The court was relatively stable during this period, but because of a piece of news, things became chaotic again.
Your Majesty wants to investigate the land, which is not a good thing for the nobles and relatives of the nobles.
Most of the farmland around the capital, and even in the entire Shuntian Prefecture, belonged to them. Of course, some of them had land deeds, and some were even farmlands awarded by the emperor.
There was evidence for all of this, and there wasn't much of a problem investigating. Their only concern was that there was too much land, and the annexed land would displease the royal family.
However, it had already been checked once before, and everyone had paid the taxes, so it wasn't a big deal. After all, when Duke Cheng stepped forward, everyone suffered a loss and all the land was handed over to pay the taxes.
But there is one thing they can rest assured about. After paying the taxes, His Majesty will no longer make things difficult for them. The land can be obtained openly and without having to hide it like before.
So they weren't afraid of the imperial court's land inventory, as it had already been registered. The only thing that worried them was the occupied land, which was normally just a barren mountain, so they could just draw a circle around it.
As for going to the Shuntian Prefecture government office to buy, some bought it, some didn’t, and most of them didn’t buy it.
After all, it's a place that no one wants, so I just circled it myself and no one cares about it, so I saved money.
People with foresight thought that it was a good idea to achieve great things with little money, so they bought the land directly.
But some people are different, short-sighted and unwilling to spend money. These people panicked this time. Last time, the inventory was only for cultivated land, but this time, everything was to be checked, even temples and Taoist temples.
As soon as this news came out, there was chaos in the court, but it was only among the nobles and relatives of the nobles that the chaos occurred.
The civil officials, on the other hand, were sitting on the Diaoyutai, with no lands surrounding the capital. Instead, they were more willing to watch the excitement when something like this happened.
However, after the incident, some people were more proactive, such as the Duke of Yingguo and the Duke of Dingguo, who immediately expressed their willingness to cooperate with the court's compensation. If any family members did something inappropriate, they would immediately clean it up and accept the court's punishment.
The Chengguo Mansion also expressed its position later.
For a moment, people were even more panicked.
Originally, the nobles and their relatives clung together for warmth. However, since the establishment of the General Staff Office, the trend of division between the two sides has become increasingly serious.
Duke Dingguo was excluded from the General Staff Office and has been very cautious recently, not daring to get involved in anything. He would never let go of any opportunity to flatter His Majesty.
Duke Dingguo understood that he had already been disdained by His Majesty, and that any further action would lead to trouble. If his title were demoted by two levels, his family would be in great disgrace, and would he still be able to live as a human being?
Therefore, even if this policy was going to offend some people, Duke Dingguo was the first to stand up and support it.
As for the Duke of England, there is no need to mention him. He is now the most famous nobleman and a powerful figure in the General Staff. He can be said to be one of the candidates for the Chief of Staff and the most powerful figure in the military.
Such a person holds great power and is at the point of being promoted, so naturally he will not be stingy with these things at home.
Besides, there was also Duke Cheng. He had already cheated others and himself during the last tax payment. But Duke Cheng didn't dare back down. Although he didn't take the lead, he could always keep up.
Several dukes agreed, and even if other nobles and relatives of the nobles wanted to object, they had no way to do so.
Although it seemed on the surface that the power of the nobles had been enhanced, anyone with common sense knew that since the establishment of the General Staff Office, their power had actually been weakened.
With the establishment of the Imperial Army Command Office, the power of the nobles was further weakened.
Zhu Youxiao's power was unprecedentedly strengthened, and with the support of civil officials, this investigation took no effort at all.
Instead, there were some problems at the Taoist temple and the Buddhist temple.
They usually bought land to build their temples; some didn't even buy land, but simply found a piece of unowned wasteland and built their temples, even building on a hillside and creating farmland around it. As for the land deeds, of course, there were none.
With nothing to show for it, these unlicensed Taoist temples and monasteries naturally fell within the scope of the crackdown. These people were not easy to mess with, each one very stubborn. However, they were only being investigated, not yet eliminated, so the conflict hadn't intensified to such an extent.
The Imperial Palace.
Zhu Youxiao listened to Chen Hong's report and nodded from time to time.
After a while, Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes and said, "Let the Jinyiwei check those temples. Anyone without a certificate of ordination will be expelled. Any temple that accepts people without a certificate of ordination will be severely punished."
There is no room for negotiation on this matter. The new city development plan cannot be delayed due to the obstruction of some monks and Taoists.
These people are so rich that they don't do any production, and now they want to occupy the land and not give it to us?
You wish.
If they were obedient and sensible, and took some of the demolition compensation and moved away quickly, that would be the best. If they were not sensible, then don't blame Zhu Youxiao for being rude.
When it comes to money, there is no room for negotiation. They just let the Jinyiwei take action and arrest them all.
This is the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty does not believe in religion.
There was one person who believed in religion and exorcised demons, and that was Emperor Jiajing, but it was not Zhu Youxiao.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will convey the order to the Embroidered Uniform Guard immediately." Chen Hong said hurriedly.
Zhu Youxiao was very confident that there would be no problems. Even if there were any problems, he would still have to push through them.
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