Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 614 The Republic and the Emperor ([-])

three days later

The spring of the four hundred and eighth year of Yan State (618)
New Year
New Year
A grand celebration is underway, and various new weapons and equipment as well as inventions are also displayed at the celebration.

For example [snake pole fire gun] [big fire gun/cannon] [plate armor/cuirass] [printing] and so on.

With the further improvement of smelting technology, the craftsmen of Yan State have created a plate armor that has a more complete protective effect than traditional chain mail and armor. It is the iron armor formed in one piece.

This requires relatively high iron smelting technology. It is much more difficult to make a whole piece of iron armor that conforms to the human body structure than to make individual armor pieces separately.

Especially the requirements for blast furnace temperature are much higher than before.

This is mainly due to the development of hydraulic machinery, which makes the smelting of Yan State more saving manpower and animal power, and the power of hydraulic machinery is also stronger than traditional animal power machinery.

As for the big firecracker, it is not an invention, but on the basis of the original firecracker, the caliber of the firecracker pipe is greatly increased, so that the caliber of the firecracker reaches the size of a person's head, and it can fire a relatively large gun. The iron pops out.

Because the explosive power of the big firecracker/cannon will shatter stones, it cannot be loaded with stones like ordinary firecrackers, and can only be loaded with iron shells.

"Its range and power are similar to those of the original cannon/catapult, but it is much more convenient to carry than the original cannon. It does not have such a large volume, does not require a large footprint, and can even be transported by a horse-drawn cart. The only The disadvantage is that special iron bullets must be used, and the cost of war is a little higher than that of the original cannon." The inventor of the big fire blunderbuss/cannon introduced his great invention to the nobles of Yan State.

It is said to be a little bit higher, but in fact it is a little bit higher. After all, projectiles made of iron are much more expensive than projectiles made of stone. The inventor did not want to explain the shortcomings of his invention too clearly.

Indeed, for now, the power of the early artillery is similar to that of the catapult. The real advantage is that it is much smaller than the catapult and it is very convenient to carry.

As for the [Snake Rod Fire Gun], it is a small invention that provides convenience for the gunner.

In the previous firecrackers, one person was required to carry the firecracker to aim, and another person to ignite the fire. One firecracker was operated by two people, which was very troublesome.

The convenience of the snake stick firecracker lies in the fact that an iron snake-shaped lever is installed on the side of the firecracker. The end of the snake pole, which is where the snake’s mouth is, is sandwiched with a matchlock. The gunner can light the matchlock in advance. , and then raise the firecracker with one hand to aim, and control the snake-shaped iron rod to press down with the other hand, so that the ignited match can be pressed into the opening filled with gunpowder, thereby igniting the gunpowder in the pipe.

After the end of New Year's Day, Yan Guo discussed the next development direction.

Some people suggested that take advantage of the war in the Central Plains and take over the Central Plains.

Some people also suggested to expand to the north and move the Fuyu and Wuji people to the north.

Others hope to restore the compulsory land reclamation system, so as to improve the efficiency of land reclamation.

Many years ago, the country of Yan had compulsory land reclamation, but later, due to internal and external troubles, in order to appease the people, the compulsory land reclamation system had to be abolished. Only after becoming a criminal can the criminal be forced to open up wasteland.

Therefore, from that time on, the laws of Yan State became more and more complicated. The purpose was to hope that more and more common people would break the law, so that there would be enough labor to open up wasteland.

Although I can't force people to open up wasteland, I can force criminals to open up wasteland, so I just need to find a way to turn people into criminals.

At any time, the ruling class of the Yan Kingdom never forgot to open up wasteland, even if the decisive battle had just ended, they would continue to open up wasteland.

Open up wasteland!Open up wasteland!Still open up wasteland!
After discussions and discussions, finally, the aristocratic council decided to follow the example of the Central Plains and learn from the advanced [corvement system] [oral tax/poll tax system] of the Central Plains.

The main reason was that the imperial court and the nobles owed a large amount of money to the guilds, and almost all the imperial court could sell were sold, and the nobles were reluctant to sell their fiefs to pay off their debts, so they came up with this method.

Follow the example of the Central Plains and implement corvee and poll tax, so that labor can be prostituted for nothing, and the efficiency of searching for people's oil and water can also be accelerated.

"We were so stupid in the past. It was a waste of money to actually pay the poor people to work. We should have learned the excellent culture of the Central Plains long ago, and learned the fine inheritance and good morals of Chinese civilization such as corvee and poll tax. In this way, In the future, we will also be able to prostitute the labor of unscrupulous people.”

After getting to know the Central Plains deeply, the nobles of the Yan Kingdom felt that they were still too kind. They actually had to pay for the troublesome people working for them?It just doesn't make sense!
Look at the Central Plains next door, how simple and kind their people are, they actually work for their court for free every year, and even pay for their basic necessities of life!
No wonder our country of Yan develops so slowly, it's all because the bad guys live so well!

The nobles of the Yan Kingdom believed that the quality of the people in the Central Plains was better than that of their own people.

why?Because the people in the Central Plains are willing to work hard and don’t get paid for their work, they can bear it, as long as the frequency is not too high. On the other hand, these unscrupulous people in our Yan State dare to be dissatisfied with less money, which is shameless!

"We are the orthodox Chinese civilization. We must inherit the excellent culture of Chinese civilization, implement corvee and poll tax, and use the wisdom of thousands of years old ancestors!"

"The reason why the unscrupulous people are dissatisfied with us is because we are too kind to them. As long as we follow the example of the Central Plains and revive the poll tax and corvee, the people of our country of Yan will be simple and honest, and have high morals like the people of the Central Plains. ,hard working!"

"You need to be paid for work. This is a greedy and shameless thought. It is a betrayal of Chinese civilization and forgetting our ancestors! We are good sons and daughters of Chinese civilization. We must strictly curb this bad trend. Because this kind of atmosphere has deteriorated, we have the responsibility and the obligation to let the people of Yan Kingdom become as simple and kind as the people of the Central Plains, and become as hard-working as the people of the Central Plains. , are the real Chinese people!"

"When the common people work, they don't think about being grateful to the saints, not thinking about benevolence, justice and morality, but only thinking about how much wages are paid today. Lost the simplicity and kindness of ancient times, no longer willing to work hard and work for free, this is the greatest tragedy of our society in Yan! People have forgotten the propriety, righteousness and shame, they have lost loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, the father and son of the ruler, minister and minister, and the brain There are only money interests left! Sad!"

After the discussion of the nobles and the consent of the parliament, the Yan Kingdom decided to follow the example of the Central Plains and implement [corvement] and [poll tax], using this method to revive the great Chinese culture!
When this news spread to various regions of Yan State, almost all the people of Yan State complained.

Facing the complaints from the common people, Yan Junming didn't care at all, he only cared about the feelings of the nobles and the guild, especially the feelings of the guild, because the nobles are the foundation of the country of Yan, and the guild is the benefactor who elected him as Lord Yan .

As for ordinary people?What it is?Isn't it just a tool for land reclamation?

The imperial court owes a huge amount of debt to the guild now, and has no money to pay wages to you rascals, so they come to join the corvee and work for the court for free, but Gu is a benevolent monarch. , I can provide you with free meals.

The new official took office three fires, Yan Ming had just become Yan Jun, and he made drastic reforms, and restored the poll tax that was abolished by Yan Guo's predecessor hundreds of years ago.

He changed the country of Yan!
He has changed back again!

(End of this chapter)