Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

"Are you worried about the farmland on your farm being concealed, misreported, or hidden? Or are you worried about the farmland being clearly good but being recorded as inferior in the imperial fish scale map using connections?"

"Or are you taking advantage of your privilege to register other people's land in your own name and enjoy tax exemption, thereby profiting from it?"

"Or... have any of your clansmen falsely reported their land to poor farmers, making them share the taxes on the land that they shouldn't have to pay?"

"Lord Wang, what you said is absolutely right!"

"It's time to deal with this in advance... Otherwise, when I issue a decree requiring everyone to plant rice, wheat, cotton, hemp, and mulberry trees according to a reasonable planting structure... I wonder how many people will refuse to cooperate!"

"The first step towards a prosperous nation and a strong people is to utilize the high-yielding properties of sweet potatoes to free up large amounts of land. This will enrich the employment structure and livelihood opportunities of the people throughout the country, increase the production capacity of the entire Ming Dynasty, and boost economic activity..."

"If this first step is not resolved, all subsequent steps will be greatly reduced or even eliminated."

"How can we gradually realize the goal of 'people having good clothes to wear, accumulating wealth, building good houses, and living a comfortable life'?"

"My dear ministers, you are all former ministers of the previous dynasty, and you are deeply trusted and relied upon by the Emperor. How could you not understand what Wang Yingxin is saying?"

Zhu Yunhuan's tone was filled with a hint of anger, completely shattering the illusions of several people. They were surprised, shocked, and a little panicked: "He understands! Your Majesty, he understands everything! He knows the methods of the officials, gentry, and powerful people in the world better than anyone else!"

"We even considered the resistance and obstacles that might arise from those policies early on."

"His thinking is so mature and clear! And he has a crystal clear understanding of every aspect of the structure, from top to bottom!"

"How can this be a little emperor? He's way too sophisticated!"

Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen looked at each other.

They all saw beads of sweat on each other's foreheads...

This little ancestor... he couldn't be fooled at all! He knew everything clearly and spoke very aggressively. The two of us, being so tactful, looked like clowns in front of him!

It is precisely this "smoothness" of theirs.

This put Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen in a difficult position: They were insisting on saying they really didn't understand... His Majesty, who held the highest position in the land, understood everything. They were two powerful ministers, handling government affairs that affected both officials, gentry, and the people daily. And yet they claimed they knew nothing. Wasn't that simply an admission of incompetence and dereliction of duty? If they changed their tune and said they understood... what would their previous statement of not understanding mean? It would be deceiving the emperor!

The two were so confused that they couldn't help but sweat all over their bodies, soaking through the backs of their clothes.

Fortunately at this time.

Qin Kui, who always disdained to associate with others and kept to himself, rescued them from their predicament. "Your Majesty! I believe... this should be investigated! A thorough investigation should be conducted! All the tricks involved should be uncovered so that Your Majesty's future decrees can be smoothly implemented!"

Who was Qin Kui? He was considered the first person in this dynasty to experience the "Industrial Revolution." He now had free access to the Alchemy Bureau and often consulted with the Taoist priests in the Alchemy Bureau's Chemistry Department to learn chemistry.

He knew Zhu Yunhuan's abilities much better than anyone else!

Now Qin Kui was completely certain that Zhu Yunhuan intended to unify the land under heaven.

Qin Kui naturally followed suit.

Follow the ticket immediately!

Before Qin Kui could finish his words of agreement, Yuan Tai and Zhuo Jing simultaneously stepped forward and said, "I have a different opinion!"

"Speak." Zhu Yunhuan said concisely.

Yuan Tai and Zhuo Jing looked at each other, and Zhuo Jing raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, indicating that Yuan Tai should speak first.

Yuan Tai nodded slightly to him.

Then, without further ado, he bowed to Zhu Yunhuan and said, "Your Majesty! We must investigate the lands of the Ming Dynasty, investigate the filthy deeds of these corrupt officials, and bring peace and prosperity to the people of the world... These are things that should be done, but I feel... it is too early to do so now!"

Done.

He glanced at Zhuo Jing next to him and humbly made a "please" gesture.

Unexpectedly, Zhuo Jing actually thought the same thing as him: "What Lord Yuan said just now is exactly what I want to say - a large-scale land inventory will inevitably affect all the gentry, powerful people, and..."

Having said this, he paused deliberately before continuing word by word, "And... the interests of the new nobles. If this group of people unite to rebel against Your Majesty... things will be difficult to handle."

Zhuo Jing's words were very clear, almost saying: Your Majesty, please don't act recklessly. The reason you can hold your current position safely is because of the efforts of the Huaixi nobles. If you force the Huaixi nobles to stand against you at this time, you will not be able to sit firmly on the throne!

Not bad.

This is what Zhuo Jing and Yuan Tai are worried about.

Both of them are tough guys. They are loyal to the emperor, patriotic, upright and honest. They know a little about these dirty tricks, but their own principles and bottom line will never allow them to be involved in any of these methods.

But they have to think about Zhu Yunhuan!

Don't they wish for peace and order in the Ming Dynasty? Don't they want to see those officials, gentry, and powerful people who have been enjoying the fruits of their labor and resorting to despicable means brought to justice? But they know that this is simply unrealistic. At this critical juncture, doing so will only bring chaos to the Ming Dynasty!

So the two of them stood up again.

As Zhuo Jing finished speaking, Yuan Tai seemed to have found a kindred spirit. He cast an admiring glance at Zhuo Jing and said, "This Director of the Audit Bureau, who is rarely seen and keeps a low profile, is actually a loyal and unfawning person who is responsible and accountable!"

It's almost like saying that Zhu Yunhuan's throne was secured by the Huaixi nobles - this requires courage.

Yuan Tai was not idle either.

He immediately followed Zhuo Jing's advice and said tentatively, "Master Zhuo is right! I agree with you! I think... Your Majesty, why don't you put this matter aside for the time being and wait for three to five years? That would be worth all your planning, consideration, and painstaking efforts."