First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 34: Yuan Zhang

   Zhu Chong eight executed Lu Anmin, and one of Lu Anmin's uncles, two cousins, and eight Diao slaves were all killed... They were carrying their lives on their backs, and they were sinful and no one could save them.

   The Lu family, who once ruled the roost, turned into ashes so easily.

  The common people finally believed that there is a power that can break the dark sky on their heads.

   In despair, there is so much hope.

   It is not enough to smash an old world, a new world must be built.

   Zhang Ximeng personally organized and dealt with the Lu family’s property.

   First of all, all kinds of floating wealth...Due to the collapse of treasures, large households prefer to stock up physical objects, use everything for food and clothing, in addition to hoarding a small amount of gold and silver.

   Zhang Ximeng suspected that they had become hamsters.

   It’s nothing more than arranging food, why are you still hoarding salt! How many people are there? The whole cellar is full of fine sea salt, and pickled vegetables will last them for ten lifetimes.

   Zhang Ximeng gave an order to move all of them and hand them over to the army ward.

   There are cloths, which is even more outrageous. There are about a thousand of silk, homespun cloth, and cotton cloth from Songjiang. These cloths belong to Ma's family and are used to make Junfu battle jackets.

   Zhang Ximeng even discovered many medicinal materials, spices, copper and tin utensils. But what shocked Zhang Ximeng the most was those land deeds, two wooden boxes.

When he sorted it out and sent it to Lao Zhu, Zhu Chongba pinched a pile of IOUs, his eyes flushed, and tears surged. For a long while, he stared hard at his eyes and did not let the tears flow down. Zhu Chongba sighed for a long time. "In order to get married to our eldest brother, the family borrowed five treasures of banknotes, a year later, it became fifteen guan... Our father, our elder brother, second brother, worked all day in the field, tightening his belt to make money No black or white, I have been busy for two or three years. But the more I owe, the more I owe it. In the end, our father was tired and sick again, and died within a few days."

   "This thing is the most harmful! We burned it all!" Zhu Chongba said viciously.

   Zhang Ximeng promised, "This is natural, the Lu family is dead, who can still ask the people for money? But what should I do in the future? The people are still short of money and need to borrow money, what should I do?"

   Zhu Zhongba paused. With the peasant's hard work, even if there is not enough food to eat, he can only write about wild fruits and edible vegetables when he goes up the mountain, and touch some fish and shrimps in the river, so as not to starve to death, and there are not many places to spend money.

   But once there is a natural disaster, or there is a red-and-white thing at home, you have to borrow money. At the beginning, the Zhu family borrowed money to manage the marriage for the eldest brother.

   The result of this incident is that the second brother has become the son-in-law of someone.

   If there were no accidents, Lao Zhu would be the door-to-door son-in-law like the second elder brother... But if there was an accident, it is interesting that Lao Zhu still became the door-to-door son-in-law.

   I can only say that some people are born to do this, it's hard to violate the destiny!

   "What's your idea, sir?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "The easiest way is to limit the profit. You can't roll the donkey. The maximum is 20% a year. If you exceed 20%, you don't need to pay back the money. But I think letting go of the dying power of the people, the people will have no surplus. Borrowing money from abroad naturally requires a higher interest rate. I wonder if we can set up a permanent warehouse, where we can borrow grain and borrow money, with a lower annual interest rate, which will not only facilitate the people, but also increase some income..."

   Zhu Zhongba nodded his head again and again, this is a good thing!

   "Let's do it!"

   Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "Master, things are not that simple. We set interest, and the people below may not follow suit... And if we allocate food and money, we will be greedy for ink, it's hard to say."

   Zhu Chongba also frowned. He knows how greedy officials are. Zhang Ximeng is only talking about pediatrics, and reality often breaks through your poor imagination.

   Just because of this, why not do it?

   Zhu Chongba shook his head, he is not this character.

"Look, sir, the site we currently have is not large. There are 8,000 people below. I personally lead the soldiers and patrol every day. If there are any irregularities, I will help the people solve the problem. This limit interest rate, set up regular The closing of the position will be settled in this way, and the future will be discussed later."

   Of course Zhang Ximeng nodded and said yes, "It's just a hard work for the lord."

   Zhu Zhong laughed loudly, "We are not afraid of hardship."

   Lao Zhu sighed very much, "Looking at the day when the heavenly soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, we have lived for more than 20 years and have never been so happy before, okay! That's great!"

   Zhu Zhongba's joy is beyond words.

   After dealing with the Lu family, those fellow villagers finally realized that Zhu Chongba was doing an amazing thing.

  Kill corrupt officials and justify the people.

   How does this thing look like they once dreamed of?

   The officials show off their power, go to the countryside to collect taxes, and hit whoever they want. The landlord also arrested people at every turn, forced them to pay the rent, hung them on the beams of the house, and whipped them with a cowhide whip to beat them to death.

   Whenever this time comes, I look forward to a great master who can be the master of the people.

   It turned out to be good, the master did not come, but Zhu Chongba did the job of the master, and asked them to do it together... Since this is the case, what can I say!

   Followed!

   "Sir, you helped the big guy to register."

   Zhang Ximeng nodded and agreed, and prepared his pen and ink. At this time, someone was already waiting. Walking ahead is a young man in his early twenties with prominent cheekbones and a delicate appearance.

   "I, my surname is Xu, the eldest in the family, usually called I Xu Da. Sir, yes, can you think of a new name for us?"

   Zhang Ximeng frowned slightly, Xu Da thought he was inconvenient, so he said: "Then it's not troublesome, Mr."

   "No... I just wanted to ask, why change the name?"

Xu Da sighed, "I've heard the old man say that he used to be elegant and catchy when he came to Yuan Danzi's hands. The names are all a bunch of numbers and messy. Now, don’t you want to go against the Yuan? Just change the name. Change it too!"

   Zhang Ximeng laughed, "That's a good point! Big guys should have this requirement, right?"

   Everyone nodded together, "Yes, Yuan Tanzi is too bullying, and he is not allowed to take a decent name, it's his mother!"

   Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "Well, Xu Da... How about adding a few pens and changing it to Xu Da?"

   "Xu Da?"

   "Well! A master knows his fate, and a master knows his life. A master is a master. Since he follows the lord and assists the hegemony, this name is the most suitable."

  The young man thought for a while, his eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, "Can you write it down, sir?"

   Zhang Ximeng smiled and waved his ink, rewriting the two words Xu Da.

   The young man took it with both hands, folded it carefully, and put it in his arms.

   "Thank you sir."

   Xu Da went down, the guy with his **** head and sniffles came over.

Before speaking, he grinned, "Little sir, I, I'm a fool and can't speak, don't be surprised. You see, my surname is Hua, my father and mother is called I Sanqi, but later I found out, this is a blind medicinal material. , I, where did I cure the disease? We, we murdered! You see, can you change the name of the fierce general?"

   Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Okay, then change the name to Hua Yun, this is a famous player in the Three Kingdoms period, loyal, courageous, and the most important thing is to look good!"

   "Okay, okay!" This guy shook Xu Chu's head and accepted Hua Yun's name happily.

   Zhang Ximeng also wrote to him.

   With these two examples, the enthusiasm of other people is coming. They can't wait to get rid of the ugly and even shameful names in the past, and they have changed their identities.

   Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Chen De, Gu Shi, Lu Zhongheng, Zheng Yuchun, Zhang He... are all famous figures.

   Zhang Ximeng also recorded that he was very excited. With these gangsters, the future can be expected!

   has been busy for more than two hours before registering dozens of people. Hua Yun was happy, pestering Zhang Ximeng, and asked that Zhao Yun what was going on, he was going to be a role model.

   Xu Da squatted aside, using a small wooden stick to draw again and again, trying to write his name.

   At the end, someone suddenly coughed, and Zhang Ximeng looked up and noticed Lao Zhu.

   "Master, something?"

   "Something!" Zhu Chong stared at Zhang Ximeng angrily, and asked angrily.

   "They all have new names, what about us?"

   Zhang Ximeng was stunned, he really forgot about Lao Zhu. At this moment, is it possible to ask yourself to help change the name? He didn't dare to call the shots without permission, but suggested: "Master, you need to think about your name, I can only help you with it."

Zhu Zhong paused, "I was thinking about this just now, our surname is Zhu, and we are going to oppose the Yuan Dynasty. The two characters Zhu Yuan are good, but I always feel that it is not loud enough, so I need to fill in a word." Zhu Chongba frowned, "We want to add a weapon to kill the Yuan Dynasty, but swords and sticks are not good!"

   Zhang Ximeng laughed: "Then use Zhang!"

   "Zhang?"

   "Yes, it is a kind of jade like a dagger. The lord is named after the arrow of the sword. The murderous intent is too heavy. The jade is the weapon of the emperor, and it is used on the lord!"

   Zhu Zhong frowned slightly, "Slay Yuzhang of Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang! Good! From now on, we will be called Zhu Yuanzhang!"

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