Taking in 200,000 captives of the Crusader Army had undoubtedly added a lot of strength to the empire.
However, it would take some time to train these Crusader captives into real combat forces.
Although the combat strength of the crusaders was not weak, it was still not enough to compare with any army of Great Qian Empire.
Thus, Li Chengdao threw these soldiers to Luo Yi and Xue Rengui to train.
However, the matter of the Crusader captives was just a small matter.
However, this wasn't the matter that would affect the entire Great Qian Empire.
.........
In the royal study.
Wei Zheng presented a stack of statistics to Li Chengdao.
"Your Majesty, this is the latest list of coal and iron production in various places. Please take a look.”
Li Chengdao took the form and glanced at it. A satisfied smile appeared on his handsome face."Very good. The production is more than five times more than the previous batch. It seems that the next batch will produce even more.”
"This is all the credit of His Majesty's decree.”
Wang Gui smiled, his eyes full of praise.
Li Chengdao's decrees had already been implemented, and they had already achieved initial results.
They were the Slavery Act, the Military Merit System, and the Work Points Act.”
Slavery was abolished across the entire empire. All slaves were freed, and the old nobles and slave owners suffered a huge blow.
Although this caused some chaos, it was extremely beneficial to the entire country.
This policy provided a large number of high-quality labor for the country.
However, the reason for the large increase in the output of these mines was the work points system.
Under the work points system, one could earn work points through labor in exchange for food, money, or even becoming a soldier or citizen!
Its appearance not only gave all the slaves jobs, but also set a goal worth fighting for!
This had a great significance to the slaves 'numb and dark lives!
"Slaves and civilians were suppressed by the old nobles for too long. The Byzantine Empire's system was a breeding ground for corruption, and I killed them all.”
Li Chengdao shook his head and said without any arrogance.
Wei Zheng and Wang Gui nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Wei Zheng thought of something and asked,"Your Majesty, the nobles gathered together yesterday and demanded to see Your Majesty again. They are very dissatisfied with the laws that Your Majesty has implemented.”
"These nobles are the ones who funded us back then. Do you think we should appease them?”
The rise of Great Qian Empire was not only due to its powerful army, wise leaders, and fierce generals, but also due to the support of the nobles.
The Byzantine Empire was huge, and there were many nobles.
Some supported the Byzantine Empire, and some were dissatisfied with its rule.
Thus, the sudden rise of the powerful Great Qian Empire became their choice.
In the early and middle stages of the Great Qian Empire, the capital and food were provided by these nobles who wanted to overthrow the Byzantine Empire.
However, the reason why they did so was not because of any lofty ideals.
It was only because they did not receive enough benefits.
Starting a war to redistribute the cake was something the upper class often did.
However, after Li Chengdao unified the continent, he successively enacted the Slavery Act and the Military Honor System, which had seriously threatened their interests and even their status!
Li Chengdao's face didn't even move when he heard that. He said expressionlessly,"Tell them to stop for a while.”
"If they don't stop, I'll make them stop forever!”
The last sentence was filled with killing intent.
Li Chengdao was definitely not a benevolent person, and those nobles were not benevolent either.
He had long seen through their greed.
If they were honest, there was no harm in giving them some benefits in the future.
However, they wanted to obstruct the implementation of the decree, especially the abolition of slavery.
Then I'm sorry, go to hell.
These tens of millions of slaves were the absolute supporters of Great Qian Empire.
These ordinary people were the foundation of a country!
Li Chengdao was well aware of this point, so even if the slavery system had great resistance, he was determined to implement it!
As for the old nobles? It was just a batch of rice worms.
Calm my ass!
The Empire would only be better off without them!
Sensing the murderous intent in Li Chengdao's words, Wei Zheng nodded and said,""I will convey Your Majesty's intentions.”
Including Wang Gui, none of them felt any guilt toward their allies who had supported their rise.
If you're holding a knife, just hold it.
The interests of the empire would always be paramount!
After discussing the government decree for a while, Li Chengdao stood up and stretched.
Then, he turned to Wang Gui and Wei Zheng and said with a smile,"Let's go. The weather is good today. Accompany Zhen for a walk outside the palace.”
Staying in the royal study every day, he was a little bored.
He was in a good mood today, so it was suitable for him to go out.
"Where does Your Majesty want to go? I'll immediately get someone to prepare."
Feng Li had been waiting outside the royal study the entire time. When he heard the commotion, he immediately ran in eagerly.
Li Chengdao thought for a moment, then smiled faintly and said,"Let's go outside the city. I'll go take a look at those slaves. They're workers now. I'll see how their work is and inspect them.”
As he spoke, he strode out of the royal study.
Wei Zheng and Wang Gui naturally wouldn't stop him. The two of them followed Li Chengdao out of the royal study.
.........
Outside the city, in the mine.
Constantinople was rich in mineral resources and veins.
Coal, copper, iron, and even precious gold!
However, after these mines were discovered, the Ministry of Works quickly dispatched a large number of laborers to mine them.
These laborers were originally slaves. After the slavery act was enacted, they had all become free people.
However, free people were not citizens. If they wanted to become citizens, receive the protection of the laws of Great Qian Empire, and enjoy the benefits, there were only two ways.
The first was to marry a citizen, and the second was to work through the official employment to earn work points.
When one's work points reached a certain amount, they could exchange for military status and become a soldier.
After serving in the army for three years or achieving military merits, one could become a real citizen!
This was only a part of the work points system.
The work points system was a huge motivation for all slaves, making them forget themselves and even devote all their enthusiasm to work!
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