Xuantai Hall, above the court hall.

When Xie Jigang walked in, the surroundings were noisy, just like a vegetable market.

They were obviously complaining to each other about how miserable they were. When they saw Xie Ji coming, they didn't dare to say anything.

They have one more chance, and that is to collapse the land restriction order in court.

"Prime Minister." A man walked up to Xie Ji.

"What's the matter?"

"Did the prime minister comply with the land restriction order? Or did the land restriction order only stipulate officials but not the prime minister?"

Xie Ji frowned, he was looking for trouble again. Since he replaced the original person, his methods were very gentle. There were almost no dead people in the court, and these people began to jump around.

"Looking at your oath, do you have evidence?"

Xie Ji said, these people went to His Majesty Weiyang Palace to cry last time, and now they are here again.

It's just a few acres of land, so why are you crying? His land is gone, and I can't see him crying.

"This land restriction order is executed by the Prime Minister. Naturally, the Prime Minister has the final say. If there is something fishy, ​​how will others know about it?"

It means that if you implement it, who knows whether you will take the land as your own.

If you do it, who dares to object?

"Oh, you think there is something fishy about the truth, are you sure? If not, you are guilty of framing the Prime Minister?"

Xie Ji said nonchalantly, making the official remain silent.

What kind of accusation is false or not? Isn’t it just based on your mouth?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xie Ji thought to himself that it was really disappointing. He thought he would come up with evidence.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

After all the ministers saluted, many people began to speak: "Your Majesty, please repeal the land restriction order. This order has made people panic and the capital is in chaos. If it is implemented throughout the world, the world will be in chaos."

"A big chaos? Who will cause a big chaos? The common people?"

The emperor retorted, don't tell him that the people will be in chaos, do you think he is a fool?

Many officials choked at these words.

"Your Majesty, the land restriction order was implemented by the Prime Minister alone. We have no way of knowing it. If someone takes the land as their own, wouldn't it mean that the world is in chaos?"

After hearing these words, Xie Ji thought, what should come will still come.

"Your Majesty, some officials may be suspicious. I will make the land obtained from the ministers known to the public public and hand over the title deeds of these lands to the national treasury."

"Prime Minister, no need." The emperor said. He knew that Xie Ji would not embezzle it for himself. It would be unnecessary to make it public.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I think I have a clear conscience, but some villains are unavoidable. If I don't announce him, people will be divided and suspicious of each other."

"If he is made public, not only will the minister be able to obey the public, but as for the villain, there will naturally be nothing to say."

He asked those people to see how much land a civil and military official in the capital had, not counting some of the land that had been transferred by them. This data was absolutely astonishing.

No one dared to speak now. Some of them didn't care about Xie Ji's land restriction order at all. After getting wind of it, they directly put the fields in other people's names. Some even 'created' several fields out of thin air.

Thousands of people.

Xie Ji only wants to deal with this matter. The first priority now is to ensure the implementation of the land restriction order. As for the rest, he will settle the accounts slowly later.

‘Creating humans’, I really don’t know who came up with the idea.

That is to create more household registrations, and then quickly transfer the fields to those ‘people’ names.

The emperor nodded. Since he wants to announce it, let's announce it.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Xie Ji continued.

"Please speak," the emperor said.

"Your Majesty, as soon as the land restriction order is issued, some people must conceal their land in order to evade the land restriction order. I ask your majesty to re-register the land, population, and re-establish household registration. Births must be registered at the county government within one month.

Death must also be reported to facilitate the implementation of taxation, management, and corvee policies."

Xie Ji's words caused an uproar, re-planning, and re-registration. This was a big deal.

"Your Majesty, I object. The Prime Minister has a good intention, but it will consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources and cost a lot."

Some people began to object, especially those who 'created people' out of thin air, if the population was re-registered.

What about the ‘people’ that were ‘created’?

"Your Majesty, if we re-register the land and population, it will definitely cause panic. It is purely disturbing the people and is of no use in governing the country. Besides, there are not enough manpower."

The emperor glanced at him, "Don't think I don't know you. It's you who disturb the people, right?"

"Your Majesty, it has been two hundred years since the founding of the country, and the population of many lands has changed. The records in the Ministry of Household Affairs are no longer true. They need to be re-registered."

"As for manpower and material resources, they are passed on layer by layer. From the inner area to the top, we can save human, material and financial resources to the maximum extent."

Xie Ji glanced at the official and said, "This man is amazing. He actually 'created' hundreds of thousands of people out of thin air."

"If you object, is there something fishy in it?"

Xie Ji remained calm and just mentioned it casually, which scared him to the point where he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Prime Minister, how can you frame Xianguan? Since the Prime Minister wants to register again, Xianguan will naturally support it."

The official said, "Go ahead and check. Can you check it clearly? I have torn those lands into pieces. Even if you are the prime minister, you can't find any connection."

Just check it out, and it will become more and more confusing when the time comes.

"Is there anyone else who wants to object?" the emperor said after seeing this scene.

"Your Majesty, this is a very good move by the Prime Minister." Wang Cen finally spoke for the first time.

"Your Majesty, I agree."

"edict."

The emperor said in a deep voice, and the twelve beaded curtains above his head made a faint sound, making it difficult to see his appearance.

"It is the twelfth lunar month of Wei, which belongs to the third winter. It is time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new to welcome the spring. Order the Prime Minister Xie Ji to rearrange the household documents, measure the land, and update the household registration to conform to the weather and people. Order Meng Tao, the Minister of Household Affairs

Bring officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to assist you and do not slack off.

Announce it to the world, and the envoys will hear about it."

After hearing these words, Xie Ji knelt down and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "I accept the order and will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations."

"I obey your orders."

Some officials who had ulterior motives were a little frightened, but then they thought about it, this is just right, and they will secretly find loopholes when the time comes. I still don't believe that you can check them all.

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"Quiet, quiet, everyone, quiet, quiet."

In Changling County, many people gathered around a posted notice, blocking the streets from left to right.

Xu Bin shouted in the middle for them to be quiet.

Since I came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion last time, I brought some people with me. I did have this person, but it was of no use at all.

However, the Prime Minister sent a gentleman to guide him. He was a bachelor of Guanwen Palace. He was very familiar with the official position.

His duty is to organize some documents in Guanwen Hall and register people coming and going. He is equivalent to a librarian and is a leisurely official.

However, he delegated those matters to other bachelors, and he liked to be a teacher, and he liked to teach students who were new to officialdom.

Seeing the people gathered around, Xu Bin said that his handling of the case in the past few days had made them all accept him as the county magistrate.

But as soon as this edict came, the people were a little worried.

"County magistrate, doesn't it say that taxes will be levied again?"

Someone tried to ask, after all, the previous edicts were not good.

Either taxes or corvée were levied, which made them miserable.

"Yes, yes, what if more corvees are collected?" Someone said, looking at the dense words posted over there.

"Quiet, everyone is quiet, it's not about collecting corvees or paying taxes." Xu Bin could only shout when he saw this scene.

“It’s not just taxing, it’s not just taxing.”

The burden on the hearts of those people was finally lifted.

"County magistrate, I recognize some words. It seems to mention the chief, the land, and the prime minister..."

Some people said that this edict was a little different from the one in the court. The officials drafted a new copy and gave it to His Majesty for instructions. To be more specific, more than a thousand copies were transcribed overnight and sent to various counties.

Changling County is relatively close and it was delivered on the same day.

"Quiet, what this edict says is that your Majesty ordered the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Household Affairs to reorganize the household information, including land and population, and register them all again."

Xu Bin said, this matter is very big.

The people were a little confused and looked at each other speechlessly.

"That is to say, how many people do you have in your family? If someone is born, report it to the head of the village. The head of the village will report to the head of the township. The head of the township will report it to the county government. Otherwise, it will be illegal. If someone dies, the same goes. In addition to this, there are also

Register all the land you own."

After Xu Bin said this, they became even more confused.

"Moreover, the Prime Minister has also issued an order. If anyone dares to conceal the report, he will be severely punished. If the director is wrong, the director will be severely punished. If you have a child born or an elderly person dies, remember to report it within one month, otherwise you will have violated the law.

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"You don't have to worry. As long as you follow the instructions, you won't be implicated."

"If you report it to the district chief and the district chief refuses to report it, you will report it directly to the county government. Those who fail to report will be severely punished."

Meng Tao said that the prime minister specially gave him a handwritten document before the edict arrived in Changling County.

He said that this order must be strictly implemented without any mistakes.
Chapter completed!