Video through history: the beginning of the inventory of ten kings

[Zhu Yijun was young at the right age, and Zhang Juzheng, the emperor's teacher, was deeply trusted by him. 】

[With the support of the emperor, Zhang Juzheng's reforms in the political field were fruitful.What followed was economic reform. 】

At this point, the narration was another meal, and a picture of the situation of the Ming Dynasty caught the eyes of all the emperors.

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In the late Jiajing period, the northern post was captive, the south was turbulent, and there were continuous famines among the people.

The emperor was obsessed with alchemy, and the treasury was becoming increasingly depleted under such a loss, and the fiscal deficit became more and more serious.

"His Majesty."

Inside the palace, Zhang Juzheng, who had gray hair and beard, was kneeling in front of the young Zhu Yijun with a sincere expression on his face.

"The national treasury has been depleted for years, and the Ming Dynasty seems to be unable to make ends meet."

"I also hope that Your Majesty can lead by example and work with the ministers to increase revenue and reduce expenditure!"

As the last sentence fell, the voice of the narration sounded again.

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[Economic reform is nothing more than opening up sources of income and reducing expenditures. 】

[Let's talk about open source first, Zhang Juzheng strengthened the management ability of the Ministry of Household by organizing the books of tax collection on a large scale, so that the Ministry of Household can control the whole country more directly. 】

[On this basis, he proposed "punishing corruption to satisfy the people" and "reasonableness to satisfy the nation", and to increase fiscal revenue by punishing the two loopholes of corruption and tax arrears. 】

[The former and Kao Chengfa complement each other, and for the latter, Zhang Juzheng proposed Qingzhang Tianmu. 】

【To know……】

[The reason why the land owed taxes in the Ming Dynasty was that if the common people cultivated their own crops and encountered famine and the emperor did not cut taxes, they would not be able to live on. 】

[But if the title is given to a big family and becomes a servant, the tax paid will be reduced. 】

[And big families are good at land mergers, so the fish scale atlas designed by the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang fell apart. 】

[The Ming court wants to levy taxes in line with the actual number of people, it is simply wishful thinking. 】

[However, after the Qingzhang was completed, the land had a fixed number and a fixed quota, which greatly improved the uneven taxation of land of different sizes, qualities and ownership. 】

[In addition, with the implementation of the reform, a large number of hidden fields were found, which greatly increased the area of ​​arable land that could bear the tax and grain in the Ming Dynasty. 】

[After this, he simplified the taxation and corvée into one editorial review, referred to as "one editor", which is the famous "one whip law" in later generations. 】

[Let's talk about throttling...]

[Zhang Juzheng suppressed financial expenditures including weaving projects and court banquets, and cut off many large-scale projects. 】

[In addition, he also strengthened the management of money and grain and farmland in border towns, reducing the pressure on military salaries. 】

[These actions, although greatly increased the financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty, also caused Zhang Juzheng to be involved in the whirlpool of the storm. 】

[Because of the reform, he offended too many people. 】

[so that...]

[When Zhang Juzheng died, the wall would be overthrown by everyone in an instant, and it was not until the apocalypse 40 years later that he was able to have his injustice cleared. 】

[Of course, this is a later story. 】

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Having said this, the voice of the narrator seemed to be a little sigh, after a pause, he continued:
[During the ten years when Zhang Juzheng advocated reform, the political, economic and military aspects of the Ming Dynasty were strengthened. 】

[The problem of official administration, which has always been a headache for the emperors of all dynasties, has also been greatly rectified. 】

[At the same time, the frontier defense of the Ming Dynasty was further consolidated, and the national fiscal revenue also increased rapidly. 】

[This stage, known in history as the Wanli New Deal, was later known as the "dazzling twilight" in the late Ming Dynasty. 】

【Can……】

[All of this, but with the passing of Zhang Juzheng, great changes have taken place! 】

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As the voice of the narrator fell, the picture in the video changed again.

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[On June [-], Wanli tenth year, Zhang Juzheng passed away. 】

[And after his death, Zhu Yijun's expanding ambitions were out of control. 】

[Under the suppression of Zhang Juzheng in the past, Zhu Yijun had to strictly demand himself all the time in order to meet the other party's requirement of becoming a good emperor. 】

[So after his death, Zhu Yijun, who lost his restraints, immediately let go of himself! 】

[Idle in politics, debauchery, obsessed with the harem all day long and not asking about political affairs! 】

[And this... is precisely what those who are ill-intentioned like most! 】

[Intellectuals and feudal landlords, whose interests were damaged by the Wanli New Deal reform, joined forces to launch endless pressure on Zhu Yijun. 】

[On June 24th in the tenth year of Wanli, that is, the fourth day after Zhang Juzheng died of illness, Pan Sheng, who he once single-handedly promoted, was impeached and dismissed by a group of ministers. 】

[Then the officials pointed their finger at Zhang Juzheng. 】

[Wanli also ordered the search of his home in revenge, depriving Zhang Juzheng of all his glory before his death, and even nearly opened the coffin and whipped the corpse. Most of his family members starved to death even before being exiled. 】

[The successor first assistant Zhang Siwei originally opposed the reform, and other courtiers also had deep grievances with Zhang Juzheng. 】

[Under their joint efforts, most of Zhang Juzheng's reform measures were abolished. 】

[As a result, the hope of Daming's last revival was dashed. 】

[King Qin Huiwen car split Shang Yang, but continued to use Shang Yang's method, so the Qin state was strong; Wanli liquidated Zhang Juzheng, and at the same time abolished Zhang Juzheng's method, and the beginning of Ming Dynasty was about to die. 】

[As a student of Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Yijun has a high IQ and especially loves history, so what did he learn from it? 】

[The technique of checks and balances, restricting factory guards, and caring about the military...]

[Emperor Wanli did not have the strength of Jiajing, let alone the gentleness of Longqing. 】

[You must know that literati have formed parties since ancient times, and the Wanli Dynasty was no exception. 】

[Around the case of the Li Chu and the false king of Chu, the courtiers and Chinese officials fought in a group based on similarities and differences in their positions, forming the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party, and the Qi Party and other factions. 】

[So much so that ministers who were keen on party struggle began to oppose it for the sake of opposition, and fewer and fewer people were dedicated to the country.Especially in the late Wanli period, the court party struggle intensified. 】

[This is also one of the most important factors in the demise of the Ming Dynasty. 】

[And Zhu Yijun, after being emperor for a few years, was constrained by the civil servants everywhere, so he suddenly woke up. 】

[In the past, Zhang Juzheng was blocking him, so he could sit back and relax. 】

[But now, Zhang Juzheng is dead, and the pressure naturally comes to him. 】

[This is undoubtedly a headache for the inexperienced Zhu Yijun. 】

[After thinking about this, he suddenly woke up.But he had no better way to deal with the fact that the Manchu civil servants were in a group and the party struggle was fierce. 】

[Under the circumstances that many measures were not implemented smoothly, Zhu Yijun was disheartened and thought he was not the opponent of the civil service group, but there was no good way. 】

[Simply abandoning himself, ignoring the government, and starting his career of not going to the court for more than 20 years. 】

【Fortunately...】

[As a student that Zhang Juzheng carefully nurtured, Zhu Yijun is not without countermeasures! 】