Editing history: the opening inventory of the top ten emperors

Zhang Juzheng's reform.

It is enough to write a stroke of ink.

Because during this ten years, Zhang Juzheng used his efforts to try to restore this dying Ming Dynasty.

Although he failed.

But that's where his personal charm lies.

Because such a reform itself is doomed to fail.

And Zhang Juzheng reversed the downward trend briefly with his own strongman politics and iron fist methods.

And it has become a legend handed down by later generations.

These are commendable enough.

Clarify the administration of officials, promulgate and begin to implement the examination law.

"Set limits to examine things, and take responsibility for people"

All ministries and governmental offices formulated a triplicate copy of the sending and receiving documents, which were kept as original copies, sent to the six departments for notes, and handed over to the cabinet for review.

It's not that there was no such approach before, but it was Zhang Juzheng who did it so thoroughly.

He is a strong man, so the implementation of the test method, to a large extent.

damage the interests of some people.

These people are, without a doubt, bureaucrats.

But this is a good thing, even if someone is dissatisfied, they can't say anything more, the previous Gao Gong is also doing the same.

In fact, it is nothing more than a little more deepening, which is actually okay.

On the one hand, it supervises all officials, and on the other hand, it also reduces unjust, false and wrong cases.

good measure.

Although the bureaucrats are dissatisfied, they can only swallow their anger, not to mention that such an approach will naturally attract the praise of many bureaucrats who are willing to do practical things.

Of course, this is also from another aspect.

Strengthened the powers of the cabinet.

Because the examination method is not only faced with lower-level bureaucrats, even the six departments are subject to the inspection of the chief assistant.

Before that, the six departments were directly responsible to the emperor.

This is equivalent to stripping the rights of the emperor to the chief assistant.

This kind of thing can't help but make people feel some intriguing taste.

At the same time, it is also what Zhang Juzheng should do to rectify the border.

Altan Khan's previous invasion had already revealed the last fig leaf of Daming.

Mongolia in the north, Japanese pirates in the south, these are the threats facing the Ming Dynasty.

For this reason, Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, Wang Chonggu, Fang Fengshi, Li Chengliang and other famous frontier generals who made great contributions to the anti-Japanese war in the southeast were successively employed to preside over the frontier affairs of Jizhen, Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi and Liaodong.While actively training soldiers and horses to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, they vigorously strengthened and added city defenses and built the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, building water conservancy and clearing up the land, let alone.

This can be said to be something that has been done throughout the ages.

If Zhang Juzheng only did these things, then Zhang Juzheng can only be called a politician.

To say he was a reformer would be a bit of a misnomer.

So Zhang Juzheng also made the most important decision.

This measure established his reputation as a reformer.

A whip method.

First of all, it must be clear that Zhang Juzheng was not the first to propose the one-whip method.

The first person to bring it up was actually Gui E during the Jiajing period.

Zhang Juzheng was the promoter, and it was he who promoted a whip method to the whole country.

The land tax, corvee and other miscellaneous levies of each state and county are combined into one, and the silver taels are collected together and paid by mu.This greatly simplifies the tax system and facilitates the collection of taxes.At the same time, it makes it difficult for local officials to cheat, thereby increasing fiscal revenue.

this matter.

There are good and bad.

The good part is what Qin Ji said above, and the bad part is.

In fact, it was the Ming Dynasty.

It is relatively short of silver taels.

And there may be another problem that everyone has overlooked.

That is Daming. It has official currency, precious banknotes.

Why choose to use silver instead of treasure notes?
Perhaps the answer already exists.

That was the empire at that time, which had lost its ability to control the economy.

The implementation of the whipping law, in fact, almost completely abolished the so-called treasure money policy from another aspect.

Whether it is good or bad is hard to say.

But in fact, in the Ming Dynasty at that time, if it was a coastal area, if it was a relatively affluent place, silver was enough.

Therefore, a whip is quite good for them.

But a relatively barren place.

The circulation of silver itself is very little, almost none.

What will the situation look like?
The situation is that the price of silver itself will rise, so this kind of reform actually increases the burden on farmers in some slightly poor areas to a certain extent.

But even so, it can only be said that this is slightly flawed.

In fact, it is quite a good thing for the whole society.

Zhang Juzheng continued to promote these measures.

Let the whole society gradually move towards a better situation.

Even changing the decadent atmosphere of the previous two dynasties, the entire Ming Dynasty was reborn.

In Zhang Juzheng's heart, he was very happy.

But such a reform is very depleting a person's vitality.

Even Zhang Juzheng himself was extremely tired, there were too many things to do, and too many things required him to implement them bit by bit.

Otherwise, we will face a situation where the positive is obeying and the negative is violating.

Zhang Juzheng's body began to deteriorate day by day.

He is the emperor's teacher.

For the young Wanli, Zhang Juzheng was very much like his strict father.

The relationship between their monarchs and ministers is also very, very good.

He truly regarded Wanli as his own son, and told him to be frugal, to love the people, to have the world in mind, and not to indulge in pleasures. He also personally wrote textbooks for Wanli, and the reformers he cultivated were all left behind for Wanli.

And these, in the end, all became the evidence of a rebellious child's final liquidation of his crimes.

The turning point in their relationship is hard to say.

But probably as Wanli's age continued to increase, there was a natural contradiction between Xiangquan and imperial power.

What's more, Zhang Juzheng was in a hurry.

He was really in a hurry, as if he knew that his life was not long, he desperately hoped that Emperor Wanli could become the wise king in his heart.

I hope he can take on the heavy responsibility of reform!

But the more impetuous and oppressive he was, the more dissatisfied Wanli felt.

At the same time, the reform is gradually deepening, and the resistance to reform is becoming more and more difficult.

At this time, something unexpected happened to everyone.

It is also proof that the bureaucrats and Zhang Juzheng have turned their faces.

That is Zhang Juzheng's father. Dead.

According to etiquette, Zhang Juzheng should go home and observe mourning for three years.

Zhang Juzheng understands that the reform can still be implemented now because he is still there.

But if he left.

There is no doubt that all the reform measures he has made before will be abolished.

Even if he came back to power three years later and reformed again!
There is not enough time.

So under such consideration, Zhang Juzheng made a bold decision.

He hoped that the emperor would seduce him.