Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng have been waiting for this situation to appear for a long time.

At present, the momentum has been formed, which is nothing more than how to implement it, and how to ensure that the implementation process is more in line with the purpose of implementing the new policy.

In the process of implementation, the new policy of not allowing the land to be cleared has gone crooked or gone too far.

For this reason, Zhu Yijun specially asked Zhang Juzheng to draft a decree to increase the number of Jinshi places in this year's Dabi at the beginning of the year, which can be regarded as a special kindness as the first imperial examination of the Wanli Dynasty.

Zhang Juzheng was naturally very much in favor of the emperor's small-scale increase in the number of admissions and winning the hearts of the world's corporals.

At the same time, he also knew that the emperor did this in order to facilitate the implementation of the new policy, so that he could quickly complete the replacement of bureaucrats who were incompetent or unwilling to offend the gentry for the court.

Because almost all the people in the country hope that the imperial court will clear the acres of land in the world, after the end of the spring ploughing in the third year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng, a politician who is not radical, also officially asked Zhu Yijun, the son of heaven, to start the implementation of the matter of clearing the acres of fields.

"The world's land endowment is uneven, the encroachment and delinquency are serious, and there are all kinds of disadvantages of mergers, the biggest of which are:

Flying tricks, insinuations, raising numbers, hanging false, passing the capital, receiving sacrifices, etc. ”

"The listed evils have been followed for a long time, so the rich people have land and no grain tax, while the poor people have no land and grain tax, and the poor people are weak and helpless."

"And the county officials levy taxes, and the poor people cannot afford to lose, so they will have to apportion, and the whole world will suffer from their diseases."

"The people are burdened by the invasion and annexation, and the ministers are suffocated, and if they don't eliminate the old evils at this time, clear the acres of land, clear the floating grain, and build a long-lasting policy for the country, when will it be?"

"Therefore, please measure the acres of government and civilian fields in the world first."

When Zhu Yijun saw Zhang Juzheng playing the song of inviting the fields and acres of the world, he couldn't help but read a few words from Zhang Juzheng's play.

Although Zhu Yijun is not clear about the meaning behind the tax evasion items in this era, such as insinuation, account raising, and falsehood.

But he had to admit that Zhang Juzheng was obviously prepared for Qingzhang, so he knew so many names, and he also knew which ones were the most serious, and obviously investigated through his own network.

With such careful planning, it takes five years to plan, not to mention ten years of planning.

Zhu Yijun knew that he was lucky, and he was born with a good assistant, so he did not hesitate to instruct Zhang Hong: "Approve red!" ”

So, in May of the third year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun officially issued an edict in the name of the emperor to first carry out a pilot Qingzhang in the north and south of Zhili.

The reason why it started from the north and south is naturally because of the two pilot projects in the north and the south to test the reaction of the wealthy people and gentry in the north and the south, and in addition, the officials of the north and south are also the most trusted by the cabinet at present.

Whether it is Yan Qing, the governor of Baoding and other places, or Song Yiwang, the governor of Yingtian, they are all people who advocated Qingzhang at the beginning of the year, and they are all people that Zhang Juzheng can trust.

What's more, Nanzhili still has Hai Rui in charge.

Of course, the fields in the north and south are also the most difficult to clear, because these two places have the most powerful officials and gentry.

Therefore, as long as the fields in the north and south are cleared smoothly, the clearing in other places is not so difficult.

"Whoever proposes to clear the zhang, if he does well in the exam, he will be immediately promoted to caressing."

"If you do poorly in the test, you will also stay in office, so that you can give encouragement to you by stating your reasons."

"And if you are still unwilling to clear your father, if you pass the exam, you will be promoted to an idle position, and if you fail to pass the exam, you should be directly dismissed!"

"In this way, the officials in the world who are close to the people are all willing to clear the zhang, as long as they are willing to clean the zhang, at least it is no problem to ensure that the clear zhang is completed."

In the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, when Zhu Yijun once again gave the cabinet and the officials of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Imperial Court, Zhang Han, the new secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu who replaced Yang Bo, first reported his suggestions on how to ensure the smooth progress of the Qingzhang in the examination method.

Zhu Yijun nodded at this: "Quasi-play." ”

And Zhang Juzheng then said: "For the measurement of official fields, there are eight paragraphs. ”

"First, the premise of clearing the grain is whether the tax grain is missing, and those who lose it are exempted;"

As soon as Zhang Juzheng said the first paragraph, Zhu Yijun knew that this Qingzhang was specifically aimed at the powerful officials, gentry and wealthy people, and the holy decree promulgated could prevent the small people from being harassed by the Qingzhang's behavior.

It can effectively prevent the matter of clearing the fields and acres from becoming a bad government that disturbs the people.

Because you don't have to think about it, you know that the small people dare not owe taxes, and only the powerful officials and gentry dare to owe taxes, and they need to be cleared.

"Second, the affairs of Qingzhang are in charge of the political envoys of each country, and they are in charge of guarding the military and preparing the road, and the Fuzhou and county officials are in charge of their own territory."

Zhu Yijun still nodded his head, and the political envoys made overall plans, and the troops and roads were also involved, which was nothing more than to do a good job in administrative and military support.

"Third, there are officials, people, and tun numbers in the fields, and there are upper, middle, and lower numbers of grain, and they are investigated and understood one by one when they are cleared."

Regarding this paragraph, Zhu Yijun also knows that it is nothing more than to prevent fraud and false reporting, and requires the officials in charge of clearing the law to register all kinds of numbers in detail, so it is easier to see the loopholes, that is, who is making up randomly.

"Fourth, after the clearing, the grain of the restoration, such as those who cultivate the land of the people, will receive the grain, and those who cultivate the land of the army will receive the grain."

This is a set standard, if it is found that the wealthy people have violated the official land, they must pay the tax according to the standard of the official land, and if the army violates the people's land, they will pay the tax according to the standard of the people's land.

"Fifth, among the Qingzhang, there are those who surrender to occupy and reclaim the land that have not been reported, and those who have not reported the crime will be exempted, and those who have made false official reports will be seated together; Hao right hidden, sent heavy punishment. ”

When Zhu Yijun heard this, he knew that this was Zhang Juzheng's big move to ensure the smooth progress of Qingzhang, not only encouraging those who evaded land taxes to take the initiative to report in a way that avoided crimes, but also warned officials who dared to make false and indiscriminate reports, and also issued severe punishment requirements for the behavior of forcibly occupying land.

How to say it.

Zhu Yijun is even more sure that Zhang Juzheng's reform is indeed not hot-headed, but has been planned for a long time.

As for the next three paragraphs, it is about the time and the requirements for the calculation and measurement of the money and grain.

According to Zhang's intentions, there is no need for officials to complete it as soon as possible, and it will not allow them to drag on for too long.

It also clarified how to measure and prevent officials from arbitrarily measuring and even curbing the behavior of officials who went to various places to measure and spend money wantonly.

It's considered thoughtful.

Zhang Juzheng finished playing at this time, and said: "Your Majesty, these are the eight paragraphs proposed by the minister." Of course, even so, it is inevitable that there will be a situation of false reporting and overreporting for the sake of success, and even more disturbance to the people, and this can only rely on the strict investigation of the governors, and if such a situation is found, it can be punished severely to set an example. ”

"However, in the minister's opinion, although the new policy is difficult to perfect, it should also be implemented in this way so that there will be more beneficiaries and fewer victims."

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun nodded: "Don't use suspicious people, don't be suspicious in employing people, I believe that the people recommended by Mr. and the ministers of the cabinet are all reliable people, just as I believe that Mr. and the ministers of the cabinet are loyal ministers." As for the implementation process, if there are still problems, then we will deal with them, so I will not be harsh on the actors, but I will not tolerate those who fail to do their jobs. ”