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Under the setting sun, the grassland is shrouded in a golden glow. Under the mountains, there was a cavalry troop galloping towards the grassland, like a sharp sword thrust into the boundless grassland, as if they wanted to cut the gray cloth in half.

You can easily follow the indentations of carts on the grassland without looking carefully. After all, there are ten large carts loaded with wine and meat, and there are traces of sheep and pigs, so don’t make them too obvious.

The man leading the cavalry was none other than Ma Xianglin, known as the one-eyed pony Chao. After walking about half the distance, before he met Jianlu Tanma, he knew that something must have changed on Jianlu's side.

"Hurry, hurry up!" He called back and urged the horse to speed up. This is a rare opportunity. I must kill a few more Jianlu with my own hands. It would be best to capture the son of the slave chief. Not only would he be able to vent his frustration, but he would also be able to achieve the greatest success in the war against the captives. It was really killing two birds with one stone.

The ten-mile grassland road does not take much time for the cavalry who have increased their speed. The setting sun seemed to have moved just a little bit, and the Jianlu Camp was in sight in the distance.

"Sir, why don't you wait until the rear army comes up before you get closer?" A confidant general approached Ma Xianglin and suggested loudly.

Ma Xianglin ignored him, just stood up on his horse, looked at Hui Jianlu's camp from a distance, and then ordered: "Jianlu seems to have escaped, chase him!"

Behind him is his mother and daughter-in-law, so he doesn't have to worry about support at all. As long as his forward can bite Jianlu, the rear army can pounce on him in an instant, and there will be no other tricks used by other pig teammates.

If it were another Ming army, Ma Xianglin would have to consider whether the rear army would watch the battle and let him consume the Jianlu troops first, or pick peaches or avoid their sharp edges, or other disgusting things.

Ma Xianglin's judgment was indeed correct. Their cavalry army rushed directly into the Jianlu camp. They did not see any Jianlu at all. However, those who had been sent before, including the young man named Xiao Wu, had all been killed.

Judging from the situation in the camp, at least half of the Jianlu were eating and drinking. But he seemed to suddenly discover something and ran away in a hurry.

"Chase!" After Ma Xianglin saw the situation clearly, he did not dismount at all. He just shouted and was the first to urge his horse to go out to the gate of the rear camp and chased him along the traces left on the grassland.

After a while, Qin Liangyu led the remaining cavalry to the camp. Zhang Fengyi saw her husband's back in the distance and couldn't help but said anxiously: "Mother-in-law, don't chase the poor bandit. Why don't you pay me the money to get your husband back?"

Qin Liangyu, just like her son, did not panic at all. After carefully observing the situation in the camp, she loudly ordered: "Jianlu is no longer capable of fighting. Chase me!"

Zhang Fengyi was convinced by her mother-in-law's words, and worried about her husband's safety, she was the first to chase her out.

Qin Liangyu also followed closely, leading the pursuit. Regarding Jianlu, she did not have any psychological shadow like other Ming soldiers. It can be said that the now famous Baigan Army was trained by her, and the strongest people in Shizhu were selected. Following her in the southern and northern wars, she has already been tempered by war. It's just a pity that many veterans were lost in the Battle of Hunhe.

In the original history, the Baigan Army has always been a strong army, with many achievements and a great reputation. It's a pity that Qin Liangyu has been fighting for the Ming Dynasty and doesn't have much time to rest. There is only one Shizhu soldier source. In the later stage, the strong Shizhu people have been used up long ago, and there are many new soldiers in the army. Naturally, the fighting strength is not as good as before, and there are not many battles to win. They can only serve the country with passion.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was in the capital, did not wait for Zhang Fengyi to report the latest battle situation, so he went to the elementary group to have a look. He did not see Hauge talking, so he simply calmed down and quit the chat group to read Wen Tiren's memorial.

This memorial is about his explanation of the imperial tax reform. It has been delayed until now, but it was finally submitted solemnly after Emperor Chongzhen met with Sun Chengzong. It was also because of this that he did not find Zhang Fengyi's message at the first time.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen remembered the look of determination on Wen Tiren's face when he handed it over. He couldn't help but feel a little curious, so he opened it and read it.

I saw him nodding or shaking his head while looking. After reading it, he closed the memorial and thought for a while. Then he turned back to look at the sky. It was almost evening and it was going to be dark soon. Emperor Chongzhen hesitated a little, but still ordered to summon the chief minister in Wenhua Hall.

In fact, Wen Tiren has been absent-minded, just like the students who took the college entrance examination in later generations, waiting for the results to be announced.

As soon as he heard the summons from Emperor Chongzhen, he knew what was going on. After all, he had been in high and low officialdom for many years. After taking a deep breath, Wen Tiren looked calm and hurried away as he was summoned.

When he entered the Wenhua Hall and found that Emperor Chongzhen was the only one in the hall, he couldn't help but feel happy. It seemed that no matter what the emperor thought, he didn't want others to hear it.

After receiving the courtesy from Wen Tiren, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "I have read your memorial, but because the matter is so important, I still want to hear what you have to say in person."

When Wen Tiren heard this, he calmed down and immediately said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I believe that the foundation of imperial taxation is land tax. The most recent verification of registered fields was in the early years of Wanli. Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to conduct a world-wide inspection Land measurement and verification, and field registers recompiled.”

At the end of every long dynasty, there were serious land annexations, and the accuracy of registered fields was seriously inaccurate. Anyone who is a scholar will understand this. However, in order to carry out effective land measurement and verification nationwide, there must be a prerequisite, and the court must vigorously promote it. In this situation, one is that in the early years of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng was in great power and had the same authority as an emperor, or the emperor knew the importance of the matter, strictly enforced the decree and carried it out unswervingly.

Nowadays, Wen Tiren is not Zhang Juzheng, so his proposal must have the full support of Emperor Chongzhen, that is, the emperor's attitude determines the feasibility of this matter.

After he finished speaking, he found that the emperor was just as he had expected. He nodded and said, "Yes, no matter what, this must be done once. Wen Qing's plan is correct!"

If it was before December last year, even if Emperor Chongzhen said this, Wen Tiren would still be unsure. He was afraid that the emperor would be persuaded to change his mind by the Donglin Party members in the blink of an eye. But starting from December last year, a series of events involving Emperor Chongzhen reassured him that the emperor's decisions were made after careful consideration and would never be changed easily.

But what he was most worried about was the next matter. He wanted to avoid it, but he found that if he wanted to truly change the current financial and tax situation, it would be an unavoidable hurdle.

In desperation, his face turned serious to show the importance of the matter, and he got straight to the point solemnly.

Thanks to DHB for the reward!