Jinshui City, Black Castle, Meeting Hall.

The vassal lords and high-ranking knights of Centaur Hills responded to the Duke of York's summons and gathered here to discuss the issue of resettling the refugees.

“Victor’s tenant system was a brilliant idea!”

Embisser York slapped the long oak table, his fat face full of excitement and admiration, and said passionately: "The core idea of ​​the tenant system is that the lord makes the people rich, and the rich people make the family strong!"

The lords looked at each other, no one said anything, and everyone's eyes wandered back and forth, and finally they all fell on the Earl of Longstone Castle.

The Duke of York's uncle, the Grand Knight Terlandon, had to stand up and asked: "Sir, what does it mean for the people to be rich? I can support making the people of the family rich. But if they are refugees...are the refugees rich and the family strong?

What does it have to do with it? In fact, even if the subjects are rich, they have no direct relationship with the lord. The lord cannot deprive his subjects of their wealth without reason, right?"

"Uncle, please sit down." The Duke of York raised his hand and said with a smile: "Isn't it very confusing? Haha, before going to Raven Town, Victor discussed with me all morning. Regarding his views, I was

I can’t understand why the lowly refugees should share our land and wealth? We are not the owners of the refugees!”

Everyone whispered to each other and nodded in agreement. But Mrs. Ulena smiled coquettishly and said: "As long as it is Victor's policy proposal, it is worth discussing whether we understand his intention or not."

The meeting hall suddenly fell silent. Earl Terlanden glanced at the countess appreciatively. He did not want to stand on the opposite side of Victor on the issue of territorial governance. However, as Embiter's uncle, he

Family members always regard him as an adviser who checks and balances the duke's power.

Embiser smiled and said: "The Countess is right. I discussed it with the family scholar for two days and finally understood Victor's idea."

"At present, the three walls to block the ant tide have been completed. According to the original agreement, Centaur Hills is obliged to accept 400,000 refugees from the Kingdom of Cambis within 20 years. However, the church believes that based on the actual situation of Centaur Hills, it is completely

We have the capacity to receive 1 million refugees. Regent Williams sent a letter asking us to receive 60,000 refugees from the northern counties in batches before the wind season next year. The church is responsible for the specific matters of refugee relocation."

"Since we are now the descendants of Gambis, there is no reason to refuse the royal family's request."

The Duke of York calmed down and continued: "I must remind you that the refugees in the northern counties are not loose refugees in the general sense. They have settled in villages in the north of the kingdom and have multiplied for hundreds of years. Compared with those who have no fixed residence,

The refugee group has the ability, knowledge, property, and unity to form a force of its own."

"The biggest problem before us is how to control these outsiders?"

The refugees in the northern counties of Cambis are mainly refugees from the Dodo Kingdom. They have lived in Cambis for hundreds of years, and the lord suddenly asked them to give up their land and move to the distant Centaur Hills. It is inevitable that they will be resentful. Moreover, Gangbis

The citizens of the Bisi Kingdom could drive them away once, but they could drive them away a second time. This made them even more anxious and uneasy about their future.

If Renma Qiuqiu accepts dozens or hundreds of people at a time, it won't be a big problem. However, even if the church organizes the migration of refugees in batches, it will often involve thousands of people.

Thousands of refugees who share the same problem, harbor resentments, and feel hesitant in their hearts will inevitably help each other on the migration road and form a team. For the priests responsible for migrating the refugees, organized refugee groups are easier to cooperate with their work. But for the lords of the Centaur Hills

Generally speaking, refugee groups of thousands of people represent a major hidden danger.

Before the previous group of refugees had been resettled, the next group came again. The trouble was like a snowball, growing bigger and bigger, and eventually became out of control.

The high-ranking knights were silent, and the little lords looked even more worried. The Duke of York looked around and said confidently: "Victor believes that population is the most precious wealth for the people of the hills, and the quality and ability of the refugees are

The higher the better. The key is how to turn these people into our wealth. The tenant system proposed by Victor perfectly solves this problem."

"What do the refugees in the northern counties desire most now? A stable life, and they will not be driven out of their homes again. In fact, this is legal citizenship."

Eunbi Se reached out and picked up the animal skin paper on the table, raised it, and said: "This land rental document satisfies their desire. As long as they get this document, they will have the status of tenants. Tenants are not refugees.

Their land lease documents are signed by the lord and are legal. The tenants are not registered citizens. The land lease documents are renewed every twenty-five years, and the tenant family has priority in renewing the lease. If the tenant cannot pay the rent on time, he is lazy and ignorant, and violates the law,

According to family law, the lord has the right to terminate the lease. Other than that, there is no difference between the tenant family and the subject family. They retain 30% of the harvest and four months of labor or militia training every year. The refugees will have the land lease document.

Their families are treated as subjects. What else could attract them more than this?"

"The best thing is that land lease documents are only issued to monogamous refugee families. Refugee leaders usually have many women, so they are destined not to become tenants. Those bachelors without wives will only poach their corners. The refugee gangs collapsed as a result.

.Our troubles will be solved naturally.”

"good!"

Count Terlandon praised loudly: "Only the children of tenants are eligible to join the mercenary corps. If tenants want to renew their lease, they must work hard. Our territorial citizens have more time to build armaments to meet the needs of the mercenary corps, which is beneficial to South Korea."

Expansion strategy. The tenant system proposed by Victor turned the refugees into our wealth!”

Since we are discussing Victor's proposal, the tenant system must have been appreciated by Sylvia. Ever since Count Terlanden was dealt with by Sylvia (who opposed the Joint Stock Chamber of Commerce and had his youngest son taken away), he really

It was because they were unwilling to play the role of the duke's admonisher anymore. Sylvia brought back a little August from the Kite Castle, and the Earl and Countess of Terlanden still wanted to take the child as their own. Anyway, Edward and Anna

Any heirs born in the future must be returned to Fred and Odile, and the task of checking and balancing the power of the Duke should be left to the parents of the future queen.

What's more, Victor's tenant system is truly amazing.

No matter how good the policy is, as long as the Duke implements it to the vassal lords, someone must stand up and question it. This is the system for the big family to maintain stability. Everyone's eyes are focused on Viscount Fred. Fred stood up helplessly and said

: "The tenant system satisfies the refugees, the people, and the church, but it harms the interests of the lords. In order to resettle the refugees, we have lost 30% of our harvest for no reason, and this happens every year. Of course, I can bear it.

But what about the new lord of the family? They are particularly short of money..."

Several newly ennobled vassal barons nodded frequently, but they heard Fred say: "The tenants get 30% of the harvest, which is too much... Just give them 15%." Seeing the faces of the barons turning dark, Fred said again

Said: "We help the lords of the kingdom resettle the refugees, and they should pay us. I propose that the family use funds to subsidize the new lords."

Eunbi Se stood up abruptly, tried his best to open his eyes wide, stared at his brother, and asked loudly: "Subsidy? Are you going to ask for it, or am I going to ask for it? Are you going to pay for it, or am I going to pay for it?"

Fred shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, sat down again, and put on an innocent expression, as if to say: You have all seen it, it is not that I have no objection, it is the Duke who does not agree to subsidize everyone.

Several eyes were fixed on Enbiser's fat face. He shook his cheeks and said sadly: "You are so shallow... What did Victor say? The people are rich, the family is strong. Appropriate population

It is the most precious wealth...Why do you think of tenants as separate from your own wealth? Why can't you treat tenants as your own wealth?"

Grand Knight Bruce said: "Sir, I believe in Victor's talent and vision, but I still don't know the relationship between the wealth of the people and the power of the family. We used to think that the family was rich and powerful... Please explain it to us.

, what does it mean to make the people rich and the family strong?"

Eunbi Se patted his plump belly, and the attendant immediately brought a cup of fresh goat's milk with honey and a napkin. Eunbise raised the cup, drank the goat's milk, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and said slowly: "Poor homeless people."

, live in a stable place, lack food and clothing, and their children are stunted and weak in health. Wealthy tenants live and work in peace and contentment, and their children are naturally stronger and smarter than the children of refugees. A thin refugee hired worker can cultivate 15 acres of land.

, a strong tenant farmer can cultivate 30 acres of land. 8 thin hired laborers can cultivate 120 acres of land, 8 strong tenant farmers, 4 people can cultivate 120 acres of land, and the remaining 4 can work, learn crafts, or work as mercenaries. So,

The poorer you are, the weaker you are; the richer you are, the stronger you are.”

"Should we accept poor and weak refugee workers, or cultivate rich and powerful tenant farmers?"

"Children of tenant farmers aged 4 to 8 can board in general schools for free. This age group is related to the children's future growth and development. While we instill in them the family concept of loyalty and bravery, we also let them exercise their bodies, hone their will, and practice their youth.

The first-level secret method of wolf combat skills can cultivate qualified soldiers for the mercenary army in advance."

"Sharecropping parents see the hope of the family in their children, so of course they are willing to spend their savings and send their children to military schools and crafts schools. When their children grow up, we have elite mercenary soldiers, skilled craftsmen and strong farmers.

.Is the family stronger?"

This argument ignited the enthusiasm of the vassal lords, and everyone whispered and discussed.

"I see...it turns out that the people are rich and the families are powerful."

"Her Highness Sylvia is worthy of her choice of partner... Viscount Randall's talent leaves me speechless."

"I think Viscount Randall's intelligence is comparable to that of the great scholar Alya..."

The meeting hall was so noisy that the Duke of York had to slam the table hard and raise his voice, "Quiet down, everyone, wait until I finish speaking, and you can discuss it again."

Everyone stopped talking, and Enbiser continued: "The wonderful part of the tenant system is not only to cultivate soldiers and craftsmen. It is a political plan tailor-made by Victor for Centaur Hill. There is no way for other families to imitate the tenant system."

"In the past, a village of the York family controlled a territory of 20 kilometers and could support 3,000 to 10,000 people. The lord should ensure the livelihood of the people. Therefore, the larger the population of the village, the less tribute was handed over to the lord. But in the case of people and horses,

In the hills, 300 square kilometers of land can support 10,000 to 20,000 people, or even more. There is currently no shortage of land in the hills, but there is a shortage of soldiers, farmers, miners and craftsmen. If there are enough tenants in the hills, our territorial citizens will

You can lead the tenant farmers to open up wasteland and build new villages. In this way, the lord's total wealth will actually increase."

"On the other hand, although the tenants are attached to the village, they are allocated by us. The tenants and the villagers belong to the same group. The small families of the tenants have no ability to fight against the village government, and they are destined to rely on the lord. The tenants are equivalent to the lords

The lord's eyes and ears will supervise and restrict each other with the village. The lord's influence will be further expanded, and at least the village chief cannot conceal the total income of the territory."

Speaking, the Duke of York shook his head and said with a smile: "In the past, the natural resources of the territory were limited, and the villagers collected the resources of the territory, and everyone turned a blind eye... Now, half of the hills are terraced fields, and the harvest of the territory is not a small one.

Number. Otherwise, why would the church change the method of collecting the tithe? We can't be like the Prince Regent and set up a tax collector in every village, right?"

The vassal lords couldn't help laughing, a difficult problem was solved in this way.

The Duke of York tapped the table with his fat white fingers and continued: "As for the harvest distributed to the tenants, you don't have to worry about it. The tenants are not refugees. They cannot move freely, otherwise they will lose their land rights. The rules of the lord system, the people

Abide by the rules. We have too many ways to control the harvest of tenants. For example, monopolizing trading channels, controlling prices... Everyone must follow a principle. People's harvests and goods can only be sold to lords, and lords' goods can only be sold to lords.

Can be sold to the Two-Headed Lizard Merchant Guild."

The expressions of the high-ranking knight lords who own the shares of the Two-Headed Lizard remain unchanged, while those of the vassal lords who do not have any shares are a little unnatural. But they have no way to resist the will of the family. The Two-Headed Lizard has many resources and has actually monopolized the people of Centaur Hills.

foreign trade.

The Duke of York has a headache. When Victor proposed the Joint Stock Chamber of Commerce, he had already set up a situation beyond his imagination. Victor and Sylvia are preparing to connect the two-headed lizard with the Golden Group, which also involves gold.

The secret of the recovery potion. These matters cannot be disclosed to all vassal lords for the time being, but as the Duke of the York family, Embither has the responsibility to appease the emotions of the family members. After pondering for a moment, he said:

"I guarantee everyone here, whether it is purchasing materials or selling goods, the Two-Headed Lizard will give the most reasonable price. At the same time, the Two-Headed Lizard Chamber of Commerce will provide low-interest loans to family members who do not have shares, and the loan amount is equivalent to the territory

Three times the annual income. Borrow every three years, and the repayment period shall not exceed five years.”

The new lord's face suddenly looked much better. Enbise nodded and asked, "Who has any objections to the family's implementation of the tenant system?"

Everyone shook their heads and agreed to implement the tenant system. Embiser nodded and said: "Then, everyone go back now and send family scholars over to work out the specific details of the tenant system. Then I will provide the implementation method to Bishop Pero.

Please ask the church to cooperate with us in allocating tenants."

The lords stood up, bowed to the Duke of York, and left the meeting hall one after another.
To be continued...