Zhao Jun's words immediately scared Wang Kaiyu into a cold sweat, and then he realized that he was a little too much.

The Imperial Envoy only has the right to supervise, not the right to convict, but he is too radical in order to complete the task, which leads to being caught by His Majesty and found a loophole.

I hurriedly admitted my mistake.

"Your Majesty, the minister is too worried that the local people will be harmed by Zhang Tang, for fear that more good people will be harmed later, so he doesn't choose to say anything, and wants to take it down as soon as possible and restore the peaceful life of the people of Nanyang.

The minister is guilty, but since Zhang Tang's behavior has been rumored, the facts must be very different, and please order the Criminal Department or Dali Temple to arrest him as soon as possible, and return the people to peace. ”

"Humph! As a royal envoy doctor, he is the leader of the entire imperial envoy platform, and he should lead by example, let alone say nothing.

If everyone is like you, who can convict others based on their own opinions, then the world does not know how many unjust, false and wrongful convictions will be made.

I already know about Zhang Tang's matter, and I will send someone to investigate, but if you don't punish your unscrupulous crime, it can't warn the world, and from now on, you will be fined for one month, and you will be ordered to stay at home for half a month and not go out, so reflect on it, as for your daily work, it will be handled by the imperial envoy Huang Li temporarily.

I also take advantage of this opportunity to make sure that the envoys of your Imperial Observatory can not be imagined until the exit.

You just say that Zhang Tang has bad rumors, but there are also a lot of rumors on the market that your imperial envoys fabricate and frame others out of thin air all day long, listing false charges.

If I believed everything, I would have imprisoned your entire envoy a long time ago.

You can do it yourself! ”

Hearing this, Wang Kaiyu's face was bitter, not only did he achieve his goal, but he was also fined, confined and scolded, which was a big loss.

The most loss-making thing is confinement, half a month, let your deputy play himself, isn't this taking power from him?

But he couldn't resist, so he had to say with a bitter face: "Minister, obey the order!" ”

After getting him, Zhao Jun immediately said to everyone: "It's not just the imperial envoy, there are many rumors in the market that are untrue, as important ministers of the imperial court, you should have the ability to distinguish the true from the false."

Don't listen to the wind or the rain, I don't know when I will be a robber.

If you want to report someone, you should have all the evidence, and only those who have real evidence can participate, otherwise what is the difference between them and the women in the market who pass on their tongues? ”

After Zhao Jun's reprimand, many people who echoed just now lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Wang Kaiyu, the imperial envoy's doctor's face, was even more ugly.

One of the main functions of their imperial embassy is to hear about it, and now His Majesty says not to spread his tongue there like the long-tongued woman in the market.

How do you look at what you say, it looks like you said it to their envoys, and what you say to the envoys is equivalent to saying it to yourself, how can this make Wang Kaiyu happy?

After perfunctorily arranging for the Criminal Department to track down the source of the rumors, Zhao Jun announced that he had left the court, and everyone dispersed.

On the way back to the harem, Wang Huaien asked with some curiosity: "Your Majesty, did you say that Lord Zhang was lawless in Nanyang?" ”

Zhao Jun shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't know if he is lawless, but I only know that he has done everything I have told him, and this is enough."

As for whether the things he did hurt the local people, just look at the rumors in Bianjing now.

Behind this are some rumors sent by Nanyang to the local forces. There are no people who are really hurt.

What does this mean? It shows that Zhang Tang did a good job over there, and he forced the local big forces to fail, but he didn't do anything to the people, which is enough.

And the more anxious those big forces are, this means that Zhang Tang beats them harder, and this is one of the goals I want him to achieve in the past. ”

Wang Huaien nodded suddenly, but then said: "But the emperor, I'm afraid that Lord Zhang's reputation will not be too good, and now those people have already given him the title of a cool official, if it continues like this, no one knows what they can slander Lord Zhang into?"

And Lord Zhang is the emperor's person, and I am afraid that it will also implicate the emperor's reputation. ”

Zhao Jun didn't care about this: "Let them pass it on, my reputation among their class is not very good, but as long as we implement the matter, the people below will benefit and live better than before."

As for Zhang Tang, this is the best.

Only in this way will he become a lone husband, and he will rely on himself wholeheartedly, otherwise he will have a good reputation, and in the blink of an eye, he will be mixed with the current gang, and I will still feel numb. ”

Only then did Wang Huaien understand that it turned out that His Majesty had done it on purpose, otherwise with the power of the secret guards, it would be very easy to extinguish the rumors on the Internet, how could he let them circulate in the market?

After thinking for a while, Zhao Jun asked again, "Is there any statistics on the money received by the household department recently?" ”

Wang Huaien immediately said: "Yes! ”

"Your Majesty, in the entire 13 prefectures and 107 counties of Nanyang County, there are more than 300 Buddhist temples of all sizes alone, and in some places there are seven or eight temples in a county seat.

Lord Zhang has led the army to check one by one these days, and has cleared nearly half of the number so far.

That is, more than 100 Buddhist temples.

Among these Buddhist temples, there are not many large temples, only three or five, but there are many medium-sized temples with hundreds of people, at least more than 30, and 80 or 90 small temples.

During these periods, more than 13,000 monks were dismissed, and no less than 1,000 fugitives and criminals who had infiltrated the temple to escape were killed on the spot.

In addition, the excess land confiscated has reached a terrifying 29,362 hectares after being calculated by the household department! ”

"What?! So much? ”

As soon as this number came out, Zhao Jun was immediately startled.

A White Horse Temple has only earned more than 4,000 Qin, which is the head of the Northern Buddhism?

How did it take out 200,000 to 210,000 hectares of land after clearing half of the temples in Nanyang County?

That's nearly 21 million acres of land!

According to the statistics of the first emperor's period, the arable land of the entire Nanyang County is less than 500,000 hectares, which is more than half at this time!

Wang Huaien nodded with a solemn face and said: "According to Lord Zhang's report, since the White Horse Temple is in Nanyang City, Nanyang City is the capital after all, so even if the White Horse Temple also annexes land, it will not be so excessive."

But if they go down, they will be completely unscrupulous, and in some counties or even in a county, nearly half of the land is owned by local temples.

Of course, it is not only those temples that have it, but there must also be some local officials, scholars and gentry who have a strong share in it, but because the temple does not have to pay taxes, the land is temporarily hung in the name of the temple.

That's what makes it so terrifying.

Lord Zhang is that as long as it is hung in the name of the temple, it will be returned to the national treasury, which is why so much land has emerged.

According to Mr. Zhang's estimate, when the entire Nanyang County is inventoried, I am afraid that nearly 500,000 hectares of land will be found. ”

Zhao Jun took a few deep breaths, and it took a while to calm down the turbulent waves in his heart.

The cold color in his eyes became more and more intense: "The land of the entire Nanyang County can be doubled!" I'm afraid that's not all, I don't believe those guys will hang all the land in the name of the temple, and the three holes of the cunning rabbit are their usual means.

The land in Nanyang City, the tax that the imperial court could receive before, I am afraid that there is not even one-third!

Good! Good! All right!

They are all good ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, good people of the Great Song Dynasty!

If this is not an investigation, I am afraid I don't know how long they will hide it!

Wait!

This is just the beginning, sooner or later, I will have to clear the acres of land across the country! When the time comes, I'll see how much land they've covered! ”

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(End of chapter)