Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 226 226 Of course you can’t compare to Qin Shihuang
Zhu Yuanzhang was very concerned about the demise of the Yuan Dynasty.

He did not want the Ming Dynasty he built to go down the same path as the Yuan Dynasty.

Taking ten thousand steps back to talk about Zhu Yuanzhang's IQ, there is absolutely no problem.

Moreover, this person is good at strategizing, sees far, sees the big picture, makes prompt decisions, is better at accepting good suggestions, and is not self-righteous.

Of course, that was before he conquered the world.

Otherwise, Zhu Chongba would not have stood out from a wandering monk begging for food and grown into the emperor of the world.

Once, after Lao Zhu had just succeeded to the throne, he had a conversation with the ministers.

Zhu Yuanzhang said that he was born in a time when the world was in chaos and was forced to join the army just to survive.

After crossing the river, he saw that this group of people who were fighting for their own power and proclaiming themselves kings and emperors were robbing homes and houses, but they were all useless.

Internally, Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang are the most powerful.

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke eloquently, but Wu Wei touched his beard and did not speak. He felt something was wrong.

"His Majesty's laws are quite strict today, but haven't there been many officials punished over the years?

At this time, China was no longer owned by the Yuan Dynasty.

Keep your word, work hard, and work together with everyone to earn this foundation.

Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to avoid fighting on two fronts, maneuvered to gain the initiative, quickly exploited the opponent's weaknesses, changed the situation, concentrated his forces to put the enemy in a passive position, and knew himself and the enemy. He was completely successful strategically.

However, Wang Baobao still fought to the end. How much trouble did it take?

Heroes compete and separate places.

"Okay, okay, they deserve it. The people who killed them all clapped and applauded."

"No."

If the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty could be careful not to be lazy and not focus on enjoyment.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and then said:

We followed His Majesty until the army was strong and the land was vast, so we conquered the east and west, eliminated the heroes and opened up the land.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.

Zhu Yuanzhang never thought that Wang Buli said so directly:
"We don't just know how to fight. How can we be wishful thinking?"

Wang Buli's three consecutive questions made Zhu Yuanzhang silent again.

Shicheng is a prosperous place and Youliang has a strong military. We have nothing to boast about except not killing the people indiscriminately!

Suppose we don't take Peiping, and we have a decisive battle with the Guanzhong Army. It's a two-front battle situation, and it's hard to say whether we will win or lose.

Floods, droughts, and famines occur every year, causing anger and resentment, and rebellions everywhere.

"But after the Qin Dynasty was unified, there was no room for rebellion?"

On the other hand, Wang Buli chuckled:
"Mr. Guo, this is just your wishful thinking."

After devouring both of them, he raised his troops for the Northern Expedition. Why did he take Shandong first and then go to Heluo to stop the troops advancing westward from Tongguan instead of attacking Qinlong in a hurry?

Moreover, the invasion of the soldiers to the west happened to encourage them to unite and resist, and they could not take advantage for a while.

If we had attacked Zhang Shicheng first and waited for reinforcements in western Zhejiang, Chen Youliang would have come empty-handed.

Our power was initially sandwiched between the two great kingdoms of Wu and Han.

"Prime Minister Li Si rules the country by law. Is there any dynasty in the world that has stricter laws than Qin?"

In the decisive battle at Poyang Lake, Zhang Shicheng really couldn't leave Gusu, and he and Chen Youliang echoed each other!

Lao Zhu is also a "cultural man". He has been educated for more than ten years and has been studying hard.

"Is Qin Shihuang diligent in his administration?"

My subordinates work with all their heart, do not engage in corruption, and do not fight for power and gain. How can they cause rebellion everywhere?
How could the world be divided and divided? "

We had no choice but to join the Red Army in order to save ourselves.

"Oh?"

We were forced to fight on two fronts and were attacked from both sides.

Zhijiao is a troublemaker and wants to take the initiative, while Qiaoxiao has no long-term plan and is always passive, so he decided to attack Chen Youliang first.

Even the Ming Dynasty eliminated many corporal punishments such as removing kneecaps.

Zhang and Li Wang were extremely poor and could not defeat them without fighting.

It is better to take them by surprise, capture most of them, eliminate the root causes, and then move westward.

In the two and a half years I have been in the county government, I have seen two updated versions of the scarecrow peeling daylilies at the door. "

Zhang Shicheng is especially close. Some people advocate attacking Soochow first. Our view is that friendship is arrogant and Shicheng is weak.

Because Timur (Wang Baobao), Li Siqi, and Zhang Sidao (one surrendered and the other escaped anonymously) are all veterans of hundreds of battles and will never admit defeat easily.

"Diligence."

“In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the ruler was content and indifferent, his ministers were domineering and disobedient, spending money carelessly, and his subordinates were trying their best to plunder and plunder.

Not only did he understand the meaning of the classics, he could write popular vernacular, and he could also write poetry.

He can write rhymed words and can appreciate and criticize the merits and demerits of literature. After he came to the throne, he became more fond of writing and ink.

At this time, some idioms he said were just nonsense.

Wang Buli glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"Mr. Guo, I applaud you for killing corrupt officials, but I just want to ask a question.

I have just refuted your argument. Can you provide a new argument? It is not about killing corrupt officials. "

"What do you mean?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had never participated in a debate competition, and he didn't like to hear the debates between his ministers, which included scolding mothers and talking about Confucius and Mencius.

Wang Buli sighed and said: "Mr. Guo, your point of view is that as long as the emperor is diligent and officials are not corrupt, there will be peace in the world, so I gave the example of the Qin Dynasty to refute the wishful thinking in your mind.

You should continue to provide evidence to prove your point of view. What you just said completely fell into my rhythm, and you did not provide any evidence that is beneficial to yourself. "

Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his beard and frowned tightly, as if he was about to kill a group of mosquitoes.

"But Qin Shihuang built the Epang Palace and the Great Wall wantonly. He didn't care about the people's power at all and spent money carelessly. That's why there were rebellions all over the Qin Dynasty."

"His Majesty found that the construction of Zhongdu Fengyang was not suitable. Isn't it a sign of spending money carelessly and not caring about the people's power at all?"

Snapped.

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Wang Buli and glaring at him:
"You are really brave."

Wang Buli pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang with one hand, turned his head to Wu Wei and smiled:

"Wu Zhixian, why is he so excited and so loud?
Is it possible that the idea of ​​building Zhongdu was given to His Majesty by Chief Guo? "

"Hahaha." Wu Wei also laughed: "Mr. Guo, how can you be so angry when you argue based on the matter, it is too lacking in grace.

I do think what the Prince Consort said makes sense, not to mention that His Majesty agreed to give up building the Central Capital before planning to designate Nanjing as the capital. "

In fact, in Wu Wei's view, Chief Guo showed that the emperor was not anxious and the eunuch was.

The emperor has admitted that he was wrong, but you, a small sixth-grade chief, are still aggrieved by the emperor.

Are you screaming?
Could it be that he wants you to gain attention from the emperor through Wang Buli?
Forget it.

Wu Wei felt that it was impossible for Wang Buli to let anyone use the back door of the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled down his sleeves: "We are just angry that your majestic prince-in-law would make such an analogy to the emperor."

"Master Guo, my father-in-law was able to conquer the world precisely because he listened to everyone's suggestions and stood out from the crowd.

Rather than just listening to flattery like Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang.

If even I, my son-in-law, dare not tell the truth to him today, then my subordinates will be even less afraid to tell the truth to him in the future.

So even if I say this in front of my father-in-law, I still dare to say it! "

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the chair again. He had to admit that Wang Buli was right.

But no matter how you sound, it sounds like you gave him a slap in the face first, and then gave him a sweet date in a leisurely manner.

This is usually Zhu Yuanzhang's way of controlling his ministers. Why are offense and defense interchanged today?
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he rarely listened to advice.

Hongwu destroyed Xia in four years, captured Yunnan in fourteen years, and captured Liaodong in twenty years. He decided the strategy beforehand and defeated the enemy decisively.

The subsequent establishment of appeasement was also completely dictated by hand orders.

The generals just follow orders and complete their tasks.

All matters, large and small, must be handled in person. I get up before dawn and work until late at night. There is no rest or vacation, let alone entertainment to refresh the spirit.

Because it was customary to use written memorials for all affairs and suggestions from officials, Zhu Yuanzhang read the memorials all day long.

Sometimes it is inevitable to feel bored, especially when it comes to presentations that are pedantic, economical, long and inconsistent.

But he worked hard to overcome them all and persisted for decades.

Just say he is a ruthless person, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang started his career with bare hands. Except for himself, his three brothers and several cousins ​​all died in the year of Renchen.

The only paternal relative is his nephew Wenzheng, so he is really a "single family".

The mother's family is extinct, and the wife's family is also dead.

After Zhu Wenzheng died of depression, his disciples were young and weak, their foundations were not yet stable, and they were all alone.

Zhu Yuanzhang was aloof and looked around, but there was no one he could trust.

He had to support, always be vigilant, and be on tenterhooks to prevent others from plotting against him for the family fortune he had finally won.

Zhu Biao was not very old at that time. Once Old Zhu passed away, it would be difficult for him to suppress those arrogant and powerful generals.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang was driving a canoe by himself, the water swept his canoe around.

It will take decades to reach the shore.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang regarded water as an enemy.

The rocks are the enemy.

Even the green bird flying in the sky is a fucking enemy.

Everyone wants to harm him!
They are all laughing at him and mocking him!

After Zhu Yuanzhang gained power and became emperor, he suffered from high levels of nervousness, suspicion, and phobia.

He was afraid that this was a big dream and that he would lose it all when he woke up.

He was worried that he would still be the same Zhu Chongba who had neither enough food nor clothing to keep him warm.

It was the wandering monk who begged for food and was looked down upon by others, not the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang who now held great power.

In his early years, Zhu Chongba lived a poor life with insufficient food and clothing. In his middle age, he seized power in the tense life of fighting hand-to-hand in the army.

After the age of forty, Zhu Yuanzhang focused all his energy on handling affairs and preventing imaginary enemies from coming to power and taking over his world.

In addition to physical exertion, coupled with the palace life of countless concubines, and extreme uneasiness about people and things, Zhu Yuanzhang's energy was always focused on how to protect such a large property he purchased.

When Zhu Yuanzhang's wife and son died one after another, his fear was even more heightened.

There was no one to rely on anymore, no sense of security surrounding him.

It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang no longer has anyone who can listen to him speak what is in his heart.

His chosen successor, Zhu Yunwen, was extremely young and didn't understand anything.

He also has no energy to train the next generation of successors from scratch.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang could only choose to get rid of all the people he considered a threat to enhance his own sense of security and use the fears of others to alleviate his own fears.

After all, Lao Zhu is quite good at killing people.

"The prince-in-law is indeed a courageous person."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed a few times, and then said:

"You just compared today's emperor with Qin Shihuang. I think Qin Shihuang is better."

"Well, Chief Guo, your feeling is right."

Wang Buli didn't hear Zhu Yuanzhang's self-effacement, but agreed with him very much.

In any case, Zhu Yuanzhang is still inferior to Qin Shihuang in terms of governance.

But in marching and fighting, Qin Shihuang was still not as ruthless as Zhu Yuanzhang, a ruthless man who rolled under the knife.

Hearing Wang Buli's agreement and looking into his serious eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold himself tight again.

He originally said it as a self-effacing statement, but when others agreed, he felt sullen again.

"I used the analogy of Qin Shihuang to obviously praise my father-in-law."

Zhu Yuanzhang:? ? ?

Is this kid so unscrupulous?
Even if you just said that you should not flatter us, but tell the truth.

But this truth made Lao Zhu feel that it sounded so harsh!

"Besides, Qin Shihuang's idea of ​​unification has influenced China for thousands of years." Wang Buli stretched out his fingers and said with a smile:
"The most important thing is that he set an example for future emperors. If anyone does not dominate the world, then this emperor is obviously not qualified."

Zhu Yuanzhang quite agreed with this point.

After he regains Yunnan, it will be regarded as a unified state. The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty will have a larger territory than the Qin Dynasty.

At that time, we will question the first and second kings Bu Li, whether you are praising me, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, by comparing us with Qin Shihuang.

Wu Wei also nodded repeatedly: "That's the truth. Only the unification of the world can be regarded as the qualifying line for the emperor. Currently, there are only about 500 emperors. As for other evaluations, it depends on internal politics."

When it comes to internal affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang is quite content.

Looking at so many emperors, who can be as diligent as him?
The memorials that Qin Shihuang reviewed every day weighed one hundred and twenty kilograms, but those were bamboo slips.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Qin Shihuang's daily workload could not compare with him, and he was currently the first person in history.

As for the latecomer, Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, it is said that he died suddenly at work due to fatigue.

From this point of comparison, Yongzheng's body is still inferior to that of Zhu Yuanzhang, an old man.

The age difference between the two of them when they became emperors was not much different.

These three people all have a great desire for power, so they choose to do everything themselves.

"Now that the emperor is personally involved in everything, he has provided a lot of benefits for the people, which has quickly stabilized the world, and the people no longer have to suffer the pain of war. Today, the emperor loves the people the most."

Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to boast, and he had to find a place for himself no matter what.

We also want to save face!
Wang Buli chuckled at this statement: "Master Guo, please give an example."

"We heard that the Emperor said that among the four peoples, farmers are the hardest working.

In spring, we get up as soon as the rooster crows, drive cattle to the fields, plant seedlings, weed, fertilize, sweat in the hot sun, and work like a human being.

After finally harvesting the grain, there was not much left after paying rent and paying taxes.

If there is a flood, drought, insect, or locust disaster, the whole family will be anxious and helpless.

However, all the taxes in the Ming Dynasty were paid by farmers, and it was also the farmers' business to work on errands.

To make the country prosperous and strong, farmers must live and work in peace and contentment. "

"What's the use of just saying it? Many of the more than 500 emperors can recognize it, but how many of them actually do it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the tea cup in his hand: "There are only two ways to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. One is to build water conservancy for farmers, and the other is to actively eliminate harm.

As far as we know, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people were ordered to plant half an acre of mulberry, hemp, cotton, and more than ten acres of land, and double the amount of land above ten acres.

Mulberries and jujubes were planted wherever there was open space, and officials taught them how to grow them. Those who planted cotton were exempted from taxes, thus increasing production.

Since then, cotton has been planted all over the Ming Dynasty. The linen clothes commonly worn by common people in the past were gradually replaced by cotton, and the clothing problem was solved.

The second is water conservancy. People are encouraged to make suggestions about water conservancy, and officials from the Ministry of Works are specially instructed.

All Pitang Lake weirs that could store water to prevent floods and droughts were repaired one by one according to the terrain, and students and talents from the Imperial College were sent to various places to supervise water conservancy repairs. According to statistics, tens of thousands of weirs were opened.

Then there is the persuasion for agricultural cooperation, with Lijia as the foundation, and the Ministry of Households admonishing that within one mile, if there are marriages, deaths, funerals, illnesses, or disasters, those with money will help with money, and those with strength will contribute their efforts.

During spring plowing and autumn harvest, when one family is powerless, hundreds of families help.

There is a drum in every li. During the mulberry season, the drums are played early in the morning to urge people to get up and work. Lao Li will supervise those who are lazy and punish them for not doing their job. "

Wu Wei raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that a head of the Criminal Department would be so clear about the affairs of the Household Department.

Could it be that his true identity is the school inspector?
Hearing this, Wang Buli also nodded in agreement. The forced planting of cotton has indeed changed the people's dressing habits, and it has also reduced some taxes, which can be regarded as providing benefits to the people.

Lao Zhu also attached great importance to water conservancy. After all, during the Yuan Dynasty, the river workers who built the Yellow River rebelled.

Wang Buli was too lazy to find fault with himself. Zhu Yuanzhang no longer sat on Xiaomin's side.

If Mr. Guo defends him, he actually wants to eat eggs, but he needs to feed chickens. Otherwise, how can he ensure that future generations can eat eggs.

"As for eliminating harm, it is natural to provide disaster relief and eliminate corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he was quite proud.

Officials who embezzled more than sixty taels of money and had their heads exposed to the public were still punished by being skinned.

The Tutu Temple on the left side of the Fuzhou County Yamen is the execution ground for skinning, also called the Skin Temple.

As usual, a human skin with straw inside was placed next to the official seat of each government office. The official was so frightened that he did not dare to do bad things.

"We are all members of the government. I won't talk about the emperor killing corrupt officials."

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed outside: "It rained heavily a while ago and the people were affected by the disaster. The emperor rewarded the people of Shangyuan County.

Not only that, the emperor also called all the grain chiefs from Zhejiang and other places into the palace to inquire about the local disaster situation. When the time comes, they can receive relief from the court. Does this count as benefiting the people? "

"Of course the emperor has good intentions, but in my opinion, we cannot just accept one side of the story regarding the disaster. We need to send an additional inspector to visit secretly."

Regarding Wang Buli's words, Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you talking about those grain chiefs who have the guts to deceive us~ Your Majesty?"

(End of this chapter)