The smallest eye in the world is the heart of the emperor; the most difficult road is the routine prepared for you by the emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang, as a cloth emperor, his cloth background can be said to be the well-being of the common people, but his cloth background is also the source of evil for the ministers of the DPRK.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who experienced hardships in his life since childhood, understood the pain points of ordinary people better than anyone, and also deeply felt the tyranny and darkness of the Yuan Dynasty's rule. Therefore, when he returned from a trip with the brothers of the temple master, he resolutely joined the ranks of the peasant uprising. He decided to establish a dynasty for the common people themselves, so after he established the dynasty, he always worried about the worries of the people and the happiness of the people. Whenever he saw an official who oppressed the people, his attitude towards them could be described as zero tolerance.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not good to all the people, and he also had a small account book of his own in his heart.
Like all the emperors who built Jiangshan from scratch, Zhu Yuanzhang also broke through from the border of death, and he also experienced countless difficulties. He remembered all the people who had helped him, and he remembered all the people who had fallen into the well. Among them, Shen Wansan, a wealthy merchant in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty, was the target of his key revenge after he claimed the emperor.
So, how did Shen Wansan offend Zhu Yuanzhang? It turned out that in the process of Zhu Yuanzhang's fight against Jiangshan, there was once a sworn enemy Zhang Shicheng, who was also an important team in the anti-Yuan forces, but he and Zhu Yuanzhang were not a gang. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang established power in the north after recovering a large amount of territory. It was decided to lead the army south and take Zhang Shicheng's forces in Suzhou in one fell swoop, so as to unify the world.
However, because of Suzhou's easy to defend and difficult to attack geographical location, until 8 months passed, Zhu Yuanzhang still failed to take it. Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang could still force Zhang Shicheng to come out and surrender after running out of grain and grass, but unexpectedly, Suzhou's economy was very developed, and there were many rich merchants in it. After seeing that Zhang Shicheng could not persist, they actually took the initiative to donate materials to him, including Shen Wansan, which made Zhu Yuanzhang angry.
Later, after the destruction of the city, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately implemented a series of protective actions against the wealthy merchants on the opposite side. At this time, Shen Wansan had to take the initiative to find Zhu Yuanzhang in order to save his life, and said a large basket of good words in front of him. In a word, Shen Mou will be your Zhu Yuanzhang's person after that, and he will listen to your dispatches. Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang was touched by his sincerity, and in order to appease the people, he gave him a step down on the spot. But Zhu Yuanzhang was only a strategy to slow down the army, and what Shen Wansan did to him could be remembered in his heart.
Later, as soon as the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's construction of Nanjing City came out, Shen Wansan came to serve. He said, "Your Majesty, when you fought in the country, you have spent almost all your money, and as your subject, I am willing to serve you." Of course, Shen Wansan's idea was not really to worry about Zhu Yuanzhang, on the contrary, he wanted to be greedy for more money in the construction of Nanjing City. But I didn't know that after this incident, Zhu Yuanzhang had completely realized Shen Wansan's family background. At the same time, the killing intent on him was also deepened.
One day, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Shen Wansan to borrow money and said, "In order to express your loyalty, it is not difficult for you at the same time." I'll borrow you a penny first, and you'll double my interest every day than the day before, for a month. Shen Wansan listened, and the amount of silver that cost this matter was not much, and the emperor owed him a favor, so he agreed on the spot. It wasn't until he returned home and the accounting housekeeper calculated an account for him that he realized that he had been calculated by Zhu Yuanzhang. He needed to pay Zhu Yuanzhang more than 500 million yuan in interest within a month. In this way, Shen Wansan, who was rich and invincible, was bankrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang's calculations.