Chapter 245: Conferring land and military merit to the world
"The army...strength...granting fields?"
Monkey Kuruka opened his eyes wide and read for a long time before he recognized the words on the book. He thought carefully for a moment and then spoke half in surprise and half in joy.
"Your Highness, do you really want to give land to the warriors?"
"Of course! Before the decisive battle with the Royal Army, I personally made a promise to the Northern Army: If I win this battle, I will be rewarded and knighted, and the fertile land will be divided up! Today, I have established a country in the land of the lake, and it is time for these promises to be fulfilled.
The samurai commander mentioned to me that even the samurai of the personal guard regiment are impatient!"
Having said this, Shulot looked at the warrior captain beside him. Bertard had remained silent until then and finally spoke with a smile.
"These boys didn't dare to talk to His Highness, so they always asked questions around me, which made my ears calluses. The same is true for other ministries. These legion warriors followed His Highness in the battles, fought bravely, and were loyal.
Second, it is His Highness’s greatest foundation!”
"Dividing fields is what the military aspires to do, and it must be done. Only by allowing the warriors to settle down, take root in the fields, and own property, houses and families in the feudal country can I truly establish my foundation on the land in the lake.
Strong foundation!"
The young king nodded, then muttered.
"I have a detailed plan for the levels of warriors and nobles. Warriors are promoted based on military merit, and the number of acres they own is linked to their level and title. This will be a complete promotion path that will allow all warriors in the feudal country to
Militiamen and even slaves see hope of advancement!"
Having said this, Xiulote smiled slightly. There is no doubt that the origin of this system is the military merit and nobility system of the Qin and Han Dynasties. The land is owned by the king, and then the land is awarded according to military merit, the land is awarded according to the title, and the old fields of the nobles are confiscated.
The young king has been thinking about this system for several years. However, the great nobles in the Mexican Alliance are deeply intertwined and affect all aspects of the alliance. This kind of radical reform must be extremely cautious, otherwise it may be the end of Shang Yang.
It was only then that he took possession of the land in the lake as a fiefdom and a loyal and powerful legion, and then took out the plan again. Most of the old nobles of Tarasco were destroyed in the war, and the rest were also destroyed.
He spoke softly and was unable to resist. The old order of the kingdom collapsed, like a brand new piece of white paper, and he really had the opportunity to calmly design a new system!
Shulot was meditating while opening the book. The first few pages of the book were all about records and plans of land output. Only by clarifying the land system and understanding land production and labor consumption can the rights and obligations of different levels of warriors and nobles be clarified.
.In short, it is what level, how many fields should be sealed, how many serfs should be assigned to farm, and how many warriors should be sent out to fight.
"Today, one man can take care of five people, manage a hundred acres of farmland, and earn one and a half stones a year."
The young king turned to the first page and looked at the memories he was trying to recall. This was Li Kui's estimate of agriculture during the Warring States Period. One stone here is about 20 liters, which holds 24 kilograms of grain. In the Warring States Period, an acre was small, three and a half acres.
It is equal to one mu. Therefore, in the days of land granting in the Qin State, the good fields in the Yellow River Basin were harvested once a year, and each young man cultivated 5-6 acres, with an average yield of more than 120 kilograms per mu.
Then, Xiulote moved his finger, and the second sentence was, "Ten dendrobiums per acre is called fertile land, and it is also a common name in the world." This is a record from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. At this time, one and a half acres was equal to one mu.
, one dendrobium is about half a stone of the Warring States period, which is 12 jins. In other words, one mu of high-quality field has a yield of 180 jins.
Therefore, throughout the Qin and Han dynasties, the yield per mu of land in the Yellow River region was between 120 and 180 kilograms. However, Qin was short of water, and most of the land was in the middle and lower acres, so the yield would be much less, only 100 kilograms.
In the Qin and Han Dynasties, agricultural technology had not yet developed, and the south had not yet been developed. In fact, the yield per mu was much less than that of Milpa in the land of the lake. The number of land grants among military meritorious officials should also be
Make adjustments based on the current situation.
Shulot continued to think, looking towards his distant motherland. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty of this era, because American crops had not been introduced, the north usually harvested once a year, and the south harvested twice a year.
In the north during the Jiajing period, due to restrictions on water and soil, especially rainfall, there was a large amount of dry land. "The soil in the north is barren, and the income per mu is only a few buckets."
"It's time to celebrate and have more than enough." Each bucket is calculated as 18 kilograms, which means that ordinary fields in the north, which are short of water, can only produce 90-120 kilograms per mu.
For fields in the north with sufficient water along lakes, such as Huaiqing Prefecture, Zhangde Prefecture, Minzhou Wei, and along rivers, it is usually "ten or eight dendrobiums per mu", and "three or four stones per acre".
"." According to the "Research on Grain Yield per Mu in Chinese Dynasties", one stone in the Ming Dynasty was about 180 kilograms, and one acre was about 3 acres. That is to say, the yield per mu of fertile land in the north during the Ming Dynasty was slightly more than one stone, about 200 kilograms.
Therefore, in this era, the yield of the northern dry fields of the Chinese Empire was 90-200 kilograms of raw rice, and about 3-4 acres could fully support a young man. This is similar to the Milpa Lake District, which has high-yield crops, is located in the tropics, and has sufficient rainfall. Every day
The yield per mu of Milpa is 80 pounds of corn and beans, and about 200 pounds of pumpkin.
In fact, the ancient American civilization with corn, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and potatoes was never inferior to any country in the Old World in this era in terms of food production. This is also the reason why the ancient American civilization of stone tools and bronze was able to use a small amount of land.
, the reason why it can widely support a population ranging from millions to tens of millions.
In this era, in the south, intensive cultivation and two-harvest paddy fields a year are a completely different situation. The yield per mu of the best southern fields is extremely amazing, 4-5 times that of the fertile fields in the north, and is very different from Tenotic.
Orchid's floating fields are very similar. However, such output also requires a large amount of manure and river mud to maintain nutrient input.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the Lianghu area where two-crop rice is grown, "with Guo Gao's fertile fields, the harvest is no less than five or six stones per mu." And in the Pearl River Delta, "the ones with the Guangdong fields harvest ten
Baskets or ten baskets, the next eight or nine baskets, and the next five or six baskets." Usually 2 baskets are 1 stone. In Guangzhou area, the rice harvest in the upper field is 5-6 shi per mu in two seasons, nearly 1,000 kilograms; the second field is 4 shi, about 1 stone.
More than 600 kilograms; 2-3 stones in the field, about 400 kilograms.
Calculated in this way, the yield per mu of paddy fields in the Ming Dynasty is about 400-1,000 kilograms of raw rice in two seasons. Of course, the following fields are the largest, with the total average yield per mu of about 500-600 kilograms. More than one mu of paddy fields is enough to support a man.
strong.
Seeing this, Shulot paused for a moment and sighed softly.
At the end of the 15th century, when the Old and New Worlds had not yet communicated, due to limitations in temperature, precipitation, crops and agricultural levels, Europe's per-acre harvest was actually far inferior to that of the Near East, India, the Chinese Empire and even ancient American civilizations.
In 15th century manor records in Norfolk, England, wheat yields were about 8-9 bushels per acre, while barley yields were 6-7 bushels. Each bushel of wheat was about 54 pounds, and that of barley was 42 pounds per acre.
It is slightly more than 6 acres. After conversion, each acres only produces 40-80 kilograms of grain. In Northern Europe, where the climate is cold and the mountains are barren, the grain output is much discounted.
Generally speaking, every 10 acres of land in medieval Europe could support one adult male, and each man used a plow horse and iron tools to cultivate 20-40 acres, of which he cultivated a wide range of crops with a low yield, and also grew pasture.
In this early age of great navigation, the entire Europe had low yields and was plagued by plague. The total population was only about 80-90 million. Among them, France, the most populous, had less than 15 million, and the whole of Italy and Goddess
Luo, each has a population of about 10 million. The colonial empires of Spain and Portugal combined had only 7-8 million people. Before the introduction of cold-resistant potatoes, the population of Northern Europe was extremely limited. On the small British Islands, the sum of all regions
Only 3-4 million people. At the same time, Denmark and Sweden both had 6 million people, while Norway only had 3 million people.
Only after the discovery of the Americas did the navigators obtain high-yielding American crops and bring them back to the Old World in ecstasy for the first time. Did the entire Europe usher in a population explosion in the 16th century and a new era of rapid development of civilization.
Where corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes and pumpkins spread, barren mountainous land could be cultivated, the yield per mu of fields increased several times, and the new population increased explosively. The rapidly increasing population also provided the basis for the great colonial era.
It is no exaggeration to say that the discovery of America ignited the first flame of Europe's emergence. High-yielding American crops were the most important cornerstone of Europe's hundreds of years of development and truly changed the entire world!
Shulot stared quietly for a moment, countless future scenes flashed in his mind. He took a deep breath and buried everything in his heart. The monkey looked at His Highness carefully, only to feel that in His Highness's eyes,
There is a fire burning.
Then, the young king continued to flip down, and finally came to the land granting book he had written himself. Bertard and Kuruca approached at the same time, carefully looking at the graphics and words on it.
The first line of "Book of Land Granting for Military Merit Promotion" contains five characters, which depicts a small man holding a weapon, next to a battle suit symbolizing status, and farmland where crops are grown.
"All young people who graduated from community military schools, militiamen who have passed the actual combat test, and some strong and powerful slaves can join the feudal army and become the most basic young warriors."
Bertard read the next first line. He lost his composure, his expression changed rapidly, and he was obviously thoughtful. After a while, the warrior captain asked in a low voice.
"Your Highness, do you really want to open the honorary warrior class to ordinary militiamen and humble slaves?"
Shulot nodded calmly and affirmed.
"Of course! I will open this avenue to the sky to all suitable warriors, and even allow some devout foreign mercenaries to join. In my feudal country, I have the final say! I want to increase the strength of the legion as much as possible,
Integrate all peoples under your rule!”
Monkey Kuruka's eyes flashed. He looked down quietly but quickly, and soon saw graphics of warriors of different levels.
"Young warriors, distribute sleeveless cotton armor, war clubs and shields. Capture/behead one person alive, and be promoted to a first-level binder and become a first-level warrior."
"First-level warriors are awarded battle clothes, leather hats and obsidian daggers. They capture/behead two people alive and are promoted to second-level Vastek hunters, that is, second-level warriors."
"A second-level warrior will be awarded a cloak of honor. Granted 20 acres of land and 1 serf/servant. Capture/behead 5 militiamen/1 warrior alive, and then be promoted to a third-level elite fire warrior... 5,500 militiamen in the Lance Corps, all promoted
As a second-level warrior, it is planned to grant 110,000 acres of land and 5,500 serfs/servants?!"
Seeing this, Kuruca shouted in surprise. All the pikemen under him were promoted to warriors, and he himself naturally became the leader of the warriors.
"Your Highness, do you really want to promote all the spear militiamen to warriors? There is indeed no shortage of land now, but where are the slaves who farm so much?"
Hearing this, Shulot nodded with a smile and only answered the first question.
"The Lance Corps has been tempered by wars for a long time. They have made countless military exploits along the way. They also defeated the central army of the Royal Tarasco Army and captured the King's Flag of the Condor! Their fighting power is seen by everyone. In the group battle,
At that time, they were not inferior to the samurai army, and their tenacity was even higher. They deserved to be rewarded!...
Granting 20 acres of land, minus the fallow, will only cultivate 8 acres per season, which requires one serf. According to 4 acres of land, one serf is needed to support 2 people."
"The food consumption for warrior training can be worth 3 cents per person. Therefore, warriors of this level need to stay in the military camp frequently and receive centralized support and military training from the feudal state. If they return to their own fields, they will not be able to completely leave their jobs.
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The young king pondered for a moment and gave a brief explanation. The so-called samurai of this level are actually similar to the elite ashigaru during Japan's Warring States Period. They are the backbone of the legion and the main force with the largest number.
"A third-level warrior will be awarded a high-level battle uniform. He will be granted 100 acres of land and 5 serfs/servants. If he captures/beheads 12 militiamen/2 elite warriors, he will be promoted to a fourth-level senior warrior. A total of 4,000 rewards will be awarded to each warrior.
Granted 400,000 acres of land and 20,000 slaves."
Warriors of this level can be regarded as the lowest level of military merit titles. Their status is similar to that of military merit knights in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the public servants in the scholar class. The actual cultivation of 100 acres of land granted is 40 acres, requiring 5 people, and the output
The grain can feed 10 men. The serfs distributed theoretically come from the capture of warriors when they are promoted. The consumption of retired warriors is about 3 men, and about 5 men during battles.
In other words, the third-level warriors are professional soldiers who are fully off-duty, and can provide their own food to a certain extent. They can also be considered as the lowest military meritorious landlords. This is the class that Shulot hopes to focus on cultivating.
Bertard took a deep breath. This military merit conferment was still nominally based on the alliance's promotion system, but its actual connotation was completely different. It could even be said to be a subversive reform. The warrior commander shook his head and continued to read.
Enfeoffment to fourth-level senior warriors.
"The fourth-level warrior is awarded elite leather armor and is allowed to wear various feathers symbolizing honor. Granted 240 acres of land and 12 slaves. He is appointed as a squad leader in the army and leads 20-80 people. During war, there are 2 warriors or 1 warrior.
1 auxiliary soldier. If he performs great service, he will be promoted to a first-class military noble. Each department will be entrusted with 16,000 people, 400,000 acres of land, and 20,000 slaves."
When you reach the level of a fourth-level senior warrior, you can start your own family and become an independent warrior family. Its status is similar to that of the Qin and Han military meritorious ranks and the scholar class, with exemptions from labor service. 240 acres of land are granted, and about 100 acres are actually cultivated.
Mu requires 12 people and can support 24 people. Converted into military population, a fourth-level senior warrior can support 2 professional warriors and 1 semi-full-time auxiliary soldier. These people are usually family children.
The warrior captain and the monkey looked at each other for a while, with thousands of thoughts in their hearts, all of which turned into silence in the hall. After a while, the two of them continued to look at the nobles conferring fields below.
"A first-class military noble, possessing jaguar or eagle uniforms, exquisite animal helmets, and equipped with copper axes... Granted 800 acres of land, 40 slaves. Ranked as captain of 200 men in the army, or commander of a samurai battalion. In wartime
There are 2-3 warriors, plus 1-2 auxiliary soldiers. 500 people are promoted from each department, plus 400 people from the Jaguar regiment are transferred to the feudal state, a total of 900 people. 720,000 acres of land are granted, and 36,000 slaves."
The first-level military nobles can be compared to the doctor class in the twentieth-level nobility system, and can also be regarded as the aristocratic knights in the European Middle Ages. The 800 acres of land granted are more than 300 acres of land, which can raise 80 people. The first-level military nobles can
The land supports at least 5 full-time warriors, plus 2-3 auxiliary soldiers. They are already the bottom members of the feudal military group with political voice.
Bertard nodded. This kind of reward was a bit higher than the treatment of the alliance's military nobles, but it was generally at an acceptable level. He continued to look down and frowned unconsciously.
"Second-level hereditary nobles, participate in the affairs of the feudal state, and the feudal land is passed down from generation to generation... Granted 2,400 acres of land, 120 servants. The position is comparable to the battalion commander and legion commander in the army of 1,000 people. In wartime, 8 warriors are sent, plus 4 auxiliary soldiers.
This time, 20 people were promoted, 48,000 acres of land were granted, and 2,400 servants were hired.
The specific list is as follows: veteran Etalik, monkey Kuruka, black wolf Toltec, navy captain Anatri, eagle warrior Barda, Tarasco captain Ezpan, gray Tupuap, crocodile
Marshal Osipai, Lord of the Sky Family Orta..."
"Your Majesty! Thank you for your reward! I swear to die for you, monkey!"
Seeing this, Kuruca let out a low cry. He knelt down on the ground with excitement, tears flashing from his eyes.
The second-level hereditary nobles, as the name suggests, are hereditary lands and titles. They are already the pinnacle of promotion for most families in the alliance and are the true aristocratic class... As an ordinary warrior, this was also the pinnacle of life that he once longed for. Unexpectedly, he would just follow
Your Highness, it took several years to achieve it today!
Shulot nodded with a smile and stretched out his hand to lift Kuruca up. The hereditary nobles were granted 2,400 acres of land, 1,000 acres of farmland, and 120 servants, which could support 240 children. The noble family could survive just by relying on the output of the acres.
Live a comfortable life and support at least 15 warriors and half of the auxiliary troops. They will participate in the decision-making of major issues in the feudal country and lead the army during expeditions.
On this list, Kuruca, Toltec and Ezpan who were born as civilians were promoted by two levels, and most of the other generals who were born as nobles were promoted by one level. The demoted general Horta was granted a flat title, while those who lost their family warriors
The Glorious Noble Ors faction was downgraded.
Also supposed to be on this list are the Jaguar warrior Orosh and the leader of the Divine Blessing Legion, Natali. However, after the autumn harvest, Orosh will lead the Holy City Legion and return to the Holy City with his father; and Natali
Li's Divine Blessing Legion was also about to return to the city of Xilotepec. Xilote temporarily recorded the two men's achievements and waited until he could have the right to reward them.
After the monkey stood up, he bowed deeply again. After a while, he calmed down his excitement and read the list to the end, but did not see the name of the warrior commander. His heart was racing, and he looked down again, thinking in his heart
In an instant, another desire that I had never thought of arose.
"The third-level honorable noble, participates in national affairs, and inherits from generation to generation... Grants 8,000 acres of land, 400 slaves, and ranks as commander of the army... During the war, there are 30 warriors and 15 auxiliary soldiers. One person was promoted this time, Saint
Eagle Warrior Chief Bertard!"
The glorious nobles have 8,000 acres of land granted, 3,200 acres of actual farming, and 400 slaves, which can support 50 full-time warriors and more than 20 semi-full-time auxiliary soldiers. This is already the highest-level noble in the feudal kingdom, second only to the supreme theocratic king.
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This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Seeing this, Bertard pursed his lips. He knelt down on one knee and bowed deeply to His Highness. Then, he maintained his kneeling posture and shouted loudly
Suggested to Shulot.
"Your Highness, please take back this reward! I was born as an ordinary civilian warrior and have always been your guard. I have never led a legion and have not made any outstanding achievements. Now I am ranked above the generals.
I’m afraid everyone will be dissatisfied..."
"Bertard, what are you talking about!"
Shulot interrupted loudly with a smile. Then, he looked solemn and said seriously.
"You were the first to follow me, have always been by my side, and have saved my life several times! You led the personal guards, trained many warriors and generals, and have always been loyal! You have always been quiet and few words.
Be decisive and strategic, act without arrogance or impetuosity! In terms of qualifications, merit, ability, character, and even popularity... You are a first-class existence, why can't you accept this enfeoffment and become the highest-status glorious noble?
?!"
Hearing this, Bertard looked moved. Facing the majestic His Highness, he opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment. The warrior captain had to lie down on the ground and bow solemnly before continuing.
"Your Highness, it is not appropriate to have such a generous reward when a feudal country is just established. You can wait for the future..."
"This award to you is, on the one hand, to set an example for all generals, and on the other hand, it is for the future! I have a long-term plan that requires you to cultivate your own confidants and truly take charge of your own affairs! ...In a few years
Finally, you have to go to the great eastern lake... to the snake-like island in the lake... to conquer the local natives... in the far east... waiting... to capture..."
Upon hearing His Highness's prophetic narration, Bertard looked shocked, and then his expression turned solemn. He bowed respectfully again and said decisively.
"Your Highness, your will is my life. Even if I go to the endless lake thousands of miles away, I will capture the foreigners in the prophecy!...It's just..."
The warrior commander paused for a moment, looking hesitant.
"But it doesn't matter!"
"Your Highness, I am not speaking for myself. It's just that this land grant letter, although it is pretending to be an alliance level, is actually completely different. The rewards of the warrior class are extremely generous and their status is quite high. Military merit and nobles are roughly the same. And hereditary and honorary nobles,
Compared with the Alliance, it is much more harsh...Does His Highness intend to restrict the top nobles and cultivate the warriors in the middle?"
"Haha, you still see clearly! Bertard, you are the only one around me now who can entrust me with big things!"
A real smile appeared on the face of the young king. The old nobles in the southern part of the feudal country occupied most of the local villages and fields. Their acres and the number of slaves far exceeded the standards in the military merit and land award books...
This is also the basis for the next step.
"Monkey, didn't you ask me just now where are the slaves who farm so much?
Shulot laughed loudly, his laughter full of heroic and murderous intent.
"This time, 11,000 people will be awarded land. Almost everyone in the North Route Army will be promoted and rewarded. 1.7 million acres of land will be granted, and 85,000 slaves will be granted...and these fields and slaves all come from here!"
The young king stretched out his finger and clicked hard on the huge map, as if the battle flag of the legion was waving. And where the bright red battle flag pointed, the place where the Mexican legion was advancing was in the south of Apachingan state, across the river.
A prosperous city on the fertile frontier, Kuramo City!
