Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Fourth Father Says Filial Piety
Although Zhang Ximeng had done a lot of things because of his youth, old people such as Jia Lu still regarded him as a late generation. However, since this lecture-style conference, no one dared to regard Zhang Ximeng as a young man.
An ordinary young man appeared, and as for Gong Bosui and others, they directly regarded Zhang Ximeng as their teacher.
This discussion is really wonderful. The more you think about it, the more interesting it becomes.
Although there are not many words and the principles are not complicated, it is extremely comprehensive. The answers can be found in it. The gains and losses of past dynasties, the rise and fall of dynasties, and the chaos of the world can be found in it.
All truths fall on the equalization of land and fairness, which can be called the finishing touch.
Gong Bosui was in a state of intoxication, as if in a dream, and stepping on the ground felt like stepping on clouds... It felt so good, as if he had achieved enlightenment overnight, and his whole body had soared to the nine heavens, looking down at the sky.
No more hesitation.
He rolled up his sleeves and couldn't wait to get going. No matter what he did, even if he was picking manure to fertilize the fields, Gong Bosui could do it heartily.
However, for someone like him who can serve as an army member for Tuotuo and coordinate an army of hundreds of thousands, it is really a waste of talent to pick the manure.
The task assigned to Gong Bosui was to assist in checking the original household registration atlas of Jiqing Road. Gong Bosui readily accepted it and even asked for the workload of five people.
It seems that this person is going to die hard, as hard-working and reliable as a certain writer...
And even in the midst of all the busyness, Zhang Ximeng is still very calm. No matter how beautiful his words are and how clear his principles are, in the final analysis, he still needs to truly implement it and let people see the real benefits.
To turn into food in a bowl, into clothes on your body, into the smiling faces of your family... so many things cannot be accomplished by just a few civil servants or a few prisoners.
The best helpers are the 523 people who have just passed the imperial examination.
The original number should have been five hundred and twenty-four, but the number one person is still in the prisoner of war camp reflecting on himself! It is a pity that one person has to be reduced.
As a group of people who are about to join the Zhu Jiajun administrative team, their levels vary greatly... There are many scholarly talents among them, who want to follow Zhu Yuanzhang, become a hero of Conglong, become famous all over the world, and shine in the annals of history.
But more people just read some books, know a few words, and can barely write and do math. As for the more than 100 candidates from the military, most of them were still illiterate three years ago, and they all relied on the military
The cultural education allowed them to read, read, and pass the exam.
In terms of level, these people are so different that it is impossible to talk about them together.
It's roughly the difference between "How is Dai Zongfu, Qilu is still young" and "If Mount Tai is moved around, the big one on the top will be small on the bottom." Although they are both poets, one can be included in textbooks, while the other can only be included in a collection of jokes.
However, things are not that simple, because these people who have come out of the military are destined to be the most capable, and they are highly obedient to orders. Whatever they want to do above can be carried out unconditionally. On the contrary, other candidates with different identities may not be able to do anything.
Being able to be so neat and obey orders.
Therefore, Zhang Ximeng’s first task is to train them. The first thing to explain is the necessity of equalizing land, which is roughly to summarize in detail what was discussed at the conference, form a complete set of logic, and instill it in these students.
Then a group of people were transferred from Chuzhou and other places to explain to them the problems that may be encountered in the process of land equalization and various ways to deal with it.
Then, assign tasks and send them to the countryside to understand the situation, verify the population of the fields, and prepare for the great project of dividing the fields.
There is no doubt that such a big matter cannot be explained clearly in a few days. Sending students down is a bit like rushing ducks to the shelves.
But Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng had no choice. These were not peaceful years. They could allow everyone to learn slowly, understand carefully, and then experiment and explore.
The core of everything is to act vigorously and resolutely, and problems must be solved as quickly as possible. Other forces are expanding, and Zhu Yuanzhang is taking things slowly, because he thinks that he has a long life!
I have no choice but to work and study at the same time.
I hope these students can adapt as soon as possible and do their jobs well. What awaits them in the future will be at least a chief envoy!
However, there may not be many people who can see this. Among them are a few young people with good backgrounds who gathered together and were filled with righteous indignation.
"What a bunch of shameless thieves! They deceived us into taking exams, but didn't give us official positions. Now they want to equalize the land. They clearly want to take away our family's property! Don't you think so?"
It turns out that these people are all children of wealthy families. What is the purpose of equalizing land? It is obvious that they want to take flesh from them, but they still say it so confidently and righteously.
No matter what, we will not agree!
"I think we should go back now, call on the villagers, form a village warrior, defend our hometown, and fight against the red thieves! It is better to be broken than to be destroyed!"
When he said this, several people nodded.
But there was one person who frowned, his name was Sun Yan.
"The superior army is strong. The hundreds of thousands of troops in the south of the Yangtze River are not the opponent of the superior government, let alone a mob like us! And I have thought about it again and again. What Zhang experienced said, public opinion is God's will, and equal distribution of acres is God's destiny... I think it is still
, there is still a little bit of truth!”
"Pooh!"
Someone immediately turned their backs, "Sun Yan, I think you are crazy! Zhang Ximeng is deceiving others, don't you understand? In the end, they are just a bunch of poor people who are greedy for the property that our family has worked so hard to accumulate.
It's a plunder by clever means. You still say that he is justified, are you prepared to give up your land to him with both hands?"
"This... is not impossible. My family does have a lot of land, and a lot of it was obtained by my father from Yuan Ting. It is ill-gotten wealth..."
"Shut up!" His words were interrupted again, and several other people said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense! Our family's land has been there before the Yuan Dynasty! We have been cultivating and inheriting the family for generations, and we have taken the land fairly and with peace of mind.
. You are a confused person, your family is the one who got the ill-gotten gains, and you deserve to be robbed by the red thieves!"
This group of people had a quarrel, and that night, they pretended to go out to investigate the situation, and then left Jinling and returned to their hometown. These scholars were planning to recruit Xiang Yong to fight against Lao Zhu!
Unlike them, Sun Yan really wanted to stay and work for Lao Zhu... But soon, he received a letter from his family, telling him to return to Liyang Prefecture immediately.
The old servant who came to deliver the letter was curious and asked: "Master, you are now on the gold medal list and are going to be a high official?"
Sun Yan grinned bitterly, "What a high official, he's just an ordinary scribe. He hasn't officially taken up his post yet... What on earth did my father ask me to do? Why are you so anxious?"
When the old servant heard this, he was a little disappointed. He thought the young master had become a high official?
There was no other way, so he said it again carefully.
It turns out that with Zhu Yuanzhang entering Jinling, the voice of equalizing the land has never stopped, especially recently, with the notice posted, the dust has finally settled.
Many tenants in Lishui, not far from Jinling, have already taken action. They can't wait to allocate acres of land on their own without waiting for Zhu Jiajun to send people over.
Anyone who dares to stop them will be killed without mercy!
Anyway, with Zhu Jiajun as your backing, you have nothing to fear!
The number of angry people has reached hundreds. On the other side, the Sun family also has more than a hundred thugs. Counting the long-term and short-term workers, there are two to three hundred people.
The two sides are at war with each other and are about to start a fight.
Sun Yan's father knew that his son had passed Zhu Jiajun's imperial examination. He thought that his son would soar to the sky and be able to speak well, and it would be easy for him to deal with a bunch of lowly tenant farmers.
If there is no equalization of land, how can it be possible to equalize the land of a high-ranking official’s family?
As long as my son comes back, you are all finished!
After listening to the old servant's words, he felt his father's earnest expectations. Sun Yan felt that the burden on his shoulders was extremely heavy. Dad, do you really think highly of me?
And it seems that I still think there is nothing wrong with dividing the fields!
Take my father as an example. He was originally a businessman. After he became rich, he hired a husband to teach him how to read. Moreover, he knew exactly how his father became rich and how he accumulated so much land.
That is to say, Zhu Jiajun hasn't come here yet, otherwise your old head will definitely hang with Zhu Yidou and others and become a decoration on the city wall.
Dad!
I need to save you, kid!
With complicated emotions, Sun Yan returned to his home in Lishui. Before he entered the house, he felt a solemn atmosphere. His house seemed to be a little taller. There were people patrolling inside and outside, holding hands.
Holding the sword, it seemed as if he was about to go to the battlefield.
When they saw Sun Yan coming back, the servants cried with joy.
The young master is finally back and feels confident.
They happily took Sun Yan into the mansion.
When Sun's father saw his son coming back, he couldn't help but grabbed his arm and shook him excitedly!
"My son, dad is counting on you! This is the right move for dad. You took part in the Zhu Jiajun's imperial examination and became an officer of the Zhu Jiajun. Your dad has nothing to fear. There are people in the court who are easy to be officials, so help them.
You're a dirty, crazy, pink-eyed, crazy guy who can't bully your father anymore!"
The more Sun Yan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He wanted to explain it to his father, but at this moment, suddenly gongs and drums sounded outside, and people screamed!
"Master, it's broken, those beasts are coming to kill you!"
Sun's father stood up subconsciously and hurried out. Sun Yan was following behind. When they arrived at the door, he looked through the crack in the door and saw that there were at least three to five hundred people outside, and each of them was holding a weapon and was very aggressive.
!
"Sun, get out! You oppress good people and do evil. Your death is coming!"
Sun's father was so angry that he gritted his teeth and quickly turned his head to look at his son, "Aren't you an officer of the Zhu Family Army now? Drive them away!"
Sun Yan cried, don't say I'm not an official, even if it's a high official, at this time, it's just a scholar meeting a soldier, it makes no sense.
What's even worse is that once a conflict breaks out and many people die, and the news reaches Jinling, it will definitely anger Zhu Jiajun. By then, my father will be a typical example of a powerful man and needs to be dealt with!
The day is not far when everyone in the Sun family will follow Zhu Yidou and go underground to play mahjong.
What to do?
Scanning the servants, I found that their faces were full of hope, and they were all looking at him. Master, we are counting on you!
Sun Yan suddenly came up with an idea that was not an idea at all. He said to his father: "The war is about to break out right now. It may not be useful to reveal your identity, so you can only fight with your back! Please allow me, father, and all the servants in our family will obey me."
Only by dispatching, sharing the same hatred of the enemy, and working together as one can we save our family!"
Father Sun was startled, "You, are you okay?"
"Dad, don't worry, Zhang Chengjun has specially taught us the art of war, we have many children!" Sun Yan said through gritted back molars.
Father Sun finally nodded, believe his son!
"Listen, all of you, listen to the young master! Who dares not to listen and do the family law!"
After speaking, Sun's father took the initiative to take two steps back, confidently handing over the power to his son.
Sun Yan took a deep breath and looked at all the servants.
"Listen, at the Grand Marshal's Mansion of Taiping Xingguo, Marshal Zhu has issued an order to divide the land equally. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed or alive! Instead of letting people break down the door and come in, why don't we actively cooperate ourselves and alleviate some of the sins...
...Everyone listen to our order, take down my father first, then open the door, invite the villagers to come in, sit down and talk!"
These servants are all confused. Are our ears not broken?
The young master is not talking nonsense, is he?
"Why are you still standing there? Do you want to kill the nine tribes?" Sun Yan yelled, and he directly took the lead and pounced on the father with his eyes wide open... Well, it is very filial to the father!
After a while, the door of the Sun family opened, and Sun Yan cupped his fists and bowed to welcome the distinguished guest with a smile!