Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel
Chapter 105 Build Walls High, Accumulate Grain Widely, Become King Slowly
Chapter 105 Build Walls High, Accumulate Grain Widely, Become King Slowly
I saw Zhang Shicheng's face was thin and shrewd, while Zhu Yuanzhang had a Chinese character face with extraordinary appearance, which belonged to the aura of a superior without anger and prestige.
"The luck of Zhang Shicheng's life depends entirely on Marshal Du, so I dare not refuse!"
After Zhang Shicheng said, he wanted to salute again, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang forcefully.
After the two politely gave way, they finally made Zhang Shicheng give up his plan to continue.
"Marshal Du, the soldiers and civilians in the city are on standby, please invite Marshal Du to inspect the city!" Zhang Shicheng said loudly.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han looked at each other. They both had the same idea, that is, not to enter the city for the time being.
Gaoyou City is in a state of misery, and you can inspect a piece of wool when you go in.
In case of any danger to Zhu Yuanzhang, even if the Red Scarf Army outside the city wanted to rescue it, it would be too late.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang admired Zhang Shicheng, but he didn't completely trust him.
"Marshal Zhang, the soldiers and civilians in the city are exhausted now, so there is no need to inspect anything!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a wave of his hand.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang called over an accompanying military food officer.
He pointed to the grain officer and said loudly.
"We order you to take out half of the food and grass accompanying the army and give it to Marshal Zhang. The brothers in Gaoyou City have not had a full meal for a long time, so we must hurry up. If there are brothers in Gaoyou City before dark We are hungry, we want your head!"
"Obey Commander!" The military ration officer immediately went down to handle it.
When the sergeants behind Zhang Shicheng heard this, they couldn't help cheering.
They had been out of food for more than a month, and their eyes were already glowing green with hunger, wishing they could eat the corpses of Yuan soldiers on the ground.
Now hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang generously took out half of the military rations, everyone cheered.
Hearing these cheers, Zhang Shicheng understood in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang not only frightened the Gaoyou volunteers with his powerful soldiers, but now he used his righteous behavior to convince the Gaoyou defenders from the bottom of his heart.
Now Zhang Shicheng has lost more than half of his soldiers and horses, and most of the surrounding towns have been destroyed by Meng Yuan. In the future, he has no way out except to follow Zhu Yuanzhang's footsteps.
If one day turns against Zhu Yuanzhang, I am afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang can press Zhang Shicheng to death with a flick of his finger.
"Marshal Du, please ask Marshal Du to send someone to take care of Huaidong affairs in the future!" Zhang Shicheng said suddenly.
In fact, this was Zhang Shicheng's last attempt.
If Zhu Yuanzhang agreed straight away and sent his own people to monitor him, then Zhang Shicheng would definitely not accept it in his heart, and would secretly think of other ways to deal with it.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction immediately extinguished Zhang Shicheng's last thoughts.
"The faction doesn't care about anything. The marshal here in Huaidong is still Brother Zhang. When the tartars are cleaned up, everything will be the same as before. Let's continue to join hands!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed boldly.
With these words, Zhang Shicheng was really completely convinced.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng then agreed to maintain the previous nominal affiliation relationship, Zhu Yuanzhang was the Marshal of the Southern Route Army, and Zhang Shicheng was the Marshal of the Huaidong Army.
Other transactions such as salt and grain remain unchanged.
However, in order to prevent the counterattack of the Yuan army in the north and south, Zhu Yuanzhang will send troops to help defend, and establish two Huaidong garrisons in the north and south.
One is in Huai'an in the north, with [-] infantry stationed, guarding and guarding the Huaihe River.
The other is in Taizhou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, where [-] water infantry troops are stationed to guard against the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Yuan troops, as well as pirates and Japanese pirates.
Yes, that is the pirate.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, Japan has also entered the troubled times of "North and South Hegemony". A large number of Japanese became Japanese pirates and frequently harassed the Central Plains, North Korea and other places.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness, Zhang Shicheng and others agreed without hesitation.
After all, killing the Tartar emperor and defeating millions of troops all indicated Zhu Yuanzhang's luck, timing and ability.
Zhang Shicheng didn't have the slightest intention to compete with him, and simply hugged his thigh sincerely.
"Marshal Du, don't worry, everything here in Huaidong will follow the arrangement!" Zhang Shicheng said loudly.
Zhang Shicheng's posture was very low, which made Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han very happy.
Especially Zhu Han, Zhang Shicheng, a generation of heroes in history, probably will no longer exist, and Zhang Shicheng, a loyal fan of Zhu Yuanzhang, has already appeared.
"We will leave all the spoils of war captured by the Tartars to you, including all the food, armor and weapons, to restore the strength of the people and the army."
Zhu Yuanzhang said while pulling Zhang Shicheng into the tent and sitting down.
"What, is what Marshal Du said true?" Zhang Shicheng was surprised when he heard it.
The younger brothers, generals and counselors behind him also showed surprise on their faces.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded. "That's right, we have already discussed it with Ah Han. Huaidong and Huaixi are all one family. We must let Huaidong recover its civilian and military power as soon as possible. This is not only beneficial to resist the Tartars' counterattack, but also a good thing for the common people."
In fact, what Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang had discussed earlier was that if Zhang Shicheng was honest, then he would keep the military supplies to support him; leave it to him.
In today's troubled times, food is the most important thing.
Hearing this, Zhang Shicheng almost burst into tears.
Gaoyou City was besieged for several months, and the soldiers and civilians starved to death.
Originally thought that I would have to humbly beg for some food to continue my life.
It never occurred to me that Zhu Yuanzhang was so generous that he supplied all the captured military supplies to himself in one mouthful.
"Marshal Du's kindness, Zhang Shicheng will remember it all his life!" Zhang Shicheng cupped his fists and said.
All the Huaidong Rebels behind Zhang Shicheng also showed admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Everyone felt that for Zhu Yuanzhang's generosity and selflessness, it was enough for them to stay low and small in Huaidong.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words did not end, he waved his hand and smiled.
"However, food and military supplies are all left to Huaidong, and we have to take away all the large and small copper guns in the Tartar army."
Zhang Shicheng didn't care. "The whole screen is decided by the marshal, and I agree with both hands!"
Everyone in Huaidong has already seen that among the troops under Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, artillery is the most powerful.
With one shot fired, it can be said that hundreds of steps have been corrupted by the enemy's camp!
Such a powerful thing must be extremely lacking in copper.
They took away all the copper fire blunderbusses, so of course they had to go back to the furnace and re-smelt them.
"In addition, there are captured horses and captives. Let's add two to five, half of each person." Zhu Yuanzhang finally said.
Zhang Shicheng didn't care much about this issue either.
He did not have the ambition to gallop northward. The river network along the Jianghuai area did not allow the cavalry much room to play. He only needed to guard the Yantian and Gaoyou Yangzhou areas. A few thousand cavalry were enough, and he did not need too many horses at all.
What's more, the horses consume too much food and fodder.
There is the cost of supporting one horse, which is enough to feed three or four soldiers. For Zhang Shicheng, too many horses are simply a waste.
As for the Tartar captives, Zhang Shicheng and others didn't even want them.
They don't even want to feed their horses, let alone any Tartar captives.
These Tazi soldiers killed people and set fire in Huaidong, and they would die if they stayed in the activity, and they would definitely not be kept as hard labor.
After Zhang Shicheng expressed his thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved.
He is neither greedy for horses, nor wants prisoners, which means that Zhang Shicheng really has no intention of expanding his army to realize his ambitions.
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly said in his heart: "It seems that Qiwu is right. This Zhang Shicheng's greatest ambition is probably to guard Huaidong and become a super rich salt merchant. He is not a serious king at all."
With Zhang Shicheng's attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally unceremoniously accepted almost all the war horses and captives.
Chuzhou has a large number of factories and mines that require coolies to feed their lives. Before these Tartar captives die, they must dig some stones and minerals to make atonement.
The two sides quickly reached a consensus on all post-war reconstruction and new order.
The infantry in Huai'an in Chuzhou and the navy in Taizhou are the foundation of their solid alliance.
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to take a rest in Huaidong again, and by the way, let Xu Da and others lead the army all the way north to chase and kill the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan soldiers.
After everything was over, nearly half a month had passed.
At this time, the news that the Red Scarf Army Zhu Yuanzhang killed Emperor Meng Yuan and wiped out the million-yuan army has spread all over the world.
Amidst the admiration of all the heroes in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han had already left Huaidong Gaoyou and returned to Chuzhou.
This time they took the initiative to attack, Zhu Han and his brothers can be said to have made a lot of money.
Not only became famous all over the world, but also obtained a large amount of seized materials, and also accepted a potential opponent Zhang Shicheng as a subordinate.
"From now on, if we want to keep a low profile, I'm afraid it will be impossible."
Regarding this change, Zhu Han also reminded his brother.
"Qiwu, you said at the beginning that you wanted to be king slowly, so that you would not be noticed by the Tartars. Now it's all right, the whole world is paying attention to us." When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, there was no trace of worry on his face. , Instead, he smiled.
"Building high walls, accumulating grain widely, and slowly becoming king, in fact, we still have to continue to insist, but we need to build higher and bigger walls, stockpile more and wider grain, and slowly become king, it is not impossible. You just need to keep pace with Liu Futong and the others," Zhu Han said.
It is absolutely impossible to keep a low profile after killing Emperor Meng Yuan.
In particular, when Liu Bowen returned to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Pingzhang Bolu, Fan Yao and others would be shocked and frightened.
At the beginning, Emperor Meng Yuan threatened to go south at any time, which made them, the ministers of Meng Yuan, feel evil. Now seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is so powerful, they can't help but feel panic.
The trust and interests that the two parties have established in the near future may be damaged.
"Jiangnan is a money bag, how about we send troops directly to take Jiangnan?" Zhu Yuanzhang said suddenly.
Zhu Han thought for a while, and felt that it was not the best time yet.
"Bolu and the others are quite honest. If they send troops to attack, it will damage the previous agreement. Moreover, we are already the most dazzling existence of the rebels from all walks of life. If we take Jiangnan again, many people will miss us. " Zhu Han said.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that this was the truth.
I just heard Zhu Han continue to say: "Brother, if you want to win Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it will take at least one year to train a group of our officials and officers in Chuzhou. Control the most basic power, otherwise, even if you get a Jiangnan, you will either appoint the old officials left over from the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, or choose to promote Jiangsu and Zhejiang scholars, no matter who you use, you will not be able to fulfill our orders with all your heart."
What he said was very polite.
Leaving aside the issue of officials left over from the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, those scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are very unreliable. Except for a group of famous people such as Liu Ji and Song Lian, many of them are scholars who pay attention to vanity, far from Zhu Han's ideal governance style. Officials are far behind.
"Well, what you said on Qiwu is reasonable. We don't feel safe without our own people." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
When they returned to Chuzhou, before they had time to discuss more arrangements, the envoy of the 'Emperor of the Song Dynasty' from Yingzhou arrived.
Song Emperor Zhao Lin'er sent someone to bring the imperial edict!
Earlier, because Liu Futong's first Northern Expedition to Bianjing was unfavorable, after the Red Scarf Army retreated to Yingzhou, their morale was somewhat low. Just when Liu Futong and others were trying to boost morale, Zhu Yuanzhang, the "Marshal of Longxing" in Hongze The great good news came that Hu killed Emperor Meng Yuan and wiped out millions of Tartars.
All of a sudden, the Red Scarf Army went from disbelief at first, to ecstasy soon.
Prime Minister Liu Futong became excited instantly. He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to achieve such great achievements. He led the army to contain the "hundreds of thousands" Yuan army in Bianliang. It should be able to play a big role.
Emperor Zhao Lin'er of the Great Song Dynasty quickly ordered that with the help of Zhu Yuanzhang's great victory, he announced that the second Northern Expedition would be organized soon!
The Tartar emperors had already been killed by the Red Scarf Army, and the target of the Northern Expedition this time was no longer a small Bianliang, but directly placed in the capital of the Mengyuan Capital.
In order to further boost morale, the Song court in Yingzhou formally conferred titles on the generals of the Red Scarf Army in the name of Emperor Zhao Lin'er.
The brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, who have made great achievements in the first place in Tianzi, are naturally in the front row.
When the Emperor Yingzhou was sent away, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han looked at the imperial decree in their hands and couldn't help showing playful smiles.
"Hehe, this Liu Futong really knows how to use his strength to fight, and take advantage of our big victory to give him the number one reward." Zhu Han said with a smile.
Among a series of awards, Liu Futong ranked first, and was promoted to be the prime minister, the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses, and the king of Ying.
"It doesn't matter. After all, Liu Futong is the first justice, and we have no objection." Zhu Yuanzhang said very generously.
In fact, the rewards of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han are second only to Liu Futong.
Today's Zhu Yuanzhang's status has clearly surpassed the other Marshals of the Three Routes. He was named Marshal of the South Route Army, Jia Taiwei, Prime Minister of Huainan Jiangbeixing Zhongshu Province, and Wu Guogong.
In less than two years, he has changed from a handsome man in Haozhou to the No. [-] figure in the Red Scarf Army.
And Zhu Han's canonization was not small at all. In addition to the original Pingzhang of the Jiangnan Province, he was also conferred the title of Marquis of Chuyang, and the crown prince was less protected.
"It's just that Liu Futong and the others are planning to make another Northern Expedition soon, and we need to subsidize a lot of food and grass." Zhu Yuanzhang was rather reluctant.
"Brother, Yingzhou is too close to us. If Liu Futong and the others don't go north, but go east and south, that would be a good thing."
Zhu Han didn't feel sorry for the food and grass, but was afraid that Liu Futong and the others would stay in Yingzhou.
As long as Liu Futong and the others continue the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han will be given plenty of time to prepare.
In Zhu Han's heart, he already regarded Jiangsu and Zhejiang as a piece of fat on a chopping board.
As for when to cut this big fat meat, it all depends on when you have sharpened your knife.
During this period, if anyone tried to get involved in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Zhu Han would let his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang fight them desperately.
"I don't know how Liu Futong will arrange this new Northern Expedition plan. When we discuss it, we can pay for food and money, but try not to send troops. Let's say that we will suffer more damage from destroying the Tartars this time. Save some people." Don't be jealous of us anymore," Zhu Han said.
This time, the Yuan army that wiped out Huaidong did not lose too many soldiers and horses, only less than 3000 people were lost, and the rest of the wounded, large and small, had already recovered.
"Okay, don't worry on July [-]th, when Liu Futong tells us to go to Yingzhou, we must keep these in mind." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
A few days later.
Han Lin'er, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, sent someone to deliver an order to invite Zhu Yuanzhang, Marshal of the South Route Army, to go to Yingzhou to discuss the second Northern Expedition to Mengyuan.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han had already made preparations. They took the seized treasures such as the dragon robe, jade belt and seal of the Mengyuan Emperor, and embarked on the journey to Yingzhou.
All the generals of the Red Turban Army gathered in Yingzhou, and they will witness Zhu Yuanzhang's glorious moment with their own eyes.
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Henan, Bianliang City.
Since Zhongshu Sheng Youcheng Ha Ma and others led the released Yuan army back to Bianliang from Hongze Lake, they quickly installed officials in Bianliang, Henan, and recruited Pingzhang Temuer and Tuanlian General Chahan in Henan Province. Timur, Li Siqi and others.
Ha Ma and others had just established a political alliance with the generals of Henan province, and the sad news of the prime minister's death came from Huaidong.
All of a sudden, the Mongolian and Yuan officials in Henan were panicked.
The emperor just died on the front foot, and the army of millions of courts was destroyed on the back foot.
No matter how you look at it, the Great Yuan Dynasty is about to end.
"There must be spies of the Red Turban in the imperial court, otherwise, it would be impossible for the thief to break through so quickly!"
Youcheng Hama discussed with Henan Pingzhang Temur, Chahan Timur and others, and planned to play to the capital of the capital, requesting that the crown prince Aiyou succeed to the throne, and then wipe out the remnants.
Because, Ha Ma and others have already determined that it must be the prime minister Tuotuo who wanted to raise the thief's self-respect, but in the end he messed up, not only killing the emperor Tuo Huan Timur, but also killing himself in the rebel army.
Emperor Dayuan's itinerary all the way from Henan province all the way south to Huaidong, if it was not Tutuo's fault that killed the emperor, then the people in Henan province or Hama and other guards would have to bear the responsibility.
Under such circumstances, they unanimously pointed their finger at Tuotuo, the dead man.
Soon, news came from the capital of the capital.
Crown Prince Aiyou, with the support of Empress Qi and others, inherited the power of Emperor Yuan and the Great Khan of Mongolia without any surprise.
Moreover, the new emperor Ai You, who just took office, added a temple name Huizong to his dead ghost father. As for the posthumous title, because it is too long, and the death is a bit too embarrassing, I haven't figured it out for a while.
However, according to the rules after the death of the emperor in the middle and late Yuan Dynasty, the new emperor Aiyou gave the dead ghost the name of a Mongolian Khan, called "Uha Gatu Khan", which means that the Mongolians are smart and wise.
Although the death is a bit stupid, it does not affect the name of a nice Khan.
but.
When Hama and others in Bianliang City heard the title of 'Uha Gatu Khan', they were all stunned.
They were all dumbfounded, unable to speak a word.
Even the eloquent Youcheng Hama kept swallowing to relieve his fear and tension.
Those who had these reactions were all high-level officials and generals of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty who had been released from Hongze Lake by the Red Scarf Army.
Temur, Chahan Timur and others in Henan Province did not understand what happened.
However, they are now a political alliance and everything is to be figured out.
After seeing off the envoys from Dadu, Temur and Chahan Timur of Henan Province began to inquire.
Ha Ma and the others still looked terrified.
Facing the inquiries from several people in Henan Province, Ha Ma and the others looked at each other before speaking cautiously.
"Uha Gatu Khan! We have heard of this name before the arrival of the Dadu envoy." Youcheng Hama said.
"What?" Timur suddenly changed his face.
"How is this possible?" Chahan Timur yelled loudly.
Several other Mongolian Yuan officials could not believe this statement.
Because, according to the rules of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, their honorary title for the Great Khan in the later period is already similar to the posthumous title of the Han people.
Only when the emperor is dead, can the successor emperor honor the title of Great Khan.
Before that, it was impossible for anyone to know in advance, unless someone had already prepared in advance, knowing that Emperor Dayuan would die suddenly in the near future.
Therefore, what Ha Ma and others said is really shocking.
It can almost be said that someone predicted the death of Emperor Dayuan in advance.
"How is this possible, You Cheng, where did you hear that?" Pingzhang Temur, Henan Province, immediately asked.
He saw that Ha Ma and the others looked panic-stricken and terrified, not like they were pretending.
Only then did Ha Ma continue to say: "We heard about it from the red scarf thief!"
"The red scarf thief?"
Temur, Chahan Timur and others were even more shocked.
Afterwards, Ha Ma and others explained one after another.
After they were captured by the Red Turban Army in the Hongze Lake camp, the leader of the Red Turban bandits, Zhu Han, released them and said, 'Go back and bury your Uha Gatu Khan' and let them bring back the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The emperor duohuan Timur's body.
After hearing this statement, Pingzhang Temur, Chahan Timur and others in Henan Province all had cold sweats on their backs.
"How did the red scarf thief know the name of the late emperor in advance?"
"Needless to say, someone must have colluded with the red scarf bandit in Dadu, deliberately causing His Majesty to die on the battlefield!"
"Who is so bold?"
"Hmph! The late emperor died suddenly, and whoever gets the benefits is the red scarf thief who colluded with him!"
"In other words, after the death of the first emperor, the succession of the crown prince, and Empress Qi's power and administration, is Empress Qi's conspiracy behind it?!"
All of a sudden, these important Mongolian and Yuan officials in Bianliang City all put all their doubts on the Crown Prince Aiyou and Empress Qi who had just ascended the throne.
The more they talk, the more they feel that their deduction is completely correct.
Especially Youcheng Hama, who firmly insisted that none of them had leaked military secrets, yet they were perfectly attacked by the red scarf thieves.
Moreover, after the war, the red scarf thieves also took the initiative to release all the high-ranking officials of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, which means that there are undercover agents of the red scarf thieves hiding among them, and they can neither be killed nor just released, so all the captives were released. let go.
After clarifying these things, Youcheng Hama, Henan Pingzhang Temur and others immediately became furious.
"The crown prince conspired with Empress Qi to kill the late emperor!"
"Unfaithful and unfilial, no king and no father!"
"A traitor and poisonous woman, dare to inherit the throne?"
"Spread it all over the world, and expose the conspiracy of their mother and son!"
Temur, Chahan Timur and others all shouted excitedly.
You Cheng Ha Ma and the others felt fearful for a while. The imperial decree from the capital of the capital kept urging them to escort the late emperor's body back to the capital, and also pardoned their sins so that they could return to the capital with peace of mind.
Now that I think about it, all of this is just a trick to bluff people!
To return to Beijing with peace of mind is nothing more than tricking them back and killing them all, so as to prevent anyone who might leak the secret from living.
"Hmph! If that red scarf thief Zhu Han hadn't slipped his tongue, I would have been tricked by that vicious Korean woman, Empress Qi!"
You Cheng Ha Ma was furious in his heart, and he had already begun to plan how to expose Empress Qi, the 'big traitor' who killed Emperor Tuo Huan Timur of Meng Yuan.
"Empress Dowager, oh no, it was Empress Qi who also ordered me to escort the late emperor's body back to Dadu, so she is going to attack me!" Henan Pingzhang Temur said with a frown and clenched fists.
Ha Ma, Temur and the others quickly determined that Empress Qi was not only colluding with the red scarf thieves to kill the first emperor Tuo Huan Timur, but also wanted to wipe out all the loyal ministers of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
"You can't sit still!"
"Everyone, let's find a way to save Da Yuan!"
Dayuan capital, Dadu.
As the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, it has all been put on the appearance of funeral funerals. The emperor died and entered the national funeral.
However, even though it was a national funeral, some people were extremely happy.
Empress Dowager Qi was naturally the happiest person.
What kind of emperor's husband, for Empress Qi, is simply not comparable to the emperor's son.
Moreover, after her son Aiyou took the throne, Empress Qi became the only empress dowager. Empress Boyan Hudu, who was originally the great empress, instantly changed from the number one in the harem to the one that no one cared about. Outdated character.
Empress Dowager Qi's political tactics are still very good. After helping her son ascend to the throne, she wins over the chief executives of various kings in the grassland and establishes the stability of the rear.
He also ordered the amnesty of Youcheng Hama and other escort officials, generals and guards for the crime of "ineffective escort", and allowed them to escort the late emperor's body back to the capital.
At the same time, because the Empress Dowager Qi was born in a powerful family of the Gaoli Kingdom, she quickly asked the Gaoli Kingdom to organize a navy in the name of the Yuan Dynasty suzerain Shangguo, and sent people south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to contact Pingzhang Bolu and others. It is necessary to restore contact with Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other southern provinces by sea, and restore control of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.
In the end, in order to suppress the rebels from all walks of life, Empress Qi also ordered Chahan Timur, Li Siqi, Bolu Timur and others to be rewarded, and let them come to most of them to accept the canonization rewards, and express their gratitude to the new emperor Aiyou and Empress Dowager Qi. Be loyal.
Inside the palace.
"Now the heads of all the kings of the various ministries of the grassland have sent people to guard the place, so why are Ha Ma and others so late in disappearing?"
Empress Qi was wearing a gorgeous dress for the empress dowager, ready to attend the grand court meeting.
The new emperor Aiyou has not officially ascended the throne, and he can only be officially proclaimed emperor after the late emperor Tuohuan Timur is buried.
Therefore, Ha Ma and others who escorted the remains of the late emperor are very important.
When Hama and others return to Dadu, when will the quasi-emperor Aiyou officially ascend the throne.
The Korean eunuch Jin Dae, who was waiting on the sidelines, hurriedly answered Empress Ki.
"Your Highness, I should send someone to remind you immediately, this criminal Ha Ma is really out of character, he should be reprimanded." Jin Da said flatteringly.
Empress Qi nodded and asked Jin Da to send someone to arrange it.
However, the so-called reprimand is exempted.
"Ha Ma and the others are escorting the imperial guards. They are all honored children of Dadu. If they are all offended, it will not be good for Aiyou to gain the loyalty of everyone in the future. Anyway, Ha Ma will not have any power in the future. When he comes back to Dadu, After finishing the burial of the late emperor, immediately relegate him to Wusi Tibet to feed the animals!" Empress Qi said disdainfully.
After all, Youcheng Hama is the temporary commander of the imperial guards, and Empress Qi still intends to keep the other party, so that there will be troubles affecting her son Aiyou's enthronement ceremony.
Empress Qi then calculated again. According to her plan, after Aiyou ascended the throne, he would use the soldiers and horses of the kings of the grasslands and the provinces of Henan to suppress the rebels, and use the money, food and grass from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to support the army. , Most of the guards who sit in the town themselves let the honorable guards go to various places to serve as supervisors.
In this way, I believe that the arrogance of the red scarf thief will be suppressed soon.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers, the leader of the red scarf bandits, are wiped out, Aiyou's throne will be unbreakable.
Just as Empress Qi was planning beautifully, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.
"Queen, queen!"
"It's not good, it's reversed, it's reversed!"
Immediately, an eunuch ran in in a hurry.
This person is called Pu Da, and he is also an eunuch who paid tribute to the Goryeo Kingdom. Like Jin Da, he is Empress Ki's most trusted confidant eunuch.
"What's wrong!?" Empress Qi stared, already having a bad premonition in her heart.
Pu Da thumped and knelt on the ground, and said in a panic: "Queen Mother, it's not good. The urgent report just came that Youcheng Hama, Henan Pingzhang Temuer and others rebelled in Bianliang. They spread rumors that It was the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor who killed the late Emperor, refusing to follow the command of the capital!"
When Empress Qi heard it, she immediately felt her whole body tremble.
"Where did the rumor come from, how is this possible!"
Empress Qi thought about it, but she still couldn't figure it out.
I obviously sent people to issue edicts and orders many times, not only to appease the guilty ministers like Hama, but also to reward Temur, Chahan Timur and other local officials and generals. Why did they gang up on themselves?
Not only did he turn against himself, but he also threw out such outrageous nonsense.
The first emperor was killed by the red scarf thief Zhu brothers, so what does it have to do with me who is far away in Dadu?
"Rumors, they must be rumors!"
Of course Empress Qi didn't want to believe it, she was not in the mood to go to the Dachaohui, she directly sent people to investigate the source of the rumors, and sent people to Bianliang to urge Hama, Temur and others to come to Dadu as soon as possible.
As long as Hama, Temur and others escort the late emperor's body back, the rumors will naturally be self-defeating.
but.
What Empress Qi never expected was that this rumor turned out to be true!
There were several groups of people before and after, and soon they confirmed the fact that Bianliang had raised the rebellion.
"The queen mother, the traitors Hama and Temur rebelled in Bianliang and supported Wei Wang Boluo Timur as the supervisor!"
"The Empress Dowager, Ha Ma and others spread the word to the world, and they want to raise troops into the capital!"
"It's not good, Queen Mother, there are changes in the guards of the grassland ministries in Dadu!"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, most of the dignitaries have fled away!"
. . .
Wei Wang Boluo Timur belonged to one of the few close relatives of Yuan Emperor Tuohuan Timur, and his fief was in Henan. Although he didn't have much talent, he was a distinguished emperor's uncle.
Now King Polo Timur of Wei was supported by Hama, Temur and others as the supervisor of the state, and there was a tendency not to give up until he investigated the cause of the late emperor's death.
The situation that Empress Qi used to stabilize the situation soon collapsed into confusion.
The Mongolian kings and managers on the desert grassland were full of doubts, and they were not as obedient as before.
Yuan army officials in Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Shandong clamored for a strict investigation of the murderer.
Only the Dadu, Liaoyang, and Koryo areas still obeyed the orders of Empress Qi and the new emperor Aiyou.
However, even in the metropolis, uncontrollable things gradually happened quietly.
In the restaurants and teahouses of most cities, all kinds of palace secrets have gradually become popular.
"Hey, have you heard?"
"What, tell me!"
"I heard from my neighbor's second brother-in-law that the death of the first emperor was inseparable from Empress Qi. In order to let Prince Aiyou ascend the throne, Empress Qi leaked the former emperor's possessions to the red scarf thief, and Hong Ze came into existence. Woe to the lake!"
"I've also heard that it's not only Empress Qi who has a problem, but also the Crown Prince Aiyou!"
"What's the problem? Come and listen."
"I heard that Aiyou is not the flesh and blood of the former emperor, but the result of intensive training between Empress Qi and the monks from the Western Regions!"
"That's right, that's right, I've heard that too. The previous emperor had already realized that Ai You was a wild breed, and that Empress Qi was extremely lewd. He planned to come back after Yu Jia's personal conquest to abolish Empress Qi's mother and son, and establish another prince!"
"Empress Qi seduced the monks from the Western Regions, and colluded with the red scarf thief, killing the late emperor!"
"The great loyal ministers Ha Ma, Temur and others were unwilling to let Da Yuan fall into the hands of the demon queen, so they supported Wei Wang to supervise the country in Henan!"
All kinds of rumors were flying in the entire metropolis, and they soon reached Empress Qi's ears.
"Da Jin! Da Park!"
Empress Qi ordered angrily.
Jin Da and Pu Da, the two leading eunuchs of Korea, immediately knelt down and obeyed orders.
"With the decree of this palace, you catch all the thieves who spread rumors, and don't tolerate any of them!"
Empress Qi sent thousands of imperial guards and others to arrest those who spread rumors in the capital city.
but.
All this not only has not been calmed down, but intensified.
The more outrageous, absurd and evocative rumors spread even more quickly.
Empress Qi and the quasi-emperor Aiyou had no choice but to pretend they hadn't heard anything.
Although the Mongolian generals and clans in the grasslands and Central Plains were making trouble, Liaoyang, Gaoli and other places still obeyed orders. They sent people into Dadu to escort them, and firmly supported the legitimacy of the new emperor Aiyou.
Empress Qi and her son Aiyou calculated that with the support of the Koryo vassal state, they could use the Koryo navy to go south to contact Pingzhangbolu in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
At that time, Jiangnan's financial and material resources can be used to support most of the army and prepare for war, and suppress Hama, Temur and other rebellious officials and thieves.
Chuzhou, the government office of the appeasement envoy.
Winter to spring.
The Red Scarf Army was in the second year of Longfeng in Song Dynasty.
Although Tuohuan Timur, the emperor of Mengyuan, was killed in Gaoyou Lake, because the new emperor Aiyou did not have a proper rank to issue a new year name, it continued to be used until the 13th year.
Huaidong was victorious in the first battle, and Zhu Han's Chuzhou got a large number of captives. Not only the industrial and mining labor was supplemented, but even the military and farming were supplemented by a large number of labor.
"My lord, the seventeen military farms have all distributed high-yield seeds, and they are just waiting to be plowed and cultivated!"
Holding a pile of documents, Shi Naian was reporting to Zhu Han the progress of the Chuzhou military settlement.
After accumulating for a long time, Zhu Han finally stocked up a batch of high-yielding crop seeds with the system's sign-in rewards.
These improved varieties of crops are not just one or two types, but include more than a dozen new crops such as rice, upland rice, corn, sweet potato, potato, tomato, and carrot.
These high-yield crops, even without the addition of pesticides and fertilizers, can still achieve hundreds of catties per mu, or even more than 1000 catties.
For Zhu Han's strategy of "widely accumulating grain", with the help of this batch of high-yielding fine varieties, it is almost equivalent to making one year's harvest equal to the original three to five years' harvest!
"When sowing new seeds in the army, we must do our best, not only for this year's production, to ensure the self-sufficiency of military rations, but also to set an example for the common people, let them see that the strength of our latest improved seeds is absolutely nothing Just brag about it to dispel their worries." Zhu Han said seriously.
After obtaining the good seeds of later generations, Zhu Han once wanted to let the common people who were assigned to the fields cultivate them.
However, the local people in Chuzhou are very worried about sowing food crops they have never seen before. Except for some upland rice, they are unwilling to cultivate other grains such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.
The common people are afraid in their hearts. Once these unfamiliar grains fail to harvest or have production problems, it will not only be a problem of not being able to pay the government's grain tax, but also a major event for the whole family to starve to death.
Under such circumstances, most people dare not take risks.
Zhu Han didn't insist on this either. He asked Shi Naian to distribute food seeds to the various military settlements. As long as the output of the military settlements is announced, I believe that the common people will scramble to beg for planting.
In Chuzhou today, Zhu Han's generals include Zhou Dexing, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, Hu Yiba, Chen Baodao, Lu Zhongheng, etc. It can be said that there are many talents.
As for the civil servants, it is mainly Shi Naian and Hu Weiyong.
Among them, Shi Naian was in charge of military settlements, military rations, taxation, planning, and business affairs, while Hu Weiyong was in charge of minor copywriting, schools and other affairs.
After all, Shi Naian was born as a Jinshi in the Yuan Dynasty, and Hu Weiyong was not even a scholar. The difference in academic reputation between the two was too great.
In fact, even Li Shanchang couldn't compare to Shi Naian in terms of knowledge and reputation.
Moreover, Zhu Han still has some grievances about Hu Weiyong's conspiracy in history, which belongs to the category of serious observation.
"Deputy Marshal, the Chuzhou Grain Depot is almost empty now, and when it seems to be out of stock, I wonder what the Deputy Marshal thinks about setting up the safe warehouse suggested by the official before?" Shi Naian asked immediately.
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately laughed. "Sir's suggestion is very good. Naturally, I don't have any problems, and I also sent someone to report to the commander. Not only should we set up a safe warehouse in Chuzhou, but also set up a safe warehouse in Dingyuan to prevent famine."
The so-called safe warehouse is actually a strategic material reserve warehouse.
After several successive battles, plus food and grass to support Liu Futong and other Red Turban allies, the food and materials stored by the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers were almost exhausted. They must be replenished immediately, and the replenishment must be doubled to prevent natural disasters in the fall. .
Zhu Han naturally agrees with this suggestion very much.
He knew that there were frequent natural disasters at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was definitely not smooth sailing for ten or eight years. Even in the Hongwu period of the early Ming Dynasty, natural disasters were still frequent. It was because of natural disasters and man-made disasters that the villagers rioted, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties.
Therefore, regarding the setting up of the safe warehouse, Zhu Han already had an idea. After Shi Naian made a suggestion, he naturally agreed without hesitation.
"That's great!"
Shi Naian laughed happily.
Ever since he came to Chuzhou, he has become the leading think tank of the Red Turban Army, second only to Li Shanchang, the commander-in-chief, who gave him a sense of accomplishment to realize his ambitions, and put his mind on it every day. In terms of military and political planning, even the favorite stories of Xuan and Liangshan heroes can only be written occasionally.
Shi Naian was happy just now, but his expression quickly dimmed.
"However, although the salt trade is profitable today, the cost is also huge. There is not much money left to buy grain and grass supplies. This safe warehouse is probably an empty warehouse when it is established." Shi Naian said helplessly.
Zhu Han changed hands and resold the salt, so the profit was naturally very rich.
Moreover, with the gradual recovery of salt sales in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places and the establishment of channels, the sales and profits of salt have also increased steadily.
However, the material supplies of the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Red Turban Army, the salaries of officials and officials, and the supply of food and grass to support friendly troops are also gradually increasing.
However, Zhu Han repeatedly rejected Li Shanchang's proposal to increase taxes on farmers, leaving the Red Scarf Army with no extra financial resources.
Zhu Han wasn't worried about this, because all this was already in his plan.
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I saw Zhang Shicheng's face was thin and shrewd, while Zhu Yuanzhang had a Chinese character face with extraordinary appearance, which belonged to the aura of a superior without anger and prestige.
"The luck of Zhang Shicheng's life depends entirely on Marshal Du, so I dare not refuse!"
After Zhang Shicheng said, he wanted to salute again, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang forcefully.
After the two politely gave way, they finally made Zhang Shicheng give up his plan to continue.
"Marshal Du, the soldiers and civilians in the city are on standby, please invite Marshal Du to inspect the city!" Zhang Shicheng said loudly.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han looked at each other. They both had the same idea, that is, not to enter the city for the time being.
Gaoyou City is in a state of misery, and you can inspect a piece of wool when you go in.
In case of any danger to Zhu Yuanzhang, even if the Red Scarf Army outside the city wanted to rescue it, it would be too late.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang admired Zhang Shicheng, but he didn't completely trust him.
"Marshal Zhang, the soldiers and civilians in the city are exhausted now, so there is no need to inspect anything!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a wave of his hand.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang called over an accompanying military food officer.
He pointed to the grain officer and said loudly.
"We order you to take out half of the food and grass accompanying the army and give it to Marshal Zhang. The brothers in Gaoyou City have not had a full meal for a long time, so we must hurry up. If there are brothers in Gaoyou City before dark We are hungry, we want your head!"
"Obey Commander!" The military ration officer immediately went down to handle it.
When the sergeants behind Zhang Shicheng heard this, they couldn't help cheering.
They had been out of food for more than a month, and their eyes were already glowing green with hunger, wishing they could eat the corpses of Yuan soldiers on the ground.
Now hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang generously took out half of the military rations, everyone cheered.
Hearing these cheers, Zhang Shicheng understood in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang not only frightened the Gaoyou volunteers with his powerful soldiers, but now he used his righteous behavior to convince the Gaoyou defenders from the bottom of his heart.
Now Zhang Shicheng has lost more than half of his soldiers and horses, and most of the surrounding towns have been destroyed by Meng Yuan. In the future, he has no way out except to follow Zhu Yuanzhang's footsteps.
If one day turns against Zhu Yuanzhang, I am afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang can press Zhang Shicheng to death with a flick of his finger.
"Marshal Du, please ask Marshal Du to send someone to take care of Huaidong affairs in the future!" Zhang Shicheng said suddenly.
In fact, this was Zhang Shicheng's last attempt.
If Zhu Yuanzhang agreed straight away and sent his own people to monitor him, then Zhang Shicheng would definitely not accept it in his heart, and would secretly think of other ways to deal with it.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction immediately extinguished Zhang Shicheng's last thoughts.
"The faction doesn't care about anything. The marshal here in Huaidong is still Brother Zhang. When the tartars are cleaned up, everything will be the same as before. Let's continue to join hands!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed boldly.
With these words, Zhang Shicheng was really completely convinced.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng then agreed to maintain the previous nominal affiliation relationship, Zhu Yuanzhang was the Marshal of the Southern Route Army, and Zhang Shicheng was the Marshal of the Huaidong Army.
Other transactions such as salt and grain remain unchanged.
However, in order to prevent the counterattack of the Yuan army in the north and south, Zhu Yuanzhang will send troops to help defend, and establish two Huaidong garrisons in the north and south.
One is in Huai'an in the north, with [-] infantry stationed, guarding and guarding the Huaihe River.
The other is in Taizhou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, where [-] water infantry troops are stationed to guard against the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Yuan troops, as well as pirates and Japanese pirates.
Yes, that is the pirate.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, Japan has also entered the troubled times of "North and South Hegemony". A large number of Japanese became Japanese pirates and frequently harassed the Central Plains, North Korea and other places.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness, Zhang Shicheng and others agreed without hesitation.
After all, killing the Tartar emperor and defeating millions of troops all indicated Zhu Yuanzhang's luck, timing and ability.
Zhang Shicheng didn't have the slightest intention to compete with him, and simply hugged his thigh sincerely.
"Marshal Du, don't worry, everything here in Huaidong will follow the arrangement!" Zhang Shicheng said loudly.
Zhang Shicheng's posture was very low, which made Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han very happy.
Especially Zhu Han, Zhang Shicheng, a generation of heroes in history, probably will no longer exist, and Zhang Shicheng, a loyal fan of Zhu Yuanzhang, has already appeared.
"We will leave all the spoils of war captured by the Tartars to you, including all the food, armor and weapons, to restore the strength of the people and the army."
Zhu Yuanzhang said while pulling Zhang Shicheng into the tent and sitting down.
"What, is what Marshal Du said true?" Zhang Shicheng was surprised when he heard it.
The younger brothers, generals and counselors behind him also showed surprise on their faces.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded. "That's right, we have already discussed it with Ah Han. Huaidong and Huaixi are all one family. We must let Huaidong recover its civilian and military power as soon as possible. This is not only beneficial to resist the Tartars' counterattack, but also a good thing for the common people."
In fact, what Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang had discussed earlier was that if Zhang Shicheng was honest, then he would keep the military supplies to support him; leave it to him.
In today's troubled times, food is the most important thing.
Hearing this, Zhang Shicheng almost burst into tears.
Gaoyou City was besieged for several months, and the soldiers and civilians starved to death.
Originally thought that I would have to humbly beg for some food to continue my life.
It never occurred to me that Zhu Yuanzhang was so generous that he supplied all the captured military supplies to himself in one mouthful.
"Marshal Du's kindness, Zhang Shicheng will remember it all his life!" Zhang Shicheng cupped his fists and said.
All the Huaidong Rebels behind Zhang Shicheng also showed admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Everyone felt that for Zhu Yuanzhang's generosity and selflessness, it was enough for them to stay low and small in Huaidong.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words did not end, he waved his hand and smiled.
"However, food and military supplies are all left to Huaidong, and we have to take away all the large and small copper guns in the Tartar army."
Zhang Shicheng didn't care. "The whole screen is decided by the marshal, and I agree with both hands!"
Everyone in Huaidong has already seen that among the troops under Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, artillery is the most powerful.
With one shot fired, it can be said that hundreds of steps have been corrupted by the enemy's camp!
Such a powerful thing must be extremely lacking in copper.
They took away all the copper fire blunderbusses, so of course they had to go back to the furnace and re-smelt them.
"In addition, there are captured horses and captives. Let's add two to five, half of each person." Zhu Yuanzhang finally said.
Zhang Shicheng didn't care much about this issue either.
He did not have the ambition to gallop northward. The river network along the Jianghuai area did not allow the cavalry much room to play. He only needed to guard the Yantian and Gaoyou Yangzhou areas. A few thousand cavalry were enough, and he did not need too many horses at all.
What's more, the horses consume too much food and fodder.
There is the cost of supporting one horse, which is enough to feed three or four soldiers. For Zhang Shicheng, too many horses are simply a waste.
As for the Tartar captives, Zhang Shicheng and others didn't even want them.
They don't even want to feed their horses, let alone any Tartar captives.
These Tazi soldiers killed people and set fire in Huaidong, and they would die if they stayed in the activity, and they would definitely not be kept as hard labor.
After Zhang Shicheng expressed his thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved.
He is neither greedy for horses, nor wants prisoners, which means that Zhang Shicheng really has no intention of expanding his army to realize his ambitions.
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly said in his heart: "It seems that Qiwu is right. This Zhang Shicheng's greatest ambition is probably to guard Huaidong and become a super rich salt merchant. He is not a serious king at all."
With Zhang Shicheng's attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally unceremoniously accepted almost all the war horses and captives.
Chuzhou has a large number of factories and mines that require coolies to feed their lives. Before these Tartar captives die, they must dig some stones and minerals to make atonement.
The two sides quickly reached a consensus on all post-war reconstruction and new order.
The infantry in Huai'an in Chuzhou and the navy in Taizhou are the foundation of their solid alliance.
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to take a rest in Huaidong again, and by the way, let Xu Da and others lead the army all the way north to chase and kill the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan soldiers.
After everything was over, nearly half a month had passed.
At this time, the news that the Red Scarf Army Zhu Yuanzhang killed Emperor Meng Yuan and wiped out the million-yuan army has spread all over the world.
Amidst the admiration of all the heroes in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han had already left Huaidong Gaoyou and returned to Chuzhou.
This time they took the initiative to attack, Zhu Han and his brothers can be said to have made a lot of money.
Not only became famous all over the world, but also obtained a large amount of seized materials, and also accepted a potential opponent Zhang Shicheng as a subordinate.
"From now on, if we want to keep a low profile, I'm afraid it will be impossible."
Regarding this change, Zhu Han also reminded his brother.
"Qiwu, you said at the beginning that you wanted to be king slowly, so that you would not be noticed by the Tartars. Now it's all right, the whole world is paying attention to us." When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, there was no trace of worry on his face. , Instead, he smiled.
"Building high walls, accumulating grain widely, and slowly becoming king, in fact, we still have to continue to insist, but we need to build higher and bigger walls, stockpile more and wider grain, and slowly become king, it is not impossible. You just need to keep pace with Liu Futong and the others," Zhu Han said.
It is absolutely impossible to keep a low profile after killing Emperor Meng Yuan.
In particular, when Liu Bowen returned to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Pingzhang Bolu, Fan Yao and others would be shocked and frightened.
At the beginning, Emperor Meng Yuan threatened to go south at any time, which made them, the ministers of Meng Yuan, feel evil. Now seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is so powerful, they can't help but feel panic.
The trust and interests that the two parties have established in the near future may be damaged.
"Jiangnan is a money bag, how about we send troops directly to take Jiangnan?" Zhu Yuanzhang said suddenly.
Zhu Han thought for a while, and felt that it was not the best time yet.
"Bolu and the others are quite honest. If they send troops to attack, it will damage the previous agreement. Moreover, we are already the most dazzling existence of the rebels from all walks of life. If we take Jiangnan again, many people will miss us. " Zhu Han said.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that this was the truth.
I just heard Zhu Han continue to say: "Brother, if you want to win Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it will take at least one year to train a group of our officials and officers in Chuzhou. Control the most basic power, otherwise, even if you get a Jiangnan, you will either appoint the old officials left over from the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, or choose to promote Jiangsu and Zhejiang scholars, no matter who you use, you will not be able to fulfill our orders with all your heart."
What he said was very polite.
Leaving aside the issue of officials left over from the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, those scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are very unreliable. Except for a group of famous people such as Liu Ji and Song Lian, many of them are scholars who pay attention to vanity, far from Zhu Han's ideal governance style. Officials are far behind.
"Well, what you said on Qiwu is reasonable. We don't feel safe without our own people." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
When they returned to Chuzhou, before they had time to discuss more arrangements, the envoy of the 'Emperor of the Song Dynasty' from Yingzhou arrived.
Song Emperor Zhao Lin'er sent someone to bring the imperial edict!
Earlier, because Liu Futong's first Northern Expedition to Bianjing was unfavorable, after the Red Scarf Army retreated to Yingzhou, their morale was somewhat low. Just when Liu Futong and others were trying to boost morale, Zhu Yuanzhang, the "Marshal of Longxing" in Hongze The great good news came that Hu killed Emperor Meng Yuan and wiped out millions of Tartars.
All of a sudden, the Red Scarf Army went from disbelief at first, to ecstasy soon.
Prime Minister Liu Futong became excited instantly. He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to achieve such great achievements. He led the army to contain the "hundreds of thousands" Yuan army in Bianliang. It should be able to play a big role.
Emperor Zhao Lin'er of the Great Song Dynasty quickly ordered that with the help of Zhu Yuanzhang's great victory, he announced that the second Northern Expedition would be organized soon!
The Tartar emperors had already been killed by the Red Scarf Army, and the target of the Northern Expedition this time was no longer a small Bianliang, but directly placed in the capital of the Mengyuan Capital.
In order to further boost morale, the Song court in Yingzhou formally conferred titles on the generals of the Red Scarf Army in the name of Emperor Zhao Lin'er.
The brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, who have made great achievements in the first place in Tianzi, are naturally in the front row.
When the Emperor Yingzhou was sent away, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han looked at the imperial decree in their hands and couldn't help showing playful smiles.
"Hehe, this Liu Futong really knows how to use his strength to fight, and take advantage of our big victory to give him the number one reward." Zhu Han said with a smile.
Among a series of awards, Liu Futong ranked first, and was promoted to be the prime minister, the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses, and the king of Ying.
"It doesn't matter. After all, Liu Futong is the first justice, and we have no objection." Zhu Yuanzhang said very generously.
In fact, the rewards of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han are second only to Liu Futong.
Today's Zhu Yuanzhang's status has clearly surpassed the other Marshals of the Three Routes. He was named Marshal of the South Route Army, Jia Taiwei, Prime Minister of Huainan Jiangbeixing Zhongshu Province, and Wu Guogong.
In less than two years, he has changed from a handsome man in Haozhou to the No. [-] figure in the Red Scarf Army.
And Zhu Han's canonization was not small at all. In addition to the original Pingzhang of the Jiangnan Province, he was also conferred the title of Marquis of Chuyang, and the crown prince was less protected.
"It's just that Liu Futong and the others are planning to make another Northern Expedition soon, and we need to subsidize a lot of food and grass." Zhu Yuanzhang was rather reluctant.
"Brother, Yingzhou is too close to us. If Liu Futong and the others don't go north, but go east and south, that would be a good thing."
Zhu Han didn't feel sorry for the food and grass, but was afraid that Liu Futong and the others would stay in Yingzhou.
As long as Liu Futong and the others continue the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han will be given plenty of time to prepare.
In Zhu Han's heart, he already regarded Jiangsu and Zhejiang as a piece of fat on a chopping board.
As for when to cut this big fat meat, it all depends on when you have sharpened your knife.
During this period, if anyone tried to get involved in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Zhu Han would let his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang fight them desperately.
"I don't know how Liu Futong will arrange this new Northern Expedition plan. When we discuss it, we can pay for food and money, but try not to send troops. Let's say that we will suffer more damage from destroying the Tartars this time. Save some people." Don't be jealous of us anymore," Zhu Han said.
This time, the Yuan army that wiped out Huaidong did not lose too many soldiers and horses, only less than 3000 people were lost, and the rest of the wounded, large and small, had already recovered.
"Okay, don't worry on July [-]th, when Liu Futong tells us to go to Yingzhou, we must keep these in mind." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
A few days later.
Han Lin'er, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, sent someone to deliver an order to invite Zhu Yuanzhang, Marshal of the South Route Army, to go to Yingzhou to discuss the second Northern Expedition to Mengyuan.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han had already made preparations. They took the seized treasures such as the dragon robe, jade belt and seal of the Mengyuan Emperor, and embarked on the journey to Yingzhou.
All the generals of the Red Turban Army gathered in Yingzhou, and they will witness Zhu Yuanzhang's glorious moment with their own eyes.
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Henan, Bianliang City.
Since Zhongshu Sheng Youcheng Ha Ma and others led the released Yuan army back to Bianliang from Hongze Lake, they quickly installed officials in Bianliang, Henan, and recruited Pingzhang Temuer and Tuanlian General Chahan in Henan Province. Timur, Li Siqi and others.
Ha Ma and others had just established a political alliance with the generals of Henan province, and the sad news of the prime minister's death came from Huaidong.
All of a sudden, the Mongolian and Yuan officials in Henan were panicked.
The emperor just died on the front foot, and the army of millions of courts was destroyed on the back foot.
No matter how you look at it, the Great Yuan Dynasty is about to end.
"There must be spies of the Red Turban in the imperial court, otherwise, it would be impossible for the thief to break through so quickly!"
Youcheng Hama discussed with Henan Pingzhang Temur, Chahan Timur and others, and planned to play to the capital of the capital, requesting that the crown prince Aiyou succeed to the throne, and then wipe out the remnants.
Because, Ha Ma and others have already determined that it must be the prime minister Tuotuo who wanted to raise the thief's self-respect, but in the end he messed up, not only killing the emperor Tuo Huan Timur, but also killing himself in the rebel army.
Emperor Dayuan's itinerary all the way from Henan province all the way south to Huaidong, if it was not Tutuo's fault that killed the emperor, then the people in Henan province or Hama and other guards would have to bear the responsibility.
Under such circumstances, they unanimously pointed their finger at Tuotuo, the dead man.
Soon, news came from the capital of the capital.
Crown Prince Aiyou, with the support of Empress Qi and others, inherited the power of Emperor Yuan and the Great Khan of Mongolia without any surprise.
Moreover, the new emperor Ai You, who just took office, added a temple name Huizong to his dead ghost father. As for the posthumous title, because it is too long, and the death is a bit too embarrassing, I haven't figured it out for a while.
However, according to the rules after the death of the emperor in the middle and late Yuan Dynasty, the new emperor Aiyou gave the dead ghost the name of a Mongolian Khan, called "Uha Gatu Khan", which means that the Mongolians are smart and wise.
Although the death is a bit stupid, it does not affect the name of a nice Khan.
but.
When Hama and others in Bianliang City heard the title of 'Uha Gatu Khan', they were all stunned.
They were all dumbfounded, unable to speak a word.
Even the eloquent Youcheng Hama kept swallowing to relieve his fear and tension.
Those who had these reactions were all high-level officials and generals of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty who had been released from Hongze Lake by the Red Scarf Army.
Temur, Chahan Timur and others in Henan Province did not understand what happened.
However, they are now a political alliance and everything is to be figured out.
After seeing off the envoys from Dadu, Temur and Chahan Timur of Henan Province began to inquire.
Ha Ma and the others still looked terrified.
Facing the inquiries from several people in Henan Province, Ha Ma and the others looked at each other before speaking cautiously.
"Uha Gatu Khan! We have heard of this name before the arrival of the Dadu envoy." Youcheng Hama said.
"What?" Timur suddenly changed his face.
"How is this possible?" Chahan Timur yelled loudly.
Several other Mongolian Yuan officials could not believe this statement.
Because, according to the rules of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, their honorary title for the Great Khan in the later period is already similar to the posthumous title of the Han people.
Only when the emperor is dead, can the successor emperor honor the title of Great Khan.
Before that, it was impossible for anyone to know in advance, unless someone had already prepared in advance, knowing that Emperor Dayuan would die suddenly in the near future.
Therefore, what Ha Ma and others said is really shocking.
It can almost be said that someone predicted the death of Emperor Dayuan in advance.
"How is this possible, You Cheng, where did you hear that?" Pingzhang Temur, Henan Province, immediately asked.
He saw that Ha Ma and the others looked panic-stricken and terrified, not like they were pretending.
Only then did Ha Ma continue to say: "We heard about it from the red scarf thief!"
"The red scarf thief?"
Temur, Chahan Timur and others were even more shocked.
Afterwards, Ha Ma and others explained one after another.
After they were captured by the Red Turban Army in the Hongze Lake camp, the leader of the Red Turban bandits, Zhu Han, released them and said, 'Go back and bury your Uha Gatu Khan' and let them bring back the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The emperor duohuan Timur's body.
After hearing this statement, Pingzhang Temur, Chahan Timur and others in Henan Province all had cold sweats on their backs.
"How did the red scarf thief know the name of the late emperor in advance?"
"Needless to say, someone must have colluded with the red scarf bandit in Dadu, deliberately causing His Majesty to die on the battlefield!"
"Who is so bold?"
"Hmph! The late emperor died suddenly, and whoever gets the benefits is the red scarf thief who colluded with him!"
"In other words, after the death of the first emperor, the succession of the crown prince, and Empress Qi's power and administration, is Empress Qi's conspiracy behind it?!"
All of a sudden, these important Mongolian and Yuan officials in Bianliang City all put all their doubts on the Crown Prince Aiyou and Empress Qi who had just ascended the throne.
The more they talk, the more they feel that their deduction is completely correct.
Especially Youcheng Hama, who firmly insisted that none of them had leaked military secrets, yet they were perfectly attacked by the red scarf thieves.
Moreover, after the war, the red scarf thieves also took the initiative to release all the high-ranking officials of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, which means that there are undercover agents of the red scarf thieves hiding among them, and they can neither be killed nor just released, so all the captives were released. let go.
After clarifying these things, Youcheng Hama, Henan Pingzhang Temur and others immediately became furious.
"The crown prince conspired with Empress Qi to kill the late emperor!"
"Unfaithful and unfilial, no king and no father!"
"A traitor and poisonous woman, dare to inherit the throne?"
"Spread it all over the world, and expose the conspiracy of their mother and son!"
Temur, Chahan Timur and others all shouted excitedly.
You Cheng Ha Ma and the others felt fearful for a while. The imperial decree from the capital of the capital kept urging them to escort the late emperor's body back to the capital, and also pardoned their sins so that they could return to the capital with peace of mind.
Now that I think about it, all of this is just a trick to bluff people!
To return to Beijing with peace of mind is nothing more than tricking them back and killing them all, so as to prevent anyone who might leak the secret from living.
"Hmph! If that red scarf thief Zhu Han hadn't slipped his tongue, I would have been tricked by that vicious Korean woman, Empress Qi!"
You Cheng Ha Ma was furious in his heart, and he had already begun to plan how to expose Empress Qi, the 'big traitor' who killed Emperor Tuo Huan Timur of Meng Yuan.
"Empress Dowager, oh no, it was Empress Qi who also ordered me to escort the late emperor's body back to Dadu, so she is going to attack me!" Henan Pingzhang Temur said with a frown and clenched fists.
Ha Ma, Temur and the others quickly determined that Empress Qi was not only colluding with the red scarf thieves to kill the first emperor Tuo Huan Timur, but also wanted to wipe out all the loyal ministers of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
"You can't sit still!"
"Everyone, let's find a way to save Da Yuan!"
Dayuan capital, Dadu.
As the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, it has all been put on the appearance of funeral funerals. The emperor died and entered the national funeral.
However, even though it was a national funeral, some people were extremely happy.
Empress Dowager Qi was naturally the happiest person.
What kind of emperor's husband, for Empress Qi, is simply not comparable to the emperor's son.
Moreover, after her son Aiyou took the throne, Empress Qi became the only empress dowager. Empress Boyan Hudu, who was originally the great empress, instantly changed from the number one in the harem to the one that no one cared about. Outdated character.
Empress Dowager Qi's political tactics are still very good. After helping her son ascend to the throne, she wins over the chief executives of various kings in the grassland and establishes the stability of the rear.
He also ordered the amnesty of Youcheng Hama and other escort officials, generals and guards for the crime of "ineffective escort", and allowed them to escort the late emperor's body back to the capital.
At the same time, because the Empress Dowager Qi was born in a powerful family of the Gaoli Kingdom, she quickly asked the Gaoli Kingdom to organize a navy in the name of the Yuan Dynasty suzerain Shangguo, and sent people south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to contact Pingzhang Bolu and others. It is necessary to restore contact with Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other southern provinces by sea, and restore control of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.
In the end, in order to suppress the rebels from all walks of life, Empress Qi also ordered Chahan Timur, Li Siqi, Bolu Timur and others to be rewarded, and let them come to most of them to accept the canonization rewards, and express their gratitude to the new emperor Aiyou and Empress Dowager Qi. Be loyal.
Inside the palace.
"Now the heads of all the kings of the various ministries of the grassland have sent people to guard the place, so why are Ha Ma and others so late in disappearing?"
Empress Qi was wearing a gorgeous dress for the empress dowager, ready to attend the grand court meeting.
The new emperor Aiyou has not officially ascended the throne, and he can only be officially proclaimed emperor after the late emperor Tuohuan Timur is buried.
Therefore, Ha Ma and others who escorted the remains of the late emperor are very important.
When Hama and others return to Dadu, when will the quasi-emperor Aiyou officially ascend the throne.
The Korean eunuch Jin Dae, who was waiting on the sidelines, hurriedly answered Empress Ki.
"Your Highness, I should send someone to remind you immediately, this criminal Ha Ma is really out of character, he should be reprimanded." Jin Da said flatteringly.
Empress Qi nodded and asked Jin Da to send someone to arrange it.
However, the so-called reprimand is exempted.
"Ha Ma and the others are escorting the imperial guards. They are all honored children of Dadu. If they are all offended, it will not be good for Aiyou to gain the loyalty of everyone in the future. Anyway, Ha Ma will not have any power in the future. When he comes back to Dadu, After finishing the burial of the late emperor, immediately relegate him to Wusi Tibet to feed the animals!" Empress Qi said disdainfully.
After all, Youcheng Hama is the temporary commander of the imperial guards, and Empress Qi still intends to keep the other party, so that there will be troubles affecting her son Aiyou's enthronement ceremony.
Empress Qi then calculated again. According to her plan, after Aiyou ascended the throne, he would use the soldiers and horses of the kings of the grasslands and the provinces of Henan to suppress the rebels, and use the money, food and grass from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to support the army. , Most of the guards who sit in the town themselves let the honorable guards go to various places to serve as supervisors.
In this way, I believe that the arrogance of the red scarf thief will be suppressed soon.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers, the leader of the red scarf bandits, are wiped out, Aiyou's throne will be unbreakable.
Just as Empress Qi was planning beautifully, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.
"Queen, queen!"
"It's not good, it's reversed, it's reversed!"
Immediately, an eunuch ran in in a hurry.
This person is called Pu Da, and he is also an eunuch who paid tribute to the Goryeo Kingdom. Like Jin Da, he is Empress Ki's most trusted confidant eunuch.
"What's wrong!?" Empress Qi stared, already having a bad premonition in her heart.
Pu Da thumped and knelt on the ground, and said in a panic: "Queen Mother, it's not good. The urgent report just came that Youcheng Hama, Henan Pingzhang Temuer and others rebelled in Bianliang. They spread rumors that It was the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor who killed the late Emperor, refusing to follow the command of the capital!"
When Empress Qi heard it, she immediately felt her whole body tremble.
"Where did the rumor come from, how is this possible!"
Empress Qi thought about it, but she still couldn't figure it out.
I obviously sent people to issue edicts and orders many times, not only to appease the guilty ministers like Hama, but also to reward Temur, Chahan Timur and other local officials and generals. Why did they gang up on themselves?
Not only did he turn against himself, but he also threw out such outrageous nonsense.
The first emperor was killed by the red scarf thief Zhu brothers, so what does it have to do with me who is far away in Dadu?
"Rumors, they must be rumors!"
Of course Empress Qi didn't want to believe it, she was not in the mood to go to the Dachaohui, she directly sent people to investigate the source of the rumors, and sent people to Bianliang to urge Hama, Temur and others to come to Dadu as soon as possible.
As long as Hama, Temur and others escort the late emperor's body back, the rumors will naturally be self-defeating.
but.
What Empress Qi never expected was that this rumor turned out to be true!
There were several groups of people before and after, and soon they confirmed the fact that Bianliang had raised the rebellion.
"The queen mother, the traitors Hama and Temur rebelled in Bianliang and supported Wei Wang Boluo Timur as the supervisor!"
"The Empress Dowager, Ha Ma and others spread the word to the world, and they want to raise troops into the capital!"
"It's not good, Queen Mother, there are changes in the guards of the grassland ministries in Dadu!"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, most of the dignitaries have fled away!"
. . .
Wei Wang Boluo Timur belonged to one of the few close relatives of Yuan Emperor Tuohuan Timur, and his fief was in Henan. Although he didn't have much talent, he was a distinguished emperor's uncle.
Now King Polo Timur of Wei was supported by Hama, Temur and others as the supervisor of the state, and there was a tendency not to give up until he investigated the cause of the late emperor's death.
The situation that Empress Qi used to stabilize the situation soon collapsed into confusion.
The Mongolian kings and managers on the desert grassland were full of doubts, and they were not as obedient as before.
Yuan army officials in Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Shandong clamored for a strict investigation of the murderer.
Only the Dadu, Liaoyang, and Koryo areas still obeyed the orders of Empress Qi and the new emperor Aiyou.
However, even in the metropolis, uncontrollable things gradually happened quietly.
In the restaurants and teahouses of most cities, all kinds of palace secrets have gradually become popular.
"Hey, have you heard?"
"What, tell me!"
"I heard from my neighbor's second brother-in-law that the death of the first emperor was inseparable from Empress Qi. In order to let Prince Aiyou ascend the throne, Empress Qi leaked the former emperor's possessions to the red scarf thief, and Hong Ze came into existence. Woe to the lake!"
"I've also heard that it's not only Empress Qi who has a problem, but also the Crown Prince Aiyou!"
"What's the problem? Come and listen."
"I heard that Aiyou is not the flesh and blood of the former emperor, but the result of intensive training between Empress Qi and the monks from the Western Regions!"
"That's right, that's right, I've heard that too. The previous emperor had already realized that Ai You was a wild breed, and that Empress Qi was extremely lewd. He planned to come back after Yu Jia's personal conquest to abolish Empress Qi's mother and son, and establish another prince!"
"Empress Qi seduced the monks from the Western Regions, and colluded with the red scarf thief, killing the late emperor!"
"The great loyal ministers Ha Ma, Temur and others were unwilling to let Da Yuan fall into the hands of the demon queen, so they supported Wei Wang to supervise the country in Henan!"
All kinds of rumors were flying in the entire metropolis, and they soon reached Empress Qi's ears.
"Da Jin! Da Park!"
Empress Qi ordered angrily.
Jin Da and Pu Da, the two leading eunuchs of Korea, immediately knelt down and obeyed orders.
"With the decree of this palace, you catch all the thieves who spread rumors, and don't tolerate any of them!"
Empress Qi sent thousands of imperial guards and others to arrest those who spread rumors in the capital city.
but.
All this not only has not been calmed down, but intensified.
The more outrageous, absurd and evocative rumors spread even more quickly.
Empress Qi and the quasi-emperor Aiyou had no choice but to pretend they hadn't heard anything.
Although the Mongolian generals and clans in the grasslands and Central Plains were making trouble, Liaoyang, Gaoli and other places still obeyed orders. They sent people into Dadu to escort them, and firmly supported the legitimacy of the new emperor Aiyou.
Empress Qi and her son Aiyou calculated that with the support of the Koryo vassal state, they could use the Koryo navy to go south to contact Pingzhangbolu in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
At that time, Jiangnan's financial and material resources can be used to support most of the army and prepare for war, and suppress Hama, Temur and other rebellious officials and thieves.
Chuzhou, the government office of the appeasement envoy.
Winter to spring.
The Red Scarf Army was in the second year of Longfeng in Song Dynasty.
Although Tuohuan Timur, the emperor of Mengyuan, was killed in Gaoyou Lake, because the new emperor Aiyou did not have a proper rank to issue a new year name, it continued to be used until the 13th year.
Huaidong was victorious in the first battle, and Zhu Han's Chuzhou got a large number of captives. Not only the industrial and mining labor was supplemented, but even the military and farming were supplemented by a large number of labor.
"My lord, the seventeen military farms have all distributed high-yield seeds, and they are just waiting to be plowed and cultivated!"
Holding a pile of documents, Shi Naian was reporting to Zhu Han the progress of the Chuzhou military settlement.
After accumulating for a long time, Zhu Han finally stocked up a batch of high-yielding crop seeds with the system's sign-in rewards.
These improved varieties of crops are not just one or two types, but include more than a dozen new crops such as rice, upland rice, corn, sweet potato, potato, tomato, and carrot.
These high-yield crops, even without the addition of pesticides and fertilizers, can still achieve hundreds of catties per mu, or even more than 1000 catties.
For Zhu Han's strategy of "widely accumulating grain", with the help of this batch of high-yielding fine varieties, it is almost equivalent to making one year's harvest equal to the original three to five years' harvest!
"When sowing new seeds in the army, we must do our best, not only for this year's production, to ensure the self-sufficiency of military rations, but also to set an example for the common people, let them see that the strength of our latest improved seeds is absolutely nothing Just brag about it to dispel their worries." Zhu Han said seriously.
After obtaining the good seeds of later generations, Zhu Han once wanted to let the common people who were assigned to the fields cultivate them.
However, the local people in Chuzhou are very worried about sowing food crops they have never seen before. Except for some upland rice, they are unwilling to cultivate other grains such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.
The common people are afraid in their hearts. Once these unfamiliar grains fail to harvest or have production problems, it will not only be a problem of not being able to pay the government's grain tax, but also a major event for the whole family to starve to death.
Under such circumstances, most people dare not take risks.
Zhu Han didn't insist on this either. He asked Shi Naian to distribute food seeds to the various military settlements. As long as the output of the military settlements is announced, I believe that the common people will scramble to beg for planting.
In Chuzhou today, Zhu Han's generals include Zhou Dexing, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, Hu Yiba, Chen Baodao, Lu Zhongheng, etc. It can be said that there are many talents.
As for the civil servants, it is mainly Shi Naian and Hu Weiyong.
Among them, Shi Naian was in charge of military settlements, military rations, taxation, planning, and business affairs, while Hu Weiyong was in charge of minor copywriting, schools and other affairs.
After all, Shi Naian was born as a Jinshi in the Yuan Dynasty, and Hu Weiyong was not even a scholar. The difference in academic reputation between the two was too great.
In fact, even Li Shanchang couldn't compare to Shi Naian in terms of knowledge and reputation.
Moreover, Zhu Han still has some grievances about Hu Weiyong's conspiracy in history, which belongs to the category of serious observation.
"Deputy Marshal, the Chuzhou Grain Depot is almost empty now, and when it seems to be out of stock, I wonder what the Deputy Marshal thinks about setting up the safe warehouse suggested by the official before?" Shi Naian asked immediately.
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately laughed. "Sir's suggestion is very good. Naturally, I don't have any problems, and I also sent someone to report to the commander. Not only should we set up a safe warehouse in Chuzhou, but also set up a safe warehouse in Dingyuan to prevent famine."
The so-called safe warehouse is actually a strategic material reserve warehouse.
After several successive battles, plus food and grass to support Liu Futong and other Red Turban allies, the food and materials stored by the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers were almost exhausted. They must be replenished immediately, and the replenishment must be doubled to prevent natural disasters in the fall. .
Zhu Han naturally agrees with this suggestion very much.
He knew that there were frequent natural disasters at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was definitely not smooth sailing for ten or eight years. Even in the Hongwu period of the early Ming Dynasty, natural disasters were still frequent. It was because of natural disasters and man-made disasters that the villagers rioted, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties.
Therefore, regarding the setting up of the safe warehouse, Zhu Han already had an idea. After Shi Naian made a suggestion, he naturally agreed without hesitation.
"That's great!"
Shi Naian laughed happily.
Ever since he came to Chuzhou, he has become the leading think tank of the Red Turban Army, second only to Li Shanchang, the commander-in-chief, who gave him a sense of accomplishment to realize his ambitions, and put his mind on it every day. In terms of military and political planning, even the favorite stories of Xuan and Liangshan heroes can only be written occasionally.
Shi Naian was happy just now, but his expression quickly dimmed.
"However, although the salt trade is profitable today, the cost is also huge. There is not much money left to buy grain and grass supplies. This safe warehouse is probably an empty warehouse when it is established." Shi Naian said helplessly.
Zhu Han changed hands and resold the salt, so the profit was naturally very rich.
Moreover, with the gradual recovery of salt sales in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places and the establishment of channels, the sales and profits of salt have also increased steadily.
However, the material supplies of the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Red Turban Army, the salaries of officials and officials, and the supply of food and grass to support friendly troops are also gradually increasing.
However, Zhu Han repeatedly rejected Li Shanchang's proposal to increase taxes on farmers, leaving the Red Scarf Army with no extra financial resources.
Zhu Han wasn't worried about this, because all this was already in his plan.
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