Daming: From the Son of Heaven to the Leader of Comprehensive Martial Arts

Cao Zhengchun was surprised in his heart, and then secretly warned himself: "From now on, I, Cao Zhengchun, will have to work harder to solve His Majesty's worries and problems, otherwise my status will be lost."

"Hey, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. If this word spreads, this little eunuch will definitely become an enemy of all officials, and he will not live long."

Yan Song was amazed at Wei Zhongxian's talent, but secretly said it was a pity.

Even though he is the chief assistant of the cabinet, he is very scheming, but sometimes he feels very stretched in the face of attacks from the court.

The more Zhu Qizhen listened, the more thrilling he became, and the more he listened, the more furious he became.

"These moths, taking my salary, plunder the people's blood and sweat, and make me bear a bad name, let the people all over the world blame me for all their suffering, and call me a senseless and foolish king."

"My world, my Ming Empire, have been destroyed by these moths!"

Zhu Qizhen's murderous heart suddenly arose.

Among these people, there are bound to be many corrupt officials. They not only exploit the common people, but also reduce the tax revenue of the treasury by more than half.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would never allow anyone to corrupt his army and society.

"Reform, must be reformed, without delay!"

At this time, Zhu Qizhen suddenly thought of a reform general.

The cabinet old Zhang Juzheng!

This well-known Qingliu party, who can't rub the sand in his eyes, has been famous for thousands of years because of the reform of the tax system in history.

Chapter 15 Zhang Juzheng's Ideal, Cao Zhengchun's Choice

"Cao Zhengchun, I order you to declare Zhang Juzheng into the palace immediately."

Zhu Qizhen sat on the dragon chair, full of anger.

He never expected that princes, nobles, relatives and eunuchs would use their power to seize a large amount of land.

About half of the tax-paying land in the country is owned by official landlords, who refuse to pay taxes, which seriously affects the income of the empire.

The current situation of land annexation is so serious!

"The slaves obey."

Cao Zhengchun took orders and left.

Zhang Juzheng was very excited when he heard about the emperor's summoning, and learned about certain situations from Cao Zhengchun, and immediately set off to enter the palace to meet His Majesty.

His ideal is to be recorded in the annals of history and last forever.

Reform bad governance!

There is no doubt that it is a shortcut for him to realize his ideals. If he succeeds, he will be remembered by future generations just like Shang Yang's reform in Qin Dynasty and Wang Anshi's innovation in Song Dynasty.

In the face of political abuses and the suffering of the people, Zhang Juzheng has always wanted to contribute his strength.

However, Zhang Juzheng also knew that doing so would definitely touch the fundamental interests of the big landlord class and the rich and nobles, offending the rich and powerful families in the world, it can be said that there are many difficulties.

It turned out that the emperor was not in power, so he told his thoughts to the cabinet ministers Xu Jie, Gao Gong and others who were also members of the Qingliu Party, hoping to wait for their support.

Unexpectedly, it was unanimously opposed by everyone.

Now that His Majesty intends to reform, he finally has the opportunity to display his ambition.

Enter the history!

That is the highest ideal pursued by Zhang Juzheng in his life, how can he not be excited?

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Zhang Juzheng couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Fuck Qingliu, I won't do shit Qingliu party in the future, a group of sanctimonious things, I will concentrate on reform in the future, whoever dares to stop my reform, that is my sworn enemy."

Zhang Juzheng was so excited that he almost shed tears.

Scholar die for the confidant!

He is a pure scholar, he has learned literary and martial arts, and he has a good relationship with the emperor's family. If the emperor gives him a platform to display his ambitions, he has an urge to die for the emperor.

"Report to Your Majesty, there are two folk songs about the harm of the household tax system."

When he came to Qianqing Palace, Zhang Juzheng said.

As a cabinet minister, he still knows the art of speaking. Even if he knows that His Majesty intends to reform, he still has to slowly throw bricks and stones to highlight the importance of subsequent reforms.

"Speaking of it, let Mr. Yan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, listen to it."

Zhu Qizhen glanced at Yan Song.

The reform is of great importance and affects the entire Ming Empire. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yan Song has great energy. Zhu Qizhen needs Yan Song's attitude.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, I will definitely support everything Your Majesty wants to do."

Yan Song is old and cunning, how can he not understand what the emperor means.

"One is: Harvest seven dou from an acre of official land, send six dou to Huangzhou first, and save one dou to finish the marriage, worrying so much that someone will grow old."

"The other one is: It's not unreasonable to chase rent for the land. All the official land is sold to the people. The rich family gets the land and the people pay the rent. Every year, the old rent is paid for by new debts."

While talking, Zhang Juzheng looked at Yan Song intentionally or unintentionally, with kind eyes.

I don't know if he is a corrupt official.

But he is the chief assistant of the cabinet. If he can support my reform, he will be able to get twice the result with half the effort, and maybe he can make some friends.

"Old rents and new debts every year?"

Zhu Qizhen repeated it in a murmur, and said angrily: "Isn't it enough for these moths to have enough food and clothing, and let my people live in dire straits, and make the people of the world rebel to be happy?"

Zhu Qizhen is the person who travels through.

It is natural to know that Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty hanged on Meishan because of the constraints of the aristocratic family.

Otherwise, how can a mere slave building be an opponent of Daming?

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

The emperor was angry and bleed thousands of miles.

Yan Song, Zhang Juzheng, and Cao Zhengchun immediately knelt on the ground, terrified.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, I have written the good policy of reform into the memorial, please read it."

Zhang Juzheng presented a memorial, which is the general outline of the reform. He named it "One Whip Law", which is an economic reform mainly aimed at the tax system. In addition, military affairs, governance, culture, people's livelihood, and water conservancy are also mentioned.

"Good, not bad."

Zhu Qizhen nodded.

Zhang Juzheng's reputation will go down in history, and he really deserves his reputation. He is quite talented, and the memorial pointed to all kinds of current maladministration.

It is conceivable that once these proposals are implemented, the revenue of the treasury will surely double.

"Zhang Aiqing, let's do it according to your proposal. First, start with the reform of the tax system. Measure the arable land in the world. This year, we will pay taxes based on the quality of the land and the amount."

Zhu Qizhen issued a decree.

"According to the order!"

"Your Majesty, this humble minister will definitely not disappoint your father's high expectations. Even if your body is smashed to pieces, you must carry out the reform to the end!"

Zhang Juzheng's face was flushed with excitement, and he burst into tears.

"If you do things for me sincerely, I will not let him be crushed to pieces. I will only let those who corrupt my country and society be crushed to pieces."

Zhu Qizhen comforted Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng was so moved that he burst into tears.

Then, Zhu Qizhen turned his head and asked, "What do you think, Yan Aiqing?"

"Qizou Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is working for our Ming Empire. If something happens to him, Weichen, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is willing to pay homage with his head. This reform should be promulgated in the name of the cabinet."

This reform does not touch the interests of one or two people, but the aristocratic families in the world!

Without the support of the cabinet, let alone reform, Zhang Juzheng's safety would be a problem.

Yan Song immediately stated that he was willing to guarantee it with his head.

This is an important reason why he has been in charge of the cabinet alone and has not fallen for 20 years. He rarely expresses his attitude at ordinary times, but once the emperor expresses his position, he must follow closely.

"Cao Zhengchun, I order you to thoroughly investigate the fields and properties of all the officials in the court, and the tax property of all the vassals in the world...First, start with the eunuchs in the palace!"

"What should I do, I don't need to remind you, do I?"

Zhu Qizhen issued another decree.

"The servant understands, the servant obeys the order!"

Cao Zhengchun obeyed his orders and left.

When he walked out of Qianqing Palace, his eyes sank, and his aura suddenly changed, his eyes were full of viciousness.

Don't look at him as humble as an ant in front of the emperor, but in front of other people, he is a figure with great power who can cover the sky with one hand.

And his Dongchang's ruthless methods can even stop children from crying!

His ruthlessness, his viciousness, and his ruthlessness are beyond what ordinary people can imagine!

This is the impression that he monitors the world, and people all over the world have an impression of him.

As soon as Cao Zhengchun returned to Dongchang, he began to arrange the forces of his subordinates to secretly investigate the family background of the officials. He knew the emperor's thoughts very well. His Majesty wanted to clean up the corrupt officials in the world.

And as the emperor's eagle dog, he must do things that the emperor cares about, otherwise he may be replaced at any time.

"Check, let the miscellaneous family check one by one!"

"Not only must the family property of those officials be thoroughly checked, but also what food they ate today, what they did last night, and which woman they slept with, I must also check it carefully for the governor!"

Cao Zhengchun's drake-like voice resounded in every corner of Dongchang.

Then, he walked into his own dark room, lit up the lamp, looked at the gold and silver in the room, and played with rare calligraphy and paintings.

"Ugh."

Cao Zhengchun sighed heavily, feeling very heartbroken.

But with a keen mind, he had already seen the emperor's determination to punish corrupt officials in Qianqing Palace, so he had to make a choice.

"Come here, transport all these things to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and dedicate them all to the Empress Dowager in the name of celebrating her birthday."

Chapter No.16 The daughter of my old grandson's family is a queen

Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, Cao Zhengchun took his treasures and went to the Palace of Compassion. In the name of celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday, he presented a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings."

"This is the list sent by the Compassionate Ning Palace."

Wei Zhongxian respectfully presented a list to Zhu Qizhen.

"Cao Zhengchun presented 28 taels of silver, 170 Guanyin jadeite statues, [-] glazed jade wares, and [-] taels of antique calligraphy and painting."

Zhu Qizhen took a look at the list and smiled slightly.

Cao Zhengchun is a greedy person, he collects wealth, which is not what Zhu Qizhen expected.

However, Cao Zhengchun was quite smart and sensible. The emperor asked him to investigate corrupt officials. He first dedicated his greedy treasures to the queen mother, obviously to make an early atonement.

Otherwise, once reported, he will lose his head.

"Call Cao Zhengchun into the palace."

Zhu Qizhen said lightly.

"According to the order."

Wei Zhongxian accepted the order gladly and bowed out.

He is very happy. Recently, His Majesty the Emperor is getting closer to him, trusting him, and valuing him. He believes that it won't be long before he may be able to ascend to the position of eunuch.

"Your Majesty sees your servant. I don't know if Your Majesty has summoned your servant. What orders do you have?"

Cao Zhengchun came to Qianqing Palace, knelt down and saluted, more humble and respectful than before.

Everyone in the world says that to achieve great things, you must have a city, you must know how to endure, and you must make Mount Tai collapse in front of your eyes without changing your face!

However, there is a person in the world who does not need to endure, nor can he.