《平周檄》浅析

An Analysis of The Official Call to Arms Conquering Zhou

1366年,朱元璋发布《平周檄》,讨伐张士诚。在檄文中,朱元璋斥责张士诚不忠于元、诈降、不贡钱粮等。而事实上,张士诚第一次降元是运用策略的一种表现,其真实目的为反元。第二次降元复反,则是他逆历史潮流,妄图割据称雄的狡诈之举。十年少贡钱粮,客观上使吴地百姓得到了实惠。与整个元朝和明初的高压重赋相比较,在张士诚统治期间,苏州人民的赋税相对来说有较大程度的减轻。

In 1366, Zhu Yuanzhang released The Official Call to Arms Conquering Zhou and sent armed forces to conquer Zhang Shicheng. In this denunciation, Zhu Yuanzhang rebukes Zhang Shicheng for his disloyalty to Yuan Dynasty, false surrending, paying little tribute, etc. The fact that Zhang Shicheng surrendered to Yuan Dynasty for the first time shows his exercise of tactics with the intention of opposing it. The same action once more shows his tunny act against the trend of history in an attempt to set up a separatist regime by force of arms. Paying no tribute for ten years is beneficial to common people in Wu. During the rule by Zhang Shicheng, the taxes paid in Suzhou are not so heavy in comparison to those of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty.