Lu Feifei was stunned. Obviously she didn't expect Xiao Yun to ask this question. However, she grew up in an official family and was already familiar with the ordinary routine of not playing according to common principles. At this moment, she was just stunned and took over the conversation and said, "This Zhang Shicheng is a powerful character. He was originally a salt dealer. He was sold by the officials in all dynasties. When the people who sell private salt were caught, they would be executed by the officials. This person could not bear to be the official family.

The oppression was a few years ago when he was bold and secretly contacted seventeen brave salt citizens and revolted in Caoyan Field near Baijuchang. "At this point, she looked at Xiao Yun proudly and continued: "One night, this person took eighteen passionate salt citizens to make blood in the Arctic Hall of Caoyan Field, picked up a shoulder pole for carrying salt, and quietly touched the salt policeman Qiu Yi's home in the cold wind, beating this bully who usually harmed his neighbors to death.

Then eighteen people rushed into the homes of local wealthy families, opened the warehouse, distributed the grain and money to local people, and then burned the houses with a torch."

"Well, this person is not missing a hero?" Xiao Yun praised him without any pain.

Hearing Xiao Yun’s praise, Lu Feifei threw a charming look at him, her face became even more energetic, and said, “This man was a somewhat ambitious man. After this battle, this man had some prestige among the people. Many salt people near Caoyan Field responded to this man’s call and joined the anti-Yuan uprising army. In less than a month, the Yanmin uprising army reached a scale of tens of thousands. After that, this man fought south and north, and finally stood a piece of land in the troubled times. In just two years, he was called King Cheng in Gaoyou, the founding country was called King Cheng, and he called himself King Cheng, and took Tianyou as the reign and became the emperor!”

Zhang Shicheng and Xiao Yun are more or less familiar with what Lu Feifei said just now. Xiao Yun learned from later history books that this is the famous "Eighteen Carry Pole Uprising". At that time, Taizhou has been one of the main salt production areas in the southeast coast since ancient times. By the Yuan Dynasty, there were 36 salt fields in the coastal coast of Taizhou, which belonged to the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Office. Baijuchang, where Zhang Shicheng was located, was one of them. In the late Yuan Dynasty, the government was corrupt and the fiscal revenue was insufficient. In order to fill the expanding government expenses and military expenditures, the rulers issued a large amount of salt to induce the increase in salt prices and continuously increased the salt prices. The salt industry became the main source of income for the national finance.

According to historical records, from the 13th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1276 AD) to the 2nd year of Yanyou (1315 AD), the salt price rose by 16 times. Although the salt price continued to rise, the salt people on the southeast coast still had no living. Taizhou is located on the southeast coast. Every summer, it is attacked by typhoons and the sea tides are backflowing. The sea water recedes, and the original fertile fields have turned into saline-alkali land, and the local farmers are suffering. The crops are not harvested, and the people near the salt farm can only carry salt on the boats that transport salt from the government, relying on the little money earned by selling coolies to support their families. "The grass is destroyed, the grass is dry, the firewood is empty at the bottom of the stove, and there is no livelihood in borrowing, and the ten villages are fleeing." The local song "Salt Ding Tan" vividly depicts the difficult situation of the salt people's survival. "There is a poem circulating in the local area. It vividly depicts the difficult situation of the salt people's survival. "The grass is destroyed, and there is no firewood at the bottom of the stove, and there is no livelihood in borrowing. The five of the ten villages are fled." A song "Salt" circulated in the local area vividly depicts the situation of the difficult survival of the salt people. "

In order to support his family, Zhang Shicheng, from the age of ten, has been "carrying salt" on the official salt ship in Baijuchang on the official salt ship, relying on the meager income earned by selling coolies to subsidize his family. According to historical records, Zhang Shicheng was young and "fewer strength and acted as a hero". He was not only healthy, but also generous in others. Although his family was often poor and could not bear the blame, whenever the villagers encountered difficulties, he always generously donated money and responded to all requests. Gradually, Zhang Shicheng established a high prestige among the local salt people.

Due to the meager income from transporting salt to the government, Zhang Shicheng and several brave fellow villagers started selling private salt. While transporting salt to the government, they carried some of the salt with them and sold it to local wealthy families. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the production and operation of salt have been monopolized by the government. Since then, rulers of all dynasties have severely cracked down on the private salt sales of the people. In the Yuan Dynasty, the current rulers' punishment measures against private salt sellers were "seventy rods, two years of submission, half of the property was not official, and half of the property was paid for the reward." The wealthy families in Baijuchang often threatened to report the government, not only did not give Zhang Shicheng money for salt, but also beat him or scold him. Because of their low status and the illegal act of selling private salt, Zhang Shicheng and others had to swallow their anger.

In order to inspect private salt dealers, the Yuan Dynasty set up salt police in various salt farms. There was a local salt policeman named Qiu Yi in Baijuchang, who was responsible for supervising the work of salt villagers and arresting private salt dealers. This Qiu Yi not only often deducted the labor income of salt villagers in Baijuchang, but also had to pay tribute to him every month. Whenever there was any omission, he would either beat or scold the salt people. Zhang Shicheng and the salt people were frightened by his tyranny and could only hold back secretly. In the late Yuan Dynasty, armed uprisings in various places that resisted the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty spring up like mushrooms after a rain. In the eighth year of Zhizheng, Fang Guozhen, the leader of the peasant uprising in Taizhou; in the eleventh year of Zhizheng, Liu Futong led the Red Turban Army to revolt in Yingzhou; Guo Zixing and Sun Deya from Haozhou responded. The struggle of peasant rebels in various places against the rule of the Yuan Dynasty was winning success, which inspired Zhang Shicheng.

In the first month of the 13th year of Zhizheng in Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty (1353), Zhang Shicheng secretly contacted seventeen brave salt citizens and actively prepared for armed riots. It was of great importance. In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, Zhang Shicheng and others chose the location of the uprising at Caoyan Field near Baijuchang. One night, eighteen passionate salt citizens took blood in the Arctic Hall of Caoyan Field for alliance, picked up a shoulder pole for carrying salt, and quietly touched the salt policeman Qiu Yi's home in the cold wind, beating this bully who usually harmed his neighbors to death.

Afterwards, eighteen people rushed into the homes of local wealthy families, opened the warehouse, distributed the food and money to the local people, and then burned the houses clean. The actions of Zhang Shicheng and others greatly inspired the salt people near Caoyan Field. They responded to Zhang Shicheng's call and joined the anti-Yuan uprising army. In less than a month, the salt people uprising army led by Zhang Shicheng reached a scale of tens of thousands, becoming one of the main forces in the anti-Yuan uprising army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

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