After leaving the palace, Zhang Juzheng immediately sent someone to investigate the matter of sweet potatoes and corn, in fact, it was not difficult to investigate at all. Originally, Zhu Yijun didn't hide these things, and Huangzhuang found someone to understand it as soon as he inquired.

Zhang Juzheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and this matter was settled.

The news of the sale of land and new seeds spread quickly, and the first auction naturally began in Suncheonfu. There is no limit to the gentry, there is no limit to the clan and the nobles, and the people who are interested are not a little, so the capital is lively.

In this era, land is the most important means of production, and new seeds are attractive enough.

Some people also found that there were people in other places who also planted potatoes and sweet potatoes, but they were not popularized, but the yield was indeed amazing, so the purchase of land was once again pushed to the forefront, and countless nobles and clans wanted to buy their fields back.

Zhu Yijun explained this matter to the household department and Zhang Whale to handle it, and after releasing the news that someone had planted new seeds, Zhu Yijun did not pay attention to this matter anymore.

When the quarrel over the sale and purchase of land was in full swing, the imperial court began to discuss another matter, that is, the land inventory of the whole country.

Since the completion of the land inventory of the nobles and the clan, everyone knows that the land inventory of the whole country cannot be stopped at all. This matter was brought up again, and there were very few people who opposed it.

Zhang Juzheng thought that this matter should be struck while the iron was hot, and while the temporary yamen was still there, he began to find a province for trial.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

Cabinet Ministers, the six ministers of the Shoshu gathered this time to discuss matters related to the national land inventory. Whether there is a necessary question is not in today's agenda at all, and there is only one topic today, that is, in which province to try it out.

"In this inventory, the army's tuntian should also be counted, and the wasteland reclaimed by the army is not allowed to be mixed into the number of reclaimed by the department, so as to avoid nuisance, and it will be a separate book." Zhang Juzheng glanced at the Duke of Dingguo and the Duke of England, and spoke first.

The army's tuntian is also a big trouble, and this matter will be solved sooner or later, Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "So good!" ”

"On the question of which province to start settling the accounts of the fields, the minister thinks that Jiangxi is the most appropriate." Zhang Juzheng didn't give others a chance to speak this time, and directly said what he thought in his heart, that is, Jiangxi.

"I think a single omission is a little thinner!" Shen Shixing thought for a moment and spoke.

"Jiangxi in the south can, the minister thinks that a province should be selected in the north, so that one province in the north and one province in the north and the south can be compared, and it will be easier to do."

Shen Shixing's words made many people nod, and it was indeed a good idea for the two provinces to come together.

Zhu Yijun turned his head to look at Zhang Juzheng, and asked with a smile, "What does Mr. think?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister thinks it's feasible!" Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "In the northern province, the minister thought that it should be placed in Shanxi, Shanxi is a large province in Tuntian, and the location is very important, so the minister thinks it is more appropriate to put it in Shanxi." ”

This time, everyone looked at Zhang Siwei, Shanxi is his hometown!

Zhang Siwei said with the slightest change in his face: "Then Shanxi!" The minister also felt that Shanxi was suitable. ”

In this way, the two provinces of the first batch of inventory were decided, Shanxi and Jiangxi, and the imperial court was once again in a hurry.

In December of the ninth year of Wanli, the settlement of land in these two provinces was also completed, and Jiangxi reported that the province's 66 prefectures and counties were in addition to the pond pond, and the land was 61,459 acres and 54 acres.

It was found that Nanfeng County rented 47,300 stone of grain and 371 mu of unsold official land in Wuning County, and sold it at a price of 36,490 taels of silver.

After this report came out, the imperial court officially began to carry out land settlement throughout the country.

The province that was the first to complete the project was Shandong, and Shandong Fu pressed He Qiming and Chen Gong first reported the results of the province's Qingzhang: The original amount of the province's military and civilian grain land and civilian land totaled 763,858 hectares, and the land was 363,487 hectares.

The original amount of the tun land was 36,915 hectares, and the land was 2,268 hectares.

By the time Wanli reached 100,000, all the reports from various provinces were sent to the capital.

On the sixth day of the third month of the tenth year of Wanli, Zhou Yongtaizhang, the governor of Liaodong, went out of the tun land of 8,903 acres and more than 50 acres, and the grain was 199,840 stones; There are more than 70 acres of 24,188 acres of land and rice, and more than 90,000 and 90,900 stones of grain and rice.

On the ninth day of the fifth month of the tenth year of Wanli, the household department returned to Guangxi to inspect the grain of the province according to Guo Ying's application to play the grain of the province in Qingzhang, in addition to making up for the original of the country, the surplus official and private fields were 768 acres and 87 acres, and the grain was 3,898 stones.

Zhang Juzheng's mansion.

It was late at night, and Zhang Juzheng was still sitting in the study and busy, with a look on his face that was sometimes relaxed and sometimes serious.

Zhang Jingxiu walked in from outside, turned on his father's lamp, and saw his father looking up at him, so he said: "Father, it's not early, it's time to rest, things are always busy." ”

Glancing lovingly at his son, Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "It's soon, it's coming, the land settlement in the provinces has been completed." This year's tax revenue will definitely be much better, and with the promotion of new crops in the past two years, the imperial court's Taicang grain stock is enough for fifteen years. ”

"There are also more than four million taels of silver in the national treasury, and the work of being a father is almost over."

Looking at his father's gray hair, Zhang Jingxiu had a sour nose, and said in a trembling voice: "The child wishes his father to fulfill his wish as soon as possible!" ”

In the past few years, Zhang Jingxiu has seen how busy his father has been and how hard he has worked.

"Writing a note for my father about the relief of the arrears of money and food over the years." Zhang Juzheng saw his son's appearance and said with a smile: "In the process of clearing accounts this time, most of the people who deliberately owed money and grain have been recovered. ”

"The rest of those who really can't be recovered, they really can't afford to pay."

"The court is now rich, I want to ask the emperor to exempt these people from taxes, I can't force them to live!" Speaking of this, Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "That's it, then I'll write tomorrow, I'll rest, you can go to sleep too!" ”

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Although it was late at night, Zhu Yijun didn't sleep, standing at the window and looking at the moon in the sky, Zhu Yijun meditated expressionlessly.

It has been ten years since Wanli, and it has been ten years since he came to Daming, from a ten-year-old little emperor to twenty years old, and he has become the young son of heaven in Daming.

Clenched his fists, a smile appeared on Zhu Yijun's face: "Zhang Whale, bring me a pot of wine, I can't sleep, it's a good thing to drink alcohol for the moon, drink a little, maybe you can sleep." ”

This night, Zhu Yijun was drunk and was carried to bed by the eunuch.