Domineering Daming

The anti-corruption bureau has established a prestige that makes people palpitate, and everyone in the officialdom fears it!

The second one is the Law Enforcement Bureau. The Law Enforcement Bureau led by Wang Zhou solved almost every case. It was quick and effective, and the witnesses and physical evidence were convincing. It arrested more than a thousand gentlemen and merchants. Compared with the Price Bureau and the Tax Bureau Authoritarianism, everywhere they go, they are scrambling to surrender, no one dares to resist the law!

Chapter 1516 Vicious plan

Chengde.

Zhu Xu has already visited the summer resort here once. It is built on a third of the mountainside, warm in winter and cool in summer, and it is a good place to escape the heat.

Zhu Xu dragged his family out of Beijing this time, and there was inevitably criticism, but he had long been immune to criticism.

On this day, Zhu Xu was fishing with his children. It was a small river, very clear, with verdant green on both sides. The environment was pleasant, the air was fresh, not so disturbing, and the whole person felt a little lighter.

Zhu Ciye's little fellows were only about ten years old, and they ran around all over the mountain with the four-year-old prince Zhu Cixi, causing many movements. Catch them back, lest they make a mistake.

Xiao Shuxian has the appearance of a girl, she doesn't mess around with boys, she likes some weird novels, and reads them all day long, her eyes glow with longing from time to time.

Zhang Yun and other women are in Xingyuan and seldom come out. Zhu Xu is accompanied by Zhao Jing.

Zhao Jing sat next to Zhu Xu, holding the fishing rod, but she had no intention of fishing, and looked at Zhu Xu from time to time.

Zhu Xu sat on the chair with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was taking a nap.

Zhao Jing finally couldn't bear it any longer, she leaned closer and whispered, "Your Majesty?"

Zhu Xu remained motionless, and said, "Speak."

Zhao Jing looked at the corner of Zhu Xu's face, and said cautiously: "I heard that someone made a fortune through this anti-corruption operation."

Zhu Xu didn't seem to hear it and continued to close his eyes. The sunshine in the mountains and forests was really warm, and he couldn't enjoy it in the capital.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't respond, Zhao Jing didn't say any more, just sat down and looked at the river.

Zhu Xu didn't open his eyes, and while he was comfortable, his mind was still wandering.

Zhu Xu was not surprised by Zhao Jing's words, it was expected.Power often represents corruption. When power is exaggerated, there will always be people who take risks.

The cabinet's vigorous anti-corruption this time is more aimed at the "local", low-level officials in the local area, and a strong warning to those merchants and gentry who resist the "New Deal".

I believe that after this action, the officials will be more dedicated and there will be less resistance, and the cabinet's series of "New Deal" plans will go much smoother.

"Liu Shimin!" Suddenly, Zhu Xu said in a deep voice.

Not far away, Liu Shimin walked over quickly, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty."

Zhu Xu opened his eyes, looked at the sparkling lake, and said: "After the summer harvest is over, the Royal Commercial Group will start the acquisition again. This time, we must formulate a detailed plan, not to be scattered, and to come from one domain to another. All provinces and provinces set up "acquisition command centers" to extend to each government. No matter the royal relatives, nobles, nobles, wealthy families, or small families, they must accept the imperial court's decree, and no one is exempt! Pass the decree to the Law Enforcement Bureau, Wang Zhou will lead the team, cooperate with the Royal Commercial Group, and tell Wang Zhou that no matter what means he uses, the land acquisition cannot be stopped or slowed down, and the acquisition target must be completed within two years!"

Liu Shimin's expression was startled, and he said without any fluctuation in his tone: "Observe the order."

Zhao Jing is not the eldest lady who doesn't understand anything in the deep courtyard. She was secretly surprised when she heard it, and looked at the fish marks on the river more seriously, as if she didn't hear anything.

In the land of Ming Dynasty, most of the fertile land is concentrated in the hands of those famous and surnamed generations of wealthy families.

For example, Uncle Xinjian, his family has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, not only the ancestral shade, the rewards of the past dynasties, but also his own land, a century-old family with countless reputations, how can the family property be less?

For example, Sun Chuanting, the first assistant in the court, whose ancestor was the Zhenwuwei Baihu during the Taizu period, hereditary for 200 years.

Another example is Fang Kongzhang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who has been a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River for generations, with a population of several thousand and immeasurable land assets.

Besides, Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the former dynasty, had [-] hectares of fertile land in Nanzhili. Even if the descendants of later generations were unfilial, there were still ten thousand mu of fertile land in one of them!

These are all inherited, ranging from decades to hundreds of years. If the imperial court comes here arrogantly, it is tantamount to robbing people's ancestral property, which is worse than killing people!

As July entered, the cabinet once again promulgated the "Land Purchase Order", announcing the comprehensive acquisition of land in Daming, and formulated detailed goals and time schedules.

It used to be a "merchant transaction" method before, but now it is a public oath, and the situation is turbulent for a while, and the sky is full of uproar.

At this time, eight cabinet ministers and five ministers suddenly stood up and announced that they would sell all the land under their names to the imperial court at half price, and asked their relatives to follow suit. , Support the "New Deal" of the imperial court, and contribute to the realization of the goal of "land to the tiller" of the whole Ming Dynasty.

Officials at other levels followed suit and tried to set an example.

There are numerous articles in the court newspaper, explaining the imperial court's "land purchase plan", explaining various methods and methods in detail, promising fairness and no encroachment, and at the same time saying it is powerful.

Under the vigorous promotion of the imperial court, the "Land Purchase Order" has developed rapidly. In a short period of time, the amount of land purchased by the Royal Commercial Group has doubled that of last year, and the amount of land available for distribution by the imperial court has soared to [-] million mu!

However, in Suyanghang and other rich places in the south of the Yangtze River, violent resistance still occurred. Some gentry resisted to the death, and there were even vicious incidents of vicious guards beating and killing land requisition officials.

Wang Zhou of the Law Enforcement Bureau was furious about this, mobilized more than 500 people from the Nanzhili Police Department, severely suppressed the lawless gentry, and publicly executed more than 30 people in Tiantou!

These people have names and surnames and are well-known in a county. Now they are publicly executed, which caused a violent shock, and the government and the public were in an uproar.

Not only the gentry, but officials at all levels impeached each other, and even the people of the royal business group who had acquired the land were terrified and complained quite a bit.

Under the circumstances that the Ming court pursued vigorously and benchmarked "justice", it stands to reason that Wang Zhou would definitely be imprisoned for his crimes.

However, the imperial court seemed unaware of these voices. Not only did Wang Zhou remain unharmed, but his power was further expanded, and he was once on the throne of the director of the Law Enforcement Bureau!

In the month after the end of the summer planting, Nanzhili was full of law enforcement officers, and the number of gentry and so-called bandits arrested was unknown!

These gentry are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and the upper buildings are built on top of them. Such arbitrariness of the court has caused huge waves, and some officials are increasingly dissatisfied.

The imperial court's land purchases are still going on, spreading from the two capitals, and almost all the provinces have taken action.

After Wang Zhou preliminarily managed the three prefectures of Suyanghang and Nanzhili, he began to extend his life north and south, one in Zhejiang and the other in Shandong.

The land purchase operation was vigorous, and the number of gentry arrested and even killed increased day by day. In less than a month, Wang Zhou's tentacles moved from Zhejiang to Fujian, and Shandong to Henan.

Before the autumn harvest, they had passed through eight provinces. The team of the Law Enforcement Bureau expanded rapidly, and Tiqi was like the wind, arresting and killing countless people. remember.

The power of the gentry is huge, and under the heavy pressure of the court, the power of rebound is becoming more and more obvious.

In July, the imperial court resigned a servant, three Lang Zhong, and seven Yuanwai Lang. Seven councilors and eight magistrates resigned voluntarily in each province.

In August, one governor, two politicians, twelve councilors, and more than 50 people resigned from the fifth rank and above!

In September, some people seemed to wake up suddenly, and they all wrote to the court, stating the disadvantages of the "Land Purchase Order" and demanding that it be stopped.

Among them, the most important point was repeatedly said: the gentry is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, if the foundation is destroyed, where is the Ming Dynasty?

This point is extremely reasonable. The rule of the feudal dynasty relied on the gentry to control and manage the people. Without the gentry, the people would have nothing to rely on, and there was no way out but rebellion.

For these, the imperial court severely criticized and declared the imperial court's land policies, including Juntian, light tax, thin corvee, supporting agricultural development, establishing the minimum income of farmers and so on.There is also a particularly conspicuous one, which is after the land is divided: any form of transaction, leasing, and transfer is prohibited within ten years!

Quite a few people can see that the imperial court is going to be the largest landlord in Ming Dynasty, protect the farmers to the greatest extent, and curb land annexation.

The imperial court is a big landlord and many people can see it, but few people can see that the imperial court is also the biggest businessman!

The cabinet, Zhao Han and others were in a state of desperation, so Bao Liyou came in, holding two memorials in his hand, and said to Sun Chuanting, "The governor of Guangxi and the governor of Yunnan beg for rest."