Chapter 245 The world's farmland and military meritorious land (please ask for a ticket)

   "Military power. Grant land?"

  The monkey Kuluka opened his eyes wide and looked at it for a while before he recognized the words on the book. He thought about it for a moment, and then he was half surprised and half happy.

   "Your Highness, do you really want to give the samurai land?"

"Of course! Before the decisive battle with the king's army, I personally made a promise to the Northern Army: If the battle is won, I will be rewarded and awarded a title. I will share the fertile soil! Today, I have established a country in the land of the lake, and it is time to fulfill these promises. The samurai chief has mentioned it to me, even the samurai of the Guard Corps are already impatient!"

   Having said that, Shilot looked at the samurai chief beside him. Bertard remained silent until now, smiling.

"These boys dare not talk to His Highness, but they always ask questions beside me, making my ears calluses. And the same is true for other ministries. These legion warriors follow His Highness to fight, die bravely, and are not loyal or loyal. Second, it is the greatest foundation of His Highness!"

"Dividing fields is what the military wants and must do. Only by letting the warriors settle down, put their roots in the fields, and own land, houses and families in the feudal country. I can truly be regarded as a place in the lake, and I have established Solid foundation!"

   The young king nodded, then pondered.

"I have a detailed plan for the ranks of warriors and nobles. The warriors are promoted by military merit, and the number of acres they own is linked to their rank and title. This will be a complete promotion path, allowing all the warriors, The militiamen and even the slaves see rising hope!"

   Having said this, Shirlot smiled slightly. There is no doubt that the source of this system is the military meritocracy system of Qin and Han Dynasties. The land was owned by the king, and then the land was awarded according to military merit, granted by the title of title, and confiscated the old land of the nobles.

  The Young King has been thinking about this system for several years. It's just that the big nobles in the Mexica Union are intertwined and affect all aspects of the union. Such radical reforms must be extremely cautious, otherwise, I am afraid that Shang Yang will end up.

   Until this time, he had the land in the lake as a feudal country, and mastered a loyal and powerful legion, and then he took out the plan again. Most of Tarrasco's old nobles were destroyed in the war, and the rest were soft-spoken and powerless to resist. The old order of the kingdom collapsed, like a new piece of white paper, and he really had the opportunity to design a new system calmly!

  Shirot opened the book while thinking. The first few pages of the booklet are devoted to recording and planning the output of the fields. Only by clarifying the field system, and knowing the yield and labor consumption of the field, can the rights and obligations of different ranks of warriors and nobles be clarified. In short, what level, how many fields should be sealed, how many serfs to farm, and how many soldiers to go out.

   "Today, one husband has five mouths, and he manages a hundred acres of land and earns a stone and a half every year."

  The young king turned to the first page and looked at the memories he tried to recall. This is Li Kui's estimate of agriculture during the Warring States Period. One stone in this is about 20 liters and contains 24 kilograms of grain. In the Warring States period, Mu was small, and three and a half mu was equal to one city mu. Therefore, in the days when the Qin State granted land, the good fields in the Yellow River Basin were harvested once a year, and a single farmer cultivated 5-6 mu, and the average yield per mu per city was more than 120 catties.

And then, Xiuluot swiped his finger, and the second sentence was "One acre of ten dendrobium is called fertile land, and this is the common name of the world." This is the record of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. At this time, one and a half acres are one city acre. , a dendrobium is about half a stone in the Warring States Period, that is, 12 catties. That is to say, a city mu of first-class fields has a yield of 180 catties.

   Therefore, throughout the Qin and Han dynasties, the yield per mu in the Yellow River region was between 120-180 jin. The Qin land is short of water, and the land is mostly middle and lower fields, and the output will be much less, just like a hundred catties. During the Qin and Han dynasties, agricultural technology had not yet been developed, and the south had not yet been developed. In fact, the yield per mu was much less than that of Mirpa in the land of the lake. The number of fields awarded in military meritorious titles should also be adjusted according to the status quo.

  Shirot continued to think, looking at the distant homeland. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty in this era, because the American crops were not introduced, the harvest was usually once a year in the north and twice a year in the south.

   In the north of the Jiajing period, due to the limitation of soil and water, especially rainfall, there would be a lot of dry land and thin fields. "The soil in the north is barren, and the income per mu is only a few buckets." Each bucket is calculated as 18 jin, that is to say, the yield per mu of ordinary fields in the north that is short of water is only 90-120 jin.

For the northern fields with sufficient moisture along the lake, such as Huaiqing House, Zhangde House, and Minzhouwei, along the river, it is usually "ten or eight dendrobium", "large mu is collected three or four stone" .". According to the "Research on the Grain Yield per Mu of China in Past Dynasties", a stone in the Ming Dynasty was about 180 catties, and a large mu was about 3 mu. That is to say, the yield per mu of fertile land in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty was slightly more than one stone, about 200 catties.

   Therefore, in the northern dry fields of the Celestial Dynasty in this era, the yield is 90-200 catties of raw rice, and about 3-4 mu can fully support a Ding Zhuang. This is similar to Milpa, a lake region with high yielding crops, located in the tropics and abundant rainfall. The yield per mu of Mirpa is 80 catties of corn and kidney beans, and about 200 catties of pumpkin.

   In fact, the ancient civilizations of America with corn, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and potatoes were never inferior to any country in the old continent of this era in terms of food production. This is also the reason why the ancient American civilization of stone tools and bronzes was able to widely support a population of millions to tens of millions with a small amount of land.

   In the south of this era, the paddy fields that are cultivated and harvested twice a year are another completely different situation. The yield per mu of the best southern upper fields is extremely amazing, 4-5 times that of the northern fertile fields, and is very similar to the floating fields in Tenochtitlan. Just this kind of output also requires a lot of manure and river mud to maintain nutrient input.

   In the Lianghu area where two crops of rice are planted, "the field with the plaster of Guo's plaster is attached, and the harvest is no less than five or six stones per mu". In the Pearl River Delta, "the upper field in Guangdong receives eleven or ten baskets, the next eight or nine baskets, and the lower ones are five or six baskets." Usually 2 baskets are 1 shi, and in Guangzhou area, 5-6 shi of rice is harvested per mu for two seasons in the upper fields. , nearly 1000 catties; Shitian 4 stone up and down, about 600 catties; Shimodian 2-3 stones, about 400 catties.

  According to this calculation, the yield per mu of paddy fields in the south of Daming is about 400-1000 catties of raw rice in two seasons. Of course, there are the most fields. The total average yield per mu is about 500-600 catties, and more than 1 mu of paddy fields is enough to support a Ding Zhuang.

   Seeing this, Shirlot paused for a moment and sighed softly.

   At the end of the 15th century when the old and new continents had not yet communicated, due to the limitations of temperature, precipitation, crops and agricultural levels, the yield per mu in Europe was actually far inferior to that of the Near East, India, the Celestial Dynasty and even the ancient American civilizations.

   In 15th century manor records in Norfolk, England, the yield per acre was about 8-9 bushels of wheat and 6-7 bushels of barley. A bushel is about 54 pounds of wheat, 42 pounds of barley, and a little more than 6 acres per acre. After conversion, it is only 40-80 catties of grains per mu of city. In northern Europe, where the climate is cold and the mountains are barren, the yield of these grains is much lower.

   Generally speaking, in medieval Europe, every 10 acres of land could support one adult male, and each farmer used ploughing horses and iron tools to cultivate 20-40 acres, of which he was widely planted and thinly harvested.

  In this era of the beginning of great navigation, the yield per mu was low and plagued by plagues throughout Europe. The total population is only about 80-90 million people. Among them, France with the largest population is less than 15 million, and the whole of Italy and Shinra have about 10 million each. The colonial empires of Spain and Portugal together have only 7-8 million people. Before the introduction of hardy potatoes, northern Europe had a very limited population. On the small British Isles, the sum of all regions is only 3-4 million. At the same time, Denmark and Sweden had 6 million people, while Norway had only 3 million.

  It was only after the discovery of America that the navigators obtained high-yield American crops and brought them back to the old world in ecstasy for the first time, that the whole of Europe ushered in the 16th century of population explosion and the new era of rapid development of civilization.

  In the places where corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes and pumpkins spread, barren mountainous areas can be cultivated, the yield per mu of the fields has increased several times, and the new population has exploded. The rapidly increasing population also provided the basis for the Great Colonial Age.

   It is no exaggeration to say that the discovery of America ignited the first flames of the burgeoning rise of Europe. And American crops are the most important cornerstone of Europe's hundreds of years of great development, and it has truly changed the world!

  Shirot stared silently for a moment, countless future visions flashing in his mind. He took a deep breath and buried everything in his heart. The monkey looked carefully at His Highness, only to feel that there was a flame burning in His Highness's eyes.

   Then, the young king continued to scroll down, and finally came to the booklet of granting fields that he personally wrote. Bertard and Kuluka approached at the same time, looking carefully at the graphics and text above.

   "The Book of Military Merit Promotion and Granting Fields", there are five characters in the first line, on which is painted a villain holding a weapon, next to it are the battle clothes that symbolize status, and the farmland where crops are grown.

   "All young people from community military schools, militiamen who have passed the actual combat test, and some strong and powerful slaves can join the feudal army and become the most basic young fighters."

   Bertard reads the next first line. He was no longer quiet, his expression changed rapidly, obviously thoughtful. After a while, the samurai chief asked in a low voice.

   "Your Highness, do you really want to rank honorable samurai and open it up to ordinary militiamen and lowly slaves?"

  Shirot nodded calmly and affirmed.

"Of course! I will open this avenue to all suitable soldiers, and even allow some devout foreign mercenaries to join in. In my feudal country, I have the final say! I want to strengthen the legion as much as possible, Integrate the people under the rule!"

   Monkey Kuluka's eyes flashed. He looked down quietly and quickly, and soon saw figures of different levels of samurai.

   "Young warriors, distribute sleeveless cotton armor, battle sticks and shields. Take prisoners/decapitate one person, and be promoted to first-class captors and become first-class warriors."

   "First-class warrior, awarded a battle suit, leather cap and obsidian dagger. Captured/decapitated two people, promoted to second-class Vastek hunter, that is, second-class warrior."

"Second-level warrior, awarded the cloak of honor. Granted 20 acres of land, 1 serf/servant. Life prisoner/decapitated 5 militia/1 samurai, then promoted to the third-level elite fire warrior. The 5,500 militiamen of the spear regiment were all promoted to the second level. Level samurai, plans to grant 11,000 mu of land and 5,500 serfs/servants?!"

   Seeing this, Kuluka cried out in surprise. All the spear corps under him were promoted to samurai, so he naturally became the samurai leader himself.

   "Your Highness, do you really want to promote all the spear militiamen to samurai? There is indeed no shortage of fields, but there are slaves from so many fields?"

   Hearing the words, Shirot nodded with a smile, and only answered the first question.

"The Long Spear Legion has been tempered by wars for a long time, and they have made countless military exploits along the way. They also defeated the central army of the Tarrasco Royal Army and captured the king's flag of the Condor! Everyone can see their combat effectiveness. At the time, they were not inferior to the samurai army, and their toughness was even higher. They deserved to be rewarded!

   Granted 20 mu of land, minus fallow, only 8 mu of cultivated per season, requiring one serf. According to 4 acres to raise 1 Ding, just raise 2 people. "

"And the food consumption of samurai training, 1 person can reach 3 dings. Therefore, samurai of this level need to stay in the military camp often, and the feudal country will conduct centralized support and military training. If they return to their own fields, they will not be able to complete full-time production. ."

   The young king pondered for a moment and explained briefly. The so-called samurai of this level are actually similar to the elite Ashikaru during the Warring States Period in Japan. They are the backbone of the legion and the main force in the largest number.

"Three-level warriors are awarded high-level battle uniforms. Grant 100 acres of land, and 5 serfs/servants. Life prisoners/beheading 12 militiamen/2 elite warriors will be promoted to fourth-level senior warriors. The total reward of each warrior is 4,000 people, Granted 40,000 mu of land and 20,000 servants."

   This level of samurai can be regarded as the lowest level of military knighthood. The status is similar to that of the Duke and Duchess of the scholar class in the Qin and Han dynasties. The actual cultivation of the 100 mu of land granted is 40 mu, which requires 5 people and can produce 10 grains of food. The serfs distributed were theoretically captured by the samurai during their promotion. The consumption of full-time samurai is 3 Ding, and it is about 5 Ding when fighting.

   In other words, a third-level samurai is a full-time professional soldier, and can bring his own food to a certain extent. They can also be considered the lowest-ranking military landowners. This is exactly the class that Shulot hopes to focus on cultivating.

   Bertard took a deep breath. This book of military merit is still in accordance with the promotion system of the alliance in name, but the actual connotation is completely different, and it can even be said to be a subversive reform. The samurai chief shook his head and continued to look at the division of the fourth-level senior samurai.

"Fourth-level samurai, awarded elite leather armor, allowed to wear various colors of feathers symbolizing honor. Granted 240 acres of land, 12 servants. The team leader led 20-80 people in the military. In wartime, there are 2 samurai, or 1 samurai. 1. Auxiliary soldiers. If you make great achievements, you will be promoted to a first-class military aristocrat. Each department will accumulate 16,000 people, 40,000 mu of land, and 20,000 servants."

   When you reach the level of a fourth-level senior samurai, you can establish your own family and become an independent samurai family. Its status is similar to that of the Qin and Han military elites, but not among the scholars, and it has a reduction or exemption from labor. 240 acres of land are granted, and the actual cultivation is about 100 acres. It takes 12 people and can raise 24 dings. Converted to the military population, a fourth-level senior samurai can support 2 professional samurai and 1 half-time auxiliary soldier. These people are usually family children.

   The samurai chief and the monkey looked at each other for a while, and there were thousands of thoughts in their hearts, which all turned into silence in the hall. After a long while, the two continued to look at the nobles who gave fields below.

"First-class military nobles, with jaguars or eagles, exquisite animal helmets, equipped with copper axes to grant 800 acres of land, and 40 slaves. The rank is comparable to the 200-person captain in the army, or the samurai battalion commander. In wartime, the samurai is 2- 3 people, plus 1-2 auxiliary soldiers. 500 people were promoted from each department, and 400 people from the Jaguars were transferred to the country, totaling 900 people. Granted 72,000 mu of land and 36,000 servants."

  The first-class military nobles can be compared to the doctor class in the twentieth-class nobility system, and can also be regarded as the noble knights of the Middle Ages in Europe. The 800 acres of land granted are more than 300 acres of farmland, which can raise 80 dings. A first-level military noble can support at least 5 full-time warriors on the land, plus 2-3 auxiliary soldiers. They are already the bottom members of the Fengguo military group with a political voice.

   Bertard nodded. This kind of reward is a bit higher than the treatment of the alliance military nobles, but it is generally at an acceptable level. He continued to look down, frowning unconsciously.

"Second-level hereditary nobles, participate in the confederation of the country, and the fiefs are passed down from generation to generation. 2,000 acres of land are granted, and 120 slaves. The job is comparable to the battalion commander and army commander of a thousand people in the army. In wartime, 8 warriors were sent, and 4 auxiliary soldiers were added. This time, 20 people were promoted, 48,000 mu of land were granted, and 2,400 servants were employed.

The specific list is as follows: Veteran Etaliq, Monkey Kuluka, Black Wolf Toltec, Naval Commander Anatri, Eagle Warrior Balda, Tarrasco Commander Ezpan, Gray Soil Puap, Crocodile Marshal Ospie, Sky Patriarch Horta"

   "Your Majesty! Thank you for your favor! Monkey I swear to die for you!"

   Seeing this, Kuluka let out a low voice. He fell to his knees in excitement, tears welling up in his eyes.

  The second-level hereditary nobles, as the name suggests, are hereditary land and titles. They are already the peak of promotion for most families in the alliance, and they are the real noble class. As an ordinary warrior, this is also the peak of his life that he once longed for. Unexpectedly, just following His Highness for a few years, it will be realized today!

  Shirot nodded with a smile, and reached out to hold Kuluka up. The hereditary nobles granted 2,400 mu of land, 1,000 mu of farmland, 120 servants and 240 children. Only relying on the output of the fields, noble families can maintain a good life, supporting at least 15 samurai and half of the auxiliary soldiers. They will participate in the decision-making of major matters of closing the country, and lead the army when they go out.

   On this list, Kuluka, Toltec, and Ezpan, who were born as commoners, were promoted by two levels, and most of the other generals born in nobles were promoted by one level. Descending will Horta is a flat seal. And the glorious noble Ospa, who lost his family's warriors, was demoted.

  The jaguar warrior Orosh and God's Blessed Legion commander Natalie should have been on this list. Only after the autumn harvest, Orosh will lead the Holy City Legion and return to the Holy City with his father; and Natalie's Divine Blessed Legion will also return to Hilotepec City. Xiulott temporarily wrote down the credits of the two and waited for the right to be rewarded.

   After the monkey got up, he gave another deep salute. After a while, he calmed down his excitement and read the list back, but he didn't see the name of the samurai chief. His heart turned with the electricity, and he looked down again, and another longing that he had never thought of before suddenly rose in his heart.

"Three-level honorable aristocrats, participating in national affairs, inheriting 8,000 acres of land from generation to generation, 400 slaves, and professional army commanders. During the war, there were 30 samurai and 15 auxiliary soldiers. This time, 1 person was promoted, the holy eagle samurai chief Berta. De!"

  The Glory nobles granted 8,000 mu of land, 3,200 mu of farmland, 400 servants, 50 full-time samurai and more than 20 half-time auxiliary soldiers. This is already the highest-ranking noble in the feudal kingdom, second only to the supreme theocratic king.

   Seeing this, Bertard pursed his lips. He knelt down on one knee and bowed deeply to His Highness. Afterwards, he kept his kneeling posture and suggested to Sherlot loudly.

"His Royal Highness, please take back this award! I came from an ordinary civilian warrior, and I have always been your guard. I have never led an army, nor have I made any outstanding achievements. Now I am ranked above the generals, I'm afraid people will be dissatisfied."

   "Bottard, what are you talking about!"

  Shirot interrupted loudly with a smile. Then, with a solemn expression, he said sternly.

"You were the first to follow me, always guarding my side, and saving my life several times! You led the personal guards, trained many warriors and generals, and always remained loyal! Decisive and conscientious, act without arrogance or impetuosity! You are a first-class existence in terms of qualifications, merits, abilities, character, and even popularity, how can you not accept this entitlement and become the honorable noble with the highest status?!"

   Hearing this, Bertard's expression moved. Facing the majestic His Highness, he opened his mouth, but was speechless for a while. The samurai chief had to bow down to the ground with a solemn bow before continuing.

   "His Royal Highness, it's not appropriate to have such a generous reward. You can wait for the future."

"This award to you, on the one hand, is to set an example for the generals, and on the other hand is to look forward to the future! I have a long-term plan, and I need you to cultivate your own cronies and truly be on your own! In a few years, you will To go far to the Great East Lake. Go to the serpent-like islands in the lake to conquer the local natives waiting in the far east. Capture"

   Hearing His Highness's prophecy remarks, Bertard's face was shocked, and then his expression turned solemn. He respectfully saluted again and said decisively.

   "Your Highness, your will is my life. Even if I travel to the endless lake thousands of miles away, I will capture the foreigners in the prophecy! It's just"

   The samurai captain paused for a moment, looking hesitant.

   "But it doesn't matter!"

"His Royal Highness, I'm not speaking for myself. It's just that this book of granting land, although under the guise of an alliance rank, is actually completely different. The samurai class has a very rich reward and a high status. The military aristocracy is roughly the same. Compared with the alliance, it is much harsher. Does His Highness intend to restrict the top nobles and cultivate the middle warriors?"

   "Haha, UU reading www.uukanshu.com is still yours to read through! Bertard, I am the only one by my side now, who can entrust me with important things!"

   A real smile appeared on the face of the young king. The old nobles in the southern part of the feudal kingdom occupied most of the local villages and fields. Their fields and the number of slaves far exceed the standards in the book of military merit. This is also the basis for the next step.

   "Monkey, didn't you ask me just now, where are the servants from so many different fields?

  Shirot laughed out loud, his laughter full of heroism and killing intent.

   "This time, 11,000 people were awarded as a reward. Almost everyone in the North Road Corps was promoted and received a reward. 220,000 mu of land and 110,000 slaves are needed. And these fields and slaves are all from here!"

  The young king stretched out his finger and tapped it on the huge map, as if the battle flag of the legion was waving. And where the bright red battle flag points to, where the Mexica Legion is advancing, is in the south of Apatchin Gambang, the prosperous city on the fertile land by the river, the city of Kuramo!

   This chapter took two days, almost ten hours. After reading a lot of literature and calculating a bunch of estimated numbers, I feel more tired than writing a paper. The author was tired and rolled on the bed, begging for encouragement!っっ

  

  

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