To become a well-established overlord family, in addition to having a solid retainer structure, a firm and good ruling institution, and a rich talent pool, it is also necessary to form a good social, agricultural, industrial, and commercial foundation within the ruling system.

After more than ten years of firm development, as well as the tilted support of Zhengliang's deliberate resources, a certain social, agricultural, industrial and commercial foundation has been initially formed in the areas of the Luo family's Hizen Province, Chikugo Province, Chikuzen Province, Higo Province, and Iki Island.

In terms of social foundation, as the Luo family's unique "Luo Family's Law" gradually took root in the hearts of the people, and gradually integrated with the Luo family's ruling system, a relatively complete social management system was gradually formed in the Luo family's territory.

At the beginning of "The Law of the Luo Family", it is first made clear that the law will be the only law of all the territories of the Luo family, and in fact it is already the lowest foundation of the Luo family's ruling system. The first part of the text of the law is a decree on land and other natural resources, and it has three main contents:

1. All land, trees, rivers and other resources in the territory belong to the Luo family, and the Luo family leases the land and other resources to the lords. Each household must register the status of land and other resources in detail and pay taxes on a regular basis. Land and other resources can be inherited by designated relatives, and if no one inherits them, they will be taken over to the territory.

2. Land and other resources are not allowed to be bought and sold without the approval of the Luo family's internal affairs cabinet.

3. Before obtaining the approval of the Luo family's internal affairs cabinet, each household is only allowed to own a maximum of five anti fields (1 anti = 10 acres), and two anti lands of forest land and mountainous land.

Fourth, after the people are divided. Each family can only inherit by one son or daughter in the family. The other sons or daughters will be additionally allocated resources such as fields in other areas by the Luo family's internal affairs cabinet. (The main purpose is to avoid too much concentration of the lord families.) At the same time, it is also conducive to dispersing the forces of those families that have a large number of people in reality. ）

These laws on natural resources such as land. In fact, it is equivalent to taking all the natural resources into the hands of the Luo family, in this case, it is contrary to the social background of this era, and it will inevitably encounter obstacles under normal circumstances, but because when the Luo family started, the Luo family's territory was basically some landless displaced people, filthy people, or farmers with a small amount of land, without any wealthy power. So there was no resistance when it was implemented.

In the future, with the continuous expansion of the territory, for the general hostile wealthy clans, the Luo family basically adopted the method of exterminating the clan (men slashing and killing, female dependents scattering rewards or migrating and settling), until the Luo family became a powerful daimyo from a small wealthy family, at this time, the strength of the Luo family was strong enough, and there was no need to worry about this problem at all. And the people in the territory have also adapted to the law of the Luo family, and even in order to protect the fields in their hands. They will also take the initiative to side with the Luo family to deal with those hostile forces. Of course. The main purpose of enforcing this edict is to prevent the emergence of new tyrants in their own territory in the future. For the retainers on his side, in order to avoid internal hidden dangers, Zhengliang also carried out appropriate accommodation, and also implemented a limited feudal system for the retainers.

The second part of the main text of the law is about the status of the people and the agricultural tax, which has two main contents:

1. There are three main identities of the people of the territory: the people, the servants, and the slaves.

First-level people, the agricultural tax is eight gongs and two farmers;

second-level people, the agricultural tax is seven public and three farmers;

The third-level people, the agricultural tax is six public and four farmers;

Fourth-level people, the agricultural tax is five public and five peasants;

The fifth-level people, the agricultural tax is four public and six peasants.

Servitude: Citizens of the original territory who violate the laws of the territory will be demoted to hard labor, and will be subject to long-term forced labor for a certain number of years according to the violation procedure, and there will be no remuneration for the period of forced labor. After the expiration of the period of conscription, the status of the original subject can be restored.

Slaves: Prisoners of the enemy, who are subject to long-term conscription for a certain number of years in accordance with the endangerment of the territory, and are not paid for the duration of the conscription. After the expiration of the period of conscription, they can become a first-class consular citizen.

2. Explanation of the improvement of the status of the consular people:

First-class Consular Citizen: From the date on which the Consular settles in the territory, he is a first-class Consular Citizen.

Second-level Subjects: After settling in the territory for one year, first-level subjects will automatically become second-level subjects; First-level subjects who send their relatives over the age of six and under the age of 14 to the territorial academy within one year of settling in the territory, and ensure that the schoolchildren participate in the study organized by the academy on time, will automatically become second-level subjects.

Third-level Domain: After the Territory has been settled for three years, the Domain will automatically become a Level 3 Citizen; At the same time, regardless of the number of years of residence and the original rank of the lord, all the lords, as long as one person in each household becomes the standing soldier of the Luo family, will automatically become a third-level lord; Moreover, contributions to the territory can also be granted third-level status by the Luo family in person.

Fourth-level Domain: After the Territory has been settled for 10 years, the Domain will automatically become a Level 4 Citizen; All the lords, as long as one person in each household becomes a warrior of the Luo family or a retainer of each institution of the Luo family, they will automatically become a fourth-level lord. At the same time, making heavy contributions to the territory can be granted by the Luo family to the fourth-level lords in person.

Level 5 Domain: After settling in the territory for 20 years, the Domain will automatically become a Level 5 Citizen; If you make a significant contribution to the territory, you can be personally awarded by the Luo family to a fifth-level lord.

According to the law, the agricultural tax of an ordinary lord in the first year of settlement is eight gongs and two peasants, the second year is seven gongs and three farmers, the fourth year is six gongs and four peasants, the eleventh year is five gongs and five peasants, and the twenty-first year is four gongs and six people. It seems that such an agricultural tax system seems to be a bit harsh, but in fact, at this time, the agricultural tax of the wealthy families in many areas of the Warring States period was eight gongs and two peasants (the Imagawa family implemented the agricultural tax of six gongs and four peasants, but it has been praised by the lords as benevolent lords), and there are even cases where the lords have no food to eat, so this stepped agricultural tax system is already very good, after all, the Luo family needs to develop, and it needs more resources, What's more, these agricultural taxes were finally returned to the people in the form of cash-for-work.

After so many years of development, the average agricultural tax of the people in the areas of Hizen Kingdom, Higo Kingdom, Chikugo Kingdom, Chikuzen Province, and Iki Island, which were first controlled by the Luo family, is already five gongs and five peasants, as for the Fengqian Kingdom, Fenggo Kingdom, and the eastern part of Chikuzen Province, which were controlled by the Luo family a little later. At this time, the agricultural tax of the people in these areas was generally seven gongs, three farmers, or six gongs and four farmers. The ultimate goal of Zhengliang. It is to realize that all the people in the Luo family's territory are five public and five peasants.

In the testimonies mentioned above. In order to encourage the people to actively participate in the academy and military power of the territory, some preferential rules have been added accordingly; As for the fairness of these laws, in fact, the above-mentioned laws cannot take care of those families whose children are young, or even have no children, let alone young men, and it can be said that these are the most vulnerable groups, and how to protect these families. This is explained in the following testimonies.

The third part of the main text of the law is a decree on territorial servitude, which has five main contents:

1. Abolish all taxes in the territory except agricultural and commercial taxes.

2. The subjects only participate in the conscription under the organization of the territory, and the meals during the conscription period are uniformly distributed by the territory, and the territory gives reasonable remuneration according to the amount of labor (the remuneration is mainly based on grain and the money made by the Luo family).

3. Residents with difficulties at home can apply for relief at the designated place in the territory, and after verification, the territory will give relief every month according to the minimum ration, and the maximum relief time is one year, and the application can be repeated.

4. Residents who lack farm tools can rent them at the designated place in the territory, and the maximum rental time is seven days.

5. Relief and lease repayment:

repay directly with grain or coins;

After the autumn harvest every year, it is repaid with grain or coins;

After participating in the conscription of the territorial organization. Territories are deducted from the remuneration due.

Here, Masayo applies the concept of "loans" in later generations. Allowing the people to apply for agricultural tools and even grain and coins, and returning them at a later stage, greatly ensured the survival of those vulnerable groups in the early stage of settlement in the territory; At the same time, the people are encouraged to actively participate in the various conscription organized by the territory, so that the Luo family can use the method of cash for work to increase the income of the people and accelerate the development of the territory.

The fourth part of the main text of the law is a decree on the secrecy of the territory, which has five main contents:

1. The people are not allowed to leave the territory without the approval of the Luo family;

2. The subjects are not allowed to mention to anyone any information related to the territory, such as laws and technology;

3. Once a suspicious or unfamiliar person is found, it must be reported to the territory in a timely manner, and after verification, if it does not reach the third-level territory, it will be directly promoted to the third-level territory; Those who have reached the third level of the lord will be rewarded with 5 stone grain.

4. Where a report violates the confidentiality regulations, after verification, if it does not reach the level of third-level consular citizens, it is directly promoted to third-level consular citizens; Those who have reached the third level of the lord will be rewarded with 5 stone grain.

Many of the policies and technologies that Masahiro is now implementing in his territory are beyond this era, and once they are obtained by enemy forces, they will not only increase the strength of the other party, but also greatly threaten themselves, and these things must be kept strictly secret when they are not strong enough. However, it is difficult to achieve secrecy by relying only on the defense force of the territory, so the only way to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the people of the territory is to become the watchdog of secrecy. After this period of development, the areas of Hizen Province, Higo Province, Chikugo Province, Chikuzen Province, and Iki Island have become almost watertight places, and as long as there are suspicious people entering these areas, they will soon be identified, and as for other areas, with the encouragement of the Luo family's rewards, they have also received a great response, and the people's awareness of prevention has become stronger and stronger.

The fifth part of the main text of the law is about the civil weapons of the territory, which has five main contents:

1. Without the permission of the Luo family, they are not allowed to privately own swords, spears, foot tools, bows and arrows and other weapons stipulated by the territory;

2. Those who already possess weapons must hand them over to the territory, and the territory will give corresponding food and money compensation;

(3) Any private possession, once discovered, shall be confiscated immediately, and the person who conceals it shall be punished with a certain amount of hard labor. Failure to report information will also be punished.

4. Without the permission of the Luo family, all the craftsman houses in the territory are not allowed to build weapons, otherwise not only will the craftsman houses be confiscated, but all the personnel of the craftsman houses will be invited to be punished by forced labor. Even other Artisan House personnel who were not involved in the creation of weapons were implicated and punished.

In fact, this is the "knife hunting order", although the territorial law makes the farmers benefit a lot, but it is difficult to rule out that they will still be bewitched by some people, and then make a pinch or even a pinch all the time, so it is enough to toss themselves, so in order to prevent it from happening, it is better to implement this measure as soon as possible. At the same time, in order to strengthen prevention. The system of sitting together was also adopted in the same way as for the slave corps. Encourage the people to supervise each other.

The seventh part of the main text of the law. There is only one ordinance on rewards and punishments for the territory, but the content is very detailed, mainly listing the content of daily civil crimes, and clarifying the corresponding years of labor that need to be borne once these contents and the laws of the territory are violated. For whistleblowers, a certain amount of food and even a level reward will be given.

The seventh part of the main text of the law mainly stipulates the specific responsibilities and rights of each institution of the Luo family and each corresponding specific position. What are the penalties for violations? At the same time, it also lists in detail the rewards that need to be given for various military contributions.

There are a total of six or seven articles and thirty-eight ordinances in the entire "Roche's Law". To put it simply, with these laws, everyone can understand what can be done under the rule of the Luo family. What can't you do? What can be obtained, and how can I get it? In a nutshell, it is through these laws that the Luo family gradually established a society with legal constraints, clear class distinctions, effective pensions and assistance, and a cash-for-work system within the territory of the Luo family. In this way, the basic social system of a new state is formed.

Some people may think. Such a law obviously lacks fairness, but after all, this is the background of the entire Warring States period at this time. It is ridiculous to blindly insist on the so-called equality of all people, and it may even be overthrown and annihilated in the tide of history. Since this is a hierarchical society, as a ruler, you have to adapt to the context of the times, and at the same time create a class that supports the development of your own rule. What's more, such a social system will also encourage the people to actively move forward, thus accelerating the development of the territory.

Of course, in fact, the system of the Luo family at this time is not exactly the same as the current system of the general daimyo in the entire Warring States Period, the most fundamental difference is that the Luo family does not allow the country within a country to appear in its ruling system, while the other daimyo are powerful and powerful, and they are ruled by a strong or weak country within a country (or an alliance). In this way, the Luo family will inevitably conflict with the interests of these big names and wealthy families in the process of expansion. But Zhengliang has been prepared for this for a long time, anyway, it would be good to directly use violence to completely destroy these obstacles, and then re-establish the system according to the law of the Luo family.

It's just that this can be done for the daimyo families who have a direct conflict of interest, but it can't be done for the general public. But people are very strange, when a new culture and system enters their lives, they can't help but resist, and when they find that others accept this new thing, their lives are getting better and better, so they take the initiative to accept it.

At the beginning, at the beginning of the Luo family, because there was no resistance, the Luo family's law naturally began to be promoted in the Luo family's territory very easily, with the development of the past ten years, the Hizen country, the Higo country, the Chikugo country, the western part of Chikuzen country, and Iki Island have become the areas where the Luo family's law is most deeply implemented, and the people in these areas have naturally received the most benefits.

So, under such circumstances, with the demonstration of these regions, the western regions of Bunzen Province, Bungo Province, and Chikuzen Province were also affected at this time, and the people of these regions saw that the people of areas such as Hizen Province had received so many benefits and their lives were getting better and better, so they had also begun to take the initiative to accept the laws of the Luo family, and even to take the initiative to support these laws that could bring benefits to them. Similarly, with the example of these people in the Kyushu region, the same changes will occur in areas such as Nagato Province, Zhou Defense Kingdom, and Aki Kingdom, which have just become the territory of the Luo family.

With such a social system as the foundation, agriculture, industry and commerce under this system have developed greatly.

In terms of agriculture, most of the reclaimable fields in the Hizen Province, Chikugo Province, and Higo Province, which became the domain of the Luo family, have been cultivated for more than ten years. The local water conservancy facilities have been relatively perfect, especially those famous Zhengliang canals have been spread all over the local Tianmo, and similarly, those Zhengliang waterwheels are also all over the local river banks. Under this farming system, even in the event of floods or droughts, local agricultural incomes have remained stable. The number of ploughing cattle has also reached an average of one ploughing ox per household.

At the same time, because the fields in these areas had been reclaimed, the local leaders also began to engage in mulberry fish ponds, cotton forests and other farming methods under the demonstration of a large number of slave farms set up by the Luo family's internal cabinet. A large number of fish ponds, mulberry trees, cane sugar, cotton, hemp and other crops appear in the local fields and mountains and forests. Efficient use of land has been realized.

And. With the promotion of these ten years. Zhengliang melon (also known as Shen Gua, actually sweet potato) has become one of the four main grains in the territory, along with rice, wheat, and miscellaneous grains (such as soybeans, corn, millet and other crops cultivated in small areas). At the same time, advanced farming methods such as ash based fertilizer, manure based fertilizer, field standard tillage, and two-crop tillage have also been thoroughly accepted by the people. In particular, the farming method of Liangzao cultivation completely changed the current situation of agricultural cultivation of the Luo family and created a precedent for farming in the Warring States period.

In fact, at this time, other areas of the Warring States, even including the Nagato Kingdom and Zhou Fangguo that the Luo family had just occupied, adopted the method of one-way farming. That is to say, spring ploughing in spring and harvesting in autumn, and I have no idea that I can use the mixed planting of crops to achieve a farming method that can be used to achieve income in both summer and autumn.

With the development of agriculture, after the basic livelihood of the people was guaranteed, they began to pursue a higher quality of life, so raising chickens, fishing grounds, farmers' markets, and farm tool craftsmen's houses also appeared in some areas one after another, and then, under the vigorous promotion of the Cabinet of Internal Affairs, the leaders began to breed goats introduced from the Ming Kingdom in their own homes. At the same time, they will increase the supply of their own cattle, hoping that they will be able to give birth to more calves. These grown goats and calves were sold to the Cabinet of the Interior.

In order to guide the people to raise more meat and livestock, the Cabinet also deliberately added breeding industries such as cattle farms, goat farms, and chicken farms (these chicken breeds were converted into domestic chickens after the pheasants caught by Masashi for several generations after being raised), on the one hand, to provide meat supply for the Luo family's army, and on the other hand, to demonstrate to the people, to provide seed sources and breeding methods for the people, so as to achieve the purpose of transferring these breeding work to the people of the territory.

The formation of a good agricultural farming system, animal husbandry, fishery, and agricultural trading system all constitute an agricultural system that has entered a virtuous circle. Of course, such an agricultural system is currently only formed in the Hizen country, Chikugo country, and Higo country, and the Chikuzen country, the Fengqian country, and the Fenggo country, which were controlled by the Luo family a little later, have just started, while the Nagato country, Zhou Fangguo and other places are backward areas, and it will take a long time to transform before they can start.

Agriculture has developed enormously, and so has industry. Of course, this refers to the handicraft industry.

In terms of workshops, there is only one paper-making and printing workshop, located near Hizen Kunigishiyama Castle, and it has been strictly controlled by the Cabinet of Internal Affairs for the sake of secrecy. Also for secrecy reasons, there is only one textile workshop, also located near the mountain castle of Hizen Kunigishi, and with the local supply of cotton and silk, the weaving mill weaves a large amount of cotton and a small amount of silk. Among them, cotton fabrics were mainly used for internal consumption of the Luo family (especially military products such as arquebuses, military uniforms, and quilts were never allowed to be sold to the outside), while silk was partly used for internal consumption and partly for sale to other parts of the Warring States.

There are a total of five low-quality cement workshops, located near Notaka Mountain and Kishidake Mountain Castle in Hizen Province, near Mt. Aso in Higo Province, Mt. Higata in Chikugo Province, and near Gibu Castle in Bungo Province. These inferior cement are mainly used for the construction of roads, water conservancy facilities, houses and the construction of cities in the territory, although with this quality, it will definitely be investigated and closed down in later generations, but compared with the construction mud of this era, the effect is much better. Similarly, for the sake of avoiding the enhancement of the strength of other forces, the technology and finished products of these cements are not allowed to be exported outside the territory of the Luo family.

There are only three ceramic workshops, located in Imari and Arita in Hizen Province, and in Hita Sayama Okada in Bungo Province. As with the silk in the weaving mills, the craftsmen of these ceramics were brought back from the Ming Kingdom along with their families, and some local craftsmen from the Wa Kingdom were also hired. Although the finished product is not very fine compared to the ceramics smuggled from the Ming Dynasty, it has been able to meet the needs of the people of this era. Some of these ceramics were used for internal consumption, and some of them were handed over to Rocheya for sale throughout the Warring States period. (To be continued......)