Five hundred and ninetieth chapters conferring a title
Over two hundred years ago, when the royal family abdicated and Daxia began its modern industrialization process, the traditional aristocratic class subsequently declined.
The old nobles were constantly reduced in rank and title, and it became increasingly difficult to obtain new titles. Eventually, only those who had made great contributions to the country were eligible to receive titles, and they were often honorary titles.
Honorary titles belong to individuals and cannot be passed down. They are merely a symbol of identity and status and do not have any privileges.
But the actual conferred title is completely different. The actual conferred title is a fief, that is, a permanent land, which can be passed down from generation to generation. As long as Daxia does not perish, the right will always be there.
However, since Daxia's political system changed and the cabinet came to power, there have been too few people who have actually been awarded titles. Each one of them has a legendary story worthy of being written down, and they can be included in history textbooks.
There is a reason for this.
At that time, the royal family was extravagant and decadent. In order to gain wealth, they openly sold their official positions and titles, creating a large number of incompetent and corrupt old nobles, which almost led to the demise of Great Xia.
The newly born Daxia learned from the previous lessons and formulated extremely strict rules in this regard, resulting in fewer and fewer people holding titles.
It is precisely because of this that things are rare and valuable. The Daxia cabinet awarded Zuo Yi a real earl, which undoubtedly showed the respect and sincerity of the Daxia senior officials for him.
The title corresponding to the earl title is a total of 3,700 hectares of land on the south bank of the Qianjiang River in Hangzhou, including the Linjiang Town area, which is 55,500 acres of fiefdom!
Not only do these lands have permanent property rights, but the national taxes generated within the fiefdom are also preferential.
Hangzhou is the capital of Jiangnan Province, and its economic level ranks among the best among first-tier cities. Although it is not as good as Shanghai, its land value is also very high.
Especially now that the urban area of Hangzhou is developing towards the east and south, and the housing prices along the south bank of the Qianjiang River are constantly rising, if all these 3,700 hectares are sold as commercial land, they can definitely get an astronomical amount of money back.
But in the eyes of many people, an actual earldom title is more valuable than thousands of hectares of sky-high land!
Even Qin Wuyang's eyes showed envy when he looked at Zuo Yi.
He also has a conferred title, but neither the title nor the fiefdom is comparable to Zuo Yi, especially the latter is far behind.
Of course, Qin Wuyang also knew very well that this fiefdom was actually an alternative exchange for the thunder stone resources Zuo Yi controlled.
Otherwise, it is extremely generous for the cabinet to allocate several thousand acres of land.
Zhang Zonghan and Xiao Li, the two military and political leaders of Great Xia, also felt very deeply that Zuo Yi was only thirty years old, but he had already reached the peak that countless people dream of.
What surprised everyone was that in the face of this astonishing honor and benefit, Zuo Yi acted very indifferently. He had neither the surprise of being hit by a heavenly general nor the pride of reaching the pinnacle of his life.
He just nodded and said, "Thank you."
Thanks?
That's it?
Zhang Zonghan, Xiao Li and Qin Wuyang are all sophisticated figures, and they can't control their expressions at this time.
The corner of Xiao Li, the commander of the National Defense Forces, twitched.
Before Xiao Li could speak, Zuo Yi smiled and said, "These thunder stones are a little bit of my heart."
Obtaining the title of earl was indeed beyond his expectation, but it did not make him lose his composure.
You must know that in the world of Sadeya, Zuo Yi once had the opportunity to be entrusted with the title of marquis and owned a territory larger than Jiangnan Province.
But he gave up.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Yi waved his hand, and more than a thousand large and small thunder stones suddenly appeared out of thin air.
They were suspended above everyone's heads, emitting a faint blue or purple light, reflecting each other like bright stars, making people hold their breath.
These are not all the thunder stones that Zuo Yi owns. He also keeps twelve of the largest and highest quality thunder stones.
Because the magic-like lightning strike and thunderstorm skills possessed by the Sukra Ring must rely on thunder stones to activate them.
These skills are very useful to Zuo Yi, and of course he won't give them up.
He made this division after many tests.
In fact, for Daxia, so many thunder stones are completely enough. You must know that many of the thunder stones given by Zuo Yi are large in size and can cut out multiple standard energy cores, which are enough to meet the needs of combat mechas.
In fact, it is impossible for Daxia to produce so many armors, because the manufacturing cost of armors is very high, comparable to that of fighter jets.
Staring at the thunder stone stars above their heads, Zhang Zonghan, Xiao Li and Qin Wuyang didn't speak for a long time.
The three of them were all shocked by this miraculous sight that surpassed common sense.
After a while, Zhang Zonghan said: "Chief Zuo, you are interested."
Zuo Yi touched his nose, shook his head and said, "If I had known that Thunder Stone was so useful, I should have dug more in Baparo."
"That's enough."
Xiao Li smiled and said: "We are also vigorously purchasing the thunder stones over there, but it seems to be different from what you provided."
"In need of transformation."
Zuo Yi explained: "Give me all the thunder stones you collected, and I will help transform them for free."
The thunder stones buried in Sarsanth are all unstable and can only serve as energy core through the transformation of the world stone.
Only Zuo Yi can do it in the entire Blue Star.
Qin Wuyang and Xiao Li looked at each other and showed relaxed smiles.
Although this is not the most perfect result, it has achieved the goal of this meeting and everyone is happy.
"Chief Left."
Zhang Zonghan said: "According to convention, a knighting ceremony needs to be held. Of course, your opinion must be respected."
The awarding of the title of Daxia is very grand. Under normal circumstances, a ceremony needs to be held in the Daxia Palace, presided over by members of the royal family, and then announced to the whole country or even broadcast live.
But if Zuo Yi doesn't need this vanity and doesn't want to stir up trouble, then there's no problem.
Zuo Yi did not hesitate: "No need."
"That's good."
Zhang Zonghan took the gold-emblem sandalwood box that had been prepared earlier and handed it to Zuo Yi under the witness of Qin Wuyang and Xiao Li.
This box contains the certificate of title, the deed of fiefdom, the coat of arms of the earl, as well as a set of noble attire issued by the royal court.
From the moment he took over the box, Zuo Yi became an earl and aristocrat of Daxia, owning 3,700 hectares of fiefdom on the south bank of the Qianjiang River, and truly ranked among the top of Daxia.
According to the system of Daxia, Zuo Yi's title and fiefdom can be passed on to future generations.
Although the title is a descending inheritance, the land is a permanent inheritance. As long as he is willing, he can use it to build a future aristocratic family or even a powerful family at any time!
The three giants Zhang Zonghan, Xiao Li and Qin Wuyang said in unison: "Chief Zuo, congratulations!"
This moment will also be recorded in the history of Daxia!