In order to enter the city, Zhu Yuanzhang spent less than two days distributing food to the people, processing the prisoners, which took more than a day, and cleaning the brothels, which also took more than a day.
It adds up to less than five days, which is just busy from Monday to Friday.
In just five days, Lao Zhu has established supreme authority in the hearts of the people of Yangzhou.
Many old people call Zhu Jiajun as Living Bodhisattva.
In this troubled world where life is like a piece of grass and people are separated from each other in a blink of an eye, people really don't have too many messy thoughts. The vast majority of people are simple to the point of being pitiful.
If everyone wants to be safe, it is better to leave people alone than peace dogs... The Zhu Jiajun did it. They successfully controlled Yangzhou and maintained discipline. These soldiers would rather sleep in tents on the streets than live in civilian houses in the city.
In addition to the first point, everyone also wants to have a stutter without starving to death.
Zhu Yuanzhang also sent food. Although it was not much, everyone had it, so it was fair. Moreover, a large amount of food was shipped in later, which could ensure that people would not die of hunger.
If you can do these two things, you can already win the hearts and minds of 90% of the people.
As for closing brothels and banning boat racing, the resistance to these things is not that great.
At least for ordinary people, they can't afford to go there, and they know it's not a good place. Banning it will only make Yangzhou city cleaner. No one wants their hometown to be known as the land of romance, right?
This is a very simple and straightforward idea. When the brothel's human trafficking and murder of girls are exposed, it is logical to ban it.
On the other hand, those talented scholars, bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen do not want to lose the precious place to enjoy life, experience life, and even learn knowledge... Therefore, in the peaceful years, it is simply impossible to ban brothels.
But it's different now. Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care about these random noises at all, and no one dares to find fault with Lao Zhu. If you don't accept it, I'll kill you. Don't pretend to be a fool in front of me.
That's why everything seemed so calm and smooth... But Zhang Ximeng had another plan. It was not difficult to ban brothels in Yangzhou, but it goes without saying that it would be difficult to ban them all in other places.
Or to put it simply, it is impossible.
But this Yangzhou action can be used as an example. When Lao Zhu comes to dominate the world, this example can also be used as an example.
All in all, how much we can save and how much we can solve depends on God’s will and people’s will!
There is no doubt that this is a good start.
Zhang Ximeng is very satisfied with this achievement.
"My lord, next we need to send out all the less important personnel in Yangzhou City in batches and send them to the military garrison. There are 800,000 people. At least half of them must be sent out."
This number is not Zhang Ximeng's nonsense. At present, the territories controlled by Lao Zhu are mainly Chuzhou and Hezhou. The remaining Sizhou and Haozhou are all due to war, and there are not many people left.
Especially Sizhou was the worst. First, Zhao Junyong and Peng Da attacked Sizhou, and then the two groups of red scarf armies merged. Then Zhao Junyong was defeated again. The continuous wars caused the people in Sizhou city to lose even a thousand people.
None of them are dead, or they have fled to the countryside to hide. The situation in Haozhou is not much better, and they are in urgent need of recuperation.
Not counting these places, there were about one million people under Lao Zhu's rule, of which the urban population was less than 100,000.
The support ratio is about nine to one.
In the Song Dynasty, when agriculture was relatively developed, one farmer could produce enough food for three people through hard work. This ratio remained similar until the large-scale popularization of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and agricultural machinery.
A couple has worked hard for a year. In addition to supporting themselves and their children, the most they can do is exchange one person's rations in the market.
It is precisely because of this that in rural areas, even if you are 70 or 80 years old, as long as you can still move, you must work, otherwise no one can afford to support a freeloader.
First of all, it is so cruel, so in some places, there are only a few brothers and sisters, and no one is willing to support the elderly. Maybe the reasons for each family are complicated, but in the end, the surplus of agricultural production is too little.
Can't afford it.
This situation may have been better under Lao Zhu's rule, mainly because of the war, which resulted in a large amount of wasteland, coupled with the encouragement of building water conservancy projects and vigorous farming, one farmer could grow enough food for five people.
But that's all. When the world is at peace and the population is reproducing, each farmer's farmland will become less and less, and it will drop back again.
So after calculation, one farmer supports three people, and one farmer supports one citizen. According to this ratio, Yangzhou City only needs to drop to 400,000 people. The urban population under Lao Zhu's rule totals 500,000, and the total population is more than 180
Ten thousand, less than two million.
Only then can it be more reasonable and affordable.
And now, the importance of agriculture is unparalleled, so we still need to transfer as much of the urban population to the countryside as possible.
Brothels and casinos, which are purely for consumption and have very negative energy, must be among the first targets to be cleaned up.
Next, due to the decrease in the consumer population, most of the restaurants, teahouses, and street shops in Yangzhou City must be closed.
For these people, there is no forced relocation, but they can be encouraged... For example, if you open a tea stall and feel that you can't survive, you can take the initiative to hand over the tea stall, and then get a land deed and some loans. Of course
In the form of market coupons, they are issued to traders to help them settle down in the countryside and cultivate the land.
If you still want to return to the city to do business after five years, the rural land will still be there and will not be taken back.
As a result, most of those who cannot continue their business will have to return to the countryside.
However, there are also some workshops and shops that must not close down.
That is the blacksmith shop, furniture workshop, medical clinic, medicine shop, textile workshop, brick kiln, ceramic kiln, paper maker, bookshop... Anyway, the industries related to production must be properly preserved.
Even if Yangzhou cannot support them, they can still move to Chuzhou, Hezhou, or even Haozhou and other places.
These are all important tasks related to Zhu Jiajun's next development, and they cannot be ruined in any case.
In fact, this is the great thing about Zhang Ximeng. Even if Li Shanchang did it himself, he would never be able to do the work so meticulously.
"In addition, private schools, pawn shops, and bank accounts cannot be closed casually. I will arrange for people to investigate the situation and prepare for the next issuance of treasure banknotes. There is another thing, those
Big family!" Zhang Ximeng said with a solemn expression: "Master, I'm afraid you will offend someone again."
Lao Zhu shook his head directly, "We are not afraid! What's more, we know that what you are going to say may not be considered a human being!"
It felt really good to be trusted. Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "My lord, aren't there many dignitaries in Yangzhou City? They keep many slaves. According to some prisoners, there are nine large households in Yangzhou, and each family is huge.
Not to mention the wealth, there are thousands of thugs, servants, maids and slaves in the household. I think we should order the release of slaves and reduce the size of large households..."
Zhu Yuanzhang listened and suddenly said: "That's all?"
Zhang Ximeng was startled, this is too much, why is it still not enough?
Lao Zhu frowned and said: "It stands to reason that these people are all powerful and have inextricable connections with Yuan Ting. When we were in Chuzhou, we resolutely eradicated the big families. Why did you become soft-hearted?" Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to smile.
Feixiao actually disliked Zhang Ximeng for not being quick enough.
According to Lao Zhu's idea, it would be easiest to simply kill him and confiscate his family property.
Zhang Ximeng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "My lord, there are too many wealthy households in Yangzhou and their strength is huge...and there are many businessmen here. They are different from the powerful landlords in the countryside. Those landlords, if we want land, they won't give it to us, we will just kill them."
That's all, but some of these wealthy businessmen who are engaged in business are good at business, and some have deep connections. Temporarily appeasing them will be useful to the lord's great cause. As long as they can give up most of the land, operate according to the rules and pay taxes, they should
Keep it. If they do commit illegal acts, it would be best to give them a formal punishment. Once the business order is destroyed, it will be difficult to restore."
Lao Zhu listened silently. To be honest, he hated business very much. He always felt that businessmen were just buying and selling, hoarding and not doing good things.
If Lao Zhu were to be humbled, everyone's head would probably become a hanging at the city gate.
If you dare to hoard, you will directly destroy the three tribes!
However, Lao Zhu could still hear what Zhang Ximeng said.
"Let's leave the matter to sir."
"Thank you for your trust, my lord!" Zhang Ximeng was about to make arrangements, but Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him.
"Don't be busy yet."
Lao Zhu said: "Sir, according to the time, no matter how slow the Yuan Ting's imperial envoys are in conveying the order, they should be in the Gaoyou army at this moment. Do you think, sir, that Tuotuo will obediently hand over his military power?"
"this?"
Zhang Ximeng pondered slightly. It wasn't that he didn't know the result, but he didn't know how to say it in a convincing way.
"Lord, I think that in the army, including the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions, they may not be willing to listen to Tuotuo's orders. If Tuotuo resists the order, there will be chaos in the army!"
"Then if Tuo Tuo obeys the decree, hundreds of thousands of people will be in peace?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"No!" Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "My lord, the Mongols have always been very cruel in their internal fights, especially in the fight for the right to inherit the throne, and the downfall of powerful ministers. Every time, rivers of blood were not shed, and tens of thousands of people died. This is a common thing. Tuotuo
He has been in power for many years and has many party members and countless cronies. If he falls, these people will fight tooth and nail to protect themselves. These hundreds of thousands of troops will definitely be in chaos and even fall apart!"
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, with a slight smile on his serious face.
"Sir, we can leave the affairs of Yangzhou City to you, but you must prepare the military supplies of five thousand troops and horses for us! We want to go north to Gaoyou!"
Zhang Ximeng understood instantly that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take advantage. Five thousand people might not seem like a lot, but it was enough. After all, Zhang Shicheng had less than 10,000 troops trapped in the city.
Historically, Zhang Shicheng won the Battle of Gaoyou and gained great prestige, so he took advantage of the situation to take over the land in eastern Zhejiang, and then went south to capture Suzhou, occupying the richest place in the world, and in one fell swoop he was qualified to challenge Zhu Yuanzhang.
But if Lao Zhu accepted the legacy of Tuotuo's defeat and his strength skyrocketed, Zhang Shicheng, who was trapped in Gaoyou at that time, came out and saw, yo! His fucking surname is Zhu!
That expression must be wonderful!
Although Zhang Ximeng believed that running Yangzhou was difficult and stressful, he could not refuse the temptation of this piece of pie.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will try my best to make arrangements and never hold you back."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, "With the help of Mr., we will be even more powerful! If we can seize all the land in the two Huaihe Rivers, and then cross the river to capture the south of the Yangtze River, the world of the Yuan Dynasty will not be able to survive for more than a few years if it reaches 80%!"
Zhang Ximeng deeply agrees, but now there is another variable, which depends on whether he can leave his last breath to the Yuan Dynasty?