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Li Xiu's words immediately struck the court officials' ears like thunder.

Because His Majesty's words are on point.

It has been nearly a hundred years since the Tang court implemented the two tax laws.

But today, the two tax laws have been seriously damaged, and the tax that the imperial court can collect is not one in ten.

That's because, during this long period of time, the fields in the hands of the common people have long been annexed by aristocratic and powerful families.

However, although the aristocratic and powerful families annexed a large number of fields, they concealed them and did not report them, resulting in the loss of the imperial court's financial resources.

In addition, a large number of farmers who owned land lost the land cultivated for generations under the annexation of the aristocratic family, and became tenants or even slaves of the aristocratic family.

Those aristocratic families tried every means to conceal their land and population. In this way, the result was that the imperial court's wealth and taxes were greatly lost, and all the invisibly lost wealth and taxes of the imperial court fell into the hands of the aristocratic families!

"Minister of the Household Department, I order you to re-measure the land in the world, check the household registration, draw it into an atlas, and redefine the tax!"

Li Xiu said in a deep voice.

All the ministers and officials looked shocked!

Because they know that measuring the world's land and checking household registration is not as simple as it sounds.

If it is carried out, it will definitely cause huge waves in the entire Tang Dynasty!

The Minister of the Ministry of Households was well aware of the difficulty of this task, so he showed embarrassment, arched his cupped hands towards Li Xiu, and said: "Your Majesty, I have just pacified the feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty, and the whole country has not yet been settled. The matter of checking land and household registration is a matter of Shouldn't it be postponed?"

Re-measure the world's land and check the household registration, which will definitely touch the interests of the aristocratic and powerful families!

How could those aristocratic families who have annexed a large amount of land and population allow the imperial court to touch their own cake?

If the court insists on going its own way, it will undoubtedly offend the nobles of the world!

Those aristocratic families are not easy to mess with!

"Why the delay?"

Li Xiu narrowed his eyes and looked indifferent, "This matter should be done as soon as possible!"

"The sooner the statistics are calculated, the sooner our Tang court can start tax collection and restore financial resources."

Hubu Shangshu nodded again, and said in a deep voice: "If this matter is carried out too urgently, I am afraid that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will be shaken!"

"Ai Qing is too worried."

Li Xiu waved his hand, "The foundation of the Great Tang Dynasty lies in me, in the people of the world, not in those great families!"

"Shangshu Hubu, you only need to implement my national policy, just go ahead and do it without worrying about the future!"

"All the consequences will be borne by the Emperor!"

"My minister, obey the order!"

Hubu Shangshu took a deep breath, revealing a trace of determination in his eyes.

Since His Majesty's attitude is so resolute, then he might as well give up his old bones!

Datang's aristocratic family!

My old king, I will fight with you!

On the face of Hubu Shangshu, there was a look of resignation to death.

Seeing Shangshu Hube's expression, Li Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This expression is unnecessary!

Although he, the emperor, has always been strict with his courtiers, he is not to the point of letting the ministers die.

After retiring from the court, Li Xiu called Cao Zhengchun over.

"This time, the Minister of the Household Department is in charge of the imperial court's plan to investigate the land and household registration of the whole world. This move will definitely arouse the obstruction of the aristocratic and wealthy families!"

Li Xiu looked at Cao Zhengchun, and said coldly: "I want you to keep an eye on it, and see who dares to make trouble!"

"The old slave obeys the order!"

Cao Zhengchun looked respectful, "Your Majesty, how should we deal with those aristocratic families who obstruct Lord Shangshu?"

"Old rules, kill!"

Li Xiu looked cold.

The aristocratic family has become a cancer of the Tang Dynasty.

Dare to oppose the imperial court, and the aristocratic family who violated the law, that is an unforgivable crime!

"The old slave understands."

Cao Zhengchun grinned.

Aristocratic families, just dance!

The miscellaneous family wants to see whether the rich and powerful families in this world are enough to be killed by the Dongchang of the miscellaneous family!

...

After the imperial court issued the decree of measuring the land in the world and checking the household registration.

The Minister of the Household Department also began to mobilize the power of the entire Household Department, and began to carry out land and household registration operations within the scope of the Tang Dynasty!

This operation will start from the land of the capital of the Tang Dynasty, with Chang'an City as the center, and sweep across the entire Tang Empire!

The land of Gyeonggi has the most powerful aristocratic family in the entire Tang Dynasty, and they are undoubtedly the first targets of this investigation.

The four powerful families in Guanzhong are the Wang family, the Lu family, the Cui family and the Yang family.

These four great families are all well-known families who have been operating in Guanzhong for hundreds of years. They are powerful and wealthy.

Among the four great families, many people have been officials in the past, and even the Shangshu and even the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty were born in the family.

It is precisely because of such astonishing power that the four great families have amassed astonishing assets, coupled with their contacts and influence in the court, their status in the Tang Dynasty is almost unshakable.

However, no matter whether it is land or household registration, the four big families have not less annexed. On the contrary, once it is really investigated, the land and population embezzled by the four big families through illegal means will be an extremely terrifying amount!

Can't stand the investigation at all!

...

Huayin County.

A luxurious mansion, located in the most prominent part of the entire county, on the plaque at the gate, there are two big characters "Yang's Mansion" impressively written.

This mansion is the mansion of one of the four great families, the Yang family.

In the mansion, it was built like a royal garden, colorful and extravagant.

In front of a clear pond, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes was fishing.

This person is the head of the Yang family, Yang Zhong.

At this time, an old servant came quickly, bowed to Yang Zhong, and said: "Patriarch, people from the household department came to the door suddenly, saying that they want to ask the patriarch to cooperate with them, and the household department wants to check our Yang family's land and people... ..."

Yang Zhong frowned when he heard the words, "Is this person new here? How could this kind of thing be found on my Yang family's head?"

"Give them some money, just make a false report, so that they can pay the job."

However, the old servant shook his head and said: "The people who came this time are different from before. They actually rejected our red envelopes. It seems that they are going to come for real..."

"absurd!"

Yang Zhong was furious, "If you don't want face, then serve them with sticks and drive them all out of the house!"

"This……"

The old servant looked distressed, "Patriarch, this time I heard that His Majesty ordered the household department to re-measure the land in the world and check the household registration. It is said that not only our Yang family, but also the three families of Wang, Lu, and Cui have been subject to household registration." Ministry's key investigation."

"This little emperor really doesn't know how deep he is!"

Yang Zhong snorted coldly, with a hint of contempt in his eyes, "We are a great family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, which is longer than the founding time of the Tang Dynasty!"

"He Li Tang royal family, if we didn't have the support of our aristocratic families, would we be able to sit on the throne of the country?"

"It's the Tang emperors of his grandpa and grandpa's generation who all respected my Yang family. It's ridiculous that a child who is still a child now wants to have my Yang family's idea!"