. ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Y i ▁Bang won ▁assumed ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Jose on ▁at ▁long ▁last ▁as ▁King ▁T ae j ong , ▁third ▁king ▁of ▁Jose on . ▁ ▁Cons olid ation ▁of ▁royal ▁power ▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁T ae j ong ' s ▁reign , ▁the ▁Grand ▁King ▁Form er , ▁T ae jo , ▁refused ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁the ▁royal ▁se al ▁that ▁sign ified ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁any ▁king ' s ▁rule . ▁T ae j ong ▁began ▁to ▁initi ate ▁policies ▁he ▁believed ▁would ▁prove ▁his ▁qual ification ▁to ▁rule . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁acts ▁as ▁king ▁was ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁privile ge ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁the ▁upper ▁e ch el ons ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁arist ocracy ▁to ▁maintain ▁private ▁arm ies . ▁His ▁rev oking ▁of ▁such ▁rights ▁to ▁field ▁independent ▁forces ▁effectively ▁sever ed ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁must er ▁large - scale ▁revol ts , ▁and ▁dr ast ically ▁increased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁men ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁military . ▁T ae j ong ' s ▁next ▁act ▁as ▁king ▁was ▁to ▁rev ise ▁the ▁existing ▁legisl ation ▁concerning ▁the ▁tax ation ▁of ▁land ▁ownership ▁and ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁state ▁of ▁subjects . ▁With ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁previously ▁hidden ▁land , ▁national ▁income ▁increased ▁two fold . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 9 9 , ▁T ae j ong ▁had ▁played ▁an ▁influ ential ▁role ▁in ▁scra pping ▁the ▁D opy e ong ▁Assembly , ▁a ▁council