As the highest-standard palace in the palace, the Huangji Palace is rarely used, even compared to the Huangji Gate outside.
But today, the large square in front of Huangji Palace is rarely used again, but it was temporarily turned into a shooting range.
That’s right, it’s the shooting range!
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun was drawing his bow and arrow, aiming at a place two hundred meters away.
The next moment, the eunuch released the dove from the cage, but after a few flutters, the dove was shot through the head by an arrow.
"The Emperor is mighty!"
Tiya, who was standing next to Zhao Yanxun, jumped up and clapped her hands, her mouth full of praise.
And the eyes she looked at Zhao Yanxun were full of admiration and admiration.
There is no way, regardless of Zhao Yanxun's noble status, his personal martial arts display alone is enough to turn Tiya, a Hun princess, into a little fangirl.
Taking the arrow from the eunuch's hand, Tiya ran forward with her skirt in hand, and saw the arrow handed to Zhao Yanxun, who was standing calmly.
When Zhao Yanxun took the arrow, Tiya asked with pleading: "Your Majesty, when will you teach me archery!"
The women in Zhao Yanxun's harem, even the most lively Huang Rongrong, have no interest in dancing with guns and sticks, with the exception of Tiya.
"You can't learn my skills!" Zhao Yanxun drew the bow string again, his expression as calm as usual.
But Tiya knew that this was a three-stone bow. Not many people on the grassland could pull it open, let alone pull it open so easily.
And Tiya struggled to use a stone bow. From this point of view, she really couldn't learn Zhao Yanxun's skills.
Of course, the more critical point is that Zhao Yanxun himself is self-taught, so he doesn't know how to teach others.
With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow flew out of the string and hit the target accurately.
"Your Majesty, please teach me how to teach my concubines!" Tiya directly held his sleeves.
In desperation, Zhao Yanxun said: "Bring your bow!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After thanking her, Tia trotted away, her bow resting on a shelf not far away.
At this moment, outside the left door of Huangji, Cabinet Minister Cheng Wenguang was approaching, holding a memorial in his hand.
But this time, unlike before, Zhao Yanxun did not seal the palace gate, so Cheng Wenguang could enter directly.
Of course, even if the palace gates are not closed, well-behaved officials will take the initiative to take a detour so that Zhao Yanxun's "entertainment" will not be affected.
After entering the palace gate, Cheng Wenguang saw the emperor being intimate with a concubine from a distance.
Looking at Wu Hong coming towards him, Cheng Wenguang approached and asked: "Which concubine is accompanying the emperor?"
"I am returning to the pavilion with my concubine!"
As expected, it was exactly as he expected. After thinking for a while, Cheng Wenguang said: "Go and report to the emperor. Just say that there is new news in Tianyu Pass, and I want to report it!"
"Why don't you go there by yourself when you become an adult?" Wu Hongda felt strange.
"It's about the Xiongnu. I'm afraid it won't be convenient for me to be here with the concubine!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Hong suddenly understood, and then turned around to send the message.
But when Wu Hongcai walked in, Zhao Yanxun had already stepped aside and watched Tiya pull the bow string.
There was a target fifty meters in front of him, and Tia was aiming at the bullseye at this moment.
With a "swish" sound, the arrow whizzed out and finally hit the lower edge of the target.
"If you want to raise it higher, try again!"
Tiya had no choice but to continue drawing her bow, but Wu Hong had already walked in front of Zhao Yanxun.
"You don't have to say it, I know it all!"
After saying this, Zhao Yanxun walked out towards the palace gate, and Wu Hong immediately ordered several young eunuchs to follow him.
Zhao Yanxun left, and Tiya looked back to make sure that he would come back before focusing on the bow and arrow again.
Tens of meters away, Cheng Wenguang paid homage to Zhao Yanxun.
"Cheng Qing, there is no need to be polite, just tell me if you have any questions!"
The two young eunuchs carried the chair and put it down. Zhao Yanxun slowly sat on it and glanced at Cheng Wenguang in front of him.
"Your Majesty, the latest news from the Northwest Governor's Office is that the Huns have agreed to our court's conditions and are willing to exchange 10,000 horses!"
Zhao Yanxun was so happy that he stood up directly.
"Very good...very good!" Zhao Yanxun walked back and forth twice.
No wonder he was so happy. With these 10,000 horses, he could form another cavalry bodyguard, which would give him a greater chance of winning against the Western Barbarians.
The Western Barbarians had nearly 700,000 soldiers, including more than 300,000 cavalry. It would be a lie to say that Zhao Yanxun was not worried at all.
Both the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, as well as the Northwest Governor's Office, which is actually responsible for defense, are openly and secretly raising the issue of increasing the number of troops.
But for the sake of domestic stability, Zhao Yanxun did not dare to launch troops rashly, but he is now thinking of ways.
After calming down his joyful mood, Zhao Yanxun then asked: "Is there anything else?"
Cheng Wenguang continued: "Reporting to the Emperor, Mr. Wangge sent a message from Shu County, saying that the land inventory of the entire Shu County has been completed. This is the land accounting account book he submitted!"
Just because the inventory of Shu County's acres was coming to an end, Wang Tinghe personally rushed over to supervise it to avoid any mistakes that would make him "unsafe at the end of the festival."
Zhao Yanxun said before that he would use the army to inspect the fields. He really didn't just talk about this.
Five days ago, he issued an order to the Jinwu left guard stationed in Hexi, and ordered Commander Liu Shan to send 500 people, together with Hu Lizhen, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to inspect the land inventory in Hexi County.
Hu Lizhen was a very capable person, so Zhao Yanxun transferred him back from the south to take charge of this important verification.
Nowadays, land inspections have been fully carried out in various counties controlled by the imperial court, so matters related to verification are naturally important.
"Cheng Qing!"
"I'm here!" Cheng Wenguang replied respectfully.
"Now the land inventory of all the counties in the world has been completed in Gyeonggi, Hexi, and Shu counties, and Qinghe, Hexi, Nanyang, and Jiangxi counties are about to do it!"
After saying these words, Zhao Yanxun put down the report in his hand, glanced at Cheng Wenguang and asked: "Cheng Qing, does he know why I want to check the fields?"
Why is it necessary to inventory the fields? Zhao Yanxun does not need to say more about this matter, everyone in the world already knows it.
"Reporting to the Emperor, the country has been in power for more than a hundred years, and land annexation has become increasingly serious. Large gentry households occupy land without paying taxes, which has now endangered the safety of our country and the Jin Dynasty!"
"Emperors of all generations have wanted to govern, but they have been unable to do so... Now that the emperor is shining brightly and the world is at home, it is natural to eliminate the long-standing abuses of the imperial court. An inventory of the land is the most important step!"
While answering and flattering, Cheng Wenguang's mind was still racing. He was thinking about what the emperor meant when he asked him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanxun then asked: "You are right, checking the fields is indeed the most important step. So after cleaning up...what should we do?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Wenguang felt like he was hit hard, and he had a very bad premonition.
But now that Zhao Yanxun was watching, he could only reply first: "After the inventory of the land is completed, and after the gentry's family assets are known, it is time to eliminate the accumulated abuses and collect taxes in accordance with the national law!"
To put it bluntly, Zhao Yanxun did so many things in the country, including killing so many people and exiling them, essentially to raise taxes.
Once the local real estate is clarified, it is natural to start collecting taxes. This matter cannot be ambiguous at all.
"The autumn harvest has ended, and taxes in various places have begun to be collected, but we are still following the old rules. I think it is very inappropriate!"
Even according to the old rules, the taxes collected by Zhao Yanxun now are almost the same as those in the Tai'an era. You must know that there are fewer counties paying taxes now than in the past.
But Zhao Yanxun is not satisfied. He must implement tax reform and the previous head tax must be converted into land tax.
"I have talked with you about the tax reform before, and I think you already understand my feelings!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "How about you improve the new tax law and then enact it throughout the country...?"
