Chang Yuchun, a brave and invincible man, was actually afraid of his wife, and the Lan family made him docile.

On the second day, Chang Yuchun took the initiative to build a beacon tower along the river.

When Chang Yuchun arrived, he realized that it was a beacon tower, not the heavily guarded fortress piers along the Great Wall. It was something similar to a hanging bucket.

It was erected on a tall wooden pole with a basket on it. People inside could see the situation on the other side of the river and the news on the left and right.

It's just that such a crude observation device is defenseless and will easily lose its effectiveness once it is suddenly attacked by the Yuan army.

Therefore, at every interval, a fort was built and troops were stationed inside, some a hundred, some fifty.

These soldiers also have to go out on patrol to prevent trouble before it happens.

Chang Yuchun had been a bandit for several years, and there were special people keeping an eye on him in the village for fear of a surprise attack.

But obviously, it was not done so carefully as before.

What amazed Chang Yuchun the most was that there were blind people in these fortresses!

That's right, they are blind people who can't see. What can they do? Aren't they causing trouble?

But gradually, Chang Yuchun realized that these blind people were of great use.

They are blind and their hearing is usually sharper than that of ordinary people.

On rainy days, foggy days, or at night, it's so dark above the river that ordinary people can't see anything, but blind people can vaguely hear some sounds to remind everyone to pay attention.

This method was used even in World War II and during the Battle of Britain. Blind people could hear the sound of fighter engines in the clouds.

Chuzhou soldiers always amaze Chang Yuchun. No one is superfluous here.

Make the best use of people's talents and make the best use of everything.

Military discipline is strict and the atmosphere is new.

Chang Yuchun really admired his own vision, he saw so accurately!

If the Chuzhou soldier could not achieve great things, he would write his name backwards!

But the more accurately he sees, the more painful he becomes! Carrying wood and moving bricks and stones all day long, when does he become the boss?

Just when Chang Yuchun was distressed, Lan returned happily.

"Master, I have a good thing to tell you, my wife wants me."

"Madam? What madam?" Chang Yuchun asked stupidly.

"What other lady can I have? General Zhu's wife! Starting from tomorrow, I will go to work with my wife."

"Wait!" Chang Yuchun was shocked. Although he was afraid of his wife, he could not tolerate anything. This woman was shameless. She was clearly serving Zhu Yuanzhang when she was working with her.

If a man named Zhu falls in love with his beautiful wife, wouldn't that be a big deal?

Chang Yuchun couldn't help but breathe quickly, as if a ray of light shone on his head.

Mrs. Lan knew her husband too well. When she noticed that he was huffing and puffing, and his eyebrows were raised, she couldn't help but spit: "What the hell are you thinking about? My waist is thicker than a water tank. I want to serve people, but I don't have the blessing."

...You don’t know that this General Zhu is a great person and has such a big heart.”

Lan gave a thumbs up, then forced Chang Yuchun to sit down and explained her experience... In Dingyuan and Chuzhou, it is not surprising at all for women to go out to do things.

When allocating fields, men and women are the same, no one has more than the other.

In fact, it is not unusual to grant land to women. Under the land equalization order of the Tang Dynasty, women could get half of the acres of men's land... Since the Tang Dynasty could do half of it, now it is not a problem to add the other half.

Both men and women can get the same land as they want. In other words, under Lao Zhu's rule, women have the same status as men.

This is not achieved by relying on boxers to act all over the world, but real economic equality.

What followed was a large number of women participating in the labor force.

Women may have less strength than men, but they are no slower than men when harvesting crops. Some women have even learned to drive carts. Like men, they get up early, go to work in the fields, shine under the stars and moon, and go home to rest.

They rely on their own labor to gain recognition from more and more men.

This time, the beacon towers along the river were built. Men were responsible for physical labor, and women were responsible for cooking, making clothes, and collecting shoe soles... Ma made arrangements personally to recruit female workers.

A person can eat three kilograms of japonica rice a day. This is Ma's experience when she was in Haozhou. The only difference is that with more food, she can be more generous.

The devastation of the war was so severe that after Sun Deya entered Hezhou, he robbed a large number of men and women and incorporated them into his command.

When men serve as soldiers and minions for him, women are of no use, so they don’t need much.

Many couples were arrested and lived in different camps. Even if they met, they would not dare to recognize each other.

Some couples simply refer to each other as brother and sister. After all, it is natural for the brother to take care of his sister. If they are a husband and wife, it is inevitable that someone will have evil intentions and encounter accidents...

We are obviously a family, but we cannot be reunited. And we are always in fear, fearing that those beasts will find out and something unexpected will happen to us.

Sun Deya has indeed done a lot of evil!

After Zhu Yuanzhang occupied Hezhou, he gathered the women in the army and placed them in different houses, and then let the men walk in front of the door. If they were indeed husband and wife, the women would take the initiative to recognize each other. When the family reunited, Lao Zhu would

Arrange accommodation for them.

Zhu Yuanzhang issued a strict order.

In a bad family, the husband and wife cannot recognize each other, and the children have no parents to rely on... This is the greatest evil in the world!

If anyone in the army dares to test the law by himself, he will be killed without mercy!

And Lao Zhu issued another order... During the war, many children lost their parents. In such cases, the children must be brought to the military camp to be raised.

If anyone dares to abduct or traffic children, he will be killed without mercy once discovered!

Zhu Yuanzhang's laws are strict and can be regarded as important.

But just like this one order after another, the rules that had been shattered into pieces were picked up again. And with the very strong administrative ability, these rules were implemented on everyone.

Hezhou soon recovered its condition, even better than under the Yuan Dynasty.

Lan couldn't help but feel happy when she told her what she had seen and heard. She was really convinced.

"Head of the family, I earn more than you now! Let's put it this way, even if you want to leave, I won't agree to it. I'm happy to be a common citizen under the rule of Zhu Jiajun!"

Chang Yuchun looked up helplessly and lamented, he didn't want to leave either, but he was unwilling to do so!

Isn’t there any use for my riding and shooting skills?

After lamenting, Chang Yuchun was still at a loss and could only continue to wait.

…

"My lord, this year's autumn harvest is around the corner. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be a bumper harvest!"

Zhang Ximeng reported the situation to Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile.

Usually, autumn grain is twice as much as summer grain. In other words, this autumn harvest can contribute about 600,000 shi of tax grain to Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuanzhang has made rapid progress in finance and taxation. If he wants to be a good family, he must calculate his accounts clearly.

"Sir, there are more than 200,000 people in Hezhou now, and we have recruited a lot of soldiers and horses. Even if we divide the fields now, the harvest will not come until next summer. We also need to repair beacon towers, build ships, and recruit

Sailors...which item doesn't cost money? All we have on hand right now is food."

"Of these 600,000 stones, even if I take half of them to Hezhou, it may not be enough." Lao Zhu sighed, "As the family fortune grows, so do the expenses. We still have to tie our hands and feet!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, and like a magic trick, he took out another account.

He introduced to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Mr. Li was in charge of the land tax issue just now. I have some accounts of the grain bank here. Are you interested, my lord?"

Lao Zhu was quite surprised. The design of the Grain Bank was very complicated. It included a grain book and a variety of tickets. Regardless of buying or selling, the grain bank had to be re-edited, with additions and subtractions.

To be honest, Lao Zhu would never have agreed if Zhang Ximeng had not pushed for it.

He has a simple intuition that the simpler everything is, the better. After all, only if it is simple enough can it reduce disadvantages and cause less harm to the people.

This line of thought ran through Zhu Yuanzhang's entire life.

And most of the time, Lao Zhu is right.

Guard stations, military households, grain chiefs... are all the results of this idea.

But some things really require hard work.

"Lord, I have already absorbed 250,000 dan to store grain. If nothing happens, after the autumn grain harvest, my stored grain here will exceed 1 million dan!"

"One million stones? How come there are so many?" Lao Zhu was shocked. He couldn't be bragging, right? If there were really one million stones of food, there would be too many things that could be done.

"My lord, the reason for this judgment is that interest is paid when deposited in the grain bank. And although the fields are divided, the people's savings are not much. It is not easy to build a rainproof granary at home. Don't say that.

The granary has been destroyed, and even many people’s houses have not had time to repair it!”

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "The people deposit their grain in the bank, and they save themselves the trouble of storage. We are responsible for the cost of repairing the warehouse. Mr. Li has been busy over there, expanding the granary overnight, so we must keep the grain well."

.”

At this point, Lao Zhu gradually understood, "You are paying for it to make things easier for the people. Logically speaking, we shouldn't say anything more, but Mr. Zhu has always been a shrewd calculation, so what's in it for us?"

Zhu Yuanzhang still knew Zhang Ximeng very well. This guy was certainly not a bad guy, but he was not a bad person. He promised to hide his secret.

"My lord, the truth is actually very simple. If I have one million dan of grain in hand, I can roughly lend my lord half a million dan?"

"Borrow it?" Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyelids and said with a smile: "Sir, aren't you afraid that we won't return it?"
To be continued...