With food, grass and soldiers, it is possible to expand the territory.

When there is enough land, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't even need to do anything to let the talents around him come and take refuge first.

Li Shanchang admired Zhu Yuanzhang's strict military law and did not kill people indiscriminately.

Hearing Li Shanchang's suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement, and secretly said in his heart, The younger brother has already told me these truths, and it turns out that they are so useful.

At the suggestion of Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to expand his staff in the Marshal's Office, because Li Shanchang promised to introduce him to all the capable people and celebrities in Dingyuan to work.

This decision made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy, and immediately appointed Li Shanchang as the capital of the Marshal's Mansion, in charge of all internal affairs, and Zhu Han, the secretary in charge of military orders, as his right-hand man.

For this appointment, Li Shanchang agreed without hesitation.

A few days later, Li Shanchang traveled and persuaded again, attracting more than a dozen capable people from Dingyuan to Zhu Yuanzhang.

The internal affairs talents, which were originally in short supply, were suddenly replenished.

From military placement to tax payment for the people, all kinds of talents are sufficient.

The inside and outside of Dingyuan City actually had a bit of prosperity.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation rose a lot.

At this time, the envoy sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to Yingzhou to escort the captured Timur also returned.

Zhu Han received the messenger's return, and immediately came happily to tell his brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Brother, good news that Yingzhou is back!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang were discussing the preparation of military grain and grass, and when they heard Zhu Han's words, they both stopped what they were doing and turned around and asked.

"What's the good news?"

"Liu Futong was overjoyed when he saw the captive Timur, and immediately sent someone to bring back an order, so that you should be the marshal of the Eastern Route Army, and the Huainan Jiangnan Province will be in the province of Pingzhang!" Zhu Han said.

For this appointment, in fact, there is not much benefit, it is just a false name.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang only occupied a Dingyuan at this time, and most of Huainan was controlled by the Yuan army, and as for Jiangnan, don't even think about it, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even have a boat that could cross the river.

"False name, haha, it's a false name again, but we don't dislike it." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Li Shanchang next to him felt that it was very useful.

"Marshal, although it is a false name, but we will be famous in the future, now there are many soldiers and horses, grain and grass are sufficient, we should immediately send troops to Chuzhou, and then prepare for the navy to cross the river, the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, without the trouble of drought, there will be no shortage of food and grass." Li Shanchang said happily.

He discussed with Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, and felt that in order to feed so many soldiers, it was far from enough to just take Dingyuan and Chuzhou.

As long as the crop harvest is a little worse, then the whole army will have to go hungry, if you don't want the army to go hungry, once the tax is raised, then the common people will not be able to live, and Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation of benevolence and righteousness that he has accumulated with great difficulty will be over.

"Sir is right, we should hurry up and attack Chuzhou." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.

He then asked Zhu Han again: "Brother, how are you ready, can you send troops to Chuzhou?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is now attacking the city, and he already feels that he can't do without Zhu Han's cave attack and blasting.

However, this requires a large amount of black powder, and Zhu Han has just rushed to make a batch and is in the process of final resurgence granulation.

"In almost two days, it's ready to go!" Zhu Han said.

"Okay, then let's attack Chuzhou this time, and leave the baggage of the rear army and their families in Dingyuan!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

The biggest advantage of having a base area is that it can ensure the safety of baggage and family members.

The defense of Dingyuan City is the best reassurance for the former army to fight abroad.

"Marshal rest assured, Li is in Dingyuan, and he will definitely do a good job in the transfer of grain and grass, and there will be no shortage of troops!" Li Shanchang immediately made a military order.

This time to attack Chuzhou, Tang He was still left behind, and Li Shanchang was in charge of internal affairs and grain and grass.

Subsequently, Li Shanchang recommended several talents from Dingyuan County to Zhu Yuanzhang to serve as staff.

Zhu Han was listening on the sidelines, and suddenly a name in particular attracted attention.

"Hu Weiyong?"

When Li Shanchang read this name, Zhu Han immediately became alert.

Hu Weiyong, that is the protagonist of the first major case of the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

He dared to bend the law and dance power under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose, which can be described as very bold!

Regarding Li Shanchang's recommendation, Zhu Yuanzhang now accepted all the orders, and immediately awarded Hu Weiyong and others to the position of shogunate assistant.

After Li Shanchang went back, Zhu Han asked Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Brother, did Mr. Li say that after conquering Chuzhou, what should we do next?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he didn't think about it and said: "Of course it's going down to the south of the Yangtze River, didn't you say it just now?" ”

Zhu Han shook his head and said, "Brother, we don't even have a boat, how can we go down to Jiangnan?" I've heard that the sailors of Chuzhou and Yangzhou are all going to Ping pirates, and even if we take Chuzhou now, we won't have ships. ”

Now that there is a great chaos today, shipbuilders are scattering and fleeing, and it is too difficult to build a ready-made warship, and the best way is to grab a ready-made ship.

"What then? Mr. Li probably doesn't know about this. Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"If you build a ship, it won't take a year and a half to finish, and it will take a year to prepare the wood." Zhu Han continued.

"In that case, let's just wait, it's a quick year anyway." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

However, Zhu Han didn't want this.

The wealth of Jiangnan is already the first in the world, and Zhu Yuanzhang in history crossed the river not early, so that Fang Guozhen, Zhang Shicheng and others occupied most of the rich land, and finally after several struggles to seize the entire Jiangnan, delaying a lot of opportunities.

Zhu Han didn't want his brother Zhu Yuanzhang to make this mistake again.

If you take Jiangnan one day earlier, you will have the strength to calm the world one day earlier.

Although Zhu Han didn't want to delay the matter of the water army, there was no good way to do it now.

In the end, I can only put it aside for the time being, and wait until I have the opportunity to talk about it later.

Outside the city of Dingyuan, a wide open space.

This was originally the school ground of the Yuan army, and now it has been used by Zhu Han as a training ground for the righteous army, which is dedicated to doing some drills and experiments.

Boom!

Rumble!

In the heavily guarded school grounds, there was a roar.

A burst of white smoke spread from the school grounds, and after the roar just now, a heavy smell of gunpowder smoke was emitted.

"Haha, that's a lot of energy!"

Zhou Dexing shouted with laughter.

The three successive artillery test firings just now made Zhou Dexing, who was already addicted to gunpowder tactics, addicted.

However, Zhu Han doesn't think so.

After carefully examining the artillery and targets, he shook his head very dissatisfied.