to be strong, but in fact he was vulnerable.

As long as you can pinpoint the most critical point and push it gently, the rogue group that has made Chongzhen up to the emperor and down to the officials for more than ten years will collapse in an instant.

half a month later.

It is still the Temple of Heaven.

Mao Xiang walked in quietly.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Sichuan." He said softly.

"Oh...!" Zhu Yuanzhang stopped his work, took the secret letter presented by Mao Xiang, glanced at it, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Zhang Xianzhong is dead?" he asked.

"Yes!"

Mao Xiang also laughed: "It was stabbed to death by a genuine Tartar assassin in the street. Of course, some of our brothers also played a small role in it."

"But the fact that he died at the hands of Tartar spies is beyond doubt."

"it is good!"

"Although King Daxi was born as a rogue, he is also the master of a party recognized by Daming. The Tartars are so mad that they assassinated King Daxi in the street. We can't sit back and watch this matter!"

"Send our will to arrest all the Tartar spies caught a few days ago and all those dog traitors who want to take refuge in the Tartars and put them to death in the middle of the day, so as to comfort the spirit of King Daxi in the sky."

"In addition, you go to Sichuan in person to express my condolences to the subordinates of King Daxi on my behalf, bring two edicts of the marquis and two edicts of the earl, and ask them who is willing to continue to fight the Tartars to avenge the king of Daxi, you can Just blocked them."

"Also, use their hands to plow Sichuan's official and gentry class well." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a cold glint in his eyes.

"Yes!" Mao Xiang agreed and was about to leave.

"By the way, bring the fourth child and let him follow you to gain knowledge!" Zhu Yuanzhang said again.

"This...Sichuan is in chaos right now, the Fourth Highness has a distinguished status, why don't you take it easy?" Mao Xiang hesitated.

"There is no reason for our son not to go through hardships. If there is anything, just tell him to do it. Don't treat him differently because of his surname Zhu, or he will really be raised as a pig!"

"Look at these clans surnamed Zhu now, all of them are fat pigs slaughtered by others, how can there be any royal majesty."

"Fourth!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhu Di and said, "No matter what your final choice is, if you want to live well in the future, you need to be good at it, understand..."

(End of this chapter)