Zhang Hu sent an envoy to the Southern Song Dynasty, and after leaving the central capital, Wanyan Changzhi immediately issued an order, instructing Na Yan Ming'an to be responsible, inventory the land throughout the country, verify the hidden fields of the hijacked households, and prepare for the reform of the tax system.

After Zhang Hu set off, Wanyan Changzhi, Wanyan Fushou, Na Yan Ming'an and others discussed, Wanyan Fushou proposed that the reform of taxation is very important, once implemented, it will inevitably damage the private interests of many Jurchen nobles, and will definitely cause their opposition, so it is not to be in a hurry, we must be cautious, it is recommended not to visit the first or second road places to try it out, and then gradually promote it throughout the country after it has been effective.

Although Wan Yan Changzhi also thought deeply of his father-in-law's reminder, he couldn't wait that long and had to implement it immediately. However, in order to minimize the opposition of the Jurchen aristocracy, it was only said in the decree that it was because of the destruction of household registration and the blackmailing of tenants, resulting in improper meridian boundaries and no basis for taxation, so the imperial court needed to verify the land and find out the missing households, so that the people had fixed property, property had fixed taxes, and taxes had fixed registration. It is not said that the tax system will be reformed. The amount of land will be ascertained first.

Wan Yan Fushou saw that Wan Yan Chang's mind was decided, and he also knew that the current situation did not allow Dajin to act slowly, so it was not easy to persuade him further. It's just a matter of trying to be as meticulous as possible.

However, Wanyan Fushou's worries were not superfluous, and Wanyan Changzhi also underestimated the minds of the officials below, thinking that his little trick could coax them. In terms of marching and fighting, looking at the entire Jin country, there is indeed no one who can compare to Wan Yan Changzhi, but when it comes to being an official, Wan Yan Changzhi is still just a novice, and among the officials, there are many who have been in the officialdom for more than decades, and they have already become old ghosts. That would have been deceived by this little trick.

The phenomenon of land annexation in the Jin State is also very serious, and eighty percent of the country's land is concentrated in the hands of the Jurchen aristocratic bureaucrats, although they may not necessarily guess that the imperial court is going to reform the tax system, and the imperial court has no injustice and no reason, and everyone knows that there must be something wrong here. Therefore, there is also speculation about what is the purpose of the imperial court's move?

Some people think that the imperial court is going to confiscate their own land, and some people think that the imperial court is planning to find a few fat sheep among the officials to slaughter, and no one thinks that this is Wanyan Changzhi is now sitting on the throne, and is ready to use the land inventory as an excuse to exclude dissent. As they were those Jurchen nobles who had hidden and embezzled a large amount of land, after hearing the news, they were particularly nervous, for fear that they would be found out, and they were very disgusted by this decision of the imperial court.

On the third day of the announcement of the decree, a letter was written questioning the purpose of the imperial court's land inventory, and the current land system has been in use for nearly 20 years, and it has been peaceful. Moreover, the people of Dajin are also accustomed to it, and there is no discomfort, so it has become a disturbance to the people to re-investigate.

This chapter is like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and more than 20 chapters were played at once, accusing the imperial court that the land should not be re-examined.

Wanyan Changzhi didn't expect that it was so difficult just to find out the land, and he was very annoyed in his heart, Dajin was only fifty miles into the Central Plains, and he didn't learn it, so he learned that the Han people didn't do practical things, sold their reputation, and were good at talking big and false. Therefore, in this decree, he reaffirmed the determination of the imperial court to clean the land, which cannot be changed.

Seeing the situation, the officials immediately changed their perspective, and questioned the purpose of the imperial court to verify the land, and speculated in the recital that the real purpose of the imperial court was that the imperial court wanted to compete with the people for profit, some said that the imperial court wanted to raise taxes, and some said that the imperial court wanted to forcibly expropriate land, in short, it was not a good thing.

Wanyan Changzhi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, because these principles in the purpose were also very far-fetched and untenable, and this was indeed the key point, so Wanyan Changzhi finally showed his hole cards, so in less than a month, he issued an edict again, explaining that the land was inspected in preparation for changing the tax system. In the future, the tax system of Daikin will be changed to a tax based on land.

However, it was only the middle- and lower-level officials who opposed it before, but after learning the true purpose of the imperial court's land clearance, some high-ranking officials also joined the opposition camp, and among the nine officials, there were nine waiters, and the four Shangshu all wrote to oppose the imperial court's reform of the tax system. Because each of them owns a large amount of land, and once they change, they will be the one who will be damaged, so for the vital interests of themselves and their families, they must oppose the changes of the imperial court at all costs.

And Wan Yan Changzhi also prepared various speeches and planned to debate with the officials. Wanyan Changzhi is confident, he can say that he can speak of the ministers, because the reason is very simple, paying taxes and serving is everyone's obligation to the court, which is irrefutable, and according to the local property tax and servitude, so that the tax service is shared, more production and more payment, less production and less payment, fair and reasonable. And there are also successful examples of the Southern Song Dynasty.

But what Wan Yan Changzhi didn't expect was that in the political field, the officials were far more shrewd than he imagined, and knew that they were talking about the past in terms of righteousness and truth, so no one was entangled with Wan Yan Changzhi in these aspects, and what they played was a more powerful trump card, that is, the ancestral system. To reform the tax system is to violate the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu Taizong. Therefore, they described the era of Jin Taizu and Jin Taizong as perfect, and the subsequent emperors could never be changed.

Wanyan Changzhi couldn't help but be angry and angry, in fact, in the era of Jin Taizu and Jin Taizong, the greatest political effect was to establish a system of seeking and conquering Meng'an in line with the development of the Jurchen people according to the situation at that time. But after the Sinicization of Xizong, King Hailing, and Sejong, it has already changed beyond recognition. At this time, he actually took it out as a reason to oppose himself.

Only then did Yan Changzhi know why in the history of the Han nationality, every reform was extremely difficult. Not to mention, it is his opponent Southern Song Dynasty, which has gone through several changes, except for the most recent one, every time it has made a fuss, and it ended in nothing. But now Daikin's change of law is not on the string, but the bow is opened without turning back, and he must continue to walk hard.

The most effective way is to kill people and respect a hundred. Therefore, Wanyan Changzhi was furious at the Golden Palace, and the Jin State did not have the ancestral motto of "not killing ministers", unlike the Southern Song Dynasty, the officials who committed crimes were only exiled, and the dismissed officials generally retained a false title. Wanyan Changzhi's opposition is direct and simple, but it is extremely effective. The three people who opposed the most were killed with a golden gourd, and all the official positions of the thirteen officials were demoted in a row, and they were completely demoted to commoners.

This thunderbolt method suddenly shocked the whole hall, and even Wanyan Fushou and Na Yan Ming'an felt frightened. At the same time, I also understand that Wanyan Changzhi's determination to this change is unshakable. Therefore, no one dared to oppose it anymore. All parts of Daikin immediately began to carry out land surveys.

At this time, Zhang Hu also returned to Zhongdu from the Southern Song Dynasty. And Wanyan Changzhi, Wanyan Fushou, and Na Yan Ming'an met Zhang Hu in the Golden Palace.

After listening to Zhang Hu finish talking about this visit to the Southern Song Dynasty, Wanyan Changzhi, Wanyan Fushou, and Na Yan Ming'an all nodded frequently, thinking that the purpose of this envoy had been achieved. There should have been a period of peace between the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty.

Wan Yan Changzhi said: "Bo Yi, you came back just in time, now that all parts of Dajin have begun to check the land, I am waiting for you to preside over the overall situation of reforming the tax system." ”

Zhang Hu said: "I wonder how the land inventory work is going in various places? But there are places that have been clarified, and what is the result, is there more or less land? ”

Na Yan Ming'an, who was responsible for checking the land, was a little embarrassed, and said, "This is just the beginning, and there can be results so quickly." ”

Zhang Hu frowned slightly, and said, "When the minister left Zhongdu, wasn't the imperial court ready to start checking the land?" It's been two months, and it's just begun? Couldn't something happen in the court? ”

After hearing this, Yan Changzhi couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, he couldn't imagine that Dakin's reform was so difficult at the beginning, the time was already urgent, and more than two months were wasted in the controversy. He gestured to Yan Fushou with his eyes and asked him to explain to Zhang Hu.

After Yan Fushou understood, he roughly told Zhang Hu what had happened in the past two months. After Zhang Hu heard this, his face couldn't help but become heavy, obviously the development of things was also a little beyond his expectations. But after pondering for a while, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, my lords, now that Daikin's reform is imperative, we can only continue to persevere until the reform is successful." You must not let these small setbacks stop you from moving forward. ”

Wanyan Changzhi also nodded and said, "Bo Yi, please rest assured, my heart to change the law will never waver." It's just that what to do next is still up to Bo Yiduo. ”

At this time, Na Yan Ming'an said: "Your Majesty, the reform of the tax system is a major event of the imperial court, and the incompetent can not be served, and the ministers are shallow in their studies, I am afraid it is difficult to take on this great task. ”

In fact, for more than two months, Na Yan Ming'an was embarrassed, because he presided over the work of paying for the land inventory, of course, the ministers did not dare to directly accuse Wan Yan Changzhi, nor did they dare to attack Wan Yan Fushou, who was the head of the country, and Zhang Hu went to the Southern Song Dynasty, so he became a target, and was pointed out by hundreds of officials, saying that it was his idea that made the emperor make this decision, and Na Yan Ming'an was also difficult to argue. And after Yan Changzhi killed several officials, the hundred officials were shocked, and no one dared to accuse Na Yan Ming'an again, but some officials who were usually good friends with him came to the door one after another, asking him to raise his noble hand and show mercy when checking the land.