First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng said angrily with a dark face: "I can tell you that an outsider entered my mansion and left easily. What if he enters the lord's mansion? What if he didn't steal anything, but came to poison me?" Yes, so what? You are responsible for the safety of everyone now, so you just do things like this? If something happens, your head will not be enough to pay for it!"

Guo Ying was frightened out of his wits, and his palms were sweating, this matter is indeed not small!

"I, I will definitely try my best to catch this thief. Please rest assured, sir, there will definitely be no next time!"

Guo Ying was so frightened that he ran away for his life, and hurriedly deployed manpower to investigate and strengthen defenses, trying to make sure that no water leaked.

Needless to say, what happened this time reminded both Lao Zhu and Zhang Ximeng that they must be more careful.

Especially Lao Zhu, he likes to go to the folks very much, find a noodle restaurant when he has nothing to do, eat a bowl of noodles, get a few cloves of garlic, and watch the people coming and going on the street, that is his happiest time.

Old Zhu's taste may have been picked up when he was wandering.

At that time, he was begging for food all over the world, and it was difficult for him to eat a full meal.

At that time, those figures sitting in the noodle shop, steaming hot, eating noodles and soup, must be the most envious of Lao Zhu.

Now that I am in power, I can eat a big bowl of noodles, a few cloves of garlic, and watch people go by on the street, which is undoubtedly enjoyable.In particular, there must be no greedy beggars on the street, especially those who are strong and strong. They must be arranged quickly, and they must be given a way out if they join the army and farm.

Don't make another Zhu Chongba again!

Now that this incident happened, although Lao Zhu still likes to go to the streets, he must restrain himself, so as not to be murdered.

It's just that compared to this little unhappiness, Zhu Jiajun's harvest is still too great.

It seems that the precious banknotes that have been wanted to be issued for a long time can be launched.

And Zhang Ximeng, who is known all over the world for his incorruptibility, is the best treasurer.

"Sir, I'm afraid this matter must belong to you."

Zhang Ximeng didn't know whether to be angry or happy. Is this a blessing in disguise?

"My lord, banknotes are not that simple, you must have safe preparations. I really don't have enough manpower here..."

"It's easy." Old Zhu said with a smile: "Liu Ji, Song Lian, Ye Chen, Zhang Yi, these people are all yours. How to distribute the treasure money, you can discuss a way out."

All of a sudden, Zhang Ximeng's subordinates soared in a straight line, and they were all famous scholars, the kind who were quite popular.

Old Zhu said relaxedly: "Go to pay homage to Zongze first, and when we come back, we will prepare spring plowing and treasure banknotes!"

Chapter 2 Worshiping the Sages

Zhu Yuanzhang has never been so confident. Around him are all the top civil and military figures in the world.For the civil servants, led by Li Shanchang, Jia Lu, Zhu Sheng, Zhang Ximeng, Wang Guangyang, Yang Xian, Liu Bowen, Li Xi, Tao An, Song Lian, Ye Chen...

On the general side, there are Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai, Tang He, Feng Guoyong, Fei Ju, Hua Yun, Deng Youde, Zhu Wenzheng, Wu Liang, Wu Zhen and so on.

Today, Lao Zhu can proudly say that there are many talents and full-fledged wings.

And this is just an appearance, there is never a shortage of fierce men in troubled times. In terms of being able to fight, Liu Futong has already started the Northern Expedition, and the West Route Army has crossed Shanzhou and entered Guanzhong.

Mao Gui was actively mobilizing troops in Xuzhou and other places, and he also wanted to enter Shandong to fight the Yuan army to the death.

Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui's subordinates were also full of talented people with amazing combat power. Ming Yuzhen had just entered Shu, and in terms of Tianwan's territory, it had already included three provinces of the Great Yuan.

The combined territory of Zhu Yuanzhang is probably less than the size of a province.

Even Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen's men were full of warriors.

Not to mention that although Yuan Ting's ship is rotten, there are still three thousand nails. Tuotuo can't do it, but because of the release of the freak Xiangyong, the militia was used to suppress the red scarf.

In the Yuan court, two powerful military groups gradually emerged, one was Dashi Batulu, the other was Chahan Timur, and others such as Li Siqi were also temporary warriors, so they should not be taken lightly.

But facing the heroes of the world, Zhu Yuanzhang is full of confidence. Maybe the process will be very hard, but they are all destined to be crushed scum!

Because the Zhu Jiajun group has something far superior to their opponents.

These men from Huaixi are no longer for the glory and wealth, for the sake of getting ahead, these simple requirements.They have a greater purpose.

They want to expel the Hulu, restore China, implement equalization of land, and improve people's livelihood.

Farmers with ideas are no ordinary farmers.

Moreover, in the Zhu family army, there is also a group of scholars who have completed their ideological transformation.An enlightened scholar is no longer an ordinary scholar.

"Mr. Li, after this sacrifice, we plan to set up Zuocheng and Youcheng to assist us in handling government affairs... You will be the Zuocheng, and Mr. Zhang will be the Youcheng."

Li Shanchang was stunned, and then felt bitter in his heart. After all, he couldn't keep his title as the number one civil servant, and Zhang Ximeng surpassed him...

When Li Shanchang was hesitating, Zhu Sheng who was next to him smiled and said: "Congratulations, Prime Minister Li, the superior has placed a heavy burden on your shoulders!"

Li Shanchang was stunned, and then realized what was going on... It turns out that according to the Mongolian custom, the right is respected, and in all the Zhongshu provinces in the Yuan court, the right minister is higher than the left minister.

At the beginning of the Red Scarf Army uprising, it also continued the habit of the Yuan Dynasty, respecting the right.

But now, Zhu Jiajun is about to restore the traditional habits of the Han family, respecting the left.

Therefore, Li Shanchang, the Zuo Cheng of Wu Guogong, is still the No. 1 civil official, and Zhang Ximeng is the right Cheng, closely behind.

As for Jia Lu and Zhu Sheng, they were supposed to work in peace, and they were regarded as Zhu Yuanzhang's senior staff officers.

Yang Yuangao, Ruan Hongdao, Wang Guangyang, Yang Xian, Li Xi, Tao An, these people are divided into six departments, directly under Li Shanchang, they can be regarded as Lao Zhu's administrative team.

Zhang Ximeng, the right minister, is also in charge of the Academy of Sciences, the History Museum, the Confucian Academy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Tongzhengyuan, the Baochao Division... assisting Li Shanchang and assisting in government affairs.

This arrangement is actually very interesting. Since Lao Zhu was only promoted to Wu Guogong, some plaques in the yamen need to be downgraded. It was fiddled with and temporarily used as Yushitai.

In this way, the entire system setting is also very clear.

If you regard Lao Zhu as the emperor, then Li Shanchang is the head of the civil servants, belongs to the prime minister, commands the six ministries, and is fully responsible for administrative matters.

Zhang Ximeng is the deputy prime minister. He leads the Imperial Academy—responsible for drafting imperial edicts, the embassy—responsible for compiling history, the Imperial Academy—responsible for personnel training, leads the Yushitai—supervises all officials, and controls the General Administration Department—responsible for text exchanges. It is additionally responsible for issuing currency.

In a word, Zhang Ximeng is responsible for everything other than the six parts.

There is no doubt that normal countries do not set up official systems like this, this is going crazy!

But for a grass-roots team, it is very wise.

What Lao Zhu wants is efficiency, and it is impossible to get a lot of officials to hinder each other.

Therefore, the core administrative power must be handed over to a person with strong administrative ability. Because of his rich experience and performance in the past few years, Li Shanchang won the victory and obtained the control of the six departments.

But the problem is that if Li Shanchang is the leader because of this, there is no doubt that Li Shanchang's power will expand too much and become uncontrollable.

That's why Lao Zhu entrusted Zhang Ximeng with all the powers except the six departments, creating a super deputy prime minister!

The deputy prime minister can manage the drafting and issuing of official documents, can supervise all officials, in addition to the power of personnel training, currency issuance and other powers, which is tantamount to staring at Li Shanchang to death.

Anyway, whether you want it or not, we will do it.

Facing the huge amount of work that Lao Zhu threw at him, Zhang Ximeng also had a headache. Even if he was a workaholic, he couldn't do so much!

Fortunately, Zhang Ximeng also had his own team. He put Liu Bowen in charge of drafting official documents, Song Lian in charge of education, Ye Chen in charge of official document exchange, and Zhang Yi in charge of supervision... As for Zhang Ximeng himself, besides supervising these people, he was mainly responsible for issuing banknotes.

But Sun Yan, who was the first to follow Zhang Ximeng, didn't give him any specific work, so he just followed Zhang Ximeng as a follower anyway!

In fact, it seems a bit confusing, but it is generally clear that the future six departments and nine ministers have already taken shape.

Correspondingly, the military commander's side is a bit simpler... It turns out that Lao Zhu set up five battalions, and then expanded it to ten battalions. Now, the command envoys are no longer enough.

According to Zhang Ximeng's suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang re-established the Five Armies and set up the commanders... For example, the commanders of the former army had the A and B battalions under their jurisdiction, and the rear army commanders had the C and D battalions under their jurisdiction. analogy.Of course, in addition to these ten battalions, Lao Zhu can expand at any time. The five armies are all commanding envoys, and the battalions under their jurisdiction can reach an astonishing level.

All in all, it is this whole system that is rapidly developing toward the country.

There are still some awkward places for the time being. After Lao Zhu proclaims himself emperor, everything will be justified and it will be easy to handle.

The general division of power and the structure of civil and military affairs have basically been established.

The next mission is to inject soul into this team!

Zhu Yuanzhang led Wenwu to the northern foot of Jingxian Mountain in Dantu County, Zhenjiang Road.

When Zong Ze was stationed in Kaifeng, he became sick from worry and anger. After he died of illness, his son Zong Ying and Yue Fei escorted his body to Jingxian Mountain for burial.

At the beginning, Zongze's tomb was still cared for by people, but due to the frequent wars during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the cemetery was destroyed, the ancestral hall was tilted, the hall was abandoned, the tomb was deserted, and the sacrificial property was occupied by the monks. The area around Zongze's tomb was extensively cultivated.

After Zhang Ximeng proposed to sacrifice to Zongze, he immediately sent people over to check the situation of the cemetery, and detained all the monks who were farming.

Afterwards, a comprehensive repair was started, weeds were cleared, and the sacrificial hall was repaired... A total of more than 3000 people were mobilized, and all the work was completed in less than a month.

In the spring breeze of February, like scissors and knives, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Zongze's tomb surrounded by a crowd of civil and military personnel.

They dismounted and marched into the cemetery.

Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward in person, made sacrifices and saluted, and offered three sacrifices... After doing all this, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to retreat. At this time, Song Lian took a step and walked forward.

If you observe carefully, you can find that the old gentleman's legs are trembling slightly, and his face is reddish, as if drunk... In fact, Zhang Ximeng was originally planned to come to read the sacrificial oration.

But Zhang Ximeng gave up the opportunity to Song Lian. If there is no accident, this must be a major event that will be recorded in history!

It is very likely that hundreds of years later, when you mention Song Lian, you will think of this article, and maybe it will be included in the textbook, and a sentence will be attached...recite and write the full text silently.

"Since the Pan Gu clan opened up the world, the Three Emperors ruled the world, and the Five Emperors established the relationship..."

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, he began to talk about the beginning of the world, everyone was shocked, this article is really big enough!

Song Lian continued unhurriedly, "Dayu ruled the waters, the country began to emerge, and the three dynasties of Xia and Shang set an example for future generations... Then there was the theory of Spring and Autumn, hundreds of schools of thought, sages established Taoism, and established rituals and music. The barbarians... the first emperor descended from the sky, swept across the world, unified the universe, and forged China!"

Speaking of this, the big guys gradually tasted the taste. Song Lian was reorganizing history. He talked about the rule of the Three Dynasties, the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, and hundreds of schools of thought. He believed that this period of history formed the theory of China and distinguished barbarians. critical period.

When Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the Chinese pattern was truly established.

"After the first emperor, kings emerged one after another. After Qin, Han and Tang successively passed on to Zhao and Song Dynasties, China's lands and mountains, and Chinese orthodoxy, which continued endlessly... But Mongolia started in the desert, raised a hundred thousand soldiers, swept across all directions, and destroyed countless countries. The lineage of China is cut off from the cliff mountain, and there is no territory of the Han people in the universe. The life of the Yanhuang Miao people is lower than that of animals, and it has lasted for decades.

"Fortunately, the heart does not die, and the noble spirit lasts forever...Thinking of my Chinese ancestors, shooting the sun to move mountains, controlling floods, and building the Great Wall, why were you afraid? Princes and generals are not destiny, and the wrath of a man can still destroy the country! Think carefully, Huaxia The sincerity lies in the word unyielding!"

Song Lian passed on from the orthodox tradition to the point where people's hearts are not dead, and then he pointed out the meaning of unyielding.

Next, it is natural to talk about how to overthrow Yuan Ting.

"For thousands of years, China has been in peril, not just once. Billions of billions of people, how can they be willing to be cattle, horses and livestock? My lord Zhu Shi Yuanzhang, respectfully tell the sages, accept the fate of heaven, and obey the hearts of the people... Hold up the three-foot sword and raise troops Destroy the Yuan, aiming to expel the barbarians and restore China! It is also said that the fields are divided equally, and the people are rescued... The destiny belongs to me, the heart of the people, the gods of heaven and earth, and the heroes and sages of the past generations, protect us, and we are determined to achieve the whole world. achievement!"

Chapter 2 Teacher Zhang's Small Classroom

After reading a sacrificial text, Song Lian was already sweating profusely and out of breath.

This is not an ordinary funeral oration, but a complete set of programs, the entire Zhu Jiajun Group's views on history, and its outlook on the future.

Starting from Pangu's opening up of the world, it is to distinguish between Huayi and Yi, and to praise virtuous officials, and even writes Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in order to praise resistance.

In the final analysis, it is above saving the people. The will of the people is the will of God, and the heart of heaven is the heart of the people... When it comes to this, it is tantamount to completely distinguishing it from Yuan Ting and the rest of the Red Scarf Army.

Zhu Jiajun has become a completely different force.

What title disputes, how to order and rule, how to declare to the outside world... There is no doubt about it. The chronology uses the Huaxia Wu Kingdom, counting from the year after Lao Zhu entered Jinling, that is, the 16th year of Zhizheng is the first year of the Huaxia Wu Kingdom. The name of the country is Wu, but the head of the country is named Wu Guogong, who is not called a king. When entering Huaxia Wu, it can be abbreviated as Wu, or Huaxia can be used.

As for the Red Scarf Army, the name Zhu Jiajun is mostly replaced by Huaxia in the official documents.

All in all, Lao Zhu's power has become completely independent, and he has shown a distinctive temperament.

After Zhu Yuanzhang took office as the Duke of Wu, he appointed subordinate officials and announced new policies, and the first of all major policies was to issue Huaxia treasure banknotes.

And this task fell on Zhang Ximeng's head.

"Let's all discuss it and see what to do?"

Zhang Ximeng also had his own valet, he sat in the middle, Liu Bowen, Song Lian, even Jia Lu, Gong Bosui and others all came.

It is especially worth mentioning that Lian Yexian Timur was also called.

This man has just repaired a few cow hooves, and his body still smells of dung, so the big guy doesn't care. A person who works seriously is always worthy of respect.

"First of all, there seems to be a section of Dayuan's treasure note that is not bad, can you share your experience so that we can all listen carefully?"

Also startled for a while, Baochao, this crap is a pain in the hearts of their brothers. One of the reasons for the rise of the Red Turban Army is the change of money.

It is precisely because of the pain of the skin that the talk is more profound... Some books praise the treasure banknotes of the Yuan Dynasty, thinking that this treasure banknote has sufficient reserves, stable currency value, and is very advanced, much better than the Daming banknotes.It can even be concluded that the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty knew more about economics than Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a farmer.

As for which book, there is no need to say more.

In fact, in terms of stable currency value, convenience for merchants and people, the maintenance time of Yuan Dynasty treasure banknotes is really not as long as that of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes... It's just that under the conditions of ancient times, the end of paper money can be expected.

The Yuan Dynasty initially issued treasure banknotes, not even using silver as a reserve fund, but using raw silk. 1000 taels of raw silk were priced at 50 taels of silver, and then one tael of silver was used to make two banknotes. .

Later, the Yuan Dynasty simply used silver as a reserve, setting up official treasuries along the way, trading gold and silver, and leveling the banknote method.One tael of silver is spent, and the price is up to two pennies of yuan banknotes in the warehouse, and five cents for two pennies out of the warehouse.One liang of red gold, [-] guan in the warehouse, [-] guan in the warehouse, and [-] wen.

According to Yuan Ting's design, if one tael of silver is taken out, two banknotes can be exchanged, and for every tael of silver in reserve, two more five-cent banknotes can be issued, and the red gold is calculated at ten times the price of silver.

In fact, judging from this ratio, Yuan Ting is even considered conservative. The gap between banknotes and reserve funds can be larger. For example, with [-]% of reserve funds, [-]% of banknotes can be issued.

But don't worry about anything, because soon Yuan Ting couldn't hold on anymore.

A large number of banknotes were issued, far exceeding the reserves, and unable to continue to maintain, the Yuan court simply came to the traditional art of the US emperor and announced that the treasure banknotes were no longer linked to gold and silver.