Under Zhu Yuanzhang's command, the Military Generals of Wenchen gathered like clouds. None of the heroes of the late Yuan Dynasty could compare with him. Military generals such as Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Deng Yu, Kang Maocai, Zhu Liangzu, Tang He, Hu Dahai, etc.; strategists such as Li Shanchang, Liu Ji, Tao An, Li Xi, etc., either came together or were hired with courtesy, showing a prosperous scene.
None of the people Zhu Yuanzhang used were incompetent people
The difference between Zhu Yuanzhang and the late Yuan Dynasty is that Fang Guozhen, Zhang Shicheng and others recruited Luo scribes, but they were vassals and elegant, and they were not seriously used, so their subordinates were mixed with fish and dragons; while Zhu Yuanzhang was strictly screened, meritocracy, and never hired incompetent people.
Liu Ji stills
Li Shanchang, a native of Dingyuan, came to say that he "joined forces with the language and the day, and stayed in charge of the shogunate"; the Confucians Tao An and Li Xi of the Taiping Dynasty were "very thick in the face of peace, and ordered Li Xi to know about the affairs of the Taiping Prefecture"; when the soldiers went down to Zhenjiang, they ordered people to hire the great Confucian Qin Conglong with platinum and Wen Qi, "went out of the city to welcome them, invited them to the same place, consulted the current affairs of the day and night, and often called the old gentleman but not the name"; in Huizhou, he summoned the Confucian Zhu Sheng, who suggested "building a high wall, accumulating grain, slowly claiming the title of king, and pleasing his words"; going down to Nanjing and taking Jinhua and getting dozens of Confucians.
The generals under Zhu Yuanzhang also knew how to recommend talents, such as Hu Dahai recommended Wang Zongxian, liu ji, Song Lian, Zhang Yi, and Ye Chen; Li Wenzhong recommended Wang Yi and Xu Yuan, and Zhu Yuan, and Zhu Yuan all sent envoys to sign them with books and coins to show solemnity.
When Liu Ji, Song Lian, and four others went to Nanjing to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, he was very happy, and even whenever he consulted Liu Ji on state affairs, he would personally write a letter, never let his staff catch a knife and ghostwrite it, and claimed that he would write "Your Excellency Mr. Bowen Old Mr. Bowen" to show his piety.
There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang's humble and gentlemanly style has won the support of the civilian and military generals. No wonder they had to repay Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness even if they were overwhelmed.
One of the reasons for Zhu Yuanzhang's success is that there is no doubt about the use of people
All emperors who have done something understand that the king regards his subjects as brothers and sisters, and the subjects also regard the king as his heart; the king regards his subjects as grass and mustard, and the subjects also regard the king as enemies. Before Zhu Yuanzhang won the world, he was able to do without a city and employ people without doubt, which was an important reason for his success.
Zhu Yuanzhang not only has no doubts about the use of people, but also knows people well. The key to whether or not people are properly employed lies in knowing people, which is an eternal truth. Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of the talents of his subordinates, so he could do the work according to his talents and get his own appropriateness.
For example, Xu Da had some strengths in Tao Strategy, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as a commander-in-chief and made him lead the troops outside; Chang Yuchun "when a million people were destroyed and fell into a stronghold", Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as a vanguard and attacked the city; other Confucians were either strategizing or good at internal affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang could give full play to their talents.
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to rise rapidly was obviously the result of harmony and brainstorming between monarchs and subjects. The establishment of the Ming Empire was the product of zhu Yuanzhang's joint efforts to integrate the monarch and his subjects. It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang alone could not accomplish this great cause.
Zhu Yuanzhang got Chang Yuchun, which is equivalent to getting "half of the Ming Dynasty"
Some historians have said that there were three fierce generals in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty: Chang Yuchun, Zhang Dingbian, and Wang Baobao. Therefore, in the eyes of many scholars, Zhu Yuanzhang's getting Chang Yu Chun is equivalent to getting "half of the Ming Dynasty"; it is precisely because of the assistance of Chang Yu Chun that Zhu Yuanzhang can escape from death several times, and the title of "half of the country and mountains" of Chang Yu Chun is truly deserved.
Zhu Yuanzhang stills
Chang Yuchun learned martial arts from an early age, was proficient in riding and shooting, proficient in various weapons, and had a large body and a strong physique. Chang Yuchun's youth was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, class contradictions had intensified, and various Haojie uprisings were raging. Dissatisfied with the current situation of life, he could not bear to starve, and resolutely defected to the mountain thief Liu Ju to make a living.
There is also an interesting story about Chang Yuchun's encounter with Zhu Yuanzhang. After Chang Yuchun became a mountain thief, he followed Liu Ju all day to make a living, feeling that there was no future. One day, he was running around for Liu Ju, and when sleepiness struck during the journey, he slept in the farmland.
In the dream, a "man of God" shouted, "Rise up, lord and king." Chang Yuchun, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly woke up, and at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang passed by, and he joined Zhu Yuanzhang's team.