Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Shen Wansan, a wealthy businessman, also had a story between the two.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang was deceived by those unscrupulous rich businessmen when he was a child, and he was deceived very badly, he did not have a good impression of all the businessmen in the world, especially this Shen Wansan.
What grievances did Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan have? What was the final outcome of Shen Wansan?
A friend of an enemy is also an enemy
On the way to unify the world, Zhu Yuanzhang first drove the Yuan army far away, and then turned back to get rid of the largest peer south of the Yangtze River, Chen Youliang.
After getting rid of Chen Youliang, almost all the areas south of the Yangtze River were under Zhu Yuanzhang's control. Because there are still a few relatively small peers who have not returned to Shun, Zhu Yuanzhang plans to recover these small places to arrange for him to be the emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang led the army and got rid of those peers, leaving only one Zhang Shicheng still alive.
But Zhang Shicheng was also short-lived, because Zhang Shicheng's troops were defeated all the way, and they were not the opponent of Zhu Yuanzhang's army at all.
In the end, Zhang Shicheng could only retreat into Suzhou City, trying to make the last battle of the trapped beasts.
Zhang Shicheng led the army into Suzhou City, and Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to besiege Suzhou City, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry to attack the city.
Because not long ago, the wealthy businessmen in Suzhou City raised funds to strengthen Suzhou City.
The current city of Suzhou is very tight, not only the gate is stronger than before, but the city walls are higher than the original.
The wealthy businessmen originally wanted to resist the Yuan soldiers, but they didn't expect that a little-known Zhu Yuanzhang would really beat the Yuan soldiers away.
Now this sturdy Suzhou city has allowed this Zhang Shicheng to take advantage.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Suzhou City was so strong, so he did not order the siege of the city. Anyway, Zhang Shicheng is just guarding a lonely city, and there will always be a time when he runs out of ammunition and food.
So, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the whole army to be stationed on the spot and wait for the enemy to go out of the city and surrender.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stationed, and Zhang Shicheng in the city was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would trap him in the city, because their military rations were only enough to eat for a month. If there is no way to solve the food problem, it is better to go out of the city and surrender now.
Zhu Yuanzhang also had this idea, he expected that Zhang Shicheng's army would retreat in a hurry, and he would definitely not bring a lot of food.
Now, Zhu Yuanzhang has besieged the city of Suzhou tightly, and Zhang Shicheng's army can only rely on that little food to die. Even if he had to steal food from the people in the city, he wouldn't be able to last long.
Just when Zhang Shicheng was worried, a person came to visit him, and this person was Shen Wansan, a wealthy businessman in Suzhou City.
Shen Wansan's father started by buying and selling grain, and after Shen Wansan took over, he developed a new business on the basis of buying and selling grain. He suddenly became a well-known and wealthy man throughout the country, and it was said that he was as rich as the country.
And he came to meet Zhang Shicheng in order to solve Zhang Shicheng's current food crisis.
As a world-famous grain merchant, the grain stored in Shen Wansan's granary is not a small amount. Coupled with the grain merchants who followed Shen Wansan, there must be a lot of them in their warehouses.
Shen Wansan came this time to give all this food to Zhang Shicheng.
Zhang Shicheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the people in Suzhou City would be so good to him. He swore that if they survived, he would definitely repay these people in the future.
So, with the support of Shen Wansan and them, Zhang Shicheng's army lasted for nine months, and almost waited for Zhu Yuanzhang outside.
Nine months later, in order to preserve the city of Suzhou, Zhang Shicheng walked out of the city gate and killed himself, during which there was no fighting.
And the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang did after entering the city was to find the reason why Zhang Shicheng was able to hold out for nine months.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe that Zhang Shicheng could hold out for such a long time, so someone in the city must have helped him.
Zhu Yuanzhang wants to find out this person now, and then break him into thousands of pieces.
Zhu Yuanzhang went to ask Zhang Shicheng's soldiers, but none of these soldiers wanted to say, even if Zhu Yuanzhang used the big punishment, he didn't ask. In the end, he could only post a list in Suzhou City, and he could provide this person with reward.
Shen Wansan knew that he couldn't hide all the time, Zhu Yuanzhang could find him sooner or later, and it was better to take the initiative to admit his mistakes.
A friend of an enemy can also become a friend?
After Shen Wansan thought of the reason, he went to Zhu Yuanzhang's temporary residence. There, he confessed that he was the one who provided food to Zhang Shicheng.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised, he didn't expect this person to jump out on his own so quickly, he thought it would take a while to show up. Although Zhu Yuanzhang admired Shen Wansan's courage, he still didn't have a good impression of Shen Wansan.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Shen Wansan: "Why do you want to provide food for Zhang Shicheng's army?" What is your relationship with him? ”
Shen Wansan also replied truthfully: "I don't know Zhang Shicheng well, I gave him food to save the people of this city." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't understand, what does the food you give Zhang Shicheng has to do with the people of the city? He also thought that this was an excuse made by Shen Wansan.
Shen Wansan said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "If I don't take the initiative to give Zhang Shicheng food, when they have nothing to eat, they will inevitably set up troops to grab food." At that time, not a single grain of grain in the treasury will be robbed, and the food in the homes of the people in the whole city will not escape the doom. If that were the case, you wouldn't have entered the city so easily, and the city wouldn't be in such good condition. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while, and this is indeed the truth.
Shen Wansan and the others handed over all the grain first, which could not only prevent Zhang Shicheng and them from grabbing the grain, but also make them embarrassed to bully the people. After all, he often deals with ordinary people and doesn't want them to be bullied.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang is not so angry now, he will definitely not suffer this dumb loss, he must find a way to punish Shen Wansan.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's wife, Queen Ma, walked into the house and told Zhu Yuanzhang about Dingdu.
Now that Zhang Shicheng is dead, a large area of the country has fallen into the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, and now Zhu Yuanzhang is qualified to be the emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to set the capital in Yingtian, because it was very meaningful to Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, after an on-the-spot investigation, the ministers agreed that the capital should not be set at Yingtian.
Because the walls of Yingtian City have been damaged in many places due to years of war. Even if it's a good place, it's already old. If the capital is set in such a place, there will definitely be hidden dangers.
Queen Ma said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Now that we have just founded the country, we can't come up with so much money to build so many city walls, do you think we should change places?" ”
This was heard by Shen Wansan, who was sitting on the side, so he volunteered to bear the cost of repairing the city wall, and promised that it would be better than before.
Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed, anyway, he didn't force him, he had to pay for it himself.
An enemy is still an enemy after all
Half a year later, the walls of Yingtian City were repaired, and Shen Wansan also fulfilled his promise. The money and people for repairing the city wall were all paid by him, which can be regarded as making amends to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Shen Wansan thought that after this incident, Zhu Yuanzhang would not embarrass him, but he still thought too much.
Shen Wansan saw that Zhu Yuanzhang still refused to forgive himself, so he had to set up a large table of dishes in the largest restaurant in Suzhou City and invite Zhu Yuanzhang to come to the banquet.
Zhu Yuanzhang also went to the banquet with the mentality of "sending it to the door cheaply, not taking advantage of it", and Shen Wansan had been waiting there for a long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang's purpose for coming this time, in addition to having a full meal, actually has another purpose, he wants to find an opportunity to get rid of Shen Wansan.
Although Shen Wansan did a lot of things for Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang was still not at ease with him and always wanted to get rid of him.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan were eating happily, and the shopkeeper brought another plate of dishes, and the two of them looked at it, and it was actually a plate of pig's trotters.
This allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to find an opportunity, he pointed to the plate of pig's trotters and asked, "Shen Wansan, what kind of dish is this plate?" ”
Shen Wansan was just about to blurt out, but he reacted instantly and stopped the car.
He didn't know what to do for a while, how to explain "pig's trotters" to Zhu Yuanzhang? In front of Zhu Yuanzhang, the word "pig" can never be said.
Shen Wansan pondered for a moment and finally figured out how to answer Zhu Yuanzhang. Shen Wansan pointed to the plate of pig's trotters and said, "This dish is called Wansanhoof." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his plan was revealed, and he knew in his heart that Shen Wansan had begun to be on guard. Therefore, when he ate later, he didn't embarrass Shen Wansan anymore, but Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't like Shen Wansan.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he announced to the world that he would reward the three armies and give each soldier a reward.
Shen Wansan heard that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to use money again, so he stood up again and said that he could give the money to reward the army.
It can be seen from here that Shen Wansan's EQ is very low, and he doesn't understand what the emperor means at all.
Can anyone pay for this reward for soldiers? It must be Zhu Yuanzhang who rewarded the army himself, what's the matter with you Shen Wansan's money?
Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Shen Wansan was deliberately provoking him, so he arrested Shen Wansan and beheaded him at a later date.
At this time, Empress Ma stopped Zhu Yuanzhang: "This Shen Wansan has not violated the law, and the emperor is afraid that it is a little inappropriate for the emperor to use this punishment on an innocent person." ”
So Zhu Yuanzhang released Shen Wansan again, and then sent their family to the border, and Shen Wansan also died there.
Shen Wansan's life is also rich, and he is also rich in defeat. His money can make Zhu Yuanzhang let him go, and it can also make Zhu Yuanzhang want his life. However, the main reason why Shen Wansan is so miserable is not actually him, the main reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang has too deep prejudices against rich businessmen!