[Zhang Juzheng may not be as great as Yu Qian, but Zhang Juzheng's role is indeed greater than Yu Qian. 】

[As a generation of famous ministers, Zhang Juzheng is also an apprentice of Yangming Doctrine, and he is greatly influenced by Wang Xue.

During Zhang Juzheng's ten-year reign,

It can be said that the process of the decline and fall of the Ming Dynasty has greatly delayed the decline of the Ming Dynasty, and it has contributed greatly to the society.

In particular, the "One Whip Law" implemented by it was a great innovation and had a huge impact on the evolution of tax law in later generations. 】

[But at the same time, Zhang Juzheng has a monopoly on power, forming an alliance with Feng Bao inside, and appointing private individuals outside, and he is arrogant and extravagant.

Coupled with the love drama, it offended a large number of Qingliu officials.

When Zhang Juzheng was alive, many officials were dissatisfied with him, and after his death, with the support of Emperor Wanli, hundreds of officials rose up to attack him, and finally his reputation was ruined, and even affected his family. 】

[Zhang Juzheng has merits, let's take a look at his merits first. 】

[When it comes to Zhang Juzheng's achievements, the most important thing must be the reform plan he implemented, known as "Zhang Juzheng's reform". We all know that finance is the lifeblood of a country, but since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, finance has been one of the problems that plagued the Ming Dynasty. 】

Seeing this, the corners of Lao Zhu's mouth couldn't help twitching, and he also muttered in a low voice: "Blame me?" ”

Zhu Di agreed with this sentence very much, so this strengthened his determination to conquer the Japanese kingdom and open up maritime trade routes.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the light curtain bitterly, and said in his heart: "When I took over Daming, it was a mess."

[Due to the suppression of commerce and the prohibition of the sea, the finances of the Ming Dynasty have been sluggish.

Especially in the Wanli period, with the serious land and the financial crisis of the imperial court, the foreign enemy pressed the border, and the internal strife continued, which was really a "critical autumn of survival", and the Ming Dynasty court had no ability to solve this problem.

Until Zhang Juzheng became the first assistant, he was in a difficult situation and summed up the five major shortcomings at that time:

"It is said that the clan is arrogant, it is said that the officials are empty, it is said that the officials are in order, it is said that the border is prepared for maintenance, and it is said that there is a big shortage of money."

At the same time, he also carried out comprehensive reforms in response to these problems. 】

"It is said that the clan is arrogant, it is said that the officials are empty, it is said that the officials are in order, it is said that the border is prepared for maintenance, and it is said that the wealth is scarce!" Liu Che read along with the subtitles in the video, and then sighed: "Aren't these the problems we are facing?" ”

"It makes sense! After I went back, I wrote it down, which was regarded as a warning for my descendants of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin silently wrote down the content of these five major drawbacks.

[Politically, Zhang Juzheng took "respecting sovereignty, administering officials, rewarding and punishing, No. 1 order, strengthening the office, and putting an end to private doors" as the policy, focusing on rectifying the rule of officials, and creatively put forward the "examination method", that is, strictly inspecting the work of officials and requiring officials to report their work to the cabinet on a regular basis, which effectively improved the real power of the cabinet and further strengthened the centralization of power.

This made it possible to select and appoint officials who supported the reform of the law while rectifying the old officials, and to make organizational preparations for the implementation of the new law.

This reform has not only eliminated the pedantic and stubborn forces in the government and the opposition to a certain extent, but also injected new forces into the radical reform, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. But this has also cultivated its own party forces in disguise, forming a situation of forming gangs and factions. 】

[He inventoried the fields concealed by the landlords, implemented a whip law, changed the tax system, and improved the financial situation of the Ming government; He used famous generals Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang to train troops, strengthen the northern border defense, and rectify the defense of border towns; Using Pan Jitao to preside over Junzhi Huanghuai has achieved certain results. 】

[The main content of the "One Whip Law" is to sum up the land taxes and levies of each state and county, as well as other miscellaneous items, and collect silver taels together, and pay them according to the conversion per mu.

This not only greatly simplifies the tax system and facilitates the collection of taxes, but also makes it difficult for local officials to cheat, thereby increasing fiscal revenue.

This may seem a bit difficult to understand, but simply put, whether you are farming to collect grain or fishing to support your family, you can use the harvest in exchange for silver taels to pay taxes, and the state only collects taxes converted into silver. 】

[This major measure effectively improved the country's financial situation, not only reduced the tax burden of the people, increased the people's enthusiasm for production, maintained social stability, but also promoted the development of the commodity economy in the Ming Dynasty and promoted the budding development of capitalism.

More importantly, this also promoted the development of the country's military and laid an economic foundation for the elimination of the "southern and northern invaders." In addition, the "One Whip Law" is a major progress in the history of China's taxation system since the "two taxation systems" of the Tang Dynasty, and it has great reference significance for the construction of the tax system in later generations. 】

"Better than my Tang Dynasty's 'two tax system'?! Although I don't know what the two tax systems are, it seems that they have been compared to Lao Zhu's descendants after all! Li Shimin felt as if he had been compared, and he felt a little unhappy in his heart.

Ying Zheng is a political master, his eyes lit up after he saw the content of this "whip method", and he couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "Seconds! You have to memorize this method, and when you go back, let the ministers discuss it and see if our world is also applicable! ”

Yang Guang claimed domineeringly: "Good way, I have adopted it!" ”

Liu Bang, Liu Che, and Liu Xiu also praised in unison: "This method not only simplifies the method of paying taxes, but also reduces the means of corruption and cheating to a certain extent, so you must use it when you go back!" ”

[Zhang Juzheng implemented the examination method.

The content of the examination method is roughly as follows: at the beginning of each year, the work that officials at all levels need to complete each year is listed one by one in the way of bookkeeping, and copied into a book, in duplicate, one for themselves and one for the imperial court, and at the end of the year, the good ones are rewarded, and the penalties for not completing them are punished.

The advent of the examination method has enabled officials to change their previous style and begin to work conscientiously and hard in order to pass the examination at the end of the year, and their work efficiency has also been greatly improved.

Of course, the implementation of the examination law also depends on Zhang Juzheng's strict implementation, in fact, no matter how good the system is, if it is not implemented, it is just empty talk.

Thanks to the hard work of Zhang Juzheng and the officials, the living standards of the people of the Wanli Dynasty have been improved for a long time.

It can also be said that it is with Zhang Juzheng's arduous efforts that the situation of "Wanli Zhongxing" has been created. 】

"It seems that the test method is not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about how to reduce corruption and improve the work efficiency of officials during this time. ”

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also the emperors before the Wanli Dynasty began to evaluate this "test method".

They found that not only the "whip law", but also the "examination law" seemed to be applicable to their own regime.

"This Zhang Juzheng is really a genius!"

"What a great reform!"

"With these two methods, I am confident that I will create an unprecedentedly prosperous dynasty!"

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