According to Li Yunyi's request, Peng Chun would lead everyone to a village instead of a village that would only be used for robbery.
This village was located to the west of Linhai Town, 35 kilometers away in a straight line. It was also in the forest attached to Linhai Mountain Range. This time, he brought 150 grade-7 soldiers and 200 grade-6 soldiers. They were also a mix of various types of soldiers. Other than Guo Qi and Peng Chun, who were SS grade generals, Li Yunyi did not bring any other generals. Those generals still had to lead their soldiers to clear out the wild monsters.
He thought that he would be able to successfully recruit them this time, but in the end, he met with tenacious resistance. This was because this village was the descendants of the Gu Yue tribe, different from Peng Chun's village of the Han people. Helpless, Li Yunyi could only lead the army to attack. After killing the stronghold commander You Mu and a group of stubborn people, the villagers surrendered under the threat of force.
They captured 390 ordinary mountain residents and only 310 soldiers. Almost 400 soldiers were killed.
Li Yunyi didn't look too good. He had Guo Qi contact Zhao Zhe with a messenger pigeon and ask him if he was confident in recruiting the captives. After all, if their loyalty didn't increase after they were brought back to town, it would be troublesome if they rebelled. It would be better to kill them all now.
Zhao Zhe's reply came very quickly. He said that there was no problem at all. As long as the system determined that they had surrendered, their loyalty would increase after they entered Seaside Town and lived a stable life. He was confident that he could convince these people.
Since Zhao Zhe was confident, Li Yunyi naturally trusted his capable subordinates. He would lead the army to suppress the mountain people and return to Linhai Town.
When
he returned to Linhai Town, it was already evening. After handing over the newly surrendered villagers and soldiers to his subordinates, Li Yunyi once again became a hands-off manager. He went to the canyon to check on the progress of the construction of the pass. At this time, the foundation of the pass had been laid and the wall had begun to be built. For the safety of the town and for the sake of preventing the enemy from invading the paradise in everyone's hearts, the citizens who participated in the construction were very enthusiastic. Although the system required only 500 people, nearly 1000 people from Linhai Town came. They all planned to rush through the night to build the pass as soon as possible.
At dinner time, Li Yunyi had people send rich food to the people who built the pass. After dinner, Li Yunyi did not go out again. He practiced the Dragon Elephant Sutra in his mayor's residence. The
next morning, Zhao Zhe brought his four new assistants, Du Yuan, Hu Zhen, Bao Jun, and Gao Quan. These four people were all of the grade S grade, and their attributes were biased towards politics and intelligence. Now that the population was gradually increasing, Zhao Zhe could not do everything himself. He needed to train enough civil servants to help manage the territory.
"Greetings, my lord
."”
"It's like this, now that the territory has been upgraded to a township, the original public system is no longer suitable. Now, we can let the people be independent and implement a private system.”
Li Yunyi was a little surprised when he heard this. He had thought that everything in the player's territory was his. As long as the people had food, shelter, and clothes, their lives would be stable. He had never thought of letting the people in the territory live independently. However, he thought that the NPCs in this world were no different from people in the real world. It was indeed time to divide the land. Everyone had their own selfish motives. When Linhai Town upgraded to a city, if the people were to hand over everything, the public sentiment would probably fall below 60.
"What's your plan?"
"My Lord, these are some of the measures that were drafted last night. Please take a look.”Zhao Zhe handed Li Yunyi a piece of white cloth that was covered with words.
Taking the white cloth, Yun Xiao wondered when he could build a paper workshop. This way, not only could he use it in the territory, but he could also sell it to others.
Zhao Zhe had written in great detail how to distribute the cultivated land, which belonged to the feudal lord, and which could be distributed to the commoners. The commoners were allowed to open up wasteland in the designated areas, and the cultivated land belonged to the wasteland explorer. Other than the official buildings, such as the current special buildings, the other workshops could be transferred to the people. The people could bid for them. It was okay if they did not have money for the time being. They could use the items produced in the future to offset the price. Of course, they could also work in the lord's workshop to receive wages.
For example, Jiang Qing, a Special Blacksmith, could continue to oversee the Special Blacksmith Shop. He could also buy other Advanced Blacksmiths and sell the items produced in the future to the Lord. Of course, Jiang Qing would not be independent. He had already acknowledged Li Yunyi as his master, but Li Yunyi still had to pay him a salary for his work, including Zhao Zhe and the army.
The minerals and raw materials still belonged to the lord. The commoners were not allowed to mine them at will and could buy them from the lord. In the future, the commoners would work for the lord, and the lord would have to pay them.
The territory tax was 10%. Since the commoners produced from their own farms, 10% of the production from their own workshops had to be handed over to the lord. Don't think that this 10% was very high. In fact, it was already very low at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
A group of soldiers with poor qualifications would be sent out from the army to become city guards and patrol the town to maintain law and order
…
After Li Yunyi finished reading it, he couldn't help but give Zhao Zhe a thumbs up. It was written in such detail that he didn't even need to comment.
"Zhao Zhe, these settings are very good. I will allow you to go to the treasury to get your and the soldiers 'salaries.”
"Yes, my lord. This subordinate will go and announce it to the entire town.”
Soon, the new administrative center of Linhai Town had posted the rules and regulations of the town's privatization at the entrance, and many people gathered around. The literate citizens read it out loud. When they heard the inspiring news, they all cheered and thanked the mayor. Then, they ran back to their homes to pass on the news to each other. Not only were the old residents excited, but even the new residents who had surrendered yesterday were very happy when they heard the news. Their loyalty increased by several points.
"Have you heard? His Lordship has allowed us to reclaim the land on our own, so the land will be distributed to everyone.”
"Really? Do we have to pay taxes in the future?"
"Yes, but it's very low, only 10%.”
"That's great. I'll immediately find a place to explore.”
"Auntie Liu, I heard that the Lord has allowed residents to buy workshops. Do you want to buy one?”
"Yes, I've already asked my daughter to consult the deputy mayor. The two of us don't have any other skills, but we only know how to tailor. However, the Feudal Lord has also nurtured us, so I'll continue to work for him. My daughter will buy her own tailor shop.”
"Indeed, we can't forget our roots. The Lord has been kind to us.”
When
Li Yunyi saw that the people's hearts had returned from 80 to 90, he nodded in satisfaction and went to inspect the pass under construction in a refreshed manner.
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