The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"Master, as for the second issue concerning the protection of the safety of the people in the territory during the land reclamation, I think it can be handed over to the territory's guard team." Ramos spoke up, taking on the responsibility of "bodyguard" for himself.

One of the duties of the territory guard is to protect the safety of the territory's citizens.

He came from the bottom of society and had always been sympathetic to the poor common people. Now he served as the important military officer of the territory, commanding the territory's guard.

Now we can contribute and help the civilians in the territory.

So Ramos naturally didn't want to let it go and quickly agreed.

Although the current territory guards have not yet been recruited and reorganized, the large-scale land reclamation operation in the territory cannot begin so soon!

Moreover, this is a good opportunity for the newly established territory guards to train soldiers' combat experience, improve their bloodiness, and strengthen the army's combat effectiveness.

Generally speaking, there are not many such opportunities.

If they fail to seize the opportunity in time, the losses to the territory guards will be extremely huge!

Of course, other than that, this is still a lucrative job!

Just say it!

Who will own the prey in the end?

These prey are spoils of war! They must belong to the Lord.

But Gramos also knows something about Sauron's personality, and he will definitely not bother with them about this!

So in the end, these prey belong to the guards themselves.

After all, these were the spoils they gained after the battle.

In this world, meat is also a very precious resource for the middle and lower classes of society.

For the military, they need to consume more meat resources during training or practice.

These prey are undoubtedly a good supplement to the consumption and expenditure of the territory guards.

"Well, that's fine, but you need to complete the recruitment and reorganization of the territory guard as soon as possible. At the same time, you need to train them to have a certain level of combat effectiveness. Do you understand?" Soran thought about it and agreed to Ramos' request.

This mission is indeed a good practical opportunity for the territory guards, which can exercise their practical skills and coordination and cooperation abilities.

Sauron himself knew this.

As for the distribution of the prey, Soran hasn't thought about that yet!

"Yes, sir!" Ramos replied with a smile.

After Ramos sat down, Soran continued, "This time, the territory reclamation operation will be organized, arranged and coordinated by the Lord's Mansion. It is strictly forbidden for the people to reclaim the land privately."

"So now, let's discuss how to distribute the cultivated land that has been reclaimed!"

The procedure for reclaiming new land generally includes clearing away debris, such as grass roots, tree roots, stones, etc., then deep plowing and digging up the broken soil, and finally developing water diversion channels, field paths, etc.

Although the whole process is not complicated, it is rather tedious, time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Therefore, when large-scale land reclamation operations begin, they should be organized, arranged and coordinated in a unified manner, with division of labor and cooperation and mutual assistance, so as to maximize the reclamation efficiency.

When it comes to reclaiming a large piece of arable land, if only a small household is involved, their enthusiasm will certainly be high, but their efficiency is really hard to describe.

Especially for families with few or no strong laborers, it may take ten days or half a month to open up an acre of land.

And in the end, whether it is collective reclamation or private reclamation, the issue of land distribution will be involved.

It is just compared with the method of unified distribution after collective reclamation.

Allowing the subjects to reclaim land privately would undoubtedly make the situation more chaotic and disorderly.

The resulting public grievances and disputes are more numerous and more complicated.

It may even cause family feuds.

Don't think that White Bear Territory is a group of scattered people just because it is a small territory with a small population.

Where there are people, there is society; where there is society, there is clan power. The phenomenon of people living in groups is ubiquitous.

This is especially true in such poor and backward remote mountainous areas.

The people in the audience pondered silently for a long time, but no one could figure it out.

It's not that they are stupid, but they are limited by their knowledge and experience and really can't think of any good solutions.

So they all looked at Soran eagerly, saying that they had no idea.

Soran himself thought for a long time before he said, "I have an idea. I will tell you now. After I finish, you can add to it and see how feasible it is."

"Since this large-scale land reclamation operation in our territory is organized, arranged and coordinated in a unified manner, I think we can register it by recording work points."

"Take a day of land reclamation work as an example. If a strong male foreman works a full day, he will be credited with four work points. If a female foreman works a full day, he will be credited with three work points. If an elderly person or a young child who can still assist in the work also works a full day, he can also be credited with one or two work points."

It is indisputable that women are indeed less powerful than men in terms of innate advantages.

What’s more, this is a slave society where the average civilian population is malnourished.

"Finally, when all the arable land is reclaimed, we will divide it into blocks and price it in work points based on factors such as size, fertility, and distance. Then the people can redeem it with the work points they have earned."

"Of course, during the implementation of the system, we will also send personnel to register them and strengthen supervision to prevent any cheating or loopholes."

Soran spoke out all his thoughts in one breath.

This was all he could think of about the system.

Adam's mind suddenly cleared up, and he suddenly remembered a task that Soran had assigned to him before, so he immediately added: "Master, I think this system can be implemented!"

"First of all, the population of our territory is relatively small, so it is easier to manage. Although the population of the territory may be more than a thousand, in the end, the number of people who can actually participate in the land reclamation operation will definitely be less than a thousand."

"Besides, Master, didn't you just give me a task to count the population of the territory?"

"So when we count the population, we can first determine the standard for the work points of the citizens who can participate in the land reclamation operation based on their labor capacity. This will also facilitate future registration work!"

After Adam finished speaking, Gubellini added at the right time: "Master, I also think this method can be implemented."

"Moreover, the methods of adding and subtracting work points can be diversified. For example, work points can be appropriately added or subtracted for cheating or reporting cheating. Work points can also be appropriately added or subtracted for using one's own tools, livestock or other methods to ultimately help the territory reclamation operation."

"With all this in mind, I think it would be best if we could come up with a standard table for adding and subtracting work points. This way we can be relatively fair and improve the enthusiasm of the people."

"Moreover, letting the citizens who participate in the land reclamation operation supervise each other is much more useful than sending personnel to supervise!"

Ramos, who was standing by, frowned and said, "What about those families with few workers or no strong workers? If they don't earn enough work points, won't they be unable to exchange for the land they can cultivate?"

No matter in which world, the members of society who control more means of production will inevitably oppress the members of society who control less means of production.

This is an iron law of society and is also the inevitable result of human desires.

Adam thought for a moment and continued, "I can learn about and register the basic situation of each family when I conduct a population census in the territory."

"For some poorer families or families with less labor, we classify them as special families."

"When the farmland is finally distributed, we will allocate some of the newly opened farmland in good and bad conditions to these special families by reducing the exchange of work points."

"Of course, the exchange rate for work points cannot be reduced too much, otherwise it will easily cause conflicts between the people."

"Well, this is a really good idea!" Ramos' brows gradually relaxed.

"Also, the final ratio of work points to arable land must be well controlled. If it is too high, it will easily discourage the enthusiasm of the people. If it is too low, there will not be enough arable land at that time, which will be a bit troublesome!" This was the suggestion made by Javier.

The exchange rate between work points and cultivated land is actually similar to the tax rate. The key is to find the right "degree".

The standard of this "degree" is: while the lord obtains maximum benefits, try not to dampen the production enthusiasm of the people.

"That's true!" Soran agreed.

But immediately, he directly ordered: "Adam, let you be responsible for the formulation of this ratio! This involves economic knowledge, which is your strong point."

"Also, there is still some time before the large-scale development of the territory's farmland. According to what I just said, as a government official, you need to formulate the population census, the labor registration work point standards of the people in the territory, family composition, work point addition and subtraction criteria, work point exchange ratio, etc.!"

"All of this work will be documented in the end, and before the land reclamation operation begins, it must be submitted to me for review!"

Soran is now a noble, a hereditary lord, and a leader, so he certainly doesn't need to do everything himself.

Some things or tasks are assigned to subordinates and asked to be completed. At the end, you only need to supervise or review them.

Now that the relevant officials have been appointed, special tasks must be done by special people.

If I continue to interfere, it might affect work efficiency!

"Yes, sir!" Adam wrote it down in his notebook to prevent himself from forgetting.

"Well, the same thing. If you don't have enough manpower, you can recruit and train them yourself within the territory!" Sauron said happily upon seeing this.