Yipin Danxian

Chapter 197 Fiefdom
Nominally, the son of heaven owns the world as the co-lord; the son of heaven divides the feudal lords for the country;This constitutes the system of family, country, and world.

Further down, scholars and nationals also have private land, some of which are their own, and some are rewarded by the head of the family, but they can either plant it themselves or entrust others to plant it. There is no such thing as a fief.

Wu Sheng plans to implement the feudal system one level further down, directly to Shi.The first-class disciples are granted [-] mu of land, the second-ranked [-] mu, and the last-ranked [-] mu. These lands can be transferred and inherited forever.

On the basis of owning the land, Wu Sheng allowed the disciples to recruit people. In other words, as Wu Sheng’s disciples, they were allowed to recruit retainers, but they were not allowed to recruit from the people of the country. They could choose from savages, refugees or Baiyue tribesmen. ——Wu Sheng would like to be called a citizen.

The difference between a national and a countryman lies only in whether Shangyong recognizes it. Although a national does not have the status of a countryman recognized by Shangyong, he enjoys the treatment of a countryman in Wu Sheng's fief in Mangdang Mountain, but the object of allegiance is the disciple.

The number of households that can recruit nationals is also limited: [-] households can be recruited for the first-class diners, [-] households for the second-ranked, and [-] households for the bottom-ranked.

Of course, Wu Sheng also specially asked Lu Fang to help design a set of agreements in line with the rights and obligations between the lord and vassals in this era, such as additional taxation, such as wartime recruitment and so on.

Lu Fang didn't object to this idea, but he was very surprised: "Doctor Shen is really willing to do it?" To subdivide his own land, in his opinion, this approach is really a waste of money.

Wu Sheng said helplessly: "Mount Mangdang is located in a land of Baiyue, so we must be prepared for danger in times of peace. Only in this way can we better stimulate the morale of the disciples and help me resist external threats."

Therefore, such a set of prodigal actions has indeed caused an uproar among the disciples, even if they are the beneficiaries, they are also persuading Wu Sheng to take back his life.

But Wu Sheng insisted, so after the persuasion was found to be invalid, all the disciples accepted it with longing.

So Wu Sheng announced: "Starting from tomorrow, select the land, and after ten days, report the selected land to me, and I will issue a deed to you. You are the first disciples who followed me. I am nostalgic, and I allow you to choose your own Land, if you haven’t selected it after a while, I’ll just circle it for you, whether it’s good or bad, you can’t change it!”

All the guests came out of Wu Sheng's meeting room and looked at each other. Uncle Yong hesitated and said, "Choose? Or not?"

After a moment of silence, Ding Ran said: "Why don't you wait for the doctor to give you a gift? How can there be any reason to ask for it?"

Dong Da nodded, and looked at Suo Laoliu and Zhang Xiaokeng, who also nodded, and Suo Laoliu added: "Would you like to tell the doctor that Xiaokeng and I are used to being comfortable with Dalang. When the doctor grants you, can you seal us together?"

As he was speaking, Yong Zhi suddenly turned around and entered the meeting hall again, and bowed to Wu Sheng who was about to leave from the back: "I want to take a rest for three days, please allow me the doctor's permission."

Wu Sheng nodded: "Yes."

Yong straightened up, withdrew, bowed his hands to all the disciples, went back to his residence to lead the horse, and galloped northward along the official road.

The official road of more than [-] miles is very smooth. It only takes three days to drive a car and one day to drive a horse.He rested his horsepower a few times in the middle, and rushed to Shangyong in the evening of the next day, rushed in before the city gate was closed, and reached the neighborhood where he lived.

Yongzhi didn't go home, but went to a house diagonally opposite his own house. This was the home of the widow Xiang Qiniang. Every time he left, he entrusted his daughter Xiaohuan to Xiang Qiniang's care.

Yongzhi stood in front of the door, held his breath, and listened to the faint voice coming from inside.

"...Master Yu agreed, and moved the rain flag downward, and the heavy rain fell. Master Lei refused to help, and left with a cloud..."

"Qiniang, why is Master Lei unwilling?"

"Because the Rain Master sent rain without the consent of the Emperor of Heaven."

"The Emperor of Heaven is so bad..."

"You can't say that. There should be a way of heaven and earth in everything. If you go against the way of heaven and earth, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

A smile appeared on Yongzhi's face, he pressed his face against the door unconsciously, and after listening to the story silently, he took a deep breath and knocked on the door lightly.

When the door opened, Xiaohuan jumped onto Yongzhi's chest in surprise, and lay on Yongzhi's body: "Daddy is back!"

Yong Zhi rode with Xiaohuan on his shoulders, and nodded at Xiang Qiniang.

Xiang Qiniang got up quickly: "Haven't you eaten yet? I'll make it..."

A few bowls of dishes were served, Xiang Qiniang and Xiaohuan ate with Yongzhi in the courtyard, Yongzhi buried his head in a rough meal, wiped his mouth clean, and said to Xiang Qiniang: "The doctor got a fief in Mount Mangdang. "

Xiang Qiniang nodded: "You said so."

Yongzhi said again: "The doctor gave me the land."

Xiang Qiniang was stunned for a moment: "Not bad..."

"There are two thousand acres."

"Great……"

"I'm going to move there."

The small courtyard was silent for a long time, Xiang Qiniang gritted her teeth, nodded with a forced smile, kept nodding, but couldn't say a word.

Xiaohuan suddenly shouted: "Daddy, I won't move! I won't go to Mount Mangdang! I won't go—"

Xiang Qiniang finally spoke, and persuaded Xiaohuan with a trembling voice: "Silly girl, you should go, go, stay with Daddy..."

Xiaohuan cried: "Father, you always lie to me, to lie to me to find my mother when I grow up, but I know that mother can't be found, mother is gone... Now even Qiniang has to leave, I don't want to Go to Mangdang Mountain... woo..."

Yongzhi suddenly took out a gold hairpin and handed it to Xiang Qiniang: "This gold hairpin is very good, it was given by the doctor."

Xiang Qiniang took it in her hand and fixedly looked at the hairpin, but couldn't see clearly.

"I'm a rough person and I can't speak. Anyway, Xiaohuan can't leave you. I want to ask, would Qiniang want to go to Mount Mangdang?"

Xiang Qiniang suddenly raised her head, bit her lip, and asked in a trembling voice, "What am I... going to do?"

"Be Xiaohuan's mother."

Xiang Qiniang covered her mouth, choked up and said, "I... am a widow..."

"you are not willing?"

"not me……"

"Two thousand acres of land, you take care of it!"

"……That was not what I meant……"

"You can recruit [-] retainers, and you will be the mistress!"

"I……"

"There are six gold offerings every year, all of which will be entrusted to you!"

"Don't talk about it, I'm willing to do it without land or money."

Yong Zhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Time is too tight, I only asked the doctor for three days off, pack up quickly, and leave the city overnight."

"The city gate is closed..."

"Let me tell you, they will open it. Hurry up! The doctor said that the land is optional, and you can give it to the place you like. If you go late, the good land will be picked up by others!"

When Xiang Qiniang heard this, she got up in a panic, and went into the house at a loss to clean up. Xiaohuan cheered and followed in, laughing and dancing, and the room suddenly became lively like a festival.

Yong Zhi wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, but found that there was more sweat in his hands, and sat down, feeling weak all over, but extremely happy in his heart.

　Thanks to the new brother who only eats eight-treasure rice for the big reward, kowtow!Thank you Xinxitang and Taoist Tianming for your rewards, and thank you fellow Taoists for your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)