The fields are on the ground, so they naturally cannot be hidden, and are more reflected in the government's registration book.

No one can tell the number of land hidden in the Ming Dynasty. During the Taizu period, nearly 800 million mu of land was found, and during the Chengzu period, more than 800 million mu were left, but during the Tianqi period, there were only less than 400 million mu of land left!

It cannot be said that only 400 million mu of land were hidden. After all, I don’t know how many mu of land it has been reclaimed over the years. In terms of conversion, the number will inevitably be amazing!

Sun Chuanting realized the seriousness of the problem and said: "The measurement team cannot be done by the Ministry of Revenue, nor can they be staring at the place. In this way, the cabinet and the five ministries each sent one person to join. The Supervisory Council formed a patrol team to inspect the registration book of the measurement team. Then set up a reporting box to reward the whistleblowers and severely punish those who commit favoritism and fraud!"

Zhou Yingqiu and others nodded together, and a trace of murderous aura appeared on their bodies.

‘Land Reform’ is the most core part of ‘Jingzheng New Deal’, which is where the Ganqing Palace has been watching. Anyone who wants to hinder, even if it is slack, will have unimaginable consequences.

Most importantly, these cabinet masters have seen that some prospects of the "Jingzheng New Policy" must be a paragraph that will be remembered forever and close-ups of historical books.

At this time, who doesn’t want to have a strong stroke in it, who wants to be the foil of others!

Of course, there is also a realistic thing here, that is power!

The "New Deal" is so huge that it involves boundless power. Now it can be simply compared to the analogy, that is, whoever does more will have more power!

So, at this time, whoever becomes the obstacle to their progress will have to face their fierce means!

The cabinet discussed and made a decision, and the outside world was also very lively.

The five ministers were so busy that they couldn't stand their heads and were sleeping day and night. If the cabinet was a grand strategy and plan maker, then they were the most important executive agencies, uploading and delivering, and all aspects were pressed on them.

The State Administration of Commerce, the State Administration of Taxation, the Law Enforcement Bureau, the Price Bureau, etc. are as busy as they deepen their local areas, and they also gain more and more power. These powers are the most direct manifestation, which is punishment, and then the rolling money and grain are recorded.

Another advantage is that as the punishment increases, the authority of these new yamen is demonstrated, consolidated and expanded.

The reform of the Ming Dynasty court finally entered a substantial stage and affected everyone!

In the eighth year of Jingzheng, May 17th.

One hundred and twenty gentry jointly submitted a memorial to the court to support the court's "new policy" reform, especially the land, and called on the court to speed up the pace of reform and achieve the grand goal of the people of the Ming Dynasty that "the farmer has his own land".

That's not all. They also published a joint signed article in the court newspaper, explaining the difficulties and hardships of the people of the Ming Dynasty, denounced the gentry's hoarding of land, intensively fertilizing themselves, intensively renting and exploiting tenants, and illegally resisting taxes.

Li Banghua's measurement team suddenly increased to 600, and it was fully launched in the three northern provinces. Land acre registration, household registration, disaster victim registration, etc. are in full swing.

In just three days, the 200 merchants of the Ming Dynasty, under the joint efforts of salt merchants, tea merchants, porcelain merchants, cloth merchants, grain merchants, etc., wrote to the court to support the court's "commercial reform" and called on the court to establish open, transparent, fair and reasonable business rules, which could not only circulate goods, allow merchants to make money but also benefit upstream and downstream, realizing the Ming Dynasty's ambition of "prosperity and prosperity, and harmony in the world".

Then, the court newspaper also had a signed article published by the cabinet minister Zhou Yingqiu. The first time he used the word "legal system" to reiterate the goal of establishing orderly business rules. At the same time, it was derived from all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, requiring everyone in the Ming Dynasty to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty!

The State Administration of Commerce, the State Administration of Taxation, and the Price Bureau quickly followed and issued a series of plans, vowing to achieve the established reform goals, which no one can stop them!

The Anti-Corruption Bureau released the "Sword Operation" in the court newspaper, which will launch a three-year anti-corruption campaign, bluntly stated that this time it will include all officials of the Ming Dynasty, including cabinet ministers!

The Governor's General Council announced that it would conduct inspections and inspections on the government affairs work of provinces across the country, and sent eight censors to go out to Beijing for inspection.

Dali Temple issued the first announcement, clarifying the relationship between rights and responsibilities, requiring local governments not to accept the right to settle cases, even if they cannot even touch prison.

For a moment, the storm and the entire Ming Dynasty seemed to be in full bloom.

...

As the summer harvest approaches, the anxiety of some people cannot be concealed under the heat.

The big gentry who hoarded land, and the big businessmen who set up factories to produce fertilizers, plough tools, cultivate oxen and concentrated medicine, were all anxious and unable to bear it.

The summer harvest is about to come. If the imperial court does not acquire it, it will be too late and they will all lose their hands.

I don’t know how many people come and go, constantly evaluating the news, wanting to know when the imperial court will acquire it, or it will not.

In the eighth year of Jingzheng, May 29th.

The Empress of the Palace gave birth to a princess, and the Concubine of Yonghe Palace gave birth to a prince three days later.

His Majesty Emperor Jingzheng was very happy and held a banquet to entertain the ministers. The bells in the palace rang and resounded throughout the capital.

After the banquet, Sun Chuanting accompanied the drunk Zhu Xu to walk in the back garden, feeling the cool breeze, which was particularly comfortable.

Sun Chuanting said: "Your Majesty, this year's imperial examination has ended, and a total of 727 Jinshi were admitted. According to the plan, they were all assigned to the position of the minor official in the last rank, and they were more exercise."

Zhu Xu sat down in a pavilion and said, "Since ancient times, studying to be an official, when we have to change things, we have to go in and out. If we train for a while in some places, those who are not suitable for being an official or do not want to be an official can let them go and survive the fittest. If we are not suitable for being an official, we may do a good job in other places and do not delay their future."

Sun Chuanting understood Zhu Xu's meaning and said, "Yes. The land reform is relatively smooth at present. The court has many means to restrain the gentry, so they have to submit..."

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said, "Well, we must go hand in hand, don't delay. The Imperial Heaven Supervision said that the disaster is the most cruel and declining, and it will pass by at most three or four years. Too many things must be done before the disaster ends..."

Sun Chuanting stood beside Zhu Xu, looked at his burgundy cheeks, and was silent for a moment, saying, "Your Majesty, the gentry, big merchants outside... are ready to take action against them and purify them to serve as a warning to others."

Zhu Xu put down the teacup, laughed, and said, "Don't be anxious first. The cabinet issued a decree to state the number of land acres this year, purchase fertilizers, concentrated medicines, and cultivated livestock, well, a little less."

Sun Chuanting opened his eyes. His original plan was to use administrative means to punish and confiscate these people, but this action was too big and it would be difficult to deal with it completely for a while. It would inevitably be a mess and chaos.

But His Majesty the Emperor's meaning is simple, and these gentry are forced to deal with it themselves.

It’s okay for those who hoard land, but those big businessmen are in trouble. They have stocked up so much. After summer, they harvest fertilizers and concentrated medicines expire. They don’t know the price of oxen and ploughing tools next year, so they will inevitably be in a hurry to get rid of them.
Chapter completed!