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Chapter 117: There are many changes in the current era

Zhiyao originally wanted to build a standing army of 3,000 people, but later it increased to a scale of 5,000 people.

The last time the troops were used, the Zhi family's standing troops were reduced, but because of the reserves, they were quickly replenished.

The number of deaths is not too many. If deaths are not as good as wealth pensions, it is just to allow their brothers or nephews to be qualified for priority enlistment. The same is true for disability.

Don’t think that Zhiyao is cold-blooded and ruthless because of this. Compared with other families or countries, the individual compensation made by a few nobles who are compassionate cannot be counted. There is no rule of compensation for casualties.

Military pay is not available at present, and he is qualified to participate in the war when he is recruited and even has to be grateful to the nobles.

Therefore, every era has its characteristics and rules, and it cannot be generalized anyway.

Zhiyao gives more people open channels for progress, including giving them the opportunity to change their own destiny. Due to the limitations of the times, he is already a great person.

"We can't increase the number of standing troops anymore..." If Zhiyao was not under pressure, she actually didn't even want to increase the number of standing troops.

The reward list has been approved, and Jiyao did not intend to stay in "Xintian" and remained motionless. With Jishin's permission, he took enough guards and left.

Zhiyao is about to go to "Handan".

He won't stay for long this time, mainly to go to confirm whether the various rewards have been implemented, and then take a look at the families of the standing soldiers on the spot.

"The prince, the fertile land east of 'Handan' is the difficulty of dispersing it." Zigong was one of the entourages.

In the past, Handan Zhao only managed the surrounding area of ​​"Handan", and left it alone in the distance.

The rewards and punishments of a family are in the hands of Jishen, the head of the family. Jishen only has the right to suggest. This is why Jishen needs to sign and stamp it to truly be executed.

The Zhi family wants to strive to develop the "Handan" area. Zhiyao's suggestion is to plan the rewards of those who have made contributions around "Handan".

Because there is no development relationship, everything needs to be started from scratch, and the meritorious people who have obtained the wasteland have nothing to be dissatisfied with.

First of all, Zhiyao has helped them build a house and prepared corresponding living supplies for as many as three months. What they need is to reclaim the land they obtained into farmland.

Originally, the rewards of "scholars" or "speople" have a certain background. They can be their family members supervising slaves to work, or they can call their friends to work with their families, and the land can be cultivated the next year.

If there was nothing at all? Zhiyao also made other arrangements, either giving rewards other than merit free of charge, or sending people to negotiate, and everyone helps each other. Today you help me, tomorrow I will help you to reclaim the land together.

Zhiyao, who was standing on the road, looked at the busy crowd next to him.

These people were men and women, old and young. Not long ago, they were still members of ordinary people in the current era, that is, they had no property of their own. Because their family made contributions to the Zhi family, they became a three-family family with houses, lands, and slaves.

Destiny has been changed and I have become a member of the permanent property. Even if everyone is so tired that they are sweating, their faces are filled with a happy and satisfying smile.

Just when Zhiyao arrived, they found that the prince had come. They rushed up and worshiped Zhiyao with the most sincere attitude.

Zhiyao did not avoid their salutes, did not do any heartwarming actions, but just stood on the chariot and accepted the worship without expression.

There is no way. Now is the era when the atmosphere of the king's power and heavenly power is the strongest. As a noble, he should have the appearance of a noble. What kind of operation is to be respectful to the wise and the nobles, first of all, the other party should be a "scholar".

If Zhiyao did not allow them to visit, they would feel frightened and thought they were going to be kicked out of Zhishi, or they had done something that made Zhiyao unhappy.

In addition, if you believe it or not, Zhiyao makes heartwarming actions, such as picking up a child to show closeness, and the child will be sent to his resting place tomorrow. If you don’t want the child to die? Or if you distribute the food you carry and show an extremely friendly side to someone, it will actually bring corresponding follow-ups, and the probability will be in a good direction?

Thunder, rain and dew are both kindness? In the current era, as long as you are a noble, you have this kind of power, let alone the next head of the big family.

If you have too much power, any small moves will be over-interpreted, and a large group of people flatter you... may be too dedicated and responsible, which will harm someone or a certain group.

"There are many people in the family, when can the farmland be cultivated?" Zhiyao still had a expressionless face and could not see any kindness.

A young and strong man who lost one arm stood respectfully on one side. He swallowed his saliva when he heard the question and replied nervously: "Go back to the prince, my father, mother, and four brothers in my family, two sisters and sixteen descendants; now there are four servants, so it should be three months?"

Call yourself "I" right? That's right.

Now is an era when everyone can call me "I", and generally they call themselves "name". However, only people with low class will call themselves "I".

For example, Zhiyao, he calls himself "Yao" with a humble attitude, and uses "I" to represent a group. The word "I" either includes Zhi's family or includes Jin State.

In addition, the sixteen descendants mentioned by Broken Arm Qingzhuang are not all his children, but actually they are counting their children. This is because the elders are alive and there is no separation of families. Only when the elders are gone will the brothers separate. It is almost the third generation who will reproduce and prosper.

It would be another situation to have a clan. For example, the era of Zhiyao's family has not changed, or one day the Zhi family is over, all the clan members of Zhi family will continue to survive. Even if the small clan is separated, there will be no accidents and it will take several generations to fade.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, only aristocrats had clans, but later on, a large group of people with blood ties gathered together, without exception, they were extremely xenophobic.

So, it’s no wonder that after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, all dynasties were so afraid of clans.

This young and strong man with broken arm did not serve in the Zhi family's permanent army. He used his "puppy" status to receive taxes, and achieved something based on his strength or luck. He received rewards after he earned his merits.

Because the merits were rewarded much more than before, I simply applied to move to "Handan".

Zhi is developing "Handan" and arranges the rewarded land here. How can there be no reason to not accept movement?

Of course, Zhiyao would not accept the relocation of a large-scale family, otherwise it would be hard to say who they were developing for.

The so-called "size" is about a family of dozens or hundreds of people, with hundreds or thousands of people. There are not many such families nowadays, and they are usually under the rule of a certain great noble, but the person who is the master of the family does not meet the standards in terms of identity, which means they are not real nobles.

"If I remember correctly, would it be long since Lu implemented the 'well-field system'?" Zhiyao said about the matter that Lu carried out land redistribution.

Zigong smiled bitterly and said, "The people who get the land are mostly three Huans. Working to get three taxes and seven taxes, and the three incomes need to be paid two."

The Zhou Dynasty itself implemented the well-field system. The reform of Lu State was to allow more people to own their own land, but they were also ruined as they played.

As Zigong said, most of the people assigned to the land were from Sanhuan. They did not live a happy and fulfilling life after working hard to farm the land and also had to pay taxes to Sanhuan and the country, so they could only leave 10% of them.

They are not "scholars" or "spouses", and they are not even "envious". To put it bluntly, it is because the common people own their own land. They were not starved to death when they were a noble before. Owning their own land, on the contrary, there is a danger of starving to death. Whether it is good or bad is really not easy to define.

The wind suddenly became a little loud, which made Zhiyao squint her eyes.

The reform of Lu State made the Three Huans richer? The common people who obtained the land must have longed to lose their land again, but because of the relevant constraints, they could not get rid of the land. As a result, there was a wave of escape.

Reform is to develop in a good direction. Sanhuan and Lu, who have obtained taxes, must think it is good. The common people who have obtained land not only bear unbearable burdens out of thin air, but have lived a joke in the eyes of others!

Including Jin State, the rest of the countries did not engage in the Lu State. The nobles not only acted as powerful but also were responsible for the various food, drink, defecation and sensation under their rule.

The common people who live under the protection of the nobles depend on how much they pursue, but starving to death is rare.

In fact, this was the case in ancient times. At that time, nobility was born or aristocrats. The nobles led people to explore and develop a piece of land and then named it, and the "Clan" appeared.

To put it bluntly, the burden on the first generation of nobles was very heavy. Not only did they not be able to act as a mighty person, but they also had to worry about the food, drink and safety of the large group of people.

Zhiyao lives in the years when the classical era is about to end. I don’t know how long it can maintain this mentality that leads the masses to develop a certain place and is willing to be driven.

When they walk one place after another, they have a good side and naturally have a bad side.

"Countries in the countryside are often caused by face-to-face disputes, and there is also lack of greed," said Zigong.

If you are qualified to own private property, the mentality of taking more property will definitely appear.

Where can there be conflicts of interests not cause disputes?

Zhiyao thought: "There are Siko in Jin State, but this is not the case. The national law cannot control disputes within the various families. Do I want to write a civil scripture and build a team to resolve disputes and deal with violations?"

After the Warring States Period, the people who handled similar matters were the "Three Elders".

The "Three Elders" system may have been good at the beginning. Like many systems, it has gone astray as it goes.

Zhiyao's thoughts became more and more troubled.

The Civil Code can be written, but the key is that it is too detailed and not only the executives will be confused, and it is difficult for the Lishu to know what to do to do.
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