First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Liu Futong's northern expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang's southern expedition... The two kings in the world each chose a development route. Today, it has something to do with the time and place where the two of them are located, and it is also inseparable from the quality of their subordinates.

Liu Futong felt that he was almost there, so he jumped up without hesitation.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, was well versed in the essence of building high walls and accumulating grain, and focused his attack on the prefectures and counties in the southern part of Jinling.

By the way, Zhang Shicheng's choice is also very interesting. He first captured Jiangyin, then occupied Changshu, and then had a tendency to develop in the direction of Suzhou.

Zhang Shicheng chooses places that are rich, not only a land of fish and rice, but also rich in products. Salt is produced in Yancheng in Huaidong, silk in Suzhou, Songjiang Prefecture and other places. Due to the vigorous promotion of Huang Daopo, cotton textile technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. A hit product.

In other words, Zhang Shicheng squeezed the salt, silk, cotton cloth at the same time... and instantly saved the money pot. This is no longer God's reward for eating, but holding a rice spoon and stuffing it into his mouth, for fear of the old man Zhang Shao. have a bite.

The choices of the three parties are different, but each has its own mystery.

Zhang Ximeng also returned from Lishui, ready to negotiate an advance plan with Lao Zhu.

It was Sun Yan who followed Zhang Ximeng. Their family was all distributed and their property was gone. It stands to reason that he should hate Zhu Jiajun very much.

But this kid Sun Yan has a different view.

Unrighteous wealth, if you get it, you will be vicious, and you will be ashamed if you receive it.

If Zhu Jiajun hadn't come over, he would have killed people and stolen all the property. Now that he can safely hand over the property and people are safe, it is already a favor from God. How can he hate Zhu Jiajun?

"Sun Yan, don't you really think that losing your family business is a big loss?"

"I don't think so!" Sun Yan said, "Experience Mingjian, Han San is nothing, but when he came to see me, he put forward three conditions... First, he wants my fields, second, he wants my cattle and horses. Money, and third, he wants..."

"What do you want?"

"Yes, I want my stepmother!" Sun Yan gritted his teeth angrily, his eyes stood up, even though some days passed, Han San died, thinking of this sudden father-son relationship, he still gritted his teeth and was depressed to death !

A Han San let him see the dangers of the world. In comparison, Zhu Jiajun is really a teacher of benevolence and righteousness.

"Zhang's experience is the best, please believe that even if Zhu Jiajun asked me to feed the horses and pick dung, I would do it willingly and have no complaints. It is really difficult to survive in a troubled world!"

Zhang Ximeng was a little stunned, and his heart was quite shocked. He thought again and again, stretched out his hand to let Sun Yan sit opposite him, and said to him: "Liu Futong chose the northern expedition, the lord's southern expedition, and Zhang Shicheng planned the Pingjiang Road, these three choices are different, you have What do you think?"

This is also asking about the general situation of the world... Sun Yan cheered up. In the imperial examination, what he chose was policy theory, and what he discussed was the current situation.

But Zhang Ximeng's questioning was no trivial matter. Sun Yan was even more nervous than during the exam.

"I thought Liu Futong was on the road to the Northern Expedition, and he had no other choice than that!"

"Why?" Zhang Ximeng asked.

"He was the first to raise the flag of uprising, and then shouted the slogan of reopening the Song Dynasty. Now he welcomes back the Xiaoming King, who is established as the emperor, and the country name is Song. Since he intends to revive the Song Dynasty, he can't really get rid of the malpractice. , everything starts anew, apart from being able to gather troops, capture Dadu, and seize the world of Great Yuan, what else can I do? So I thought that Liu Futong was helpless!"

Zhang Ximeng listened silently, the expression on his face softened a lot.

However, Liu Futong used the banner of restoring the Song Dynasty, which was both an advantage and a burden for them. And what Da Song looks like, everyone knows. Unless he can successfully retake Dadu, he can truly refresh the government and rebuild the new country.

Otherwise, he would be locked up by the Great Song and the two of them, and he had to go on an expedition to the north, and only one could do it!

"Then tell me about Zhang Shicheng... If you were Zhang Shicheng, would you go down Pingjiang Road?"

"Will not!"

"Why?"

"Because although the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou is prosperous, he can't even rule half the wall. When he entered Suzhou City, he fell into a trap and never came out again!"

Zhang Ximeng lowered his head, thought for a moment, and smiled, "I didn't expect you to see this move, it's really good... In fact, Zhang Shicheng's best choice is to join forces with Liu Futong, and together they will expedition from the east to the north and win the land of Shandong. Even if he gets his hands on Dadu, and then plans to seek Hebei, maybe Zhang Shicheng still has a chance to win the Central Plains."

Zhang Shicheng occupies the land in Huaidong. The biggest problem is that the site is too small and there is no room for development.

In the past, those who wanted to compete in the world had to occupy a unique territory. Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties all started from Guanzhong and covered the world.

This is no coincidence.

First of all, there are 800 kilometers of Qinchuan in the Guan, which is rich in water and soil, densely populated, and surrounded by dangerous mountains and rivers, which can form a complete geographical unit.

When the strength is weak, defending the pass is enough to protect yourself.

When the strength is stronger, you can break out of the pass and compete for the world dominance.

Even if you encounter setbacks, you can return to Guanzhong and temporarily recuperate.

In a word, Guanzhong's fault tolerance rate is too high, so Liu Bang can fail countless times, and all of them can make a comeback, but as long as Xiang Yu loses, he will disintegrate.

However, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong has been in decline and irreversible, and the Song Dynasty can only place the core of the country in Henan.

Although Henan's agriculture and population are top-notch, it lacks the dangers of mountains and rivers. A Yellow River floods in summer and freezes in winter. Kaifeng's rulers and ministers are trembling.

However, after the sixteen states of Yanyun fell into the Khitan early, the monarchs and ministers of Zhao and Song couldn't close the door no matter what. Throughout the Song Dynasty, all of them were spent in fear.

I don't know if it's because the suppression is too ruthless to hold back such a freak like Neo-Confucianism. After all, the Confucianism of the Spring and Autumn and the Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty cannot be said to be completely the same, or it can be said to be very different.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was impossible to win the Central Plains.

The only place in the world that can breed kings is the Jianghuai land... Tianwan occupies the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, which is considered a head start.

Zhu Yuanzhang started from Huaixi and occupied Jinling, and it also developed steadily.

As for Zhang Shicheng, even if he wins Suzhou and Hangzhou, he is just posing as the snake of the ever-evolving mountain, waiting to be beaten everywhere, and there is no room for development.

So from the time he decided to cross the river and plotted the Pingjiang Road, he was destined to achieve low success. After all, the east was the sea, and the west was Zhu Yuanzhang's territory. He wanted to eat a piece of meat from Lao Zhu's hand. !

Sun Yan saw this move, but he couldn't understand why Zhu Yuanzhang didn't go down the river to take Changzhou, then take Wuxi, Pingjiang, Songjiang, and completely take the fertile land where the Yangtze River flows into the sea. into your own map.

After all, with Lao Zhu's current strength, there is still hope.

In this way, wouldn't it be beautiful to sit in the southeast and look at the Central Plains from afar?

"This idea is good, but you seem to have forgotten where the foundation of the lord is!" Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "The foundation of the Zhu Family Army lies in Juntian. After occupying Yangzhou and Jinling, it has seriously affected the distribution of forces within the Zhu Family Army. Some people are Speaking for your family, they don't want to engage Juntian!"

Sun Yan was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Zhang experience, I, I didn't bribe them!"

Zhang Ximeng laughed loudly, "Don't be afraid, of course I know that, after all, time is too short to collude with each other. But I still understand their thoughts. After entering the city, industry and commerce flourished, especially the silk workshops in the south of the Yangtze River. With thousands of looms, the annual output is several times more than the tax of a single government! Some people are greedy for this! If you want to develop a silk workshop, you must have raw materials. The people divide the land, and the raw silk produced will be Less is not good! Only by letting the big silk households do their best, regardless of the life and death of the rural people, can there be enough raw silk supply and silk weaving to make a fortune!”

Zhang Ximeng said a few words, pointing directly to the core and penetrating into the inside.

He didn't tell Xu Da about this reason.

If the Zhu family's army attacked Suzhou and Hangzhou at this time, the two big cities, Jinling and Yangzhou, would be in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, and the urban population would approach three million.

Suzhou's silk, Hangzhou's trade, Songjiang's cotton... These can account for 80% of Zhu's army's financial income!

A team can betray its own ideals, but not its own interests.

At that time, if Zhang Ximeng encouraged the division of fields again, would it still be as smooth as it is now?

And can an army formed by citizens really be able to sweep the world?

Is it because if you have a lot of money, you will definitely be able to create strong soldiers... Zhang Ximeng can't say that.

In addition, there is one more thing, if Zhu Yuanzhang seizes Suzhou and Hangzhou, and cuts Zhang Shicheng's way south, what will this salt dealer on both ends of the first mouse do, no one knows.

Although Zhang Shicheng alone is not worth fearing, but what happens when he colludes with Liu Futong? Surrender to Yuan Ting, what will happen?

Even if he didn't do either of these, it would be very troublesome just to entangle with Lao Zhu.

After all, there is still an emperor Tianwan in Huguang, and Chen Youliang... If they take the opportunity to seize Huizhou and other places, they will cut off Lao Zhu's road to the south. That would be troublesome.

Therefore, whether it is considered from internal affairs or from the overall perspective, developing to the south is the safest path.

And now the big guys are still the Red Turbans, and they are all shouting against the Yuan. If they fight early, it will also affect the morale of the army.

Again, other people don't care, but Zhu Jiajun is very concerned about this, after all, this is also one of the foundations of Zhu Jiajun.

As long as you hold the truth, you can persuade others with your ideals.

When an ideal is shining, what can be exchanged for a few words, after the ideal fades, even real money can't buy it. After all, people like the Cambridge Five can't be bought with money.

Zhang Ximeng and Sun Yan talked a lot, even to the point of no scruples. At the end of the conversation, Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "I also lack someone who organizes documents by my side. Would you like to?"

"willing!"

Sun Yan agreed without hesitation, "Experienced by the high-level discussion of the adults, it really made the low-ranking staff feel enlightened. The low-ranking staff is willing to follow the experience, gain knowledge and learn skills, so as not to be looked down upon by others."

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, he has been a secretary for so long, he should have a secretary who belongs to the secretary.

Sun Yan was even more overjoyed~www.readwn.com~ a blessing in disguise. Although Zhang Ximeng was not the boss of the Zhu Family Army, it seemed that he was the only official under his command. Sun Yan instantly felt that his waist was stiff, but he was still very calm, and he must not get carried away.

You have to do things beautifully... and the first thing to find Zhang Ximeng was about Wu Datou.

When this fat middle-aged man with a short stature and a big head came, Sun Yan was shocked... No way? No way?

Is he the first red thief?

Is it the number one gangster who is famous in the Yuan court?

If you give him a pick, he can sell pancakes on the street.

Wouldn't it be that Master Wu has great supernatural powers and would undergo countless changes?

The worst thing is that he knows how to change his face. What he sees is not the real Wu Datou, absolutely not!

Old Wu didn't know that he had shattered Sun Yan's three views... He just suggested to Zhang Ximeng, "When I was in the Bozhou prison, I talked a lot with my friends in the prison, and made up a few new plays. I just heard that The militiamen from Ningguo Road came over and wanted to know how we divided the land. I was thinking that it might not be useful to send people over to give lectures... Could you let me bring people over and play a few plays for the common people, and teach them in Are you happy!"

Zhang Ximeng was overjoyed when he heard it, and said with a smile: "This is the best, but you have to be careful, don't get caught by Yuanbing and Xiangyong!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, Yuan Ting can't catch me, let alone these rubbish! Come on, I'll go with the troupe!"

Wu Datou patted his butt, and Le Dian Dian left.

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing and said, "Our No. 1 general has shot, let's see how it works!"