Zhang Ximeng stepped on the springboard and stepped onto the land on the south bank of the Yangtze River. He felt something was wrong... He looked to both sides. Lan Yu was following him, and Li Wenzhong had just jumped down.
"Sir, what's the matter?"
Zhang Ximeng lowered his voice, "Well, I need a fan!"
Lan Yu frowned. He didn't understand what it meant. Li Wenzhong was shrewd and couldn't help but laugh: "Feather fans and silk towels, and the oars and oars disappeared into ashes while talking and laughing! Sir, are you trying to imitate Zhou Lang?"
Lan Yu had an exaggerated look on her face and couldn't help pouting. She dared to compare herself to the ancients. Isn't this too arrogant, sir?
Zhang Ximeng blinked, "Li Wenzhong, is your uncle comparable to Emperor Wu?"
Li Wenzhong was stunned, "Well... I'm afraid now my uncle may not be as good as Sun Zhongmou who defeated Southeast, but his future is limitless!"
"Hahahaha!" Zhang Ximeng laughed and said, "That's it. We assist the lord and achieve hegemony, how can we be comparable to Zhou Lang?"
After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, he walked straight to Tongling County with strong steps and strong steps.
Lan Yu came closer to Li Wenzhong and said in a low voice: "Sir, he likes to brag. Don't listen to his nonsense!"
Li Wenzhong seemed not to have heard anything. He lowered his head for a moment, and suddenly he suddenly realized it. He clenched his fists excitedly, "Yes, sir, you are right! But Lan Yu, if you don't study hard, I'm afraid you won't be able to become a prince!"
Lan Yu was stunned, why were you deceived by Zhang Ximeng?
"The title of Marquis is on the horse. My brother-in-law was the first one to enter Tongling. He got there first! In a few years, I will also be able to train troops to charge into battle. A mere Marquis will not be able to stop Lan Yu!"
Li Wenzhong didn't care what Lan Yu said, he was just beaming with joy and ran towards Tongling.
The navy soldiers who followed also came ashore in batches, and everyone was smiling.
Although they still don't understand what this battle means, a successful battle from Jiangbei to Jiangnan is always a good thing!
It's just that most of them are Chaohu people and have no feelings for the land in the south of the Yangtze River. They had a hard time in the past. It would be best if they could plunder a lot, grab enough gold and silver treasures, go back with food, and enjoy the fruits of victory!
Among the navy, there are many people who are eager to try.
Fortunately, Zhang Ximeng emphasized military discipline the most during these days of training. He also mixed people from the Yu family and the Liao family to monitor each other, so they did not dare to act rashly.
Moreover, Chang Yuchun took the lead in entering Tongling, showing his strong combat effectiveness.
Zhu Jiajun's soldiers are not many, but their deterrence is sufficient.
As a result, there was no looting.
Although in the eyes of many people, soldiers are just tool people, I'm sorry, but if you want to turn soldiers into real tool people, you need strict and even cruel training to succeed.
Otherwise, soldiers will have their own thoughts and all kinds of messy things will happen.
In history, when Lao Zhu crossed the river, some people wanted to snatch a circle and rush back. Zhu Yuanzhang had to cut off the cables and let go of all the ships. Only with the determination to fight against the odds did he force the soldiers to decide to stay in the south of the Yangtze River and develop their power.
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The difficulty of starting a business is evident!
However, for the people of Tongling, the Zhu Jiajun who did not commit any crime really made their eyes shine.
In a house, two elderly men were sitting in the middle. They were the two most famous scholars in the city, one named Tao An and the other Li Xi.
The two of them were nervous and looked outside anxiously. At this time, a young man came in from outside. He was Tao An's nephew. His surname was Yang and his name was Tianyang.
The young man is in his twenties and very energetic.
"How is it? Is Zhu Jiajun really as rumored?"
Yang Tianyang nodded vigorously and exclaimed: "Uncle, Mr. Li, today I really opened my eyes. Those Zhu Jiajun really didn't enter the houses. The Yuan army set fire to it, and they even took the initiative to put out the fire. Someone beat gongs and drums to invite the people in the city.
Go out and put out the fire, guess what?"
Tao An rolled his eyes in anger, "What am I guessing? Tell me quickly!"
Yang Tianyang exclaimed: "Anyway, I never expected that they took out military rations and said they were to reward the people... Tell me, we are fighting the fire for ourselves, so how can we ask for other people's food?"
Tao An couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked at Li Xi. The two old men were deeply shocked. "It is said that seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. This Zhu Jiajun really has the atmosphere of Master Wang!" Li Xi admired from the bottom of his heart.
Tao An said: "Since the eleventh year of Zhizheng, it has been four years now. At the beginning, the Peng party captured Tongling, and then the Yuan army came and killed them again. Over and over again, which time was it not that the people were robbed and their lives were in dire straits?
Although that Monk Peng is very famous, we have all seen Peng's soldiers, and they are no better than Yuan Ting, they are all the same!"
Li Xi nodded in agreement, "Tuotuo has been deposed, the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Great Wall, and the country will be subjugated. But it is hard to say who will own the world. After seeing Zhu Jiajun's demeanor today, I am sure that the one who will win the world must be
This man! Brother Tao, what do you think?"
Tao An nodded, "Of course that's the case. It's just that it doesn't seem so appropriate for the Zhu Jiajun to clean up the powerful and divide the land equally!"
Li Xi smiled and said, "Brother Tao, don't ask questions knowingly. If there is no thunderbolt method, how can the country be thousands of miles away? The founders of the past dynasties will divide the land and create households for the people, thinking that they are the foundation of the country. However, the Zhu Jiajun was more thorough and divided the land.
Tian's method is also more fair and reasonable! If they want to eradicate the powerful, they are also related to the Yuan Ting, and they are guilty. Among other things, I heard that Li Shanchang is a minor official of the Yuan Ting, and he is also a member of the Zhu Jiajun at this time.
Consultation?"
Tao An finally smiled and said, "Brother, you are indeed very considerate, but I am afraid that some of our farmland will have to be given away."
Li Xi nodded and said with a smile: "I will give in a little, and I will be happy to exchange it for a bright future for future generations!"
Tao An also smiled and said: "In that case, there is nothing to say... tell everyone to welcome Master Wang!"
Li Xi and Tao An, two old men, took the lead, greeted their families and relatives, brought drinks and food, and came to reward the three armies.
But what surprised them was that before they came out, the people in Tongling had already started to move.
Many people greeted me warmly and talked freely.
The two old men listened carefully and found out that everyone was saying: The Bodhisattva soldiers are coming!
That's right, Zhu Jiajun's reputation has long been spread.
Since last autumn, many people who fled from Jiangbei have been returning to Hezhou one after another. Then news came that these people had obtained land and had the foundation to settle down and live.
He also said that all exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been abolished, there is no need to pay grain ration fields, everyone can have enough to eat, and both young and old can be clothed.
There are also rumors from some businessmen that they brought copper materials to Chuzhou and other places and sold them at extremely high prices. Moreover, they saw along the way that every household had grain hoards and everyone had grain.
People with lots of fields even feed broken rice to chickens!
This is all the credit of Zhu Jiajun. If the Bodhisattva soldiers arrive earlier, the people will suffer less.
Various rumors have long been spread in various places along the river, especially in the places across the river from Hezhou and Chuzhou, which are well known to everyone.
However, when Zhu Jiajun crossed the river, the first battle was in Tongling.
The first notice posted to bring peace to the people was about the land distribution order.
Almost instantly, Tongling was boiling.
Hundreds of believers took the initiative to welcome the soldiers and horses, and ate pots of juice. The scene was unprecedentedly lively.
This scene made Tao An and Li Xi both excited and shocked. Wouldn't they be late?
Sure enough, it turned out that there was a wealthy businessman named Chen Di. He was in the copper business. Of course, he had money, but his status was not high. After all, a businessman could not get a high profile.
But who knew he would bring several cartloads of belongings and donate them on his own initiative.
"The villain pays homage to Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Ximeng glanced at him and said with a smile: "Do you know me?"
Chen Di said hurriedly: "When Mr. Zhang was in Chuzhou, he discussed business tax matters with merchants from various places. The villain was also among them, but he just didn't dare to speak."
Zhang Ximeng laughed loudly, "Why, did I stop people from talking?"
Chen Di hurriedly said: "No, at that time Tongling was still in the hands of Ni Yuan, and I didn't dare to say more for fear of causing trouble. Now, now, Zhu Jiajun is here! There is a blue sky in Tongling! I really want to shout loudly
Shout, long live Zhu Jiajun!"
He took the lead in shouting, and the waiters behind him first followed suit, and then other people also shouted long live the scene.
Zhang Ximeng waited for everyone to be quiet for a while, and then asked: "Since you know about business tax, you must have some experience. Do you think it is appropriate?"
"It's appropriate! It's so appropriate!" Chen Di took the initiative and said, "Folks, I took two thousand kilograms of copper materials to Chuzhou. Because they were in short supply, I only received half the tax. Then someone escorted me.
The market, from the beginning to the end, was always polite and welcoming. They didn’t ask for a penny from me, and they even helped me find a place to live and arrange the delivery. To be honest, the money I brought now came from my several trips to Chuzhou.
I earned money from doing business... and nothing else. I will take out all this money today and dedicate it to Zhu Jiajun! Please Mr. Zhang accept the villain’s wishes!"
Only then did everyone realize that Chen Di had made a fortune during this period by secretly transporting copper materials to Chuzhou. He was so bold!
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but asked curiously: "How did you cross the Yangtze River without encountering danger?"
Chen Dihan smiled and said: "There is still danger, but as the saying goes, money leads to the gods! Those Yuan soldiers are very greedy. If I can send copper materials across the river, I still need to use their warships.
Miles!"
Oops!
This time everyone was shocked. The Yuan army was really full of loopholes!
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "You said that money leads to magic. Is there anyone among us who fell under the influence of your money?"
"No! Not one!" Chen Di denied immediately.
Zhang Ximeng said angrily: "What's going on? You can't lie, can you?"
Chen Di waved his hands repeatedly, "Mr. Zhang, please think about it. The Yuan Tatars are deducting military pay, and the soldiers are living a hard life. As long as you give them money, they will do things for you, and they don't care about the life or death of the court. But it's different over there. Everyone gets a share."
A family of three has dozens of acres of farmland and dozens of acres of mulberry and hemp fields, which are worth at least several hundred dollars. Although I have some money, I can’t sell it to a few people! People even look down on me.
Bad money!"
Hearing his explanation, everyone burst into laughter.
Zhang Ximeng even laughed and said: "So if the land is divided well, corruption can also be prevented?"
As soon as these words came out, a voice immediately came from the crowd, "Don't say it! Those who have no permanent property have no perseverance. The Zhu family army divides the fields, that is the kingly way!"
Everyone followed the sound and saw an energetic little old man, wearing a Confucian shirt, squeezing out of the crowd. The person who came was none other than Tao An. Behind him, another old man followed, it was Li Xi.
Both of these men are quite prestigious in Tongling. When they arrived, everyone was amazed.
Zhu Jiajun is really popular!
Tao An arrived in front of Zhang Ximeng, looked at it carefully, and then bowed and said: "You must be Governor Zhang. I dare to say that Jinling is where the tiger is on the dragon's side. The foundation of the emperor should be laid as soon as possible to achieve great success!"