The coming and going of five spring and autumn years has caused great changes in the appearance of today's court.
Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, has returned to his hometown because of his old age.
Of the other two cabinet members, one also died and the other retired.
In today's cabinet, except for one newly promoted cabinet member, the only ones who have been in the cabinet since Emperor Wuxing first ascended the throne are Huang Kezuan and Yan Chenhao.
These two people were both mentioned by Wan Li before his death, and they were "Gu Ming".
Among them, Yan Chenhao officially ascended to the position of first assistant not long ago, while Huang Kezuan was the second assistant.
In terms of seniority, of course Huang Kezuan should go first, but the emperor's trust in Yan Chenhao was seen by everyone, not to mention that many of the plans he proposed for imperial issues were excellent, which can also be seen from this. talent.
When the position of chief assistant was vacant, Yan Chenhao was almost the one everyone expected.
Huang Kezuan was also a loyal and upright minister. He had no objection at all to Yan Chenhao's rise to power, and cooperated fully with him in handling government affairs. The tacit understanding between the two laid a good foundation for the governance of the empire.
Yan Chenhao looked at the position of the leader of the ministers.
After decades, he finally got here.
He also changed from that high-spirited young man to a gray-haired old man. However, he can finally stand in this position and realize his dream of governing the country.
Now, the emperor trusts him, he has reached the peak, and he has his own team, and the ministers in the court dare not offend him easily.
It's time to start his governance.
First of all, it is to clear out the land and clear out the hidden houses.
Logically speaking, he actually came from the landlord class, and this policy undoubtedly infringed on the interests of the landlords and gentry.
But in every era, there are always a few people who betray the class. For their own ideals and for the sake of the common people, they chose to go against their own class, just for the better development of the country.
Yan Chenhao is such a person.
Moreover, he actually didn't know Yan Ling's existence.
In fact, Yan Ling often used the method of observing qi to call some capable younger generations in the family to personally train them. For example, the current owner of Changle Bookstore was taught by Yan Ling various propaganda methods for future generations. He also saw Yan Chen There was so much nobility behind Hao, but what was unexpected was that he did not personally teach this man who was destined to be prominent in the future, even though he had shown extraordinary intelligence since he was a child.
Yan Chenxin even once thought that his ancestors looked down on Yan Chenhao's bastard background, but Yan Ling also trained those bastards with business talents.
He was confused, but if Zu didn't say anything, he wouldn't ask such a question.
As for Yan Chenhao, he was actually a little nervous at first. After all, the Yan family is the largest landowner in the southeast and has a lot of land in the north.
To be serious, this is a betrayal of his family!
Yet he had made up his mind.
He was even prepared to personally persuade the Duke of Yue to cut off his flesh, but to his surprise, the decree was not hindered at all within the family's sphere of influence.
He believes that this is his family's support for him, which makes him feel more at ease.
The results of the inventory were also very satisfactory to him: taxes on the family's land were basically paid on time.
This was also the reason why the Duke of Yue dared to do this - their land was originally in compliance with the law.
After all, today's family already owns a lot of land overseas, and with business and other activities, the daily income is an astronomical figure, and there is no need to pay less taxes.
There are indeed many hidden households. The family has taken in a lot of refugees over the years. Although many have been sent overseas, many have been left to farm, but their method of dealing with them is also very simple - send them overseas, not That’s it? Wait until the wind blows over and then pick it up again.
What, you ask me why this large piece of land is empty and not rented out - you don't care.
Yan Chenhao's attack on his own family also demonstrated his determination, and Yan's cooperation played a certain representative role. Although most landlords were reluctant, seeing that the other party was now so powerful, they had no choice but to comply.
However, not everyone is so honest.
Soon, something went wrong in Nanzhili - several officials who went to Jiangxi to clear their land were killed inexplicably.
After an investigation, officials from Nanzhili came to the conclusion:
He was robbed by gangsters and died unexpectedly.
Then they quickly dispatched troops to encircle and suppress this group of strongmen and annihilated them all. The generals and the local prefect also expressed their gratitude for the credit.
When the news reached the court, both Yan Chenhao and Emperor Wuxing were furious.
You must know that Yan Chenhao's policy strategy was approved by Zhu Changxun.
The other party, this is simply a slap in their face!
The two of them didn't believe the reason why the gangsters robbed the road.
Why are the gangsters targeting the few petty officials sent by the imperial court to clear their father-in-law's land? Is it because they have less salary? Do you think they have a low status?
What's more, how could there be such a bold thief in a place like Nanzhili, the heart of the imperial court, near Nanjing!
"How brave, is this my world or theirs? How dare you kill court officials without authorization and obstruct the court's orders! You've rebelled! I will send the Beijing army south to supervise this policy, and those who disobey orders will be killed!" Zhu Changxun said in his He roared in the study room that he could no longer hold back and wanted to use force to deal with these ministers who did not obey his orders.
After all, when Yan Chenhao mentioned this item to him and said it could replenish the national treasury, he was also very happy and fully supported it.
"Your Majesty, I have news here. It is said that officials of Qingzhang have also encountered obstacles in several other provinces. Although there is no danger to their lives, the situation is also very bad." Yan Chenhao said coldly. This time he did not stop him. The emperor's impulse.
He knew very well that these so-called gangsters were probably ordered by the aristocratic families in Southern Zhili, and the people standing behind these aristocratic families in Southern Zhili must be nobles from Nanjing!
The current situation is that although most provinces have chosen to obey under the influence of their example, there are also several provinces where the gentry and landlords are dissatisfied. Among them, Nanzhi, who has gathered a large number of nobles, is the most bold, and directly intercepts and kills the imperial court. Official!
After all, five years have passed, and the Ming Dynasty has not used weapons for five years. Those guys have gradually begun to forget the martial arts of this emperor!
Although the gentry and landlords in other provinces do not dare to kill like Nanzhili for the time being, they still use this method to express their opposition. It is conceivable that if the imperial court ceases operations, the lives of those officials will be in danger!
They might even want to use this method to force the emperor to compromise with them!
(End of chapter)
