Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 132 Zhu Yuanzhang was delighted with the huge profits from the arms trade and decided to develop industry!
Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very willing to see more harmony within the rebel army.

Because he knew that this was the only way to avoid being annihilated by Hu Yuan.

Therefore, he was very grateful to Zhang Cheng for facilitating this matter.

of course.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very pleased with Li Shanchang, Feng Guoyong, and Shao Rong's initiative to hand over military power to Datong Society.

This undoubtedly means that in terms of military command, the entire Chuzhou Rebel Army can be more effective, and military orders can be communicated from top to bottom, thereby reducing the possibility of fighting independently.

just.

Feng Guoyong was quite curious about Li Shanchang's initiative to express his willingness to hand over military power to Datong Society.

He wanted to know what Li Shanchang thought.

"What on earth do you think?"

Li Shanchang replied.

Li Cunyi was quite shocked: "But brother, if this continues, the soldiers of our Li family will no longer be the soldiers of our Li family."

Li Shanchang spoke calmly and said:
"So, not only did I hand over my military power, I also took the initiative to join the Datong Society."

"At most, it's just a matter of rebuilding the rules of ethics and education in the name of the people a few years later."

"We have to believe that the code of ethics is not so easy to change. Don't say that the superiors now admit that the people are right. Even if the superiors now directly deny that there is dignity and inferiority in the world, and say that everyone is equal, it can only be a personal wish."

So Li Shanchang smiled and said: "Of course it is a temporary expedient."

Feng Guoyong started talking.

Feng Guoyong also looked at Feng Sheng from here: "Is it also because of the people from Datong Society taking over our disciples' army?"

"The so-called temporary freshness is just a momentary fireworks."

"Just say what I say, whoever doesn't listen to the Datong Society will be expelled from the clan!"

Li Cunyi hurriedly said to Li Shanchang: "Brother, as soon as the people from the Datong Society came, they asked our village soldiers to set up a mutual aid society to learn the Datong concept. They also criticized the excessive beating and scolding of the house stewards in our Lijiang clan. Asking the stewards to apologize, the stewards came here to ask you, should we reject the Datong Society who took over our people? If this continues, the children will no longer listen to our control."

"But because of this, I found that the superior is indeed very different from before. He was deeply influenced by Zhang Cheng!"

"Actually, it doesn't matter!"

"He actually intends to deny the theory of destiny, let the king's power be vested in the people, and admit that the people's rebellion is justified!"

"You should know that in the early days of the Jin Kingdom, the emperor could still be punished with a cane for committing crimes, but what was the result?"

Li Shanchang ordered without hesitation.

At this time.

"In short, whatever the superior wants to do, I will do it. I believe that the superior cannot change the world. At most, his generation will be different!"

Li Shanchang glanced at Feng Guoyong and thought that he might as well just say it was a temporary expedient to see Feng Guoyong's reaction.

After hearing this, Li Shanchang laughed indifferently and said:

"Because the superior wants to build great unity in the world, then I will follow and support the great unity of the world! He even works harder than the superior himself. Just like, he wants everyone in the world to be his Zhu family slaves, and I will also work hard to make everyone in the world be his Zhu family slaves. Like a slave!"

Li Cunyi had no choice but to say yes.

"Don't talk about treating the people as human beings, just treat them as equals, and even treat them as our masters. I accept that!"

Li Shanchang waved his hand and said.

Feng Sheng nodded.

Li Shanchang's younger brother Li Cunyi and Feng Guoyong's younger brother Feng Sheng walked in.

"Let him wait for ten, twenty, or even thirty years, and then we will see that no matter how the world changes, it will still be the same etiquette and education, and it will still be picked up again by future generations."

After hearing what Li Shanchang said, Feng Guoyong nodded, stood up immediately, and said solemnly:

"As the Kingdom of Jin gradually becomes peaceful, isn't it still changing?"

"Let the people of Datong Society do whatever they want!"

"Do we really want the world to be unified, or is it just a temporary expediency?"

"That's exactly what he said."

Feng Guoyong nodded, and then said to Li Shanchang:
"To be honest, I have already talked about this with my superiors, and I also tried to prevent them from wanting to pursue Datong."

"Nothing to worry about."

"Since you have decided to rebel with your superiors and the land has been divided, why do you care about the soldiers? It's like betting on everything. There is no need to look forward and backward. It will be easy to lose more than you gain."

"My attitude is the same as Li Youcheng's. Whoever doesn't obey the arrangements of Datong Society will have his or her clan registered!"

Feng Guoyong secretly asked about Li Shanchang next.

"The public is right!"

"Nothing new!"

"Therefore, we must always have confidence in the ethical principles established by the sages!"

"The superior can do whatever he wants. We, the ministers, can only marry like a woman to a husband, marrying a chicken and a dog and a dog!"

Feng Sheng didn't say anything else here.

Feng Guoyong only said to Li Shanchang here: "I am more and more curious now, how will the superior and Mr. Zhang use Datong Society to transform this world?"

"We'll see!"

Li Shanchang smiled lightly.

Because Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong actively cooperated, the reorganization of the two armies of Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong was very smooth.

Because Li and Feng Shangji were so cooperative with Shao Rong, there was not much hindrance.

As for Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou, because Zhang Cheng personally came to teach them, Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou were not so resistant.

"We have heard about Mr. Zhang's Shenji Camp for a long time. Not only did they defeat thousands of soldiers, they also captured Jiqing."

"We just want to know how we can make our infantry firearms operators as powerful as the Shenji Battalion."

After Zhang Cheng arrived, Guo Tianxu entertained Zhang Cheng with wine and food, and also took the initiative to ask about him.

Zhang Cheng said: "This is not difficult!"

After hearing this, Guo Tianxu couldn't help but feel even more happy: "Really? I would also like to ask Mr. Zhang for advice."

As he spoke, Guo Tianxu also took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng said here: "First of all, we need to open literacy classes so that the soldiers can learn to read and memorize orders."

Zhang Cheng didn't lie.

Because firearms soldiers are an epoch-making hot weapon branch after all. Although the martial arts and riding skills of soldiers are lower, the cultural requirements have been increased.

You know, in history, Qi Jiguang's first training course for training the southern troops required the soldiers to read and memorize doctrine.

That's why Zhang Cheng said this now.

"Make soldiers literate?"

Guo Tianxu was quite surprised.

Zhang Cheng said: "Of course. If you want firearms soldiers to become elite soldiers, you must have higher requirements in terms of military discipline and training, so literacy is a must!"

Guo Tianxu smiled: "If you can read, you can read!"

But at this time, Zhang Tianyou asked: "Mr. Zhang, if the soldiers below can read and write, can they secretly buy the China News and read it themselves?"

"That's right!" "Mr. Zhang, don't you want to promote the ideas of Datong Society among our brothers?"

Guo Tianxu suddenly asked warily.

Zhang Cheng said: "Even if you don't let them read and hyphenate, can't they let others read "China News" to them?"

"I'm afraid that through the content of the "Zhongshu Bao" relayed by my people from the Datong Society, it will be easier for your soldiers to only hear the propaganda about the Datong Society, right?"

"Too!"

Zhang Tianyou and Guo Tianxu nodded.

Zhang Cheng asked again: "Are you so disgusted with Datong Society?"

"It's not that I'm disgusted."

"While seeking wealth for ourselves, we also seek wealth for everyone in the common people. We are also willing to do so."

“But isn’t it true that now it’s you who have the final say in Datong Society!”

Guo Tianxu told Zhang Cheng truthfully.

Zhang Tianyou nodded: "Yes, Mr. Zhang, we are not against Datong Society. We are not completely convinced and reassured by the Prime Minister. In fact, we don't understand why, Mr. Zhang, you are so reassured by him."

Zhang Cheng smiled slightly.

Subsequently.

Zhang Cheng said: "If the current ethical code remains unchanged, I will feel uneasy about everyone. If it can change, I will feel more at ease about everyone."

After Zhang Cheng said this, both of them began to think deeply.

Afterwards, Zhang Tianyou took the initiative to surrender to Zhang Cheng: "I would like to ask Mr. Zhang for advice."

Zhang Cheng then told Zhang Tianyou and Guo Tianxu his previous analysis of Zhu Yuanzhang's principles of ethics, which could be regarded as giving these two people a new understanding of the principles of ethics.

……

"How did Mr. Zhang train the two of them?"

After Zhang Cheng returned to Xingzhongshu Province, Zhu Yuanzhang also asked with concern about Zhang Cheng's influence on Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou.

Zhang Cheng said: "They have agreed to open literacy classes for their soldiers, and they have also become interested in understanding the rules of etiquette."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this: "That's good!"

"After setting up additional factories, we should let them participate in the industrial division through raising shares. This will be more conducive to their transformation."

Zhang Cheng then said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then said with a smile: "We would rather see them helplessly watching their own soldiers forcing the two of them to believe in the concept of great unity in the future."

Zhang Cheng also smiled: "Me too!"

And Zhang Cheng really started to open more factories.

among them.

The ordnance factory also expanded the production scale of fire guns, and also added branch factories for making cannons, clairvoyances, and instrument panels.

The iron-making business was branched out and a larger-scale iron-making plant was re-established.

Simultaneously.

Zhang Cheng also directly established an industrial school, named the Central Industrial School, as a place to cultivate technical talents.

Many teenagers who do well in mathematics and physics exams in state schools will be arranged to be retrained here. At the same time, external recruitment will be conducted and students will be admitted through examinations.

All students who enter the school are eligible to be exempted from military service, just like other students in the official school.

The teachers of the industrial school were selected from the craftsmen's households, who were both proficient in writing and skilled in craftsmanship.

Just expanding the scale of industry requires more funds.

In addition to asking the bank secretary to use public funds to increase investment, Zhang Cheng also raised funds from outside.

Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou now know that the Chuzhou Ordnance Store brings a lot of dividends every year, and they are willing to invest in it.

Therefore, the financial problem is not that big.

The Chuzhou Ordnance Store, a trading house that specializes in the sale of arms, will also sell larger quantities of arms to the outside world due to the expansion of its industrial scale.

Let’s talk.

At the end of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.

Tuotuo once again gathered troops outside Gaoyou City, preparing to capture Gaoyou City before the edict to relieve his military power came.

to this end.

Tuotuo did not hesitate to personally lead the armored guards to supervise the battle, forcing a large number of Yuan soldiers to attack Gaoyou City like a tide.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous killing sound outside Gaoyou City, corpses piled up in mountains, and blood turned into porridge.

But Tuotuo soon discovered that the rain of arrows shot from the battlements of Gaoyou City never stopped, and all kinds of weapons used by the city defense also continued to hit the city.

As a result, a large number of Yuan soldiers were killed and injured under Gaoyou City, and could not go beyond Gaoyou City for half a quarter of an hour.

"strangeness!"

"How come this thief still has so many weapons and arrows!"

Tuotuo's face darkened.

Zhongshu Councilor Gong Bo then said: "It seems that Zhang Shicheng may have foreign aid."

"withdraw!"

Tuo Tuo nodded and had no choice but to issue the order to withdraw the troops and said:
"The last time we attacked Gaoyou, I felt something was wrong. The weapons provided by the bandit army obviously exceeded the government's inventory. It seems that there must be something fishy this time!"

Zhang Shicheng was very happy because the Yuan soldiers retreated again.

"Old Cheng, the weapons from your Chuzhou Ordnance Store arrived just in time. I want to purchase an additional 100,000 arrows and 50,000 swords and guns each. I have no shortage of people in Jiangnan, but I am short of fucking swords, guns and arrows. As long as If we have enough weapons, even if Tuotuo comes to attack us ten more times, we will not be afraid of him!"

Zhang Shicheng happily told businessman Cheng Renmo about this after meeting him, and immediately expressed his intention to increase investment.

And Zhang Shicheng has now become the king, and his founding name is Zhou, so he is already known as Gu.

However, it was precisely because he couldn't wait to claim the king first that Yuan Ting sent Tuo Tuo to destroy him first, which made Yuan Ting keep fighting with him.

Of course, there is also the reason why Zhang Shicheng cut off the Jiangnan grain route.

After Zhang Shicheng expressed his intention to increase orders, Cheng Renmo was naturally very happy.

But Cheng Renmo also glanced at Zhang Shixin, Zhang Shicheng's younger brother, who had received a heavy bribe from him.

Zhang Shixin understood and hurriedly suggested: "Brother, it is better to buy more. It is best to buy as much as you can. After all, it is important to dominate the world right now. We don't have to build it ourselves. Let our craftsmen also join the army, so that we can expand rapidly. If the troops are increased to 300,000 or even 500,000, they may be able to defeat Tuotuo in one fell swoop, and then completely separate Jiangnan! As for the problem of insufficient treasury caused by this, there is no need to worry, with hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers at hand, we can still Are you afraid of not having money?"

"well said!"

Zhang Shicheng couldn't help but praise him, and said to Cheng Renmo: "Just do what Gu's second brother said, Gu will buy as much ordnance as your Chuzhou Ordnance Store has!"

By the beginning of the 15th year of Zhizheng, Zhang Cheng and Zhu Yuanzhang of Chuzhou learned about Zhang Shicheng's increased orders from Cheng Renmo, who returned to Chuzhou, and also received silk silk worth 500,000 taels of silver paid in advance by Zhang Shicheng.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not a person who was very interested in financial interests, he was deeply touched after learning that Zhang Shicheng had paid half a million taels of silver in advance.

"The benefits of this arms are really huge!"

"Mr. Zhang, now we in Chuzhou can feed many landless refugees just by making weapons for Zhang Shicheng!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at Zhang Cheng because of this.

(End of this chapter)