It's a pity that these nobles thought this was Aslan's conspiracy, which caused inconvenience to their command and communication.
I never expected that Aslan's real purpose was to monitor communications. Now the scope of monitoring was smaller and easier.
The efficiency of the noble council was unprecedentedly fast. Just at noon, all the nobles issued orders to assemble all private troops in the general territory.
The Cleveland Army composed of the big nobles was divided into two groups, each with 500,000 men. They marched directly to the provinces of Essian and Buick. The private armies of the small nobles were all integrated to train the new army.
However, just after the general mobilization for war was announced, news of the invasion of the United Army came from Buike Province, taking over the area near the Kande Reservoir with lightning speed.
The mountain regiment led by Cruze was fighting for the first time, so it performed extremely ferociously, causing Duke Kane's troops to retreat steadily.
Today's Cleveland Federal Kingdom has gone completely crazy. The emergence of the new army has greatly reduced the quality requirements of its troops. It is no exaggeration to say that the size of the Cleveland Federal Kingdom's army now exceeds ten million.
With such brutality, it is no wonder that the resistance among the people throughout the Commonwealth Kingdom of Cleveland has become increasingly fierce.
The reduction in grain production will also require a large amount of labor force, which is a fatal blow to most agricultural-based families.
In the second line of defense of the anti-Mei defense line, Shani stood in front of a collapsed fortress, where a temporary podium had been set up. Within a hundred meters, there was no outsider except ANBU members.
Gudruff held his sword in one hand and stood behind Shani.
"Today's federal kingdom of Cleveland is extremely ill. The people don't have enough to eat, don't have warm clothes, and are still fighting among themselves. Their own people are fighting against themselves. This is creating opportunities for the surrounding countries that are eyeing..."
Mrs. Sharon and two mentor-level experts stood vigilantly not far away, observing any enemies that might appear at any time.
When the speech ended, the entire temporary square burst into deafening cheers.
Many of their soldiers are illiterate, and they may not know much about the justice of the country. In their eyes, it doesn't matter who becomes the lord, as long as they can have enough to eat and not go hungry.
But at the end, when Emperor Shani shouted to overthrow the old aristocratic lords, divide the land, and everyone can become a lord, there was a brief silence, and finally cheers broke out.
They didn't know much about national justice, but when they understood that they could have enough to eat and be their own landlords, they immediately took a clear stand and followed Marquis Aslan to the death.
"Your Majesty! Will you really give us land? You won't just give us land, but the food tax will be deliberately increased." Some officers with some status raised questions in their hearts.
Shani was well prepared for this kind of question. He clapped his hands and said, "That's a good question. It seems there is someone who understands. This will save me a lot of time to explain."
After Shani finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and a huge magic screen appeared in the square, with a huge photo appearing on it.
"Look at this picture. People who have been allocated land do not mean that the land belongs to you. You must cultivate it for five years. During these five years, you must abide by the Merlo Charter and become a qualified Merlo citizen. Finally, you can
Once you obtain these lands, Marquis Aslan will issue you a farmland certificate to prove that this piece of land belongs to you. With this certificate, you can pass it on to your tribe, or you can buy and sell it to the city hall..."
The simple pictures and explanations made many illiterate soldiers nod their heads while listening.
A veteran of the Duke of Durandal's army said to the recruit next to him: "Third brother! You have a bright mind. You can calculate how much land our family can get. Calculate how much land we have to pay in a year according to the taxes your Majesty said."
How much grain?”
The recruit nodded and quickly took out his hands to count.
"The eldest and second brothers who are disabled at home, as well as my mother and sister-in-law, plus our two active-duty soldiers, we can allocate eight acres of land." The recruit said in surprise.
"If the second brother had also married a daughter-in-law and the eldest nephew had not died, we would be able to get two more acres of land now."
When the veteran heard this, he sighed silently and whispered: "Everything will be fine. When I get back, I will arrange a marriage for you and my second brother."
The recruit spoke again: "In the first five years, the grain tax was four taxes and one. Four taxes and one is one quarter of the grain output. It is much better than those nobles. After five years, it will be changed to six taxes and one."
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The veteran also nodded. Although they served as soldiers for the lord and received meager military pay, their real purpose was to enjoy the two-tax-one treatment for food. If there were no strong men in the family to serve as soldiers for the lord, the tax was usually three-tax-two, so they could only barely eat.
If you are full of food, with a harvest like this year, people will basically starve to death or sell their sons and daughters.
"Down with the old aristocracy and build a new world."
One of the prisoners who had been arranged suddenly raised his hands and shouted loudly.
Soon I heard the response from a group of soldiers. Only the officers and professional representatives looked at everything around them in panic. Although they were not nobles, they were also a privileged group. Many high-level professionals also had farmland at home. Will they also be distributed uniformly by then?
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"Officers and professionals, you don't need to worry. As long as you sincerely follow Marquis Aslan to overthrow the old nobility, your original land will still belong to you. After verification by the city hall, farmland certificates will be issued directly to you..."
Shani's words made the officers and professionals who were a little uneasy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The speech was an unexpected success, and then the unified army entered the scene and began to screen the soldiers.
This time it was Aslan's turn to appear. Aslan, who was dressed in armor, walked to Shani's original position and made a knight's salute to express his respect. Shani also returned the salute very wisely, showing a deep affection between a monarch and his subjects.
Aslan stood on the podium, with a stern look on his face, and shouted loudly: "The three armies obey the order: those who have parents at home, go out; those who have wives and children, go out; those who have only children, go out;
If there is no heir in the family, the son will go out; if the father and son are both in the army, the son will go out; if the brothers are both in the army, the younger brother will go out. Anyone who goes out will receive retirement pay and leave the next day."
As soon as this order came out, the whole square immediately boiled with excitement, and many soldiers rushed to divide the fields.
Soldiers can be allocated two acres of land, while ordinary people can only get one acre.
"Quiet!" Aslan shouted coldly.
With a crash, the United Army soldiers wearing Mello A-type knight armor collectively stamped their feet, and the neat vibrations made the entire square tremble slightly.
"Anyone who makes any noise again will be killed!"
Completely different from Shani's cheerful attitude just now, the iron-blooded and chilling atmosphere quickly silenced the sergeants in the square.