Measuring land is considered a relatively effective killer weapon in this era. For many landlords, it is almost like a stab to the head.

Especially at present, when the land tax has been implemented, concealing the land that has been reclaimed is undoubtedly the best way to avoid taxes.

From today's perspective, it seems that the Shanxi merchants have always been the ones behind the scenes.

Other chambers of commerce are almost all dominated by Shanxi merchants.

But from another perspective, the implementation of many of Zhu Ying's policies was constantly weakening the interests of the literati and landlord groups.

For example, now that the tax rate is based on the amount of land used, the landless people have one less tax to pay, and the number of people with little land has also decreased a lot. However, the taxes levied by the court on the autumn grain last year actually showed a small increase.

You have to know that the Yellow River flood last year had a huge impact. According to convention, there should have been a sharp drop, but now it has risen instead.

The reason is actually very simple. The people who have no land have no grain to hand over, and most of them cannot even pay the head tax.

After the land tax was distributed according to the amount of land, all these taxes were levied on the landlords.

At present, Emperor Hongwu is suppressing the Ming Dynasty. Even if there are some minor dirty things happening, when it comes to major issues such as taxation, even the officials can only cause trouble at most.

The implementation of the policy is relatively down-to-earth, so this situation occurs.

Every measurement of land is a huge project for the Ministry of Revenue.

It is said that when the superior opens his mouth, the subordinates will run themselves ragged.

In today's underdeveloped road environment, most country roads are impassable by horse-drawn carriages and people have to rely on walking.

If you just go out for a while, you may end up being away from home for more than half a month.

Although Zhao Mian and other colleagues in the Ministry of Revenue felt a little bitter, they naturally had no reason to resist the order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "I also know that for the local Qinglisi, measuring the land is extremely difficult."

"This time when the land is measured, I will report to Grandpa and suggest that the local Qinglisi can keep half of the unowned land as a reward."

"The reward will be distributed to those who have made the greatest contribution to the discovery of unowned real estate. As for the specific rules, you can work out a plan in the Ministry of Revenue and submit it to me for review."

"Don't worry about the Ministry of Revenue in the capital. After the registration is completed, I will give you salary rewards according to the specific circumstances."

If you want a horse to run faster, you need it to eat more grass.

When it comes to jumping enthusiasm, Zhu Ying has his own way.

Especially in a nationwide land measurement campaign like this, if there is no actual reward, the loss would not be just the half-finished land.

Hearing this, Zhao Mian's eyes lit up, and he stood up and bowed: "I will obey the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Your Majesty would not be so generous. Zhao Mian is a smart man, so he quickly decided on what the Crown Prince had just said.

With this order, his work will be much easier to carry out, which is a real benefit.

Although the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of finances, the officials there had no benefits to gain.

Whether it is the Jinyiwei or other surveillance, they all attach great importance to the Ministry of Revenue.

The Ministry of Revenue is your Majesty's purse. Any slight fluctuation could result in fatal disaster. Even though the local Qingli Si are far away from the capital, they are closely monitored by the Jinyiwei's spies.

Now that we have the order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is definitely a huge reward for the officials in the Ministry of Revenue.

At this time, except for the Shangshu Zhao Mian, all other officials of the Ministry of Revenue, including the left and right vice ministers, were all smiling.

"Let me be frank with you. Since there are rewards, there must be punishments. If it is discovered that an official secretly colluded with local gentry and concealed the truth, then the reward must be deducted."

"Those who colluded will be stripped of their official titles and punished for corruption."

"This time, the measurement will adopt the principle of off-site investigation, with prefectures and counties as points, and rotate investigations."

Zhu Ying said again.

Even if there are rewards, it is absolutely impossible to eliminate corruption. Cross-measurement and encouragement of reporting are only to reduce such phenomena.

As long as it does not affect the overall situation, the imperial court will definitely make a lot of money from this land measurement.

For those areas where high-yield crops have been distributed, more attention should be paid to sweet potatoes and potatoes, which have low land requirements, meaning more fields can be cultivated.

When the harvest is guaranteed, landlords and gentry will start to seize the farmland.

As soon as Zhu Ying left, Zhao Mian and others became excited.

"Your Highness is really smart. With this approach, the local Qinglisi will definitely be full of energy when doing their work."

"To be honest, I want to be transferred to the Qingli Division. Your Excellency, please give me a chance."

"Okay, according to what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, someone from the Ministry of Revenue in the capital must go down to inspect, and it will be you."

Zhao Mian laughed and said, although there are differences in ranks, the relationship between everyone in the Ministry of Revenue is pretty good, so they can talk more casually.

The official who had just asked for his job suddenly laughed awkwardly and said, "Your Excellency, you are joking. I was just joking. Yes, I was joking."

Zhao Mian's face turned serious: "I am not kidding you. All matters in various places must be strictly implemented according to the order of the Crown Prince."

"The job has been done. The Qingli Division has some, and our Ministry of Revenue in the capital has some. We should all work hard and do it seriously."

"If anyone messes up, I won't be able to keep my job, and you won't be able to get anything out of it either."

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After leaving the Ministry of Revenue, Zhu Ying went straight to the capital to report.

Regarding the land measurement, let Yuan Jiachi prepare the draft first. After the old man makes a decision at the court meeting, we can publish it immediately.

The official newspaper's current control over public opinion has already exceeded Zhu Ying's imagination.

Especially when it came to the conquest of Japan, not to mention other places, the people in the capital alone were extremely enthusiastic.

There were even many sons of wealthy families who expressed their desire to join the army and fight against Japan.

In today's world, being able to take the initiative to offer to join the army, even if it is just a slogan, shows that the image of the Ming Dynasty soldiers is quietly changing.

Zhu Ying has suggested to the old man that in order to maintain the positive image of soldiers, the regulations on sending criminals to military service should be abolished.

There are too many places where Ming Dynasty needs people now, especially in the area of ​​soldiers. Even with an army of 500,000 on an expedition, Ming Dynasty does not feel that it is short of soldiers.

Taking the elite route was the result that Zhu Ying and the old man had already discussed long ago.

Yuan Jiachi, of course, acted in accordance with the orders of the Crown Prince.

After explaining everything clearly, Zhu Ying returned to the palace and gave his final report to the old man.

"The method that Da Sun suggested is feasible, so let's do it this way for now."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a very stingy person, especially when it came to his officials.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, measuring land was what the officials of the Ministry of Revenue should do, and there was no need for any reward.

If we don't give a reward, will this matter fail to be carried out?

The salary given by the court on weekdays is enough to live on.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to have a good talk with his eldest grandson about saving, especially when it comes to spending.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang thought of his eldest grandson's constant theories, he felt a little overwhelmed.

In any case, many things that seemed unnecessary to Zhu Yuanzhang ultimately proved that his eldest grandson was always making money.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was too lazy to say more about this matter.

At that time, secretly assign the Embroidered Uniform Guard to compile a list of corrupt officials and let the eldest grandson know who those officials are, and even if they are showing favors, they are still the same.

"I also want to beat Da Sun once."

The eldest grandson was too outstanding, so although Zhu Yuanzhang felt at ease, he lacked a sense of accomplishment.

I always want to make my eldest grandson make a mistake in something to show off my own presence.

Isn't that how all people are?

Even Emperor Hongwu was not immune to this.