The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 907 Archery
As the palace with the highest specifications, the Huangji Hall was used very infrequently, even the Huangji Gate outside.

But today, the large square in front of the Emperor's Hall was rarely used again, but it was temporarily turned into a shooting range.

That's right, it's a shooting range!
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun was raising his bow and aiming at a place 200 meters away.

The next moment, the eunuch released the pigeon from the cage, but the pigeon was shot through the head by an arrow without fluttering a few times.

"The emperor is mighty!"

Tiya, who was standing beside Zhao Yanxun, jumped up and clapped her hands, her mouth full of praise.

And the way she looked at Zhao Yanxun was full of worship and admiration.

There is no way, aside from Zhao Yanxun's noble status, just his personal martial arts display is enough to make Tiya, the princess of the Huns, into a little fan girl.

After receiving the arrow from the eunuch, Tiya trotted forward with her skirt in hand, and saw that the arrow was handed to Zhao Yanxun who was standing calmly.

After Zhao Yanxun took the arrow, Tiya pleaded and asked, "Your Majesty, when will you teach me archery!"

The women in Zhao Yanxun's harem, even the most lively Huang Rongrong, have no interest in dancing spears and clubs, except for Tiya.

"You can't learn my skills!" Zhao Yanxun drew his bowstring once again, his expression calm and ordinary.

But Tiya knew that this was a three-stone hard bow, and not many people on the grassland could pull it off, let alone pull it off so easily.

And Tiya struggled to use a stone bow. From this point alone, she really couldn't learn Zhao Yanxun's skills.

Of course, the more critical point is that Zhao Yanxun himself is self-taught, so he doesn't know how to teach others.

With a sound of "嗖", the arrow flew out of the string and hit the target precisely.

"Your majesty, you can teach the ministers and concubines!" Tiya directly grabbed his sleeve.

In desperation, Zhao Yanxun said: "Bring your bow!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After thanking her, Tia trotted away, her bow was on a shelf not far away.

At this moment, outside the left door of Huangji, the cabinet minister Cheng Wenguang was approaching, and he was holding a memorial in his hand.

But this time, unlike before, Zhao Yanxun did not close the palace gate, so Cheng Wenguang could go straight in.

Of course, even if the palace gates are not closed, the educated officials will take the initiative to detour, which will not affect Zhao Yanxun's "entertainment".

After entering the palace gate, Cheng Wenguang could see from a long distance away that the emperor was being intimate with a concubine.

Looking at Wu Hong who was welcoming him, Cheng Wenguang approached and asked, "Which concubine is accompanying the emperor?"

"Mr. Huige, it's the Empress Concubine!"

Sure enough, it was exactly as he expected. After thinking for a while, Cheng Wenguang said: "Go and report to the emperor, just say that there is new news from Tianyu Pass, and I want to report it!"

"Master Cheng, why not go there by yourself?" Wu Hongda felt strange.

"It's about the Xiongnu, and the concubine is here, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for the old minister!"

Hearing this, Wu Hong immediately understood, and then turned around to pass on the message.

But when Wu Hong just walked in, Zhao Yanxun had already stepped aside, watching Tiya pull the bowstring.

There was a target 50 meters in front of him, and Tia was aiming at the target right now.

With a sound of "嗖", the arrow roared out, and finally hit the lower edge of the target.

"You need to raise it even higher, try again!"

Tiya is helpless, it is worth continuing to draw the bow, and Wu Hong has already walked in front of Zhao Yanxun.

"You don't have to say it, I know it all!"

After saying this, Zhao Yanxun walked out towards the palace gate, and Wu Hong immediately ordered several young eunuchs to follow.

Zhao Yanxun left, Tiya glanced back, and after confirming that he would come back, she put her mind on the bow and arrow again.

Tens of meters away, Cheng Wenguang paid respects to Zhao Yanxun.

"Chengqing doesn't need to be too polite, just speak up if you have anything to say!"

The two young eunuchs lifted the high chairs and put them down, Zhao Yanxun sat on them slowly, his eyes swept towards Cheng Wenguang in front of him.

"Your Majesty, according to the latest news from the Northwest Governor's Office, the Huns have agreed to my court's conditions and are willing to exchange [-] horses!"

Zhao Yanxun was so overjoyed that he stood up directly.

"Very good...very good!" Zhao Yanxun walked back and forth twice.

No wonder he was so happy, with these [-] horses, he could form another cavalry guard, and the chances of winning against Ximan would be even greater.

There are nearly 70 soldiers in Ximan, including more than 30 cavalry. It is a lie to say that Zhao Yanxun is not worried at all.

Regardless of the Ministry of War, the Privy Council, and the Northwest Governor's Office, which is actually in charge of defense, there are reasons and secrets to raise the matter of increasing troops.

But for the sake of domestic stability, Zhao Yanxun did not dare to use troops rashly, but he is still thinking of a way now.

To appease the joyful mood, Zhao Yanxun then asked: "What else?"

Cheng Wenguang went on to say: "Reporting to the emperor, Mr. Wang Ge sent a message from Shu County, saying that the land inventory of the entire Shu County has been completed. This is the accounting book for the fields he submitted!"

Just because the investigation of the farmland in Shu County was coming to an end, Wang Tinghe personally rushed over to supervise to avoid any mistakes, which made him "unsafe at the end of the festival".

Zhao Yanxun said before that he would use the army to inspect the fields, but he really didn't just talk about it.

Five days ago, he issued an order to the Jinwu Zuowei stationed in Hexi, ordering Liu Shan, the commander, to send 500 people to inspect the land inventory in Hexi County together with Hu Lizhen, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Hu Lizhen is very capable, so Zhao Yanxun transferred him back from the south to take charge of this important inspection.

Nowadays, land inspections have been carried out in all counties controlled by the imperial court, so the matter of inspection is naturally important.

"Cheng Qing!"

"The minister is here!" Cheng Wenguang replied respectfully.

"Nowadays, the counties of Gyeonggi, Hexi, and Shu counties have been checked, and the counties of Qinghe, Hexi, Nanyang, and Jiangxi are coming soon!"

After saying these words, Zhao Yanxun put down the newspaper in his hand, glanced at Cheng Wenguang and asked, "Does Cheng Qing know why I want to investigate Tian Mu?"

Why check the fields?There is no need for Zhao Yanxun to say more about this matter, everyone in the world already knows it.

"Reporting to the emperor, the country has been in power for more than a hundred years, and land annexation is becoming more and more serious. The gentry and big families occupy land and do not pay taxes. Now it has endangered the safety of our Dajin Jiangshan community!"

"Emperors of past dynasties wanted to govern, but they couldn't do it... Now the emperor's holy candle shines, and the world is united. Naturally, he wants to get rid of the evils of the court. The most important step is to check the land!"

While answering and flattering, Cheng Wenguang's mind was still running fast, he was wondering what the emperor meant by asking himself this.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanxun continued to ask: "You are right, checking the farmland is indeed the most important step, so what should I do after cleaning up...?"

Hearing this, Cheng Wenguang seemed to be hit hard, and he had a very bad premonition.

But at the moment Zhao Yanxun was watching, he could only reply first: "After the investigation of the fields and the wealth of the gentry's family is completed, it is time to get rid of the accumulated evils and collect taxes according to the national law!"

To put it bluntly, Zhao Yanxun did so many things in the country, but he killed and exiled so many people, in essence, to raise taxes.

Once the local facts and property are clarified, then tax collection will naturally begin, and this matter cannot be ambiguous at all.

"The autumn harvest is over, and the taxes and taxes in various places have begun to be collected, but the old rules are still followed. I feel very inappropriate!"

Even according to the old rules, the taxes Zhao Yanxun collects now are similar to those in the Tai'an era. You must know that there are a few fewer counties paying taxes now than in the past.

But Zhao Yanxun is not satisfied, he must carry out the reform of the tax system, and the previous poll tax must be converted into a land tax.

"I have already talked with you about the reform of the tax system before, and I think you already know what you want from me!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "Let Qing perfect the new tax law, and then promulgate it to the whole country... how about it?"

(End of this chapter)