Chapter 56: The Founding of the Ming Dynasty, a Hell-like Difficulty
Tang He and others escorted Liu Xiaode back to Taoyuan Township.

The dense forests, towering cliffs and the outrageous rail mine cars along the way made Liu Xiaode think he was dreaming.

Until Tang He led him to a valley full of birdsong and flowers.

Tianyu was holding a fishing rod and fishing in a one-meter square puddle with clear water.

Liu Xiaode stared blankly at the fishhook in the water without even a bait in it, speechless: "What is this, Jiang Taigong fishing? There must be fish in the pond where Jiang Taigong fishes, right?"

He turned his head and looked at Zhu Chongba who was standing respectfully beside the fisherman. His eyes suddenly shot out: "Zhu Chongba!"

Tang He, who was behind him, kicked Liu Xiaode to the ground and cursed:
"How dare you! How dare you speak to the Marshal like that!"

At this time, the fishhook in Tianyu's hand sank to the bottom of the water.
Under Liu Xiaode's shocked eyes, a fat puffer fish was fished out from the clear puddle.

The fat pufferfish swelled rapidly and soon swelled up like a balloon.

Tianyu happily threw the puffer fish into the fish bucket.

"We can have puffer fish sashimi tonight."

Poisonous? It doesn't matter. Under the effect of the invincible milk, even the withering toxin can be cured. It's just the deadly toxin of pufferfish. It tastes good.

Of course, only Tianyu is qualified to enjoy this delicacy. If other people eat the poisonous puffer fish, they will die in a few seconds. The rule of detoxification with milk does not apply to this group of indigenous people.

Tianyu looked at Liu Xiaode,
At this moment, the landlord finally realized that the group of people in front of him were a group of desperate criminals who were risking their lives to rebel.

He kowtowed desperately to Tianyu:
"Please, God, spare my life! I was forced to bring those damned Yuan Tartars here."

In order to maintain his mystery, Tianyu turned and looked at Zhu Chongba.

Zhu Chongba asked in a very perceptive and cold voice:

"Tell me, how many troops did the Yuan thieves bring this time?"

Liu Xiaode shuddered and said in fear: "A whole Mongolian army of 10,000 households."

Zhu Chongba also took a deep breath.
The Mongolian army was the real elite of the Yuan Dynasty. Although the economy and politics of the Yuan Dynasty were already in tatters,
But the Yuan Dynasty's military power still made everyone feel despair.

One million Mongolian troops, plus one million Han surrendered troops.

The reason why Han Shantong was able to launch the Red Turban Rebellion was because
It was because of his use of the 200,000 people gathered by Toghto's currency change and the construction of the Yellow River embankment a few years later that he successfully resisted the first wave of attacks by the Yuan army, and then attracted rebel forces from all over the country to fight against the Yuan army.

As for the people among them, there were no more than a hundred regular militiamen at most, and even if the reserve militiamen were included, there would be no more than a thousand people.

Now the imperial court actually sent out a troop of ten thousand households?
This is like Zhu Yuanzhang and Emperor Shundi playing Landlord.
Zhu Yuanzhang played a one-on-three game, while Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty directly dropped four four bombs.

Although it is not a trump card, it is also very unethical.

If Zhu Yuanzhang did not have Tianyu's assistance, then death would be the only way waiting for him.

Zhu Chongba looked a little unhappy.
"The court thinks highly of me."

Liu Xiaode whispered to Zhu Chongba:

"I'm afraid the Marshal doesn't know his current reputation. Rumors are spreading everywhere that Cang Tian is dead and Huang Tian should be established. If the monarch has no virtue, the heaven will punish him."

"Everyone is watching your fight with the court."

Zhu Chongba's expression froze.
"Look at me? Why are you looking at me? I have no intention of revolting. I am just punishing those unscrupulous officials and gentry." Liu Xiaode looked at Zhu Chongba speechlessly.
What you said is very irresponsible. Do you know how many poor people will want to follow your example and rise up in rebellion once you make this slogan?

Tianyu behind him picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a teasing look on his face.

"Do you know how many people will be misled by your action and rise up in rebellion just like you?"

"And those poor fellows who think they can easily take over a county like you and deceive the people of the city to surrender will inevitably suffer extremely tragic consequences."

"What you did was not just targeting the Mongol court, but the landlords of the entire Yuan Dynasty. The path you are taking is doomed to fail in this era."

Why have there been constant uprisings in various places since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty? Even in the early period of recuperation of the Ming Dynasty, there were many people who opposed the Ming Dynasty and rose up.

This is completely inconsistent with the logic of the dynasty cycle. The reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang is a pure example of a poor peasant's counterattack.

He did not have any support from the landlords, because many of Zhu Yuanzhang's policies favored the peasants and harmed the interests of the landlords.

If Zhu Yuanzhang's sword had not been sharp enough and he had crossed the class barrier in the later period, this operation that went against the entire era would never have been successful.

But now Zhu Chongba has done it more thoroughly.
The Fengyang Incident not only offended the imperial court, but also the landlords of the entire China.

Inciting tenants and farmers to cut flesh from these landlords is even more hateful than the Yuan Dynasty which collected various taxes.

At least in the Yuan Dynasty, taxation could be evenly distributed among the lower-level tenants, and the landlords could take the opportunity to annex more land.

But what Zhu Yuanzhang is doing now is to directly overthrow the foundation of the entire landlord class. He wants to overturn China's thousands of years of system and resources and redistribute them.

How could the landlords and gentry, who had accumulated their wealth through hard work and accumulation, tolerate him?

After hearing what Tianyu said, Zhu Chongba asked unwillingly:

"Lord of the Land, but didn't you tell me that future development will definitely move in the direction of sickleism and capitalism?"

Tianyu shook his head leisurely:
"The future is the future, and the present is the present. I once told you that the economic foundation determines the upper level. The reason why I let you develop from the Farmers' Assistance Association is to allow you to improve the productivity of the entire society."

"Only when the economic foundation of the whole society is improved can the mind be further liberated. This is a long-term plan and will not produce results in a short period of time."

"How many people are there in a county? At most, there are no more than a hundred people. If you include the hangers-on, there won't be more than a thousand."

"You have the most advanced science, weapons, equipment, ideas and even food. It will not be difficult for you to overthrow a county."

“But once you reveal this tendency against the landlords, then the same path will be ten times more difficult for you in the future.”

"Basically, don't expect anyone to invest in your supplies. Everywhere you go, you will be met with fierce resistance from the landlords and their servants. You should know that the fighting power of the servants kept by the gentry and wealthy families is even greater than that of the county government."

Zhu Chongba opened his mouth.
The joy that had originally been brought to the people by his successful victory disappeared in an instant.

At this moment, he finally understood why Tianyu had previously planned to help the Farmers' Association and not expose himself to the public.

It’s not that Tianyu can’t do this, but he knows that if he does so, the original simple difficulty will instantly soar to hell difficulty!

Zhu Chongba broke out in a cold sweat.
He suddenly knelt down in front of me and begged:

"Please God of Land save me!"

(End of this chapter)