Law!
This was Zhu Houzhao's true trump card.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Wu Zhao with a deep gaze. He smiled faintly and said," My goal is to revise the laws of the Ming Dynasty. We will re-measure all the land of the Ming Dynasty and then revise the tax. The output of the land is based on the yield per mu. The more land we have, the more tax we will naturally have.”
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to implement this matter. If we forcefully implement it, it will probably cause great chaos!”
Wu Zhao's beautiful eyes froze when she heard Zhu Houzhao's words.
She had never thought that Zhu Houzhao would actually want to make trouble for the aristocratic families.
Moreover, the moment he attacked, it was a killing move!
But the problem was, would the aristocratic families admit defeat?
The so-called scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen had a fundamental interest in the land. Once the imperial court imposed a tax on the yield per mu, they would definitely not sit still and wait for death.
This kind of thing, she knew that it wasn't just Da Ming's problem.
This was a common problem in Great Tang and Great Sui, and it was not much better than Great Ming!
No emperor had ever dared to do this!
Emperors who dared to do this would usually have a few feet of grass on their graves!
There was even something that she did not dare to say.
That was, the aristocratic families would take the initiative to oppose Zhu Houzhao. These people would not mind changing the Emperor, as long as it could protect their interests.
Faced with such a problem, even Li Shi Min and Yang Guang didn't dare to act rashly and even chose to compromise.
And Zhu Houzhao actually dared to have such an idea!
"Trouble? I'm looking forward to them taking the initiative to jump out!”
Zhu Houzhao sneered and looked outside the hall. He said domineeringly,"Great Ming's current world is already rotten to the bones. If Zhen still cares about these, it won't be far from the fall of the country.”
Now, he had already appointed Chen Zhibao as the Minister of War, in order to completely take control of the Great Ming army.
Under the suppression of absolute martial strength, who would dare to act rashly?
Cao Zhengchun's fate!
Pingnan Wang's fate!
He believed that these people could see Prince Ning's recent fate.
One after another! One by one!
It was enough to wake the world up.
If they still had unrealistic fantasies, then only death awaited them!
He did not mind killing a few more!
He already had a plan for this matter and was prepared to leave it to Pei Ju and Li Si.
These two people were capable and had also received a lot of benefits from Big Ming. It was time to do something for Big Ming.
As for whether these two people would agree on the surface but go against it in secret, he was not worried at all.
If you do well, you will be rewarded!
If he didn't do well, there would naturally be a big stick waiting for him!
If they simply refused to do it, or did it perfunctorily, then only death awaited them.
He did not care what these people originally thought. As the emperor, he only cared about these people's abilities.
Stay if you are used by me!
If he couldn't or wasn't willing to do it, then he didn't mind killing these people and changing them to someone who could and was willing to do it.
He also believed that these people would understand what he meant.
It all depended on the choice.
"Your Majesty…"
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Wu Zhao's beautiful eyes were filled with admiration and adoration. She seemed to see the light of dawn in Zhu Houzhao.
What she didn't expect was that Zhu Houzhao had already planned everything out, and he had pushed the plan step by step until it completely exploded now.
She could already imagine the scene of blood flowing like a river. Everyone who dared to disobey or even resist this reform would have their heads fall to the ground.
The division of interests had always been so cruel!
The current Great Ming was such a big ship. Whether it was outside or inside, it was riddled with holes. As the repairman and captain of the emperor, Zhu Houzhao had to eliminate all those who wanted to destroy or wanted to destroy the Great Ming, even if he had to risk the anger of the public.
Ming needed to survive and not be swallowed by other countries. As the emperor, he had to let this big ship ride the wind and waves without the possibility of leakage.
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At the same time, ever since Chen Zhibao became the Minister of War, he had begun to make big moves.
This time, he led 10,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry and 200,000 soldiers from the capital. They were constantly gathering and suppressing the armies from all sides, making them truly under the direct jurisdiction of the Imperial Court.
Following that, they would use the excuse of clearing out the area to wantonly invade the families of the powerful families and begin a round of bloody cleansing.
Of course, these aristocratic families were problematic and could even be considered notorious.
They bullied the good, seized land, forced the good into prostitution, and even waited for an opportunity in the dark.
To put it bluntly, these people were destroying the foundation of the existence of the entire Darming Empire.
As for Chen Zhibao, he had already prepared enough evidence with the help of the people who had been arrested. What Chen Zhibao needed to do was to arrest the people directly and arrest the problematic ones.
There was irrefutable evidence, and no one could deny it!
In less than ten days, more than half of them had been cleansed. The speed could be said to be extremely fast.
At the same time, such a thunderous method also shocked the officials in the court. Many people were scared out of their wits. They felt that their lips were dead and their teeth were cold!
His heart was filled with incomparable anger, and for a moment, his resentment soared to the sky.
One had to know, why did Prince Ning's rebellion not receive any support? Or even the strong opposition of the aristocratic families?
In the end, it was because Prince Ning's actions were not allowed by the aristocratic families and were even strongly opposed.
However, he did not expect that Zhu Houzhao would be even more ruthless. He was going to wipe out everyone!
Countless impeachment memorials were sent into the royal study during this period of time, but they were all suppressed by Zhu Houzhao.
In fact, the Emperor had even decided not to attend court for the time being.
All matters were first submitted to the cabinet, and after review, they were handed over to the emperor.
The pressure seemed to be huge to the outside world, but it was not worth mentioning in Zhu Houzhao's eyes. He did not care at all.
At this moment, he was just enjoying the flowers in the imperial garden with his concubines, chatting and laughing.
He even replied to the public after the incident," The aristocratic families colluded with Prince Ning to rebel. They were all traitors. Whoever dared to plead for mercy would be treated as accomplices according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
This sentence instantly woke everyone up, and their hearts were extremely uncomfortable.
They all thought of Prince Ning's fate!
The consequences of Prince Ning's rebellion could be said to be extremely serious.
Although they were members of the royal family, they would not be completely exterminated, but it was almost the same as exterminating nine families.
As long as there was an account, it was basically dealt with.
Those who colluded with him to rebel would be directly sentenced to death!
The only good thing was that Zhu Houzhao didn't kill them, but gave them three feet of white silk!
This could be considered a way of dying!
However, he would not be able to survive anyway.
At this moment, no one dared to defy Zhu Houzhao's orders.
After all, the Emperor was too powerful.
When they wanted to deal with the Emperor, they realized that their previous methods seemed to be useless.
For a moment, his heart was filled with despair.
It was also at this moment that another piece of news suddenly came, shocking all the officials in the court.
Li Si, Pei Ju wants to measure the world and re-determine taxes?
What?
Are you sure you're not joking?
This was like a huge earthquake, causing the officials in the court to widen their eyes.
Almost without thinking, they all knew that it was Zhu Houzhao's idea!
At this moment, whether it was the aristocratic families or Qingliu, everyone was terrified.
What was this?
Wasn't this asking for their lives?
Compared to when Chen Zhibao's army broke through the doors of the noble families, at least they had a basis. In any case, it was their own fault.
Although the Emperor was vicious, it was still reasonable.
However, this news was undoubtedly fatal to the entire aristocratic family.
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