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Wei Wu pondered for a while, then turned to look at the Jinyiwei.

"Besides this sentence, does His Majesty have anything else to tell you?"

"Reporting to Marquis Changle, His Majesty does have something else to bring you."

Jinyiwei nodded and continued:

"Your Majesty said: Your elder brother is vigorously promoting the equalization of land tax and has decided to start in Shandong."

"But here in Shandong, there are six great families with long traditions and deep roots, which is a hindrance! We have to deal with them first."

"This matter cannot be related to the imperial court in any way, so the best way is to let the White Lotus Sect handle it."

Understood!

As soon as the Jinyiwei finished speaking, Wei Wu immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang was planning.

Just like how he is dealing with the Kong family now, he will deal with these six families and then let the White Lotus Sect take the blame.

Immediately afterwards, Crown Prince Zhu Biao completed the reform of dividing the land tax into land-based taxes, which greatly enhanced his prestige among the people.

There are only six aristocratic families. For Zhu Yuanzhang, who is crazy about protecting his own children, the result will be the same even if the number is increased five or six times.

As long as he can make his eldest son's achievements surpass those of the Han and Tang dynasties, he can do anything.

In any case, the White Lotus Sect had a bad reputation and had long reached the point where anyone could kill it.

Especially after the Kong family was eliminated this time, I am afraid that scholars all over the world will hate the White Lotus Sect with hatred when they mention it.

In the following decades, articles criticizing the White Lotus Sect would become the mainstream in the literary circle.

It was perfect for the White Lotus Sect to take the blame, as it was just the right time to repeat what Huang Chao had not finished.

Back then, Huang Chao wiped out the aristocratic families, and now the White Lotus Sect is dealing with these big families. Perfect.

As for Wei Wu, he was very happy to do this. After all, it was the same whether he herded one sheep or released two.

By helping Zhu Biao complete the task of allocating land tax to each household, the people of the Ming Dynasty will be able to obtain real benefits in the future.

However, Wei Wu was not very familiar with the situation in Shandong, and he had never heard of the six major families.

So, after the Jinyiwei finished speaking, he immediately turned around and asked a question.

"Do you know anything about these six great families?"

Upon hearing Wei Wu's question, the Jinyiwei immediately gave an answer.

"Yes, they are the Kong, Meng, Cao, Wang, Yang, and Fu families. They are very wealthy."

"They have dominated Shandong for many years, and their business is spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. They control more than 50% of the fertile land in Shandong."

Hearing this, Wei Wu instantly understood.

No wonder Old Zhu wanted to take action against these six big families. These six families controlled more than half of the fertile land in the entire province.

No one can tell exactly how many hidden households there are and how much land is tax-free.

If they are not dealt with, it will be impossible to implement the policy of allocating land tax to each household.

Therefore, the best way is to take action and wipe out these six families, which will benefit both the court and the people.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent good farmland from becoming wasteland, if the land has no heirs, it will be confiscated.

Fifty percent of a province's land would be terrifying if it fell into the hands of the imperial court.

The imperial court could lease these lands or sell them to the people at low prices, and then it would be easy to implement the land tax system.

As long as Shandong is used as a pilot, the people can see the tangible benefits after the effects of the reform become apparent.

At that time, with the support of overwhelming public opinion, no one could stop the implementation of the equalization of land tax and capitation tax.

After sorting out the twists and turns, Wei Wu couldn't help but sigh, it has to be Zhu Yuanzhang again!

In order to achieve his goal, he took action without saying a word. The emperor is ruthless and decisive!

"Well, go back and report to His Majesty! Tell him I know what to do."