First Minister of Ming Dynasty

The boat sailed across the calm Taihu Lake and moored in Changxing.

Shi Boren greeted the young scholars to go ashore. To his surprise, there was someone waiting here on the pier, and this person was Zhang Ximeng, the right prime minister who was regarded as a sage by the scholars.

He actually went to Changxing in person, which surprised Shi Boren. After all, even if these scholars were reused, Zhang Ximeng wouldn't have come all the way!

Could it be something big?

He did guess right, Zhang Ximeng was indeed here to deal with the matter, and he happened to come across it, so he came to see it, it was a fan meeting. . .

It's just that things were a little unexpected, making things not so happy...

Shi Boren came first and whispered to Zhang Ximeng: "Twenty-five young scholars came here, but after I told them about the habits of Zhu Jiajun, three of them backed away and wanted to go back."

"Oh!" Zhang Ximeng agreed and said casually: "In that case, you can send them back, remember to be careful on the road, and don't make any accidents."

Zhang Ximeng's answer was succinct and concise, without any hesitation, as if it should be so.

It was Shi Boren's turn to be surprised, "Zhang Xiang, they already know that some people are relying on us, if they go back and leak it out and attract Zhang Shicheng's attention, it will be bad... Not to mention that these people are famous, I am afraid they will become Our opponent, please think twice about Zhang Xiang!"

Zhang Ximeng didn't think twice, but said directly: "We are not bandits, we are not bandits who kidnap people. They are willing to come, naturally welcome, and if they want to leave, it is not easy for us to stop. Zhang Shicheng will know sooner or later, you go back. When the time comes, persuade them more and keep them secret. After all, once it is leaked out, it would be a big sin for them to come here. As for whether they will become enemies in the future, don’t punish them. I hope they think clearly and don’t wait until Our troops went over to help them figure it out."

Shi Boren raised his mouth slightly and was stunned for a moment, which seemed to be the case.

This is a group of ordinary scholars who have their hearts on Zhu Yuanzhang. There is no need to make a big fight. Only by guaranteeing the freedom to come and go, will they attract more people to come and go. This door on the Zhujiajun side must always be opened.

As for Zhang Shicheng's plans, it is hard to say whether he will go to war and kill.

If Zhang Shicheng is really doing this, and it is not reasonable at all, maybe Zhu Jiajun will enter Suzhou Mansion ahead of schedule and fulfill this loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty.

Shi Boren wrote down what Zhang Ximeng said, turned around, and told the big guy what Zhang Xiang meant.

This group of young scholars was stunned for a moment, and a few of them couldn't help but look surprised, they were upright and upright! No matter how much Shi Boren talks, he just listens, but Zhang Ximeng's actions made the big guy intuitively feel Zhu Jiajun's style of doing things for the first time.

The three people who were going to return became extremely embarrassed, as if everyone around them despised them. After hesitating for a while, one of them gritted his teeth.

"I, I'm not leaving!"

The pressure at this moment fell on the other two in an instant, are you still leaving?

Useless stuff!

But just in the stalemate, Yu Yaochen suddenly stood up, "I, I plan to go back!"

"What?" Tang Su was shocked. He brought this wave of people with Yu Yaochen. They swore a long time ago that they would stay no matter what, to pursue the path of the sages and achieve the achievements of fame and history. I just came here, and I haven’t officially done anything yet, so I’m going to give up halfway.

"Yu Yaochen, if I knew this earlier, you shouldn't have come here, I, I despise you!"

Yu Yaochen lowered his head, pondered for a while, and just said lightly, "Let's talk about it later."

He walked directly, stepped on the springboard, and got on the boat. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the direction Zhang Ximeng was standing. Then he gritted his teeth and returned to the cabin. .

As soon as a group of people arrived, a split occurred. Tang Su's mood was extremely low. He looked at the rest of the people fiercely, "Whoever dares to leave, I will kill him!"

The scholars who were frightened by his fierce appearance did not dare to leave, and could only wait at the pier.

Shi Boren is gone, he still has more scholars to take over, and he has more things to do, so he didn't dare to delay for a moment. On the other hand, Geng Bingwen came in a hurry with dozens of soldiers.

With Zhang Ximeng's approval, he came over to welcome the big guy to the military camp for a while. Zhang Ximeng also followed him in the car. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, these scholars did not dare to speak, so he explained to everyone with a smile, "I asked you to go to the military camp, and I also hope that you can familiarize yourself with the rules of Zhu's army and adapt to the life here. It is also for you. Take a moment to think about what you want to do and whether you can stay."

When Tang Su saw Zhang Ximeng say this, he thought it was because of Yu Yaochen's affairs. Zhang Xiang doubted their minds, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Prime Minister Zhang, we are different from those three soft-hearted **** who like to do nothing but work and just want to enjoy themselves. We are all the same. Sincerely, I want to come and do things. Prime Minister Zhang should recover now, or else, let me repair the hooves!"

In a hurry, Tang Su even said this.

Zhang Ximeng was stunned. He didn't know how to spread it. Someone said that he liked to watch hooves repairing. It's ridiculous! Such dirty scenes, ghosts like to watch!

It was only the first time we met, and it was difficult to explain. Zhang Ximeng paused for a while, and then said: "The cow is a good thing. Not only can it plow the land and pull the cart, it can also save lives."

"Help?" These scholars were stunned and had never heard of it before, "Zhang Xiang, can you save a starving ghost by killing a cow and eating meat?"

I don't know which necromancer shouted, and suddenly everyone laughed.

After all, they are young people, and it is easy to chat.

Zhang Ximeng also smiled and said, "This is also a big contribution... Let's not talk about it, the most important thing is that cattle can cure smallpox!"

These scholars were quite surprised and did not know why.

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "You have read poetry and books, but do you know how to treat acne?"

"I know!" Tang Su agreed first, and he hurriedly said: "It is said that smallpox was prevalent in the Song Dynasty, and some people used the clothes of sick children to wear the clothes of children who were not sick, and also took pus and dried it, made powder, and blown it into it. nostril."

Zhang Ximeng nodded again and again. Vaccines appeared very early in the Central Plains, so the ancestors who lived a thousand years ago knew how to fight the epidemic scientifically.

It’s just limited by the level of cognition. The effect of using human pox in the Song Dynasty is slightly equivalent to the direct spread of smallpox... But then people discovered that in the process of using human pox, some people were so fierce and powerful that ten people could have eight lives. Yes, that's a 20 percent fatality rate.

But in the case of "shunmiao", the mortality rate is almost negligible.

This is actually because there are two types of smallpox virus, one with a high lethality rate and one with a low lethality rate.

But human acne isn't the safest option.

At this time, Zhang Ximeng is about to stand up and give full play to his strengths.

After all, Zhu Biao is less than two years old this year. If he is infected with smallpox, the consequences will be disastrous. In order to keep this little brat, Zhang Ximeng also tried his best.

"I also heard Timur first say that women from some Mongolian tribes raise cattle and horses, feed forage, and milk cows all day long. They hardly get smallpox. Instead, it is those men who go to war, who are easily infected with smallpox and die. I watched in his cowshed for a while, and I found out that cows can also be infected with smallpox... but because the symptoms are mild, it is not fatal. I think this is the very weak shunmiao, and the cowpox is used on people. It is estimated that it can prevent smallpox and save countless lives."

After listening to Zhang Ximeng's introduction, these scholars were stunned, my God, there is such a saying?

Tang Su remembered one of his brothers. He died of smallpox infection. He also had a few pockmarks on his face. If the cowpox method worked, it would be a good deed for the benefit of the common people!

"Prime Minister Zhang, is that really the case?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "I have tested a batch of them so far, and the effect is not bad. By the way, it is in the military camp."

At this time, Geng Bingwen also smiled and said: "Zhang Xiang's idea is really powerful. Since the cowpox was planted, no one in our army has been infected with smallpox."

Geng Bingwen, who sighed, added: "We are stationed in Changxing, and we must guard against Zhang Shicheng's attack. We must be careful at all times. If smallpox is popular in the army and everyone is sick, the consequences will be disastrous."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Yes, that's why I arranged the first stop in the military camp. In the military, from military provisions and salaries, to military discipline rules, to lectures and evaluations... In fact, many policies are in the military first. The implementation in China~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is indeed effective, and it will be used by the people. Speaking of which, the military is our biggest test field!"

Listening to Zhang Ximeng's compliments, this group of scholars is somewhat appetizing.

"Prime Minister Zhang, we all admire the Prime Minister's article, your proposition is better than a hundred thousand soldiers!" Tang Su praised.

Zhang Ximeng chuckled, "One hundred thousand soldiers? Without these hundreds of thousands of soldiers, my words are worthless. Some time ago, someone came to poison me, I was afraid that I would die at that time. , is the magic weapon to achieve the goal, the Heavenly Sword!"

Zhang Ximeng said earnestly: "I know how talented you are, and your background is relatively good, and because of some habits, you don't look down on warriors, but I want to tell you that there is no broom, no dust... No matter it is Yuan Ting , or Zhang Shicheng, they are not afraid of my articles, they are afraid of these loyal and brave soldiers. If they have to say that my articles are of any use, it is to make this divine sword sharper, and when slashing the enemy, it will be more precise and sharp. "

"You can experience it with your heart, I believe you will gain a lot."

Everyone listened attentively. Although they regarded Zhang Ximeng as an idol, they were suspicious. Zhang Ximeng was not in a hurry, after all, they came here based on impulse, even not-so-correct information, and some random fantasies.

Only after being tempered and beaten by reality can they be made to agree with those propositions from the bottom of their hearts.

So, children, you have to work hard!

Zhang Ximeng had just sent them to the barracks and settled down when he suddenly got the news that Zhu Yuanzhang had returned from Hongdu. This one did not go to Jinling, but went directly to Changxing.

After seeing Zhang Ximeng, he asked, "Someone assassinated Mr.