Chief Minister Wang Shouren and Liang Chu walked on the palace path, feeling a lot.
Although the Son of Heaven was young, he was wise and wise. He was indeed a wise ruler.
In the world, the poor had too much tax and the rich had too little tax. It was not something that could be changed by a three-year tax exemption.
The current situation of Great Ming had long been poisoned to the bone marrow. Only drastic reforms could change it!
Wang Shouren and the others had already made plans for the reform.
Those who stopped him would be killed! Those who deliberately concealed the land were beheaded! The emperor had entrusted the heavy responsibility to them, so it naturally couldn't be as simple as just saying it verbally.
If the emperor was disappointed, they would be the ones to die!
When the Minister of Revenue, Fang Dun, returned to the government office, a vigorous land movement to measure the world began.
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Inside the Yangxin Hall of the Imperial Palace.
Zhu Zaihou wrote an imperial edict, ordering the entire country to clear the land.
Although Wang Shouren and the others held the imperial sword and the emperor's decree, they still needed the emperor's prestige to intimidate them!
Zhu Zaihou would not take back the land of the world, let alone divide it equally!
Firstly, the land that was awarded was obtained by the marquises and generals through their military exploits.
Once the land is taken back, the world will be in chaos and I will lose my heart.
Secondly, once such a large amount of cultivated land was taken back, if no one cultivated it, it would only be abandoned.
Zhu Zaihou only wanted to increase some taxes.
The implementation of tax per mu, to two buckets of rice per mu as the number, more pay more, poor pay less.
In this way, the great clans that were avoiding taxes would have nowhere to hide!
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More than ten days later, Li Shizhen came to Gansu Province with doctors from the Imperial Academy of Medicine and began to prevent the plague with Hu Zongxian and others.
At the beginning of the battle, Hu Zongxian personally led the soldiers inside the pass to cremate and bury the corpses on the spot.
However, the 300,000 troops of the Tartars were all killed here, and even the ground was dyed red with blood.
Although more than ten days had passed, the air was still filled with the faint smell of blood.
Even though Li Shizhen and the other doctors did not see the fight with their own eyes, they had already thought of the tragic battle situation at that time.
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A month later, Zeng Xi personally led 500,000 troops deep into the grasslands and deserts, lying that a million troops had swept through the Tartars.
Three flags were hung on each warhorse, making it difficult to see what was going on from afar.
However, after the battle, Zeng Xi realized that there was no need for this.
Because in the course of the battle, the tribes on the grasslands and deserts had no resistance against the Ming army.
During the battle at Jiayu Pass, the tribal leaders of the Tartar Kingdom had been killed, and more than half of the young warriors had died.
There were only women, children, the elderly, and the young left. When they encountered the soldiers of the Ming Empire, how could they have the strength to resist?
Moreover, Zeng Xi had secretly dispatched ten light cavalry to attack the tribes of the Tartar Kingdom.
The tribes were already in a state of panic, and he had lied that he had a million troops. Under such circumstances, how could they have the courage to resist?
Apart from that, while Zeng Xi was clearing out the Tatars, he also seized the opportunity to plunder horses and livestock to increase the number of cavalry.
Perhaps after this battle, the Ming Empire's cavalry would at least advance by a large level.
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In the blink of an eye, three months had passed since Zeng Xi led his troops deep into the Tartar Kingdom. During this period, there were many reports of victory and countless enemy troops were captured.
At the same time, the destruction of the Tartar Kingdom brought Zhu Zaihou unexpected wealth.
During the period of wiping out the tribes, Zeng Xi had seized a large amount of jewelry, jade, gold, and silver. The total value had reached 10 million taels of silver.
However, the good news naturally did not stop there. The destruction of the Tartar Kingdom spread like a great earthquake to the neighboring countries of the Ming Dynasty.
During this period, the neighboring countries around Ming Dynasty wrote letters and sent envoys to pay tribute to Ming Dynasty, fearing that they would end up like Tartar.
According to Zhu Zaihou's incomplete statistics, apart from the additional 300,000 cavalry, they had obtained at least 15 million taels of gold and silver.
Such a large amount of wealth could be said to be the highest in the history of the Ming Empire.
Wang Shouren, Xu Jie, and Gao Gong were closely measuring the land under heaven, as if they were competing with Zeng Xi, unwilling to show weakness.
In three months, while Wang Shouren and the others measured the land, they also found many corrupt officials for Zhu Zaihou.
As imperial envoys, Wang Shouren and the others held imperial swords and imperial edicts. Wherever they passed, the aristocrats and corrupt officials would pay a lot of gold and silver.
Firstly, it was to deceive the emperor.
Secondly, he hoped that Wang Shouren and the other imperial envoys would tamper with the measurement of the world's land so that they would pay less taxes.
However, Wang Shouren and the others had received the emperor's favor, so how could they do such a treasonous thing?
In this way, the actions of the aristocrats and corrupt officials became the key to opening the gates of hell.
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Inside the Hall of Heart-nourishing in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Zaihou held the memorial in his hand and read it one by one.
The Tartar State has been pacified, Zeng Xi, Xia Yan and others are leading the army back to the court.
Wang Shouren and others were ordered to clean up the land under heaven. During this period, a total of 328 corrupt officials were found.
Under the orders of the emperor, all of them were beheaded and their property was confiscated. There were a total of five million taels of silver, countless jade articles, and porcelain paintings...
Today, the world was at peace. Wang Shouren and the others 'bold and decisive reforms were also a huge earthquake in the imperial court!
A total of 328 officials were killed. Even during the reign of Emperor Hongwu, he had never killed so many officials in such a short period of time!
However, the results were also optimistic!
After killing so many officials, there were very few obstructions in the places where the imperial envoys passed by.
During this period, some ministers also wrote a letter to impeach Wang Shouren for taking advantage of this opportunity to eliminate political enemies.
How could Zhu Zaihou not know who was right and who was wrong?
Every corrupt official who had been beheaded had evidence to prove it. Under the emperor's question, the ministers did not know how to answer.
On the contrary, because he maliciously slandered the imperial envoy, he suffered a beating and could not get out of bed for ten days.
At this moment, the civil and military officials in the court suddenly realized that the person behind Wang Shouren was the emperor!
Without the emperor's permission, would Wang Shouren dare to kill more than 300 officials in one go?
Without the emperor's approval, how could Wang Shouren dare to carry out drastic reforms?
For a moment, the ministers who impeached Wang Shouren broke out in cold sweat as if they had already stepped into hell…
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It was nearing the end of the year.
In the Golden Palace.
The Minister of Personnel Affairs reported the achievements of the officials to the Emperor.
Those who have outstanding achievements will be promoted and rewarded. Those who make mistakes and do nothing will be punished and demoted.
When Li Mo, the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, returned to the court, the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard outside the court.
"Zeng Xi has returned triumphantly with his army. He has returned to court and is waiting for the imperial edict outside the Meridian Gate.”
Zhu Zaihou said happily,"My beloved minister is back?" Summon them into the hall…"
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