Standard Terra Calendar, 989.M41, Storm Field, St. Casparon Parish, War Sixth War Zone, Giovani Galaxy
After taking charge of the Great Diocese, in order to better deploy defense and command, Ustad cut the frontiers of the Great Diocese into several war zones according to Soshyan's model in the Great Vortex Expedition. Each war zone set up a war zone commander, with the Star Knight or the company commander of the White Temple, so that his will as the consul of the Legion could be implemented. After presiding over military and political affairs, Ustad finally realized that deployment and decision-making are actually very easy, and the difficulty is always in execution.
Originally, he was quite confident in mortals, but after countless shirks, delays and even deceptions, he gradually lost patience with mortals. So even though he knew that dispersing Astart would weaken the mobile power in his hands, Ustad was determined to implement the division of the military region.
But Astat also needs to use a large number of mortals to host the war zone, and some problems are still difficult to avoid...
"...Sir, due to the last operation at the refinery, the supply of progesterone is expected to drop by 14% in the next quarter, and some factories may face the risk of a complete power outage..."
In the temporary office, Bahram listened to the report of the mechanical priest. The hall was not luxurious, with only many communication equipment and screens, and a huge round table. It used to be an abandoned castle. In order not to disturb the people and occupy other people's property, Bahram chose this place. It happened to rain when he held a meeting in the first month. Since the roof had not been completely repaired, everyone could only hold a meeting in the leaking hall. However, Bahram didn't care that he was stepping in the mud and water, and his armor and accessories were wet.
The Sixth War Zone has two galaxies, 14 human planets, 28 unmanned planets, with a total population of about 7.6 billion. Most human planets are relatively backward agricultural and feudal worlds. Only 3 worlds have a certain industrial foundation. Their comprehensive strength is ranked lower among several war zones, but the pressure of frontal defense is not small. Tyron's tentacles have extended into the war zone. Fortunately, Bahram commanded properly and successfully blocked Tyron in the Elgray Galaxy.
Then he formulated a defense strategy for the war zone - Bahram did not blindly promote the militarization of the war zone, because the resources that the rear could provide were very limited, and most of them needed to be invested on the front line. He understood that a strong fortress needed a strong heart, and the name of this heart was Industry.
If you want to make an area fortified, you must first industrialize it, which is the biggest difference between Bahram and other theater commanders.
But this matter is not easy to do. Although he was given great autonomy, the allocation of resources still had to obey the General Command of the Legion of the Cardinal World, Ustad, and the General Command of the St. Casparon, led by him. According to the requirements of the General Command, each war zone had to provide a certain amount of combat tax for the rear allocation. Bahram could not use much resources. The Sixth War Zone itself was poor and weak. Most of the agricultural world was even serfdom. The vast majority of tenants and serfs lived below the extreme poverty line. Bahram had personally visited the people. He took off his armor, put on his ragged robe, and disguised as a mechanical priest to come to the most extensive and difficult to notice. He witnessed the miserable and difficult life of most people.
The cruelest one is the life of slaves. When working during the day, they are often whipped by slave owners, with ropes around their necks, and are locked in a divine jail wearing wooden shackles at night. In order to avoid them from escaping, the masters will mark their owners on their faces. The diocese is still a very vague attitude towards slavery, because Soshyan did not handle too much government affairs and handed over to Ustad. Ustad once discussed this issue at the legion meeting. Most company commanders felt that the internal must be stable now in order to concentrate their efforts against Tyron, so they did not choose to completely abolish slavery like the Nesson Galaxy or Bracato Galaxy.
In addition, due to the recent wars, there are many people who have become slaves due to debt or other reasons. Many refugees who have fled from the trapped galaxy have no choice but to sell themselves or their children as slaves because of their lack of food and clothing. This has led to the price of slaves falling all the way. Bahram has visited the largest slave market on the planet, which is very lively and prosperous. People are arranged like objects. Some people can't wait to commit cruel rape in the dark alley after buying beautiful female slaves. Of course, under such cruel oppression, slave riots are naturally common. Many slaves who killed their masters and fled have no way to go, so they can only become bandits and become bandits hiding in the jungle and mountainous areas. If they want to survive, they can only go to rob their families.
The situation of serfs is a little better than that of slaves, but it is only a little bit. They have their own economy and family, but it also means they have to bear the most obligations. They not only have to pay very high land taxes, but also have to regularly serve their lords every week. Many people live in semi-buried caves, and the whole family cannot make up a complete set of clothes and rely on meager land to survive. However, even so, life is difficult to stabilize. Many children, famine, harsh taxes, diseases, bandits, officials and gentry, and each of them seriously threatens their fragile life.
The tenants are in a better condition, but they still need to pay a very high proportion of land tax to the landlords. In addition, they also need to pay taxes to the rulers. They often cannot earn a penny a year and even owe a lot of usury.
After spending half a month visiting hundreds of different families, Bahram had a clear mind and began his plan.
First of all, it was slavery. He issued several decrees as the commander of the war zone. He did not recklessly abolish slavery, but instead requisitioned all slaves in the war zone on the grounds of "war readiness". The expropriated people would receive a certain proportion of tax exemption, and then ordered the ban on private slaves and population transactions. Only the Mechanical Cultivate and the State Church had limited power in this regard.
He then introduced a rent reduction law, stipulating that after serfs pay taxes of 25% of their output, the remaining 75% of their output should be equal to the landlords, and landlords are not allowed to charge land taxes higher than this proportion.
Chapter completed!