Chapter 417: Month-end Regular Meeting

"It is well known that the seasonal variations of the world of Assatom are not only related to the different hours and degrees of exposure to the sun in the northern and southern hemispheres, but also to the proportions of the four elements. โ€

Standing behind the rostrum, the maid supported the table with both hands, leaned forward, and her face was grim, "Even the latter is more important, if the elements go wrong during the transformation, it may lead to natural disasters such as droughts, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc., but the world's self-circulation and self-healing ability is very strong, and if there is no external force to intervene, the world will soon be able to complete self-repair." But the problem now is that due to the influence of the magic of chaos, not only has the temperature changed, but there may even be various disasters!"

"At times like these, we have to take precautions!"

Now the maid is holding a monthly meeting, and what she is doing now is to mobilize the officials of the entire Grim Wind Territory to prevent the impending disaster.

What she asks is that no matter what kind of disaster may be encountered next, we must act as soon as possible and do our job well.

Not only did the maid look solemn, but even the black dragon rarely had a hippie smile.

A faint dragon power filled the air, but because they were used to it, the people in the conference hall were only a little short of breath.

"Whoever lives in the castle, remember to repair the castle, otherwise it will collapse due to the earthquake, but don't blame me for not reminding you. โ€

The maid's cold words frightened some nobles.

Just as people like tall buildings, of course the nobles who can afford to live in tall buildings will build buildings like 'castles'.

And the castle is not only used to live, but also to defend against enemies, after all, they live in the Storm Realm, no matter how reluctant they are, they always have to face some monsters that suddenly turn from beasts.

Then, the maid did not speak, but just watched them quietly, and the nobles panicked for a while, and slowly became calm.

Although they didn't say anything, the maid knew that they should have taken her words to heart.

"If there is no money, we can make it again, but if we don't have our lives, then we will lose an opportunity for rapid development!"

Hearing this, the goddess of wealth nodded, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, and after waiting for a long time, she finally waited for this sentence.

"In the middle of spring, I mobilized some farmers to open up the farmland, and eventually, I was able to plant the grain at the end of the ploughing and sowing period. Although it is unlikely that there will be a good harvest in the first year, this is only the beginning, and with our current labor force, a farmer can be responsible for more farmland. โ€

After a pause, the maid glanced at the nobles, and found that they were quite moved, so she continued: "Therefore, I think that the land in the hands of the people should be reclaimed, the land ownership system should be reformed, and the land ownership system should be changed from 'private ownership' to 'state ownership', and then the peasants should be coordinated, so that the peasants who open up the farmland can enjoy all kinds of benefits in the three years after the farmland is developed, and the taxes will be reduced within five years, and after ten years, the peasants will have the 'right to use' the landโ€”the 'right to use', not the 'ownership'! Manage. โ€

Some aristocrats were quite moved because they thought of their own identity, not only as 'nobles', but also as 'government officials', if the land was to be reclaimed......

But more than one nobleman heard what was hidden in the maid's words.

Therefore, one of the nobles raised his right hand with an eager expression.

When the maid's finger pointed at him, he hurriedly stood up and hurriedly asked, "Master maid, does this 'people' mean civilians, or ......?"

"Including the nobility!"

The nobles, who were still immersed in their fantasies, shuddered and looked at the maid standing on the rostrum in alarm.

They suddenly remembered why they had been so hostile to the 'respectable' head maid, because she had never been on their side!

Although she herself was a nobleman, she was not on their side, but like the old duke, the former 'holy in the world' was not on their side.

She cares for the common people, is kind and generous, and is simply an exemplary representative of the 'sage aristocracy' - but she is not the same as them!

If the aristocracy has no enjoyment, no privileges, then why do they try their best to rule the commoners? Why do they sacrifice their lives to protect the commoners?

They are not sages and nobles, they are not so noble, they do not have the powerful ideas of their ancestors in their hearts, they just want to enjoy, if there are no more privileges, why do they do these things?

"Of course, including the Wind of Sorrow!"

They wanted to say something, but the maid's other words made them speechless, and all the words they wanted to say were choked in their throats.

"All farmland ownership in the Grim Wind Territory will be recovered, however, there will be no farmland allocation, and before the grant of farmland use rights, farmers should be consulted to confirm that farmers are voluntarily engaged in farmland development, and then the government will compensate farmers who carry out land reclamation, including but not limited to reducing taxes, giving away farm tools and housing rents. If we want to develop, we must develop agriculture, relying on the food purchased from outside the territory, it is not enough for us to use, not to mention that the economic level has improved, the people's life is rich, and the baby boom will be ushered in next, if agriculture is not developed, what do we use to fill people's stomachs?"

Of course, the maids can force these nobles to submit, but they will not be convinced, and they may obstruct the implementation of the policy if they know nothing, and even secretly release some false news to mobilize the power of the people and influence the implementation of the policy.

Therefore, she chooses to understand and reason with emotion, so that they can understand and convince them of what land reform can bring to them.

In this way, her policies can be implemented smoothly.

"Population is also a potential asset, and I'm sure you've realized by now how much a factory can bring us!"

Several nobles were moved by the maid's words, and they looked at each other, because their territory was suitable for building factories, especially the maids introduced capital flows, so that the merchants turned losses into profits in an instant after the sad wind led 'investment and construction of factories', and the factories that were originally made brought them a lot of wealth.

The maids were not wiped out, and there were many nobles' shares in those factories, and the profits they could bring to the farmland they owned were not important in comparison.

In the past, they mainly relied on taxes to obtain wealth, and although they also rely on 'taxes' now, if you compare the current taxes with the taxes of the past, you can know who led them to prosperity.

The most terrifying thing is nothing else, but a fortress that was not very strong in the first place has been dismantled from within.

The collapse began hereโ€”

Seeing that the nobles were already beginning to waver, the maid laughed and continued: "Which will you choose between a temporary loss and a more distant benefit? How much tax will your farmland bring you today?How much will it cost you if the farmland is redistributed and compensated to the peasants? I am sure you have seen 'standardization' and ' If agricultural production can be managed more standardly, some surplus labor can be utilized, so that it can support more of its population. โ€

Hearing the maid say this, many nobles were really moved, but the maid avoided the important and trivialized, and only said the benefits that the 'farmland and land reform' could bring to them, but did not say how much bad influence it could have on these nobles.

The maid is reducing the power of the nobles step by step, although some people are aware of the problem, but more nobles are compromising on this policy of the maid because they do not have so much foresight!

Because, as the maid said, population is a potential wealth that, if used well, can bring them more benefits......

The nobles are sanctimonious, and the worst thing about them is that they only look at interests, and in addition, no blood relationship or kindness is important to these nobles.

But if they take advantage of this, they will obediently obey - because their own nature has already determined that their group is not destined to be an unbreakable alliance!

They are 'creatures of interest' through and through!

The maid didn't choose to strike while the iron was hot, which would have caused some nobles who sensed that something was wrong to jump out, and if so, it would have backfired.

When two sides argue about two ideas, onlookers rarely choose to be neutral, but instead choose to stand on the side that seems right, or rather, is in their interest.

"I'll leave this topic on hold for now, and I'll give you three months to think about it, and you 'go for yourselves' to think about what to do and how to choose. The maid gave her trademark smile, "I'm waiting for your answer." โ€

As long as they don't push them into a hurry, then the group of nobles will not openly oppose her, because with a buffer time, they will choose to slowly pull the other wavering people to their side rather than violently resist.

Now these nobles could not make any big waves, and when she threw the preliminary results of the agricultural reform in front of them three months later, they would know in their hearts, because they each had a bad idea.

"Adjournment!"