Chapter 15 Can rotten wood be carved?
The marshal is not very valuable.
In the chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, heroes emerged. Even if a village chief led the villagers to rebel, he would call himself a marshal.
But the marshal Hu Dahai is not ordinary.
Song Lian, Sun Yan, Ye Chen and Zhu Zhen once met Liu Bowen, all recommended to Zhu Yuanzhang by Hu Dahai.
Although this old man doesn't recognize a few words, he is very sensible.
Since I saw Zhu Zhen’s amazing medical skills last time, I have been running to Zhu Zhen’s house every few days.
And he was so silly that he always begged Zhu Zhenyan to drink the alcohol he had drunk last time.
It is hard to imagine a military giant who doesn’t go to the military camp every day and stays at other people’s houses every day to beg for alcohol.
You should know that Zhu Yuanzhang issued a ban on alcohol. Zhu Zhen had no choice but to copy a recipe for brewing wine for Hu Dahai. Hu Dahai regarded it as a treasure and asked his eldest son Hu De to make wine for him.
"Marson Hu, I have copied this recipe for brewing wine for you. Why do you still run here every day? Are you very idle in the army?"
"Since the Battle of Yashan at the end of the Song Dynasty, the Han emperor ruled the world, and the world has become the world of the Hu people. From the extreme north to the water town of Jiangnan, the Han people were bullied by the Hu people so much. My lords were arriving from a small amount, but they could ask for the people to expel the Tartars and restore China as their mission. They were the wise lords in the world. I came to find you five times and three times, with the purpose of hoping that you would join our army and help me assist the wise lords."
Zhu Zhen looked disgusted.
Marshal Hu is not authentic. I will help you assist Zhu Yuanzhang, wouldn’t I work hard every day and finally pave the way for you to get promoted and make money?
Even if you, Hu Dahai, love soldiers like your son, what is my ability to do?
Besides, can’t I, Zhu Zhen, live a good life with my own abilities? Why do I have to fight and kill every day?
Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang has such a bad temper and likes to kill heroes. That is famous in history. If I follow you, will I end up with you?
Don’t work hard for half your life, and you have defeated Zhu Yuanzhang. He cannon to attack the Qinggong Tower or something. Wouldn’t I just have to do it in vain?
It’s better to be a little landlord with peace of mind. Zhu Zhen remembers historical records and Zhu Yuanzhang’s attitude towards the little landlord was quite good.
As the saying goes, life is harmonious and beautiful, why do you have to fight and kill?
"The Marshal is right. If we, like a martial artist, have not found a master and assistant, wouldn't we be useless to waste this chaotic world? Besides, if we don't become an official or a general, where can we get the money and women? It's a pity that a man will not live a life of vigorous life."
Zhu Wenzheng obviously drank high and was a little arrogant. It seemed that he would have to go shopping in the kiln in a while.
Although Zhu Wenzheng was arrogant, he became convinced after seeing Zhu Zhen's ability twice.
Every now and then, I went to find Zhu Zhen to have a drink with Hu Dahai.
Seeing Zhu Wenzheng's dissatisfied face, Zhu Zhen also understood why Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill the heroes after the founding of the country. Most of these old men were born in rough people and had no lofty political demands. Banks and women were their greatest pursuits, and there was no great help. They were all left to cause trouble. Apart from getting rid of them, they did not have much help.
Only kill.
People who are too smart can be beaten up. If they start an independent business, there is a possibility of overthrowing Zhu Yuanzhang's company. People like Hu Dahai, if they don't die early, they will have to be killed.
Zhu Zhen felt that his current situation was pretty good. When he thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would seize the world in the future and would treat the small and medium-sized landlords well, Zhu Zhen wanted to buy some fertile land with the money Hu Dahai gave him.
After the three agreed not to reveal the fact that there was a good wine, Hu Dahai and Zhu Wenzheng left again with regret.
Zhu Zhen’s journey to buy land was very happy. The seller Zhu Zhen actually heard that the famous Chen Wan Sanchen Master, this man was resting for Zhu Yuanzhang recently. He didn’t have enough money to sell land at a low price.
Zhu Zhen also bought ten acres of fertile land for 100 taels of silver. The Shen family heard that Zhu Zhen had a good relationship with Hu Dahai and even gave him twenty acres of barren land. Zhu Zhen transformed himself into a small landlord around Yingtian.
Zhu Zhen didn't care much about the land, mainly because he could go to the suburbs to avoid the irritating Hu Dahai.
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It’s not easy to hide in the suburbs.
Hu Dahai came a few times and saw that the results were not good, so he sent other lobbyists.
Liu Jixian was so handsome that he held a goose feather fan in his hand and frowned and said, "Boy, why don't you want to join the army? Thousand households can manage thousands of soldiers. You have no foundation in the army and no reputation in Jiangnan. The position of Thousand households is no longer low."
"As the gentleman said, the boy is young and has no achievements. He is directly engaged in a thousand households, afraid that he will ruin the great affairs of the Ming Gong."
Liu Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? I can't tell you are quite modest, but don't forget that this is Yingtian. If the wise master wants to recruit you, you may not be able to escape. I, Liu Bowen, have to bow my head. How many days can you, a good boy without foundation, last?"
Zhu Zhen's eyebrows jumped, and then smiled and said, "If it were Ming Gong's enlistment, he would naturally not dare to refuse to obey. But these days, Ming Gong gave me a house and had no call. I'm afraid he would have forgotten the boy long ago."
Liu Ji laughed silently when he heard this, "With Gong Ming's temper, you must have a reason for not allowing you to have heavy responsibilities. Young people should take the initiative. Not everyone is as good as me, who can visit the lord three times."
Zhu Zhen looked contemptuous.
Uncle, is it shameful to show off? I, Zhu Zhen, either, is not an official. If I want me to be an official, at least Zhu Yuanzhang would have to personally invite me, and I had to write a guarantee letter. I was not allowed to take me away during my lifetime.
Also, I can’t stop me whenever I want to resign.
"It's not that the boy is arrogant, but he really has no ability. He is afraid that the wise ruler will not be able to serve him well. If he leads the army easily and ruins the affairs of Minggong, he will really not be responsible to the people."
In the sincerity of his heart, Zhu Zhen looked into the distance and looked at the ragged poor people on the street, and couldn't help but shed a few drops of tears.
"Boy, it's almost the same. Who are you? I don't know?"
"Sorry, sorry, I'm too immersed in the show." Zhu Zhen smiled awkwardly. He is really not good at acting. In front of a talent like Liu Ji, he is simply invisible.
"Forget it. Forget it. The old man is old and won't bother with you. Boy, I heard that you bought thirty acres of land and are really planning to be a small official?"
"It is. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for people. If you want to live, you should always have some industries." Zhu Zhen looked at Liu Ji's face and then showed a serious expression. "If you are talking about strategy, I can't catch up with you, but if you are talking about farming, you will definitely not be as good as me. I heard from the public that you were studying in Qingtian and were driven to farm by your brother. As a result, you were not diligent and could not do anything, which made a lot of jokes."
Liu Ji had an awkward expression, "Boy, you are really not suitable to be an official."
"Sir, please tell me." Zhu Zhen was a little strange.
"You can't speak more than me." Liu Bowen's face looked a little ugly, as if he was about to get up, and seemed to realize something again. He sneered: "Good boy, he actually tried to drive me away. To be honest, why don't he want to be an official? Do you think Marshal Hu's camp is too small and there is no chance to show himself? If this is true, I can go there in person and recommend you to Gong Ming."
"I heard that Confucianism has cultivated oneself, managed the family, governed the country and pacified the world. The boy was only sixteen years old and had not figured out his own affairs, so he would not get involved in the world's major affairs. Besides, with good land, the boy would have endless food to eat, save enough money, and marry a few beautiful concubines. How free life would be."
Zhu Zhen said, and even put on a look that I was very idiotic. He completely forgot how he became famous in Yangu Mountain and Yingtian Mansion.
Liu Ji's face was embarrassed, "Red Wood..."
Chapter completed!