First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 208

After talking with Liu Futong, Han Song quickly dispatched ministers, and Zhu Yuanzhang, led by Zhang Ximeng, plus Wang Guangyang, quickly reached a package of cooperation plans with Liu Futong.

The first is the rezoning of the site. In order to facilitate the Northern Expedition, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Suzhou and other places were all given to Han Song as the base for attacking Shandong.

Correspondingly, Luzhou and Lu'an should be assigned to Zhu's army.

As for Zuo Junbi of Luzhou, just wave his hand and destroy it!

And from the map, after taking Luzhou and Lu'an, Anqing fell under the siege of Zhu's army, occupied Anqing, and opened the door to Jiangxi.

It was clear from both sides that Zhu Yuanzhang gave up the Huai'an blockbuster in order to open the way for Liu Futong's northern expedition, while Liu Futong gave way to Luzhou to encourage Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the sky in the west.

In other words, the two sides have temporarily delineated spheres of influence.

Liu Futong was determined to participate in the competition in the northern region and fought with Yuan Ting to the death.

The Zhu Jiajun temporarily chose to develop in the south, continuing the overall strategy proposed by Zhu Sheng and Liu Bowen. To build a high wall inside, to store grain widely, to fight the sky first, and then to deal with Zhang Shicheng.

Both sides have their own development directions, and the biggest conflict has been eliminated.

The rest are other small things, such as Zhu Jiajun selling grain to Han Song, Han Song opening the market, allowing merchants to sell goods and make profits.

The two sides can send envoys to each other and communicate with each other.

In the event of a crisis, the two sides should watch and help each other.

Zhang Ximeng also made a special point. He invited famous opera masters from Henan to perform in Jinling. At the same time, he promised to send Wu Datou to Bozhou to perform performances for Han and Song. The two sides could carry out cultural exchanges.

Zhang Ximeng worked hard inside Han Song, and he also held back a lot of calculations.

Although Liu Futong was inevitably defeated in the end, he fought **** battles with the Yuan army for nearly ten years, which greatly weakened the strength of the Yuan court. Moreover, Liu Futong's subordinates were all anti-Yuan warriors.

The Northern Expedition Middle Route Army even made an extreme detour, and was stunned to kill Goryeo.

Mao Gui of the East Route Army was also a talented and brave man.

After the disintegration of Han Song, if these forces are successfully accepted, the combat effectiveness of the Zhu Family Army will increase sharply. When the Northern Expedition comes, it will not only be Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, but the imperial double jade. It was the famous generals who came out together, went on an expedition of thousands of miles, and crushed the Yuan court in one fell swoop with the momentum of the top of Mount Tai.

If this goal can be achieved, I am afraid that Beiyuan will not be able to fall in love with Daming and kill each other, and will completely disappear from history.

Zhang Ximeng accepted the words sent by Liu Futong, but also to gain goodwill and pave the way for the future... Once Liu Futong died, Zhang Ximeng could tell his remnants, you see, we have been good friends for a long time, even my words are Liu Taibao up. It's all a family, don't worry, vote now, I will take care of you.

The so-called "no profit can't afford too early", when did Zhang Ximeng suffer?

Then again, Zhang Ximeng did so many operations, didn't Liu Futong notice it? Isn't he afraid?

I'm sorry, Liu Futong is really not afraid!

He is confident and the only worry is the lack of food.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang can give him food, he will be able to push the Yuan court. At that time, the north of the Yellow River will be his territory. It's a big deal to form a confrontation between Song and Jin with Zhu Yuanzhang! Only this time Song ran to the site of the former Jin Kingdom.

As for a little grain, don't the Jin people also eat the tribute from the Song Dynasty?

Exactly!

Liu Futong's abacus was very good, and Zhang Ximeng's calculation was also profound. The two sides fought each other, which was really lively.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely put aside his government affairs and devoted himself to repairing the graves of his parents.

When his parents died, there was not even a coffin. Zhu Yuanzhang wrapped his body with a rag he picked up and hurriedly buried his parents.

Now that he has the power in his hands, he can finally let his parents live in a better place... In fact, he was too busy a while ago.

But this time, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who managed and even worked himself, and it took half a month to repair the cemetery. It is worth mentioning that it is not far from the ancestral tomb of the Zhu family. Almost opposite, there is also an open space, which was bought by Lao Zhu and given to Zhang Ximeng, which is regarded as the ancestral tomb of the Zhang family.

Even the ancestral graves of the two families are connected to each other, and the intention is self-evident!

After Lao Zhu was busy with his work, Zhang Ximeng had almost finished talking. The two rulers and ministers paid homage to their ancestors together, and then prepared to leave for Jinling.

"Sir's teaching some time ago, let us engrave in our hearts, the heroes of the world, not Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Futong... It is really the people of the world! We remember that Li Shimin also said that water can carry a boat and capsize it, and Mencius also said that the people are the most important. , followed by the Sheji, and that's probably what it means.”

Zhang Ximeng nodded with a smile, "If the lord can understand this level, in this troubled world, he is the number one hero."

Lao Zhu laughed, "Sir, I don't know, Liu Futong also wrote us a secret letter. He said that we are all good, but we are too indulgent to troublesome people. He said that the people can let them go, but they can't let them know. In this way, it is both the division of the land and the indoctrination, and sooner or later it must be harmed by the people.”

It really is Liu Futong's tone!

Zhang Ximeng laughed, "Lord, Liu Futong can only be the forerunner of the king, destroying the Yuan for the lord, and if you want to achieve dominance, you must not!"

How can a leader who cannot take care of the needs of 90% of the people rule the world?

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng were full of confidence. They had obtained a strong ally, and they had seen through the quality of this ally. They knew that there was no threat.

The next step is to solve Zuo Junbi.

Zhang Ximeng immediately drew up a plan for Zhu Yuanzhang.

First, Liao Yongan was ordered to lead a fleet to transport Zhu Wenzheng's troops across the river. They set off from Chizhou, landed on the north bank, and went straight to Shucheng, cutting off Zuo Junbi's escape route and blocking Tianwan's reinforcements.

Zhu Wenzheng will definitely be able to do this job well!

Then he transferred Chang Yuchun's department, walked through the Ruxu River, entered Chaohu Lake, attacked Luzhou head-on, and then transferred Tang He from Yangzhou, and ordered him to take Luzhou from the direction of Chuzhou, in response to Chang Yuchun.

In this plan, Xu Da was not used, and Hua Yun, Wu Liang, Feng Guoyong and other generals were not arranged... The meaning is very clear, Zuo Junbi is not worthy of the Zhu Family Army's all-out efforts.

Being able to send Zhu Wenzheng, Chang Yuchun, and Tang He's combination is enough to give him face.

Three generals at the Duke level serve him alone, and Zuo Junbi is lucky to have three lives!

At this time, the battle line of the Zhu family's army was very clear. In addition to besieging Zuo Junbi, Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng, Fei Ju, Wu Zhen and others were developing towards the east bank of Poyang Lake, guarding the sky and flowing downstream.

On the southern line, Zhu Yuanzhang personally marched south and captured Xuancheng, Huizhou, Jinhua and other places.

The striker has already pointed to Chuzhou.

Coincidentally, Liu Bowen originally had a village warrior in Chuzhou.

Lao Liu took refuge in the Zhu family army, and then the main force of the Zhu family army entered Chuzhou and easily captured most of the land.

Seeing that everything was going well, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Jinling, and then crossed the river to meet Liu Futong.

During this period of time, Zhu Jiajun was not idle, and Xu Da sat in the town and continued to fight. As a pioneer, Hu Dahai has already led his troops into Shaoxing.

The entire Zhu Family Army is in a stage of rapid development.

Where the army goes, it is invincible in both vertical and horizontal directions, in attack and in attack, and in battle.

After Lao Zhu plans to return to Jinling, he will continue to deploy the southern expedition. The goal is to enter Fujian, preferably to the coast and occupy the port.

With the port, overseas trade can be carried out, and the much-needed gold and silver can be solved.

With coastal land, salt can be dried. Although Fang Guozhen has the capital now, there is no shortage of salt, but who would think that the site is large and resources are abundant?

No one has it as well as oneself!

On this point, Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang are highly consistent.

They went all the way back to Jinling, just past Dingyuan.

Speaking of which, this is the land of Longxing of Lao Zhu, and it is also the first city that Zhu Yuanzhang seized after his independent development.

It's just that the Dingyuan guard was empty because he broke Lao Zhang in Hengjian Mountain first, and he took it down casually, so he seemed calm.

However, Dingyuan must not be underestimated, this is still the granary of the Zhu family.

In particular, the Juntian in the south of the Yangtze River has just started, and there is still a period of time before the harvest, and 70% of the military rations of the Zhu family still come from Huaixi.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that the burden of the people was heavy.

According to this policy, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that it is strictly forbidden to make wine without permission, especially grain wine, which is strictly restricted.

Alcohol prohibition has been done a lot throughout the ages, but frankly speaking, the final effect is not good. In the final analysis, it is against human nature.

Some people are good at wine, and the wine is hugely profitable. Naturally, there are people who risk their lives and make wine without permission.

Zhang Ximeng naturally knew about this, but he did not dissuade Zhu Yuanzhang. The reason is very simple, it is an oath to show Lao Zhu's attitude.

Second, even if it cannot be completely banned, it can be reduced by 60 to 70%, which is good. And as long as it is maintained for three to five years, when the grain production in various places comes up, it is not so tense and relaxed properly, it will be a matter of course.

"Let's go to Dingyuan and see."

Lao Zhu was excited and entered Dingyuan County with Zhang Ximeng... As the first county that Lao Zhu won, Dingyuan has a very good environment, and there are not a single beggar or refugee on the street.

People came and went, the big guys laughed and laughed, with confidence on their faces.

The shops on the street were crowded, coming and going, and it was very lively.

Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously very satisfied, "Sir, we love watching this... Now that it's noon, let's invite you and Zhu Ying to dinner!"

When Zhu Ying heard it, she quickly said, "Godfather, I don't want to eat noodles anymore, can we go to the restaurant?"

Lao Zhu smiled. It turned out that he liked the habit of eating noodles, and even his son couldn't stand it.

"Okay, let's go to the biggest restaurant and get a few more dishes!"

Zhu Ying smiled immediately, "Okay, I'll order!"

This kid ran and jumped in front, and he really found the most decent restaurant. Zhu Ying ordered twelve dishes in one go. He was really welcome.

The store owner saw it in his eyes and knew that they were big customers, so he came up and said, "Guest officer, the journey is hard, do you want to drink some wine to relieve fatigue?"

Zhang Ximeng was not sure whether Zhu Yuanzhang brought money or not, but Zhu Ying would not bring it anyway. He only had the money exchanged for the gold ingot in his arms, and he couldn't bear it, so he said: "The fruit wine is sour. Sour and astringent, not for men to drink!"

He didn't want to buy wine, but the guy obviously got it wrong. He thought these guys wanted good wine!

"Guest officer, don't be afraid if you don't like drinking fruit wine. We have good wine made from grains here. Would you like to try it?"

Zhang Ximeng was startled, food and wine?

Publicly hawking?

Are you not putting Wu Guogong in your eyes too much?

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually became solemn, and he suddenly whispered: "Sure enough wine, just bring us a jar!"

The guy agreed. At this time, a young warrior came out of the private room in the backyard. His name was Hu Sanshe, and he was Hu Dahai's son.

"Just tell me how much wine you want, if others can't get it, I can't get it!" The kid said confidently.

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