265 Episode 265: Governance Policy

Along with recruiting cavalry, what I was doing in parallel was the reign of the newly acquired territory.

This is because this land is a little different from the past.

The Kingdom of Roselle, the land controlled by the Gauls.

The population of this land is made up of 90% Adernians and 10% Gallians.

The Adernians are half-slave serfs, and the Gauls are great landowners who use them.

What is mainly raised is wheat for tribute.

And barley, which is the staple food of the Adernians.

Yes, the staple food is barley.

Adernians hate barley.

Barley is mainly raised as horse feed.

Barley is horse food. It is not something people eat.

Of course, if I get famine, I can't say that, so I eat barley.

But it seems different in the northern part of the Roselle.

The food culture is different, but the language is a bit different.

The Adernian we speak is rather a Greek accent ... that is, it is strongly influenced by the Greek language, and many words originate from the Greek language.

In the north, on the other hand, it is heavily influenced by the Gaul accent, the Gaul language.

The grammar is the same in the south and the north, and the basic words are the same ...

Some words are completely different with the same meaning.

Well, it's still the same language so I can get through ...

And that's why it's so different and I don't think we can do the same.

Therefore……

"Please give me your opinion on what kind of policy to govern."

I called Iaal and Raymond in a room in the Royal Castle.

First, Iar opens his mouth.

"Sure, this is the place to advertise to the Adernians under the rule of the Roselle, isn't it the same rule as before ... preserving the Gaul landlords?"

"Well."

For the time being, in principle, Japan retains the dominant class of invaded land.

The ruling class in the cities of Greece has been preserved altogether, and the Adernians have remained largely untouched by the surrendered tribes and landlords.

Well, this time it wasn't "surrendered without resistance" in the first place, so I can't just keep it.

"Well, it's best to seize land from Gaul landlords and distribute it to Adernians?"

"Well, I was thinking about that ..."

I nod to Raymond's proposal.

It is homegrown farming that supports heavy infantry in our country.

The number of homegrown farmers is directly linked to military power.

That is why it is necessary to turn serpent Adernians into their own farms.

"Local tax ... Well, is tax-free for a while? Isn't it best to have the bases of living in three years, and then serve military service after that?"

In principle, weapons are self-sufficient in Japan.

However, it takes some money to have expensive iron weapons.

All you have to do is earn money while you are tax-free for three years, and get an iron weapon.

I don't know how much Adernians who have never fought before will be useful in war.

You might be shy of it, or you might be willing to fight if you can fight an unexpectedly hated Gaul.

"The problem is Gaul, 10%"

"It's troublesome ... I can't kill it."

"If you kill it, it will also affect diplomacy."

Release the Adernians.

Therefore, it is necessary to take land from the Gaul landlord and distribute it to the Adernians.

This is absolute.

It is indispensable to reduce the power of Gauls, who are rebels, and to bring Adernians back to the Romanian kingdom.

But ...

The question is how much land to take.

What about Gauls other than landowners?

I'm saying that.

Not all Gauls are rich.

Some Gauls will be used as peasants, others will live on their own farms, some will be hunters, others will be merchants, and some will be craftsmen.

What to do with them.

That is the question.

"I guess that getting rid of everything would minimize the risk of rebellion?"

Lymond suggests.

The quickest, easiest, and most straightforward way.

However……

"If you do that, the rebound of the Gauls will increase in the future .... There will be no way to rebound from the landowner class ..."

"So how about this? His Majesty"

Iar suddenly struck as he had come up with.

"What?"

"First of all, we define landlords who have more than a certain amount of land as landlords, and forcibly buy land from them until they are below a certain value.

"So that's it……"

Even if you want to buy it at a low price, if you have enough money, you will resist until you die.

Is that gone?

If you have a little land, you can live.

"In addition, we will not dispose of property other than land. In this case, our own farming, merchants and craftsmen should not have strong complaints with our country."

"Well, if the local economy collapses, it will be troublesome."

Merchants are troublesome to turn to enemies.

They have an information network.

And in the event of a rebellion, only they can collect weapons and food in secret.

"Finally, the sorcerers, craftsmen and soldiers ... the casters are exiled. The sorcerers of the Roselle kingdom have a strong loyalty. The problem is the artisans, but it is advisable that they be taken to the capital. There will be no exile or death penalty. The technology of blacksmithing and wool making in the Roselle kingdom is higher than in Japan. "

"I see, if they bring you to the capital, they can't do anything ..."

The steelmaking technology in Japan is improving as a result of the introduction of the technology of Greece.

However, it is still low and the number of blacksmiths is not enough.

Bringing the Blacksmith of the Roselle Kingdom to the capital will increase your productivity.

"Okay, let's go .... This land has a lot of unknown territory. Let's do it carefully."

""Yes!!""

The distribution of land to the Adernians has led us to the great welcome of the local Adernians.

The Adernians who were in serf state gained land, became farmers, and were granted freedom of movement and possession of property.

Also, the Gallic landowners no longer beat unreasonably.

Above all, three years of duty-free was often welcomed.

The Adernians, who had been exposed to severe exploitation, were able to gain their land without tax for three years.

It's like going from hell to heaven.

Meanwhile, many Galia landowners who have been confiscated seem to have moved to the territory of Roselle with a small amount of money.

My reading is that you have feared retaliation until now.

First of all, equality under the law whether it is Gaul or Adernian.

Murder and robbery are not allowed.

That said ... my eyes aren't attentive.

Well, that would be a good decision.

There may be relatives in Roselle territory, too.

On the other hand, it is a Gaulian homegrown farm that does not have enough money to relocate ...

They were exempted from military service instead of confiscating weapons.

Obviously it won't help in the fight against the Kingdom of Roselle.

It is enough to be calm.

However, you will have to pay the military service exemption tax instead.

And artisans were taken to the capital.

Instead of having a house, he ordered the production of ironware and wool.

I hope this is the bud of a new industry ...

Meanwhile, it was difficult to drive out soldiers and sorcerers.

Some soldiers and sorcerers stood in forts and mountains and resisted.

He called a diplomat from the Kingdom of Roselle to convince him.

For the time being, they paid their eviction fees for their diplomatic position.

It's as big as a sparrow's tears ...

Well, better than not paying.

However, some of them slammed back home.

I can understand my feelings.

After that, I worked on flood control.

Because I don't know if the flood control technology in the Kingdom of Roselle was poor or lacked money ...

The river was unlimited and the irrigation canals were in bad condition if not properly maintained.

Go Go Go colonizes the southern Adernians.

In such a terrible state, no colonization is possible and no harvest can be expected.

That's why we mobilize the army to flood control.

In addition, infrastructure development such as roads and bridges.

He built and repaired the fort.

Regarding flood control work, the reception from the local Adernians was very good.

After all, he seemed to be struggling.

And ...

Don't forget the publicity.

He sent merchants to the Kingdom of Roselle to advertise the changing lives of the Adernians who had become Romania territories.

Land is available.

There are no taxes for a while.

In addition, they even do flood control work.

This is the only benefit.

… There will never be no effect.