Li Shanchang was used to being a minor official, while Jia Lu had been Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zuo Cheng of Zhongshu, and was among the prime ministers. In other words, the gap between the two of them was the distance between a minor official in the township and a senior official in the central government.
Zhang Ximeng, not even Zhu Yuanzhang, can't draw the same pie.
Only Jia Lu can draw, and he can make Li Shanchang accept it willingly and calmly.
"Sir, are you saying that if you follow the superior, you can leave your name in history?"
Jia Lu smiled, "It's not just a matter of leaving a name in history. This place is not far from Peixian County, where the king's spirit is. More than a thousand years ago, Xiao He assisted the Han Dynasty and achieved hegemony. I seem to remember that Xiao He was just a minor official in the county government in his early years.
That’s it!”
Li Shanchang's expression suddenly changed. He used Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to encourage Zhu Yuanzhang, and now Jialu used Xiao He to fool him, which can be regarded as repaying him with his own methods.
What's interesting is that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to face it calmly after receiving the vaccine, but Li Shanchang was hopelessly infected.
He thought for a long time and finally made up his mind.
Since I came here, I just followed the guy named Zhu!
However, Li Shanchang still had some doubts. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Sir, heroes are rising together now, and the world is in chaos. How can a superior conquer the world and clean up the old mountains and rivers?"
"Hahaha!" Jalu laughed, "Didn't you see it?"
Li Shanchang was stunned. After a while, his face turned red and his hands trembled. He seemed very excited. He mustered up his courage and asked, "Sir, do you really want to attack the powerful gentry? Can't you be accommodating?"
Jia Lu smiled and said, "Li Shanchang, you are a smart man, I might as well tell the truth. The Mongols swept the world and took over the country of the Song Dynasty. Although they committed murder and evil, it is difficult to describe. But many powerful landowners were still safe and sound, and continued to be prosperous and wealthy.
The same is true for those tenants who rent land from landlords. They just have a few more Mongolian masters. They will still starve if they should, and they will still be bullied if they should. The difference may be that in the past, three people beat him, but now
It’s become five people… not much different from left to right, don’t you think?”
Li Shanchang took a deep breath and couldn't help but nod.
He wholeheartedly agreed with this statement.
Because the Li family is like this, guarding hundreds of acres of land and living peacefully.
Li Shanchang came up with the idea of opposing Yuan Ting, but when he saw the red scarf everywhere and the way up was blocked, he became angry and decided to join Zhu Yuanzhang to gain a future, that's all.
Thinking of this, when Li Shanchang read the pamphlet again, he understood.
This land distribution strategy is not as simple as simply giving the people some land in exchange for their support.
You want to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty and restore the old mountains and rivers.
People have to ask, what's the use?
If you still don't want to live or die, why do you have to risk your life?
What can be done to restore the Song Dynasty?
We love the Song Dynasty, does the Song Dynasty love us?
Three thousand tigers and tigers reach the land of Youyan, and the flying dragon reopens the sky of Song Dynasty on the 9th!
This slogan spread on both sides of the Yellow River is essentially empty, floating in the world and unable to land.
But once it is combined with this land allocation strategy.
Heaven, thunder, earth and fire all came together in an instant.
It can blow a big hole into the world of the Yuan Dynasty!
What does it mean to reopen the Song Dynasty?
That is to eradicate the powerful, equalize the acres of land, share the labor and taxes, and fight side by side until a new world is created.
As for Li Shanchang's idea, it cannot be said to be useless. He put the burden on the refugees. He recruited refugees, cultivated official fields, and let the refugees bear more land taxes and military service.
There is not much impact on the gentry landowners and their tenants. Moreover, due to the heavy taxes on official land, many people will find ways to turn official land into private land to reduce the burden.
Once this happens, they will get off the anti-Yuan chariot.
To put it bluntly, Li Shanchang's plan mobilized only half of the people. Zhang Ximeng's plan mobilized everyone except a handful of landlords.
The size of the pattern, the decision is made!
"Although there are many heroes in the world, most of them are reckless and mediocre people. There are not many civil servants who can reuse them, let alone those who have a strategic mind and a bright future. General Zhu is far above the rest of the heroes in terms of wisdom, courage, and structure...
If he is prosperous and powerful, he will meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, and he will surely become a prime minister in the history books and be famous for generations to come!"
Jia Lu calls Li Shanchang "gong", which means that your status in the future will definitely be higher than mine.
Li Shanchang could certainly hear it. He said he didn't dare, but he was very happy in his heart. But Li Shanchang was not stupid either. Although Zhang Ximeng was young, he was not an ordinary person who could come up with land allocation strategies, and it was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang valued him more.
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There is nothing Li Shanchang can do about this. First come, first served, who made him late!
However, he also has advantages, that is, rich administrative experience and unparalleled experience in dealing with the people below.
Take the land distribution plan envisioned by Zhang Ximeng, for example. It is indeed fairer and more reasonable than most plans, but in the eyes of an old official like Li Shanchang, it still has many loopholes and a lot of room for maneuver.
After careful consideration all night, Li Shanchang took the initiative to come to see Zhu Yuanzhang.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was also talking to Zhang Ximeng about dividing the land, and Jia Lu was also there.
Speaking of which, the fields are by no means so easy to divide.
There is a living example in front of me, how the Zhang family's servant Lao Wang was caught, and how he was delivered to Zhang Ximeng... This matter is quite interesting.
As mentioned before, a group of soldiers stole weapons and fled back to their hometown, unwilling to follow Zhu Yuanzhang.
At that time, Lao Zhu went to rescue Guo Zixing, but he did not take care of these people. He was also worried that their departure would affect the morale of the army.
But when this group of people returned home, they were not idle. They had seen how the Lu family was dealt with and how to divide their fields in the army. They felt that their blood was boiling and they should do this... They were all poor people. After returning home, they hurriedly
implement.
They gathered more than a hundred people, arrested a local landlord and two wealthy families, and beheaded them in public.
Then they organized the division of land... But at this time they were dumbfounded, because no one had read a book, could not calculate the number of acres, and did not know how to implement it.
Coincidentally, Lao Wang stole the Zhang family's jewelry. He wanted to run south and hide in a peaceful place. But the war was chaotic and he couldn't run away. He had a bag of jewelry on him, and it was difficult to find a pawn shop to exchange money.
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He could only hide in the village and rely on the help of an old farmer to make a living. He was so shameless that he actually took up the identity of Father Zhang... He said that he was a scholar. In order to avoid the disaster of war, he unfortunately met Yuan Bing and his wife.
Even though his son was dead, he managed to escape with his life...
The old farmer took him in, gave him a place to live, and gave him some food. The condition was that he received one piece of jewelry every month.
Lao Wang hid for several months, and the Yuan soldiers retreated, so he thought about going to a safe place.
Before you could leave, let a group of soldiers find you. Aren't you literate? Aren't you reading?
Help us divide the fields!
Lao Wang was dumbfounded, I am just a slave, you are going to use this to test me?
The soldiers ignored this and pressed the knife to their necks.
Lao Wang could only agree, but he soon discovered that the issue of dividing the fields was very important... which piece was good, which piece was bad, and whether there was irrigation. An acre of irrigated land was compared to an acre of ordinary land.
The output can be increased by half.
Also, there is a lack of measuring tools in rural areas, so the lunge method is used to estimate the land area. One lunge is counted as five feet. This creates a problem. The leg lengths of a big man and a small man are definitely different.
The steps are not that big either.
After discovering this, Lao Wang came up with his skills. He kept instigating among this group of people, giving more to this person and less to that person, creating conflicts and dividing people.
All in all, he brought out all the noisy skills he had developed while working in the Zhang family.
After a few days, the more than 100 soldiers were torn apart, and they all stabbed each other, injuring several of them.
Lao Wang was quite satisfied, because as long as he continued, these people would not be able to clean up the mess and would have to be at his own mercy.
If he can control these more than 100 people, he can hook up with Yuan Ting, become a Tuan Lian Xiang Yong, and maybe even get an official position. The Zhang family is not willing to work for Yuan Ting, then they are stupid!
It can be said that Lao Wang's plan almost succeeded.
But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang rescued Guo Zixing and managed to defuse the war, preventing Guo Zixing and Zhao Jun from starting a war... In an instant, Zhu Yuanzhang became famous. The old people in the village heard the news and looked at the mess.
Divide fields.
I simply called these soldiers to the ancestral hall and talked to them.
You don’t have the ability, so stop wishing for anything. Besides, if you betrayed Mr. Zhu, aren’t you afraid of Mr. Zhu’s questioning?
When these soldiers took a look, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
They simply gave up their prejudices and went to Linhuai Town to plead guilty.
Before they left, they arrested Lao Wang.
It's this bastard who caused them to fight among themselves. He must be handed over to the superiors and punished severely.
In this way, they escorted Lao Wang to Linhuai and handed over the bag of jewelry that Lao Wang was carrying to Lao Zhu.
At first, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that this man was related to Zhang Ximeng, but when he saw the longevity lock and the gold bracelet with inscriptions on them, he immediately thought of Zhang Ximeng.
"My lord, Linhuai Town is just a small test. We are going to Dingyuan. The distribution of fields is the core of everything. It must be divided well, properly and convincingly. Only in this way can we win the support of the people!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly. He did not want to be like those more than a hundred idiots who would tear himself apart and start fighting among themselves.
At this moment, Li Shanchang came.
"The superior, I just have some insights from my humble position. I want to discuss it with the superior." Li Shanchang was full of confidence.