"Building a wall is high, accumulating grain is wide, and it is slow to be king." It was Zhu Yuanzhang who asked Zhu Sheng, a bachelor, for his strategic policy of pacifying the world. It means to consolidate the defense of the base area first, reserve enough food and grass, and don't be king for the time being. The purpose is to avoid the spearhead of wolves, accumulate strength, attack the enemy and strive for hegemony.

In Huizhou, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Sheng, a bachelor, for his future strategic policy. Zhu Sheng said: "Building a wall is high, accumulating grain is wide, and it is slow to be king." This actually summed up Zhu Yuanzhang's consistent policy, and he was very happy. It was under this policy that Zhu Yuanzhang completed the unification of China imperial industry step by step.

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Zhu Yuanzhang came into contact with Zhu Sheng in Zheng Zheng for seventeen years (1357), when he was 58 years old. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's army surrounded Huizhou city. In order to avoid the suffering of the people, Zhu Sheng came to the city gate alone and persuaded Yuan Shoucheng to hand over Futong Kaesong.

This action, Zhu Yuanzhang must also know, but at that time, Zhu Sheng's seclusion thought was still very heavy, and Zhu Yuanzhang's psychology of seeking sages did not follow up. In November of the following year, Wuyuan was entrenched for a long time. Deng Yu introduced Zhu Sheng, a hermit, to Zhu Yuanzhang, who came out of Lianling incognito, contemplating a "visit to the thatched cottage" as a gift and invited Zhu Sheng to come out.

However, Zhu Sheng did not give Corporal Zhu Yuanzhang an excuse. Perhaps he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's desire to achieve great things. Maybe, as long as the rebel commander comes to see him, he will say. After all, his nine words are hard to do. He said nine words happily-building walls is high, accumulating grain is wide, and being king is slow.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Build a high wall, accumulate a wide grain, and slowly become king.