I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 168

Zhiyao originally only wanted to build a standing army of 3000 people, but later increased it to 5000 people.

The last time the army was used, Zhishi's standing army was reduced, but because of the reserve team, it was quickly replenished to full strength.

The number of deaths is not too many. There is no such thing as financial pensions for those who die in battle. It only allows their brothers or nephews to be given priority in enlisting in the army. The same is true for disabilities.

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 out of compassion cannot be counted. There is no rule of compensation for casualties.

There is no such thing as military pay at the moment, and being conscripted to be eligible to participate in the war even has to be grateful to the nobles.

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

Zhiyao has opened up channels for more people to make progress, including giving them the opportunity to change their own destiny. Considering the limitations of the times, Zhiyao is considered a very good person.

"We can no longer increase the number of standing troops..." If Zhiyao was not under pressure, she would not even want to increase the number of standing troops.

The list of rewards has been passed, Zhiyao didn't plan to stay in "Xintian" forever, got Zhishen's permission, took enough guards and left.

Zhiyao is going to "Handan".

This time he will not stay long, mainly to confirm whether the various rewards have been implemented, and then to see the families of the standing soldiers.

"Your Majesty, there are many fertile fields east of 'Handan', but the difficulty lies in dividing them too widely." Zi Gong was one of the entourage.

In the past, Handan Zhao only managed the surrounding areas of "Handan", and left the farther places alone.

A family's rewards and punishments are all in the hands of Zhishen, the head of the family, and Zhiyao only has the right to make suggestions.This is why Zhishen's signature and seal are required for the reward to be truly executed.

The Zhi family wants to develop the "Handan" area as much as possible. Zhiyao's suggestion is to plan the rewards for those who have meritorious deeds around "Handan".

Because there is no developed relationship, everything needs to be started from scratch, and the meritorious people who get the wasteland have no dissatisfaction.

First of all, Zhiyao has already built a house for them, and prepared the corresponding living materials for three months. What they need is to reclaim the acquired land into farmland.

Rewards who are originally "scholars" or "disciples" have a certain background. They can be their family members to supervise the work of slaves, or they can invite friends to work with their families. The land can be cultivated in the next year. .

What if there was nothing at all?Zhiyao also made other arrangements, instead of giving free rewards other than credit, in fact, they sent people to negotiate, and the big guys helped each other, you help me today, I will help you tomorrow, and reclaim the land together .

Zhiyao, who was standing on the road, looked at the busy crowd in the wilderness next to her.

These people include men and women, old and young. Not long ago, they were members of the ordinary people in the current era, that is, they did not have any property of their own; Three of the slaves had families.

Destiny has been changed, and everyone has become a member of the permanent property. Even though everyone is tired and sweaty, their faces are filled with happy and satisfied smiles.

When Zhiyao arrived just now, the people who found the son came, they rushed up and paid respects to Zhiyao with the most sincere attitude.

Zhiyao didn't avoid their salutes, didn't do anything heart-warming, just stood on the chariot and accepted the worship expressionlessly.

There is no way, the current is the era when the atmosphere of the monarchy is the strongest. As a nobleman, you should have the appearance of a nobleman. What is the operation of a corporal, first of all, if the other party is a "scholar".

If Zhiyao didn't let them pay homage, they would feel terrified, thinking that they were about to be expelled from the Zhishi clan, or that they had done something that made Zhiyao unhappy.

In addition, believe it or not, Zhiyao made a heart-warming gesture, such as hugging a child to show her closeness, and that child will be sent to his resting place tomorrow. Don't you mean letting that child die?Or if you distribute the food you carry and show a very friendly side to someone, it will actually bring corresponding follow-up, and it will develop in a good direction with a very small probability?

Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king?In the current era, as long as you are a nobleman, you have this right, let alone the next head of a big family.

With too much power, any small action will be over-interpreted, and a large group of people will flatter... Maybe they are too dedicated and have harmed a certain person or a certain group.

"There are so many people in the family, when can the farmland be reclaimed?" Zhiyao still had no expression on her face, and she couldn't see any kindness.

A young and strong man who lost an arm stood respectfully on one side, swallowed his saliva when he heard the question, and replied nervously: "Back to the son, my father, mother, four brothers, and two sisters are waiting for you." , with 16 heirs; now there are four subordinates, so it should be March?"

Call yourself "I", right?This is right.

Now is the age when everyone can call themselves "Zhen", but generally they refer to themselves as "Name", but those who are not of high class will use "Zhen" to refer to themselves.

Like Zhiyao, he calls himself "Yao" when he is more modest, and uses "I" to represent a group, and the word "I" either includes the Zhi family or includes the state of Jin.

In addition, the sixteen heirs mentioned by Broken Arm Qing Zhuang are not all his children, in fact, the brothers' children are also included.This is the current saying that the elders are alive and there is no separation of families. Only when the elders are gone will the brothers separate, and it is almost the third generation that will reproduce separately.

It will be another situation if there is a clan. For example, the era of Zhiyao’s family has not changed, or one day the Zhi clan will die. If there is no accident, it will take another few generations before the relationship will fade.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, only nobles had clans, but later on, a large group of blood-related people joined together, and there were no exceptions, but they were extremely xenophobic.

So, it's no wonder that after the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, all dynasties would be so afraid of the clan.

This young man with a broken arm did not serve in the Zhi Clan's standing army. He used his status as a "disciple" to receive gifts, and he gained something by virtue of his strength or good luck, and he was rewarded after crediting his merits.

Because the merits and rewards are much more than the previous Zi property, he simply applied to move to the "Handan" side.

The Zhi family is developing "Handan", and the rewarded land is arranged here. How can there be no reason not to accept the move?
Of course, Zhiyao will not accept the relocation of large-scale families, otherwise it is very uncertain who it is developing for.

The so-called "scaled" probably refers to a family with dozens or hundreds of members, and several hundreds or thousands of subjects.There are not many such families nowadays, and they are usually under the rule of a certain great nobleman, but the person who is the head of the family does not meet the standard in status, that is, he is not a real nobleman.

"If I remember correctly, did the State of Lu practice the 'well field system' long ago?" Zhiyao said that this matter was the redistribution of land by the State of Lu.

Zigong smiled wryly and said: "The majority of those who get the land are Sanhuan, and they get three taxes and seven for their hard work, and two of the three they get."

The Zhou Dynasty itself implemented the well field system, and the reform of the State of Lu was to allow more people to own their own land, but they messed up after playing around.

As Zi Gong said, most of the people who were allocated land were from Sanhuan. They did not live a happy life because of the land allocated to them. I can only keep [-]%.

They are not "scholars" or "disciples", not even "envy". To put it bluntly, Li Shu owns their own land. They were not starved to death when they were the property of a nobleman before. Owning their own land is beneficial. Whether the risk of starvation is good or bad is really hard to define.

The wind was suddenly a little strong, making Zhiyao squint her eyes.

Did Lu's reform make Sanhuan richer?Li Shu, who got the land, must have longed to lose the land again, but because of the relevant constraints, he couldn't get rid of the land, and the result was a wave of fleeing.

The reform is to develop in a good direction. Sanhuan and the State of Lu who have received taxes must feel good about it. Li Shu, who has obtained land, not only bears an unbearable burden out of thin air, but has become a joke in the eyes of others!
Including the state of Jin, the rest of the countries did not follow the same pattern as the state of Lu. The nobles were not only domineering, but were actually responsible for all kinds of eating, drinking, and messing under their rule.

Li Shu living under the protection of the nobles, how they live depends on how much they pursue, starving to death is rare.

In fact, this was the case in ancient times.At that time, the nobles were not born nobles, and the nobles led people to develop, developed a piece of land and named it, and "shi" appeared.

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

Zhiyao lived at the end of the classical era. I don't know how long she can maintain this mentality of leading the masses to develop a certain place, and the masses are happy to be driven.

They walked down one place after another, there was a good side, and naturally there was also a bad side.

"The disputes in the countryside are mostly out of superficiality, and there is also a lack of greed." Zi Gong said.

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

If there is a conflict of interest, how can there be no dispute?
Zhiyao thought: "There are bandits in the state of Jin, but they don't manage this aspect, and the national law can't control the disputes within each family. Do I want to write a civil code, and then build a system for resolving disputes and dealing with violations of the law?" team?"

After the Warring States period, the people who dealt with similar things were the "three elders".

The "Three Elders" system may have been good at the beginning, but like many systems, it went astray as it went along.

The more Zhiyao thought about it, the bigger her head became.

The civil code can be written, but the key is that it is too detailed, not only will the executive staff get dizzy, but it is also difficult for Li Shu to know what to do that is not considered a violation of the law.

"It's better to be simple and rough!" Zhiyao thought.

(End of this chapter)