A few years ago, King Shan Yin intended to increase taxes to alleviate the country's scarce resources, but this suggestion was vetoed by the left prime minister Yuan Jiang at the time.

In addition to not wanting to cause unrest at the bottom of the country due to increased taxes, another important reason is that it is the officials of the court and the various families in the kingdom who really control a large amount of land.

Once taxes are increased, the first people to be benefited are those who own large amounts of land.

Therefore, Shan Yin's suggestion was rejected in public as soon as it was exported.

At this time, I heard that Wanxiang's words seemed to be about expropriating resources from the people. This was related to the interests of everyone standing here at this moment, and they naturally would not let this happen.

Countless eyes are intersecting, and everyone's minds are gradually unified.

If Wanxiang dares to solicit resources from the people, no matter what her reasons are, everyone will resist without hesitation.

Zhong Wei felt the thoughts of the ministers around him, and felt slightly anxious, and couldn't help but want to dissuade him.

"His Majesty..."

Wan Xiangsu raised his hand slightly to stop him from speaking. He looked at the ministers in the palace and said word by word:

"I am ready to implement an aristocratic system!

Courtesy Officer!"

A ceremony official came out and said:

"I'm here!"

Wan Xiang said calmly:

"Purpose:

From now on, the kingdom will implement the aristocratic system.

All frontline soldiers who have made outstanding contributions in the foreign war of resistance, have made great contributions in many wars, and have made changes in the war situation, whether they are generals or ordinary sergeants, can obtain noble seats."

...

One day later, countless postmen carried the new king's will to deliver it to various cities in the kingdom.

Soon, notices were posted on bulletin boards in various countries in the royal city.

In a small city, hundreds of people gathered around a notice board and listened to officials read the contents of the notice loudly.

Originally, most of the citizens of the 'Suzaku Kingdom' were literate, but in recent decades, due to war, the kingdom has been unable to provide free education.

And the people did not have the time and energy to learn knowledge, so there was a gap in Wang Guodong's education.

At this time, a small number of people standing in front of the bulletin board could still read a little bit, but most of the people could only listen to what others preached.

"...From now on, the kingdom will implement the aristocratic system.

All frontline soldiers, whether they are generals or ordinary sergeants, who have made outstanding contributions in the foreign war of resistance, have made great contributions in many wars, and have changed the situation of the war, can obtain noble seats.

This aristocratic system is divided into five levels of nobility: "gong, marquis, uncle, son and male".

The aristocratic system will abolish the twenty-level military nobility system in the kingdom. Sergeants with military nobility can be converted into nobles of the corresponding level according to their own military nobility.

Anyone who becomes a noble can have his or her own fief, and within this fief, the nobles of the fief will have relatively independent rights.

The title of Duke has a fiefdom of three thousand miles, the title of Marquis has a fiefdom of one thousand miles, the title of Earl has a fiefdom of five hundred miles, the title of Viscount has a fiefdom of three hundred miles, and the title of Baron has a fiefdom of one hundred miles..."

At the feet of a strong hunter lay a beheaded bear-like monster. The monster was two feet in size, and its teeth and bear paws shone slightly.

The hunter scratched his head and asked:

"Officer, what do the words in this notice mean?"

The official looked a little excited and explained:

"The notice means that if you can perform meritorious service on the battlefield, you can become a noble!"

Someone else asked:

"What is nobility?"

The official's eyes flashed and he said:

"If you can become a noble, even the lowest baron, you can get a hundred miles of fiefdom.

Do you know how big the city is beneath my feet right now?"

He tried his best to open his hands in front of him, as if to include everything in front of him.

"The size of this city is exactly one hundred miles.

In other words, if you can become even the lowest level of noble, this city will become your private property!"

"What?"

"This...how is this possible?"

"That's right, how can an individual own a city? This is absolutely impossible!"

"..."

The people around him were shouting and shouting, and they were all red-faced and quarrelsome.

The hunter couldn't hear the official's explanation and shouted impatiently:

"Shut up, everyone!"

This shout was loud like thunder, and everyone around was startled and immediately fell silent.

Orion turned to look at the official and asked with a smile on his face:

"Police officer, is this true?

Once I become a noble, will everything in this city belong to me, including these countless houses and people?"

The official couldn't help but rolled his eyes and shouted:

"What good thing are you thinking about?

Becoming a noble can indeed own a city, but it does not mean that everything in the city belongs to you personally.

Let me ask you, can you manage a city?

Can you grow crops?

Do you know how business works?

There are countless things happening in this city every day, can you deal with them?

you know..."

Every time the official said something, Orion shook his head. After the official asked a series of questions, Orion's head was shaking like a rattle.

Orion said with some frustration:

"It seems that this nobleman is of no use, right?"

"No use???"

The official's voice suddenly rose to the point of shrillness, and he shouted very fast:

"Although the nobles cannot interfere in the city's affairs, you can get 70% of the city's taxes!"

The official's face turned red, and he made a 'seven' sign with his fingers, and his tone became more and more intense.

"Do you know how much tax this city gets in a year?"

He gestured with his hand like a mountain and shouted excitedly:

"If these taxes were exchanged for copper coins, a mountain could be built.

More importantly, even when you die, this city can be passed down to your descendants.

Here, inherit, disregard, replace!”

The official spoke in an almost dreamy tone, extremely intoxicated.

At this moment, everyone near the notice board felt suffocated.

They were imagining in their minds what it would be like to have a city made of money, and at the same time they couldn't believe what they were hearing.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Even though the announcement was stamped with a seal representing the government, they still felt unbelievable.

Orion swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked softly:

"Prince, why did the kingdom make such a decision?"

Even though he knew nothing about national affairs, he knew that the establishment of the aristocratic system would greatly weaken Wang Guodong's ruling power.

After the official was silent for a moment, he said in a low tone:

"The kingdom is now besieged by two major countries. It can no longer produce a grain of food, nor can it recruit a single soldier.

In order to resist the attacks of the two countries, the new king issued this decree."

Orion and the people around him gradually woke up from their excitement. Someone suddenly asked:

"I also want to kill enemies for my country, but I don't know how to fight!"

The official looked at the people in front of him and slowly said:

"Nobles who obtain titles for their military exploits in war are called 'military nobles', and their fiefdoms are just like what I just said.
To be continued...