Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

Brother Dao and Zhu Chongba came back intact with their people, which greatly inspired the spirit of the people in Zhuangzi. They took away 40 people and brought back 48. Only a few of the 40 people who were originally taken away were affected. Not even a serious injury, even Lin Yuan was a little surprised.

"It scared me to death!" Brother Dao showed his true colors as soon as he came back. While drinking the rice wine that Lin Yuan managed to save, he talked about how they found the coal: "There are too many guards in the iron mine. We only have 40 people. Humans are like hitting a stone with an egg.”

He paused for a while, and asked Lin Yuan: "Is it true that you said you are hitting a stone with an egg?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "That's right, Brother Dao is right."

Brother Dao became proud: "We didn't dare to go there, but I remembered the seat. By the way, Chongba drew some pictures."

Zhu Chongba only cared about eating meat, then raised his head and said, "Yutu."

"Tutu?" Lin Yuan and Yang Zi'an spoke almost at the same time.

A map is a map, which is very important in any era. A map needs to draw the surrounding mountains and rivers, as well as important geographical positions. Maps cannot be drawn by anyone.

Zhu Chongba licked the oil from the corner of his mouth, and said to Lin Yuan: "The painting is crude."

Lin Yuan: "Show me."

Zhu Chongba gave Lin Yuan the map drawn on the cloth.

Lin Yuan looked at it for a while——

"What is this point?"

Zhu Chongba explained: "That's a mountain."

Lin Yuan: "Where is this larger ink dot?"

Zhu Chongba explained again: "A bigger mountain."

Lin Yuan: "This is a river? I can tell."

Zhu Chongba: "...there are more snakes in that area."

It seems that only Zhu Chongba can understand this map. Lin Yuan said, "I'll draw it again. Chongba, please explain to me when the time comes."

Without Zhu Chongba to explain, I really don't understand.

Lin Yuan suddenly said, "Chongba, I have an idea."

The room became quiet, and everyone knew that what Lin Yuan was about to say must be something important. Lin Yuan's expression was very serious, and he rarely looked like this in front of people.

Zhu Chongba also put down his chopsticks. He stood up and stood in front of Lin Yuan: "Your master, please tell me."

"I'm going to draw 100 people out." Lin Yuan said, "For training."

Everyone was silent, Jiang Gui said softly: "Private soldiers...this...if the court..."

But Lin Yuan said: "There are few people here, and the imperial court can't spare the energy to stare at us now. What's more, we have rattan armor and weapons. It's time to train soldiers."

Zhu Chongba was the first person to react, he clasped his fists and said: "My boss entrusted me, I dare not refuse."

Lin Yuan gave Zhu Chongba a hand: "It's called the Tigers and Leopards, and you are the captain."

Yang Zian suddenly coughed lightly.

Lin Yuan understood what he meant, but still said to Zhu Chongba: "Chongba, how about changing your name?"

Zhu Chongba looked at Lin Yuan strangely.

Lin Yuan said, "I have one for you."

"How about Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Zhu Chongba suddenly fell silent for some reason, but within a cup of tea, he looked at Lin Yuan again, but his eyes were completely different, it was full of sharp killing intent, but the killing intent was not directed at Lin Yuan.

"I understand what the boss means. One day, all the dogs and thieves will be killed!"

Except for Yang Zi'an, the others were puzzled by Monk Zhang Er.

Brother Dao asked Yang Zian in a low voice: "Second Brother, is there anything special about this name?"

Yang Zi'an said softly: "Zhu Yuanzhang, take the homonym of "Zhu Yuanzhizhang"."

But why does the fourth younger brother have such high hopes for Zhu Yuanzhang?

Yang Zi'an was puzzled, standing outside Lin Yuan's door at night, wondering if he should knock on Lin Yuan's door.

"Second Brother Yang, what are you doing here?" Erliang happened to come over with footwashing water. He pushed open the door and shouted at Lin Yuan, "Young Master, Second Brother Yang is looking for you."

So Yang Zi'an, who was hesitating, could only walk into Lin Yuan's room. There was charcoal burning in the room, and the window was half opened. After winter, the so much charcoal burned by Xia Qiu finally came into use. Lin Yuan carefully ordered the people to burn. The window must be opened when making charcoal, otherwise it will kill people.

The people in Zhuangzi didn't know why, but they always listened to Lin Yuan's words and did what they were told to do without thinking about it.

Lin Yuan sometimes felt that they lived a very relaxed life, they didn't think about anything, they could do whatever their boss called them, as long as they didn't have to worry about what to eat tomorrow.

The only thing to think about is yourself.

Hey.

"Fourth brother." Yang Zi'an waited for Erliang to leave before asking out the doubts in his heart, "I know the importance of military training, but why did you ask Zhu Chongba to be the captain? Shen Qian, why don't you call Brother Dao the leader and him the deputy?"

Lin Yuan sighed again, why didn't he have Yang Zian's concerns?

But the problem is that Zhu Yuanzhang was an excellent and unparalleled military strategist before he became an emperor.

Only Chen Youliang can compare with Zhu Yuanzhang.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang's luck is better than Chen Youliang's.

Compared with being an emperor, he has a stronger advantage in the field of war. Many people say that the truth is in the hands of a few, but there are not many such cases, but Zhu Yuanzhang can interpret the meaning of this sentence in real life.

In many important battles he experienced, Zhu Yuanzhang's decision-making ran counter to almost everyone, but it turned out that his choice was correct.

What Lin Yuan worried about was that if Brother Dao was upright, at a critical moment, he would deny Zhu Yuanzhang's suggestion because of the opinions of the majority, and the consequences would be disastrous.

Now we can only take one step at a time.

He didn't know whether Zhu Yuanzhang would become Guo Zixing's subordinate like in history, but now, he had no better choice.

If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to leave, he didn't know what he would do.

Lin Yuan said to Yang Zi'an, "One step is one step."

Although Yang Zian didn't know what Lin Yuan was thinking, he could see Lin Yuan's firmness from Lin Yuan's eyes.

"Fourth brother." Yang Zian sat aside and sighed helplessly, "Why are you so impatient?"

Lin Yuan was stunned.

What should he say?Now it is the ninth year of Zhizheng, and there are two years left before Liu Futong's uprising. At this time, Fang Guozhen has surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty and is waiting for an opportunity to rebel. Xu Shouhui will also uprising two years later.

Time waits for no one, and the days of war and chaos are just around the corner.

If there is no armed force, how can we gain a foothold in troubled times?

"Second brother probably doesn't know about Fang Guozhen." Lin Yuan said, "Last year, a man named Cai Luantou rebelled against Yuan. Someone accused Fang Guozhen of colluding with him, so Fang Guozhen killed him and fled into the sea. Gathered thousands of people to revolt and seized the grain shipped by sea."

Yang Zian naturally didn't know about it, he looked at Lin Yuan intently: "And then?"

Lin Yuan said again: "He captured Duo'er, who participated in politics in the province, please resign."

"Nowadays, second brother has heard folk songs?" Lin Yuan suddenly changed the subject.

Yang Zian: "What?"

Lin Yuan: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, the people are few and the relatives are many, and they fight three times a day. How about not treating them differently?"

Yang Zian repeated the ballad, and finally sighed leisurely: "Yuan Dynasty, the momentum is gone, the general trend is gone."

"There will only be more and more people raising the anti-flag." Lin Yuan looked at Yang Zian seriously, "We will definitely raise the flag too."

Yang Zi'an: "Fourth brother, if you have something to tell me, if you blink your eyes, you won't call Yang Zi'an."

Now that it has been decided to cultivate an armed force, it is necessary to spend money.

Lin Yuan didn't expect anything from a 100-man army.

Recruiting talents must be done, but not now. What we need to do now is to improve our own military strength.

The number of people is the key determining factor.

Now there are 140 middle-aged men in Zhuangzi, but Zhuangzi still has to grow food, which also requires manpower.

Lin Yuan felt that there were fewer people.

He said to Yang Zi'an: "Second brother, I have to ask someone to go out."

He has to find someone.

Yang Zian: "Where are you going?"

Lin Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking out the window into the distance.

"Taizhou Xinghua."

He wants to find Zhang Shicheng and find the "eighteen poles" recorded in historical books.

At this time, Zhang Shicheng should still be in the salt field.

Lin Yuan wanted to accumulate strength and capture Xinghua when necessary.

And Zhang Shicheng and the others are the guides.

At this time, Zhang Shicheng should still be under oppression, surviving in the cracks, and there is a high possibility of taking them away.

"Who are you calling?" Yang Zian suddenly said, "You can't go."

Lin Yuan also knew that he could not go now.

If he goes, Zhuangzi will be in chaos.

After all, people in Zhuangzi don't know why now, they seem to only listen to him.

"I'll go." Yang Zian stood up, "Although I don't know why you value Zhu Chongba so much, I want you to know that I, Yang Zian, am not a simple person."

Lin Yuan was also having a headache about the candidate, but now Yang Zian took the initiative to stand up. After thinking for a while, he really felt that Yang Zian was the most suitable candidate.

Among other things, Yang Zian is educated!

And he's not a nerd, more importantly, Yang Zian knows how to be flexible.

Lin Yuan: "Second brother, I entrust this matter to you."

"When the time comes, remember to go to Baiju Farm and find a man named Zhang Shicheng. It would be best if you can bring him back."

Yang Zian: "What's so special about this person?"

Lin Yuan didn't know how to explain it, so he could only say: "I met once many years ago, and I think he is not doing very well now."

Now Yang Zian understood.

He thought it was Lin Yuan's kindness attack again, but Yang Zi'an was used to it.

In short, this answer has fooled Yang Zian.

Since it is said that there is going to be military training, it is natural to make arrangements. There are more than 140 middle-aged men, and 100 people are selected. Although there is no iron smelting yet, it includes the machete brought back by Yang Zian when he surrendered to the bandits, as well as the weapons that Brother Dao and Zhu Yuanzhang snatched. , It is enough to equip these people.

Military training is not a simple matter. Lin Yuan didn't know much. In modern times, he knew that being a soldier requires physical training, discipline and obedience.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is a general, but now Zhu Yuanzhang has just started. He should take care of the cattle of the landlord's family the most. It is the first time he has taken care of people. Find out why.

After all, these people are either husbands or farmers, have never been soldiers, and don't know what discipline is.

So Lin Yuan could only go into battle by himself. Anyway, according to the scriptures, it is of course the best if he can succeed, and if he can't succeed, he can think of a way.

The first thing to practice is obedience. Obedience comes first, and everything after that comes.

Lin Yuan stood on the raised platform and said to the people below: "When I shout to charge, you all rush to where I point, understand?!"

The people below shouted: "Understood!"

Okay...it doesn't matter if they understand it or not, as long as they can understand gestures.

Lin Yuan basically told them to rush around this day.

At the end of the rush, the group of people lost their strength and slumped on the ground, but Brother Dao and Yang Zi'an forcibly shouted and continued to run.

It was still the same the next day, and it was like this for a week.

In the second week, when Lin Yuan raised his hand, everyone would stare at his hand. When he pointed to a certain place, they rushed over before he gave an order.

Obedience is actually very difficult to cultivate. What Lin Yuan is doing now is to let them form a conditioned reflex.

The body completes instructions one step ahead of the brain.

Then they were asked to take up weapons, but their targets were immobile tree stumps.

Whichever way Lin Yuan pointed to, they chopped down until the stump was felled.

With such daily mechanical training, the obedience of these people has increased a lot.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Lin Yuan sat together, and the two talked heart-to-heart under the night sky. It was a little leisurely and elegant. Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Master, how did you come up with this idea?"

Why didn't he think of it?

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said, "It's from the book."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened: "The book still says this?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Sun Tzu's Art of War."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "I often hear people mention it, but it's rare to see it."

In this era, books are luxury goods, monopolized by the top, and the people below can't even read, let alone read.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang could read, he learned his characters in Huangjue Temple. Naturally, it is impossible for the books in the temple to contain military books.

The importance of military books need not be repeated. As long as the people in power with a normal mind in the past dynasties, they would not allow this kind of books to spread among the people.

Lin Yuan said: "Everyone has their own seat, and the imperial court takes care of this, which is normal."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand: "Why?"

Lin Yuan: "In the past dynasties, there have been many people who valued literature over martial arts. Why?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while: "If there is no war in Congwu, it will be difficult to make achievements."

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "During the Taiping period, there were only a few people with strong military power. Most of the emperors started their careers on the battlefield, and they were afraid of being overthrown by newcomers just like they overthrew the previous dynasty."

"However, like the Song Dynasty, there is no money and food, but it is just pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered."

"When there are many scholars, there will be stability."

Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled: "Many scholars don't care about childbirth, but rely on their ancestral property for a living. They may not be able to become officials if they support their families. What is the reason for this?"

Lin Yuan remembered that he had seen this question before, and there was an explanation from a great god below, so he followed the gourd: "Scholars, who are not diligent in four limbs and can't distinguish five grains, tell them that they can't even lift a hoe, so why should they rebel? They don’t need to produce, as long as those who study study, those who cultivate the land cultivate the land, and those who trade in business, the world will be peaceful.”

"If you were the emperor, would you tolerate the emergence of capable people?" Lin Yuan asked again, "If you were the emperor, wouldn't you be afraid that someday these people would gather together to overthrow you?"

"The people above treat the people like cattle and sheep."

"Officials are like shepherd dogs."

"The emperor is the master of the sheepdog."

Lin Yuan smiled at Zhu Yuanzhang: "Actually, this statement is correct."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan also said: "The benevolence of the superior is sometimes a kind of cruelty. The country is a huge sheepfold. Everyone does their own thing well, and it is naturally peaceful."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked: "Boss, do you also regard Zhuangzi as a sheepfold?"

Lin Yuan was taken aback for a moment, he looked at the night sky with regret, shook his head and sighed: "If there is such a day, I will not be me anymore."

The emperor is a tiger, and one mountain never tolerates two tigers, so many emperors cut off their old subordinates after they came to power.

"Go back to sleep." Lin Yuan stood up.

Zhu Yuanzhang also stood up: "Boss, I have one last question."

Lin Yuan: "Ask."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Why do you call me the captain of the Tigers and Leopards? Isn't Brother Dao more suitable?"

Lin Yuan said: "Brother Dao has another position. As for why you are called the captain, you will understand in the future. I only hope that the day you understand is not the day you leave."

Zhu Yuanzhang was even more puzzled: "Leave?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "It's too early to say that now."

After saying this, Lin Yuan patted Zhu Yuanzhang on the shoulder and walked towards the house.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang was left standing alone under the night sky.

In the staff dormitory, Li Da, who was tired all day, rubbed his feet and complained, "God knows how tiring being a soldier is."

The roommate next to him was also as tired as he was, lying on the bed and not wanting to move: "At least I have enough to eat, and I don't have to do other work. I heard before that soldiers don't have much food."

"We don't know how to fight?" Li Da suddenly asked.

The people in the dormitory fell silent.

After a while, someone said: "Soldiers are called soldiers because they want to fight."

Li Da was taken aback: "I still want to farm, I don't want to go to war."

Someone laughed at him: "You think we think so?"

"But the boss said that if we only know how to farm, we will be slaughtered pigs when the bandits come. The only use is to kill and eat meat." The man was very convinced by Lin Yuan, "My boss Yes."

Li Da sighed, the truth is like this, but who wants to fight.

However, the next day, Li Da still had to put on his own rattan armor and go to line up with a knife. In the past few days, he did not practice instructions, but practiced "standing", standing motionless in the cold wind. If you move, everyone will have to stand for an extra half an hour.

Not to mention being punished, if someone really moved, the others would have to hate him first.

At this point, the practice is disciplined.

The standing posture is almost done, and it's time to start exercising physical fitness, long-distance running, push-ups, leapfrog, etc., in short, it's all Lin Yuan can think of, and let them do it all.

When it was time to rest, everyone was as tired as a dead dog.

It's not that no one is dissatisfied, but when someone is dissatisfied, the people next to him will educate him.

"You have food and drink now, so what if you are tired? In previous years, the autumn harvest came here hungry. Now I think you are having a better life. I don't know how many catties you have."

"That's right, just relying on the owner's kindness, I think the owner should throw you out of Zhuangzi. I think you can live in the wilderness for a few days."

"It's better to throw it out, so as not to tire us."

The educated people could only bow their heads resentfully, expressing that they knew they were wrong, and only the people next to them were satisfied.

Some people really think that Lin Yuan has a good heart, and he still doesn't get up from the bed when it's time for training, and stays still, even if someone pulls him to death.

After reporting to Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan said blankly: "Since you don't want to stay anymore, then get out."

The person who reported was Li Da. He read from Lin Yuan's indifferent eyes that Lin Yuan would not change his mind.

"I don't believe it!" The person relying on kept struggling, "My boss can't drive me away! Take me to see my boss! I want to ask for clarification!"

Li Da sighed: "You don't have to ask the boss, the boss won't see you."

The people around watched this scene, and someone whispered: "My boss is so kind-hearted, I won't really chase him away, just scare him."

"That's right, just say that you know you're wrong, and the boss will definitely forgive you."

The man shouted: "I was wrong! I knew I was wrong! Master! Master!"

Li Da took the man out of Zhuangzi. There were no people around Zhuangzi. It was very difficult to survive, but it was not hopeless, but even if he survived, he would not be able to live a good life, especially in winter.

That man didn't believe that he was really thrown out until he was thrown out of Zhuangzi.

"I want to see my boss! Da Li! Da Li hurt me!" The man was still yelling, his voice hoarse, "I just got up late for a while!"

Li Da threw him aside, and said to him, "You don't have to think about going back to the village, the owner said, if you come back, you'll beat me up before throwing you out."

The man looked blank: "I don't believe it, my boss wouldn't be so cruel, I don't believe it."

There were quite a few onlookers, but they didn't believe it. At this point, they still thought it was just a scare.

"It's better to believe it." Lin Yuan's voice suddenly came from not far away. He was wearing a cotton coat and walked over at a leisurely pace. He looked at the people in front of him with an unprecedented indifference.

"I've always had a good temper," Lin Yuan said.

No one spoke.

Lin Yuan: "Anyone who feels that the training is hard and doesn't want to train should stand up now."

"I'll give you a chance, stand up!"

No one dared to move.

Lin Yuan sneered and said, "Enough of the good life, if you don't want to, just leave, I won't stop you."

"Whoever wants to replace me, stand up now and cut off my head, this Zhuangzi is yours."

"If you don't want to train, go outside, and you will be famous in the future, and I will never make irresponsible remarks."

"This is the first time, just to drive out." Lin Yuan looked around the group of people, "The next time, I just break my leg and drive out."

Lin Yuan: "If you want to leave now, I will give you a bag of bean food, and you can choose whether to stay or not."

Li Da swallowed, and he also heard the sound of someone beside him swallowing.

In this season, what if there is soybean grain?

Lin Yuan: "I have food, and I also have meat. You never have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. If you are not satisfied even so, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

The majesty of the commander must never be violated.

Once the majesty is broken, no one will be afraid of him anymore, and love is not enough.

People are always easy to offend a good-tempered person.

But will never offend a harsh person.

He can give some benefits appropriately and spread kindness.

But it must not make people think that he is weak and easy to bully.

Once people figured out that there was no penalty for resisting his commands, they kicked their noses in the face.

Standing there, Lin Yuan felt that he had never been so strange before.

But he also knew that this was the only way to go.

Can't avoid it, can't hide it.