First Minister of Ming Dynasty

It just so happened that the Great Song Dynasty was hopeless and failed to regain Yanyun. For hundreds of years, the front line of the Great Wall had already been riddled with holes and could not be maintained. It would be even more difficult to defend it.

What's more terrible is that once the army of several 10 yuan has been driven to the desert, in order to eliminate these people, too many troops will be used.

Unless the Northern Expedition is repeated, there will be a chance to completely wipe out the remnants of the Yuan army.

If the Northern Expedition is not in a hurry, leave some time for the Yuan court to fight among themselves.

Daming might be able to dispatch from another direction.

For example, go to Guanzhong, send troops to the north, or start from Koryo and march into Liaodong... Open your arms and make dumplings for the Yuan Dynasty, then the next thing will be much more convenient.

Different bargaining chips, making different arrangements, and adapting to changing circumstances are the true qualities of an excellent commander.

Having been with Zhang Ximeng for so many years, Zhu Yuanzhang has also changed a lot, or in other words, Lao Zhu is more comprehensive than in history.

Negating Xu Da's rhetoric about the immediate Northern Expedition, the rest of the generals have no better reason, but it does not prevent everyone from continuing to remain silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the crowd again, and suddenly laughed, "Look at our memory, we were too busy talking, and forgot to invite the big guy to the banquet today...Come here, prepare for the big guy."

According to Lao Zhu's will, the imperial banquet was delivered soon.

In an instant, the aroma was overflowing, and delicious delicacies were brought up one after another.

The most outstanding one is the carp baked noodles.

Yellow River carp weighing at least five catties lay across the huge plate.

Sweet and sour sweet and sour sauce is poured on it, and there is a circle of fried noodles, as thin as hair, and Anru has covered the carp with a layer of gauze.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang learned from Zhang Ximeng's house. Who said that Zhang's house only has noodles?

Believe it or not, take carp baked noodles and splash your face!

The generals lined up on both sides, and the big guys lowered their heads, not daring to move their chopsticks... Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his chopsticks, pointed at the fattest part of the belly of the fish, and stabbed a big A piece of meat, again covered with soup, was placed on a plate.Holding it in person, he walked up to Xu Da.

Xu Da was terrified now, sir, don't scare me!

He stood with his hands down, sweat dripping from his temples.

Lao Zhu put the plate in front of Xu Da, and said with a light smile, "Tell me, let's listen, how many elite soldiers do you plan to send down?"

This is not an inquiry, it is clearly fatal.

Xu Da didn't know how much it would take, and was sweating anxiously. He happened to look to the side and found Zhang Ximeng standing not far behind Zhu Yuanzhang, slapping him and shaking him.

Xu Da suddenly became confident, "Chen, I am willing to pick out five hundred first. If, if not enough, I can still pick a batch!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him sullenly for a long while, no accident, Xu Da was sweating, just when he could barely bear it, old Zhu nodded and said: "Eat quickly, don't get cold."

Xu Da seemed to have received an amnesty and escaped from death.

Lao Zhu turned around, took another chopstick according to the tail of the fish, turned his head and scanned the crowd, looking for the next lucky one...

Chapter 5 and Four: Zhu Yuanzhang's Golden Bowl

Holding the fishtail in his hand, Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards Chang Yuchun, the brave and invincible Chang Shiwan, his bones were so weak, sir, don't make things difficult for me!How much do you want, I promise, can't you?

It seemed that it was not possible, Zhu Yuanzhang still walked up to Chang Yuchun, and asked a terrible question, how much did you pay?

"Chen, if you are willing, you can also send 500 people, and, the same as Xu Dadudu."

Old Zhu smiled, "You can eat too!"

"Minister, I obey the order!"

Chang Yuchun trembled, took the fish tail, and ate it in two or three bites, forgetting the fishbone, fortunately his throat was thick enough, otherwise it would be a lot of fun if it got stuck.

When Lao Zhu turned around, he dug out the fish's eyes again.

Now it's even worse, ask Gao to take a look!

When Lao Zhu approached Feng Guoyong, this man did not hesitate to count five hundred...

Just like that, Lao Zhu made a round trip, several governors offered five hundred, generals such as Hua Yun, Wu Zhen, Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, etc. gave three hundred, and the rest each gave one hundred.

Zhu Yuanzhang made a rough calculation, and it should be in the early ten thousand.

The big carp in front of him had already been divided, and even the baked noodles had been divided.

Do you want another lap?

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly, and he set his eyes on Zheng Yuchun.

The number one trainer in the army immediately bowed and said: "If you return to the superior position, I will do my best to persuade the soldiers to disarm and return to the fields, assist the superior, and manage the local area."

His statement made Lao Zhu feel very relieved, and he couldn't help smiling.

"Okay, if this matter is done well, it is a great achievement, and we will have a big reward."

The reward Zhu Yuanzhang promised would never fail to promise, Zheng Yuchun hastily thanked him.

In the eyes of the generals, this move was unusual.

If Lao Zhu could only rely on his powerful methods and prestige to force the generals to bow their heads and let them cut their flesh, then Lao Zhu could only be regarded as a hero at best.

But Lao Zhu has the ability to achieve the same goal through the trainer, this meaning is too rich.

The action just now is not only to suppress the generals, but also to give the big guys a face. Do you think we really have no way to play with you?

Do you really think you can challenge us?

Show your strength a little, don't think that you are invincible in the world because of how much credit you have made, and your tail is up to the sky, you can't do it!

As for why the generals were beaten, there are some things that don't need to be said.

Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his seat, all the generals were still in shock and still thinking about it.

Zhang Ximeng stood up, saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, and then walked in front of the generals.

"Why do you say that the soldiers must be allowed to leave the army, go to the countryside, and enter the village community... This is a big move, and there are at least three meanings hidden in it. The big guys need to be careful."

Zhang Ximeng paused, then said: "First of all, do we need to have personnel flow in our army? You all understand the principle that flowing water does not rot, household hinges do not worm. People's orders, as time goes by, I forget my identity, I forget that I am just an ordinary soldier of Ming Dynasty. This is not acceptable."

"Moreover, any person, or a team, will grow old... The soldiers who are still brave and good at fighting today may not be so in a few years. We must maintain the combat power in the army and be invincible all the time. The lord has long established Martial arts, there are talents coming out of martial arts every year. It is also a natural principle that the old and the new will alternate."

"I want to remind General Xu."

Being called by Zhang Ximeng, Xu Da hurriedly listened, not daring to neglect.

"You said that for the sake of the Northern Expedition, it is not appropriate to mobilize the soldiers under your command. This is wrong. We select a group of high-quality soldiers, go down to the countryside, and absorb a group of newcomers to join the army. As a general, you should learn to run in with the soldiers under your command, strictly Training, strengthening each other, and maintaining strong combat effectiveness. Our barracks is like a school. You said that a group of old students have left, and new students can't join. Where does this go wrong? Isn't it still the general who is in charge of teaching soldiers? dont you agree?"

Xu Da's forehead was sweating, "Yes, what Zhang Xiang said is very true, I was confused for a while."

"It's not the lake, but I didn't think it through, so I figured it out." Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "What I want to say is the second point. My lord can control the soldiers as much as he wants, and distribute them as he likes. Hundreds of thousands of people, all of them Obey the lord's orders. By extension, facing the tens of millions of Ming people, the lord also needs to be united and obey the arrangements."

"How do we achieve this? Civil officials who have passed the imperial examinations? Relying on the authority of the court, relying on the people's hearts won by the average land? These are all good. But it is also necessary to turn the entire Ming Dynasty into a large barracks, into a well-organized government order, from top to bottom. Yixin is a powerful army. Do you think these soldiers have been disarmed and returned to the fields?"

"No! They are going to another bigger battlefield, to take up more important positions. A village head, a company head, is the hundred households in the army, and the test hundred households are the foundation of the entire army. Guarantee of the team's fighting power!"

The generals were terrified, of course they could understand that for an unbreakable and undefeated iron lion, the most powerful might not be the chief general, but the grassroots soldiers, especially the Qianhu, Baihu, and Zongqi.

They hold on, the army is calm, and they are not afraid of any enemy.

In the same way, when it is enlarged to the country, these soldiers will be the foundation of Ming Dynasty!

Then Zhang Ximeng said again: "The third layer is aimed at the soldiers themselves. Over the years, we have let many generals disarm and return to the fields. But most of them are injured and cannot continue to fight. When they return home, they will be granted land. Do something online, even take the imperial examination and enter the officialdom.”

"These soldiers are also human beings, and their future should also be considered. If they just stay in the army until they get old and can't fight or wield a sword, they have to leave, or they just die in battle, right? Too cruel?"

"From now on, we will regularly let a group of soldiers go back to the field every year, and add a group of soldiers who leave the army to seek a suitable background, so that they can support themselves, be respected, and continue to display their talents. In the future, they may not be able to Wouldn't it be better to climb up from below, enter the court, and serve His Majesty in a different capacity?"

Zhang Ximeng really has a tongue like a lotus flower, with extraordinary abilities.

Just now, Lao Zhu forced the generals to bow their heads with the posture of Mount Tai.

When the big guy was still in shock, Zhang Ximeng used some reasoning, which was convincing, which greatly eased the conflict between the monarch and his ministers.

It seems to be saying that it is not Zhu Yuanzhang's strong suppression, but Zhang Xiangzhi's reasoning and emotion.The generals understood the righteousness and accepted the suggestion of benefiting the country and the people.

That way, things are less exciting.

Sure enough, the atmosphere instantly dissolved a lot, and it was no longer so depressing.

Old Zhu had a smile on his face, "Everyone is hungry, hurry up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to pick up the fast son, and was about to pick up vegetables, when he put it down again suddenly.

"Look at our memory, we have forgotten important things."

"Guo Ying, bring up the gift we prepared."

Guo Ying quickly agreed, and after a while, someone came up with trays, and there was a big golden bowl in each tray!

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up one, smiled and said: "A few days ago, Mr. Zhang got married, and we gave him a gold medal. You all know that Zhang Xiang is with us and is different. But you are also our confidantes and generals." , Your servants, we also want to give you something, and it should be gold."

"No, let's quickly ask the goldsmith to make a batch of gold bowls, all of which are captured gold. They came today, one for each person. Don't say we are stingy."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and handed out golden bowls one by one.

The generals who got the golden bowl were immediately overjoyed and their faces were bright.

Although the superior is strict and strong, he also loves the big guy.

Giving out a golden bowl is not for us to eat, it is to be treated as a family heirloom.

From then on, future generations have no worries about food and clothing, food and clothing... The superior really put his heart into it.

"My lord, please thank God."

Old Zhu is open and generous, but when it comes to Zhang Ximeng, there is a problem.

"Sir, look, we've already given you the gold medal, isn't it inappropriate to give you the gold bowl?"

Zhang Ximeng chuckled, "It's really inappropriate, but my lord, Jiang Tiju has been busy these days, even the night of the bridal chamber, he is busy reading official documents and handling government affairs... Isn't this hard work worth a fortune?" Bowl?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.

While Lao Zhu was dumbfounded, Zhang Ximeng was generous and took a golden bowl as a matter of course.

The wool of the old Zhu's family, if you don't squeeze it, don't squeeze it!

This bowl is not too small, it is just right to take it home to eat fried noodles!

Among such a group of people, perhaps only Zhang Ximeng really wanted to use the golden bowl as his job.

No way, who made our family have more babies!

This royal banquet started with swords and swords and ended with a happy ending.

The last link of the entire Central Plains revival plan was finally completed, and most of Zhang Ximeng's hanging heart was relieved.All that remains is to see the implementation.

It was another day of overtime work day and night, Zhang Ximeng rubbed his sore arms and back, sighed secretly, and didn't know when the days of hard work would be a leader.

At this moment, Zhu Ying suddenly appeared.

"Brother, let's go to the barracks to have a look! There are many soldiers who volunteered to disarm and return to the fields, willing to share the worries of the court. By the way, Liu Liu, Liu Futong's brother, and Han Lin'er, the king of Ming Dynasty, are also here. There are also some soldiers from the Han and Song Dynasties Red Scarves , They also want to go back to the countryside and farm the fields honestly. Zheng Yuchun asked me to come over and invite my eldest brother to come over, so that I can explain a few words to everyone, so that people can feel at ease."

When Zhang Ximeng heard this, he didn't even feel pain in his back, so he went happily.

When Zhang Ximeng arrived, thousands of soldiers had already gathered, and there were all weather-beaten faces. There were many old people who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang since Haozhou.

There are also many soldiers who learned to read and write with Zhang Ximeng.

"Master Zhang is here!"

"Sir is here!"

In an instant, many people gathered around, the big guys looked up at Zhang Ximeng with excitement, and some people even said eagerly: "Don't worry, sir! Whatever the imperial court asks us to do, we will do it!"

"We will keep in mind the principles that Mr. taught us! Don't worry, we will do things well!"

Zhang Ximeng's heart is warm, this is the taste of blossoming and fruiting, and a bumper harvest!

Chapter 5 and Five I am here, Daming is here!

Regardless of his fatigue at night, Zhang Ximeng got up his spirits and walked through the crowd, greeting each soldier. He could name more than [-]% of the crowd.

Whenever Zhang Ximeng called out a person and told his deeds, there would be a round of cheers, and the soldiers who were pointed out would also blushed and were extremely excited.

As Zhang Xiang, it is such an honor to still remember the big guy!

The heart of the big guy is also warm.

Zhang Ximeng passed through the crowd, and suddenly saw a familiar figure. This guy shrank his head. Zhang Ximeng looked at him, and then quickly lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to meet Zhang Ximeng's eyes.