The remnants of the young man's memories of this body poured into Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, and the interesting thing is that this cowherd baby is also surnamed Zhu, the eighth in the family, so the name is Zhu Ba, nineteen years old this year. His family has died, all of them starved to death, which is exactly the same as Zhu Yuanzhang. After the death of his family, Zhu Ba had no way to make a living, so he had to herd cattle for the landlord and earn a few mouthfuls of porridge to drink. When he went out today, Zhu Ba was too hungry and his steps were abrupt, and he accidentally fell, which just broke his head, and as a result, he was killed and robbed of his body by Zhu Yuanzhang, who fell from the sky.

Zhu Yuanzhang calmly accepted his new identity, he sat on the grass, looked at the big scalper who was grazing not far away, and secretly calculated in his heart. It is now the spring of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), on August 8 of this year, Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse will die of illness, and Emperor Zhu Youzhen of Chongzhen will ascend the throne, and then on November 17 next year, the second king of Baishui will unveil the pole uprising, gather people to rebel, and announce the official outbreak of the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty. In another seventeen years, the Ming Dynasty will fall with a bang.

At this time, God threw me into Baishui County and became an ordinary cattle herder, what does it mean?

I don't know, I don't know, and I don't want to know. I only know one thing, the Ming Dynasty will collapse in seventeen years, it is the country I built single-handedly, it is the greatest achievement of my life, if I can't come back, it's just that, since I have come back, I must use these hands to save it! Rebuild it! Rejuvenate it again!

With the insight I have gained from floating in the sky as a bystander for hundreds of years, I know all the shortcomings of this Ming Kingdom, and I know what the development of the whole world will be in the future, I don't believe that with so many years of understanding, I can no longer build a Ming Dynasty that can be passed down through the ages.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly stood up from the grass, this body was very weak, which made him very unaccustomed, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not feel depressed, because his body in his previous life was so thin and pitiful at first, but he knew that as long as he could find food and strengthen exercise, this body could become stronger.

He walked up to the big scalper, took the rope from the cow's nose, and whispered, "Let's go, go home with me......"

Well? I...... This self-proclaimed method must be changed! Zhu Yuanzhang is a person who is very good at adapting to the environment, since he has become Zhu Ba, then the word I must not be used again in the future, otherwise, being heard by others will bring about death.

He took a deep breath, patted the big scalper on the back, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go, go home with me...... I have to think about eating first, otherwise this body will not be better. Since becoming the emperor, I have not used the word "I" to refer to myself for decades, and now I feel that there is no difficulty at first glance.

The setting sun dragged down the golden light from the sky, the grass on the hillside swayed gently in the breeze, Zhu Yuanzhang led the big yellow cow and staggered to the landlord's house he was holding one by one.

At this time, the world has begun to have a great drought, there is not much grass on this hillside, the place where the cattle are grazing is getting farther and farther away from home, under the hillside, looking at a piece of loess, although it is now the spring ploughing season, but can not see the freshness of the recovery of all things in spring.

The landlord's family name is Ma, known as Baishui Ma, and he is a well-known landowner, and the memory inherited from Zhu Ba is somewhat unclear, only knowing that the patriarch of the Ma family is named Master Ma, and he doesn't even know the name. It can be seen how stupid Zhu Ba's brain is, and he can't even figure out the name of his master.

Master Ma has two sons and one daughter, and in Zhu Ba's memory, the names of these three people are Young Master Ma, Second Young Master Ma, and Third Miss Ma...... The name is still unknown. After digging in Zhu Ba's memory treasure house for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang only got this useless information, which was really laughing and crying.

After going down the hillside, walking high and low on the loess for a while, the small county town of Baishui appeared in the distance, this is a small mountain city, pinned on the uneven mountain of the highlands, the houses are undulating, and the roof tiles are connected. The Ma family compound is not in the city, but on the hill outside the east gate of the county seat.

The Ma family is the most powerful wealthy family in Baishui County, the farmland occupies nearly one-tenth of the land in the eastern part of Baishui County, and the scale of the Ma family compound is more luxurious than the mansion where the county lord lives. What kind of decree does the county lord want to issue, usually when he learns that the Ma family will be heard, if the Ma family does not agree to something, even the county lord has to take care of it, and he does not dare to offend the Ma family easily. This is also one of the drawbacks of the Ming Dynasty, officials were elbowed by the local wealthy gentry, and without the support of the wealthy gentry, the officials' decrees could not get out of the county yamen at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the Ma family compound, this courtyard is built on a small hill, the mountain is not high, but it is wide, the entire hill is occupied by this mansion, the house is divided into three courtyards: the front yard, the inner courtyard, and the partial courtyard, and there are countless houses in each courtyard, connected into a piece, and the momentum is extraordinary. This house sits in the south and faces north, and the main gate is open in the north of the entire compound, but Zhu Yuanzhang is not qualified to enter and exit from the main gate.

He went around to the east and walked to the east gate of the Ma family's compound, which was the gateway for people to enter and exit, and there were a few rough peasant women sitting on the field by the door, and when they saw him coming back, they laughed together: "Zhu Ba, why have you been herding cattle for so long today?" Qi Guan has had a few fires, but I'm afraid I won't have your food tonight. ”

"Your body, which weighs a few taels of money, doesn't have this bite to eat tonight, I don't know if you can survive the night."

"Work harder, don't always want to die, so that we will be scolded by Qi in charge."

Several peasant women laughed at him together, Zhu Ba was stupid and his surname was very cowardly, so everyone usually made fun of him when he had nothing to do. Even if he was excessive, he would punch him and kick him, but Zhu Ba never dared to resist. Today, Zhu Ba herded the cattle for too long, and several women caught the reason again and said a few words to him.

Dare to call me a waste? Daring! Zhu Yuanzhang was furious in his heart, his eyes widened, and he looked at the women.

At just such a glance, the domineering spirit of the emperor who once single-handedly built a huge empire and overlooked the world couldn't help but reveal it from his eyes...... Solemn, fierce, and inviolable...... No mercy!

Just a look, without even any movement, the women felt a thrill all over their bodies, their bodies couldn't help but stiffen, and the ridicule behind them naturally swallowed back into their stomachs, and they couldn't spit out a word again.

frightened a few women, but Zhu Yuanzhang had no joy in his heart, but regretted it slightly: I shouldn't have released my momentum to a few stupid peasant women! There is no point in doing so...... Moreover, this momentum should also be appropriately restrained, I am now Zhu Ba, no longer the emperor who holds great power, when I meet a weak person, I may be able to use my momentum to scare the other party, and I dare not provoke me. But when I meet a strong person, it is pointless to scare the other party by deflating my anger, but it may provoke the other party's killing intent, which may not be good for me.

Zhu Yuanzhang admonished himself a few words, and the domineering spirit in his eyes that overlooked the world suddenly dissipated like smoke, turned his head away, and no longer paid attention to the peasant women.

It wasn't until his figure got into the side door of the Ma family's compound that the peasant women recovered from their stiffness, they had limited knowledge and didn't know what the emperor's domineering was, so they naturally didn't take this matter to heart, but since then, these people have never dared to say a word of disrespect to Zhu Ba.

After Zhu Yuanzhang walked into the Ma family compound, relying on Zhu Ba's memory, he shuttled through this huge building complex, and the road on the left hand side led to the front yard, which was the place where Master Ma, Master Ma, and Second Young Master Ma usually operated, and only high-level subordinates were qualified to enter. The road on the right hand leads to the inner courtyard, which is where Mrs. Ma, Miss Ma San, and the young ladies usually move, and only high-level maids are qualified to enter.

A lowly cattle herder like Zhu Ba can only take the middle road, which leads to the side courtyard, where long-term workers, short-term workers, and tenants live, and these people have not sold themselves to the Ma family, they belong to supernumerary personnel, and are hired to work for the Ma family. Although the personal freedom is higher than that of the servants of the Ma family, the treatment enjoyed is a few points lower than that of the servants, they are not full, they are not warmly dressed, they do not sleep well, they have to go out to work at dawn, and they can only go home to rest when it is dark, and the wages given by the Ma family are only enough to barely starve them, and it is a luxury to want to be full.

The long-term and short-term workers live in a very poor environment, consisting of rows of earthen houses, the roof is covered with dry thatch, and the house has no utensils except wooden beds, and the four walls of the house are ended.

These long-term and short-term workers were managed by a middle-aged man named Qi Cheng, and the long-term workers called him Qi Steward. This Qi steward is a shady and mean person, and he is used to finding trouble with long-term and short-term workers, and taking the opportunity to deduct food, which is a very annoying guy.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked back to the side courtyard, didn't even look at his humble room, led the big yellow cow to the cowpen, and then walked to the dining room, it was dusk at this time, it was time for the long-term workers to eat, he was already so hungry that his chest was close to his back, if he didn't eat something, he really couldn't hold on.

Just walked two steps, a few tired day, depressed short-term workers passed by him, these people glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang with godless eyes, and then lowered their heads and discussed: "Look, Zhu Ba, this guy is actually back, he didn't return today, and Qi Guan is very angry." ”

Another short-term worker whispered: "I thought he stole the old man's big cattle and sold it, so he didn't dare to come back." ”

The short-term worker who spoke before immediately laughed and said: "Just like Zhu Ba's cowardice, if he dares to steal cattle, the sun will come out in the west." If it was Wang Er's guy, it was possible that he really stole the cow and ran away. ”

Although they were talking in a low voice, the voice was deliberately not loud or small, and it reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, obviously with a hint of deliberate mockery, just to see Zhu Ba's embarrassed expression.

Zhu Yuanzhang has the experience of the previous women, and has already understood that this cowherd baby who has been occupied by himself is a cowardly man who is not treated well at home, so everyone has to step on his feet and take pleasure in bullying him. If you keep getting angry with these guys, you will drag your identity down to the same line as them. He is Zhu Yuanzhang, why do you need to be familiar with this kind of person? Ignore it.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look at them, and passed by them with a calm expression.

The few short-term workers who were ignored by him suddenly all rolled out: What happened to Zhu Ba? Usually when we laugh at him like this, he will be so embarrassed that he will want to find a crack to get into the ground, or he will nod to us and bow his waist, his face full of servility...... What's going on today? Although his steps were a little light, the confidence and calmness he showed when he took steps had never been seen on Zhu Ba's face before......

At this moment, this group of people felt in a trance that the amount of equipment between them and Zhu Ba was not on the same level at all......