Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 79 Military Parade
On the school field outside Tulip City.

Three hundred Iris veterans, two hundred Iris knights, and one thousand five hundred and fifty two Iris recruits lined up neatly on the school field.There was no wind on the vast school field, and the autumn wind swept over these iris soldiers, blowing the hem of their linen singlets.But they didn't care. They stood on tiptoes and looked forward eagerly. They had already heard that Master Shire would pay them military salaries today.

On the high platform, box after box of gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins were lifted up, and then the box was opened, golden, silver, red and yellow light constantly stimulated these iris soldiers, making their hearts excited involuntarily.

After a while, Charles also walked up to the high platform, standing in the middle of a pile of gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins, which made Charles very amiable.

"Soldiers of Iris, the glory of the Iris family needs you to maintain, the interests of the Iris family need you to defend, and the glory of the Iris family will surely shine on you."

After saying a few casual words, Charles walked down the high platform, followed by a few male servants, who held the Iris soldier booklet in their hands.Charles was followed by a few strong Iris soldiers, carrying boxes, and followed behind Charles.

Charles walked up to an Iris recruit. This Iris recruit was not skinny, but he was not much worse. He was wearing a tattered linen singlet and a pair of patched trousers.The only good thing is a pair of brand new black and red shoes, which were just issued when they were in the army.

The servant next to Charles stepped forward and asked, "What's your name?"

The iris recruit looked at Charles, looked at the servant, and finally put his gaze on Charles, and said respectfully: "My lord, the younger one is called Rilke."

At this time, the servant next to Charles quickly flipped through the booklet, and finally found Rilke's name and home address.

"Are you Rilke from the cow dung village outside Tulip City?" the servant next to Charles continued to ask.

"Yes, yes! Lord Lord. My home is in the village near Niuduntun."

After confirming the person and the booklet, the valet made a checkmark, and then looked at Charles.

Seeing the servant nodding his head, Charles said, "Rilke, this month's military salary is 1 silver coin, and he wears a linen military uniform. The military uniform can be collected at the supply camp, and the silver coins will be distributed now."

After Charles finished speaking, the Iris soldier behind him counted out ten strings of copper coins and handed them to Rilke in front of him.This is also Shire's order. Compared with a single silver coin, the visual impact of a hundred copper coins is greater.

Rilke hurriedly knelt down to thank: "Thank you, Lord Lord, thank you Lord Lord."

"If you can defend the glory of the Iris family on the battlefield, you will have more rewards." After speaking, Charles walked to the next person, and the cycle continued until all the recruits were distributed.

For Iris Veterans, another set of procedures, this time is no longer asked by Shire's manservant, but the name asked by Shire himself, and the military pay is not one silver coin, but about fifty silver coins and a piece of linen Military uniform, a warm vest sewn from animal fur.

The military pay of these iris flower veterans consists of two parts, one is the silver coins corresponding to the military rank, and the other is the reward for their bravery.The former is not the same, the latter is the same for most people.

Officer Iris is even better. The gold coin for the deputy squad leader has risen to seventy silver coins, the squad leader is one gold coin, the deputy battalion commander is one gold coin and fifty silver coins, the battalion commander is three gold coins, and the deputy commander Andrew is ten gold coins. , This is also the wind direction that Shire conveyed to them. The higher the officer, the better the salary, and the promotion path of the army is transparent. Shire doesn't believe it can't stimulate their enthusiasm.

In addition, all the officers were abolished as serfs and awarded land, and some Iris soldiers who fought bravely and made military exploits were also awarded.These people were personally inquired by Charles, and handed out to them in person. At the level above the battalion commander, Charles even mentioned their heroic performance on the battlefield and praised their bravery.

Spiritual encouragement, honor, these are all necessary. Charles believes that there must be spiritual encouragement, otherwise the Iris soldiers may only recognize money in the future, and they must also cultivate their concept of honor, especially for middle and high-level officers.

Since Charles failed to awaken the dignity of the Iris soldier by killing Osman in the flower town last time, Charles did not give up. Instead, he kept thinking about why the effect was so poor.

Without investigation, there is no right to speak. Since then, Shire has started to collect the thoughts and wishes of the bottom-level Iris soldiers, what they are thinking, and what they want.

Later, he gradually discovered that although the Iris soldiers who served as soldiers could eat enough to eat, their family members did not necessarily live well. They wanted to get rid of their status as serfs, but the land belonged to the lords. If they were not serfs, even There is no need to cultivate the land.In short, they want to get rid of the restrictions of serfs and have their own land to cultivate. This is the appeal of most Iris soldiers.

Serf status meant that their marriage, freedom, and property were all restricted.The first is marriage. The lord enjoys the right of the first night, and sometimes the lord will force serfs between the ages to marry.

Shire is also very familiar with the right of the first night. This right of the first night was first implemented by the Principality of Luma, and then passed on when the Principality of Luma and the Principality of Artem had a good relationship.In the Principality of Artem, it was first popular from the Earl of Violet.

It's not that the Principality of Luma fell in love with a serf's daughter, and then created a first night right, that's not a big deal.A lord wanted a serf's daughter, and as soon as he showed his intention in the morning, she had been washed for nothing in the evening.What's more, how can a serf with such poor living conditions have a beautiful daughter.

Shire estimated that the right of the first night was for Luma Duchy to control the birth rate of serfs.However, the reason why Shire interrupted and abolished this is very simple, the Principality of Artem, especially the fleur-de-lis collar.The land is vast and sparsely populated, and he still wants to stimulate the population, so why would he continue to do this.

What's more, by abolishing the right of the first night, he can still gather a wave of popular support, and maybe the baptism of luck in Tulip City will come.

There is also freedom and property. They are the property of the lord themselves. Where can they talk about their own property? Their freedom depends entirely on the lord. If the lord wants to trim the castle and fight, they have to prepare their own Food followed, and the situation improved a lot when Shire came to power.But this kind of thing that has been ingrained for hundreds of years is not so easy to change.

Charles intends to solve this problem and stimulate the fighting spirit of the Iris soldiers. Charles firmly believes that no matter how he motivates and praises the Iris soldiers at the bottom, it is not as effective as solving their problems and bringing them practical benefits. .After they are promoted to officers, start to develop their concept of honor.

It is not enough to abolish the status of serfs, because they have no land to cultivate, and it is difficult for a family to support the whole family if one person joins the army, and they are not stable without land.So I plan to reward them with land.

However, Shire does not want to engage in the original land policy, where the big lords have the enfeoffment system of the small lords.Now the Holy Empire has declined, but the principalities he entrusted are growing stronger and stronger. If Shire is to be brought into a period, it will be the Warring States Period.

Except for the Principality of Sukale, which is still in the original enfeoffment system, the Principality of Artem and the Principality of Luma have both begun to try to reform. It is said that the Principality of Luma has already seen private sales of land.

Half of the land awarded to the Iris soldiers by Charles this time is the land that has been reclaimed, and the other half is the wasteland that has not been reclaimed. They own the land privately and can trade it.But they did not allow private serfs.They can hire serfs, and Shire will provide certain subsidies, which will make the price very attractive to serfs and these Iris soldiers.

Of course, their land also needs to be taxed, but the tax will be very low, almost half of that of serfs.

Although it may be harsh for nobles, for these Iris soldiers who were born as serfs, this is the most lucrative treatment.

After awarding the Iris Knights, Shire returned to the high platform, more than 1000 people stood separately, and all of them stared at Shire.

With an order from Charles, Badom and his security team, who had already been prepared, pressed dozens of people into the school grounds.Although these dozens of people looked embarrassed and looked very embarrassed, their clothes and body shapes revealed their identities.These are the families of the nobles outside Tulip City.

Andrew seemed to have been prepared for a long time. When he saw Charles making a gesture, dozens of Iris flower veterans stepped forward, stepped out of the military ranks, and then strode down to the high platform.If someone carefully observed Shire's reward just now, they would find that these dozens of people were all abolished by Shire as serfs, and at the same time they were rewarded with land.

Charles was on the high platform, looking at the restless Iris recruits below, and shouted: "These people are the enemies of the Iris family. They want to invade your land. We defeated Earl Violet and snatched it from him. back to the land.

These people say that these lands are theirs, can we agree? "

These dozens of Iris Flower veterans shouted loudly: "No promise, no promise."

Charles continued to shout: "Then what should we do."

"Kill them all, kill them all! Defend the interests of the Iris family, defend the glory of the Iris family."

Charles made a slashing movement, and these dozens of iris flower veterans instantly turned into ferocious wolves, and rushed towards them.After a while, these dozens of people were killed.

Strong blood filled the entire school field, and the blood gradually merged into small streams, flowing in all directions. Charles also smelled this blood on the high platform, which was different from the smell of gunpowder smoke on the battlefield. This time, what Charles smelled was A smell mixed with fishy and sweet.

Compared with the unchanging eyes of the Iris Flower veterans, the performance of the Iris Flower recruits was unsightly. There were noisy voices in the team, and many people saw the bloody scene and vomited it out.There are many other people who are flustered, and Rilke is one of them.

As he stood near the front, the blood of these nobles gradually flowed to his feet, and his heart trembled. He witnessed the bloodiest scene of the war, and he could not help substituting into those who were killed, and felt a deep emotion. Feeling fear, he couldn't help but took a few steps back, almost falling to the ground.

It was the copper coin in his hand that made his center of gravity not so far back, and also pulled his mind back.He also thought of the few children who were waiting to be fed. Their family was not rich, but they were robbed once by Earl Violet, and they became super poor households.For the five members of their family, a little wheat is mixed with some bran, grass leaves and clay every day, so that their family will not starve to death.

He originally wanted to help out in Tulip City, but the jobs inside had already been divided up by the residents of Tulip City. Outsiders like him, who have no relatives with the people inside, could only find a job as a helper, but they got a lot of money every day. The copper coins are pitifully few.

Thinking of the child's emaciated and pitiful appearance, Rilke hardened his heart and forced himself to look at the bloody scene.

At this moment, Shire's voice sounded, "These Iris soldiers were killed little by little from the serfs. They beheaded countless enemies for the Iris family, and the glory of the Iris family also shone on them. They are now The status of serfs has been abolished, and with their own land, they can receive a few silver coins every month."

Rilke couldn't help thinking in his heart, "Can he become someone like Iris Veteran? After all, they are also serfs. Rilke stabilized his mind slightly, stepped on the ground with his feet, and bright red blood ran down his cheeks. The feet dipped, but this time he didn't back away.

(End of this chapter)