Chapter 252

"I believe in your loyalty, but the vassal should be able to help me manage the territory." Victor said faintly, "the family is short of managers and soldiers. Who can solve this problem?"

The village heads looked at each other. It was Maureen who stood up. He hardened his head and said, "Sir, we have worked very hard."

"Yes, you've worked hard... Each of you has only one head and two hands. Pressing you to death can't solve the problem." Victor smiled and asked Lilia, "I have more than 200 vassals now, but I still don't have enough hands! Since the vassals can't solve the problem, I can only promote the leader. Do I have a leader?"

"No." Lilia shook her head and said, "free people will work for us for three years before they can get the status of leader."

"Three years?" Victor sneered: "I can't wait three years! This year's water season, we will reclaim more than 100000 mu of cultivated land, build five villages next to five streams and reservoirs, dig canals and produce green bricks. Next year, the fortress will also start construction... Randall collar will recruit at least 10000 young workers to accommodate 20000 people."

"To settle and manage such a large population, I need 300 managers and 500 soldiers." Victor said loudly, "I have decided to recruit administrators and soldiers among the free people!"

The meeting fell into silence, and everyone, including Lilia, was stunned. In the common people's concept, the feudal minister is the superior and qualified to be a steward and soldier. If Victor appoints the leader, we can reluctantly accept it. It is beyond everyone's understanding to directly promote the lowly free people.

Nelson first stood up and objected, "Sir, I have no objection to your recruitment of stewards, but recruiting soldiers among the free people... This... To be honest, I can't trust them. If there is a battle, they must be the first to escape! I think... You know what I think."

This rammer is still thinking about the alchemy militia!

"You can't be in charge!" Lilia gently advised, "Victor, the free people will leave Randall's collar at any time. We have no right to stop them. What shall we do if the free people leave quietly?"

"Yes." Alice replied, "my Lord, the free people are stupid and dirty. They can't be trusted!"

The monkeys huddled in their chairs and didn't speak. The village heads nodded in support of Lilia's statement. They seemed to forget that they were also free people before.

"Are you so sure that the free people will leave Randall?" Victor asked faintly, "are the private plots and wild boars I assigned useless?"

Dean, the head of Zhuanyao village, summoned up his courage and said, "my Lord, although the wages we give are low, the free people still have no problem in solving food and clothing, the housing does not need rent, the pork is particularly cheap, and the private plot still has income. However, I found that the employees would rather not eat meat than save their wages, which shows that they are ready to leave at any time, because this is a development area after all."

"Do you want to tell me that a little vegetable land and half a pig can't let the free people face the ant man?"

Dean gave a timid smile, which was the default. Victor raised his voice and said, "there are always people willing to stay! We just want to find these people!" As soon as the voice changed, he said, "but I won't give them land!"

The village heads were secretly relieved. When they became vassals, they didn't want others to share the land. Because the land resources were limited, they always had to consider for their future generations.

Exclusion is the disadvantage of vassal system, which is also one of the reasons why Victor wanted to change. He continued: "is there anyone else besides nobles, vassal, collar people and free people? The answer is yes!"

"The church divides people into devout believers and shallow believers according to their beliefs, and divides people into registered population and refugees according to the population structure of the territory. For the church, vassal, collar and free people are just a title and have no meaning!"

"Thousands of years ago, a scholar, Arya, put forward the concepts of vassal, collar and free people according to the actual situation. Today, I also put forward a new division standard according to the actual situation of Randall's collar!"

Victor stood up and said brightly, "as we all know, the Randall family was established two years ago. According to the tradition of three generations of canonization, none of you is a real vassal!"

"What is a vassal? Faithfully protect the Lord's property, safeguard the Lord's rights, and never shrink back even in the face of strong enemies! This is a vassal! In 5643, count edulf was wanted by the church, his people were dispersed, and his vassal relied on the castle to fight against the church's army for three years. Until the food ran out, no one surrendered to the church, and finally all died!"

"Can you do it? Dare you fight against the church for me?"

"I can do it!" Nelson suddenly stood up and roared, "anyone who dares to violate the dignity of adults must step over my body first!"

The hum of the eardrum, such as thunder and waves, also stimulated the blood in the village heads' chest. They shouted: "swear to die for adults!"

Victor nodded in relief and said: "I believe you can do it, not because of empty vows. When the ant people swept Randall's territory, you fought side by side with me and followed me back to this territory. It is precisely because you sincerely support me that I will give you the status of vassal. I don't have three generations of vassal of Randall, but I have a group of supporters who are not inferior to them!"

"You are both my vassal and my supporter!"

"We all know about Randall. The ant army is still threatening this land." Victor motioned everyone to sit down and said slowly, "so I can't guard the family territory only by your supporters. We still need supporters!"

"What is a supporter, my lord?" Leia asked softly.

"Good question!" Victor smiled: "after the ant disaster, you chose to stay in Randall's collar and became my supporters. Today, those free people who are willing to stay in Randall's collar are our supporters!"

"We need to recruit administrators and soldiers among our supporters. These people are helpers!"

"Supporter? Helper? Supporter?" Lilia muttered to herself as if she had realized something.

Victor raised his voice and said, "in order to deal with the crisis in the future, we should strive to make free people become family supporters. Of course, it is not a simple thing. However, it can be described briefly."

"Free people in Randall collar can solve food and clothing, accumulate wealth, have security and relatively fair promotion channels. But the most important thing is to ensure that their property is not infringed!"

The main reason why free people lack national consciousness and family consciousness is that property security is not guaranteed. When the Lord launches a war order and forcibly expropriates materials, the free people will be the first to suffer. After the war, the vassal still had farm land, the collar people could rent cultivated land, and the free people had nothing. In order to keep the wealth they have saved, free people often leave the land of right and wrong ahead of time, which is the situation faced by Randall collar.

"I will issue decrees and notarize before God to ensure that the property of free people is inviolable. Of course, this is only for supporters! Therefore, it is urgent to distinguish between supporters and refugees."

"As Dean said, private plots and boar farming may not leave everyone. But someone is always willing to stay." Victor slowed down and continued, "it's easy to distinguish these people and let them build houses and settle down!"

"Every free family can build their own green brick houses in each village with 30 gold sols. The houses belong to private property and are protected by me. In addition, I will pledge 10000 gold sols to the church through notarization before God. No matter what happens to Randall, the homeowner can borrow 30 gold sols from the church by virtue of the house deed."

For liberal families, 30 golden sol is not a small sum of money, and the green bricks for building a house are definitely not worth this amount. Therefore, there is no doubt that anyone who can take out this money to buy a real estate in Randall's collar will join Randall's collar. In order to eliminate the concerns of the free people, Victor can only take out a lot of money to ask for advice and guarantee. Although father Miller's report has not yet been answered, the church must agree with this good thing that can expand its influence.

"Free families who are willing to buy real estate are naturally our supporters. They also enjoy corresponding rights."

"First, private property is inviolable. Second, six wild boars can be raised every year and two of them can be obtained. Third, family members are transferred to the registered population of the territory, given priority to being promoted to the leader and protected by the family. Fourth, they have the right to participate in the selection of family managers and soldiers, that is, to become helpers."

"The annual salary of the family administrator shall not be less than 4 gold sols, the annual salary of the soldiers shall not be less than 6 gold sols, which shall be doubled in wartime, and the pension shall not be less than 50 gold sols. If there is a disability, the family shall be responsible for providing support."

"What else do you have to add?"

Maureen raised his hand and asked, "Sir, what if some people want to be supporters without 30 kinsol?"

The village heads looked at Victor in unison. During this time, they also attracted some free people. Since there are so many benefits to buying a house, they are worried that they will miss the opportunity to promote their confidants because of the problem of money

Victor said with a smile: "I can provide loans, but it needs a vassal guarantee. The annual repayment is no less than 6 kinsols, which can be paid off in 7 years, that is to say, I have to repay 42 kinsols to borrow 30 kinsols."

Lilia's face changed greatly. She quietly pulled Victor's clothes and whispered, "honey, we want to pledge 10000 gold sols to the church and provide loans to free people... How much does it cost?!"

"Don't worry." Victor patted Lilia's little hand and said, "this time, I only give 600 housing construction places. Those smart people will naturally seize the opportunity and they are qualified to be helpers. As for those who hesitate and miss the opportunity, they can only wait for the next time!"

The expressions of the village heads became subtle. There was no shortage of homesteads to build houses, bricks, wild boars, but the positions of stewards and soldiers were limited. Those who missed this opportunity lost their qualification for promotion. The village heads began to secretly figure out whether to shed some blood and pull some people in.

It's human nature to be close and distant. Victor had long guessed what the village head thought, but he was not ready to intervene. On the one hand, free people may not all have money, but they also need to recover funds. There is nothing wrong with village heads being willing to contribute. On the other hand, the phenomenon of forming gangs is almost inevitable. As long as the system is perfect, the corresponding harm can be minimized. Moreover, the people favored by the village head still have some abilities.

The most important thing is that victor will adjust his personnel rights next. The village head led by Randall is doomed to be an earth emperor.

"So let's move on to the next topic, about your positions..."