After the new emperor ascended the throne, the empire was renewed.
After the G Storm, the officials in the imperial court were already scared out of their wits.
They did not dare to slack off in the implementation of the decree, nor did they dare to corrupt it.
Under high pressure, who would dare to commit a crime?
As a special imperial envoy, Wang Yangming had been looking for corrupt officials everywhere these days.
As long as he found some clues, he would follow them.
Regardless of whether they were nobles or first-class officials, they would be locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Justice and await the Emperor's decision.
All of a sudden, the efficiency of the various government offices in the empire increased.
All kinds of decrees were issued through the cabinet, and the government orders were unimpeded.
It was during this period that Wang Yangming was heavily criticized. The nickname Butcher Wang quietly rose in the Ming officialdom.
It was all because he was the one who presided over the G Storm. He threw corrupt officials into prison and confiscated huge family assets.
In fact, as the Seal Eunuch of the Bureau of Rites, Huang Jin had also contributed a lot this time.
Without the full cooperation of the East and West Plants, the G Storm would probably be greatly reduced.
When the other emperors ruled the Ming Dynasty, the East and West Chambers ran amok, causing trouble in the court…In the end, they formed a clique of eunuchs that could not be destroyed.
An organization like the East Chamber was not evil in itself. It only depended on the ability of the person who used it.
Without a doubt, Zhu Houjin was very skilled in using it!
In
the palace.
Zhu Houyan was thinking about how to carry out the land reform, or rather, reform.
He remembered the "One lash method" and "The Ding enters the Mu". The latter was even copied from Zhang Juzheng's homework.
In fact, these two methods were similar. They would no longer collect taxes according to household registration, but according to land.
The entire empire collected the same amount of taxes as the land. This way, it would be very difficult for those rats to evade taxes.
As long as this was carried out, the imperial treasury would increase by at least 100 million taels of silver! Moreover, the income of the national treasury would be very stable in the future.
"Go, call Xu Jie over!”
Xu Jie, the second assistant, learned that the emperor had summoned him and hurried into the palace.
"This lowly official Xu Jie greets the emperor, emperor, long live long live.”
"Rise."
After Zhu Houzhen finished speaking, he threw an imperial edict to Xu Jie.
Xu Jie carefully opened it and saw the imperial edict: "To measure the land of the world, the vassal kings and the Great Scholars are the most important!”
After reading it, Xu Jie immediately understood the emperor's meaning. This was to forcefully cut off the vassal!
This was a serious matter. Back then, Emperor Jianwen had lost his throne…
However, Xu Jie knew that the current emperor was not Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen.
"Xu Jie."
"I'm here.
"Do you understand my decree?”
"Your Majesty, I understand.”
"What should I do? You have to know in your heart."
"Your Majesty, I will never let down your great trust. I will do my best until I die!”
"Okay, let's go back."
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!"
Xu Jie left Yangxin Palace Hall, his forehead already covered in sweat.
By measuring the land and cutting off the vassals, he had offended the princes, the nobles, and the interests of the aristocratic families.
When the time came, they would only point the spearhead at themselves and not the Emperor on the throne.
This matter was too difficult.
However, he had no way out. The Emperor had chosen him to do this. If he dared to refuse, it would be disobeying the imperial edict!
If you defy the decree, your entire family will be doomed…
Looking at Xu Jie's back, Zhu Houyi nodded and smiled.
He knew Xu Jie too well. He had checked Xu Jie's character and ability before he transmigrated.
As the "Country Elder Gancao", Xu Jie had his own unique ability to do things. He was familiar with any unspoken rules in the officialdom.
On the surface, he looked amiable, but he was actually ruthless!
In the future, he could endure Yan Song for more than ten years. Once Yan Song relaxed, he would launch a fatal blow…
Xu Jie was steady and ruthless. This was the reason why Zhu Houjin chose him.
In front of the Emperor, Xu Jie appeared humble and peaceful, but once he left the capital, he would become a completely different person.
As a secondary assistant, his influence spread throughout the various provinces of the empire.
Xu Jiezheng knew how to be an official. The secret to being an official was to obey the emperor in everything. He would do everything the emperor asked him to do perfectly.
After leaving the palace, Xu Jie began to arrange his trusted aides to investigate the background of each vassal king.
He himself went to the Ministry of Revenue to get the property register of the vassal kings, as well as the records of the fertile land owned by the great aristocrats and landowners.
At
this time, along the southeast coast, the Ming Empire's army was fighting against the Japanese pirates in more than ten states along the coast.
Among them, the final battle would be held at Dengzhou Guard.
Qi Jiguang directly faced another wave of pirates, this time 30,000 of them.
After landing, the outer perimeter of Dengzhou City was already occupied by the pirates, because the defense of Dengzhou City was very strong under the leadership of Qi Jiguang.
Moreover, there were cannons on the city walls, and the Japanese pirates could do nothing about it. They even lost thousands of people.
In the main camp of the pirates, the leader of the 30,000 pirates was discussing with his subordinates how to loot.
Since Dengzhou could not be taken down, they could only settle for the next best thing and look for the surrounding state capitals to plunder women and silver wantonly.
The leader of the pirates, Ono Saburo, looked at his subordinates and said loudly,"The Dengzhou General is too brave. Why don't we go to the other prefectures and rob them?”
His subordinates echoed in agreement. They did not have the intention to attack Dengzhou at the moment.
Right at this moment!
Outside the main camp of the Japanese pirates, there was a sudden clamor and the sound of war.
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