Three days later, Xiong Huai officially issued an edict to start dividing fields in all counties across the country, and announced the conditions for ordinary people to be promoted to nobility.

As soon as the edict was issued, the entire Yingcheng was boiling, and for a while, all the people were running to tell each other.

At this time, the people in Yingdu are excited, indifferent, complaining, and indifferent.

As the edict quickly spread to all parts of the Chu State, soon, the entire Chu State became lively.

The state of Chu accompanied the capital Yancheng.

On this day, Luo Tian Luo Zhong, a villager who lived in a village not far outside Yancheng, went into the city to buy new farm tools.

Hearing the clear sound of the gong, the two of them immediately surrounded the people who beat the gong in line with the principle of having a lively scene to see, and not looking at it in vain.

When they got closer, they realized that the man who struck the gong was a city official.

Seeing that the officials had a major event announced, Luo Tian said in surprise: "The king has something, and I don't know if there is another war this time, or if the king wants to give taxes again." ”

Luo Zhong stared at the officials in front of him with his eyes, and said with strong expectations: "Uncle Tian, didn't the king already announce his cultivation a few days ago!" The king will definitely not go back on his word, so this time it is definitely not that I will be conscripted to fight again, it must be that the king will increase taxes, and maybe this time the king will also exempt the military tax. ”

After that, Luo Zhong looked at the official's eyes full of longing.

At this time, Huang Ge, a small official in Yancheng who was beating the gong and gathering the crowd, saw that the people were gathering more and more, and the people who were watching were all talking, and all kinds of speculations came out of the mouths of the people.

Seeing this, Huang Ge struck the gong heavily.

There was a loud bang, and the surroundings instantly became quiet.

At this time, Huang Ge said loudly: "The king has an edict: the king is worried about the inconvenience of the people ploughing the king's field in turn, so he is sympathetic to the people and decides to distribute the king's field to the people." For every adult male, the king divides 100 acres of land, including 20 acres of upper fields, 30 acres of middle fields, and 50 acres of lower fields. Every adult woman, after getting married, will be given 20 acres of land to her.

After the division of the land, all the man's fields belonged to him, and he could cultivate them forever, and he could pass them on to his offspring, but he was not allowed to buy or sell. The woman's land belongs to the woman herself, and whether she remarries or dies, the land is taken back again. Whoever remarries a woman will be given another 20 acres of land on the land of remarriage. ”

When the people around heard this, some people immediately let out an exclamation:

"It's really good to cultivate the field forever and pass it on to the heirs, although the land was cultivated before, although the tax was also paid according to the mu, but every time I cultivated the field, I was replaced by the nobles before I cultivated it for a few years, which was too much. Now that the land belongs to me, I can safely and boldly cultivate the field, even if it is not an upper field, then I must cultivate a middle field. ”

"It's extreme... It's extreme..."

In the sound of everyone's proficient, Huang Ge finished reading the matter about the division of fields, and then struck the gong again, and after the crowd quieted down, he said loudly again: "Next, announce the method for the people to obtain the title." ”

"Knighthood?" Luo Zhong grabbed Luo Tian's clothes and exclaimed, "Uncle Tian, can we become nobles like the people of Hanbei County!" ”

Luo Tian was shocked: "Oh my God, Xiao Zhong, we are all going to become nobles." ”

Huang Ge reprimanded angrily: "Silence! ”

"After becoming a nobleman, can we also send our children to study in the township and county?"

"After becoming a nobleman, can we also have our own servant concubine?"

Huang Ge shouted: "Silence! Quiet! ”

A man in the crowd asked stupidly: "If I become a nobleman, can I also marry two concubines?" ”

Someone licked his lips and said, "I just want to marry the beautiful daughter of the noble man of our village as a daughter-in-law!" ”

Another person said: "If I become a nobleman, can I go to Yingdu to see the king?" My biggest dream in my life is to go to the palace and meet the king. ”

Someone chimed in: "I want to go too!" ”

At this time, Huang Ge suddenly rang the gong in his hand.

"Bang Chang~~Bang Chang~~Bang Chang~~"

After a loud bang, there was an instant silence.

Then, Huang Ge cleared his throat and began to say loudly: "The law of the common people to become a knight: First, to reclaim wasteland, as long as the amount of reclamation is the same as the number of acres of land allocated to his family, he will be given a knight.

Second, if you are proficient in farming, as long as you accumulate ten years, the grain output of your own field is one-tenth of the largest amount of grain in the same field in this county, then you can be promoted to the first level.

Third, proficient in weaving, where a woman is proficient in weaving, and the cumulative ten years are the number of qualified weaving in the county is the top tenth of the number of local women weaving, then the woman's husband or son will be given a knighthood. If there is no husband and son, and the knighthood is given to the woman herself. ”

Hearing this, Luo Tian suddenly remembered the daughter of his family, who was known as an expert in weaving, so he mustered up the courage to ask: "Dare to ask the nobleman, a woman is good at weaving, can't this title be given to her father?" ”

Huang Ge saw that someone was interrupting, and immediately glared at the person fiercely, and was about to open his mouth to reprimand...

Many people in the crowd asked: "Great nobleman, I also want to ask, can't this title be given to my father?" ”

"yes..."

Seeing this, Huang Ge glanced at the onlookers, and said angrily: "Of course not, if a woman is fifteen and marries, if she does not marry sixteen, her parents are guilty and will be punished with double the poll tax, and if she does not marry at twenty, her parents will be demoted to concubines." How can such sinners be knighted? ”

"Alas!" There was a wail of disappointment from the crowd.

"Bah, a bunch of villains! Fortunately, the king was wise and had expected this, otherwise it would have really benefited the villains such as Er. Huang Ge scolded angrily, and then, when he saw that after he scolded angrily, many people in the crowd showed shame, so his face softened slightly, and he continued to announce:

"Fourth, tool innovation, where the invention and improvement of tools and beneficial to the producer, can be reported to the county government to assess merit, and then on the meritorious reward, the small merit will be rewarded and given property, the meritorious can be given a knight, if there is a similar stone mill and other national artifacts, then can be given to the secretary of the lord is a feudal prince."

"Wow~~ Fenghou!" There was another exclamation from the crowd.

"Fifth, fight bravely, where the people are called into battle to kill the enemy, one person who kills the enemy will be given the first rank."

After finishing the content of the knighthood, Huang Ge struck the gong again vigorously, and continued: "The rights carried by the nobles, those who have a knighthood, once they are conscripted into the army, will be given priority to those who have a knighthood to serve as the chief of the army or even the head of the tun. ”

"Wow!" There was an exclamation from the crowd.

"Whoever has a knighthood is given priority to be appointed as a captain once he is called up for servitude..."

"Wow!"

"Anyone who has a knighthood can consider appointing him to the position of village elder, and in the future, those who have no title will no longer serve as the village chief or even the village elder."

"Wow~~Wow~~~"

"Those who have reached the fourth-level county scholar can send a child to study in the township, and those who have reached the fifth-level sergeant can participate in the assessment and selection of county officials, and if they pass the assessment, they can serve as subordinate officials in the county."

"Wow~~"

"Van ···"

As the rights of the nobility were constantly announced, all the people were excited, and for a while, everyone was full of expectations for themselves to become nobles.

When the rights of the nobles were announced, and when the officials who announced the edict left, the gathered people did not disperse for a long time, and everyone was discussing how to obtain a knighthood for themselves.

At this time, Luo Zhong muttered: "Uncle Tian, I want to get the title and be a nobleman." ”

"Xiao Zhong, I want to do with you Uncle Tian." Luo Tian smiled and said: "But I can get the title, but don't think about it, you are the second in the family, the father and brother are here, and the nephew is here, how can your family's title not be your turn!" ”

“···” After Luo Zhong was silent for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then I want to split up the family, and I want to be the master of my own house." ”

"Then your dad will break your legs."

"Even if I break my leg, I'll be the head of the household."

“······” Luo Tian thought of the second and third children of his family, was silent for a long time, and suddenly said lonely: "Let's go, let's go back to the village and tell everyone the good news." ”

"Good!" Luo Zhong answered, picked up a bundle of farm tools and followed Luo Tian back, walked two or three steps, Luo Zhong looked forward to it: "Uncle Tian, I have become a nobleman, and I must be a county official." ”

"Well, I want to, too."

"Uncle Tian, I want to marry the daughter of the Li Chang family, I want to marry her in my dreams."

"Well, I want to, too."

"Huh?" Luo Zhong scolded angrily: "I, if you don't cultivate, your daughters are older than others." ”

"What is this, many nobles in the city have married girls as old as their granddaughters, and when I become nobles, I will too."

"But you have a wife."

"I can take a concubine!"

"Phew, Bah, Bah······"