Aztec Eternals

   Chapter 244: Sealing the Country, Mu and County System

   "To the north to the estuary fortress, to the south to the Tulsa River, to the east to the mountains of Sitacuaro, and to the west to the mountains of Sakapu State. This vast land is my feudal kingdom!"

  Shirot laughed, revealing his white teeth. The young king's smile is full of handsomeness, and there is a dash of condensed majesty in his handsomeness. He stretched out his fingers and groped along the edge of the album, remembering the mountains, rivers, villages and towns one by one in his mind, and compared them with the memories along the journey to the west.

"The closed country is from north to south, with two lakes sandwiched between two rivers; from east to west, from mountains to mountains. The climate here is a tropical grassland with distinct dry and wet, and the terrain is a fairly flat mountain plateau. The mountains and rivers are vertical and horizontal. In between, the plateau sags in the hinterland, forming a series of natural lakes. The rivers around the lake converge, thus forming the lake area. The lake area is rich in land, like the Bashu Basin;

  The young king looks at the map, extracts information, and uses the memory of later generations to understand and integrate.

   Governing a feudal country requires specific data to support it. Governance must not be blindsided. Although the figures estimated by the information from the sample surveys in various places are not accurate, they can play a vital guiding role.

  Shirot looked down at his own feudal kingdom and first estimated the specific area.

   "At this time, the lake in my hands is a closed country, about three states. It is roughly 100 kilometers from east to west, and more than 150 kilometers from north to south. It covers an area of ​​15,000 square kilometers, about one-tenth the size of Henan."

  Shirot's fingers fumbled across the map. He touched the blue-marked lake and also measured the green-marked plain around the lake. These places are fertile and flat, and most of them have been reclaimed as farmland.

"This land is the essence of Tarasco Kingdom, with the most prosperous Lake Patzcuaro in the center, the once densely populated Lake Quetzeo in the north, and the north bank of the Tulsa River with developed commerce and trade in the south. In this era, the population is always concentrated around the water source, relying on rivers and lakes. In this 15,000 square kilometers of land, there was once a million people, accounting for 60% of the population of Tarasco Kingdom.”

  Thinking of this, the young king looked at the map carefully again. He recalled all the gathered information, and roughly estimated the farmland area of ​​the closed country.

   "In this well-developed and elite area, the area of ​​arable land that has been burned and reclaimed accounts for about 1/4 to 1/3 of the entire feudal country, or 0.4-0.5 million square kilometers."

"At this time, Ding Zhuang is not tall enough, and his stride is slightly smaller. One step on the left and right is a step, and the length of one step is about 1.3 meters. One mu is 240 steps long and one step wide, which is 1.3*1.3*240 Well, 405 Square meters. Then, 10,000 square kilometers is about 25 million mu, which is slightly less. The number of acres that I have cultivated in the middle school is between 10 million and 12 million mu!"

  Shirot paused for a moment and made a quick calculation with the charcoal in his hand. Kuluka watched from the side, secretly learning the strange numbers that His Highness often used. After a while, the young king calculated the land and acres of Fengguo. He looked at the numbers on the tip of the pen, refreshed, and continued to estimate.

“Most areas of the feudal country use milpa agriculture, slash-and-burn, wide-spaced sowing, and mixed crops, no deep ploughing, and extremely limited fertilization. Except for the fertile soil within a few miles of the lake, most of the farmland is It is necessary to burn and fallow land. Then in each farming season, the land that can be actually cultivated is about more than 5 million mu!"

  Shirot pondered for a while. He has always been very attentive to the cultivation of the fields, and is used to visiting the fields in person, and often summons old farmers to ask questions.

   At this time, the density of cultivation was low, and the breeding of corn did not reach the peak of later generations. With the addition of kidney beans and pumpkins, the yield of milpa per mu was about 80 kilograms. Because the nutrition of corn is slightly lower, the output of every 4 mu of land can maintain the needs of an adult male for a year. And for this unit, Shulot referred to the data from the Neon Warring States period and set it as a "stone". One stone is about 320-350 catties of grain.

"My feudal country has more than 5 million mu of farmland. If there is enough labor to cultivate it, with the current level of technology, the annual output is roughly 1.3 million shi. In other words, um, I am also a big name of a million shi It's gone!"

   This thought appeared in the mind of the young king inexplicably. He couldn't help but smile. This time, he made great efforts to plan, and redefined the field system, dividing the step, mu, and stone. Then rely on these data to organize military and civilian colonies. Naturally, the plan is lofty, and the idea is to lay the foundation of the country!

  Without iron farming tools and large livestock, a farmer's ability to farm is very limited. In the days of intensive farming, a Ding Zhuang farmer could only farm about 5 mu at most by manpower alone. Iron tools can reduce physical consumption and plough the soil. Farming cattle and horses can increase this number by at least 2-3 times.

   Therefore, in the early Tang Dynasty, 20 acres of land were granted to a single Ding, which was regarded as the limit of effective farming. There are iron tools and cattle. The northern plains are harvested once a year, and one person cultivates 20 mu; the paddy fields in the south are harvested twice a year, and one person cultivates 10 mu.

   In the feudal kingdom of Shilot, the area of ​​one mu of land is roughly the same as that of the Tian Dynasty, but it is slightly smaller. The density of cultivated crops is only one-third to one-half of that of Chinese farmers, and the busy time of cultivation is about two times longer due to the diversity of crops.

   In this way, a Ding Zhuang's largest cultivation area is about 8-10 mu. The normal annual harvest is between 2-2.5 shi, which can support two Dingzhuang, or one Ding, and the rest are used as tribute and reserves.

  It was based on these data that Xiulote worked out the details of Juntun and Mintun, roughly planned the future tax level, and imagined the direction of further reform.

   Juntun farms 10 mu per piece, collects 2.5 shi, and the surplus grain is supplied to the army in the field. Mintun is 8 mu per square, and receives 2 shi, half of which is self-supporting, the remaining three-fifths are tribute, and two-fifths are village savings, that is, about 30% of the tax. The young and young women plough 6 mu and receive 1.5 shi, and the old and weak plough 4 mu and receive 1 shi, all of which are calculated on this basis. Counting the labor during the slack farming period, the future tax level of the feudal state will be comparable to that of the Qin state after the reform and centralization of power.

"Encourage farming and build water conservancy; organize households to balance the people and reward fertility; develop metal agricultural tools, grant land to the country according to military merit, raise ten people for every twenty stone, and give three pieces for every ten people. One hundred and two hundred thousand stones will send troops sixty thousand"

   Numerous thoughts flashed through the young king's mind and turned into a smile on the corner of his mouth. Studying Shang Yang's reforms and imitating the Qin Dynasty's farming and warfare system is his future political direction, but there are still details that need to be clarified. He continued to look at the map, thinking about the current population situation of the feudal country.

"The northernmost part of the closed country is bordered by the Leman River, with the estuary fortress as the center, and dozens of miles to the southwest is Lake Quetzeo. This is also where the Alliance Navy is moored. Kuluka, you went to the estuary fortress, you have seen it before. Is my father?"

   Hearing the words, Kuluka nodded, and then replied in detail.

"Your Majesty, I went to see the deputy marshal. He sits at the mouth of the river and has repaired the fortress. The logistical arrangements are very appropriate. The wounded have also been treated, and some recovered warriors have begun to return to the army. The collection was eliminated, the towns and villages maintained obedience and order, and the peasants completed the spring ploughing on time. However, the number of priests there was seriously insufficient, and after the nobles were cleared, the villages were mostly managed by the village elders themselves.”

“The water supply around Lake Quiceo is abundant and the land is fertile. Within dozens of miles around the lake, there are many villages, which once gathered a population of 200,000 to 300,000 people. There are millions of acres of reclaimed farmland, all of which are uncultivated. Roots, ripe fields to remove stones."

   Hearing this, Shulot nodded. He stood up and paced the hall with his hands behind his back, lost in thought.

  There were more than 40 large villages and towns around the Quetzeo Lake area in the north of the closed country, with dense population and abundant products. It's just that the north has gone through war, the kingdom has been mobilized several times, the army is constantly fighting, and the towns and villages are also the most devastated. Now, the northeastern state of Akambaro has been divided and become the fief of Tepopolo, and the entire north needs to be reorganized. Determining the zoning of the closed country is the first step of the New Deal.

  The young king thought for a while and made a decision.

   "Monkey, take a pen and record."

  Kuluka nodded yes. He took out a fine brush, dipped it in ink, and began half-writing and half-drawing crookedly.

"Redesigning the system of states and counties, dividing borders and population. South of the Leman River, north of Huayamo Fortress, north of the feudal country, 150 miles from east to west, more than 50 miles from north to south, including the entire Quetzeo Lake District, Half of the state of Sakap is set as a 'county'. With the Hekou fortress as the county seat, it is called Hekou County. It has jurisdiction over more than 40 large villages, with a population of 100,000 and 10,000 people. As soon as possible, the households of Qimin will be established and established. Mintun!"

"county?"

  Kuluka picked up a pen to write, drawing a string of villains and simplified radical characters. Then, doubts appeared on his face.

   "Your Majesty, what is a county? How is it different from a state?"

  Shirot pondered for a moment and smiled.

   "Self-government is a state, and it is directly under the county!"

   Then, the eyes of the young king descended from the north to the south, betting on the Patzcuaro Lake District and Basin in the center of the feudal kingdom. It is the most prosperous capital and the center of the universe in the mythology of the Prepecha people.

"South of Huayamo Fortress, north of Apatchin Gambang, with the source of the mountains and rivers as the western boundary, with Sittaquaro as the eastern boundary, more than 100 li from north to south, and 200 li from east to west, it is set as Gyeonggi, with The capital of Qin Congcan is the center. It has jurisdiction over 100,000 to 200,000 villages and towns, and about 70,000 people in Dingkou and the surrendered army. Among them, there are 50,000 military colonies, 150,000 civilian colonies, and about 30,000 residents in the capital city. "

   From July to July, the 20,000 troops of Avi Xuenuo had arrived in the hinterland of the Lake District not long ago. They traveled all the way through the rainy season. From the time they surrendered to the present, they were short of food for several months, and their faces were yellow and skinny. At this time, these militia soldiers have fallen short of this year's spring ploughing, and their bodies also need to be nursed back to health.

  Shirot just dispatched officers and priests, and while forming the newly arrived army, let the priests convert and teach the faith. These Ding Zhuang can put in labor during the autumn harvest. In the heart of the young king, there is another plan waiting to be investigated.

"The northern boundary is the copper mine dozens of miles south of the city of Ivacio, the southern boundary is the Tulsa River, the east is the Sitacuaro Mountains, and the west is the first north-south river. More than 100 miles away, the entire Apatchin Gambang is centered on Kuramo City, and is set as Kuramo County, that is, Zicao County. There are nearly 100,000 villages and towns, 200,000 people, and 40,000 people. Well, as soon as possible Investigate the local noble fiefdoms, so that the next step can be implemented!"

  Apatchin Gambang has a large area and can be roughly divided into three parts according to its characteristics. There are several shallow copper mines in the north, and a large number of open-pit gold and silver mines in the south. In the southernmost part, near the Tulsa River, which flows through half the world, there are many small towns that prosper because of trade along the river. This is a land rich in minerals and prosperous in business!

  Kuramo City is located in the southernmost part of Apatchin Gambang, a little westward, and is a big city by the river. The largest river in the central and southern parts of the world, the Tulsas River expands here, forming a wide lake basin that also connects the edge of the Colima Mountains. This big city is a famous commercial and trade distribution center. Merchants from Mistec, Zapotec, Tepanic, and Tecos all gather here, forming one of the most developed cities in the southern region.

   And Iskali's advance army landed in the southeast of Apatchingan, and did not pass through the city of Kuramo. The city thus survived the war, but also retained its traditional aristocratic rule.

The meaning of   Kuramo in the Prepecha language refers to the ragwood of the comfrey family, a beautiful tall tree, usually reaching 8 meters, with bright cymose flowers. The rag wood is very attractive in summer, and it is very popular with the people of Prepecha. It is worth mentioning that ragwood seeds contain a lot of oil and are one of the rare oil sources in Central America.

   As his thoughts twitched, Shilot once again walked to the huge wooden board. He crossed the finely marked map with his hand. The three counties in the north, the middle and the south are the core of the feudal state in the lake.

   During the Western Expedition, Hekou County in the north and Gyeonggi in the center went through war, and the nobles of Tarasco were almost completely purged and lost their local influence. The population of Gyeonggi has been divided into military and civilian settlements, which are under the direct jurisdiction of the central government; while the population of Hekou County is in a semi-autonomous state, as long as a new batch of priests arrives, they will be fully controlled. Only Apatchin Gambang in the south, the planned Shicao County, has not experienced too many wars. While retaining the vast majority of the population, it also retains too many remnants of the old nobles.

  Thinking of this, the young king's expression turned cold. He pressed his palm **** the position of Kuramo City, and his eyes became deep.

   "Your Majesty, what's the next plan?"

   Seeing His Highness's action~www.readwn.com~ Kuluka looked up. His eyes were bright and he asked carefully.

  Shirot smiled. He reached into his arms, took out a volume of books, and slapped it on the wooden table in front of him. At the top of the booklet, four neat characters are written.

   "Military merits are awarded to fields!"

   These chapters took significantly more time to write. Authors need to consult a lot of reliable data, and then rely on the data to think about real and feasible administrative strategies. Here are some remarks.

   1. According to the data of the Tokugawa shogunate, one stone of the Japanese Warring States period should be 130-150 kilograms of brown rice, which can be eaten by an adult man for one year.

   2. In the early Tang Dynasty, 1 20 acres of land were granted. It is located in the northern plains and has iron tools for farming cattle.

   3. Ten people are raised for every twenty shi, and every ten people give three pieces, and one of the three pieces is drawn in wartime. This is a relatively common military mobilization ratio during the Warring States Period in Japan.

   4. After Shang Yang's reform, several taxes and labor in the Qin state were added together, and about 30% of the farmland was harvested. In the late Qin Dynasty, it even increased to 50% in some areas.

   (end of this chapter)