Zhang Shicheng (132 1 year August 23rd-13671year1October 9th), male, Han nationality, from TaiZhou Baijuchang Pavilion. Originally known as 94. Separatist forces in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces at the end of Yuan Dynasty.
Zhang Shicheng was born as a salt merchant. In the spring of 13th year (1353), he led the anti-Yuan salt war with his younger brothers Zhang Shide, Zhang Shixin and Li Bosheng, and helped Xinghua. May, Kegaoyou. In the first month of the following year, he was called Wang Cheng in Gaoyou and founded Da Zhou and God Blessed in Gaoyou. In the 15th year of Zheng Zheng (1355), he crossed the river from Tongzhou (now Nantong, Jiangsu) to Kechangshu.
In February of the 16th year of Zheng Zheng (1356), Pingjiang (now Suzhou) was its capital, and Pingjiang was changed to Longpingfu. In August of the following year, he was demoted to Yuan, named Qiu and enfeoffed western Zhejiang. In the following six years, rice was delivered to Yuan every year.
In the spring of the 23rd year of Zheng Zheng (1363), Lu Zhen was sent to attack Anfeng, driving away Han Liner and Liu Futong. In September, he proclaimed himself the king of Wu and stopped grain.
Fighting against Zhu Yuanzhang has been defeated and fought repeatedly. In September of the 27th year of Zheng Zheng (1367), Pingjiang City was broken, and he was captured to Yingtian (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) and hanged himself at the age of 47.
Nine niang cake
Tomb-Sweeping Day listed "nine niang Cake" before and after, from the hands of Zhang Shicheng. It is said that when Zhang Shicheng was wanted by the government for a murder case, he had to flee to Suzhou with his mother. Zhang Shicheng's mother was hungry, tired and dying after running out of money and food. Fortunately, an old man made a cake from the leftover distiller's grains at home and saved Zhang's life.
Zhang Shicheng is grateful for this kindness. After he became king in Suzhou, he ordered every household to eat this kind of distiller's grains cake at the Cold Food Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day), which was also called "mother-saving cake" by the people. After Zhang Shicheng's death, people were frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang and dared not mention "Mother-saving Cake" again, so they changed their name to "nine niang Cake".