Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 160 We must be Mr. Zhang’s most loyal lackeys!
"So, from now on, our rebels will still have to owe a lot of debts to these large households, and they will all become our creditors?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Why, the higher-ups still want to rob Xue Wenzheng and the others directly and forcibly confiscate the money, food and property of the big family?"

Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Zhang Cheng and whispered: "It's not impossible!"

Zhang Cheng said hurriedly: "Wenzheng and the others were isolated and helpless in the south of the Yangtze River, so they had to use violent liquidation to win more support from the vast number of refugees, tenants and slaves, and even their lives;"

"But we are different. We have our own rear, and currently we have to use our main force to eliminate Hu Yuan, so there must be a degree of restraint! We cannot liquidate violently as a last resort, and we cannot recognize the legitimate private property of the people. If we give up this inviolable principle, it will backfire on us.”

"First of all, at least in this case, there will be a situation where our army is fighting bloody battles in the front, but there is also smoke everywhere in the rear."

"After all, the power of our Datong Society is still small, and most of the bureaucrats in the rear are still the old bureaucrats left over from Hu Yuan's reign. Therefore, if we really give them the power to violently liquidate, they may really use our In the name of eating people, even the bones are eaten.”

After Zhang Cheng said this, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I'm talking about superiority, can you stop advocating violence so much! Otherwise, I won't worry about following you to conquer the country. What if you really become the emperor in the future? You can raid my home if you want?"

"If the world was really unified, why would we raid your home?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Isn't it very practical now? We don't have the final say on the entire rebel army now, nor do you, Mr. Zhang, have the final say alone."

"I didn't vote for myself either."

Zhang Cheng said: "Then you have to confiscate your own home first!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Okay, okay, we won't raid your home. We won't raid our homes now and we will never raid our homes in the future. At most, we will only raid our own homes. Is that okay?"

Zhang Cheng said.

Zhang Cheng said: "Okay! You are the prime minister anyway, so you can only be the villain."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and chuckled: "You're not stupid at all."

Zhang Cheng smiled.

"But it's still far away from that now."

"At that time, we actually voted for you, not for ourselves, because we knew that whoever becomes the prime minister must be the evil person."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, then smiled in a low voice to Zhang Cheng:

"But it's hard to say in the future."

Zhang Cheng replied with a smile.

"Unless it's for the sake of world unity, I have to raid your home."

"Yes, it still has practical significance now."

"Okay, okay."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You write a letter to Li Shanchang and say that if he can't borrow food, we will not kill him and surrender. We will only learn from Wen Zheng and clean up the system. Say that these big families in the south of the Yangtze River have the responsibility to provide food to support the people." You have persuaded us to raise troops, so we have no intention of doing so for the time being."

"But whether it can be done depends on how the most powerful force in the world is controlled. If it is controlled by one person, this sentence is empty talk. If it is controlled by multiple people, then this sentence has practical significance. "

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Next.

Zhang Chengzhen wrote a letter to Li Shanchang.

Talk. Because of Zhang Cheng in this life, Li Shanchang no longer went on expeditions with Zhu Yuanzhang, but stayed behind to take charge of military affairs, prepare food and fodder for various armies, and also take care of internal affairs.

Li Shanchang was therefore very busy.

"Mr. Zhang has told us that we cannot relax, rush or slow down the matters concerning our father-in-law. We, the children of the Li family, must supervise everything!"

"Also, we must not relax on the education matters that Mr. Zhang has given us. If anyone fails to take care of the social studies literacy classes and newspaper reading classes in each commune, I will not be lenient!"

"In addition, the food loan requested by Mr. Zhang must be implemented quickly, don't delay!"

For this reason, Li Shanchang gave serious instructions to his younger brother Li Cunyi on this day.

Li Cunyi said: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, it's always Mr. Zhang, brother, you are almost becoming Mr. Zhang's lackey, you are even more obedient than his dog!"

"You handled everything he told you meticulously. You even asked you to take time to see how the tomatoes in his yard were growing. But you really ignored the heat and went to see it every day, even if you were busy until midnight. Come to think of it, I have to go take a look and report it to him, is it necessary?"

"necessary!"

"We have to let Mr. Zhang feel the comfort of being a master. We must even make Mr. Zhang feel that in our hearts, he is more respected and loved than the prime minister!"

Li Shanchang answered Li Cunyi's question without hesitation and said:

"You are right, I am Mr. Zhang's lackey now, not only me, you all have to become Mr. Zhang's lackey!"

Li Shanchang said: "So, we not only have to handle the things Mr. Zhang told us well, but we also have to handle the things Mr. Zhang didn't tell us but are beneficial to Mr. Zhang!"

"For example, Mr. Zhang did not think that he could temporarily set up a tax and grain station near the grain road and let the counties directly deliver their tax and grain to the tax and grain station. This way, the grain can be transported to the front line more quickly, instead of having to send all the tax and grain first. Transport it to Chuzhou and then distribute it to various fronts. In this way, the loss on the road alone will increase several times. We have to do this ourselves. In the future, this method will lead to the problem of insufficient food received by the center. It’s not that Mr. Zhang is responsible, it’s because we didn’t ask Mr. Zhang for instructions first.”

"alright."

"I really hope Mr. Zhang can realize your thoughtfulness, brother."

Li Cunyi nodded.

And at this time.

Li Xi, who joined the army as Zhongshu, came in and said to Li Cunyi: "Mr. Zhang has a reply."

After hearing this, Li Shanchang hurriedly got the reply from Li Xi and read it carefully.

When he saw this, Li Shanchang stood up on the spot, and his face turned pale: "Hurry and prepare the pen and ink. I want to reply to Mr. Zhang and assure him that he will definitely let the big households borrow grain. Anyone who refuses to borrow will be punished for collaborating with the enemy." crime!"

"Brother, what did Mr. Zhang say in his letter?"

Li Cunyi asked.

Li Shanchang gave him the letter: "Mr. Zhang said in the letter that the superiors intended to use the method of Master Zhu in Jiangnan to confiscate and liquidate the property of Jiangnan officials and gentry, so as to solve the problem of food shortage. Now he has been persuaded to stop it and only continues to implement it." Issuing bonds is a way to borrow food, and let’s borrow food through this method as soon as possible.”

"what?!"

"So, Mr. Zhang is more affectionate towards big business owners like us!"

Li Cunyi was also shocked and continued.

Li Shanchang immediately lowered his face and said: "So, we must borrow food. Anyone who doesn't buy our bonds is a collaborator!"

"Directly based on the results of the Qingzhang, each household will be given quotas. How much should a large household with 100 acres of real estate buy? How much should a large household with 1,000 acres of real estate buy? How much should a large household with 10,000 acres of real estate buy? As Mr. Zhang said, everything must pursue a fair, fair and open ! Just like the ban on foot binding last time!”

(End of this chapter)