The remaining memories of the young man in this body poured into Zhu Yuanzhang's mind. Interestingly, this cowherd's surname is Zhu, and he ranks eighth in his family, so his name is Zhu Ba. He is nineteen years old this year. His family has died and all starved to death, which is exactly the same as Zhu Yuanzhang. After his family died, Zhu Ba was unable to survive, so he had to herd cattle for the landlord and earn a few porridge. When he went out today, Zhu Ba was too hungry and his footsteps were scattered. As a result, he accidentally fell down. The fall happened to knock his head, and he died so much that he was robbed of his body by Zhu Yuanzhang who fell from the sky.

Zhu Yuanzhang calmly accepted his new identity. He sat on the grass, looking at the big yellow cow eating grass not far away, and secretly thought in his heart. It is the spring of the seventh year of Tianqi (1627). On August 8 this year, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao would die of illness, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian would ascend the throne, and on November 17 next year, King Baishui Er would lift up the uprising, gathering people to rebel, and declare that the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty officially broke out. Then in another seventeen years, the Ming Dynasty would fall down.

At this time, God threw me into Baishui County and turned into an ordinary cowherd. What does it mean?

Forget it, I don’t know what God is thinking, nor do I want to know. I only know one thing. The Ming Dynasty will collapse in 17 years. It is a country I have established and the greatest achievement of my life. It would be fine if I can’t come back. Since I have come back, I must use these hands to save it! Rebuild it! Let it be revitalized again!

With the insight I have gained from being a bystander in the sky over the past few hundred years, I know all the bad policies of this Ming Kingdom, and I know everything about the development of the whole world in the future. I don’t believe that with so many years of understanding, I can’t build a Ming Dynasty that can be passed down through the ages.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly stood up from the grass. His body was very weak, which made him very uncomfortable. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not feel discouraged 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 exercise, this body could become stronger.

He walked to the yellow cow, held the rope on the bull'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, the word I should not be used again in the future, otherwise, being heard by others will bring about a disaster.

He took a deep breath, patted the yellow cow on the back, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go, go home with me... I have to think of a way to solve the problem of eating first, otherwise this body will not be cured." Since becoming emperor, he has never used the word "I" to call himself for decades. Now, when he first says it, he feels nothing difficult.

The sunset dragged down the golden light from the horizon, and the grass on the hillside swayed gently in the breeze. Zhu Yuanzhang led the yellow cow and walked towards the landlord's home where he was holding him.

At this time, the world had already started drought, and there were not many grasses on this hillside. The place where cattle herding was getting farther and farther away from home. Below the hillside, looking at the loess. Although it is spring plowing season, you can't see the freshness of everything reviving in spring.

The landlord whose family was named Ma, and was known as the Baishui Ma family. He is a well-known landlord. The memories he inherited from Zhu Ba are somewhat unclear. He only knows that the head of the Ma family is called Master Ma, and he doesn't even know the name. It can be seen how stupid Zhu Ba is, and he can't even figure out the name of his master.

Mr. Ma has two sons and one daughter. In Zhu Ba's memory, the names of these three people are Ma Da Junior Ma, Ma Er Junior Ma, and Miss Ma San... The names are still unknown. After touching Zhu Ba's memory treasure house for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang only got these useless information, which was really funny.

After going down the hillside, I walked high and low on the yellow land for a while. The small Baishui County Town appeared in the distance of sight. This is a small mountain city, placed on the uneven mountains of the high ground, with houses rising and falling, and the roofs and tiles connected. The Ma Family Courtyard is not in the city, but on the hill outside the east gate of the county town.

The Ma family is the strongest tyrant in Baishui County. The farmland occupies nearly one-tenth of the land in the eastern part of Baishui County, and the size of the Ma family's courtyard is even more luxurious than the residence where the county tyrant lives. The county tyrant wants to issue any government orders, and usually hears the Ma family. If the Ma family disagrees, even the county tyrants have to take care of it and dare not offend the Ma family easily. This is also one of the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty. Officials are controlled by local tyrants. If there is no support from the tyrants, the officials' government orders cannot be left at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards the Ma family courtyard. This courtyard was built on a small hill. The mountain was not high, but wide. The entire mountain was occupied by this mansion. The house was divided into three courtyards: the front yard, the inner yard and the side yard. Each courtyard had countless houses connected into pieces and were extraordinary. The house faced south and north, and the main entrance was opened in the north of the entire courtyard, but Zhu Yuanzhang was not qualified to enter and exit through the main entrance.

He went around the east and walked towards the east door of the Ma family compound, which was the door for the servants to enter and exit. On the ridge beside the door were a few peasant women with thick hands and feet. When they saw him coming back, they laughed and said, "Zhu Ba, why did you let the cattle go for so long today? The incident of Qiguan has been angry a few times, I'm afraid you won't have food tonight."

"Your body weighs a few taels and a few taels, and you don't have this food tonight. I wonder if you can survive the night."

"Work harder, don't always die, as we can get scolded by the same person."

Several peasant women laughed at him together. Zhu Ba is a stupid man and has a very cowardly personality, so everyone usually enjoys him when they have nothing to do. Even if they are too much, they will punch him and kick him. Zhu Ba never dared to resist. Today, Zhu Ba has been herding cattle for too long, and several women have caught the excuse and asked him a few words.

Dare to call me a waste? Bold! Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, glared at the women and looked at them.

Just at this glance, the domineering emperor who once built a huge empire and looked down on the world couldn't help but reveal his domineeringness from his eyes... solemn, ruthless, uninfringing... merciless!

Just a look, without even any movement, the women felt a whole body trembling, and their bodies couldn't help but stiffen. The ridicule behind them was naturally swallowed back into their stomachs and could no longer spit out a word.

After scaring several women, Zhu Yuanzhang was not happy, but he regretted a little: I shouldn’t have a momentum to a few stupid peasant women! It’s meaningless to do this... Moreover, this momentum should be appropriately restrained. I am Zhu Ba now, no longer an emperor with great power. When I meet a weak person, I may be able to scare the other party with great momentum and dare not provoke me. But when I meet a strong person, it is meaningless to defy the other party’s breath, but it may arouse the other party’s murderous intent, which may be detrimental to me.

Zhu Yuanzhang warned himself a few words, and the domineering aura in his eyes that looked down at the world suddenly dissipated like smoke. He turned his head away and ignored the peasant women.

It was not until his figure penetrated into the side door of the Ma family compound that the peasant women recovered from the stiffness. They had limited knowledge and did not know what the domineering aura was, so naturally they did not take this matter to heart. But from then on, these people never dared to say a disrespectful word to Zhu Ba again.

After Zhu Yuanzhang walked into the Ma family courtyard, he used Zhu Ba's memory to shuttle through this huge building complex. The road on the left leads to the front yard. It is where Mr. Ma, Mr. Ma and Mr. Ma Er are usually active. Only those with higher-level lower ranks are qualified to enter. The road on the right leads to the inner yard. It is where Mrs. Ma, Miss Ma San, and Mrs. Young Lady are usually active. Only those with higher-level maids are qualified to enter.

A lowly cowherd boy like Zhu Ba can only walk the middle road. This road leads to a side courtyard, where long-term workers, short-term workers, and tenants live together. None of these people sold themselves to the Ma family. They are non-staff members and are employed to work for the Ma family. Although personal freedom is higher than that of the Ma family's servants, the treatment enjoys a few points lower than that of the servants. They cannot eat enough, wear warm clothes, and sleep well. They have to go out to work at dawn and can only go home to rest after dark. The wages given by the Ma family are only enough to barely starve them to death. It is a luxury to want to eat enough.

The environment of the side courtyard where long-term workers live is also very poor. It is composed of rows of earthen houses with dry thatched roofs. There are no utensils except wooden beds. The house has no utensils.

These long-term workers and short-term workers are managed by a middle-aged man named Qi Cheng, who calls him the Qishu. This Qishu is mean and accustomed to causing trouble for long-term workers and short-term workers. He takes the opportunity to deduct food. He is a very annoying guy.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked back to the side courtyard and without even looking at his simple room, he led the yellow cow into the cow pen and walked towards the dining room. It was dusk and it was time for the workers to eat. He was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. If he didn't eat anything, he might not be able to hold on.

After walking for a few steps, several short-term workers who had been tired for a day and looked listless, passed by him. These people glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang with their unscrupulous eyes, then lowered their heads and talked: "Look, this guy Zhu Ba is actually back. He has not returned for the time being today. The general manager is very angry."

Another short worker whispered: "I thought he stole the master's big yellow cow and sold it, so I didn't dare to come back."

The short-term worker who spoke before immediately smiled and said, "With Zhu Ba's cowardly appearance, if he dares to steal the cow, the sun will hit the west side. If it were Wang Er, that guy, he might have really stole the cow and ran away."

Although they were talking in a low voice, the voice was deliberately not very big and reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, with a hint of intentional mockery, just wanting to see Zhu Ba's embarrassing expression.

Zhu Yuanzhang had the experience of those women before and had already understood that this cowherd kid who had been occupied by him was a cowardly man at home, so everyone would step on him and enjoy bullying him. If you are always angry with these guys, then you will drag your identity down to the same line as them. He is Zhu Yuanzhang, so why do you need to have a common sense of such a person? It would be fine to ignore it.

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

Those short-term workers who were ignored by him were stunned: What's wrong with Zhu Ba? When we laugh at him like this, he would be embarrassed to find a crack to get into the ground, or he would nod and bow to us, with a slap on his face... What's wrong with that today? Although his steps were a little light, the confidence and calmness he showed when he took a step had never seen Zhu Ba's face before...

At this moment, the group of people felt that their abilities with Zhu Ba were not on the same level at all...
Chapter completed!