That year, Zhang Zhengming also implemented a number of reform measures.
In this process, even he encountered a lot of trouble.
Moreover, most of them were not from the lower class, but were from the aristocracy who lived a glamorous life.
Because of the opposition from those people, many of his measures could not be implemented smoothly, and some even died in the womb and ended up in nothing.
You know, this was with the strong support of the late emperor.
So Zhang Zhengming was concerned about those noble families.
It can be said that I am extremely unhappy with it.
But there's no way.
These people are deeply entrenched in the country.
Even he found it difficult to remove it.
Sometimes, we have to choose to compromise in order to ensure that government policies are implemented.
Isn’t Zhang Zhengming sad too?
This time, Song Gongwen proposed to distribute the tax rate according to the amount of land he owned. He actually knew that it would be difficult to implement it nationwide, so he had already prepared for a fight to the death with those aristocratic families.
What Zhang Zhengming never expected was that His Majesty would come up with such a plan.
Use the common people to deal with the gentry, and use the general trend to force the gentry.
How could he not be shocked?
That was something I didn't even expect.
Just as it was said, this plan is really brilliant!
Across from him, Song Gongwen's eyes began to show emotion when he heard his teacher's words. He couldn't help but admire him and said, "This plan is like a god. Your Majesty is truly amazing!"
With the support of millions of ordinary people, would the opposition of the nobles be of any use? Absolutely not!
In this way, the implementation of the land-based tax system will be absolutely smooth.
And there will be no hindrance.
The time required to reform the tax system will also be greatly shortened.
Song Gongwen was really impressed and was immediately convinced.
How on earth did Your Majesty come up with this?
He is truly the wisest ruler of all time!
"Your Majesty's greatest strength isn't in his official documents, but in his growth as an emperor!" Zhang Zhengming shook his head upon seeing this, then continued seriously, "Have you noticed any changes in the way His Majesty reviews memorials lately?"
"In the beginning, His Majesty's comments on memorials were usually approval or review, but in the past month, things have changed."
"Not only would they offer their opinions, they would also point out various errors in the memorials, and each one would be very detailed."
"I can't imagine that Your Majesty could be so meticulous despite such a large number of cases."
Having said that, Zhang Zhengming sighed and felt a little distressed.
I think Your Majesty must be very tired?
In fact, Zhao Lingying reviewed memorials on behalf of Wei Yunyi.
The reason why it didn't get out was naturally because Wang Jin had already issued a gag order to the inner palace, not allowing anyone to disclose it.
He felt that there must be a reason for His Majesty to do this, but he thought that once this matter was leaked, it would bring unnecessary trouble to His Majesty, so he did it.
As for Zhao Lingying, she tried hard to imitate Wei Yunyi's notes.
The reason is that I don’t want to be discovered.
Her considerations were simple.
Your Majesty is willing to be despised by the whole world for your own sake.
So Zhao Lingying decided that this kind of thing must not be allowed to happen!
In this way, except for a few people on that day, the review of memorials was not discovered by anyone.
At this time, Song Gongwen continued, "Yes, the students also discovered it."
He has also read a lot of memorials sent down from the Imperial Study recently, and it is indeed true.
But soon, a look of confusion appeared on his face, and he immediately asked, "Teacher, Your Majesty has been on the throne for three years, why did the changes only happen in the last month?"
According to Song Gongwen's idea, since Your Majesty is ambitious, he should start to make great efforts as soon as he ascends the throne.
There is no need to wait until this time.
Zhang Zhengming smiled upon hearing this and said, "That's easy to understand. When Your Majesty first ascended the throne, you were only seventeen or eighteen years old. You were young and unfamiliar with the affairs of the court. I also taught Your Majesty at that time, focusing on learning."
"Three years have passed, and Your Majesty must be fully aware of all government affairs. Moreover, I instructed the cabinet to submit all memorials to the Imperial Study at the beginning of this year."
"However, I never expected Your Majesty to be so attentive to reviewing memorials. I was worried that Your Majesty's diligence might harm your health."
In fact, his original plan was that His Majesty had just ascended the throne.
He certainly couldn't do those things, nor could he suppress the court officials.
Therefore, I have always been fully responsible for memorials.
Just let Your Majesty take on some simple tasks first and adapt to the situation.
Until the past three years.
Zhang Zhengming felt that it was time to delegate power and allow His Majesty to grow.
But what he didn't expect was that the speed of growth was somewhat beyond his expectations.
Now I am a little worried that Your Majesty will be tired from reviewing so many memorials day and night.
But there is no way around it. In ancient times, if emperors wanted to govern the country and become wise rulers, they had to go through this stage.
Song Gongwen on the opposite side naturally understood all this.
I know the teacher is very strict, even to Your Majesty.
I also know that there have been many more memorials, especially since the Prince of Yan went to his fiefdom and since I became a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. I believe Your Majesty must be very tired.
If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely not be able to bear it and would have health problems.
The next moment, Song Gongwen suddenly thought of something and said, "I heard that Your Majesty is planning to reopen the alchemy room soon and seems to be thinking about practicing martial arts. Could it be that he's too tired from reviewing memorials?"
Everyone in the court knew that His Majesty the Emperor had no talent for martial arts since childhood and had never practiced martial arts.
But recently, there have been reports of plans to reopen the alchemy room.
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