Fu Changzong planned to build the "Suyanghang Agricultural Reform Demonstration Zone" in Jiangnan. He met people one after another, held meetings, implemented the power and responsibility, and supervision of the cost of money and grain. Most importantly, they were preparing to formulate a detailed reform plan and submit it to the cabinet and the Ganqing Palace.

This is an ambitious and huge plan, involving many and investing heavily. The shock caused in Jiangnan can be imagined.

The three northern provinces, Northern Zhili, Shandong and Shanxi, seventy-six new magistrates were in their positions, most of whom were from the Zhengyuan department. They were disciples of the emperor and firm supporters of the "New Policy".

The impact of this on the three northern provinces was an earthquake. I don’t know how many people were panicked and couldn’t sleep day and night.

For the Zhengyuan Department, it is naturally a joy, indicating that they will enter the official officialdom on a large scale and break the obstacles.

At the end of April, the cabinet issued a government decree, prohibiting all land transactions. Transactions before the government decree must be reviewed at the government level and filed by the General Qingtian Group. It also requires that all land owners of the Ming Dynasty be re-registered, and the owners, locations and quantities be identified. Anyone who refuses to register is confirmed without a owner will be admitted to the court.

The purpose of this decree is to find out the land situation and provide support for land measurement.

This government order is different from household registration. Household residents can hide, but the land cannot be hidden.

Especially the three northern provinces, the impact caused was extremely severe, which was as if the thunder was everywhere.

Most of the current land transactions are "private", and the filing of the government is also optional. As the court's various reforms gradually standardize, those things that are accustomed to have gradually become "illegal".

The land is related to it, as high as 70% of it, and it is "illegal". Coupled with the court's increasingly tough land acquisition, the three provinces are almost in full swing.

The reform of the Ming Dynasty was entering a substantial stage, and every move had a significant impact on the local area and caused a series of shocks.

Regarding a series of government decrees from the cabinet, opponents made large speeches in major academies, strongly opposed the "new policy", and even attempted to launch a debate in the court newspapers again.

The reformers were relatively calm and kept writing letters, calling on the court to be able to control it, not to work harder and slowly.

Sun Chuanting disdained these things and pressed against the cabinet like a mountain, forcing all parties to speed up the reform and advance the established plans.

In early May, Li Banghua, the leader of the Qingtian Group and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, left Beijing and went to Shandong to preside over land registration and measurement matters.

Governor Feng Jiangfeng also came to the front line, providing the new magistrates and counties with the reform of officials, determining the rights and responsibilities of new yamen at all levels, and promoting the development of a series of affairs.

On the twelfth day of the lunar month, a carriage from Nanzhili slowly entered Beijing from Yongding Gate and headed straight to the Forbidden City.

In the carriage, Li Youtang, who had been serving as the chairman of the Royal Trading Group for several months.

Next to him was a 'affiliated' half-bian. He looked at Li Youtang and said, "Sir, I'm afraid there will be a lot of pressure when I enter Beijing this time, so I must be prepared."

Li Youtang nodded calmly, with a calm expression and no panic.

The reason for the "multiple pressure" is that the Royal Trading Group holds a huge amount of money and food.

Not only the large scale and endless profits of the Royal Trade Group itself, the most important successor of the Royal Bank's "Four Thousand Million Silver Plan" is the Royal Trade Group, not to mention that the most important land acquisition plan is still underway.

Therefore, the amount of money and food coming and going in my hands is unimaginable. As the chairman, Li Youtang can imagine the pressure on all aspects.

The old man looked at Li Youtang and paused for a moment, saying, "Now the gentry hoarded more than 300 million mu of land, the ploughs produced, the ox cultivated, and the total amount of fertilizer produced is 10,000 taels. Now rumors are everywhere, and the gentry and merchants are eager to sell it, but the only one who can take over is our Royal Trading Group. It can still hold on now. If it takes another month, there will be a big mess..."

Gentlemen, the big merchants invested so much, and they were involved more. If these people went bankrupt, to be honest, the gentry went bankrupt, which was equivalent to the collapse of the grassroots of the Ming Dynasty and the people had no place to rely on; the big merchants went bankrupt, and the business order was disordered, and the entire Ming Dynasty would be in chaos.

Such consequences are unimaginable!

Li Youtang glanced at him and said in a tone without any grief or joy, "There are many people looking for you?"

The old man bowed quickly and said, "It's not just a villain, but I don't know how many people come to the door in the past half month. There are more than twenty banquets that the villain has to go to."

Li Youtang's expression was as normal, but he felt a headache.

Not only them, but even Li Youtang, he was the same. Some officials in Nanzhili ran to Shenlong Mansion to discuss things, and they were tempted inside and outside. He could not avoid these officials. Fortunately, he really didn't know the arrangements of the cabinet, and he was very at ease.

Li Youtang entered the palace from Donghua Gate and entered the cabinet building.

The leader of Sun Chuanting and three cabinet ministers in the cabinet met him. After a half hour of talk, Sun Chuanting took Li Youtang to the Qianqing Palace.

The Royal Trading Group is affiliated with the cabinet in terms of staffing. Although there is no staffing, Li Youtang was from a third-rank official and in disguise he also promoted the Royal Trading Group to a "third-rank yamen".

Sun Chuanting brought Li Youtang to the gate of Qianqing Palace. Looking at Li Deyong who was walking out quickly, he asked, "Eunuch Li, can the emperor be in the palace?"

Li Deyong hurriedly raised his hand and said, "If you go back to the assistant, your Majesty has just gone to the Queen's place, and you should be in Yonghe Palace now."

Yonghe Palace is the Imperial Concubine Xingzi.

The empress and the concubine were about to give birth, but Sun Chuanting could understand it and said, "Okay, then I will wait."

Li Deyong was under great pressure from Sun Chuanting, so he dared not let him stand here and wait. He smiled and said, "There is a tea room inside. The Prime Minister and Lord Li sit for a while. Your Majesty must be back soon."

Sun Chuanting nodded slightly and took Li Youtang into the tea room.

Zhu Xu is indeed chatting with Xingzi in Yonghe Palace now.

Xingzi is nine months pregnant and is about to give birth. She sat on a soft chair, touching her belly with both hands, and looking at Zhu Xu with a smile on her face, saying, "Your Majesty is busy with everything, and you don't have to work hard to come here. The Empress takes care of her very thoughtfully and is almost the same as Kunning Palace."

Zhu Xu was very relieved about Zhang Yun and looked at Xingzi and said, "I originally wanted you and the queen to go to the imperial sister-in-law's place, but the queen felt that it was not suitable to leave the palace and trouble the imperial sister-in-law. It was better to be in the palace and give birth soon. If you have any needs, just tell me."

Although Xingzi was the emperor of Japan, he did not have so many pampered things and needed countless times. He smiled and said, "I don't need anything, please don't worry about it."

Zhu Xu looked at Kazuko standing beside her, and felt relieved. He said something more before returning to the Ganqing Palace.
Chapter completed!