First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng laughed loudly, "My lord, Liu Futong can only serve as the king's vanguard and destroy Yuan for the lord. If he wants to achieve supremacy, he absolutely cannot!"

How can a leader who cannot take care of the needs of [-]% of the people rule the world?

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng were full of confidence. They had obtained a powerful ally, and they had seen through the quality of this ally. They knew that there was no threat.

The next step is to solve Zuo Junbi.

Zhang Ximeng immediately drew up a plan for Zhu Yuanzhang.

First of all, Liao Yong'an was ordered to lead the fleet to transport Zhu Wenzheng's troops across the river. They set out from Chizhou, landed on the north bank, and went straight to Shucheng, cutting off Zuo Junbi's escape route and blocking Tianwan's reinforcements.

Zhu Wenzheng must be able to do a good job in this job!

Then he transferred Chang Yuchun's troops, took Ruxushui, entered Chaohu, and attacked Luzhou head-on. Then he transferred Tanghe from Yangzhou and ordered him to take Luzhou directly from Chuzhou to support Chang Yuchun.

In this plan, Xu Da was not used, nor were Hua Yun, Wu Liang, Feng Guoyong and other generals... The meaning is very clear, Zuo Junbi is not worthy of the Zhu family's all-out efforts.

Being able to send Zhu Wenzheng, Chang Yuchun, and the combination of Tang He is enough to give him face.

Three generals at the state level serve him alone, Zuo Junbi is really lucky in his life!

At this time, the battle line of Zhu's army was very clear. In addition to besieging Zuo Junbi, Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng, Fei Ju, Wu Zhen and others developed towards the east bank of Poyang Lake, guarding Tianwan and going downstream.

On the southern front, Zhu Yuanzhang personally marched south and captured Xuancheng, Huizhou, Jinhua and other places.

The striker has already pointed to Chuzhou.

Coincidentally, Liu Bowen originally had a team of Xiangyong in Chuzhou.

Lao Liu took refuge in Zhu's army, and then the main force of Zhu's army entered Chuzhou and easily seized most of the land.

Seeing that everything went well, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Jinling, and then crossed the river to meet Liu Futong.

During this period of time, Zhu's army was not idle, and Xu Da sat in the town to continue the conquest.As a vanguard, Hu Dahai has already led the troops into Shaoxing.

The entire Zhu family army is in a stage of rapid development.

The direction of the army is invincible vertically and horizontally, all attacks are captured, and all battles are invincible.

After returning to Jinling, Lao Zhu planned to continue the deployment of the Southern Expedition, with the goal of entering Fujian, preferably reaching the coast and occupying the port.

With the port, overseas trade can be done, and the urgently needed gold and silver can be solved.

With coastal land, salt can be dried. Although Fang Guozhen has the capital to control Fang Guozhen so that there is no shortage of salt, who would think that the land is large and there are many resources?

Whoever has it is not as good as having it yourself!

On this point, Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang are highly consistent.

They returned to Jinling all the way, just passing through Dingyuan.

Speaking of which, this is Lao Zhu's Longxing Land, and it is also the first city that Zhu Yuanzhang seized after his independent development.

It's just that because Lao Zhang was defeated in Hengjian Mountain first, the guards in Dingyuan were empty, so he took it down casually, so it seemed calm.

But Dingyuan must not be underestimated, it is still the granary of Zhu's army.

In particular, the land equalization in the south of the Yangtze River has just started, and there is still some time before the harvest. Seventy percent of Zhu's army's military rations will come from Huaixi.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the burden on the people was heavy, so he tried his best to lighten the tax and pay the most attention to food.

According to this policy, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that it is strictly forbidden to make wine without permission, especially grain wine, which is strictly restricted.

There have been a lot of people doing alcohol prohibition throughout the ages, but frankly speaking, the final results are not good. In the final analysis, this is going against human nature.

Some people love wine and make huge profits from it. Naturally, some people will make wine privately regardless of the risk.

Zhang Ximeng naturally knew about this, but he did not dissuade Zhu Yuanzhang.The reason is very simple, first of all, this is an oath, showing Lao Zhu's attitude.

Second, even if it cannot be completely banned, it is good to reduce it by [-] to [-]%.And as long as it lasts for three to five years, when the food production in various places comes up, it will not be so tense, and it will be a matter of course to relax appropriately.

"Let's go to Dingyuan to have a look."

Old Zhu was in a good mood, and entered Dingyuan County with Zhang Ximeng... As the first county that Lao Zhu took over, Dingyuan has a good environment, and there are no beggars or refugees on the street.

People come and go, everyone laughs and laughs, with confidence on their faces.

The shops on the street are crowded with people, coming and going, and very lively.

Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously very satisfied, "Sir, we love to watch this... Seeing that it's noon, let's invite you and Zhu Ying to dinner!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying said quickly: "Godfather, I don't want to eat noodles anymore, can we go to a restaurant?"

Old Zhu laughed, it turned out that he liked to eat noodles, even his godson couldn't bear it.

"Okay, let's go to the biggest restaurant and get some more dishes!"

Zhu Ying smiled immediately, "Okay, I'll order!"

This kid ran and jumped in front of him, and he really found the most decent restaurant. Zhu Ying ordered twelve dishes in one go, he is really rude.

The shopkeeper saw them and knew that they were big customers, so they came up together, "Guest officer, the journey is hard, do you want to drink some wine to relieve fatigue?"

Zhang Ximeng was not sure whether Zhu Yuanzhang had brought any money, anyway, Zhu Ying would not have brought any money. He only had the little money in exchange for the gold ingot in his arms, and he was still reluctant, so he said: "Fruit wine is sour, not for men. of!"

He didn't want to buy wine, but the buddy obviously misunderstood, he thought these few wanted good wine!

"Guest officer, don't be afraid if you don't like fruit wine. We have good wine made from grain here. Do you want to try it?"

Zhang Ximeng was taken aback, food and wine?

Still openly selling?

Don't you take Wu Guogong too seriously?

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually became serious, and he suddenly whispered: "As expected, there is wine, so give us a jar!"

The man agreed to go on, and at this time a young warrior came out from the private room in the backyard. His name was Hu Sanshe, and he was Hu Dahai's son.

"Just tell me how much wine you want, if others can't get it, I can't get it!" The kid said confidently.

Chapter 2 and nine

Hu Sanshe said with a smile, but suddenly heard a voice, "Nephew Hu Xian, come here!"

Call yourself nephew?

Hu Sanshe was taken aback for a little bit, he felt that the law before the army was strict, so he came to Dingyuan on purpose to be in charge of the army. It stands to reason that those who are qualified to call him nephew are not in Dingyuan, so who is this?

When he turned his head, he happened to see a majestic face with sharp edges and corners. Hu Sanshe trembled. Then he looked to the side, and there was a handsome and gentle boy with his head bowed. The cub was squinting at him from the corner of his eye, smiling, with a bad look.

Hu Sanshe knew all three of them!

Finished!

He only felt his head buzzing, his legs were weak, his palms were sweating, and he was about to kneel down.

Before he knelt down, Zhu Ying came over, stretched out his hand, and grabbed Hu Sanshe, "Brother Hu, don't be so polite, my father wants to have a good chat with you!"

Zhu Yingren was very strong, so he grabbed Hu Sanshe and pushed him down opposite Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time, Hu Sanshe's hands and feet were trembling, his heart was beating wildly, his soul was about to fly, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang was calm and unhurried. He smiled and said to the waiter: "Let's meet uncle and nephew, go and get your best wine...it will be brought by our elder nephew."

Hu Sanshe couldn't feel that something was wrong, brewing wine privately was a capital offense!He wanted to make an excuse, but Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were majestic. Under his gaze, he couldn't say a word. He just trembled and wanted to bury his head in the ground.

At this time, the clerk brought the wine over, Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed the wine jar, and poured a bowl for Hu Sanshe without any explanation!

"drink!"

With trembling hands, Hu Sanshe picked up the wine bowl, and kept spilling the wine out. Lao Zhu didn't care about anything, just watched and let him drink it down.

In desperation, Hu Sanshe could only take a sip, but was choked and coughed.

Old Zhu laughed and said, "It's a child after all! This grain wine is much better than fruit wine, why are you still coughing? We didn't even know that your kid got such a way to get rich, does your father know?"

father!

Hu Sanshe finally cleared his mind a little, and shook his head hastily, "I don't know, I don't know! He doesn't know anything!"

Hu Dahai wasn't involved, so it wasn't too bad!

Zhang Ximeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a light smile, "Then you are not filial enough! You are not filial enough to make a fortune by yourself, leave so many uncles aside, and keep your father in the dark!"

Hu Sanshe was so frightened that he could only say repeatedly: "Capital crime, capital crime!"

Seeing Mr. Hu being taught to act like a grandson, the owner of the restaurant realized that something was wrong.

Judging by the tone of voice, these few didn't take Hu Dahai seriously, so they must be the generals of the Zhu family's army.

Getting involved with Hu Sanshe is just a small fight, if you want to really make a fortune, you still have to look at those big shots!

If the generals in the army are willing to get involved, the business will be huge.

The owner's eyes rolled, and he immediately asked the waiter to go to the back. After a while, several jars of fine wine were brought, and the owner personally held them, and came to Zhu Yuanzhang.

He bowed and smiled apologetically, "My lord, when you meet your uncle and nephew, you have nothing else to do with me. I happen to have some good wine, and I want to show respect!"

Lao Zhu raised his brows and asked curiously, "Is this all sent by him?"

"No, it's not from Mr. Hu." The owner's voice trembled a little, he was also betting, betting on a big fortune!

"It's not his? Is it yours?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his voice.

The owner gritted his teeth, and said cruelly: "Returning to the adults, the young one just heard the adults blame him, saying that Mr. Hu made a fortune by himself... In fact, it is very easy to make a fortune. Naturally, it is not just the one who delivers wine to small restaurants. Mr. Hu is alone. There are many others, their wines are better, and their brewing skills are also proficient, but they don’t have enough food... If your lord is willing to help, it’s not just Dingyuan, Chuzhou, Hezhou, and even Jiangnan’s business. It's ours!"

The owner of the restaurant held his head up and said earnestly: "My lord only needs to nod, and I will do the rest by myself. I guarantee that my lord will make a lot of money!"

"Make money?" Lao Zhu couldn't help chuckling, and sighed to himself: "Yes, there is no one who doesn't love money, so let's just look at your drinks!"

Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and grabbed the wine jar, tore off the seal, and the aroma of the wine wafted out instantly. Lao Zhu's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "This wine is clear and has a mellow aroma. It looks like a good wine from Laojiao... What do you think, sir?"

Zhang Ximeng poured out a bowl, looked at it, and said, "Sure enough, he is a good brewer, I'm afraid Mr. Hu can't make it!"

Hu Sanshe was so frightened that he couldn't speak, so he could only keep his head down.

The owner nodded quickly, "Your Excellency, you really have good eyesight. There is no shortage of good winemakers now, but there is no food. Right now, as long as Mr. Hu is willing to help get the food, half of the profits from the wine produced will naturally belong to Mr. Hu." If your lord is willing to help, you can naturally follow Mr. Hu's instructions!"

"Oh!" Lao Zhu smiled, "What? We have a copy too?"

The owner of the restaurant bowed deeply, and said with a smile on his face: "Naturally, the adults are much better than Mr. Hu!"

"You can see that?"

The host nodded, and said almost flatteringly: "I can see that although the adults are wearing ordinary clothes, they have a noble air, which is natural and natural. In addition, Kongwu is powerful and handsome. He must be a general in the army? You dare to speculate, you Is it General Xu Daxu, or General Tang and Tang?"

Old Zhu couldn't help laughing, "Your vision is not bad, do you know Xu Da and Tang He?"

"This... I have heard of some fame, I admire it in my heart, and I wish I could meet with my own eyes."

Lao Zhu continued to laugh and said, "You want to drag them into the water? You think a Hu Gongzi can't protect you, right?"

Seeing Lao Zhu's bad tone, the owner of the restaurant quickly waved his hands in fright, "Your Excellency, I don't mean that... I just think that since ancient times, good wine is indispensable. Heroes in the army, who doesn't like good wine? Little one I just want to serve the generals!"

"Really? How much money are you going to pay for serving? Just now you said [-]%, isn't that too little?" Old Zhu asked with a smile.

"Less! It's really less! The buddy is not sensible, and the younger one is willing to pay [-]% of his filial piety, [-]% of it!" The owner quickly changed his words, showing full sincerity.

Old Zhu laughed out loud, glanced at Zhang Ximeng who had been silent all this time, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, they are willing to give us [-]%!"

Zhang Ximeng had nothing to say to this self-inflicted, overly clever boss.

I can only sigh: "It seems that the lord is indeed much more prestigious than the officials of the Yuan court. After all, they are only willing to give [-]% to the officials of the Yuan court, and they still have to kneel down to receive the reward. The lord can get [-]% while standing. Timur and the others are all going to cry!"

"Humph!"

Lao Zhu suddenly slapped the table and roared, "Seventy percent! We want ten percent! Not only for profit, but also for life!"

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang got up directly, and walked outside angrily.

Leaving the owner and the buddy to be stupid, who is this person?What did they say wrong?

Seventy percent still not satisfied?It's terrible!

who do you think You Are?

Is it superior?

Zhang Ximeng patted Hu Sanshe's neck and sighed, "Let's go, wait for the lord's punishment!"

Lord!

After saying these two words, the owner of the restaurant was immediately paralyzed, not to mention trembling all over, a wave of warmth flowed out from his body, and he peed in fright!

Zhang Ximeng didn't bother to talk nonsense, let Zhu Ying drag Hu Sanshe and walked out.As soon as we got outside, a guard came over, and Zhang Ximeng directly ordered: "Go, seal this restaurant, and don't allow any alcohol to flow out, and keep an eye on the accounts of the personnel. These are all important evidence!"