The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 103 Dealing with a Group of People
The northern barbarians invaded, the border troops rebelled, and the entire court was in panic.

All this was just like the scene in history when the young emperor of Chongzhen Dynasty was about to take back the imperial power and control the court.

The Ming Dynasty seemed to have become like this since the Jiajing period. Once the emperor was disobedient, all kinds of strange things would happen.

Fortunately, the Wanli of today is no longer the Wanli in history, let alone the Chongzhen in history.

The Ming Dynasty had not yet reached its end.

Wanli seemed extremely rebellious and acted recklessly, but that was just other people's perception; he knew what was going on in his heart.

Every time he does something wrong, he actually has a purpose.

It’s like he asked Shen Shixing to implement the land survey regulations.

This may seem like a random move and won't have any effect, but it's actually not the case.

It is true that most of the royal family, dukes, nobles, local tyrants, and even officials opposed the implementation of the land survey regulations.

However, there will always be someone who will promote it, whether it is for the country and the people, or for promotion or to keep one's own official position, there will always be someone who will promote it.

As expected, by the end of the year, the results of the land survey regulations were released.

In the twelfth month of the year Xin Hai, the governor of Xuanfu, Xiao Daheng, submitted a memorial, stating that the town's land had been surveyed to be 63,100 hectares and 36 mu, one-third more than the old quota. In addition, the remaining land in Baoan, Yanqing, and Yongning was 1,467 hectares and 41 mu.

In the year of Ren Zi, Sun Guanghu, the governor of Yingtian, submitted a memorial, surveying the farmland of 451,580 hectares and more than 50 mu in the eleven prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, which was 12,100 hectares more than the old amount. The military farms of each guard amounted to 9,899 hectares and more than 90 mu, which was 320 hectares more than the old amount.

In the year of Guichou, Ling Yunyi and Yao Shiguan, governors of Fengyang, submitted a memorial to the emperor, surveying the farmland of the people in the eight prefectures and counties north of the Yangtze River, which amounted to 685,390 hectares and more than 70 mu, and there was a surplus of 36,520 hectares to make up for the old quota. The military farms of each guard amounted to 47,895 hectares and more than 30 mu, and there was a surplus of 1,860 hectares to make up for the old quota.

On the Jiayin day, the governor of Henan Province, Chu Fu, submitted a memorial to the emperor, stating that the official and civilian lands of the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction totaled 949,493 hectares and 74 mu, and after making up for the original amount, there was an excess of 8,933 hectares and 17 mu. The military settlements of the various garrisons totaled 46,900 hectares and 59 mu, and after making up for the original amount, there was an excess of 4,133 hectares and 41 mu.

In Yimao, Wang Ji, the governor of Guizhou, reported to the emperor that the province should measure 328,529 mu of civilian land, 235,964 mu of military land, and 88,26 mu of tax land. In addition to making up for the old quota, there was still a surplus of 44,230 mu of civilian land, 17,510 mu of military land, and 512 mu of tax land.

On Bingchen, Zhang Jiayin, the governor of Zhejiang Province, reported that he had surveyed 153,642 hectares and 40 mu of land owned by the people in the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction, and 31,563 hectares and 20 mu of land owned by the garrisons. In addition to making up for the original amount of land owned by the people, there was an excess of 16,112 hectares and 10 mu of land owned by the people, and an excess of 34 hectares and 5 mu of land owned by the military.

This not only made up for the old quota of the Hongwu Dynasty, but also added more than 10 million acres of land!
Although the land tax will not be increased just because these lands are surveyed, at least there is a basis for increasing the land tax.

After he has dealt with the three major powerful families in Puzhou and pacified the northwest, he will have time to collect land taxes according to the results of the land survey. Anyone who dares not pay, regardless of whether they are royal relatives, dukes, nobles, local tyrants, or civil and military officials, will be dealt with!
Now he was about to start cleaning up the gang.

As the New Year approached, Wanli saw that no more land survey results were submitted, so he immediately took action.

Early in the morning at about noon, heavy snow was still falling and the ice on the ground had not been cleared yet, so he ordered someone to call Shen Shixing to the imperial study.

Shen Shixing seems to be honest and obedient now, but in fact he is lying low, waiting for him to deal with Zhang Siwei and his gang.

The reason why he didn't deal with Shen Shixing was actually to suppress the clean forces in the court.

The Qingliu cannot completely take power. Once the Qingliu completely takes power, the emperor will have to listen to them. If he doesn't, there will be endless troubles.

In fact, there were many upright people in Zhang Juzheng's old party.

These guys seemed to be capable and had no temper at all, but that was because they were suppressed by the traitor Shen Shixing. Once there was no one to suppress them, these guys would come and talk to him as the emperor, and if he didn't listen, these guys would make trouble.

Therefore, he had to learn from Jiajing and use treacherous ministers to suppress the upright.

Of course, he wouldn't follow Jiajing's example and indulge Shen Shixing, allowing him to dominate the court. He wasn't at the point where he needed to rely on this guy to control the court. He just needed a group of people to fight against the Qingliu. Shen Shixing could do it, and so could others. If this guy dared to go against him, then he would replace him.

There are so many treacherous ministers who want to get to the top these days, and he will not indulge them blindly. Anyone who dares to go against him will be replaced.

Shen Shixing didn't know when Wanli was planning to replace him.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he feigned concern and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Junmin only defends and doesn't attack, and he keeps asking for help. This is just a lack of effort. I think he should be dismissed and investigated, and a more capable person should be appointed governor of the three border areas of Shaanxi."

Why are you in such a hurry? I will deal with Yang Junmin sooner or later.

However, it is not the time yet. I am not going to deal with Yang Junmin now.

Wanli pretended to be a little annoyed and said, "Let's not talk about Yang Junmin for now. What's wrong with these local officials? I said that this year's performance evaluation of local officials will be based on the results of the land survey. They thought I was joking, didn't they?
It's almost the New Year, and only Nanzhili, Henan, Guizhou, Zhejiang and Xuanfu Town have submitted the results of the land survey. Officials in other places don't want to do it anymore, right?

You should issue a letter immediately and ask the provincial governors and provincial inspectors to report to you to see which officials in prefectures, cities and counties are secretly disobeying the order and obstructing the land survey.

The provincial governors and provincial inspectors from all over the country report this to you, and you will dismiss them all and investigate them as a warning to others."

what?
How many prefects, state governors, and county magistrates would have to be removed?

Shen Shixing said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the position of county magistrate is easier to handle. Newly minted Jinshi or even Juren can take the position. But prefects and prefectural governors must be at least fifth or sixth rank to be promoted."

Are you afraid that no one will become the prefect or governor?
You are a two-faced bastard!
You don't want to offend those local officials, right?
Wanli said coldly: "Who said that prefects and magistrates must be of the fifth or sixth rank before they can be promoted?
Didn’t the results of the land survey be reported this time? I also said that there would be rewards for those who completed the land survey. Can’t you mention the county magistrates and prefects who completed the land survey?

I'm not kidding when I say there will be rewards. County magistrates who have made outstanding contributions will be promoted to prefects, and prefects who have made outstanding contributions will be promoted to prefects. Governors-general Xiao Daheng, Sun Guanghu, Ling Yunyi, and others who report the results of the land survey will all be promoted two levels. That's it."

It's Chinese New Year, and you want me to offend so many local officials?

Shen Shixing had no choice but to bow and say, "Your humble servant obeys your order."

Humph, just try disobeying my order.

I have military force in my hands now, and you must listen to whatever I say. If you don’t, I will deal with you.

Wanli waved his hand slightly and said, "Go down."

Shen Shixing quickly bowed and retreated.

The wind and snow outside seemed to be even stronger. He didn't feel how cold it was when he first came here, but now he felt freezing cold.

The little emperor is becoming more and more powerful and doesn't listen to him at all. What should he do?

He didn't become the Prime Minister to be a quail and just nod his head.

What is the point of trying so hard to stay in power these days?
It's all for the sake of profit.

The three great families of Puzhou were after profit, and he was also after profit.

The young emperor relied on the Beijing Camp, the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Imperial Guards to do whatever he wanted. The Minister of Personnel did not give him any benefits and made him offend so many local officials. How could he gain any benefits?

Do you really think I have no temper?
Under the snowflakes, Shen Shixing's eyes gradually became cold, and he wanted to find a way to fight back.

(End of this chapter)