The Nine Border Army, the Three Great Battalions, the Eastern and Western Depots, the Twelve Guards, the Four Guards of the Imperial Horse Guards, the Iron Blood Guards, the Dark Shadow, and even the eunuchs by Zhu Houzhao's side all took action.
The first was the capital. The Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa and the East Chamber had confiscated the money and land of the corrupt officials.
The officials in the capital were not only those in the court, but also many small officials who were not qualified to attend court.
After a round of inspection, the total amount of silver and cash was about thirteen million taels, which was about two years of Ming Dynasty's national treasury income.
This did not include land, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy, and so on. Among them, the land was the most valuable, worth about 20 million taels. However, Zhu Houzhao did not take a single cent and gave it all to the people.
Some were returned to their owners, while others were distributed to refugees who had no land. They would also tell them the reason when they distributed it.
All of a sudden, all the people near the capital were grateful to Zhu Houzhao. Even the commoners who did not receive any land praised Zhu Houzhao as a wise ruler after learning of his new policies. They even set up longevity tokens for Zhu Houzhao at home.
This was because Zhu Houzhao's new policies had truly benefited them.
If no one publicized it, perhaps the common people would be kept in the dark by the scholars and gentry. However, it was different when someone told them about it.
Then, it was all over the country. It was as if a spring breeze had blown across the land overnight. There was no news at all, and the people had already arrived at their doorstep.
Then, corrupt officials were arrested one by one, and squires who took advantage of the people were imprisoned. Then, someone posted a notice. In the end, someone, under the protection of a team of guards, went to each village to explain the new policies.
During Emperor Hongzhi's reign, the death penalty for corruption was abolished because Emperor Hongzhi had signed the " Punishment Regulations ". Therefore, the corruption and bribery of officials were almost unscrupulous and brazen.
Therefore, it was too easy to investigate. There was no need to investigate at all. He could just ask casually.
This also made the investigation and evidence collection particularly simple, and the arrest operation was very smooth. In just half a month, more than half of the officials in the country were arrested and killed.
Of course, if they were caught, they would be killed. Because corrupt officials couldn't just take a few dozen taels.
However, many scholars at that time still had backbone and were honest.
Therefore, in the end, 70% of them were killed, 10% were dismissed, and the remaining 20% were not corrupted.
For a time, the entire country was covered in blood, but it was not a scene of wailing. Instead, it was filled with praises and celebrations.
It wasn't that no one wanted to cause trouble. The governor of Nan Zhi Li had thought of raising his army and rebelling. However, his rebellion was suppressed by iron and blood. Hundreds of thousands of border troops defeated the Wei army like wolves and tigers.
The guards 'army was already rotten. They were no different from hooligans. The border troops often fought, and they were no match for them. He was defeated easily.
There were also gentry and scholars from all over the world who cursed because they no longer had the right to tax exemption. The land they accepted as a gift still had to be paid taxes.
However, the taxes they collected from the peasants were not as high as those of the imperial court. Therefore, the more land they accepted, the more they lost.
However, their curses had no effect at all. Anyone who dared to cause trouble would be beheaded.
Moreover, the common people knew about the national policy through publicity. Therefore, he would not cause trouble with them at all. This way, they would not be able to cause any trouble at all.
For a time, the entire country was in a state of chaos. According to preliminary estimates, more than 100,000 people had died in just half a month. Among them were corrupt officials, rebellious gentry, and the army.
There were also scholars, because Zhu Houzhao had decreed that students were not allowed to discuss national politics, and those who violated it would be stripped of their official titles. And you're not allowed to form cliques for personal gain. Those who violate the order will be beheaded!
How could the students accept it? It should be known that scholars had been scolding the emperor and state affairs for more than a hundred years, as if scolding the state affairs and the emperor could reflect their "strength of character". If he didn't scold her, he would be lacking in strength of character. Therefore, he was already addicted to scolding and used to it.
Now that they were not allowed to curse anymore, they naturally used their spammers 'instincts. He used this topic to make a fuss and scolded even more fiercely. Spitting randomly, spitting for the sake of spitting.
Towards these people, Zhu Houzhao did not show any mercy and directly arrested them and stripped them of their achievements. As for those who formed cliques, they were directly beheaded.
All of these beheaded people added up to 100,000.
However, this was not the end, because the scholar and the squire would not admit defeat so easily. They couldn't just give up the rights that they had already obtained.
Sure enough, in the following month, there was a rebellion. There were even royal relatives and vassal kings who used this as a slogan to crusade against Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao only had one word for this-kill.
Because of the existence of the Dark Shadow, Zhu Houzhao already knew about it even before the uprising. Then, as long as they were near Chen Bing, as long as they made a move, he would use thunderous means to pacify them.
The funniest of them all was Prince Ning. He had long had disloyal intentions and had secretly trained a hundred thousand troops. However, the day before the uprising, his head was cut off by his subordinates and sent to the army.
In the half year of chaos, Zhu Houzhao had killed more than three hundred thousand people. Most of them were not officials or scholars, but the so-called royal relatives.
Because there were many members of the royal family at that time, someone had calculated that there were about 50 to 60 important people. About 40% of the royal family members rebelled and were killed by Zhu Houzhao.
For a moment, they were on tenterhooks.
Many vassal kings who did not rebel came directly to the capital to express their stance. They were afraid of being killed.
The most cowardly one was King Fu. He had even offered up all the people's wealth that he had plundered over the years.
After more than half a year, the world was finally unstable!
"The way Mao Ren does things is indeed the most suitable for a peasant country. Using his method, I obtained the support of the entire country!”Zhu Houzhao was filled with emotions as he read the memorials.
A great man was a great man. His method was too suitable for China.
And in this half a year, Zhu Houzhao completed the selection for the imperial examination. Just like what Zhu Houzhao said, there were too many people who wanted to be an official. Even though Zhu Houzhao had killed countless people, there were still countless people who wanted to become officials.
Secondly, Zhu Houzhao had gathered more elites from all walks of life. For those who were literate, Zhu Houzhao sent people to teach them management methods.
For those who could not read, Zhu Houzhao sent a eunuch to teach them how to read and write.
"When these people become officials, they will naturally consider their own rights and interests and compete with the eight strands of writing and the four books and five classics. Slowly, society would develop towards prosperity.”
Because Zhu Houzhao knew that only when all walks of life were prosperous would the country prosper. He couldn't kill a person with a stick, but he could support people from other industries to become officials.
They would fight for power themselves.
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