Never get used to it!
Yan Chenhao clearly realized that if he could not use thunderous tactics to quell this incident this time, then no matter how difficult it is to implement many of his plans in the future, the imperial court would lose all its majesty!
Even if the Ming Dynasty shares the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, there should be a distinction between priorities. Now, what they do has already affected the foundation of the imperial court!
"Your Majesty, please send the Beijing army out." Yan Chenhao said coldly.
He is not opposed to the use of force, but believes that it should be used at the appropriate time, and now is the time.
Zhu Changxun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face showed an excited look, and he nodded suddenly.
The next day, the second batch of troops to clear Zhang Tian Mu set off from the capital. This time, they were accompanied by a 2,000-strong Beijing army and officials responsible for investigating the interception and killing cases some time ago.
After this unit arrived in Nanzhili, they quickly rushed to the location of the incident.
Four days later, people reported that several nearby landowners and gentry had colluded with the gangsters. After investigation, the investigators found out that it was true. They immediately arrested several people with lightning speed and sent them to the capital. Zhu Changxun did not say anything. , he was immediately executed after interrogation and his house was confiscated.
Subsequently, under the protection of the Beijing army, officials resumed measuring the land in Nanzhi and checking the hidden houses of the landlords.
This time, no one dared to attack them.
Just kidding, two thousand Beijing troops!
Seeing this formation, the nobles on the platform behind also knew the emperor's tough attitude, which was serious.
Admitting that there were so-called "bandits" did not reveal the last layer of shame, but executing the landlords and gentry who had colluded with them conveyed the emperor's inner thoughts.
This was the last warning to them. Zhu Changxun was already angry and even planned to use force to solve the problem.
This was the first time they saw the emperor's iron fist.
The nobles were immediately frightened, and then they gave in decisively and chose to return the wealth from the tax period to the court.
And this was seen by all the gentry in the world.
When the emperor gets tough, unless it involves great interests, wealth and life, he has no choice but to obey.
Obviously, things like increasing taxes and checking out hidden households have harmed their interests to a certain extent, but they are far from being intolerable.
Since the cost of resistance is so high, one can only be obedient.
The officials who conducted the inventory were instructed to do so. When measuring the acres of land for those gentry who had engaged in unethical behavior, they intentionally measured a few feet less for each acre of land. As a result, ten acres of land was simply measured. Eleven acres.
Now, after the trip, those big landowners actually had to pay hundreds or even thousands of acres more in taxes for nothing.
However, they were so shocked by what happened before that they didn't dare to say anything to Shangshu.
I can’t express my suffering!
Those who followed the Yan family and cooperated with the court obediently even though they were reluctant, almost laughed out loud when they saw this scene, and felt a little more happy in their hearts.
Fortunately, I was not like these guys at the time, otherwise the losses would have been much greater.
As a result, this policy was implemented smoothly, and land measurement began to be carried out across the country. Although this was a long project that took several years, Ming Dynasty's tax revenue has begun to grow steadily.
It just so happened that the turmoil in the Ming Dynasty in the past few years also caused the death of many landowners and gentry, and their land was naturally vacated. So these acres were also allocated to the people who had almost no land. The merger also played a certain easing role.
Of course, if these strategies want to completely solve the land problem, it is simply impossible. In fact, Yan Chenhao has no such plan.
But at least in this way, the landlords and gentry will have to pay taxes even if they occupy the land. Firstly, they will no longer have such high enthusiasm for mergers and acquisitions, giving the people a breathing space. Secondly, it will also increase the country's income.
Zhang Juzheng actually took measures to seize acres of land back then, but not long after, as the limelight passed, the gentry returned to their old ways, so that during Wanli's decades of rule, the grassroots became corrupt at a jaw-dropping rate. How much was cleared back then, how much has been hidden now, and has even become worse.
After all, policies also need people to implement them.
In that era when collusion between low-level officials and landlords and gentry became the norm, it was simply impossible to completely eradicate this problem.
Hidden households have the same concept. As long as there are still people who are forced to leave their homes, it will not be cut off at all. At this time, it is just a group of people who have been returned to the Ming Dynasty, which has eased a bit.
Yan Chenhao could only use this method to transfuse blood for Daming.
After completing this, he then looked at the team of officials.
"Your Majesty, the officials in the capital accepted bribes and embezzled money from the imperial court in large quantities. This is not only detrimental to the atmosphere of the court, but also detrimental to the operation of the court."
"I once heard that half of the 200,000 yuan in disaster relief money was lost before leaving the capital. How outrageous is this!"
"I request that officials in the capital and various places be inspected, rectified, and violators severely punished."
Zhu Changxun naturally would not refuse. After hearing Yan Chenhao's words, he was full of dissatisfaction and anger:
"allow!"
Jingchao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, cooperated with the Jinyiwei to investigate the officials in the capital.
In the local area, the thirteen supervisory censors also cooperated with the Jinyi Guards in various places to conduct searches on local officials.
As a result of this operation, many officials with serious corruption had their homes confiscated and were sent to jail.
Although those who were less corrupt were let go, they were also reprimanded and became "criminal bodies."
Under this situation, everyone was in danger and no longer dared to reach out to the treasury. Whether it was the income of the court or the lives of the people, it was much better.
In addition to these two items, Yan Chenhao, as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, also adopted a number of policies to govern the country.
The world of Ming Dynasty has undergone a visible improvement.
After all, the governance of the past dynasties is actually nothing more than that.
Light corvees and low taxes, clear land ownership, encourage farming, rectify officials, etc.
Unless you are innovators like Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, you will have all kinds of drastic reforms.
But today's Ming Dynasty is already in decline. This huge empire cannot withstand another reform like Zhang Juzheng's. If we use strong medicine to treat this declining dynasty, it is likely to only accelerate the collapse of the building. .
What is needed now is Yan Chenhao's gentle medicine to rule the world.
Moreover, the above things may seem simple, but once they are actually put into operation, those in power will face vested interests from all over the world, which is a terrifying resistance.
It is already extremely difficult to do this.
(End of chapter)
