Have you calculated the acres?

Li Dongyang and the others looked at the yellow book in Yan Chengjin's hand, as if they were facing a great enemy, and their faces changed slightly.

The sharp decline in the population means that there is no cultivated land.

As a result, the fields are abandoned and degraded into wasteland.

It is conceivable that the results of the land liquidation in the yellow book will not be too good.

Yan Chengjin's face was full of suspicion, the official was holding the yellow book, why didn't you react, this is the yellow book you think about day and night!

"Your Majesty, the statistics of the acres of land have come out, this is the yellow book."

He had to remind him again.

Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched slightly: "I... I know! ”

has been urging the household department to speed up the calculation.

But at this time, the yellow book was held in front of him, but he hesitated and didn't dare to take it.

After decades of hard work, the self-confidence accumulated has become gone.

"Xiao Companion, help me present it." As soon as Xiao Jing took a step, Emperor Hongzhi hurriedly changed his words: "Yan Qing's family, it's better for you to present it." ”

Why did Xie Yu calculate it so quickly?

The arable land in the Yellow Book has shrunk by nearly half compared to the Hongwu year, resulting in a significant reduction in liquidation.

According to statistics in the 26th year of Hongwu, there are 8,57,623 hectares of paddy fields in the world.

Now, only 4,238,58 hectares remain.

In just one hundred and nine years, it has shrunk by half.

The territory of Hongwu is wider than that of Hongzhi, but this is by no means a reason for the reduction of cultivated land.

"Chengjin, have you seen it? Is it more, or is it less? Emperor Hongzhi smiled and held a hint of expectation.

In the essence of human nature, there is an expectation of miracles.

Just like human beings are naturally lazy and greedy, naturally.

Whenever we encounter a desperate situation, we always pray for a miracle.

But how can there be so many miracles in the world? You're not Wang Shouren.

Yan Chengjin couldn't bear to hit him, and he didn't know how Emperor Hongzhi would react when he saw it: "Your Majesty, see it yourself." ”

Emperor Hongji's face stiffened, and he took a deep breath and returned to his usual demeanor.

Is the world I rule the worst of the previous emperors?

No, I don't believe it!

plucked up courage, like the morale of a war, and opened the yellow book in one go, and his actions were a little rude.

Li Dongyang and the others, their hearts tensed involuntarily, and they didn't dare to breathe.

On a cold day, Chen Qing kept raising his hand, wiping the hot sweat from his forehead, extremely nervous, looking at the yellow book in His Majesty's hand.

Like him, there is also the Hangul of the Household Books.

The yellow book has been calculated, and it should be handed over to their household department first.

Yan Chengjin actually handed it over directly to His Majesty, they hadn't read the Yellow Book, and they had no bottom in their hearts, but they were even more nervous.

Emperor Hongzhi turned the first page of the Yellow Book, and then the second page.

A chill struck his back and spread to his whole body, leaving his limbs and limbs.

More than 4,238,500 hectares came into view, and only ...... remained.

"Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Seeing that he was motionless, Li Dongyang asked eagerly.

Yan Chengjin wanted to stretch out his hand and touch Emperor Hongzhi's snort, but ......

He didn't dare.

Wang Ji looked directly at Emperor Hongzhi, and through the slight tremor of his body, he judged that His Majesty was still alive.

I didn't go to the clinic.

Emperor Hongzhi stared at the Yellow Book, calmly frightened, but laughed: "Fifteen years, what kind of world have I ruled?" Hahaha"

The 8 million hectares in the 23rd year of Hongwu became 4 million hectares.

It's not mediocrity.

It is incompetent, incapable of governing the world, and incapable of allowing the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment.

Fifteen years of conscientious work has cured a lonely ......

"Your Majesty, the minister has a seal of impeachment, and he wants to be impeached."

Yan Chengjin took out a bullet stamp from his cuff.

Your Majesty is like this, and you still have the heart to impeach? Xiao Jing gave him a blank look.

Li Dongyang and the others glared at him angrily, is it time for impeachment?

This bullet seal was carefully revised by Yan Chengjin, and it has a great relationship with the concealment of the land.

The vassal king's plan came to the news that a group of old ministers had dealings with King Ning.

In normal times, if you want to get rid of more than a dozen ministers, the sky will definitely collapse, and the government and the opposition will be shaken.

But now His Majesty is furious, and if he finds out that the minister is connected with the drastic decline of land, he will be able to administer justice.

"I don't want to see the bullet stamp, Tobe! In just a hundred years, the paddy fields have been reduced to such a point that no one of you has reported to me! ”

Han Wen panicked in his heart.

The Hubu Shangshu who reigned in the fourth year of Hongzhi was Zhou Jing and Wang Zuo.

If it were not for the whole dynasty's inventory, it would not have been found.

And he has only been the head of the household department for two years, where can he report it?

Moreover, the households' fields, taxes, and official salaries are controlled separately, and the official in charge of the fish scale atlas is Chen Qing, the left waiter.

Chen Qing said tremblingly: "The ministers are not well supervised, and they are old and frail, so I implore... I beg your Majesty to grant permission. ”

The water in the imperial court is too deep, so it's better to go back to your hometown and farm.

At this moment, he actually envied Liu Daxia.

"I want to know, where did the paddy field go, it can't run away with long legs like a homeless person, right?"

Emperor Hongji suppressed his anger.

There are often imperial histories that impeach officials for encroaching on land and donating private land, and there are many sparse reviews for him, and he can vaguely guess the reason.

Yan Chengjin didn't dare to say whether there were a million hectares of hidden paddy fields in the gentry and ministers.

If there are really a million hectares, what should Your Majesty do?

"Your Majesty, at this time and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it cannot be compared, there were not many vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty, and now, the number of princes who are sealed has increased from twenty-five in the early Ming Dynasty to fifty-six! All of them have land! ”

"Not counting Pan's prince and the imperial village occupied by the royal family."

Chen Qing was puzzled: "Perhaps... Perhaps there were also many paddy fields, hidden in the hands of the gentry, which were not reported in order to avoid taxes. ”

As early as the thorough investigation, he had thought about this day and made preparations.

The silence in the hall returned, and Yan Chengjin stopped talking, Your Majesty, you might as well look at the minister's bullet directly.

He waited for the opportunity to act, and Emperor Hongzhi was angry and could not hand over the bullet seal yet.

"If Your Majesty wants to investigate thoroughly, you might as well start in the capital first." Li Dongyang said.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin: "How about this matter being investigated by the Imperial History of the Two Capitals and the Thirteen Daoists?" ”

"That's what the minister thinks, too."

Wu Kuan bowed slightly.

Finally turned the topic back, Yan Chengjin bowed slightly: "Your Majesty, the minister has a bullet seal, and he wants to submit it." ”

Emperor Hongzhi finally remembered that Yan Chengjin was here.

His eyes fell on Yan Chengjin's hand, and he saw that he was holding a book in his hand.

"You want to impeach the head of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Yunfeng." Emperor Hongji was surprised.

Wang Yunfeng is a 20-year jinshi in Chenghua, the son of Wang Zuo, the former dynasty household secretary, and a well-known wealthy gentry in Shanxi.

Starting from Wang Zuo, I don't know how many fields there are.

However, even if Yan Chengjin does not impeach him, he will not live for a few years, so it is better to retire in advance.

After reading the bullet seal, Emperor Hongzhi was full of anger: "Wang Yunfeng dares to hide the grange in Shanxi?!" ”

"The minister has a second bullet seal."

"The second bullet seal, impeachment of Wei Zhang of Dali Temple."

"The third letter is to impeach Bai Siming of Taifu Temple."

"The fourth letter is sparse, impeaching the Ministry of Officials to Han Ding."

"The fifth letter is sparse, impeaching Han Shaozong, the head of the Criminal Department."

"The sixth letter is sparse, impeaching the Ministry of Works, Langzhong Wei Shen."

……

"The tenth letter is sparse, impeachment of the military department to Sun Tunnel in the matter."

When Yan Chengjin took out five bullet seals, Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang and others were so surprised that they couldn't keep their mouths together.

When I saw him pull out the tenth bullet in one go.

Emperor Hongji's jaw had already fallen to the ground in shock.

You actually hid ten bullet seals in your cuffs, how long has this been in the tun? How did you do that?