In the small courtyard, Lin Bai, Qiao Mo and others were chatting.
Yi Gu asked curiously: "I don't understand why so many Chu warriors want to be crowned kings and marquises?"
"In the world of martial arts, shouldn't we pursue strength and cultivation? What's the use of pursuing these official positions?"
Lin Bai also nodded slightly. Everyone in the martial arts world is pursuing cultivation and immortality.
The official positions and titles of Chu State do not seem to be that important.
Qin Yao smiled and said: "You are just blind, right? Who said that pursuing an official position is not pursuing cultivation?"
"You want to improve your cultivation? What do you need?"
"Do you need training resources?"
Lin Bai and Yi Gu nodded at the same time and looked at Qin Yao in confusion.
Qin Yao smiled and said: "The title of Chu State is inextricably linked to its cultivation resources."
"The ultimate goal of warriors who serve as officials in the Chu Kingdom is to become kings and marquises!"
"Only after they become kings and marquises can they get a lot of resources!"
"This has to bring up the Chu Kingdom's princely title system."
Lin Bai and others regained their energy and looked at Qin Yao attentively.
Qin Yao said: "There are four types of titles in Chu: Chu Shi, Shang Qing, Marquis, and Wang Jue."
"Most of the Chu scholars are there to win people's hearts and have no real power in Chu country."
"With the title of Shangqing, you can serve as an official in Chu. If you have outstanding political achievements, you can also be transferred to guard the city. For example, Luo Cong, the lord of Fengling City, and the lord of Wuen City both have the title of Shangqing!"
"Beyond the rank of Lord, there are marquis and king!"
"Marquises are divided into three levels: city marquis, two-character marquis, and one-character marquis."
"For example, if the lord of Wu'en City does not betray the Chu State and makes political achievements in Wu'en City, the Emperor of Chu will be overjoyed and confer the title of 'Marquis of Wu'en City' on the lord of Wu'en City, and take over the lord of Wu'en City. In this way
, the cultivation resources that Wuen City pays tribute to Chu State every year belong to the owner of Wuen City alone!"
"This is the Marquis of the City!"
Hearing this, Lin Bai and Yi Gu both opened their eyes, obviously a little surprised.
After Lin Bai came to the Demon Realm, he learned about the administrative structure of the Demon Realm, which was divided into five levels: "Warrior Village, Warrior Town, Warrior City, State Boundary, and Qianzhou".
The warrior village needs to pay tribute to the warrior town every year; the warrior town needs to pay tribute to the warrior city every year; the major cities need to pay tribute to the state boundary every year; the state boundary needs to pay tribute to Qianzhou... and so on.
For example, the Eternal Demon Sect, which Lin Bai once belonged to, controls more than ten state borders in Xieyue Qianzhou. Every year, it needs to pay tribute to the "Xieyue Sect" in Xieyue Qianzhou with a large amount of treasures.
The Xie Yue Sect also needs to pay tribute to the Qitian Sect in large quantities every year.
If someone does not want to pay tribute, it will be regarded as rebellion, and the Qitian Sect will send strong men to suppress it, which may range from annihilating the entire family to massacring the entire state, which is extremely terrifying.
Wuen City is an important city in the south of Kezhou. There are so many treasures that need to be paid tribute every year, including "magic passages", "magic weapons", "magic elixirs", "rare spiritual objects" and "celestial materials".
"Earth treasure", "immortal jade" and so on.
If you are awarded the title of "Marquis of the Unfaithful City", then the treasures that must be paid as tribute in this city every year will not need to be sent to the Chu State, but will belong to the Marquis alone!
This is a blessing!
And if you are unwilling to give, the city prince can still report to the Chu Kingdom, and the Chu Kingdom will come forward to support you.
Qin Yao continued: "Chenghou, enjoy the taxes of a city."
Lin Bai asked again: "Sister Qin Yao just said that marquises are divided into three grades. The third grade marquis is the city marquis. What about the second grade and the first grade?"
Qin Yao said: "The second-class marquis is called Liangzihou."
"For example, King Chaining was previously awarded the title of 'Marquis of An Ning', and the word 'An Ning' in it was his title. This is the meaning of 'Two-Character Marquis'."
"One-character Hou means that there is only one character in the title, such as 'Ninghou', 'Qinghou', 'Huhou', etc."
"A two-character prince can usually enjoy the taxes of more than ten cities and less than fifty cities."
"A Yizihou can usually enjoy the taxes of more than fifty cities and less than one hundred cities!"
Lin Bai took a breath of cold air, he really didn't expect that the Second and First Character Hous were treated so well.
Qin Yao added: "Beyond the marquis, there is the king."
"The princes are also divided into two levels."
"The second-class kings are also called 'two-character kings'. Like the two-character marquis, their titles have two characters in them."
"For example, King Chaining belongs to the title of Two-Character King!"
"The first-class king is also called the 'One-Sided King'. As the name suggests, there is only one word in his title, such as 'King Qi', 'King Jing', 'King Lu', etc."
"If you are a royal relative, a brother or sister of His Majesty the Emperor of Chu, then you will also add 'prince' to the title, such as 'Prince Qi', 'Prince Lu', etc."
"As long as you hear the word 'prince' in the imperial capital, don't think too much. They must be members of the royal family. Don't mess with them."
Yi Gu looked excited and asked hurriedly: "Where is the prince's fiefdom and taxes? How are they collected?"
Qin Yao said: "The two-character king enjoys the taxes of a state."
"We are kings side by side and enjoy the taxation of ten states."
Yi Gu's eyes became hot: "I'll go, the treatment in Chu State is so good! Hehe, when I have the opportunity in the future, I will also get a Yi Zi Side by Side King to play with."
Lin Bai thought about it carefully and said with a smile: "Actually, it doesn't sound that good. It's like sealing a city. If it's a city within the eighteen imperial states, there will naturally be enough oil and water. If it's outside the eighteen imperial states, there will be enough oil and water.
In some cities, the oil and water are not big enough."
"The same goes for the prince's fiefdom. Emperor Chu will not grant you the territory within the eighteen imperial states. Even if you become a prince, your fiefdom will only be outside the eighteen imperial states."
"Beyond the Eighteen Imperial States, there are so many poor places and many poor state borders. The annual taxation is not as much as one city in the Eighteen Imperial States."
Hearing Lin Bai's analysis, Yi Gu nodded in sudden enlightenment.
Qin Yao smiled and said: "Brother Lin is right, most of the fiefdoms of princes and marquises are outside the eighteen imperial states."
"Of course, where exactly it is sealed depends entirely on God's will."
"So far, many of the marquises and princes who have been conferred in the Chu State have never been to the fiefdoms. Every year, as much as the taxes come in, they can be distributed to their marquis and prince mansions!"
"Some time ago, wasn't His Highness King Chen demoted from the imperial capital? He just went to his own fief. However, after all, His Highness King Chen is the son of Emperor Chu. His fief is naturally rich in oil and water."
Lin Bai smiled. Seeing how widespread His Highness Prince Chen's actions were, and the elixirs and treasures given to him were all top-notch, Lin Bai guessed that his family background was not too weak.
Lin Bai asked again: "Can the title of Chu be passed down? That is, can it be hereditary?"
Qin Yao shook her head and said: "Kingdom can be hereditary, but marquis cannot."
Lin Bai's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "This is to encourage those marquises to work hard to become kings, so that they will not stop making progress after becoming marquises."
Qin Yao smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, but Chu State has a vast territory. How many people in this huge world can have the title of king?"
"Now in the imperial capital of Chu State, there are not even a hundred warriors with royal titles!"
The Kingdom of Chu has been standing in the Eastern Territory of the Demon Realm for such a long time, but there are not even a hundred people with the title of king. You can imagine how difficult it is to become a king.