First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"Liuhe has been taken down!"

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In an instant, Chuzhou was plunged into a sea of ​​joy, and the people in the city went out of their homes one after another, and cheered on the street, celebrating the victory from the bottom of their hearts.

Who said ordinary people are numb?

They know clearly, whoever treats them sincerely, they will naturally treat them sincerely!

Zhang Ximeng's face was full of red, and he finally regained his spirits, "Fei Ju, Hua Yun, send troops immediately!"

The two hurriedly agreed, and then Zhang Ximeng said again: "Please come quickly, Mr. Li... Oh, no, I will go there in person!" Zhang Ximeng trotted to meet Li Shanchang, feeling very happy, and soon they will have a solid foundation land!

Chapter 80 is back to school!

"Go to Liuhe without a fight, and the whole of Chuzhou will be in your hands!" Zhang Ximeng said excitedly, unable to hide his smile.

Li Shanchang is much calmer than him, after all, his age is here.

Moreover, Li Shanchang has too many government affairs at hand. It is a good thing to expand the territory, but his burden has been heavier.

"Originally, it was just Chuzhou, but now the three surrounding counties have to be added, and the land grant must be completed before spring plowing. Ask yourself, I am really at a loss!"

Zhang Ximeng's smile remained undiminished, he was too aware of Li Shanchang's administrative ability, such a small amount of territory and so few people would exhaust Xiao He in the future, and he looked down on Lao Li's ability too much!

It's just that Li Shanchang complained, and he also understood what it meant.

"Mr. Li, our reserve of civil servants is indeed not enough. Now that we have the whole territory of Chuzhou, we should set up a school and cultivate a group of our own talents. We have discussed this matter a long time ago, and now is a good time! "

Li Shanchang pondered for a moment, and frowned slightly, "It's not that easy to run a school. After ten years of studying hard, which scholar didn't make it out of it! I don't know how long it will take before they can be used!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Li, do you think we want to train top scholars? How can it take so much effort!"

Li Shanchang was puzzled, "Then, it's considered elementary school, and it will take a few years to study!"

Zhang Ximeng was helpless, Lao Li was confused.

"We are cultivating people who can use it, and the time is tight... Naturally, we can do it as soon as possible. The first is literacy, which is required to know [-] commonly used characters. If you pass it, you will carry out special training. If you fail, you will continue to learn It doesn't take much time to learn characters, even if you start from the beginning, half a year is probably enough if you can read [-] characters. If you can write, it may take longer."

Li Shanchang frowned, "What's the use of knowing how to read?"

"It's very useful! If you can read the characters, you can understand the official documents and decrees, and you can send them to the countryside to explain and implement the land grants. If you can recite the laws and regulations, you can go to the countryside to enforce the law, patrol places, and maintain order. In addition to literacy, Learn some arithmetic, and if you understand this, you can be regarded as a high-end talent, who can help us collect taxes, count household registration and food, dispatch supplies, and assist the lord in using troops."

"what!"

Li Shanchang couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard this.

After talking about running the school for so long, he finally figured out Zhang Ximeng's plan today... It's not complicated at all.

Learn literacy and simple arithmetic first.

If you already have a certain foundation, you can pass it quickly, and then carry out specialized training... The guards who are responsible for maintaining the safety of one side mainly learn some laws and regulations, learn how to arrest prisoners, mediate disputes, and resolve conflicts.

Those who are responsible for collecting commercial taxes mainly study arithmetic.

Those in charge of water conservancy should learn to dig canals and wells.

After such a dismantling, the difficulty of learning is greatly reduced, and it belongs to the division of teaching.

Li Shanchang made a simple calculation. If he has a certain foundation, he may be able to become a teacher in half a year, and he can assist in doing things... and half a year later, it will be the time for the first season of harvest and the first official collection of land taxes after the land is divided.

Li Shanchang's eyes lit up, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and gave Zhang Ximeng a thumbs up, "Gongzhen is a great talent!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled veiledly, "Old Li, you're being polite... Actually, I'm just an idea. If you actually implement it, you will have to work hard. When it comes to the practical part, Lao Li has to teach them."

"Let me go to class?" Li Shanchang asked in surprise, "Is this appropriate?"

Zhang Ximeng spread his hands helplessly, "Now is not the time to discuss whether it is appropriate or not. It's all about rushing ducks to the shelves, so let's do it!"

Li Shanchang was startled, and after thinking for a while, he felt refreshed, which was extraordinary.

Some time ago, he had recruited Yang Yuangao and the others, thinking that they could form a gang, but Zhang Ximeng intervened, making them honestly become Zhu Yuanzhang's public servants.

He, Old Li, has no confidants to use. Do you think it's annoying?

But if the school is set up, he will teach in person, and the masters and apprentices will be added to the superiors and superiors. It will not take long for Li Shanchang to form a dense network around him.

Under Lao Zhu's rule, he also has the weight to speak.

The days are getting more and more hopeful.

Li Shan was overjoyed, but he knew very well that Zhang Ximeng had to nod if he wanted to achieve his goal.This young man is full of evil ideas, and he has a backer, Jia Lu, who is hard to deal with.

Li Shanchang thought for a while, and simply said: "Mr. Zhang, look at the current situation. The superior is fighting outside, and we are in charge of the government together. If we work together, there is nothing that cannot be done! Don't you think so?"

Looking into Li Shanchang's eyes, Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but smile.

This smile made Li Shanchang a little baffled, did he say something wrong?

"Mr. Li, I was just thinking, if the person who should hold power does not hold power, then the person who should not hold power will hold power?"

Li Shan was shocked, and he said sullenly, "I don't mean anything else, I just want my colleagues to join hands. If you are in charge of the secretary, I will never understand it!"

He directly called Zhang Ximeng's official position, which made him angry.

Zhang Ximeng was not in a hurry, "I said that those who should not hold power include the lord, right?"

"What do you mean, you want to take the lord off?" Li Shanchang glared at Zhang Ximeng and almost stood up.

Zhang Ximeng admitted frankly, "That's what I really planned. Let the lord lead the army outside, do nothing to sacrifice to the gods and ancestors, gather subordinates, reward the three armies, ask for funerals, or immerse themselves in the files. It is difficult to escape. As long as the lord's time The arrangements are full, and the lord can't take care of things, it's your turn to decide, right?"

"you!"

Li Shanchang was dumbfounded, almost dumbfounded.

Can this be said?

But when he was in the magistrate's yamen, he did indeed do this. Together with the few of them, he easily held the authority of the prefecture in his hands.

Will Zhu Yuanzhang be an exception?

Even if he is really blessed, when he becomes the emperor, he will be alone, how can he deal with a group of people?

In fact, it doesn't need much, just Zhang Ximeng nods, and the two of them can do it.

But Li Shanchang didn't expect that Zhang Ximeng would reveal this matter. If Zhu Yuanzhang was annoyed, the consequences would be disastrous!

"Zhang Ximeng, that's what you said. I don't have the slightest intention to do so! You will have to bear the blame when the superior questioned you!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "That's right, of course I'm responsible... the separation of power between the monarch and the ministers, each responsible for a part, how to divide it, the power belongs to the lord, not below. If the lord can take care of everything, I can rest Yes, it's really a beautiful thing!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Ximeng got up and couldn't help humming: "I'm originally from Wollongong, a casual person..."

Listening to Zhang Ximeng's natural voice, Li Shanchang wiped the cold sweat from his palms on his sleeves, and sat on the chair without saying a word.

He didn't have a brain problem to win over Zhang Ximeng. In fact, this kind of separation of power has been going on since ancient times. The imperial power and the prime minister's power are the same.

The emperor gets more points, and the prime minister gets less points.

Some people may think that the imperial power is high above, life and death are taken away, and the prime minister is also worthy of fighting the emperor. Isn't that courting death?

If you think this way, you can only say that you don't understand the law of power operation.

Although the imperial power is high, it is possible to fill the emperor's space with some trivial and useless things. The things he can't take care of are naturally the scope of the prime minister's authority.

It's like the emperor likes medals, hunting, and drag racing. Although as Xunzong, his power is unlimited, it does not prevent other big bosses from taking control of their own share and building their own departments into independent kingdoms.

Therefore, in the officialdom, we must give full play to our initiative.

Li Shanchang is determined to assist Zhu Yuanzhang, and is determined to do things for Lao Zhu... If so, he feels that Zhu Yuanzhang is the only one left in his heart, and that would be nonsense.

In a word, the abolition of the Ministry of Education and the prime minister system that lasted for thousands of years is not a contradiction of one or two days, but the result of decades of accumulation.

Zhang Ximeng revealed this matter, which is equivalent to telling Li Shanchang that with me here, you don't have to think about doing anything secretly.

Although we can enjoy some power, these powers must come from the master, not privately granted.

It's just that as the territory grows bigger and more things happen, as a humble social tool, he can get more and more power.

There was even a day when His Majesty the Emperor could only be busy with the morning court and the numerous memorials. At that time, the Emperor would only be the master of the country in name.

"Li Shanchang, Li Shanchang, why are you not satisfied! Can't wait patiently? One day, when you are unlucky, I will not care about you and let Lao Zhu chop off your head and destroy your entire family!"

Zhang Ximeng thought gloatingly, just waiting for old Zhu Desheng to return triumphantly and implement the school affairs.

Running schools and cultivating talents made the Zhu Group more and more formal.

"Guo Ying, Wu Zhen, Lu Zhongheng... and you guys, listen to us. Next, you all go to school, read all the words first, don't act like you are blind!"

These people looked at each other in blank dismay. The youngest Guo Ying was almost twenty, and it was too embarrassing for them to study.

"That... superior, reading is not difficult, is it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a while, and the long list of books Zhang Ximeng gave him flashed through his mind... Old Zhu said firmly: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult at all, and you can learn it soon!"

After giving the order, Lao Zhu turned around and went back to Shuai Zhang, reached out and grabbed a collection of Ouyang Xiu's anthology, and started to read it quickly.

In case the husband asks if he wants to study, he can handle it, "There are mountains around Chu. The peaks in the southwest of it..."

The generals looked at each other, Guo Ying looked at a few people, and asked tentatively: "The superior said that reading is not difficult, do you believe it?"

Chapter 81 Pearl Emerald White Jade

Zhang Shicheng focused on Zhao Junyong, Lao Zhu took Liuhe lightly, and after thinking twice, he let Feng Guoyong stay in Liuhe to guard.

The reason why he was chosen was because Feng Guo was capable of both civil and military skills, mature and prudent, whether it was defending the city or governing the people, he had a lot of experience.

Before returning to Chuzhou, Lao Zhu talked with Feng Guoyong all night, and talked about all kinds of things, and then asked Feng Guoyong to arrange for Zhang Ximeng to come over soon to help him implement the land grant.

Feng Guoyong was overjoyed and finally took a reassurance.

In this way, Lao Zhu returned victorious and triumphantly.

It's just that the group of generals following Zhu Yuanzhang had bitter faces and no smiles at all... Especially Guo Ying and the others, they wanted to cry without tears.

How old are they all, and they still need to go to school?

Will this work?

Moreover, in order to study, Zhu Yuanzhang got up early and went to bed late every day, and he didn't even have time to rest. The big guys saw it in their eyes, and let them study hard like this, it would be better to kill them.

However, Lao Zhu didn't want to hear it at all. On the contrary, he felt that the generals under him must learn to read and write, otherwise they would suffer, and there was no room for negotiation.

"Study wisely, this is to make you smart people, don't always be stupid! It's like we are harming you! Take me as an example. I read a lot of characters and can understand ancient Chinese, You can also write orders and draw up official documents... You will all be the ones to lead the party in the future, but you don't even know the words, which makes people laugh out loud. Especially you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Guo Ying, and said with a sneer: "Sir, you are good at scouting, very alert, and you are a talent to make. I plan to let us arrange you to spy on the news and understand the military situation... Think about it, what a big deal this is." ? You are illiterate, how do you deal with those tyrants? How do you pass on news? Let you be our eyes and ears, but you are illiterate, aren’t you blind or deaf?”

Guo Ying was shocked, and his surprise came from two aspects. The uprising actually made him responsible for spying on the military situation, which was a big deal.

So far, in fact, most of the warlords have no professional intelligence awareness.The so-called knowing oneself and knowing the enemy means to learn some news from merchants, or to send soldiers in disguise to inquire about news, dispatch scouts, and investigate the military situation when going to battle.

That's all.

Zhang Ximeng's vision is far ahead of his contemporaries. He feels that there are at least two things that must be paid close attention to... The first is to set up a special organization, including all upper-level personnel.

Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to bear the brunt, and Zhang Ximeng was naturally among them.

The lessons learned from Guo Zixing's arrest are not far away, and Peng Da also died in a muddle-headed way. What if someone sends an assassin?

Although Lao Zhu has a halo around him, it doesn't mean that this halo can shine on other people.

In addition, there is another mission, which is to investigate the military situation and understand the movements of all parties.

Internal protection, external investigation!

This is the core mission of intelligence agencies.

In other words, Zhang Ximeng wanted to bring out Jinyiwei in advance, and it was a super enhanced version of Jinyiwei.

As for who can be the leader of Jin Yiwei?

Zhang Ximeng chose Guo Ying, who had made great contributions in supervising Luo Guanzhong, but at the moment, Guo Ying was still a brat and couldn't support a huge intelligence agency at all.

After all, it’s still the same sentence, you have to learn!

This has been the case since Lao Zhu and below!

Therefore, after Lao Zhu returned to Chuzhou, without even celebrating, he transferred 120 people from his subordinates as the first batch of students.

The oldest of these 120 people is no more than 25 years old, and they can read and write first.In the previous battles, those who have made meritorious service, showed cleverness, and are smart and studious are all selected.

There is no doubt that if these people can pass the study, no matter whether they enter the army or take up a post in a local area, Lao Zhu's ability to control will reach a new height.