Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 18 Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong are involved

But when Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Zhang Cheng was the truly sincere person, and saw Zhu Wenzheng looking at him eagerly, as if he wanted to beg him not to let Zhang Cheng not be his husband, in addition, the map on Zhu Wenzheng's desk interested him, and he He didn't say harsh words and just walked to Zhu Wenzheng's desk.

"We have no intention of replacing Mr. Wen Zheng!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang saw the map, he found a step for himself and said this with a smile.

Zhu Wenzheng was delighted when he heard this.

Li Shanchang also laughed at the side.

Zhang Cheng disagreed and waved the fan in his hand.

just.

After Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the map on Zhu Wenzheng's desk, he couldn't help but pick it up and said: "How can such a good map be used for teaching? It is a waste of resources!"

"What can't it do? It's not a very detailed map?"

Zhang Cheng asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "You guys from rich families really don't know what rare things are. Do you know how difficult it is to find a map except for the Yuan Ting government? After all, if there is no government power and many years of effort, who can do it?" ? What's more, although this map is not precise, it covers a wide area, and it is enough to give us and our brothers a lot of insight, and allows us to predict the situation!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said and put the map into his sleeve: "We want this map!"

"But."

"Mr. gave it to us."

Zhu Wenzheng was quite reluctant to give up.

"It doesn't matter, I'll just draw another one."

Zhang Cheng comforted Zhu Wenzheng at this time.

"Yes! Thank you sir!"

Zhu Wenzheng glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang with an unhappy look.

Zhu Yuanzhang took Li Shanchang away from here and said, "Let's go without disturbing them."

Li Shanchang raised his hand and said yes.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Shanchang while looking at the map in his hand: "Shanchang, since you don't want salary, then we promise you that we will reward you when you have merit in the future. In your opinion, what should we do most now?" ?”

Li Shanchang said: "The superior, in the humble opinion of the subordinates, the most important thing now is to clearly assist the chief of staff of the superior!"

Li Shanchang then said: "After all, there are currently three scribes serving as counselors in the shogunate, but there is no one who can take charge of the arrangements. I am afraid that this will inevitably affect confidential matters and lead to shirk and laziness. Therefore, we should first appoint a person in charge." The secretary’s position is important.”

Although Li Shanchang did not ask for salary or dignity, he did ask for power, so he couldn't wait to tell Zhu Yuanzhang about the matter.

After all, although he is already Zhu Yuanzhang's counselor, that is, a staff officer, he does not have a strong sense of power as a staff officer.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Li Shanchang deeply.

He knew what Li Shanchang meant.

But Zhu Yuanzhang himself was also very concerned about power.

And at this time, he also remembered what Zhang Cheng had said about slowing down the throne. He felt that whether it was his own official addiction or the official addiction of others, he should suppress it first, so he deliberately pretended not to understand and just walked away. While looking at the map in his hand, he exclaimed: "This map is really good. Countries beyond the four seas are marked. Is there so much farmland in this place originally called Tianzhu?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Shanchang: "Shanchang, how come Mr. Zhang knows so much? He even knows the situation overseas!"

Because Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject, Li Shanchang had no choice but to shut up and stop talking about the secretary in charge. He couldn't help but look at the map.

This look.

Li Shanchang was also attracted by the content of the map.

"This is real?"

“Is there really so much farmland overseas?”

"Sir, if this is true, it can continue the destiny of the country!"

Li Shanchang couldn't help but say.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang: "You are also a Confucian scholar, and you don't know?"

Li Shanchang said: "I have heard about it occasionally, but I don't know the details, especially the number of fields cultivated. After all, I studied Neo-Confucianism and only read the classics of saints. I can't be considered proficient in these miscellaneous studies."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned secretly and thought: "Fortunately, we held back just now. Now it seems that the reason why Zhang Cheng persuaded him to make the world have enough food and clothing is because he really knows how to do this."

"Shan Chang, what you just said about setting up a secretary is indeed very important."

"But who should be the secretary cannot be decided hastily, so let's think more about it." "The main reason is that although you are older, Feng Guoyong was the first one to join us. In terms of knowledge and insight, At present, it seems that Mr. Zhang is number one, so we have to take another look and wait until we capture Chuzhou."

"Besides, there are only three staffs now, which is not too much, and there are not many confidential matters."

"So, let's take on the role of secretary-general ourselves first."

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought this way, he suddenly told Li Shanchang what Li Shanchang had just mentioned about establishing the chief counselor.

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he asked Li Shanchang: "What do you think?"

Li Shanchang could only laugh and said: "What the superior said is that you should be cautious in hiring people."

"I knew you were more loyal and gentle than Feng and Zhang."

Zhu Yuanzhang also praised Li Shan long.

Li Shanchang just laughed.

While Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang were walking and chatting, Feng Guoyong also came to Zhang Cheng and said to Zhang Cheng in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang: "You see, your and my limelight have all been stolen by this guy named Li. It’s him! The head of the ministers and the official in charge of the secretary must be him. What’s more, the superiors always favor older people.”

"It doesn't matter!"

Zhang Cheng was not very interested in this kind of internal power struggle, so he just replied, looked at Zhu Wenzheng, and deliberately said loudly: "As long as Wenzheng can learn something under my guidance, that's fine!"

At this time, Zhu Wenzheng hurriedly raised his hands to Zhang Cheng and said, "Sir, don't worry, my disciple will not let you down!"

Zhang Cheng nodded and smiled.

Feng Guoyong chuckled. He didn't believe that Zhang Cheng was so calm.

There is a reason for Zhang Chengyun's calmness, otherwise he wouldn't care so much about his salary.

It didn't take long for Feng Guoyong to walk in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang.

The three of them actually went to the same destination.

This destination is Li Shanchang's study, which has now become Zhu Yuanzhang's temporary central institution.

As Zhu Yuanzhang's staff advisors, Feng Guoyong and Li Shanchang naturally had to stay with Zhu Yuanzhang in the center for consultation.

Zhang Cheng, as one of Zhu Yuanzhang's staff advisors, is actually going.

However, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement, he still had the responsibility to teach Zhu Wenzheng, so he did not have to go in the morning, but in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, when Zhang Cheng came to Zhu Yuanzhang's place, both Feng Guoyong and Li Shanchang greeted him. Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded to him, and then the three of them continued to sit across the table together, each doing their own thing.

The army doesn't have much to do at the moment, other than preparations for siege.

Therefore, the current work content of Zhang Cheng, Feng Guoyong, and Li Shanchang is actually to accompany Zhu Yuanzhang to study and answer Zhu Yuanzhang's questions when he reads them.

But Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't ask many times.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng, Feng Guoyong, and Li Shanchang mostly do their own things or read their own books.

Zhang Cheng is basically preparing his own lesson plans to teach Zhu Wenzheng and drawing new maps for Zhu Wenzheng.

Gradually.

As the sun set, according to the contract, after the last incense of Zhang Cheng's work for Zhu Yuanzhang was burned out, Zhang Cheng stopped working on paperwork, stood up, stretched, and left Zhu Yuanzhang directly. Returned to his temporary accommodation.

He had no intention of continuing to accompany these three old men, so he naturally wanted to get off work on time.

Feng Guoyong and Li Shanchang both glanced at Zhang Cheng and watched Zhang Cheng leave the study. Then they looked at each other and then looked back at Zhu Yuanzhang.

But neither of them planned to leave. Instead, they continued to bury the case and read books, preparing to be consulted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, both of them wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to see that they were the most diligent staff.

But Zhu Yuanzhang has always been a workaholic and studyaholic.

Historically, when he was the emperor, he could often work seven hours a day for a long period of time. Now that he is young and strong, he is naturally more tireless, so he keeps reading and taking notes, even if it is late at night. It was almost dark, and the dim-sighted Li Shanchang could hardly read. When Feng Guoyong pressed his hungry chest against his back, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of getting up and leaving.

In the end, Li Shanchang couldn't help but get up and took the initiative to light a candle for Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing that Feng Guoyong did not leave, he had to sit down and lit a candle for himself. He gritted his teeth and continued to immerse himself in reading. It means to roll down.

When Feng Guoyong saw Li Shanchang getting up, he thought he was leaving, but when he saw that he just went to light a candle for Zhu Yuanzhang and then sat back, he couldn't help frowning for a moment, and he also gritted his teeth and sat down: "I don't believe it, I A man in his thirties can't compare to you who are almost fifty!"

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang felt hungry and sleepy, so he yawned, rubbed his eyes, stood up and asked, "Why are you two still here?"

"Where's Mr. Zhang?"

(End of this chapter)